1820 The Hebrew Psalter or Psalms of David Antiquarian Jewish History Book

1820 The Hebrew Psalter or Psalms of David Antiquarian Jewish History Book

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1820 The Hebrew Psalter or Psalms of David Antiquarian Jewish History Book

Sefer Tehilim - The Hebrew Psalter or Psalms of David
Accurately Printed With The Vowel Points And Accents From The Text Of
E. Vanderhooght
Carefully Revised And Compared With The Editions Of Foster, Kennicot, Proops, Atthias, Hutter etc
Printed and Published by George Offor: London, 1820 Scarce 1st Edition Known To Be Held By 19 Libraries Worldwide - WorldCat

This 200 year-old book is an example of Hebrew printing in London by a non-Jewish publisher and printer. It was edited and published by George Offor, a writer, book dealer and collector and scholar of Hebrew and other languages. George Offor was born in 1787, the Baptist son of a book dealer, also called George Offor. He is usually known for his editions of Christian works, particularly the works of John Bunyan. He amassed a large book collection and died in 1864. His collection was catalogued by Sotheby's and auctioned in 1865. Two days after the auction almost the entire collection was destroyed in a fire. He had published a book, Introduction to Reading the Hebrew Language in 1814, and this book followed in 1820. (Information courtesy of Jeffrey Maynard blog)

General wear and fading to cover and spine as shown. No splits to hinges and binding in very good order. There is a contemporary owner signature on the first page of Hebrew text and very light pencil annotations throughout. Some ageing to title page otherwise text is very clean and bright. A very nice copy overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.

Size 18cm x 11cm x 1.5cm

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Condition: Very good
Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Region: Middle East
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: General wear and fading to cover and spine as shown. No splits to hinges and binding in very good order. There is a contemporary owner signature on the first page of Hebrew text and very light pencil annotations throughout. Some ageing to title page otherwise text is very clean and bright. A very nice copy overall. Please study photos to understand condition. Happy to provide more photos on request.
Language: English
Author: E. Vanderhooght
Publisher: George Offor: London
Year Printed: 1820
Sub-subject: Hebrew