Bidspirit auction | Rare! Complete Set of Chamisha

Rare! Complete Set of Chamisha Chumshei Torah - Venice, 1802 - ”Sefer... Chamisha Chumshei Torah... after the Parashiyot we put the readings of the Maftir [for special Sabbaths and the Moadim]... belonging to this section. They are followed by the Hafatrot according to the custom of all sacred communities and at their end, the Haftarot [fpr special Sabbaths and the Moadim]... and Haftarat Machar Chodesh and Rosh Chodesh. And we have revised the ancient order to be fair to those who want the Chumash in five volumes...(to distinguish from another edition that was published in the same year in a single volume)”. Printed in Venice by the printer Gad ben Rabbi Yitzchak Poah in 1802. Moth perforations and damage. Stains and other blemishes. Detached leaves. Contemporary leather bindings with minor differences between them. Scuffs and minor blemishes to bindings. Not studied leaf-by-leaf. Faded gilt edges. Good overall condition. Ownership embossment on the bindings of Avraham bar Yaakov.  Rarity  This set is extremely rare. A similar copy has only recently reached The Valmadonna Trust Library and the National Library in Jerusalem and there too, 2 Chumashim are missing. The listing of the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book is based on an incomplete copy. This, however, is a complete copy will all the leaves and additions including the Chamesh Megillot.   Bibliographic details [I]: Bereshit. [1], 52, [2]; 16, [2] leaves. [II]: Shemot. [1], 46; 8; 28, [2] leaves. Includes the Megillat Ester [III]: Vayikra. [1], 33; 4; 24, [2]  leaves. Includes the Megillat Shir Hashirim.  [IV]: Bamidbar. [1], 44; 5-8; 15, [1] leaves. Includes the Megillat Rut.  [V]: Devarim. [1], 38, [2]; 7-19; [1], 22 leaves. Includes the Megillot Eicha and Kohelet.