Chamisha Chumshei Torah[-end]

AUCTION 55 | Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 1:00

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

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Lot 67

(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, each hand-colored in older yellow. Rubricated throughout. Opening leaf with 18th-century record of births pertaining to the Fano Family. Gauffred edges. ff. 528, (1). Some dampstaining, small loss to corners of opening two leaves with neat marginal repairs. Recent boards, rubbed. Lg. 4to. Vinograd, Venice 100 &149; Haberman, Bomberg 95 & 149; Darlow & Moule 5086; Adams B-1219.

Venice: Daniel Bomberg 1528 & 1533

Est: $8,000 - $10,000

PRICE REALIZED $14,000

<<AN ATTRACTIVE WIDE-MARGINED COPY OF A RARE BOMBERG EDITION. >> The year of publication on the title-page is 1533, whilst the colophon bears the year 1528. The consensus bibliographers have reached is that completion of the 1533 Bible past Part II was aborted and instead Parts III-IV remaining from the 1525-8 edition were utilized to complete the edition entire.