Auction 30 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Sefer Nitzachon – Amsterdam, 1709

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"Sefer Nitzachon", by Rabbi Yom Tov Lipmann Muhlhausen. Amsterdam, [1709].
Anti-Christian polemic book, edited and arranged according to Torah portions and Bible books. End of book contains responses of the Radak to Christians.
The preceding publication of this edition was printed by Christians in Altdorf and Nierenberg in the year 1644, with the addition of a Latin section which contains a lengthy essay in opposition of Judaism. This is the first edition of the book printed by Jews.
110 leaves. 12 cm. Good condition, stains. Few moth stains and several tears. New binding.
Polemic
Polemic