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Tikun Sofrim with Haftarot – Amsterdam, 1726 – Illustrated Title Pages, With Engravings by Bernard Picart – Fine Six-Volume Set – Elaborate Leather Bindings - Tikun Sofrim, year-round Torah portions and haftarot. Amsterdam: for Cantor Shmuel Rodrigues Mendes, Moshe Tzarfati and David Gomes da Silva, 1726. Six volumes. Elaborate six-volume set in original leather binding, with many gilt decorations, and original color endpaper. Title pages illustrated with copper engravings by Bernard Picart: illustrated general title page at beginning of first volume (followed by an ordinary title page), and illustrated divisional title page for each book of the Torah (name of book added in handwriting to top of title pages of Shemot-Devarim). Divisional title page for haftarot. Includes chart of Torah readings for the festivals, and charts in Spanish (folding leaves), with divisional title page in Hebrew and Spanish. Handwritten ownership inscriptions on illustrated title pages of all volumes (in Torah scroll script): ”Yaakov Senior Enriques”. Six volumes. Bereshit: [11], 3-81 leaves. Does not contain [1] leaf with double Torah portion charts (1726-1785). Shemot: [2], 83-149 leaves. Vayikra: [2], 151-198 leaves. Bamidbar: [2], 200-267 leaves. Devarim: [2], 269-327 leaves. Haftarot: [2], 329-446; [4] leaves; [3] folding charts, 9-16 pages, [2] leaves. 15.5 cm. Gilt edges. Good condition. Stains. Tears to several leaves. Two folding charts in haftarot volume torn (affecting text) and detached. Original leather binding, with wear and defects (mainly to corners). Placed in cardboard case, with defects (top lacking). Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans in first volume.