Promtuarium, sive Bibliotheca Orientalis... [Repository, or library of the East...], by Johann Heinrich Hottinger. Heidelberg: Adrian Wyngaerden, 1658. First edition. Latin with some Hebrew and other languages.
First edition of the important comprehensive bibliography on Oriental literature, by Swiss theologian and Hebraist
Johann Heinrich Hottinger (1620-1667). A central chapter is dedicated to Judaism.
[4] leaves, 332, [46] pages. Approx. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Light tears and worming in some places, not affecting text. Inscription on front binding. Original parchment binding, with defects and wear.
