Bible, Hebrew. Biblia Hebraica...[edited by] Io. Heinr.Michaelis,
2 vol., engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, ?large paper copy, foxed throughout, bookplates removed, contemporary diced calf, spines gilt, covers decorated in blind, rubbed and marked, ends of spines and corners worn, [Darlow & Moule 5144], 4to, Halle, typis & sumtibus Orphanotrophei, 1720.***'The first attempt at a critical edition...The editor used five MSS and 19 printed editions...printed in three forms - octavo, quarto and folio'.
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Bibliophile Sale
3:00 AM PT - Sep 4th, 2008
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Bloomsbury Auctions
Bloomsbury House
Mayfair, London, W1 S1PP
Mayfair, London, W1 S1PP
