Wolf, Johann Christoph. Bibliotheca Hebraea

AUCTION 41 | Thursday, September 18th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Graphic Art

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(BIBLIOGRAPHY).

Wolf, Johann Christoph. Bibliotheca Hebraea

FIRST EDITION. Complete in four volumes. Latin interspersed with Hebrew. Opposite title of Vol. I scene of library visited by scholars. Frontispiece portrait of Author in Vols. II and IV Vol. I: pp. (8), 40, 1161, (35), 24. * Vol. II: (12), 1484. * Vol. III: (8), 1226, (60). Slight tear to p.1027-8. * Vol. IV: (14), 1226, (72). Bottom outer portion of pp.1125-6 torn off, loss of portion of single letter. Foxed in places.Some worming, text slightly affected. Ex-library. Contemporary uniform mottled calf, rubbed and rebacked. Thick 4to

Hamburg & Leipzig: v.p. 1715-33

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,300

“A monumental four-volume bibliography by a German Christian scholar.” S. Brisman, A History and Guide to Judaic Bibliography, Vol. I (1977), pp.13-5. According to Shunami (no. 50), the Bibliotheca Hebraea work is based chiefly upon the David Oppenheim Collection. Besides describing books, Wolf oftentimes supplies important biographical information concerning authors, especially his contemporaries