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LOT 3147
29th March 2022
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LOT 3147
Bible, In Ge'ez. [A hand-written Ethiopian Coptic Bible in the Ge'ez script. N.p.: circa early-19th century.] 160pp., manuscript, 8vo (212 x 150mm.) 10 quires of 81 vellum leaves with manuscript text in red and black, ink notes to first and last leaves. (Heavily browned, occasional soiling, marginal loss to several leaves, some pencil annotation.) Original wooden boards, string-bound (later string repair to boards), original goatskin case (browned), original goatskin pilgrim's satchel, with cord. - And a further two volumes in the Ge'ez script (another Bible, [mid-19th century], 8vo, and a prayer book [mid-19th century], 8vo) (3).
Hammer price: £380
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