Sepher Nitzachon-Liber Nizachon

Estimate: $2,000–$2,500
Hammer price: $2,000

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

author

MUELHAUSEN, YOM-TOV LIPMANN

printer

W. Endter

Place

Altdorf-Nürnberg

Publication

1644

Description

FIRST EDITION. Edited by Theodor Hackspan. Engraved Hebrew title with additional Latin letterpress title. Hebrew text followed by Latin translation

references

Vinograd, Altdorf 1; J.Rosenthal, Anti-Christian Polemics from its Beginnings to the End of the 18th Century, Areshet II, pp.148-51(illustrated)

summary

An important polemic. A defense of Rabbinic Judaism and an attack upon Christianity and Karaism. Subsequent rebuttals by Christians gave rise to “anti-Lipmanniana.” See Carmilly-Weinberger, pp.186-87

pp.16,512,24. Title page detached, marginalia. Contemporary calf, rubbed. 4to

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