Bidspirit auction | Huge, Important Collection - Approximately

Huge, Important Collection - Approximately 200 Bibles and Chumashim - Including Rare Editions, Early Items from the 16th Century, Various Editions of Mendelssohn and his Disciples' Commentary and Many More Important Items - Several of the copies contain important signatures. Following is a list of some of the items included in the collection. Important and Rare Bibles • Torah, Nevi'im Ketuvim, twenty four holy scriptures. Frankfurt, 1692. Two title page” Hebrew title page with a nice engraving and a title page in a foreign language. On this title page the year 1711. However, at the end of the Hebrew preface, the year noted is 1710. The date of the colophon is 1692. According to the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, it is most likely that the book was printed in 1692; yet, in 1711 or 1712, new title pages were added and it was republished. The bible was proofread by early, precise books (according to the preface). [12], 686, [22] leaves. 21 cm. Condition: Excellent. Thick volume. Rare, special item. Original leather-covered wooden binding with nice decorations. Remains of buckles. Ownership inscriptions in a foreign language. Among the leaves of the book, several handwritten glosses in a foreign language. • Torah, Nevi'im Ketuvim, twenty four holy scriptures. Frankfurt, 1692. An additional copy of the above. This copy contains hundreds of long, handwritten glosses in a foreign language from the 19th century. Condition: Excellent. Detached, ancient leather binding. • Bible, Amsterdam, 1705. Two copies. Both contain the two sections: Torah and Nevi'im Rishonim (with a special title page for each section). In one of the volumes, a title page with a copperplate illustration was added. Includes a long Latin preface and Latin approbations by the academic scholars of Holland. [26] 333 [22] leaves. Condition: Very Good. • Bible. Frankfurt am Mein, 1716. [6] leaves. 10 pp, [1] 686 [2]] leaves. 20 cm. Condition: Very Good. • Bible. Halle, 1720. Latin title page. On its upper part ”Twenty Four Holy Books”. A title page that differs from the known copies! An impressive illustration on the half-title page. [32], 332; [16], 334-448 [1] leaves. An especially thick volume. Condition: Very Good. • Bible. Frankfurt, 1738. On the title page it is written that the book was printed according to manuscripts. Extremely rare edition. Does not appear in the National Library or in other libraries in Israel. Hebrew text. Most of the introduction and preface are in Latin. Many inscriptions and glosses. 44 leaves. Condition: Good. The first leaves are worn and loose. • Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim. Amsterdam, 1753. The first page is an Impressive copperplate illustration on the half-title page. Second title page in a foreign language, with inscription in red ink. The book contains folded pages of illustrations. Four pages of illustrations (on a folding leaf) were glued at the beginning of Shemot and four additional ones were glued at the beginning of Vayikra. [11], 640, 320, 384, [1], 79, [1], 72 pp. [8] pp. of folded illustrations. 20 cm. Condition: Excellent. Tears on the illustrations due to folding. Back binding is missing. • Bible. Leipzig, 1756. [7], 516, 580, [4] pp. Condition: Good. • Bible. Halle, 1822. With Latin prefaces and long research appendices about the terminology of the Bible. 1334, 140, 112 pp. Condition: Good. Red edges. Loose binding. • Large format Bible, impressive edition. Oxford, 1818. Two sections bound together. English. Rare edition, does nor appear in the National Library. Large format, with dozens of nice engravings depicting different scences of the Bible and the New Testament. 32 cm. Condition: Very Good. Golden edges. Impressive binding with golden illustrations. Detached back binding. • Bible. Leipzig, 1826. Extremely rare edition, bibliographically unknown and does not appear in libraries in Israel. Gothic German text. 584 pp. Condition: Good. Original binding. Slight wear. • Bible. London, 1836. [2], 280, 315 leaves. Condition: Good. • Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim. Halle, 1767. With a Latin preface and Latin lexicon. Thick volume. The last leaf of the lexicon is most likely missing. The lexicon has a separate title page. Separate partial title pages for Nevi'im and Ketuvim. 75; 48; [1]; 79; 1334, xvi pp. Condition: Detached, original binding. Colorful edges. • Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim, Gothic German. Berlin, 1838. • The German Bible for the Jewish family. With 154 engravings and illustrations by Gustave Dore. Stuttgart, 1874. The first rare edition of the Gustave Dore's bible for Jews. Large, impressive copy. 42 cm. Thick volume. Thick, high-quality leaves. Wide margins. Golden edges. Detached, original binding, impressively engraved. • Bible proofread by Meir Ha'Levi Letteris. Berlin, 1903. Condition: Good. • Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim, vowelized and with cantillation note. Printed by the America Company for Holy Books. Constantinople, 1898. Thick volume. Condition: Good. Stains.