Chamishah Chumshei Torah with Tikkun Sofrim and the Targumim, commentaries by Rash"i, Rashba"m, Ibn Ezra and Ba’al HaTurim, and more. With the Shla"h’s Tochachat Mussar and Totza’ot Chaim, by Rabbi Chaim Boskowitz.
Vienna, Schmidt Press. 1794.
With the haftarot and the meggilot. Some of the text of the title page & first pages is in red ink.
In the introduction, it discusses, inter alia, the beauty of this edition: Hashem inspired Mr. Schmidt … who went to Amsterdam to bring the letter, and all his tools are very good and proper, and if only the paper in this country were like the paper in Holland … and you can see that this sefer is most regal, and the glory of its craftsmanship …
It is indeed a glorious edition, printed on high-quality paper. This copy has especially wide margins, often reaching 10 cm from the printed text.
[4], 98, [2]; 125; 61, [1], 64-74; 68, 29-35, 15-16; 80, 19-42 leaves.
36 Cm.
Overall Very good condition, Gold fore-edged pages, some stains, one title page has a marginal tear, original leather bindings show signs of age, slightly damaged spines.
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