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Biblia Hebraica

OF EXCEPTIONAL RARITY: 1814 FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST HEBREW BIBLE PUBLISHED IN AMERICA

HEBREW BIBLE. Biblia Hebraica. Philadelphia, 1814. Two volumes.

Very rare first edition of the first Hebrew Bible published in America, of major importance in the field of American Judaica, handsomely bound. $28,000.

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Law of God

“THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE PENTATEUCH IN AMERICA”

LEESER, Isaac. Law of God. Philadelphia, 1845. Five volumes.

First edition of the “first English translation of the Pentateuch in America,” the 1845 Hebrew-English Bible by one of the most prominent and influential figures in American Jewish history, in handsome full contemporary calf bindings. $22,000.

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Illuminated Miniature of the Resurrected Christ

BEAUTIFUL ILLUMINATED MINIATURE FROM A 15TH-CENTURY FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS DEPICTING THE RESURRECTED CHRIST

(ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT). Illuminated Miniature of the Resurrected Christ. Paris, circa 1460.

Stunning 15th-century illuminated leaf from a French Book of Hours with a depiction of the resurrected Christ—a rare image for a Book of Hours—very handsomely framed. $22,000.

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Illuminated Painting of the Virgin Mary

BEAUTIFUL, VERY LARGE (ANTIPHONAL-SIZED) 16TH-CENTURY GERMAN ILLUMINATED PAINTING OF THE VIRGIN MARY AND CHILD

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT. Illuminated Painting of the Virgin Mary. Germany, 16th century.

Splendid and very large—antiphonal sized, though not from an antiphonal—16th-century hand-painted illuminated portrait of the Virgin Mary praying over Jesus as a baby, handsomely framed. $22,000.

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Illuminated Painting of Saint Louis

BEAUTIFUL, VERY LARGE (ANTIPHONAL-SIZED) 16TH-CENTURY GERMAN ILLUMINATED PAINTING OF SAINT LOUIS, KING LOUIS IX OF FRANCE

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT. Illuminated Painting of Saint Louis. Germany, 16th century.

Splendid and very large 16th-century hand-painted illuminated portrait of King Louis IX of France, commonly known as Saint Louis. Handsomely framed. $22,000.

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Illuminated Miniature featuring Christ before Pontius Pilate

BEAUTIFUL LARGE ILLUMINATED MINIATURE FROM A 15TH-CENTURY BOOK OF HOURS DEPICTING CHRIST BEFORE PONTIUS PILATE

(ILLUMINATED LEAF). Illuminated Miniature featuring Christ before Pontius Pilate. Bruges, circa 1470.

A beautiful and large miniature from a 15th-century Book of Hours that features an image of Christ before Pontius Pilate, handsomely framed. $13,500.

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Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New

BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED 17TH-CENTURY KING JAMES BIBLE IN ELABORATELY GILT CONTEMPORARY RESTORATION BINDING

BIBLE. Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New. London, 1671, 1669.

Beautiful 1669-71 King James Bible bound with a Book of Common Prayer, with engraved title pages and 185 woodcut engraved plates, including frontispiece portrait of Charles II and four historical plates in the Book of Common Prayer, in a striking elaborately gilt contemporary calf binding. $13,000.

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Illuminated Miniature featuring the Presentation in the Temple

LOVELY ILLUMINATED MINIATURE FROM AN EARLY 16TH-CENTURY FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS DEPICTING CHRIST BEING PRESENTED IN THE TEMPLE

(ILLUMINATED LEAF). Illuminated Miniature featuring the Presentation in the Temple. Northern France, early 16th century.

A lovely miniature from an early 16th-century Book of Hours from Northern France that features an image of Christ being presented in the Temple, handsomely framed. $10,500.

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Book of Common Prayer

“AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION, IT IS FOR MOST ENGLISHMEN SECOND ONLY TO THE BIBLE”

BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. Book of Common Prayer. London, 1723.

Beautiful early 18th-century tall folio edition of the venerable Book of Common Prayer— the treasury of ritual, prayer and Scripture that has indelibly shaped the piety and literature of the English-speaking world—with fine engraved frontispiece, handsome in nicely restored contemporary calf featuring the gilt device of King George I in the corners and spine panels. $8250.

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