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179534103Germantown PA: Michael Billmeyer 1795. Hardcover. 16mo. Original full calf with metal clasps and straps present and functional. 537pp 5pp. Overall very good. Binding a bit edgeworn but attractive; front/rear flyleaves are replacements; text block moderately age toned with mild occasional foxing. Tight and nice second printing of this noted "New Testament" entirely in German first published in 1787 issued from the press of the well-known Philadelphia printer 1752-1837. The printing office/home in which this was printed still stands today; it was built in 1730 purchased by Billmeyer in 1789 and is supposedly the site from which George Washington directed his Continental Army forces in the Battle of Germantown. When Billmeyer and his father-in-law set up their Lutheran press in the 1780s they acquired the surviving equipment of the renowned Philadelphia printer Christopher Saur Jr. whose press the British had destroyed in 1777. The straps are perhaps not original but all brass clasp parts are original and handsome -- and it still clicks firmly closed. Despite mild wear an exceptional copy. Michael Billmeyer hardcover
171161049Dresden & Leipzig Zimmermann 1711. 8vo. Uniformly bound in two nice Cambridge-style mirror binding with four raised bands and richly gilt spines. All edges coloured in red. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spines. Light wear to extremities corners bumped and a few holes to boards. Internally nice and clean. 1406 pp. frontispiece; 2 1411-5020 28 pp. <br/><br/><em>The ucommon first only edition of Heemann's Bible commentary. </em> hardcover
17537144Amsterdam 1753. 8vo. 2 nice later full calf raised bands. Engr.frontisp. 106403203857280 pp hardcover
1745096606London: Printed by assignment from E Parker for John Beecroft at the Bible and Crown in Lombard-Street 1745. Book measures 15.5x10.cm. Collation 72pp 23pp The Communion engraved frontis and title page. Bound in full period red morocco raised bands ornate gilt fleur-de-lis within compartments ornate gilt design on both boards full gilt edges marble endpapers. At some time not recently the binding has been repaired rebacked retaining the original spine boards sprung. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally some spotting heavy in places. Pages in good condition. A nice copy in a superb period binding. F. The twenty second edition. Leather. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Printed, by assignment from E Parker, for John Beecroft, at the Bible and Crown in Lombard-Street
1739019996London: Printed for the Author and Sold By the Booksellers in Town and Country 1739. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to approx. 19 x 24cm. pp. vi 7-728; copper-engraved portrait of the author frontispiece plate 29 further copper engraved plates; title page printed in black and red; engraved head and tail-pieces. Contemporary or a little later full brown calf binding with five raised bands to the spine good with some general wear and rubbing leather chipped to head/tail of the spine and corners leather cracked to joints but boards remain firmly attached by cords; title label chipped with loss. Contents good and tight appears complete paper a little toned some pages a little marked small Japanese tissue repairs to the title page and frontispiece plate opposite page 527 with a short edge-tear just touching image contemporary signature of Dorothy Anne Page to the front paste-down and a little manuscript geneological information of presumably the same to the rear free end paper rear blank missing A good tight copy. Scarce. Printed for the Author and Sold By the Booksellers in Town and Country Hardcover
179145106Printed for W. Lowndes No. 77 Fleet-Street; and M. Luckman in Coventry 1791. 12mo. text in double-column; neat eighteenth-century signature on front free endpaper lengthy nineteenth-century inscription on front free endpaper verso; full period roan boards framed in blind expertly rebacked in style new red leather label ruled and lettered in gilt a remarkably bright clean crisp copy. With publisher's advertisement leaf at end. 'Calculated not only to promote the reading of the Holy Scriptures in Families and Schools but also to remove that great Uneasiness observable in Children upon the Appearance of hard Words in their Lessons'. EXTREMELY SCARCE. Not in Darlow & Moule; we have been able to trace only the BL copy. Printed for W. Lowndes, No. 77 Fleet-Street; and M. Luckman in Coventry, hardcover
1791057373Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Printed by M. Brown in the Flesh-Market 1791. Hardcover. Very Good. Elephant Folio. Full-page engravings. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE : 1791 1795. Hardback. Contemporary full calf-leather; raised bands. Dark red label gilt as issued. Large folio. A massive book with numerous full-page engravings and frontispiece. Text complete; OT Apocrypha NT Tables. Double column text. Good strong binding; front hinge cracking to leather; chords strong. Original contemporary binder's label of J. Nichols; Leeds. Lacks free end-papers. No owner name; Family tree of the Tatershall family to verso of frontis to NT neat tape repair to both frontispieces - also to a leaf of Index - many years ago. Separate title-page dated 1795. Minor wear. A lovely item. VG. A scarce surviving example of one of these giant folio Bibles. No copy recorded in any of the major UK libraries. Size approx 18 x 11". Spine width 3.0". Weight approx 7 kilos. Very good. Binding strong. MASSIVE book; extra postage required. Rosley Books for Antiquarian Theology and Church History. . Ostervald's Bible. <br/> <br/> Printed by M. Brown in the Flesh-Market hardcover
1749059291Oxford: Thomas Baskett Printer to the University 1749. Hardcover. Very Good. Large Quarto. OXFORD : 1749. With Apocrypha and Downame's Concordance. LONDON : 1745. Hardback. Contemporary calf-leather panelled boards. Raised bands; unlettered. Tight bright and clean. Text complete with title-pages to each part neatly mounted a long time ago. A few old owner names and a few internal markings. Minor wear. A few early neat page repairs with a few letters missing. A couple of old feint ink splashes. A little thumbing. Tiny insect holes to some of the Concordance. Overall very good. Strong sound an attractive volume. VERY GOOD. Heavy; over 3 kilos; extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Thomas Baskett Printer to the University. SCARCE. <br/> <br/> Thomas Baskett, Printer to the University hardcover
1761013265London: Printed For I. Pottinger At The Royal Bible In Pater-Noster-Row. MDCCLXI. 1761. Decorative Calf. Very Good. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. Printed in 1761. Size Quarto 10" x 7.75" 578 pages including index plus engraved plates inserted not paginated. Contemporary binding of dark brown calf decorated with ornate gilt tooled central panel to front and back covers ornate gilt corner pieces initials A.B. in centre of panel. Fiveraised bands to the spine with gilt title on black morocco label in the second and ornate fine gilt decoration in the remaining compartments. Marbled endpapers. Condition very good binding repaird and rebacked at some point outer corners restored original endpapers retained. The internal condition is very clean a few faint spots to margins of about 10 pages else contents clean. With frontispiece portrait of George III and numerous full page plates throughout of Biblical New Testament Scenes and Saints. Leonard Howard was the Personal Chaplain to the Dowager Princess of Wales. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha was the Princess of Wales from 1736-1751 and became Dowager Princess of Wales when her husband Frederick Prince of Wales died. He produced The Royal Bible for her. She was the mother of King George III who came to the throne in 1760. <br/> <br/> Printed For I. Pottinger, At The Royal Bible, In Pater-Noster-Row. MDCCLXI. unknown
1767005247Paris: G. Desprez 1767. A worn and incomplete copy of this collection of more than five hundred half-page copper plate engravings of scenes from the Old and New Testaments. This copy contains 454 of the 500 half-page plates plus a full page frontis title page vignette and quarter-page engraving at the beginning of the Discours Preliminaire - it is missing 46 of the 328 plates from the Old Testament and none from the New Testament. We are selling this as a collection of plates only as there is quite a bit of damage to the text with many ragged edges and large chips. The plates are in generally very good condition with some perhaps ten or twelve having chips in the margins rather close to the printed areas but no damage to the printed areas themselves. All in all the beginning of the book is in the worst condition steadily improving through the end. The frontis engraving does have some spotting. The frontis engraving is by Cochin the title page vignette by K. Audran; none of the other engravings are identified by maker. The illustrations are quite lively often dramatic such as with Jonah and the whale and beautifully made. The full calf binding is still present and very worn with the pages still barely attached to the binding and to each other. Unfortunate condition but still a lovely collection of Biblical plates. Hard Cover. Fair. 4to 28 cm tall. G. Desprez Hardcover
179626128<p><strong>1796 DUTCH Walloon Dordrecht BIBLE Songs Hymns MUSIC Catechism Netherlands</strong></p><p>A rare 18th-century French New Testament Bible from Onder de Linden in Amsterdam. This book contains not only the French New Testament text but also the entirety of the Psalms of David set to music as well as other hymns and songs.</p><p>Item number: #26128</p><p>Price: $499</p><p>Holy Bible</p><p><strong><em>Le Nouveau Testament : c'est-a-dire la Nouvelle Alliance de notre Seigneur Jesus Christ Cantiques pour le cultepublic</em></strong></p><p>Amsterdam: chez F.G. Onder de Linden 1796.</p><p><u>Details</u>:</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: Complete with all pages; 3 parts in 1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->New Testament – Unpaginated</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Psalms – 335 1</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->Cantiques – IV 140</p><p><!--endif-->Includes separate title page 1806</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: French</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~5.75in X 3.25in 14.5cm x 8cm</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Quite rare</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>26128</p><p>Photos available upon request.</p> F.G. Onder de Linden hardcover
172612567<p><b>1726 BIBLE Theodore Beza Huguenot Latin New Testament Protestant Reformation</b></p><p>Theodore Beza was one of the most prolific French Protestants during the Reformation. In 1565 Beza first issued an edition of the Greek New Testament translated into the Vulgate. His biblical translations were extremely important and popular throughout Europe especially among Calvinists and helped shape many theological scholars who came after him.</p><p>This 1726 Midwinter Latin edition of Beza's New Testament was published in London.</p><p>Item number: #12567</p><p>Price: $499</p><p>Holy Bible</p><p><b><i>Novum Testamentum Domini nostri Jesu Christi: interprete Theodoro Beza.</i></b></p><p>Londini : Apud D. Midwinter W. & J. Innys J. Osborn & T. Longman 1726.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages;</p><p>o 347 1</p><p>· References: not in Darlow & Moule</p><p>· Language: Latin</p><p>· Binding: Leather; secure</p><p>· Size: ~6in X 4in 15cm x 10cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>12567</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> D. Midwinter, W. & J. Innys, J. Osborn & T. Longman hardcover
1752D3102Paris: Gabriel-Charles Berton 1752. Hardcover. Very Good. 268 half-page engraved illustrations including title vignette. 20 552 pages including half-title. 4to contemporary mottled sheep gilt with morocco lettering piece spine ends rubbed cover corners worn; overall a very nice fresh copy. A charming old 19th century book marker with a little pillow at the head rests inside pillow dangling outside at the top. <br/><br/> Gabriel-Charles Berton hardcover
1798345310Basel: Ben und Verlag Emanuel Zhurnensen. Zhurnensen 1798. 32 688; 120; 4 280pp. Double coplumn. Folio. Full contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards with clasps and bosses. Signed Gotfried Zahn on ffep. 32 688; 120; 4 280pp. Double coplumn. Folio. Ben und Verlag Emanuel Zhurnensen. Zhurnensen unknown
173749261Leiden: Jean Luzac 1737. First edition. Two volumes large quarto. 52 544; 2 545-1232 63 indices 1 corrigendapp. Text in two columns with Hebrew text and facing Latin translation interspersed with commentary. Titles in red and black with engraved vignettes. Contemporary speckled calf; gilt-tooled spine with raised bands and morocco lettering pieces; gilt dentelles; edges daubed in red and green. Light scuffing to boards and fading to spines. A very good set with crisp clean text throughout.<br /> <br /> First edition of this comprehensive commentary to the biblical Book of Job by the Dutch scholar of Semitic languages Albert Schultens 1686-1750 who maintained "that the true nature of the Hebrew language and the meaning of many of its words and idioms are to be found chiefly in the Arabic" Orme. Fifty-five pages of the indices constitute a brief lexicon and provide Latin as well as Arabic equivalents for more than 1000 Hebrew words. Schultens studied theology and eastern languages at Groningen where he received his degree in theology in 1709. After a brief career as a preacher in Wassenaar he was nominated professor of Hebrew and Jewish antiquities at Franeker in 1713. In 1729 he decamped for Leiden were he was first appointed reader in eastern languages and finally full professor in 1732.<br /> <br /> At this time a chief concern of Calvinist theologians was to liberate Old Testament exegesis from the Jewish Rabbinic as well as Catholic traditions. Schultens' influential and controversial solution was revealed as early as 1706 in his first public thesis Disputatio theologico philologica de utilitate linguae Arabicae in interpretanda S. Scriptura A Theologico-Philosophical Dissertation on the Utility of the Arabic Language for the Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures "a forceful attack" Brugman & Schröder on the Protestant sola scriptura methodology of Biblical exegesis. "With the help of Jacobus Golius' Arabic dictionary he perused with zeal and fervour the Old Testament and wrote prolifically. The lexical superiority of Arabic had led him to a reconsideration of the position of Hebrew: at first he had called Arabic 'the most splendid daughter of mother Hebrew' but in his oration of 1729 he proclaimed Hebrew and Arabic cognate twin sisters. This shocked conservative theologians as an outright profanation of God's Word" Brugman & Schröder. "In 1737 he applied his theories in his bilingual edition of the book of the prophet Job whom he regarded as an Arab. The Hebrew text and the Latin translation are all but totally submerged by the extensive commentary in which Schultens draws abundantly on Arabic texts such as the Hamasa an anthology of early Arabic poetry by the ninth-century poet Abu Tammam" Vrolijk & van Leeuwen. Schultens was not without his critics and by 1824 William Orme notes a turning of the tide: "Different opinions are entertained of the correctness of his views and also of his success in applying them; but it is now generally admitted that he carries his notions of the advantage of Arabic learning to the interpretation of the Scriptures too far." <br /> <br /> Jean Luzac 1728-1777 was a member of a well-known Huguenot family of printers; he published many works for the University of Leiden including three Hebrew books of Albert Schultens. Isaac van der Mijn is noted as the printer at the colophon of the second volume.<br /> <br /> Provenance: printed label of the Bibliotheca Seminarii Warmondani at the front endleaf of the first volume. Full title: Liber Jobi cum nova versione ad Hebraeum fontem et commentario perpetuo in quo Veterum et Recentiorum Interpretum cogitata præcipua expenduntur: genuinus sensus ad priscum Linguae genium indagatur atque ex filo et nexu universo Argumenti nodus intricatissimus evolvitur. Curavit et editit. Albertus Schultens. Tomus Primus. -Tomus Secundus<br /> <br /> References: J. Brugman & F. Schröder Arabic Studies in the Netherlands Leiden: E.J. Brill 1979 p.26f. Fuks/Fuks-Mansfeld 78. Orme Bibl. Biblica p. 390. A. Vrolijk & R. van Leeuwen Arabic Studies in the Netherlands a Short History in Portraits 1580-1950 Leiden: E.J. Brill 2014 pp. 73-79. Jean Luzac unknown
170536556Amsterdam & Utrecht: H. Boom Joh. II van Waesberge Goethals Ger. Borstius Joh. Wolters Fr. Halma W. van de Water & W. Broedelet 1705. Third Edition . Hardcover - as published. Engraved title page in red & black plus four additional engraved title pages for each of the four parts into which the text is divided: 1 Genesis - Deuter.; 2 the Prophetae antiores; 3 the Prophetae posteriores; and 4 Hagiographa. Text is in Hebrew with the preliminaries and preface by van der Hooght & others as well as the printed marginalia in Latin. This is actually the third editon edited & revised by van der Hooght of the famous Hebrew Bible originally published by Joseph Athias in 1661. Thick octavo; a.e.g. Some light worming to end leaves pastedown & rear board; lacking rear front fly leaf & front rear fly leaf. Also first engraving detached. Spine is dry and rubbed along raised bands 5 panels with some light wear to edges & joints; head of spine is torn but without loss; rubbed label in 2nd panel present & readable; some worming at head of spine; small gouge on back board. A very nice internally clean tight copy of a scarce title. H. Boom, Joh. II van Waesberge, Goethals, Ger. Borstius, Joh. Wolters, Fr. Halma, W. van de Water, & W. Broedelet hardcover
1725009R10By Samuel Schoonwald Boekverkooper Tot Amsterdam: 1725. 1725 ff. 10 358 144 84 2 170 leaves. No maps or plates. Printed in Dutch gothic type in double columns within a ruled border. Thick large 4to. Worn contemporary full leather binding. Highly decorated in gold gilt. Tooled with ownership initials and a date: 1733 / A.C.H. / C.J.H. en C.C. / A.S. / T.M.B. Original decorative brass clasp hardware that appear to be from a much earlier era. The Dutch Martin Luther edition edited by Nicolaas Haas from A. Visscher's version. Haas' notes translated from the German by I. Le Long. The only Dutch Bible published by Samuel Schoonwald See: Darlow & Moule 3344 Note. Though worn the binding is still very impressive. Scarce. PRICE JUST REDUCED! W108 Language: eng. Full Leather. Hardcover. Good. By Samuel Schoonwald, Boekverkooper, Tot Amsterdam: 1725. hardcover
1725AQ30436Trajecti ad Rhenum i.s. Utrecht: Apud Guilielmum vande Water et Jacobum van Poolsum 1725. In two volumes. 138 24 903 1; 2 928pp. Titles in red and black. Text printed in double columns. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf marbled edges. Extremities rubbed wear to head and foot of both spines Vol. I without lettering-piece lettering-piece of Vol. II chipped. Ink library stamps and recent bookplates of R. A. Levisson to both FFEPs scattered spotting. The Septuagint or the Koine Greek version of the Hebrew Bible is the earliest translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek appearing between the first and third centuries before Christ in Alexandria. Embraced by the Catholic Church which includes many of the texts that Reformed churches ignore or consider Apocryphral the authorised Papal version of the Septuagint was first produced in Rome 1587 under the reign of Pope Sixtus V. A direct by-product of the Council of Trent the production of the Septuagint was the suggestion of Cardinal Pole who encouraged making available the Bible in Hebrew and Greek as well as the Latin vulgate in order to counter charges of the Reformers. This edition was compiled by German oriental philologist and reformed theologian David Mill 1692-1756 and was published simultaneously in Amsterdam. Darlow and Moule 4736. First Millius edition. 8vo. Apud Guilielmum vande Water et Jacobum van Poolsum unknown
1725L0823Amstelodami: Sumptibus Societatis David Millius. G : in Good condition without dust jacket. Covers rubbed. Loss to spine leather of volume 2. Occasional slight foxing. 1725. Seventh Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 170mm x 100mm 7" x 4". 903pp; 928pp. Written in Greek. Bookplate of Montagu Burgoyne. Title page with small woodcut engraving. The second recognised edition from the Vatican in Rome. . Sumptibus Societatis [David Millius] hardcover
1795076922London: Scatcherd And Walker / John Creswick 1795. Original full red leather gilt marbled endpapers all edges gilt in good condition rubbed at the edges scratched on the rear board slightly chipped at the top and bottom of the spine lacking a couple of blanks at the front contemporary ownership details at the rear fronts creased both Old and New Testaments with engraved titles bearing the imprint of Scatcherd And Walker followed by printed titles with John Creswick and Literary Association attribution illustrated with full page ebgravings large and heavy hence an additional shipping fee for international delivery will be required please contact for details . Hardcover. Good. Large 4to. Scatcherd And Walker / John Creswick Hardcover
1765123207Venezia Nicola Pezzana 1765. In 4° massimo piena pergamena rigida coeva con riprese al dorso e leggera usura alle punte. Pp. 18 n.n. 1008 LXIV con Tabula Sacra Geographicae e Cronologiae Sacrae. Con bella antiporta incisa a piena pagina frontespizio in rosso e nero con vignetta centrale B.F.S. capolettera testate e 23 belle incisioni xilografiche a piena pagina. Testo su due colonne tutto inquadrato in doppia cornice semplice a filetto. Esemplare ben tenuto carta fresca e pulita. Bella edizione veneziana settecentesca della Vulgata con nutriti indici finali Venezia, Nicola Pezzana, unknown
171550247<p>This 1715 Antwerp printing of the Latin Vulgate Bible follows the Sixtine-Clementine text authorized by papal authority and widely used in Catholic tradition. Printed by Joannem Baptistam Verdussen it includes the Old and New Testaments along with the Apocryphal books. An engraved title page accompanies the text and the work is issued as two volumes bound together. Very Good condition; leather binding remains tight and secure with minor rubbing at the corners pages clean with no major staining and red fore-edge present. Quarto 4to two volumes in one. Collation: 8 XX 4 624; 4 576 74 pp. Illustrations: engraved title page. Edition: 1715 printing. 50247. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</p> Joannem Baptistam Verdussen hardcover
173613528<p><b>1736 DUTCH Little Holy Bible 150 Illustrated Allegory ART Bybel Amsterdam RARE</b></p><p>A rare and rather unique 18th-century Dutch Bible. Known as the '<i>Little Print Bible'</i> this Bible is a fully illustrated small volume where <b>each page of the Bible is an engraving of Bible scenes designed to teach Dutch children how to memorize scripture</b> passages and proverbs. First published in 1720 this book proved to be quite popular and saw numerous reissues throughout the 18th-century.</p><p><b>An impressive collection of 150 allegorical illustrations and Bible scenes!</b></p><p>Item number: #13528</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>Holy Bible</p><p><b><i>De Kleine print-bybel. </i></b><b><i>Waar in door verscheide afbeeldingen een meenigte van bybelsche spreuken verklaart warden</i></b></p><p>Tot Amsterdam : By Gerrit Bouman boekverkooper in de St. Lucie-steeg 1736.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p>· Collation: Complete with all pages</p><p>o 18 <b>150 engravings</b></p><p>· Language: Dutch</p><p>· Binding: Leather; tight & secure</p><p>· Size: ~6.25in X 4in 16cm x 10cm</p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>13528</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Gerrit Bouman, boekverkooper in de St. Lucie-steeg hardcover
174229070<p>Printed in 1742 at the Sheldonian Theatre this edition of the Greek New Testament reflects the editorial work of Johann Albrecht Bengel .The volume adheres to the Millian text incorporating pericope divisions and punctuation devised by Bengel. This edition attracted attention among early Methodists including John Wesley. Its duodecimo format suits both academic and devotional use. Original leather boards have been retained with a secure modern leather spine. The contents are complete with clean and well-set typography. Collation: 4 557 pp. Format: Duodecimo 12mo single volume. No illustrations. Reference: Darlow & Moule 4746. First Bengel edition. #29070 PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.</p> E theatro Sheldoniano. Impensis E. Broughton hardcover
174849255Leiden: Jean Luzac 1748. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. 8 cviii 522 60 indices & corrigendapp. Text in two columns with Hebrew text and facing Latin translation interspersed with commentary. Title in red and black with engraved vignette; woodcut ornaments. Contemporary Dutch paneled vellum with blind-stamped vignettes and ruled borders; manuscript title at spine. Covers lightly soiled. Occasional touches of soiling and some leaves with mild embrowning. A very good copy generally crisp and clean.<br /> <br /> First edition of this comprehensive commentary to the biblical Book of Proverbs by the Dutch semitic language scholar Albert Schultens 1686-1750 who maintained "that the true nature of the Hebrew language and the meaning of many of its words and idioms are to be found chiefly in the Arabic" Orme. Forty-one pages of the indices constitute a brief lexicon and provide Latin as well as Arabic equivalents for more than 1000 Hebrew words. Schultens studied theology and eastern languages at Groningen where he received his degree in theology in 1709. After a brief career as a preacher in Wassenaar he was nominated professor of Hebrew and Jewish antiquities at Franeker in 1713. In 1729 he decamped for Leiden were he was first appointed reader in eastern languages and finally full professor in 1732.<br /> <br /> At this time a chief concern of Calvinist theologians was to liberate Old Testament exegesis from Jewish Rabbinic as well as Catholic traditions. Schultens' influential and controversial solution was revealed as early as 1706 in his first public thesis Disputatio theologico philologica de utilitate linguae Arabicae in interpretanda S. Scriptura A Theologico-Philosophical Dissertation on the Utility of the Arabic Language for the Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures "a forceful attack" Brugman & Schröder on the Protestant sola scriptura methodology of Biblical exegesis. "With the help of Jacobus Golius' Arabic dictionary he perused with zeal and fervour the Old Testament and wrote prolifically. The lexical superiority of Arabic had led him to a reconsideration of the position of Hebrew: at first he had called Arabic 'the most splendid daughter of mother Hebrew' but in his oration of 1729 he proclaimed Hebrew and Arabic cognate twin sisters. This shocked conservative theologians as an outright profanation of God's Word" Brugman & Schröder. <br /> <br /> Like his earlier commentary on the Biblical Book of Job one here finds that the "Hebrew text and the Latin translation are all but totally submerged by the extensive commentary in which Schultens draws abundantly on Arabic texts such as the Hamasa an anthology of early Arabic poetry by the ninth-century poet Abu Tammam" Vrolijk & van Leeuwen. Schultens was not without his critics and by 1824 William Orme notes a turning of the tide: "Different opinions are entertained of the correctness of his views and also of his success in applying them; but it is now generally admitted that he carries his notions of the advantage of Arabic learning to the interpretation of the Scriptures too far." <br /> <br /> Jean Luzac 1728-1777 was a member of a well-known Huguenot family of printers; he published many works for the University of Leiden including three Hebrew books of Albert Schultens. Isaac van der Mijn is noted as the printer at the colophon of the second volume.<br /> <br /> Provenance: bookplate of the Crozer Theological Seminary - Bucknell Library; bookseller's ticket of Librairie Ancienne et Moderne de Frederik Muller Amsterdam at the front paste-down. References: J. Brugman & F. Schröder Arabic Studies in the Netherlands Leiden: E.J. Brill 1979 p.26f. Fuks/Fuks-Mansfeld 78. Orme Bibl. Biblica p. 390. A. Vrolijk & R. van Leeuwen Arabic Studies in the Netherlands a Short History in Portraits 1580-1950 Leiden: E.J. Brill 2014 pp. 73-79. Jean Luzac hardcover
