first edition Hardcover
1720 · Halae Magdeburgicae
by Michaelis, Johann Heinrich (ed.)
Halae Magdeburgicae: Orphanotrophei, 1720. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. Unpaginated. Original vellum with title plate and library plate to spine. Signature and date of previous owner on back cover. Some discoloration, staining and scuffing to spine and boards. Some closed tears along spine and one worm hole to spine. Lettering on title page illegible due to wear. Marbled endpapers. Library card pocket pasted to rear endpaper. Hinges starting. Engraved b/w frontispiece of Biblical figures receiving the Bible from heaven. This Bible contains the whole canon of the Jewish Bible, i.e. the 24 Holy Books: 5 Books of Moses, Prophets (8 Books), and Hagiography (5 Scrolls and 6 Books). Text in Hebrew and Latin. Cover in good, book in very good condition. Darlow and Moule #5144.
(Inventory #: 14101)