Mishnayot Order Zera'im - with the commentaries of the Rambam and Rabbenu Shimshon (the Rash) of Sens, and Mishnayot Order Taharot - with the commentary of the Rash. Venice, 1522. Two parts (in one volume), from the first Talmud edition published by Daniel Bomberg.
In Bomberg's Talmud edition, Order Taharot was printed in two parts. One with the commentary of the Rambam, and one with the commentary of the Rash of Sens (there are significant differences between the two parts, see: R. N.N. Rabinowitz, Maamar al Hadpasat HaTalmud, Jerusalem 1952, pp. 41-42). This volume contains Order Taharot with the commentary of the Rash of Sens only.
Signature in early Italian-Ashkenazic script on the title page: "Eliezer Yitzchak HaKohen", and in Italian: "Lazaro Isac Sacerdote". Another handwritten inscription on p. 2a of Order Zera'im: "That which G-d granted his servant, Eliezer Yitzchak HaKohen of Palestro". The endpapers contain additional Italian inscription of the Palestro family of Kohanim (Sacerdote Palestro).
At the beginning of Order Taharot, ownership inscription (partially faded): "Acquisition of my money, Yitzckak son of R… Refael… of Porto"; "I attest Yitzchak son of R… Refael of Ventura from Porto, that I gave this book - Order Taharot… to the wise R. Avraham Yagel from Mo[nselice?], in exchange for other books…".
Several glosses. Lengthy gloss on p. 33b of Seder Zera'im.
Two parts in one volume. Order Zera'im: 86 leaves. Lacking 6 leaves with the preface of the Rambam to Order Zera'im and the foreword of the translator. Order Taharot: [112] leaves. Lacking title page. [4] blank leaves between the two parts (original). 36 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Wear to some leaves. Stains and traces of past dampness (severe dampstains to some leaves). Worming. Detached leaves. Censorship deletions in a few places, and censorship stamps at beginning and end of volume. Old leather binding, damaged and detached, with torn spine.

Collection of leaf fragments from a "bindings genizah" - leaves from early editions of the Babylonian Talmud, Rav Alfas and the Rambam's commentary to the Mishnah, 15th-17th centuries.
The collection includes: • Fragment of a leaf from Tractate Berachot [Italy, ca. 1510]. Rare edition, with an abridged commentary of the Rosh printed on the leaf (beneath the Rashi commentary). Of this rare edition, only two leaf fragments are known to be extant. One of them corresponds to this leaf, but is damaged and incomplete, and this leaf features parts which the other is lacking. • Leaves from Tractate Bava Batra. Pesaro: Gershom Soncino, ca. 1510. • Leaves from various tractates and from Rav Alfas. Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1520-1522. • Leaf from Tractate Kiddushin. Sabbioneta, 1553. • Leaves from Tractate Taanit. Constantinople, 1583-1595 edition. • Leaves from the Rambam commentary to the Mishnah (Tractate Avot). Naples, 1492. • And more.
Over 40 leaves and leaf fragments. Size and condition vary (various degrees of damage due to use in binding).

Mishneh Torah LehaRambam, with Maggid Mishneh, Hasagot HaRaavad and Hagahot Maimoniot. [Constantinople: Brothers David and Samuel ibn Nahmias, 1509].
Set divided into nine volumes (some leaves lacking). With an additional two (incomplete) volumes of duplicates.
Early printed edition of Mishneh Torah LehaRambam, the first edition printed in the 16th century. The Nahmias brothers, David and Samuel, Spanish exiles, established the Hebrew printing press in Constantinople, and produced the first printed book in Constantinople, Arbaa Turim by Rabbenu Yaakov son of Rabbenu Asher.
This is the first edition with Hagahot Maimoniot - work originally composed by R. Meir HaKohen, a disciple of the Maharam of Rothenburg, and later edited by Torah scholars of Germany, with additions to the Rambam from the teachings of the Torah scholars of Germany and France. A subsequent edition of the Rambam, printed in Venice 1524, includes a different, slightly abridged version of Hagahot Maimoniot, and all later editions of the books of the Rambam, until this day, contain the Venice version of Hagahot Maimoniot. The version of Hagahot Maimoniot printed in this set is known as "Hagahot Maimoniot Kushtandina" (printed at the end of each volume of the Shabtai Fränkel edition).
(For more information regarding this edition and how it varies from subsequent editions, see: Y. Avida, History of the First Editions of the 14 Books of Mishneh Torah LehaRambam, Sinai, XXX, 1952, pp. 138-141; XXXI, 1952, pp. 247-248).
Glosses and ownership inscriptions from various writers on several leaves.
Nine volumes, most incomplete. Vol. I: [1], 18-23, 25-44; 56 leaves. Lacking leaves 1-15, 17, 24 (replaced with photocopies, apart from leaf 17). Vol. II: 167, 169-170, 173-174; 18 leaves. Lacking leaves 168, 171-172 of the first sequence, leaves 19-20 of the last sequence. Vol. III: 2-4, 6-98. Lacking leaves: 1, 5. Large part of text of leaf 98 replaced with photocopy. Vol. IV: 2-80, 82-87, 89-91; 3-24 leaves. Lacking leaves: 1, 81, 88, 92-100 of first sequence, 1-2 of second sequence. Large parts of text of leaves 89-91 replaced with photocopy. Vol. V: 44 leaves. Vol. VI: [1], 40; 17 leaves. (Leaf 44 of previous volume bound at beginning of this volume). Vol. VII: [1], 57, 59-65 leaves. Lacking leaf 58. (Leaf 18 from end of previous volume bound at beginning of this volume). Vol. VIII: 131 leaves. Vol. IX: 132-220 leaves. Lacking leaves 221-255, [4]. 27-29.5 cm. Set comprised of various different copies (nonuniform trimming of leaves). Condition varies, some leaves in good condition, some in fair condition, and several leaves in poor condition. Stains. Dark dampstains to some leaves. Worming. Severe worming to two volumes (Nezikin-Kinyan, Mishpatim-Shoftim), to final twenty leaves of vol. IV (Sefer Haflaa) and in several other places. Tears and damage to many leaves in each volume, affecting text with loss in some places, repaired with paper (all volumes professionally restored; missing text mostly replaced with photocopies). New, matching bindings.
Enclosed: Two volumes comprising leaves that appear in other volumes of this set (condition of extra leaves varies). • Volume of leaves from Sefer Kinyan - leaves 58-131. • Volume of leaves from Sefer Mishpatim - leaves 132-193. Bound with same matching bindings.