Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Arte Hebraispano / "Dikduk Lashon Hakodesh Belshon Sepharadith" - The First Hebrew Grammar Book Written for an American Public, 1676

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Dikduk Lashon Hakodesh Belshon Sepharadith [Hebrew] / Arte Hebraispano, Grammatica de la Lengua Santa, by Martin del Castillo. Lyon-Madrid, 1676. Spanish and Hebrew. First Edition.
The First Hebrew Grammar Book Written for an American Public.
The book was written by Martin del Castillo, a Mexican, member of the Franciscan Church and a Marrano. Due to insufficient means for printing a book incorporating Hebrew type in Spanish America, the book was sent to Lyon, France for printing, and published in Madrid.
[24], 336 pp, 17 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Tears to margins of a number of leaves. First four leaves partly detached. Vellum binding, damaged and detached.
Jewish Communities, Americana
Jewish Communities, Americana