Book details: DER HEILIGEN BÜCHER DES ALTEN BUNDES ERSTER TEIL: DAS FÜNFBUCH MOSES. [VOL I OF THREE SEPARATE VOLUMES, EACH STANDS ON ITS OWN]
$US 1350.00
Goldschmidt, Lazarus, translator
DER HEILIGEN BÜCHER DES ALTEN BUNDES ERSTER TEIL: DAS FÜNFBUCH MOSES. [VOL I OF THREE SEPARATE VOLUMES, EACH STANDS ON ITS OWN]
Imprint: Berlin: Erich Reiss, 1921
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
4to ; 1st edition thus, original marbled boards with spine label in original matching marbled slipcase, folio, 201 pages. “Einmalige Monumentalausgabe” (“One-time monumental edition”) of 300 copies printed on handmade paper with text printed in black and red with partly gold-embossed and colored decorative initials, on handmade paper in the style of a hand-colored incunable or medieval manuscript. Translation of the Hebrew Bible into German by Jewish bible scholar Lazarus Goldschmidt. Contents: The 5 books of Moses with: The first book of Moses (Bereshit or Haberiah) - The second book of Moses (Shemot or Hayeziah) - The third book of Moses (Vaikra or Torat Kohanim) - The fourth book of Moses (Bamidbar or Chomesh hapikudim) - The fifth book of Moses (Hadebarim or Mishne Torah). Wear to crown of spine, some very occasional darkening to handmade paper; original slipcase very good condition with just a touch of shelfwear. A beautiful copy in the original slipcase of this gorgeous, rare limited edition. (ART-28-4)
Stock number:41640.