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Mishneh Torah by Maimonides – Amsterdam, 1702. The “Mikhtav” Edition. Complete Set with Diagram Leaves - Mishneh Torah by Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Rambam), with commentaries. Amsterdam, 1702. With the diagram leaves. An important and particularly corrected edition of the Rambam, upon which later editions were based. With the addition of thousands of cross-references to the commentators on Maimonides. See: Steinschneider, Sifrei Yesod, p. 48. This edition is also known as the “Mikhtav Edition, ” from the form of the date on the title pages. Includes a noteworthy preface by the proofreader on the comparison of variants, and in the first volume a dedication in Portuguese by the printer, Emanuel Athias. With approbations from the rabbis of Amsterdam. Vol. I (Madda–Zemanim): [10], 327, [4] leaves. With [2] folding diagram leaves for the laws of Shabbat, Sukkah, Sanctification of the New Moon, etc. (without the engraved frontispiece). Vol. II (Nashim–Kedushah): [2], 227, [4] leaves. Vol. III (Hafla’ah–Taharah): [2], 368, [9] leaves. With diagram leaf for the laws of Kilayim. Vol. IV (Nezikin–Shoftim): [1], 399, [13] leaves. As noted on the title page, illustrations were inserted within the commentaries and not printed separately. Size: c. 36 cm. Condition: Vol. I: Very good, binding detached. Vol. II: Very good, binding detached. Vol. III: Fair, with worming, small tears (no loss of text), worn binding. Vol. IV: Very good, half-leather binding worn.