Bidspirit auction | Tzurat HaAretz - A rare

Tzurat HaAretz - A rare and fine Copy with corrections to the drawings and especially Wide Margins. Offenbach, [1720]. Dozens of Sketches. The First Complete Edition of This Work. - Sefer Tzurat HaAretz, on astronomy, Earth, celestial bodies and the Zodiac, by Rabbi Avraham ben Rabbi Chiya Hanassi, with additional astronomical works.  The central part of the book is ”Sefer Tzurat HaAretz and the pattern of celestial bodies and the course of the stars” by Rabbi Avraham bar Chiya Hanassi, also known as ”Tzurat HaAretz Vetavnit Hashamayim”.  At the beginning of the book, a foreword by Rabbi Yehonatan of  Ruzhany, who edited the entire book and added his own explanatory comments and by others and many sketches.  The comments are by ”The Nassi Rabbi Peretz”, Rabbi Mordechai Yoffe (from his book Levush Adar Hayakar) and Rabbi Mano'ach Hendel ben Rabbi Shemarya the author of Mano'ach Halevavot.  [About the book, its content and sources, see B. Richler, Kiryat Sefer, 63, 1990-991, p. 298].  This is the first complete edition of this work.  Many astronomical illustrations and sketches - This copy is rare as it contains corrections to the drawings by paper paste-ups. Offenbach, [1720]. The Press of Bono Pentura de la Nay. The first complete edition of this work.  [3], 64 leaves. 24.5 cm. Very good condition. Aging stains.  Very fine copy - especially wide margins. Ancient leather bindings with scuffs. Fine copy of the first edition of a special astronomical book.