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Set of the Five Books of the Torah with Commentaries. Vienna, 1794 [תקנ”ד]. Deluxe Edition - Set of the Five Books of the Torah with Commentaries. Vienna, 1794 [תקנ”ד]. Magnificent Edition. A complete set of the Chamisha Chumshei Torah with Tikkun Soferim, Targumim, Haftarot, and the Five Megillot. Includes the commentaries of Rashi, Rashbam, Ibn Ezra, Ba’al HaTurim, as well as Tochachat Mussar by the Shelah and Toldot Chaim. Vienna, printed by Schmid, 1794. Large and deluxe format. The introduction extols the beauty of the edition: “…The Lord inspired the spirit of the printer Schmid… who generously acquired type from the community of Amsterdam, and all his equipment is excellent and of the finest quality, and he obtained paper from our land as fine as that of Holland… and you can see with your own eyes the glory of this book’s craftsmanship and the splendor of the printing…” Indeed, this is a luxurious edition, here in a copy printed on fine paper with exceptionally wide margins. Five volumes: [4], 98, [2]; 125; 61, [1], 64–74; 68, 29–35, 15–16; 80, 19–42 ff. Original leather bindings. 33.5 cm. Condition: Fair–Good. Some worming. A few reinforced with paper strips. Stains. Minor tears. Defects to title and following leaf in Exodus volume. Original leather bindings, worn.