Torah Nevi’im Ukethuvim

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: $200

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

author

(BIBLE, Yiddish).

printer

Immanuel Athias

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1679-87

Description

Translated by Joseph Witzenhausen. Printed in double columns in Aschkenazi cursive type, additional engraved title laid down (Habermann pl.42)

references

Fuks, Amsterdam 398; Darlow & Moule (noted not listed) following no.4485

summary

Rival, and ultimately more notable Yiddish translation of the Hebrew Bible (see previous lot ). The litigation the printers Athias and Uri Halevi set upon each other caused the financial ruin of them both. See Fuks pp. 237-40 and 296-98; A.K. Offenberg, Bibliotheca Rosenthaliana-Treasures of Jewish Booklore (1994) pp.46-47 (illustrated)

Letterpress title laid in from another copy, trimmed, few edges frayed, worn in places, f.P:3 with loss along outer column, lacking f.2,H:1, final 3ff. taped along margins, modern half-morocco, folio

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