Set Chamisha Chumshei Torah, with Targum, Rashi’s commentary and the Be’er Mayim Chaim commentary by the Holy Rebbi Chaim of Czernowitz, author of Sidduro shel Shabbat.
Zhitomir, 1852. Printed at the Holy press of the brothers Chanina Lipa, Aryeh Leib and Yehoshua Heschel Shapira, the grandsons of the Rav of Slavuta. Two title pages, the first of which has some text in red ink.
This edition of Chumashim is extraordinarily hard-to-find. the only edition printed in Zhitomir by the Shapiro Brothers that contained the Be’er Mayim Chaim commentary.
The editors of Mif’al HaBibliographiah have only seen parts Shmot & Devarim. The JNUL only holds a lacking copy of Bereshit, part Bamidbar & a lacking copy of Devarim.
Part 1 Bereishit: 311 Leaves. Lacking the final 2 pages (page 310-311) & supplied in professional facsimile. 20.7 Cm.
Part 2 Shemot: 236 Leaves. Lacking 2 pages (page 218 & 236-the last page) & supplied in facsimile. 20.5 Cm.
Part 3 Vayikra: 12 Leaves. 20.9 Cm.
Part 4 Bamidbar. 155 Leaves. Lacking the first title page supplied in professional facsimile. Restored wormholes affecting text, page & marginal restorations. 22 Cm.
Part 5 Devarim: 152 Leaves. 20.7 Cm.
Undoubtedly one of the most important and rare seforim from the Zhitomir press! A full set has never before appeared at public auction.
Overall Ranging from Good to fair conditions, some stains, professional marginal and page restorations (affecting text on approx 5 pages, besides Bamidbar which has more). N ew brown leather bindings.
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