Bidspirit auction | Bible, Arba‘ah Ve-Esrim. Venice [1740].


Bible, Arba‘ah Ve-Esrim. Venice [1740]. Four Fine Volumes in Original Leather Bindings - Arba‘ah Ve-Esrim – Torah, Prophets, and Writings. With Tikkun Soferim, Keri u-Ketiv, and the enumeration of the commandments according to Rambam, of blessed memory. Brought to press by R. Meir da Zara, may he be preserved. Venice, Vendramin Press, [1740]. Four magnificent volumes. A finely printed Hebrew Bible. Each volume is preceded by an engraved copper frontispiece with biblical scenes. At the beginning of the first volume appears a general title page; the remaining parts have separate special title pages. The title pages are printed in two colors: black and red. Part I: Torah and the Five Megillot. [2], 240 leaves. Part II: Former Prophets. [2], 179 leaves. Part III: Latter Prophets. [2], 184 leaves. Part IV: Writings. [2], 196 leaves. White paper with handsome margins. 19.5 cm. Condition: Very good. Four original leather bindings with minor flaws. Gilt edges with decorative tooling.