Search Results: 18th Century Judaica from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.

Fremersheim, Germany, 1734. On offer: ORIGINAL CONTRACT TO BORROW MONEY FROM A JEWISH MONEYLENDER IN 1734 as such VERY RARE loan agreement (debt-letter) for money provided by a Jew, "David von Büdesheim" in 1734. Very Fine Judaica, manuscript in ink on thick paper from Germany. Folio double leaf, all 4 pages written: Page 1: loan contract between Christoph Schröder (and wife) and "Schutz Juden David von Büdesheim", Page 2: condition and terms for repayment, Page 3: court confirmation with witnesses-repayment has to be made until 1735, page 4: hebrew notes probably made by the lender. Manuscript is dated on March 26, 1734 at Fremersheim, Germany. Condition: clear cuts (no text lost) in center because of devaluation (loan repayment). Some spots and darkening, folded, otherwise good+. Thick Paper has huge watermark. David von Büdesheim lent 21 Reichthaler to Christoph Schröder and his wife. As security, Schröder provided 4 parts of his land. An extremely… Read More

Oxoniensis Ditata. Very Good. 1770. Leather. De Sacra Poesi Hebraeorum, Praelectiones Academicae Oxonii Habitae...Subjicitur Metricae Harianae Brevis Confutatio: Et Oratio Crewiana….Second Edition. Robert Lowth [1710 - 1787] delivered lectures as Professor of Poetry at Oxford between 1741 and 1748. He held long proposed that Hebrew is the language spoken in Heaven. This edition contains the principal notes of Professor Michaelis, and notes by the translator and others. A mere seven years after the printing of this edition in 1777 the author became Lord Bishop of London. VG copy save for some general light soiling to the ivory boards. Interior is fine save for the odd bit of foxing and agetoning.; Latin, Hebrew; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; JUDAISM, HEBREW LANGUAGE, GRAMMAR, CHRISTIANITY, BIBLE STUDIES, THESAURUS, DICTIONARY,REFERENCE, JUDAICA, JUDAISM, HEBREW, ETHNIC, CHOSEN PEOPLE, PEOPLE OF THE BOOK, JEW, HEBRAIC, JUDEO-CHRISTIAN, Poetry,… Read More

VIENNA AUSTRIA: TYP. IOAN THOMAE Nob. de Trattnern. Good. 1774. Hardcover. On offer: Grammaticae Hebraeo Chaldaicae Harmonice et synoptice adornatae. Editio novissima recognita, emendata & nonnullis in locis discentium commodo inmutata. 1774 publication date in Vienna. This an ancient Hebrew-Latin grammar book with the usual rubbing to the edges and dings to the tips but otherwise G.; Latin, Hebrew; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Hebrew, Judaica, Grammar, Latin, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho, vitela, documento, Manuscrito, .

London: A. Peisley. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1740. Sixth Edition. Full-Leather. Printed 1740. Unusually Fine copy in Full Handsome Original Mottled Calf and Raised Bands minor chipping and split to rear upper spine. The Book: MAUNDRELL, Henry, A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem at Easter A.D. 1697. The Sixth Edition. The which is now added an Account of the Author's Journey to the Banks of the Euphrates at Beer, and to the Country of Mesopotamia. Printed at the Theatre, Oxford 1740. 6th and FINEST EDITION, 8vo. Engraved vignette on title, 14 engraved plates of which 8 are folding, FINE MOTTLED ENGLISH CALF, VERY FINE COPY THE MOST FAMOUS OF PALESTINE TRAVELOGUES. Henry Maundrell was the Levant Company's chaplain of Aleppo from 1696 to 1701. This work contains the first description of Balbec by an Englishman. Blackmer 1095. Cox i, p.119. Tobler 116d17. Travelogues written by Europeans visiting Palestine after that period point to a shift in Europe's relationship to the… Read More

Paris: Chez Alexandre Jombert. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1784. Full-Leather. NATURAL HISTORY OF THE HOLY LAND, INCLUDING STUNNING ENGRAVED PLATES AND MAPS, MONSTERS, AND MYRRH! SPECTACULAR FINE AND CLEAN COPY. ORIGINAL, PRINTED 1784. IN ORIGINAL MOTTLED CALF AND GILT BINDING. EXTREMELY RARE. No other copies on-line and only one copy in the auction records in 30 years for a much poorer copy (that one waterstained vs. the fresh one for sale here). The Book: JOLY J.- R. Père, La géographie sacrée et les monuments de l'histoire sainte Jombert, Paris. 1784. Beatiful copy in 4to, mottled calf and gilt, filled with maps, plates as well as many of the natural history of the Holy Land. Minor cracking at top of hinge, very rare in such splendid condition. Only copy at auction in 30 years was a badly dampstained one at Swann's Dec, 16, 1993. Plates include Tower of Babel, Map of the Middle East and the location of the Garden of Eden. Map depicting the route of the… Read More

Rotterdam, Holland: JOHANNES ROTTERDAM, Bookverkoper. Good. 1735. Original Vellum. Moses en Christus, of Tafereel der voornaamste voorbeelden des Ouden Testaments, uit Moses wet, en allerley Joodsche oudheden wydlopig t'samengesteld en op Christus en syn kerke geestelyk toegepast / door Johannes Bierman. Good copy with usual general ageing of ancient vellum covers. Some number of pages loose but overall a very pleasing copy of this rare tome. Included is a mysterious small handwritten manuscript not found being used as a marker.; Dutch; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; CHRISTIANITY, BIBLE STUDIES, CHRISTIAN, JESUS, WAY OF THE CROSS, CRUXIFICTION, CHRIST, VIA DOLOROSA, HANDWRITTEN, HAND WRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, JOURNAL, LEDGER, DIARY, PERSONAL, CATHOLIC, CATHOLICISM, ECCLESIASTIC, RELIGION, FAITH, JOSEPH AND MARY, SON OF GOD, RESURRECTION, APOSTLES, JUDAS, PETER, PAUL, SAINTSJUDAISM, JEWISH STUDIES, YIDDISHKEIT, ISRAEL, MOSES, TENACH, HEBREW STUDIES, TEN COMMANDMENTS,… Read More

London: J. & P. Knapton and W. Sandby. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1750. Full-Leather. Superb 1750, J. & P. Knapton and W. Sandby, London, first edition thus; two volumes: pp [xlviii], 239; 288. 58 plates - complete. Title pages printed in red and black. Calf backed marbled boards, spine with gilt emblems in compartments and gilt lettered black morocco labels. Save for light edge-wear and some of the hinges cracking but nothing horrible this set would be Fine.; LATIN; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; TROJAN WAR, AENEAS, DIDO, TROY, ROME,MYTHOLOGY, GREECE, ROMAN, ROME, GREEK, CARTHAGE, ILIAD, DARDANIANS, HOMER, PRIAM, HECTOR .

Good with no dust jacket. 1742. Full-Leather. FOLIO. PRINTED 1742. CLASSIC HEBREW WORK ON RITUAL SACRIFICE. Rare. No copies at auction in the American Auction Records. The Book: Ibn Hayyim, Aaron, 1545-1632. Sefer Korban Aharon : ve-hu perush le-sefer Sifra ... / hibro Aharon Ibn Hayim ; nit`orer Eliyahu ben Mosheh Desoya le-hadpiso shenit Desoya : [h. mo. l.], 502 [1742]. COMPLETE. 20, 260 leaves ; 36 cm, Red calf and Boards, pages age-toned. The Hebrew word for sacrifice is Korban. The sacrifice of an animal to a deity was an acceptable form of worship among the ancients. Many mystical rites which are found in other religions, can also be found in the Jewish sacrificial system. The Hebrew word Korban comes from the root "karab" which means "to approach" or "draw near." Many forms of religion believed that before "approaching " a deity one had to present a gift or offering to appease the god. Maimonides the great Jewish scholar, philosopher, and… Read More

Offenbach, Zeligman-Reiss. Fair. 1717. Original Wraps. Original Printing in 1717. RARE AND IMPORTANT BOOK COMPOSED BY THE GREAT RABBI OF THE HOLY CITY OF SAFED IN ISRAEL, THE GREAT PUPIL OF THE RABBI YOSEF CARO. OVER 288 YEARS Old. The Book: Alsheich, Moshe. Shoshanat Ha-Amakim. Offenbach, Zeligman-Reiss, 1717. Folio. Title page torn with some loss, early original boards. Several Rabbis signatures. Alshich Hakadosh (1508-1593). Popularly referred to by his family name, and an individual whose great holiness is reflected by the title "Hakadosh" (the holy) which history has appended to his name, Rabbi Moshe Alshich was one of the leading members of the great beit din (Jewish court) of Safed, Israel. He had moved to the holy city of Safed from Turkey with his teacher Rabbi Yosef Caro the author of the Shulchan Aruch) while still a young man." (Ref: "Torah from Dixie: Recompilation of Rabbinic Giants").; Hebrew, Judaica; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Bible… Read More