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Auction 8 · Lot 346
Shalsheleth Hakabalah “Sepher Yachya.”
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $1,600
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
GEDALIAH IBN YACHYA
printer
Giovanni di Gara
Place
Venice
Publication
1587
Description
FIRST EDITION. Title within architectural arch
references
Vinograd, Venice 718; Habermann, di Gara 98; not in Adams
summary
An encyclopedic melange of Jewish and World history, including short essays on numismatics, embryology, sorcery and eschatology
ff. 122. Signed by censors at end, few leaves loose and lightly stained, final leaf taped.Later calf-backed marbled boards, rubbed. Sm. 4to
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