[JUDAISM/HEBREW] SURENHUIS, WILLEM - MISCHNA Sive Totius Heb...

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£700 - £1,000

[JUDAISM/HEBREW] SURENHUIS, WILLEM - MISCHNA Sive Totius Hebraeorum Juris, Rituum, Antiquitatum, ac Legum Oralium Systema, Cum Clarissimorum Rabbinorum Maimonidis & Bartenorae Commentariis Integris. Amsterdam, G & J Borstius, 1698-1703. First edition, large folio, 6 volumes bound in 3, engraved frontispieces, engraved plates (some folding), titles in red and black with woodcut devices, half calf with marbled boards, rebacked, housed in 3 solander boxes. The monumental bilingual Surenhusius edition, offering the six books (Orders) of the Mishna in Hebrew text, for the first time with Latin translation in parallel columns. Scarce, especially in this condition. Provenance: St John's College, Nottingham (3)

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Internally some occasional spotting, but overall a very good fresh copy of this rare 6-volume set, the bindings have been re-backed but are sound, some rubbing/minor wear, plate images are strong and clear. The 6 volumes are bound in 3, the 3 books each being housed in a brown solander box