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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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De Abbreviaturis Hebraicis, Dictionary of Hebrew Abbreviations in the Talmud, by Johannes Buxtorf. Basel: Conradi Waldkirchi, 1613. Latin and Hebrew. First edition.
The important book by the Hebraist and scholar Johannes Buxtorf (1564-1629), explaining Talmudic abbreviations. At the end of the book is a bibliography of about 300 works from the Literature of the Sages, an index of abbreviations appearing in the Mishna, a short review of the history of the Talmud and other parts.
[8] leaves, 335 pp, 16.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases. Folding marks to corners and blemishes. Tear to margins of title page and open tear to one leaf. On the inside of the front binding are handwritten notes (in Hebrew, Arabic, Greek and other languages). Worn and damaged binding, with tears to spine, corners and margins. A label is glued to the bottom of the spine.
The important book by the Hebraist and scholar Johannes Buxtorf (1564-1629), explaining Talmudic abbreviations. At the end of the book is a bibliography of about 300 works from the Literature of the Sages, an index of abbreviations appearing in the Mishna, a short review of the history of the Talmud and other parts.
[8] leaves, 335 pp, 16.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases. Folding marks to corners and blemishes. Tear to margins of title page and open tear to one leaf. On the inside of the front binding are handwritten notes (in Hebrew, Arabic, Greek and other languages). Worn and damaged binding, with tears to spine, corners and margins. A label is glued to the bottom of the spine.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Two Italian editions of the work "History of the Rites of the Jews" by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena – an edition printed in Paris, 1637 (first edition) and an edition printed in Venice, 1669.
1. Historia de gli Riti Hebraici. No printer indicated. Paris, 1637. First edition. Italian.
[22], 217 (i.e.: 117), [3] pp, 14 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some open tears to first leaves. The margin of one of the leaves is reinforced with paper. Gilt embossed green leather binding (not original). Bookplate on inside front binding.
2. Historia de riti Hebraici. Venice: Appresso li Prodotti, 1669. Italian.
[6], 123, [3] pp, 12.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Strip of adhesive tape on verso of title page. Gilt embossed red leather binding (not original). Minor blemishes to binding.Bookplate on inside of front binding.
"History of the Rites of the Jews" was written by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena at the request of the English Ambassador in Venice on behalf of James I, King of England. Having gained success, the book was translated into several languages (including French, English and Hebrew) and used for years as an important source of information about the daily customs of the Jewish people.
1. Historia de gli Riti Hebraici. No printer indicated. Paris, 1637. First edition. Italian.
[22], 217 (i.e.: 117), [3] pp, 14 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some open tears to first leaves. The margin of one of the leaves is reinforced with paper. Gilt embossed green leather binding (not original). Bookplate on inside front binding.
2. Historia de riti Hebraici. Venice: Appresso li Prodotti, 1669. Italian.
[6], 123, [3] pp, 12.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Strip of adhesive tape on verso of title page. Gilt embossed red leather binding (not original). Minor blemishes to binding.Bookplate on inside of front binding.
"History of the Rites of the Jews" was written by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena at the request of the English Ambassador in Venice on behalf of James I, King of England. Having gained success, the book was translated into several languages (including French, English and Hebrew) and used for years as an important source of information about the daily customs of the Jewish people.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Sold for: $9,375
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Dissertatio Philologico-Theologica, De Chuppa Hebraeorum, qua Episkiasmos, Luc. cap. I. vers. 35. illustrator [Philologic-theologic dissertation, the Jewish Chuppa…], by Johannes Schmer. Leipzig: Justini Brandii, [1680]. Latin and some Hebrew.
A composition about the Jewish Chuppa ceremony. The first chapter focuses on the etymology of the word "Chuppa". Further on, the composition deals with the origins of the ceremony, the form of the Chuppa, and more, while citing from the Talmud.
A fine engraving depicting a Jewish wedding appears at the beginning of one of the chapters.
[46] pp, 17 cm. Blank paper cover (no binding). Good condition. Stains. Loose leaves. Top margins are trimmed at text border. Tears to the edges of the paper cover.
A composition about the Jewish Chuppa ceremony. The first chapter focuses on the etymology of the word "Chuppa". Further on, the composition deals with the origins of the ceremony, the form of the Chuppa, and more, while citing from the Talmud.
A fine engraving depicting a Jewish wedding appears at the beginning of one of the chapters.
[46] pp, 17 cm. Blank paper cover (no binding). Good condition. Stains. Loose leaves. Top margins are trimmed at text border. Tears to the edges of the paper cover.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Relacion verdadera del celeberrimo triunfo y victoria que ha conseguido la religion franciscana recuperando los santos lugares de Jerusalen [Relation of the true victory of the Franciscans in recovering the holy places in Jerusalem], by Gregorio Parghelia. Madrid: Juan Garcia Infanzon, [1690?]. Spanish.
A composition by Gregorio Parghelia, the custodian of the Franciscans in Palestine, about strengthening the Custody of the Holy Land in Jerusalem. The composition includes a letter written by the author to the Franciscan Father Juan Alvin.
11 leaves, 19 cm. Bound with a number of blank leaves in a new leather binding. Good condition. Stains. Trimmed margins. The top margins are trimmed with slight damage to the frame of the title page and to page numbering.
A composition by Gregorio Parghelia, the custodian of the Franciscans in Palestine, about strengthening the Custody of the Holy Land in Jerusalem. The composition includes a letter written by the author to the Franciscan Father Juan Alvin.
11 leaves, 19 cm. Bound with a number of blank leaves in a new leather binding. Good condition. Stains. Trimmed margins. The top margins are trimmed with slight damage to the frame of the title page and to page numbering.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Sold for: $500
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Beknopte Beschryving van alle de Voornaamste Gebouwen der Wydvermaarde Koopstad Amsterdam [Concise Description of the Main Buildings in Amsterdam]. Amsterdam: Dirk Schouten, 1713. Dutch and French.
A book about Amsterdam with 71 engravings, most of which depict the main buildings in the city – the City Hall, hospital, different churches, and more. Two of the engravings portray the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam (exterior and interior).
The engravings are spread on entire pages and are accompanied by texts in Dutch and French. Some engravings are signed in the plate by the artists – Jan Veenhuysen and S. Webbers.
[162] pp, 20X15.5 cm. Plain cardboard binding. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Pinholes at inner margins of leaves. Tears, mostly small. Open tear to one leaf, affecting text and engraving, repaired with pasted paper. A long tear to another leaf, affecting text and engraving, repaired with a pasted strip of paper, on which some of the text appears in handwriting. Stains, tears and blemishes to binding. Bookplate on inside front binding.
A book about Amsterdam with 71 engravings, most of which depict the main buildings in the city – the City Hall, hospital, different churches, and more. Two of the engravings portray the Portuguese synagogue in Amsterdam (exterior and interior).
The engravings are spread on entire pages and are accompanied by texts in Dutch and French. Some engravings are signed in the plate by the artists – Jan Veenhuysen and S. Webbers.
[162] pp, 20X15.5 cm. Plain cardboard binding. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Pinholes at inner margins of leaves. Tears, mostly small. Open tear to one leaf, affecting text and engraving, repaired with pasted paper. A long tear to another leaf, affecting text and engraving, repaired with a pasted strip of paper, on which some of the text appears in handwriting. Stains, tears and blemishes to binding. Bookplate on inside front binding.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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A Complete History of the Inquisition in Portugal, Spain, Italy, the East and West-Indies, in all its branches, from the origin of it in the year 1163, to its present state, By Rev. Baker. Westminster (England): O. Payne, 1736. English.
Book on the history of the Inquisition, with seven engraved plates. The book describes, among other things, the Inquisition's investigation procedure and its various methods of torture. One of the chapters expands on the Inquisition's Jewish victims; another chapter presents the story of Isaac Martin, accused of being a Jew and put on trial by the Inquisition in the 18th century.
The book's seven engravings show the Inquisition building in Grenada (Spain), an auto-da-fé procession, the clothing of the Inquisition's prisoners, various methods of torture, and more.
VIII, 532, [4] pp + [7] plates, 24 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains (dark stains to some leaves). Leather binding, somewhat loose, with blemishes and small tears (mostly to margins and spine). Bookplates, paper labels and ink inscriptions on inside front binding. Ink stamp on the back endpaper (the leaf is detached from the book).
Not in NLI.
Book on the history of the Inquisition, with seven engraved plates. The book describes, among other things, the Inquisition's investigation procedure and its various methods of torture. One of the chapters expands on the Inquisition's Jewish victims; another chapter presents the story of Isaac Martin, accused of being a Jew and put on trial by the Inquisition in the 18th century.
The book's seven engravings show the Inquisition building in Grenada (Spain), an auto-da-fé procession, the clothing of the Inquisition's prisoners, various methods of torture, and more.
VIII, 532, [4] pp + [7] plates, 24 cm. Good condition. Creases and stains (dark stains to some leaves). Leather binding, somewhat loose, with blemishes and small tears (mostly to margins and spine). Bookplates, paper labels and ink inscriptions on inside front binding. Ink stamp on the back endpaper (the leaf is detached from the book).
Not in NLI.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Ueber die Lehre des Spinoza in briefen an den herrn Moses Mendelssohn [On the doctrine of Spinoza in letters to Moses Mendelssohn] by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi. Breslau: Gottl. Lowe, 1785. German and French. First edition.
A philosophic-polemic composition by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, about Spinoza's philosophy following the author's talks with Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. This book was part of the Pantheism controversy among the philosophers in Berlin about Spinoza's work and the relation between faith and reason.
[8], 215, [1] pp, 17.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Original leather binding. Blemishes and tears to binding and along the spine. Detached bookmark.
A philosophic-polemic composition by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, about Spinoza's philosophy following the author's talks with Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. This book was part of the Pantheism controversy among the philosophers in Berlin about Spinoza's work and the relation between faith and reason.
[8], 215, [1] pp, 17.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Original leather binding. Blemishes and tears to binding and along the spine. Detached bookmark.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
Opening: $1,600
Sold for: $2,125
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Approximately 90 printed booklets submitted as dissertations to universities in Sweden and Finland, on the subjects of the Bible, the Hebrew Language and the history of the Jewish people. Upsala (Sweden), Lund (Sweden), Turku (Finland), Stockholm and other locations (a number of works from other countries), early 18th to mid-19th century (one booklet from 1679). Latin, with verses and words in Hebrew (some booklets with some Arabic, Greek, Swedish and Danish).
The booklets deal with a variety of research subjects, including Psalms, the Prophets (Zechariah, Malachi, Joel, Isaiah, Ezekiel and more), the Ten Plagues, early Jewish rituals, geography of biblical towns, the Temple, The Essenes, Pontius Pilate, comparison between Proverbs of Solomon and Greek proverbs, gender and numbers in the Hebrew Language, explanation of Hebrew words and more.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
The booklets deal with a variety of research subjects, including Psalms, the Prophets (Zechariah, Malachi, Joel, Isaiah, Ezekiel and more), the Ten Plagues, early Jewish rituals, geography of biblical towns, the Temple, The Essenes, Pontius Pilate, comparison between Proverbs of Solomon and Greek proverbs, gender and numbers in the Hebrew Language, explanation of Hebrew words and more.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
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![Manuscript – lectures about Judaism and the Hebrew language. Rhydygors [south-west Wales], 1781-1782. English (written in sho](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/160_1.jpg "Stenography Manuscript – Lectures on the Subject of Judaism, Including")
![Manuscript – lectures about Judaism and the Hebrew language. Rhydygors [south-west Wales], 1781-1782. English (written in sho](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/160_2.jpg "Stenography Manuscript – Lectures on the Subject of Judaism, Including")
Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Manuscript – lectures about Judaism and the Hebrew language. Rhydygors [south-west Wales], 1781-1782. English (written in shorthand, except for the title page and the table of content), with some Hebrew. Second volume.
The manuscript is divided into chapters (lectures) dealing, among other subjects, with the Temple and its vessels, the synagogue, Hebrew orthography, and more. The volume opens with a title page: "Dan. [Daniel] Daviess… / Written at Rhydygors / Dom. 1781 1782 / Tom II". The manuscript is bound in a leather binding with a title on the spine: "Jewish Antiquities 2". It seems that this is a volume with summaries of lectures written by an academy student in Wales.
[1], 270-274, 1-187, [3] leaves (most are written on one side), 15.5 cm. Good condition. Thick paper. Some stains. Stains, small tears and blemishes to binding.
The manuscript is divided into chapters (lectures) dealing, among other subjects, with the Temple and its vessels, the synagogue, Hebrew orthography, and more. The volume opens with a title page: "Dan. [Daniel] Daviess… / Written at Rhydygors / Dom. 1781 1782 / Tom II". The manuscript is bound in a leather binding with a title on the spine: "Jewish Antiquities 2". It seems that this is a volume with summaries of lectures written by an academy student in Wales.
[1], 270-274, 1-187, [3] leaves (most are written on one side), 15.5 cm. Good condition. Thick paper. Some stains. Stains, small tears and blemishes to binding.
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![Apparatus ad Biblia Sacra, in XX. Tabulas Distributus, [by Bernard Lamy]. Rome: Komarek, 1728. Latin. A unique edition of the](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/161_1.jpg "Apparatus ad Biblia Sacra – Composition about the Bible – Rome, 1728")
![Apparatus ad Biblia Sacra, in XX. Tabulas Distributus, [by Bernard Lamy]. Rome: Komarek, 1728. Latin. A unique edition of the](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale64-public/161_2.jpg "Apparatus ad Biblia Sacra – Composition about the Bible – Rome, 1728")
Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Apparatus ad Biblia Sacra, in XX. Tabulas Distributus, [by Bernard Lamy]. Rome: Komarek, 1728. Latin.
A unique edition of the book Apparatus ad Biblia Sacra by the French theologian Bernard Lamy, being an introduction or guide to the bible. The text in this edition is printed on 20 sheets, and organized mostly in tree diagrams. The sheets are dedicated to different subjects, among them, biblical figures, the Temple, the Jewish calendar and holidays, and more. On the sheet dedicated to the Temple appears a sketch of the interior of Solomon's temple. The text on each sheet is surrounded by an ornamental frame. The Initial letters are also ornamented.
The sheets, approx. 35X47 cm, are folded in two and bound together in a vellum binding (the book has to be turned 90 degrees when one wishes to read it).
Not in NLI.
[22] leaves, approx. 35X47 cm. volume: 36 cm. Good condition. Stains, including significant dampstains to margins of leaves. Some tears, mostly to margins of leaves. Open tear to one leaf (affecting the frame). Vellum binding, with stains, blemishes and small tears. Inscription (old) on inside front binding.
A unique edition of the book Apparatus ad Biblia Sacra by the French theologian Bernard Lamy, being an introduction or guide to the bible. The text in this edition is printed on 20 sheets, and organized mostly in tree diagrams. The sheets are dedicated to different subjects, among them, biblical figures, the Temple, the Jewish calendar and holidays, and more. On the sheet dedicated to the Temple appears a sketch of the interior of Solomon's temple. The text on each sheet is surrounded by an ornamental frame. The Initial letters are also ornamented.
The sheets, approx. 35X47 cm, are folded in two and bound together in a vellum binding (the book has to be turned 90 degrees when one wishes to read it).
Not in NLI.
[22] leaves, approx. 35X47 cm. volume: 36 cm. Good condition. Stains, including significant dampstains to margins of leaves. Some tears, mostly to margins of leaves. Open tear to one leaf (affecting the frame). Vellum binding, with stains, blemishes and small tears. Inscription (old) on inside front binding.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Dictionnaire Historique, Critique, Chronologique, Geographique et Litteral de la Bible, Enrichi de plus de trois cent Figures en Taille-Douce, qui Representent les Antiquitez Judaiques [Historical, critical, geographical, chronological, and etymological dictionary of the Holy Bible], by Augustin Calmet. Paris: Emery, Saugrain, P. Martin, 1730. French and some Hebrew. Four volumes.
Anthology of compositions in alphabetical order, concerning biographies of personalities, archaeology, geography and other biblical themes, by Augustin Calmet (1672-1757) – French Catholic theologian, historian and bible researcher. Calmet was a pioneering scholar in scientific bible studies; his work served other scholars through the 19th century.
The dictionary is accompanied by approx. 200 engraved plates – maps of Palestine and the surroundings, views and sites in the country (Jerusalem, Mount Carmel, Mount of Olives, Nazareth and more), biblical figures and scenes, Jewish customs and ceremonies (Jewish wedding, the Sabbath and more).
Vol. 1: [2], 14, CXXIV, 568 pp + plates. Vol II: [2], 746 pp + plates. Vol. III: [2], 724 pp + plates. Vol IV: [2], 568 pp + plates. 39 cm. Leaves in good condition. Some stains, creases and folds. Tears, mostly small (a number of open tears). Piece of paper pasted facing the title page of Vol. I. Slightly loose endpapers. Some worming to endpapers. Leather bindings in fair condition, with stains, rubbings and tears. Fractures and tears along spines.
Anthology of compositions in alphabetical order, concerning biographies of personalities, archaeology, geography and other biblical themes, by Augustin Calmet (1672-1757) – French Catholic theologian, historian and bible researcher. Calmet was a pioneering scholar in scientific bible studies; his work served other scholars through the 19th century.
The dictionary is accompanied by approx. 200 engraved plates – maps of Palestine and the surroundings, views and sites in the country (Jerusalem, Mount Carmel, Mount of Olives, Nazareth and more), biblical figures and scenes, Jewish customs and ceremonies (Jewish wedding, the Sabbath and more).
Vol. 1: [2], 14, CXXIV, 568 pp + plates. Vol II: [2], 746 pp + plates. Vol. III: [2], 724 pp + plates. Vol IV: [2], 568 pp + plates. 39 cm. Leaves in good condition. Some stains, creases and folds. Tears, mostly small (a number of open tears). Piece of paper pasted facing the title page of Vol. I. Slightly loose endpapers. Some worming to endpapers. Leather bindings in fair condition, with stains, rubbings and tears. Fractures and tears along spines.
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Auction 64- Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 22, 2019
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Epitome Historico-Chronologica Gestorum Omnium Patriarcharum, Ducum, Judicum, Regum, et Pontificum Populi Hebraici, by Bartholomaeo Gajo. Rome: Joannis Generoso Salomoni, 1751 (date on last page: 1752). Latin and some Hebrew.
Book in three parts, comprising 143 engravings. Those in the first part of the book present portraits, mostly of Biblical figures, including judges and kings (the portraits are arranged in chronological order, from Adam to Agrippa). The engravings in the second and third parts present portraits of the kings of Babylon, Persia, Greece and Egypt. Alongside the portraits, the engravings contain short biographical texts in Latin (with a few sentences in Hebrew). Red and black lettering on title page.
[2] leaves, [113] engraved plates, [2] leaves; [1] leaf, [16] engraved plates, [1] leaf; [1] leaf, [14] engraved plates, [1] leaf, 35 cm. Good condition. Stains (large dampstains in the beginning of the book). Creases and minor blemishes to margins. Tears to several leaves. Open tear, restored, to first title page. Ink stamps on first pages. New binding, with gilt decorations. New endpapers. Bookplate on inside front binding.
Book in three parts, comprising 143 engravings. Those in the first part of the book present portraits, mostly of Biblical figures, including judges and kings (the portraits are arranged in chronological order, from Adam to Agrippa). The engravings in the second and third parts present portraits of the kings of Babylon, Persia, Greece and Egypt. Alongside the portraits, the engravings contain short biographical texts in Latin (with a few sentences in Hebrew). Red and black lettering on title page.
[2] leaves, [113] engraved plates, [2] leaves; [1] leaf, [16] engraved plates, [1] leaf; [1] leaf, [14] engraved plates, [1] leaf, 35 cm. Good condition. Stains (large dampstains in the beginning of the book). Creases and minor blemishes to margins. Tears to several leaves. Open tear, restored, to first title page. Ink stamps on first pages. New binding, with gilt decorations. New endpapers. Bookplate on inside front binding.
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