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Torah, Neviim Rishonim and Divrei HaYamim – Geneva, 1617-1618 – Pocket Format - Five Books of the Torah, Neviim Rishonim and Divrei HaYamim. Geneva: Cephas Elon, 1617-1618. Two volumes. Pocket format. Volume I in early parchment binding. Colophon on last leaf. Glosses and many handwritten inscriptions (Latin), within text and margins in first volume. Two volumes. Volume I (Torah). Bereshit: [127] leaves. Lacking title page. Shemot: [108] leaves. Vayikra: [75] leaves. Bamidbar: [101] leaves. Lacking 6 leaves in middle (leaves 2-7 of sixth gathering). Devarim: [94] leaves. Lacking last leaf. Volume II (Neviim Rishonim and Divrei HaYamim). Yehoshua and Shoftim: [130] leaves. Shmuel: [151] leaves. Melachim: [159] leaves. Divrei HaYamim: [155] leaves. Blank leaves bound between books. 11-11.5 cm. First volume in good-fair condition, second volume in good condition. Stains. Wear in first volume. Small marginal tears in several places. Slightly loose gatherings in first volume. Volume I in early parchment binding (with tears and defects), and volume II in new binding with parchment spine and corners. [159] leaves recorded in Bibliography of the Hebrew Book and NLI catalogue (likely additional blank leaves at end of volume). Provenance: Collection of Mozes Heiman Gans.