Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Five Books of the Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim – Antwerp, 1573-1574 – Suitable for Casting the "Goral HaGra"

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium

Five books of the Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim. Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1573-[1574].
Small volume, comprising all 24 books of the Bible in very small type, without vocalization and cantillation marks. Two columns per page. This format is suitable for casting the "Goral HaGra" lottery, using the method taught to R. Aryeh Levin by disciples of the Gra's disciples.
Inscriptions in Italian script on front endpaper (comprising verses; some inscriptions trimmed).
[1], 3-389 pages. 16 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor worming, slightly affecting text, including worming to approx. first 12 leaves, slightly affecting title page border, mostly repaired with paper. Old binding, damaged.


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Bible and Tehillim
Bible and Tehillim