Five Books of the Torah and Five Megillot, with year-round Haftarot according to the Ashkenazi and Sephardi customs. Amsterdam: brothers Yosef, Yaakov and Avraham sons of Shlomo Proops, 1755-1756.
Small-format volume in fine original leather binding, with gilt decorations and silver clasps (with maker's mark; apparently Amsterdam, late 18th century). Gilt inscription of owner's name on front of binding: "Avraham son of R. Itzik Minden, 1775" (the Mindens are a known family from Berlin; see: Pinkas Kehilat Berlin, Jerusalem, 1962, index).
Divisional title page for haftarot.
Handwritten inscription on endpaper: "I gifted this Chumash to my dear friend Avraham son of R. Itzik Minden, Chanukah 1775; Zelig Minden ---".
154, [2]; 48 leaves. Approx. 13 cm. Gilt edges. Book in good condition, binding in fair-good condition. Stains. Original leather binding with original colorful endpaper. Damage to binding. Open tears to spine and tear across spine (front and back side of binding loose).
