Biblia Hebraica.

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $800

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

author

(BIBLE, Hebrew).

printer

Menasseh ben Israel for Henricus Laurentius

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1635-36

Description

Latin title page, 3 Hebrew divisional titles within engraved frames.

references

Fuks, Amsterdam 153; cf. Darlow & Moule 5124 and Silva Rosa 24

summary

The second, and most important editions of the Bible prepared by Menasseh ben Israel. Three variants of this edition exist (viz. Fuks) this copy is variant B: Bound differently, with the Five Scrolls at the end and with a new Latin title page. See JNUL Catalogue, Treasures from the Library Ets Haim /Livraria Montezinos (1980) no.95 (illustrated)

Opening 2ff. rehinged, unobtrusive womhole within extreme inner margin of first few ff., few light stains, marginal notations, contemporary mottled calf, rubbed, rebacked, thick 4to

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