Chovot HaLevavot by Rabbenu Bachye, translated by R. Yehuda ibn-Tibbon. Mantua: [Meir son of Efraim of Padua and Yaakov son of Naftali HaKohen of Gazzolo, 1558-1559].
Fourth edition of the prominent classic work of ethics and worship of G-d, printed in over one hundred editions until this day. The present edition served as prototype for most subsequent editions, and corrections inserted in the present edition, quoting "other books" were incorporated in later editions as part of the main text.
Handwritten inscriptions on the title page, deleted with ink. Lengthy inscription in Italian script on verso of title page.
96 leaves (lacking leaves 97-103, indexes). 23 cm. Wide margins. Fair-good condition. Stains, including mold stains and traces of past dampness. Wear. Minor marginal open tears to title page and several other leaves, not affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Worming. Early parchment binding, with damage and stains.

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Tur Yoreh De'ah, with Beit Yosef. Venice: Bomberg [for Zuan di Gara], 1574. Third edition of Beit Yosef, printed in the lifetime of the author R. Yosef Karo.
Large volume.
Inscriptions on the endpapers. Glosses in early Ashkenazic script on pp. 98a and 157a.
400, [28] leaves. Leaves 99-102 bound out of sequence. 36 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Open tears, affecting text, repaired with paper. Worming, affecting text. Early wood and leather binding, with clasp remnants. Wear and defects to binding.

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Tiferet Yisrael, on the virtue of Torah and Mitzvot, by R. Yehuda Loew – the Maharal of Prague. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1599]. First edition, printed in the author's lifetime.
65 leaves. 28.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains, including dark stains. Extensive worming with significant damage, including open tears and damage to engraved title page and text, repaired with paper. Margins trimmed with damage to headings in several places. Censorship inscriptions on title page (deleted). New binding.
Only book of the Maharal printed in his lifetime in Venice.
Includes leaf 65 at end of book, which is lacking in many copies.

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Sefer Teshuvot, by R. Menachem Azariah – the Rama of Fano. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [ca. 1600]. First edition.
The book comprises halachic responsa by the Rama of Fano, with various Talmudic novellae. The book was published in the lifetime of the Rama.
Ownership inscriptions, other inscriptions, and glosses (in Sephardic and Italian script). Stamps.
143 leaves. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming, affecting text. New binding.

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Two books of Pri Chadash on Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah part and Orach Chaim-Even HaEzer part – first editions:
• Pri Chadash, on Yoreh De'ah, by R. Chizkiyah da Silva. Amsterdam: David Tartas, [1692]. Engraved title page. First edition.
First book of R. Chizkiyah da Silva, and the only one printed in his lifetime.
The book aroused a great controversy, since the author didn't hesitate to use sharp language when disagreeing with the Beit Yosef and other leading Acharonim. The book was well received in Europe, though banned by the rabbis of Egypt.
Signatures at the top of the title page. Various stamps throughout the book, including stamps of R. Benzion Heilperin Rabbi of Nanash (Hajdúnánás), with a scholarly gloss in his handwriting on p. 121a. Signature on leaf [2].
[2], 116, [2], 117-130 leaves. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, including open tears, and worming, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. New leather binding.
• Pri Chadash on Orach Chaim and Even HaEzer (laws of Rosh Chodesh, Pesach, Yom Tov, Megillah and Gittin, and commentaries on Sefer HaMada by the Rambam), by R. Chizkiyah da Silva. Amsterdam: Netanel Foa, [1706]. First edition, published by the author's son. With dedication leaf (in Portuguese) to the philanthropist Yaakov Ferrara.
Ownership inscription on the title page of R. Mercado Saadia HaLevi, a Torah scholar of Izmir, author of Neveh Tzedek on the Rambam. Some glosses (trimmed) in Oriental script.
[4], 74 leaves; 19, [1] leaves; 9 leaves. (Including leaf with Portuguese dedication, not found in all copies). 29 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Tears and worming, affecting text in some places. Leaves trimmed with damage to edge of text in several places. Stamps and inscriptions. New binding.

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