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Lot 318 Commentary of Don Yosef ibn Yachya on Daniel – Latin Translation – Amsterdam, 1633 – Original Parchment Binding

Commentary of Don Yosef ibn Yachya on Daniel, including Biblical text, with Latin translation – Paraphrasis Dn Iosephi Iac
Commentary of Don Yosef ibn Yachya on Daniel, including Biblical text, with Latin translation – Paraphrasis Dn Iosephi Iac
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Commentary of Don Yosef ibn Yachya on Daniel, including Biblical text, with Latin translation – Paraphrasis Dn Iosephi Iachiadae in Danielem. Amsterdam: published by Jan Janssonius (printed by Wilhelm Christianus, Leiden), 1633. Hebrew and Latin.
Printed from left to right.
Some words on title page in red ink.
Translated from Hebrew to English with extensive notes by Dutch Hebraist and Orientalist
Constantijn L'Empereur (1591-1648).
Fine original parchment binding, with gilt inscriptions.
This work is famous for its quasi-prophetic prediction of a return of the Jewish people to the land of Israel some time before or after the year 1940 (p. 154, commentary to Daniel 8: 14).

[47], 268, [18] pages. Approx. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Fine original parchment binding, with gilt inscription on both sides. Bookplate of noble and priest Giambattista Carlo Giuliari (1810-1892).

CB, no. 5934, 3; Zedner, p. 147; Roest, p. 222.
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Lot 319 Sefer Nitzachon – Anti-Christian Polemic – Altdorf and Nuremberg, 1644 – First Edition – With Latin Section

Sefer Nitzachon, "Liber Nizachon rabbi Lipmanni", work according to the order of the Bible to answer Christian c
Sefer Nitzachon, "Liber Nizachon rabbi Lipmanni", work according to the order of the Bible to answer Christian c
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Sefer Nitzachon – Anti-Christian Polemic – Altdorf and Nuremberg, 1644 – First Edition – With Latin Section Sefer Nitzachon – Anti-Christian Polemic – Altdorf and Nuremberg, 1644 – First Edition – With Latin Section
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Sefer Nitzachon, "Liber Nizachon rabbi Lipmanni", work according to the order of the Bible to answer Christian claims against Judaism, by R. Yom Tov Lipmann Muelhausen, with introduction and Latin translation by Theodor Hackspan. Altdorf-Nuremberg: Wolfgang Endter (Nuremberg), 1644. Hebrew and Latin. First edition.
First part of book (in Hebrew) printed in Altdorf, and second part (in Latin, with some Hebrew and Latin) printed in Nuremberg.
Two title pages, first in Hebrew, with fine engraving. Second title page in Latin.
Latin inscriptions on endpaper (quotes from sharp criticism of book in Synagoga Judaica by Johannes Buxtorf).
Latin ownership inscriptions dated 1671 on second title page.
Latin glosses on last leaves.

[16], 512, [24] pages. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Tears, including marginal tear to first title page, and tears affecting text on one leaf, repaired with tape. Original parchment binding, damaged, with tears across spine.
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Lot 320 Tractate Sotah in Hebrew and Latin – Johann Christoph Wagenseil – Altdorf, 1674 – Engravings – Original Parchment Binding

Sota, Hoc est: Liber Mischnicus De Uxore Adulterii Suspecta, translated by Johann Christoph Wagenseil. Altdorf (Altdorfii Nor
Sota, Hoc est: Liber Mischnicus De Uxore Adulterii Suspecta, translated by Johann Christoph Wagenseil. Altdorf (Altdorfii Nor
Sota, Hoc est: Liber Mischnicus De Uxore Adulterii Suspecta, translated by Johann Christoph Wagenseil. Altdorf (Altdorfii Nor
Sota, Hoc est: Liber Mischnicus De Uxore Adulterii Suspecta, translated by Johann Christoph Wagenseil. Altdorf (Altdorfii Nor
Sota, Hoc est: Liber Mischnicus De Uxore Adulterii Suspecta, translated by Johann Christoph Wagenseil. Altdorf (Altdorfii Nor
Sota, Hoc est: Liber Mischnicus De Uxore Adulterii Suspecta, translated by Johann Christoph Wagenseil. Altdorf (Altdorfii Nor
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Tractate Sotah in Hebrew and Latin – Johann Christoph Wagenseil – Altdorf, 1674 – Engravings – Original Parchment Binding Tractate Sotah in Hebrew and Latin – Johann Christoph Wagenseil – Altdorf, 1674 – Engravings – Original Parchment Binding Tractate Sotah in Hebrew and Latin – Johann Christoph Wagenseil – Altdorf, 1674 – Engravings – Original Parchment Binding Tractate Sotah in Hebrew and Latin – Johann Christoph Wagenseil – Altdorf, 1674 – Engravings – Original Parchment Binding Tractate Sotah in Hebrew and Latin – Johann Christoph Wagenseil – Altdorf, 1674 – Engravings – Original Parchment Binding Tractate Sotah in Hebrew and Latin – Johann Christoph Wagenseil – Altdorf, 1674 – Engravings – Original Parchment Binding
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Sota, Hoc est: Liber Mischnicus De Uxore Adulterii Suspecta, translated by Johann Christoph Wagenseil. Altdorf (Altdorfii Noricorum): Sumtibus Johannis Andreae & Wolfgangi Endteri, 1674. Hebrew, Latin and some German.

Tractate Sotah, with Latin translation and notes by Christian Hebraist Johann Christoph Wagenseil. Some words on title page in red ink. Accompanied by ten engraved plates and additional plates within text.

[25] leaves, 1234; 88 pages + [10] engraved plates. 20.5 cm. Browning of paper on some leaves (mainly to text area). Good condition. Stains. Marginal tears to several leaves. Original parchment binding. Minor defects to binding.

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Lot 321 Four Studies by Johann Buxtorf – On Hebrew and Aramaic Grammar – Basel, 1613-1651 – Ownership Inscription of Johann Eisenmenger, Author of Anti-Semitic Book Judaism Unmasked

Four books on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, by scholar of Judaism Johann Buxtorf the elder (1564-1629). Four works
Four books on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, by scholar of Judaism Johann Buxtorf the elder (1564-1629). Four works
Four books on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, by scholar of Judaism Johann Buxtorf the elder (1564-1629). Four works
Four books on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, by scholar of Judaism Johann Buxtorf the elder (1564-1629). Four works
Four books on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, by scholar of Judaism Johann Buxtorf the elder (1564-1629). Four works
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Four Studies by Johann Buxtorf – On Hebrew and Aramaic Grammar – Basel, 1613-1651 – Ownership Inscription of Johann Eisenmenger, Author of Anti-Semitic Book Judaism Unmasked Four Studies by Johann Buxtorf – On Hebrew and Aramaic Grammar – Basel, 1613-1651 – Ownership Inscription of Johann Eisenmenger, Author of Anti-Semitic Book Judaism Unmasked Four Studies by Johann Buxtorf – On Hebrew and Aramaic Grammar – Basel, 1613-1651 – Ownership Inscription of Johann Eisenmenger, Author of Anti-Semitic Book Judaism Unmasked Four Studies by Johann Buxtorf – On Hebrew and Aramaic Grammar – Basel, 1613-1651 – Ownership Inscription of Johann Eisenmenger, Author of Anti-Semitic Book Judaism Unmasked Four Studies by Johann Buxtorf – On Hebrew and Aramaic Grammar – Basel, 1613-1651 – Ownership Inscription of Johann Eisenmenger, Author of Anti-Semitic Book Judaism Unmasked
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Four books on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, by scholar of Judaism Johann Buxtorf the elder (1564-1629).

Four works (in three volumes), edited from right to left:
• De Abbreviaturis Hebraicis – dictionary of Hebrew abbreviations, with bibliography of rabbinical literature. Basel, 1613. Latin and Hebrew. First edition.
• Bound with: Institutio Epistolaris Hebraica – guide to epistolography in Rabbinic Hebrew. Basel, 1629. Second edition. Latin and Hebrew.
[8] leaves, 335 pages; [8] leaves (blank); [16] leaves, 462 pages.
• Grammaticae Chaldaicae et Syriacae libri III. – on the Aramaic language and grammar: Chaldean (Biblical) Aramaic and Syriac. Basel, 1650. Second edition. Latin and some Aramaic.
Ownership inscription on margins of title page, dated 1665, by Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1654-1704), German Orientalist and professor of Semitic languages, considered a forerunner of modern anti-Semitism, author of Judaism Unmasked (Entdecktes Judenthum).
[16], 452, [8] pages.
• Johannis Buxtorfi Thesaurus grammaticus linguae sanctae Hebraeae, duobus libris methodicè propositus [Treasury of the grammar of the holy Hebrew language, by Johann Buxtorf, two parts]. Basel, 1651. Latin with some Hebrew and Yiddish. [16], 690, [29] pages.

Three volumes. 15-16.5 cm. Overall good to fair-good condition. Stains, creases and minor tears. Handwritten inscriptions and signatures. Two volumes in parchment bindings, third in leather binding. Defects to bindings.
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Lot 322 Kuzari, With Latin Translation by Johannes Buxtorf II / Another Work by Buxtorf – Basel, 1659-1660 – First Latin Translation of the Kuzari

Kuzari, by R. Yehudah HaLevi – Liber Cosri continens colloquium seu disputationem de religione, with Latin translation by
Kuzari, by R. Yehudah HaLevi – Liber Cosri continens colloquium seu disputationem de religione, with Latin translation by
Kuzari, by R. Yehudah HaLevi – Liber Cosri continens colloquium seu disputationem de religione, with Latin translation by
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Kuzari, With Latin Translation by Johannes Buxtorf II / Another Work by Buxtorf – Basel, 1659-1660 – First Latin Translation of the Kuzari Kuzari, With Latin Translation by Johannes Buxtorf II / Another Work by Buxtorf – Basel, 1659-1660 – First Latin Translation of the Kuzari Kuzari, With Latin Translation by Johannes Buxtorf II / Another Work by Buxtorf – Basel, 1659-1660 – First Latin Translation of the Kuzari
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Kuzari, by R. Yehudah HaLevi – Liber Cosri continens colloquium seu disputationem de religione, with Latin translation by Johannes Buxtorf the younger. Basel: Georg Decker, 1660. Hebrew and Latin.
First Latin translation of the Kuzari. Printed from right to left.
At beginning of book, after preface and dedication in Latin, appear the letter of R. Chasdai son of Yitzchak to the Khazar king and the response of King Yosef of the Khazars.
Bound with another work:
Exercitationes ad Historiam, a work on several Biblical topics by Johann Buxtorf the younger. Basel: Georg Decker, 1659. First edition.

Two books in one volume. Kuzari: [52], 455, [29] pages. Second work: [16], 492, [19] pages. 20.5 cm. Browning of paper to some leaves. Overall good condition. Stains; many stains on some leaves. Original parchment binding, with decorations. Defects to binding.
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Lot 323 Three Studies on Hebrew and Aramaic Grammar – Paris, 1642-1814

Three works on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, printed in Paris between the 17th and 19th centuries. French, Latin, Hebrew and
Three works on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, printed in Paris between the 17th and 19th centuries. French, Latin, Hebrew and
Three works on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, printed in Paris between the 17th and 19th centuries. French, Latin, Hebrew and
Three works on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, printed in Paris between the 17th and 19th centuries. French, Latin, Hebrew and
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Three works on Hebrew and Aramaic grammar, printed in Paris between the 17th and 19th centuries. French, Latin, Hebrew and Aramaic.

• Linguae Hebraicae Opus grammaticum, work on Hebrew grammar by scholar Louis-Thomas Dufour (1613-1647). Paris, 1642. First edition. Latin and Hebrew.
[20] leaves, 367, [1] pages. 17 pages. Good condition. Minor tears. Ownership inscription on title page. Bookplate. New binding.

• Nouvelle Méthode pour apprendre facilement les langues Hebraïque et Chaldaïque, avec le Dictionnaire des Racines Hebraïques & Chaldaïques, & de leurs dérivez [New method for easy study of the Hebrew and Chaldean languages, with dictionary of Hebrew and Chaldean roots and declensions], by Jean-Baptiste Renou. Paris, 1708-1709. French, Hebrew and Aramaic.
Title page in black and red. Several decorations within text (woodcuts). Accompanied by 2 folding plates, printed in black and red, with verb paradigms. On endpapers, old ownership inscriptions and signatures in Hebrew and French.
[7] leaves, 386 pages + [2] folding plates. 19.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains, and wear. Tears and light worming in some places. Inscriptions and signatures. Original leather binding, with gilt inscriptions on spine, somewhat worn (placed in nylon wrapper).

• Grammaire Hébraïque, ou Méthode facile pour apprendre cette langue [Hebrew grammar, or an easy method for studying that language], by Louis-Pascal Sétier the younger (official printer of the Israelite Central Consistory of France). Paris, 1814. French and Hebrew.
VIII, 252 pages. 18.5 cm. Good condition. Inscriptions on endpaper. Bookplate. Leather binding with gilt inscriptions on spine.
Not recorded in the NLI library.
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Lot 324 Bibliotheca Orientalis, By Johann Heinrich Hottinger – Heidelberg, 1658 – First Edition

Promtuarium, sive Bibliotheca Orientalis... [Repository, or library of the East...], by Johann Heinrich Hottinger. Heidelb
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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.
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Lot 325 De Synedriis – Book on the Sanhedrin by John Selden – Amsterdam, 1679 – Original Leather Binding

De Synedriis & Praefecturis Juridicis Veterum Ebraeorum, Libri Tres [On the Sanhedrin and administration of justice of
De Synedriis & Praefecturis Juridicis Veterum Ebraeorum, Libri Tres [On the Sanhedrin and administration of justice of
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De Synedriis & Praefecturis Juridicis Veterum Ebraeorum, Libri Tres [On the Sanhedrin and administration of justice of the ancient Hebrews, in three parts], by John Selden. Amsterdam: Henrici & Theodori Boom, & viduæ Joannis à Someren, 1679. Latin and some Hebrew, Greek and Arabic.
A comprehensive foundational work on Jewish law and the Sanhedrin, by the English jurist and Hebraist
John Selden (1584-1654).

[16], 361, [7], 428, [12], 200, 203-266, [12] pages. Lacking pages 201-202 of last sequence. 22.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Original leather binding, with decorations, and fine color endpaper. Wear and defects to binding (front side somewhat loose).
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Lot 326 History of the Rites of the Jews – Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh of Modena – First Dutch Edition – Amsterdam, 1683 – With Engravings

Kerk-zeeden en de gewoonten die huiden in gebruik zijn onder de Jooden, by R. Yehudah Aryeh (Leon) of Modena. Amsterdam: T
Kerk-zeeden en de gewoonten die huiden in gebruik zijn onder de Jooden, by R. Yehudah Aryeh (Leon) of Modena. Amsterdam: T
Kerk-zeeden en de gewoonten die huiden in gebruik zijn onder de Jooden, by R. Yehudah Aryeh (Leon) of Modena. Amsterdam: T
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Kerk-zeeden en de gewoonten die huiden in gebruik zijn onder de Jooden, by R. Yehudah Aryeh (Leon) of Modena. Amsterdam: Timotheus ten Hoorn, 1683 (half-title engraving dated 1684). First Dutch edition.
The History of the Rites of the Jews was first published in Paris, 1637, in Italian, at the request of the English ambassador to Venice, for King James I of England, and was later translated into several languages.
The first Dutch edition was translated by Abraham Godart and bound together with a work by Le sieur de Simonville (pseudonym of French priest Richard Simon), comparing Jewish and Christian customs. The present edition is accompanied by engravings (by artist Jan Luyken) depicting wedding, divorce, chalitzah and circumcision.

The author,
R. Yehudah Aryeh of Modena (1571-1648), a rabbi of Venice, teacher, cantor, grammarian and poet. He was an orator and a gifted preacher as well as an original and fascinating apologist, and a prolific author.

[31] leaves, 96, 99-200 pages, [4] leaves; 201, [6] pages + [1] engraving (half-title) and [4] folding plates with engravings. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. Tears to some engravings, slightly affecting illustrations, repaired with paper to verso. Worming in a few places. Original parchment binding, with defects (front side detached).

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Lot 327 Philologus Hebraeo-Mixtus by Johann Leusden – Book about Jewish Customs – Leiden-Utrecht, 1699 – Engravings

Philologus Hebraeo-Mixtus, unà cum Spicilegio philologico, by Johann Leusden. Leiden-Utrecht: Jordani Luchtmanni et Guili
Philologus Hebraeo-Mixtus, unà cum Spicilegio philologico, by Johann Leusden. Leiden-Utrecht: Jordani Luchtmanni et Guili
Philologus Hebraeo-Mixtus, unà cum Spicilegio philologico, by Johann Leusden. Leiden-Utrecht: Jordani Luchtmanni et Guili
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Philologus Hebraeo-Mixtus, unà cum Spicilegio philologico, by Johann Leusden. Leiden-Utrecht: Jordani Luchtmanni et Guilielmi à Poolsum, 1699. Latin and some Hebrew.

Philological study of Hebrew by
Johann Leusden (1624-1699), Dutch theologian and Hebraist, professor of Hebrew in the University of Utrecht.
Some words on title page in red.
Accompanied by fine engravings, depicting various Jewish customs: baking matzot, lighting Shabbat candles, a wedding, circumcision and more.
[18], 489, [11] pages + [8] engraving plates. Title page engraving lacking. 19.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New binding.
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Lot 328 Historia Lexicorum Hebraicorum – Wittenburg, 1705 – Bibliographical Work on Hebrew Lexica

Daat Sifrei Shorashim, Sive Historia lexicorum hebraicorum, by Johann Christoph Wolf. Wittenberg: Christ. Theoph. Ludovicu
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Daat Sifrei Shorashim, Sive Historia lexicorum hebraicorum, by Johann Christoph Wolf. Wittenberg: Christ. Theoph. Ludovicum, 1705. Latin and some Hebrew.
Historical-bibliographical work dedicated to lexica and dictionaries edited by Jews and Christians, both printed editions and manuscripts. The present work was an early stage of the work which culminated in Wolf's comprehensive Bibliotheca Hebraea.

240, [14 pages]. Approx. 17 cm. Overall good condition. Light stains and browning of paper. Gilt edges. Old parchment binding, somewhat worn.
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Lot 329 Adriaan Reland – Three Works on the History of the Jewish people – Amsterdam, 1702 / Utrecht, 1704 / Utrecht, 1716 – Engravings

First editions of three works by Dutch scholar Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), a geographer, cartographer, philologist and ear
First editions of three works by Dutch scholar Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), a geographer, cartographer, philologist and ear
First editions of three works by Dutch scholar Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), a geographer, cartographer, philologist and ear
First editions of three works by Dutch scholar Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), a geographer, cartographer, philologist and ear
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First editions of three works by Dutch scholar Adriaan Reland (1676-1718), a geographer, cartographer, philologist and early European Orientalist. Professor of Oriental languages at Utrecht University from 1701 and lecturer on Jewish antiquities.

1-2. Two works by Adriaan Reland in one volume: Dissertatio de Inscriptione Nummorum quorundam Samaritanorum. Amsterdam: Franciscum Halma, 1702. Bound with: Dissertatio altera de inscriptione nummorum quorundam Samaritanorum. [Utrecht]: Thomas Appels, 1704. Latin, some Hebrew and Greek.
Two essays on ancient Hebrew numismatics, demonstrating that coins which had been misattributed to the Samaritans were in fact Jewish, dating to the Great Revolt and Bar Kochva revolt.
60 pages + [1] engraved plate (at beginning of volume); 119, [9] pages + [3] plates. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Light stains. Open tear to front endpaper. Inscriptions. Bookplate. Original parchment binding, stained and worn.

3. De Spoliis Templi Hierosolymitani in Arcu Titiano Romae conspicuis Liber Singularis, by Adriaan Reland. Utrecht: Guilelmi Broedelet, 1716. Latin, with some Hebrew and Greek.
A study on the despoiled Temple vessels brought to Rome. With seven engraved plates depicting the Arch of Titus and the Temple menorah.
[2] leaves, 138, [26] pages + [7] engraved plates. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Light stains. Inscriptions and signatures. Bookplate. Original parchment binding, with light wear and defects.
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