Orden de las Oraciones de los Cinco Ayunos [Order of Prayers of the Five Fasts]

Estimate: $700–$1,000
Hammer price: $1,500

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

author

(LITURGY).

printer

Selomoh Proops

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1717

Description

Spanish. Most attractive engraved title page incorporating vignettes of Biblical scenes

references

Kayserling 64

summary

The title engraving by I. van Sasse features the women of the Bible: Eve, Rebecca, Rachel, Deborah, the pious women in Egypt, Hannah, Miriam, Leah (counterclockwise). Cf. Memorbook, p.186 (illustrated); JNUL Catalogue, Treasures from the Library Ets Haim/Livaria Montezinos (1980), p. 51, no. 82

pp. 352. Slight tear to top of pp. 291-2 (text unaffected). Owner’s inscription on from fly leaf. Clean, crisp copy. Contemporary calf, gilt. 8vo

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