Description:
Bible, Hebrew. Biblia Hebraica, edited by Johann Heinrich Michaelis (1668-1738) Halle: Typis & Sumtibus Orphanotrophei, 1720. First edition, thick octavo, title page printed in red and black, engraved frontispiece, bound in full modern calfskin, 9 x 5 1/2 in.
Michaelis's chief work is this edition of the Hebrew Bible, based on Jablonski's 1699 version, but with the added scholarly notes produced through comparison of nineteen printed editions and five manuscripts.
Estimate $300-400
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