Esrim Ve’arbah.

AUCTION 54 | Wednesday, March 21st, 2012 at 1:00

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

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Lot 73

(BIBLE, Hebrew).

Esrim Ve’arbah.

Printed in double-columns. With vocalization points (nikud). Title within architectural arch. Three parts. ff. 112, 166, (1), 94, pp. (7). Some staining, edge of title repaired with part of upper left corner decoration supplied in facsimile, final pages of Haphtoroth contain marginalia in a Latin hand. Modern gilt tooled calf. 8vo. Vinograd, Amsterdam 45; Fuks, Amsterdam 167 (as this copy with Latin imprint); Darlow & Moule 5127; Silva Rosa 28.

Amsterdam: Menasseh ben Israel for J. Jansson 1637-39

Est: $700 - $1,000

The third Menasseh ben Israel Bible. This copy contains the rare blank after f. 166 which according to Fuks was “later cut out”. These double columned Menasseh ben Israel Bible editions were apparently utilized by the Vilna Gaon for his mystical Goral HaGr”a.