Bass, Shabbthai. Siphthei Yesheinim.

Estimate: $300–$400
Hammer price: $250

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

author

(BIBLIOGRAPHY)

printer

Rubinstein

Place

Zolkiew

Publication

1806

Description

Second Edition. With additions by Uri Tzvi Rubinstein. Two parts in one volume.

references

Vinograd, Zolkiew 686.

summary

A pioneer in the field of Hebrew bibliography, Bass’s Siphthei Yesheinim, first published in 1680, is the first Hebraic bibliography, containing some 2, 200 Hebraic titles. The second part of this 1806 edition presents a list compiled by the printer, of a further 700 titles published since the original 1680 edition.

ff. (4), 7-20 (misbound), pp. 1-16, ff. 17-26, pp. 37-92, ff. 92, 94-106. * Part II: ff. 3, cols. 4-23, pp. 24-39, ff. (2), 107-108. Foxed, few stains. Ex-library. Later boards. 4to.

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