Auction 104 Part 1 Rare and Important Items
Miniature Book of Tehillim – Amsterdam, 1635 – Printed by Menasseh Ben Israel – Early Parchment Binding
Opening: $2,500
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for: $6,875
Including buyer's premium
Book of Tehillim. Amsterdam: Menasseh Ben Israel, 1635. Miniature format.
Book of Tehillim, with vowels and cantillation.
Early parchment binding.
12, 12-13, 13-14, 17-89, [1] leaves. Approx. 9 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Wear. Small marginal tears to several leaves (tears to title page, repaired with tape). Early parchment binding, with defects.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
Rare edition.
Alfei Menashe, 1927, no. 23.
CB, no. 466.
Menasseh Ben Israel – His Works and Publications from His Printing Press
Menasseh Ben Israel – His Works and Publications from His Printing Press