Tzurath Ha’aretz. * With (as issued): ELIJAH MIZRACHI. Kitzur Malecheth Hamispar.

AUCTION 23 | Tuesday, March 30th, 2004 at 1:00

Hebrew Printed Books & Manuscripts from The Rare Book Room of the Jews College Library, London The Third Portion

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ABRAHAM BAR CHIYA

Tzurath Ha’aretz. * With (as issued): ELIJAH MIZRACHI. Kitzur Malecheth Hamispar.

FIRST EDITION. Edited and with Latin commentary by Sebastian Münster. First title printed in red and black.With numerous astronomical woodcut illustrations, historiated initials. Printer’s device at end of each work. Previous owners signature signed L. Cappel with some flourishes on title. Chart in the middle of p.122 removed with missing text supplied on two inserted handwriten leaves. Old limp vellum ,rubbed. Sm.4to Vinograd, Basle 75; Mehlman 1861; Prijs, Basle 75; Adams A-33

Basle: H. Petri 1546

Est: $2,000 - $2,500

PRICE REALIZED $2,100

Two important works on cosmology and arithmetics, both edited by the great 16th-century German Hebraist Sebastian Münster.