Chamishah Chumshei Torah [-end]. pp. 612. * BOUND WITH: New Testament in Greek. London, 1633. pp.(8), 1-376 (“Printed, at least in part, at the Elzevir press, Leyden.” Darlow & Moule 4680)

Estimate: $2,000–$2,500
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(BIBLE, Hebrew)

printer

Menasseh ben Israel

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1630

Description

Without vocalization points (nikud). Text in double columns. Openning title within architectural border.Two divisional titles

references

Vinograd, Amsterdam 22; Fuks, Amsterdam 152; Darlow & Moule 5123a; Silva Rosa no. 9

summary

First Edition prepared by Menasseh ben Israel. Two variants of this edition occur; one with a Latin imprint on the title and one with Hebrew. This edition bears the Hebrew imprint on the title. The printer states in the colophon that due to an unfortunate lack of printing material, he was unable to include the index of the pericopes as promised on the title page

Lightly browned. Contemporary blind-tooled vellum, spine in compartments. With clasps and hinges. Thick 8vo

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