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Bible, Hebrew.- Quinque libri legis, bound in 5 vol.

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Bible, Hebrew.- Quinque libri legis, bound as 5 vol. (order of parts varies from collation given by Adams), collation: a-r8 s10 t-z, aa-kk8 ll4 mm-zz, A-N8 O10 P-Z, AA-DD8 EE4; A-T a-y8; A-Z8; A-Q8 R4; a-x8; aa-ss8; A-P8; A-V8; AA-NN8 OO10; A-K; a-p8; A-Z8, titles in Hebrew and Latin, text in Hebrew, woodcut printer's devices, Hebrew book titles within woodcut cartouche, with all blanks, vol.1 lacking s5&6, ruled in red throughout, later ink marginalia and inter-linear notes throughout, small armorial ink stamp to titles (1 inked out), occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary calf, covers with gilt arabesque centre-pieces, rebacked in 20th century dark brown morocco, corners worn, rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, c.112 x 62mm., [Paris], [Robert Estienne], 1544-1546; and another (slightly shabbier) 5 vol. set, with the missing 2 ff. (not fully collated), 16mo (10)

⁂ A 'bijou typographique' (Renouard) by the Royal Printer in Hebrew. It is Robert Estienne's second Hebrew Bible, and considered as one of the finest examples of Hebrew printing.

Provenance: 'Henry W. Moule, from A.C.M., for Christmas, 1924' (slip pasted to first front pastedown, along with Moule's own ownership slips in same location of other vol.).

Literature: Adams B1224; Renouard, Estienne, 65:1; Schreiber, Estiennes, 82; Mortimer, French, 73.

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Bible, Hebrew.- Quinque libri legis, bound as 5 vol. (order of parts varies from collation given by Adams), collation: a-r8 s10 t-z, aa-kk8 ll4 mm-zz, A-N8 O10 P-Z, AA-DD8 EE4; A-T a-y8; A-Z8; A-Q8 R4; a-x8; aa-ss8; A-P8; A-V8; AA-NN8 OO10; A-K; a-p8; A-Z8, titles in Hebrew and Latin, text in Hebrew, woodcut printer's devices, Hebrew book titles within woodcut cartouche, with all blanks, vol.1 lacking s5&6, ruled in red throughout, later ink marginalia and inter-linear notes throughout, small armorial ink stamp to titles (1 inked out), occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned, new endpapers, contemporary calf, covers with gilt arabesque centre-pieces, rebacked in 20th century dark brown morocco, corners worn, rubbed, gilt gauffered edges, c.112 x 62mm., [Paris], [Robert Estienne], 1544-1546; and another (slightly shabbier) 5 vol. set, with the missing 2 ff. (not fully collated), 16mo (10)

⁂ A 'bijou typographique' (Renouard) by the Royal Printer in Hebrew. It is Robert Estienne's second Hebrew Bible, and considered as one of the finest examples of Hebrew printing.

Provenance: 'Henry W. Moule, from A.C.M., for Christmas, 1924' (slip pasted to first front pastedown, along with Moule's own ownership slips in same location of other vol.).

Literature: Adams B1224; Renouard, Estienne, 65:1; Schreiber, Estiennes, 82; Mortimer, French, 73.

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