Lot 527
Sefer Tchunat HaShamayim – Amsterdam, 1756
Book of heavenly bodies and their orbits. Matters pertaining to astronomy and laws of blessing for new moon, including illustrations and tables. By Rabbi Raphael HaLevi of Hannover. Amsterdam, [1756].
Ownership notations of “Shlomo son of philanthropist Rabbi Yitzchak Rosenthal… 22 Tamuz, 1825”, “belongs to… Rabbi Eliezer Martzbach” and signatures of Rabbi “Simcha, son of Aryeh Leib Bakst”.
[2], 38 leaves (missing 2 leaves of “Last Pamphlet” which appear in minority of copies). 19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Several detached leaves. Notations and quill pen attempts on binding leaves. Ancient binding with worn parchment spine.
