Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial

Bible – Amsterdam 1701 – Goral HaGra Edition – Engraved Title Page

Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Five books of the Torah, with Neviim Rishonim, Neviim Acharonim and Ketuvim. Amsterdam: Gerardus Borstius and partners, [1701].
Three title pages, the first one engraved, depicting Moshe and Aharon and the Holy of Holies. Second title page in Hebrew, and the third in Latin. Two columns per page.
This Bible edition was used by R. Aryeh Levin for Goral HaGra, following a special tradition transmitted from the Gaon of Vilna.
[6], 292 leaves, 293-306, [4] pages. 15.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tears to engraved title page, slightly affecting border, repaired with paper. New leather binding.
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