Select Items - 9 - Bauman Rare Books Of Considerable Rarity: 1814 First Edition Of The First Hebrew Bible Published In America 5. HEBREW BIBLE. Biblia Hebraica. Philadelphia, 1814. Two volumes. Octavo, modern full dark brown calf. $28,000. Very rare first edition of the first Hebrew Bible published in America, of major importance in the field of American Judaica, handsomely bound. The publisher of this edition, Thomas Dobson, explained: “In the year 1812, Mr. [Jonathan] Horowitz had proposed the publication of an edition of the Hebrew Bible, being the first proposal of the kind ever offered in the United States. The undertaking was strongly recommended by many clergymen… and a considerable number of subscriptions for the work were obtained by him… Horowitz, recently arrived fromAmsterdamwith a font of Hebrew type, made his proposal, but he was not alone.” Facing competition from several others hoping to publish an edition before his, Horowitz decided early in 1813 to transfer his right to the edition to Philadelphia publisher Thomas Dobson; he sold his type to William Fry. Dobson’s edition, printed by Fry and published in 1814, precedes all others. Bound with half titles. Darlow and Moule 5168a. Shaw & Shoemaker 30857. Occasional light spotting, early ink stain along lower edge of Volume I text block (not affecting text), bindings fine and handsome. Rare.
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