Hebrew). Chamisha Chumshei Torah[-end]

AUCTION 39 | Thursday, April 03rd, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 54

(BIBLE.

Hebrew). Chamisha Chumshei Torah[-end]

With Nikud and Cantillation points. Four parts in one volume. Divisional titles. Opening word of each Book within decorative woodcut border. A Fine Wide Margined Copy ff. 526, (of 528, title and f. 2 provided in facsimile). Few light stains in places, scattered numerical marginalia on a few leaves, first two divisional titles rebacked, previous owner's stamp in a few places. Modern elegant blind-ruled and tooled chestnut morocco, spine in compartments with gilt title and date, housed in slipcase. Thick 4to Vinograd, Venice 100 &149; Haberman, Bomberg 95 & 149; Darlow & Moule 5086

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1528 & 1533

Est: $10,000 - $15,000

PRICE REALIZED $9,000

A FINE WIDE-MARGINED COPY OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE EDITION. The title-page states the year of publication as 1533, whilst the colophon bears the year 1528. The consensus of bibliographers conclude that all known copies of the 1533 Bible contain Parts III-IV from the1525-8 edition. Seemingly the setting of the 1533 edition was aborted and was completed utilizing the portions remaining from the 1525-28 printing. According to C. D. Ginsberg