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Auction 1 · Lot 49

Chamishah Chumshei Torah [-end]

Estimate
$300–$400
Hammer price
$200

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(BIBLE, Hebrew)

printer

Menasseh ben Israel for Henricus Laurentius

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1631

Description

Unvocalized Hebrew text.

references

Fuks, Amsterdam 152; Darlow & Moule 5123; Silva Rosa 9

summary

The first Bible edition prepared by Menasseh ben Israel.
Opening 2ff. supplied in facsimile, two divisional title pages with previous owner’s marks, lacking divisional blanks, f.18:1 and f.20:6 with minor loss, few light stains, modern half-morocco, 8vo
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