Set of Chamishah Chumshei Torah with Tikkun Sofrim , the Targum s, hafatarahs and meggilahs. Commentaries by Rash”i, Rashba”m, Ibn Ezra, Ba’al HaTurim and more. With Tochachat Mussar by the Shla”h and Totza’ot Chayim . Vienna, Schmidt Press. 1794. Large, magnificent format. Original leather binding.
The introduction discusses, inter alia , the beauty of this edition: “Hashem raised Mr. Schmidt’s spirits … to extend himself to bring the letters from Amsterdam, and all his tools are good and proper. If only the paper in our country were like the paper in Holland … and you can see the splendor of the work of this sefer , and the elegance of its production …” This is therefore a luxury edition, a copy printed on high-quality paper, with especially wide margins.
Five volumes: [4], 98, [2]; 125; 61, [1], 64-74; 68; 29-35, 15-16; 80, 19-42 leaf. 34 cm. Owner’s signatures: “The youth Michael bar Yuzpa Segal …”
Overall fine condition. Aging stains. Owner’s notations, signatures and stamps. Original leather binding.