(ASTRONOMY).

AUCTION 73 | Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at 1:00

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

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Lot 61

(ASTRONOMY).

Group of four Hebrew texts on astronomy: <<* >>Jonathan of Rozinai. Yeshu’ah BeYisrael. ff. 4, 58. [Vinograd, Frankfurt a/Main 366]. Frankfurt a/Main, 1720. <<*>> Abraham b. Chiya. Tzurath Ha’Aretz. Ashpira Hagadol (called Marot Ha‘ofanim). Sepher Hagalgal. ff. [3], 64. With signature of Moses Gaster on title. [Vinograd, Offenbach 44]. Offenbach, 1720. <<*>> Eliezer Beilin. Sepher Ibronoth. ff. (2), 40, lacking volvelles. Ex-library.[Vinograd, Offenbach 63]. Offenbach, 1722. <<*>> David Gans. Nechmad Vena’im. Introduction in Latin. ff. 82, pp. 20. [Vinograd, Jessnitz 49]. Jessnitz, 1743. Various bindings, various conditions. 4to.

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Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $1,100

Nechmad Vena’im contains the scarce Latin introduction by Christian Hebenstreit, drawing attention to the influence the author directly received from the theories of the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.