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Arba'ah Turim of Jacob ben Asher with the Beit Yosef by Joseph Caro, Venice: Giustiniani, 1550; Bragadin, 1551; Sabionetta: Tobias Foa, 1553, 1559 four parts in five volumes Vol. I, Orah Hayyim: 483 [24 + 459] leaves (13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.; 340 x 240 mm). Title page mounted affecting the architectural frame but not the text, repairs to first six and final two leaves and f. 330 affecting some text; lacking final leaf with Temple device. Soiled, stained; corners rounded. Birth records, ff. 129-30, occasional manuscript commentary, e.g. f.104r, 147v.; ms. leaf bound between ff. 248-49; ownership notes on verso of title, ff. 3r, 24r of index; loose manuscript leaf. Modern half leather, gilt stamped on front board and spine. Vols. II-III, Yoreh Deah, one part in two volumes: 428 [vol. I: [30], 1-217; vol. II: 218-398] leaves (12 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.; 323 x 223 mm). Title page repaired and mounted affecting a few letters of approbatory text on verso. Dampstaining; ownership note on first page of introduction. some light worming in final quire; final leaf torn at upper corner affecting a few letters of text; f. 103 misbound between ff. 101-102. Brown buckram, goldstamped titles on spine. Vol. IV, Even ha-Ezer: 232 leaves (14 x 9 3/4 in.; 355 x 247 mm). Title page with tape repair, ff. 13, 20-25 inlaid. Marginal dampstaining; ff. 59-60 loose. Some worming in margins and final quire, affecting a few letters; occasional manuscript notations in margins; ownership notes on title. Brown buckram, goldstamped titles on spine. Vol. V, Hoshen ha-Mishpat: 332 leaves (15 3/4 x 11 in.; 400 x 280 mm). Title page and final leaf mounted; tape repair f. 6. Wormed, especially at gutter; f. 324 misbound between 325- 326. Library stamps on several leaves including title page and final leaf; owner's inscription on title; censors' signatures on final leaf. Brown buckram, goldstamped titles on spine.