Hebrew). Esrim ve-Arba’ah - Biblia Hebraica

AUCTION 32 | Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Autographed Letters, Manuscripts, Graphics and Ceremonial Art

Back to Catalogue Download Catalogue

<Previous Lot

/379

Next Lot>

Lot 59

(BIBLE

Hebrew). Esrim ve-Arba’ah - Biblia Hebraica

Engraved title: In center, the inner sanctum, flanked by Aaron on the right and Moses on the left, and above, the Tetragrammaton. Two additional titles, one exclusively Hebrew, the other exclusively Latin. Latin introduction by George Desmarestz. Front fly inscribed in Syriac. Book-plate of Charles Morre Jessop. Double columns. Without nikud ff. (6), 292; pp. 293-306, (4). Blind-tooled calf, gilt extra, clasps and hinges. a.e.g. 12mo Vinograd, Amsterdam 734; Darlow and Moule 5139

Amsterdam-Utrecht: Borstius, Halma, van de Water 1701

Est: $700 - $1,000

PRICE REALIZED $600

WITH: Another Copy. Neat, unvocalized edition of the Bible based upon Leusden. It is suggested that this edition was favored by R.Elijah, the Gaon of Vilna, in performing “Goral ha- Gra” - the art of bibliomancy, that is, the Vilna Gaon’s method of using the Bible to predict the future