Auction 8 - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters

Book of Psalms – Amsterdam – 1817 – Undivided Sheets

Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Book of Psalms book with prayers for the sick. Amsterdam, 1817.
11 undivided paper sheets. Text was printed twice, on half a sheet (12° instead of 24º), so that there will be two copies of the book when cutting the sheets and folding them.
On the back of the title-page there is an announcement (in Portuguese) that as of 20.5.1817, forms with no signature will be considered illegal. Two handwritten signatures on the first sheet.
The sheets – 52.5 X 45 cm, leaves after cutting the sheets – 12 cm, 131,[1] leaf. Good condition. First sheet cut into 2. Stains. Borders are slightly worn and torn.
Tehilim and Bibles
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