Auction 059 Items from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection: Early Printed Books, Manuscripts, Glosses and Autographs by Leading Rabbinic Figures
De Synedriis – Book on the Sanhedrin by John Selden – Amsterdam, 1679 – Original Leather Binding
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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).
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).
Hebraica – Foreign Language Books: Latin, French, Italian, German, and More
Hebraica – Foreign Language Books: Latin, French, Italian, German, and More