(BIBLE, Hebrew. PENTATEUCH WITH HAPHTAROTH). Sepher Ezrath Hasopher

AUCTION 49 | Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters and Graphic Art

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(BIBLE, Hebrew. PENTATEUCH WITH HAPHTAROTH). Sepher Ezrath Hasopher

Five volumes each with additional title page engraved by Aaron Santcroos. Haphtaroth at the end of each volume with separate title page. * With (end of Vol.V): Piza, Jeudah. Luchoth Ha'Ibbur / Calendario Facil & Curiozo. [112-year calendar in Hebrew and Portuguese]. ff. (8). Six leaves on wider paper, folded. Bookplate of Rabbi David de Sola Pool. On final page of Vol. I, Dutch inscription: "Geschenke gegeven von de Heer Joseph Abarbanel de 3e Novbr. 1834. J. Lyons." ["Given as a gift by Mr. Joseph Abarbanel, November 3, 1834. (Signed) J. Lyons."] Vol I: ff. 11, 1-65; 26. Vol II: ff. (1), 66-121; (2), 28. Vol III: ff. (1),122-163;( 2), 24. Vol IV: ff. 164-221; (2), 16. Vol V: ff. (1), 222-290; 8. taped in places, stained. Contemporary calf, worn and soiled. Mixed set. 8vo Vinograd, Amsterdam 1975 and 1970

Amsterdam: Gerard Johann Janson 1769

Est: $600 - $900

Copy of Jacques Judah Lyons, Minister of Congregation Shearith Israel, New York. Judah Eleazar Lyons and Mary Asser Levy Lyons were natives of Philadelphia who emigrated to Paramaribo, Surinam. There their son, Jacques Judah Lyons (1813-77), was born and educated and later served as Minister of Paramaribo's Congregation Neveh Shalom. After a brief stint as Minister of Richmond, Virginia's Beth Sholom (1837-1839), in 1839 Lyons was elected Minister of Shearith Israel, the Spanish-Portuguese congregation of New York, in which capacity he served until his death. He was buried encased in a casket made from the Reader’s desk of the Crosby Street Synagogue. In conjunction with Rev. Dr. Abraham de Sola of Montreal, Rev. Lyons published in 1857 a fifty-year Hebrew calendar (see Lot 21). See Biographical Sketch of Jacques Judah Lyons in: AJHSJ Vol. XXI (1913).