Set of machzorim according to Carpentras rite (France), for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, the Three Festivals and the Four Fasts and Parashiot. Amsterdam: Hertz Levi Rofe (vols. I and II), and Partners Hertz Levi Rofe and son-in-law Kosman (vols. III and IV), [1739-1762]. Complete set in four volumes (with another copy of the Yom Kippur part). First edition.

The unique rite of the Carpentras community (southeastern France) was first printed in the 18th century to provide for the growing needs of the community, which could no longer be met with handwritten copies. At that point a young local Torah scholar named R. Avraham son of Shmuel de Monteux (Montel) began to print the unique Carpentras prayer rite. The high holiday machzor was printed in 600 copies only, and is therefore particularly rare.

In vol. 3 (Three Festivals), gilt inscription of owner's name on piece of leather on front of binding: "Leon Alphandery". Stamps of "Leon Alphandery, Salon" and other signatures in various places.

Four volumes. Vol. I (Rosh Hashanah): [2], 14, [1], 15-17, [1], 18-71, [6], 72-114 leaves. Extra copies of leaves 22-23 bound between leaves 113-114. Several leaves misordered. Vol. II (Yom Kippur): [2], 185 leaves. Vol. III (Three Festivals): [2], 21, 19-30, [1], 31-120, 122-149, [4], 150-192, 200-219, [3] leaves. Lacking leaves 121, 197-199. Leaves 193-196 bound out of order, after leaf 140. Contains [3] final leaves (customs of the L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue community, found in some copies only). Vol. IV (Four Fasts and Four Parashiot): [2], 3, 5-151, [1] leaves. Approx. 17-20 cm. Overall good-fair condition; some leaves in Three Festivals volume in fair condition. Stains. Many dark stains to Passover Haggadah leaves in third volume. Wear to some volumes. Light worming in several places. Close trimming, affecting text of several leaves. Early leather bindings (non-uniform), worn, with defects.

There are several variants of vol. III (Three Festivals). Some copies, such as the present one, do contain the text of Birkat HaMazon in the Passover Haggadah, and have different foliation (as recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book).

Enclosed is an additional copy of the Yom Kippur volume. Both copies are identical, except for an interesting variant: the kabbalistic kavanot printed on leaf 1 in one copy are omitted in the other (this variant is mentioned in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book).