PSALTER, in Hebrew - Psalterium, Leiden: "Ex officina Plantiniana apud Franciscum Raphelengium," 1595, 16mo, woodcut ornaments, contemporary calf (heavily rubbed, hinges weak).

PSALTER, in Hebrew - Psalterium. Leiden: "Ex officina Plantiniana apud Franciscum Raphelengium," 1595. 16mo (107 x 80mm). Title in English and Hebrew with woodcut printer's device, woodcut ornament at head of first text leaf, text in Hebrew throughout (title with piece torn away from edge without loss, headings cropped, one leaf torn without loss, some mainly light browning, staining and spotting). Contemporary calf (heavily rubbed, hinges weak). Provenance: From the Collection of Professor Jonathan Brostoff, D.M., D.Sc., FRCP, FRCPath (1934-2020); "Ex libris Rod: Howard" (old signature on title); "Beneficum daudo accipit qui digno dedit" (old Latin inscription on verso of title); old inscriptions and signatures on endpaper.