Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, complete set in four volumes. Amsterdam, 1702-1703. The most correct edition of the Rambam, which served the basis for most of the subsequent editions. The first volume contains an additional engraved title page. Engraved plates in two of the volumes.
Approximately fifty glosses in two different handwritings [Germany?, ca. 19th century]. Most glosses are short, but over ten are long and learned. Several glosses are signed: "Simcha Halevi" or "Simcha" - possibly R. Simcha Bamberger (1832-1898, Otzar Harabbanim 19696), rabbi of Aschaffenburg, author of "Sha'arei Simcha" and "Avodat Halevi'im" and others. He was the son of R. Yitzchak Dov (Seligman Baer) Bamberger, rabbi of Wurzburg.
4 volumes: [9], [2] engraved plates - "illustrations regarding the laws of Shabbat, sukkah and the new moon", 327, [4] leaves; [2], 227, [4] leaves; [1], [1] engraved plate - "Illustration of combinations of plants and vineyards", 368, [9] leaves; [1], 309, [13] leaves.
38 cm. High-quality paper. Overall good condition. Slight wear and stains. Slight worming on the two title pages of the first volume. A few wormholes on the margins of some pages in the middle of the second volume. New bindings; rubbed.
The engraved plates in this copy are bound at the beginning of the volumes (leaves [10]-[11] in the first volume, and leaf [2] in the third volume), despite the fact that the publishers claim that they are bound in the end of the volume. In other copies, the plates are bound in the back or middle of the volumes.