Auction 38 Art, Silver, Watches, Judaica, Jewelry, Collectibles and More...
By PASAREL
Jan 24, 2019
18 Haim Levanon St. Neve Itamar Netanya, Israel
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LOT 279:

Tehillim and Eicha, First Tehillim in England, London, 1656.

Sold for: $420
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Auction took place on Jan 24, 2019 at PASAREL
tags: Books

Tehillim and Eicha, First Tehillim in England, London, 1656.

Tehillim and Eicha, First Tehillim in England, London, 1656, Judaica.

Tehillim book (Psalms) and Megillat Eicha (Scroll of Lamentations).

Hebrew Text.

Printed by the Scottish historian William Robertson (Presently resides and teaches Hebrew in London).

Apparently the first Tehillim book printed in Hebrew in England. 

Printed approximately a year after the return of the Jews to England (after an absence of over 300 years).

leather binding.

103 pages (206 sides).

15.5x9cm.

Separations, some wear to the binding.