Mishne Torah L'HaRambam, Madah Ahavah parts. [Yasnitz, 1739 – First Edition with "Mishne LaMelech"].
On the title page and within the book appear signatures of Rabbi "Hai Moshe ben Rabbi Hillel Pijoto". Chopped signature on the title page of "---- Chaim Abadi". Numerous glosses of notations and comments by several writers in oriental writing. On the first leaf a signed gloss. On leaf 109/2 a scholarly gloss signed by Rabbi "Eleo Sasson".
Rabbi Hai Pijoto (d. 1816), author of "VaYachel Moshe", a foremost Aleppo Torah scholar and one of the congregation leaders in the late 18th century. His father in law Rabbi Mordechai Galanti Av Beit Din Damascus, writes about him "the scholar, excellent Dayan…holy". On his grave stone in Aleppo it is inscribed: "… From Moshe to Moshe there was none like Moshe…"
(Copy missing title page and Seder Zmanim), [8], 157 leaves (originally [9], 234,102,[5] leaves). Ca. 36 cm. Fair condition, wear and tears. Worm damages. Old and worn binding.