Responsa by Rabbeinu Asher (the Rosh). Venice, [1552]. Second edition.
Ownership signatures in Sephardic handwriting upon first leaves of book:"Yitzchak Gattenyu son of Rabbi Shmuel","Avraham Menachem", signatures of the Gattenyu family [of Salonika] and others. Several comments throughout book.
Ink-stamp of M. W. Kahan from Sighet and signature"Menahem Ze'ev son of Rivka". Inscription in Ashkenazi handwriting of"Menahem Ze'ev Kahana" and inscription stating that the book belongs to Rabbi Yitzchak Eizik Rosenbaum Av Beit Din of Zutchka.
158 leaves, 29.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. First and last leaves worn, tears glued for reinforcement. New magnificent leather binding.

VeZot Torat HaBayit - Sefer Torat HaBayit HaKatzar by the Rashba. Cremona, [1665]. First edition.
Ex-libris upon inner biding of book:"Belongs to the great genius Rabbi Leib Berlin Av Beit Din of Bamberg¦". - The Ga'on Rabbi Aryeh Leib Berlin (1739-1814), among the greatest Torah scholars of his generation, among the leaders of the Fֳ¼rth communities during the years 1773-1778; served as Av Beit Din of Bamberg in 1790 and from 1794 served as Av Beit Din of Kassel and Hessen. His glosses on the majority of the tractates of the Shas were lost and only the glosses on Shvu'ot Tractate were printed in the Vilna Edition of the Shas. His brother, Rabbi Noach Chaim Tzvi Berlin author of Atzei Almogim greatly admired him and named his book Atzei Arazim after him [see attached material].
Leaf 21/2 contains handwritten signature:"Shlomo son of Avraham of Pesselburg, from Bohemia", [Rabbi Avraham Pesselburg, Av Beit Din of Prague and friend of Rabbi Yehonatan Eibeshitz, passed away in 1746].
48, 13-15, 53-72 leaves [faulty pagination]. 21 cm. Fair condition. Stains, moth damage and tears. Detached leaves. Moth damage. Worn and detached binding.

Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, on critique of the Ra'abad [Rabbi Avraham Ben David] and Maggid Mishneh, including commentary Kesef Mishneh by Rabbi Yosef Karo. Set of five volumes. Venice, [1574-1575]. First edition of the Kesef Mishneh.
Rabbi Yosef Karo passed away during the process of the printing of this book. Margins of sheets contain dozens of glosses and notations in Oriental handwriting, by several writers. Fifth volume contains numerous handwritten glosses by the Ga'on Rabbi Nissim Chaim Moshe Mizrachi author of Admat Kodesh, some signed in his name [Moshe Mizrachi, Nissim Moshe Mizrachi and Nissim Chaim Moshe Mizrachi]. Ownership notation:"Book of exalted scholar and Dayan¦ Reish Metivta¦ Rabbi Nissim Moshe Mizrachi¦". [Some glosses cut off].
The Ga'on Rabbi Nissim Chaim Moshe Mizrachi (passed away in 1749, Otzar HaRabbanim 16054), Av Beit Din of Jerusalem and among its greatest scholars, first bearer of the title "Rishon LeTziyon" in Jerusalem. He and his brother, the Ga'on Rabbi Yisrael Chaim Mizrachi, author of Pri HaAretz, were known as the"Nerot HaMizrachi'im" [Eastern Candles]. The Chida writes about him:"Would conduct himself in piety and extreme modesty with peace and righteousness". Author of Admat Kodesh Responsa. The names Nissim and Chaim were added to his name after he was imprisoned twice due to tax debts of the Jerusalem congregation.
Volume 1 (Mada-Zemanim): [21], 316 leaves (missing title page). Volume 2: (Nashim-Kedusha): [9], 217 leaves (missing title page and last leaf). Volume 3: (Hafla'a-Zera'im): [18], 164 leaves (missing: two first leaves). Volume 4 (Avoda-Tahara): 165-450 leaves (missing two last leaves). [4], 227, [5] leaves (missing: leaves 155-156, 6 leaves from beginning and 4 leaves from end. Last leaf appears). 28 cm. Condition of leaves varies, good-fair. Stains and mildew marks, moth damage. New bindings.

Reshit Chochma, by Rabbi Eliyahu Vidash. Cracow, [1593-1594].
Second or third printing of the famous book of ethics which later appeared in many editions [that year, an edition of the book was printed in Venice and written on the title page is "Printed for the second time"]. Ancient owners' inscriptions [from 1723 and 1736] by Ya'akov son of Shlomo Levi.
10, 418; 32 leaves (missing: 4 first leaves). 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, wear and tears with omissions in several leaves, primarily in the last leaf of the index. New binding.
From Dr. Israel Mehlman's private collection.