Auction 102
Oct 24, 2017
3 Shatner Center 1st Floor Givat Shaul Jerusalem, Israel

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LOT 17:

The First Jewish Vowelized Bible Printed in America. Philadelphia, 1849. Rare


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The First Jewish Vowelized Bible Printed in America. Philadelphia, 1849. Rare

Torah, Prophets and Writings, Seu Biblia Hebraica, a Bible proofread according to Johann Leusden, August Hahn ... Rabbi Wolf Heidenheim and Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia, 1849. The first vowelized Jewish Bible printed in America.

Specifications: XX [1] 1416 pages, 21 cm. Goldman 9. With an introduction by August Hahn in his lifetime. With an introduction in Latin by Isaac Leeser. Short dictionary printed on the last leaves.

Unique Features: Extraordinarily rare. Not in the National Library and not listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.

Condition: Very fine. Old, worn, semi-leather binding.