Lot 40
"The Sanhedrin and Ancient Jewish Law" by John Selden – Frankfurt, 1696
De Synedriis & Praefecturis Juridicis Veterum Ebraeorum, Libri Tres [The Sanhedrin and Ancient Jewish Law, in three parts] by Joannis Seldeni [John Selden]. Frankfurt: Jermiae Schrey & Henrici Johannis Meyeri Haered, 1696. Latin, with some Hebrew and other languages.
A comprehensive and thorough research on Jewish civil law and the Sanhedrin, by the English jurist and Hebraist John Selden (1584-1654).
[11] ff., 1383 pp. [27] ff., 21 cm. Fair-good condition. Many stains. Most of the leaves are browned. Minor blemishes. Pen marking on the front endpaper. Bookplate on inside front board. Original binding, vellum-covered card. Stains and some small wormholes to binding and several leaves.
