Sefer HaShorashim, roots of the Holy Tongue, by R. David Kimchi (the Radak) with explanations by R. Eliyahu Bachur. Venice: Justinian (Giustiniani), 1546-1548.
The title page is dated Marcheshvan 1546, but the printing was only completed in Adar 1548, as stated in R. Eliyahu Bachur's poem at the end of the book.
Title page with Latin title: Thesaurus Linguae Sanctae.
[2] pages, 5-548 columns, [1] page. 30 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. Closed and open tears to title page, first leaves and final leaf, slightly affecting border and text, repaired in part with paper. Signature (trimmed) on title page. Latin inscriptions. Censorship deletions. New binding.

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Seven books printed in Venice in the 16th-17th centuries (incomplete copies):
1. Pirkei Avot with the commentaries of the Rambam and R. Yitzchak Abarbanel. [Venice: Justinian, 1545]. 2-215 leaves (leaves 209-212 erroneously bound before leaf 109). Lacking title page.
2. Michtam LeDavid, by R. David Vital. Venice: Justinian, 1546. 108 leaves. Open tears to final leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper (and handwritten text replacement).
3-4. Marpeh LeNefesh, by R. Refael Norzi. Venice: Zuan (Giovanni) di Gara, 1579. 15-40 leaves. Originally printed with Se'ah Solet before it (first 14 leaves), and Orach Chaim BeDarkei HaMusar after it (31 leaves, separate sequence).
Bound with: Derashot HaRan. [Venice, Bragadin, 1594]. 9-90 leaves. Lacking first 8 leaves, including title page.
5. Reshit Daat, homilies, by R. Moshe Albelda. Venice: Bragadin, 1583. 10, 9-242 [i.e. 240] leaves. Lacking leaves 241-243. Final leaves bound upside down, with open tears affecting text.
6. Responsa Menachem Azariah, by R. Menachem Azariah da Fano. [Venice]: Daniel Zanetti, [1600?]. 140 leaves. Lacking leaves 141-143 (with table of contents and errata).
7. Mar'ot HaTzov'ot, commentary on Yirmiyahu and Trei Asar, by R. Moshe Alshech. [Venice: Zuan di Gara, 1603-1607]. 67-144 leaves. (Originally printed with commentary on entire Neviim – lacking first half of book). Signature of R. Avraham Yosef Graziano on final page.
Enclosed: title page of Beit Lechem Yehuda, index to Ein Yaakov by R. Yehuda Aryeh of Modena. Venice: Pietro, Alvise and Lorenzo Bragadini, 1625
7 books (incomplete copies) + title page. Size and condition vary.

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Yesod HaEmunah, by the Chassid R. Yosef Yaavetz. Ferrara: Abraham ibn Usque, 1553. First edition.
R. Yosef Yaavetz, known as the Chassid Yaavetz (ca. 1440 – 1508), leading rabbi at the time of the Spanish expulsion. After the expulsion, he reached Italy and travelled the country together with his son R. Yitzchak. He came to the aid of his fellow Spanish exiles, preaching to them, encouraging them and strengthening their faith. The principles of faith and Divine Providence are topics stressed repeatedly in his works.
[16] leaves. 18 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears to title page and other leaves, including open tears to two leaves, affecting text and headings, mostly repaired with paper. Title page trimmed, with damage to engraved border. Fine, new leather binding.

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Birkat Avraham, regarding the correct place to recite the blessing over handwashing, by R. Avraham Treves Tzarfati. Venice: Bragadin, 1552. First edition.
The author, R. Avraham Treves (b. 1470 in Italy) served as rabbi in Salonika and Sofia, later living in Constantinople, Adrianople and possibly in Eretz Israel. The title page states that he was a descendant of Rashi. In his preface to the present work, the author relates that in his youth he merited to see a revelation of Eliyahu HaNavi – see Hebrew sidebar.
The book opens with 17 approbations by the Torah scholars of the generation, including an approbation by R. Yosef Karo – the Beit Yosef.
Unidentified calligraphic signatures (slightly trimmed) at the top of the title page.
315 leaves (originally: 361 leaves; body of work complete. Lacking leaves 316-361, with detailed table of contents and author's colophon; the book appears to have been bound originally without these leaves). Leaves 273-276 bound out of sequence. 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and mold stains. Marginal worming, tears and open tears, affecting text in several places. Inscriptions. Signatures. Original parchment binding, damaged.

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Maarechet HaElokut, faith, Kabbalah and Jewish philosophy, attributed to R. Peretz son of Yitzchak of Gerona, with a commentary by R. Yehuda Chayat and "Perush Zulato" (another's commentary). Mantua: Meir son of Efraim of Padua and Jacob son of Naftali HaKohen of Gazzolo, [Rosh Chodesh Adar II, 1558].
Censorship deletions in chapter X of the present copy, in the section discussing reincarnation. Two censor's signatures on final page, one dated 1609.
4, 208 leaves. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming to title page and first leaves, affecting text, repaired in part with paper (missing characters on title page replaced in handwriting). Title page margins trimmed close to border. Two other leaves trimmed close to text. New binding.

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