Bible, Portuguese. Do Velho Testamento, vol.1 only (of 2), ie most of Old Testament, Batavia, por...

Bible, Portuguese. Do Velho Testamento, vol.1 only (of 2), ie most of Old Testament, translated by Joao Ferreira d'Almeida, some lower margins trimmed close, occasionally slightly affecting signature or catchword, lacking initial and final blank, water-stain to upper corner, ink stamps to title and verso of final leaf, later burgundy morocco, gilt, g.e., 12mo, Batavia, por H. Mulder, 1748.*** The first edition of most of the Old Testament in Portuguese, the New Testament translated by Almeida having been printed in Amsterdam in 1681. Almeida's death in 1691 prevented him finishing his work on the OT, managing only as far as part of the Book of Ezekiel, but the work was to be completed by Jacobus op den Akker (end of Ezekiel, Daniel and Minor Prophets) and volume 2 was published in 1753, thus completing the 'Almeida Bible'Provenance: from the stock of the late Max Israël; Ets Haim library of Amsterdam (black ink stamp and purple withdrawn stamp).