Tur Even HaEzer, with Beit Yosef. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara "with Bomberg press and type", 1565. One of the editions printed in the lifetime of the author, R. Yosef Karo, whose name is mentioned on the title page with a blessing for the living.
Colophon on last leaf by proofreaders, one of who is Vittorio Eliano, grandson of the grammarian R. Eliyahu Bachur.
Censorship expurgations in several places. On verso of last leaf, signature of censor Domenico Gerosolimitano, dated 1598.
Handwritten inscription on title page by "Benaiah of the Baruch family" (from the De Benedetti family of Moncalvo and Casale Monferrato, two neighboring communities in Piedmont, northwest Italy).
Additional inscriptions, partially deleted with ink: "Came to me by lot, Zerach Segre, 15th Cheshvan 1631"; "Acquire truth and do not sell it; granted by G-d to His servant [---] Saraval"; "Purchased [---] 1617".
Another inscription on p. 2a, partially deleted: "Also granted by G-d to His servant [---]".
258 leaves. 35.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, partially repaired with paper. Small marginal tears to several leaves. New binding.
CB, no. 5500,39; Zedner, p. 297.
