Auction 54 · Lot 75
Ezra, Nechemiah, Trei Asar, Divrei Hayamim). Sepher HaMagid.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(BIBLE, Hebrew).
printer
Caspar Steen
Place
Amsterdam
Publication
1699-1700
Description
With commentary of Rashi and Agudath Shmuel in Judeo-German. <<.
summary
The printer, Caspar Steen was a “unique phenomenon in Amsterdam Hebrew printing… he was the only non-Jew who ever had an independent printing house which only produced Hebrew books… The most remarkable feature of his editions is the small pocket size and the use of extremely small types.“ (Fuks).
The great bibliographer, Haim Liberman wrote an intriguing article concerning this particular edition and commentary (see Ohel Rachel, Vol. I pp. 310-29). According to Liberman, the commentary contains many highly original comments, often of a particularly anti-Christian nature.