Christian David Ginsburg. The Massorah. Compiled from manuscripts. Alphabetically and lexically arranged.

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Lot 217
(MASORAH).

Christian David Ginsburg. The Massorah. Compiled from manuscripts. Alphabetically and lexically arranged.

<<FIRST EDITION.>> Four volumes. Signed and numbered by the author, including name of subscriber. pp. 758; (4), 829; (4), 383; (4), 546. Ex-library, title page of Vol. II taped. Boards, vol. IV worn and lacking backstrip. Elephant folio.

London-Vienna: 1880-1905

Est: $2,000 - $3,000
A monumental, critical edition of the Masorah. The magnum opus of the great Bible scholar Christian David Ginsburg (1831-1914).