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Mishneh Torah by the Rambam – Berditchev, 1808-1809 – Complete Set in Four Parts

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Mishneh Torah by the Rambam. Berditchev: Shmuel son of Yissachar Ber Segal, [1808-1809]. First edition of Mishneh Torah by the Rambam to be printed in Berditchev. Complete set in four volumes.
A few glosses in the first and fourth volume, including two glosses signed "Shlomo Tzvi". Many glosses in the second volume.
On the title page of the second volume, signatures of the philanthropist R. "Shaul son of Noach of Parichi Papiernia".
At the end of the fourth volume is a yahrzeit inscription.


Four volumes: First volume: [8], 278 leaves. Volume II: [4], 260 leaves. Volume III: [2], 389, [1] leaves. Volume IV: [2], 309, [1] leaves. 37.5 cm. Varying condition, good-fair to fair. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting most of the volumes. Small tears and open tears (including to title page of volumes I and IV, due to torn stamps), affecting text in several places (in volume III some tears are repaired with tape). Inscriptions. Stamps. New, uniform bindings.


In the first volume, as in some copies, the title page and following leaf are taken from Part III (with indexes for Part III), but the title page is misprinted as Part I (instead of Part III).

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Books Printed in Russia-Poland (Early 19th Century)
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