Auction 55 · Lot 10
Torah, Nevi’im u-Kethuvim / Biblia Hebraica. (Pentateuch and Early Prophets).
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,500
- Hammer price
- $1,700
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(AMERICAN JUDAICA).
printer
Wiliam Fry,
Place
Philadelphia
Publication
1814
Description
Vol. I (of 2) Only. Unvocalized Hebrew with Latin sidebars. At rear, old Baltimore bookseller’s ticket (Abner & Neal) and inscription dated 1823.
references
Rosenbach 171; Singerman 0236; Goldman 4.
summary
First Complete Hebrew Bible Printed in America.
SEE ALSO Next Lot.
ff. (6), 296. Complete. Lightly foxed. Contemporary calf, rubbed, rear cover starting. 4to.
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