Three Books Printed in the 16th-17th Centuries

Three Books Printed in the 16th-17th Centuries
Three books printed in the 16th-17th centuries:
1. Commentary on the Five Megillot and on Tehillim, Mishlei, Iyov, Daniel, Ezra and Divrei HaYamim, by R. Yosef ibn Yichye. [Bologna, Silk Weaver's Guild, 1538].
Ownership inscription (trimmed) at the top of the title page, in early script. Many stamps of R. Yisrael Weiss, a Torah scholar who owned a large library in Sighet. Inscriptions in several places.
Incomplete copy. 2-6, 8, 10-40; 119, 121 leaves. Lacking 5 leaves: title page, leaves 7 and 9 of first sequence, leaf 120 and final leaf of second sequence. Leaf 119 of second sequence bound back to front. Approx. 27 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including traces of past dampness and significant dampstains. Wear. Tears, including large open tears, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Worming, affecting text. Old binding, with damage and worming, lacking back board.
2. Igrot UTeshuvot HaRambam. [Venice, Giovanni dei Farri, 1544].
First edition of Igrot HaRambam. In 1545, Giustiniani reprinted the book in Venice leaf by leaf after the present edition, using the same type (with a different colophon and other minor variations).
Signatures on leaves 35b and 79b of Yehoshua Monsonego (possibly R. Yehoshua Monsonego Rabbi of Fez, author of Shevilei HaMishpat, Nishmat Chaim and others; 1826-1892).
2-95 leaves. Lacking title page. Lacking leaf 89 (text replaced in late hand). Final leaf – leaf 95 torn; half missing (with late handwritten text replacement). 14 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and ink stains. Worming, affecting text, repaired in part with tape. Marginal tears, repaired in part with tape. Some leaves loose. Inscriptions. Original leather binding, damaged.
3. Lechem Mishneh, commentary on Rambam's Mishneh Torah, part II, Haflaah-Shoftim, by R. Avraham de Boton. Venice: Daniel Zanetti, [1604-1606]. First edition. Signatures of R. Leibush Strozover (presumably R. Yehuda son of Tzvi Strizover, author of Minchat Yehuda and Bechinat HaChochmah).
234 leaves. Lacking 8 final leaves (235-242). 29.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including significant dampstains. Traces of past dampness with mold stains to many leaves. Worming to title page and other leaves, affecting border and slightly affecting text in several places. Open tears to title page and other leaves (including large open tear to final leaf), affecting border and text, repaired with paper. Paper repairs to inner margin of title page (affecting border). Leaves trimmed close to text in several places. New binding.
Enclosed: • Title page of Midrash Tanchuma (damaged). Verona: Jacob son of R. Gershon Bak, 1595. Signature in center of title page.•  A copy of Midrash Tanchuma (lacking title page), [Amsterdam, 1733 edition]. Many stamps of R. Yisrael Weiss, Torah scholar who owned a large library in Sighet. Inscriptions in early script in several places.