Bartolocci, Giulio (1613-1687) and Carlo Giuseppe Imbonati (d. after 1696).

5 volumes, folio (330 x 218mm.), [24], 831, [1]; [14], 923, [1]; [12 (incl. half-title)], 1002, [2]; [16 (incl. half-title)], lxxvi, 683, [1]; [14 (incl. half-title)], 549, [1], 277, [7]pp., title-pages printed in red and black, 10 tables printed in red and black in volume 2, calendar in volume 2 printed in red and black, music printing in volume 4, illustration: 2 engraved portraits, woodcut device on 4 title-pages, woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces, binding: eighteenth-century calf gilt, spines gilt in compartments, joints slightly rubbed 

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Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

first edition. A Cistercian monk and Hebrew scholar, Bartolocci was appointed both professor of Hebrew and rabbinical literature at the Collegium Neophytorum in Rome and Scriptor Hebraicus at the Vatican Library in 1651. His monumental Bibliotheca magna rabbinica contains accounts of Jewish literature and customs, as well as bibliographical and biographical information. The fourth volume was published posthumously by his disciple Imbonati, who also wrote the supplementary fifth volume.