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The first Jewish printing of the Chumash

with English translation 



London, 1785 


מחיר פתיחה: $8,000
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הערכה: $12,000 - $18,000

The first Jewish printing of the Chumash

with English translation 


London, 1785 


Chamishah Chumshei Torah and Haftarahs in Hebrew with English translation on facing pages by Alexander Ben Yehuda Leib.

This is the first Jewish printing of the Chumash and Haftarahs with English translation.

Every one of the five volumes of the Chumash contains an illustrative copperplate title page depicting the baal koreh reading from the Torah, as well as the hagba that follows after reading from the Torah.


London, 1785. Printed by Alexander Ben Yehuda and his son Yehuda Ben Alexander. [88]: [98]: [87]: [118]: [134]: Page size: 19.5 cm. Additional English language title pages. Complete copy. Good condition. Antique binding with late leather spine.

Provenance: The William Gross collection



Item description from the 'William L. Gross Collection'

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