?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
"THE HANDWRITING IS EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL" (AFRICA.) ETHIOPIA. Collection of Bible Stories in Ge'ez, with "Hymns to Mary." 348 pages written on 174 vellum leaves (18 x16 cm), the first dozen of which show some early water-staining at the bottom right corners, the remainder, in reasonably good condition. bearing the original wooden covers, and leather spine; the rear cover of which has cracked and been sewn together, the old wood covers with a rich patina. In the original leather carrying case with shoulder-strap. should be seen. Ethiopia, circa 1830-1850's
Sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries in 1964. With three letters from the appraiser at the Gallery and one sheet of paper with the following: "Number 3. This book contains the Psalms and extracts from some portion of other sections of the Old Testament and a section called 'Hymns to Mary.' The first two folios contain an invocation by the scribe. The Psalms are divided into groups; each group containing about 30 individual Psalms. At the end of each group there is a red and black dotted line. The handwriting is extremely beautiful."
