Torat Moshe, on Bereshit, by Rabbeinu Moshe (Maharam) Alshich. Bilvodir near Constantinople. 1593. Printed by Ms. Reine Nasi, the widow of Don Yosef HaNasi. First edition of Alshich commentary on the Torah which was first printed in his days.
The place of printing, Bilvodir, mentioned on the title page is the early name of a village on the outskirts of Constantinople. Very few books were printed in this printing press located in the castle of Duchess Dona Reine Nasi.
Rabbi Moshe Alshich (1508-1593) was born in Adrianople Turkey and studied in Thessaloniki by Rabbi Yosef Teitzak. However, his primary teacher was Rabbi Yosef Karo who raised him like his own son. Rabbi Alshich followed his teacher to Safed and served there as rabbi, head of yeshiva and preacher. He was one of the privileged few who studied Torah secrets (sod) from the Arizal himself and was considered one of his foremost disciples. The Ari himself came to listen to his sermons and said that "His sermons are aligned with the truth". His books on the Bible are based on his regular sermons delivered each Shabbat and festival.
The Alshich was one of the leading sages of Safed and was even ordained by Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (the Ramak). [Rabbi Ya'akov Birav reinstated the "semicha" in Safed in 1538 and ordained a limited number of great and famous Torah sages: Rabbi Yosef Karo, Rabbi Moshe Cordovero and others. The Ramak ordained Rabbi Moshe Alshich and the Alshich ordained his disciple Rabbi Chaim Vital who studied Kabala from the Ari HaKadosh]. In his later years, Rabbi Alshich led the whole Safed community.
82, [1] leaves. Approximately 28 cm. Fair condition, restored damages, with lacking text. Childish inscriptions on title page in Oriental handwriting. Elaborate leather binding.

Sefer HaGedarim, by Rabbi Menachem ben Avraham, called Bonafus Avraham HaParfaneini [Parfinian]. Thessaloniki, 1567. [Printed by Shlomo and Yosef Ya'avetz]. First edition.
The book is also called Michlal Yofi. An encyclopedic alphabetical composition on philosophy and medicine, ethics and various wisdoms. Attached at the end of the book are "Pirkei HaHatzlacha (Chapters of success), by the Rambam". This is the first printing of those chapters.
On the title page, the printers of the Ya'avetz family mention their activities in printing the Talmud: "G-d in his mercy let us live to merit the completion of the printing of the whole Talmud…" (Very few tractates survived from this printing, and it is uncertain if they were indeed successful in completing the printing of the whole Talmud).
[50] leaves. 20 cm. Fair condition. Title page partially missing, professionally restored. Tears and damages [with damage to text in a few places] professionally restored. Restored leaf edges. Spotting. Few worm marks. New leather binding, with gilded impression.

Sefer HaMusar, by Rabbi Yehuda Klatz. Krakow, 1598. Printed by Yitzchak ben Aharom of Prostitz.
Rabbi Yehuda Klatz the First (Otzar HaRabbanim 6974), was born c. 1550 in Spain. In 1586, he arrived at Talmasan Algeria where he was appointed Dayan and held an important position. This book was first published (in Constantinople, 1637), by his relative Rabbi Moshe Klatz, who was one of the Mekubalim in Safed, and Rabbi Moshe added glosses according to the secrets (sod) of the Torah and according to the Zohar.
140 leaves. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear to edges of the first and last leaves. Erased ownership inscriptions on title page and ownership inscriptions on empty last page. Library stamp. New leather binding.

Sefer Meturgeman, Aramaic-Hebrew dictionary and explanations of the Aramaic language in the Torah Targumim, Rabbi Eliyahu HaLevi Ashkenazi (Rabbi Eliyahu HaBachur). Isny, 1541. First edition.
Censor erasures, [for example on Leaf 4/a, the words "The wicked Rome in Italy" are erased]. On the reverse side of the title page is an ownership inscription in ancient Italian writing "Acquired with my money… Yeshaya ben Moshe Pitz".
[4], 164, [2] leaves. 31.5 cm. Good condition, spotting, few worm damages and wear. Ancient leather binding with renewed spine.
Without [6] leaves added to some of the copies a year after the printing which includes a Latin title page and the author's introduction in Hebrew and Latin.