Arba’ah Ve’Esrim.

Estimate: $3,000–$5,000
Hammer price: Not recorded

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

author

(BIBLE, Hebrew).

printer

Johann Froben

Place

Basle

Publication

1536

Description

Printers device on title and verso of final leaf (Yaari, Hebrew Printers’ Marks 12). Opening words surrounded by decorative floral and historiated borders. Divisional titles. Latin marginalia. Despite few faults, an attractive wide-margined copy.

references

Vinograd, Basle 45; Prijs, Basle 47; Darlow & Moule (noted not listed) following no. 5087; Adams B-1220.

summary

The first appearance of Sebastian Muenster’s famed Bible edition. A Fine Wide-Margined Copy.

pp. 1179, (16). Bound out of sequence but complete (ff. 853-860, 845-51 between ff. 828-29; followed by 830-44, 861-1179). Neat marginal repairs to initial leaves, few words provided in facsimile. Later tan calf, gilt extra, a. e. g. Lg. 4to.

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