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Five books printed in Amsterdam and Livorno between 1645 and 1778, with handwritten signatures and ownership inscriptions: 1. Babylonian Talmud, Tractates Shevuot, Makkot, Avot, and Minor Tractates. Amsterdam, 1645. Various signatures in Sephardic script: "The young Yitzchak Aryeh"; "The young Eliezer son of --- Alfand[---]"; "For the worship of G-d, the young Yaakov David -----[?]". 2. Chiddushei HaRitva, on tractates Eruvin, Ketubot and Bava Metzia. Amsterdam, [1729]. First edition. Incomplete copy. Ownership inscriptions: "Chacham Eliezer de Toledo" (presumably, R. Eliezer de Toledo [1770-1848], foremost rabbi in Turkey, particularly in Constantinople. Authored the responsa book "Mishnat R. Eliezer" [Salonika-Izmir, 1852-1872]). Many signatures and ownership inscriptions of R. Mendel HaKohen Katz of Pressburg (trustee of the Pressburg community and disciple of the Chatam Sofer), and his father "Avraham HaKohen of Pressburg"; "Moshe Hertzfeld" (disciple of the Chatam Sofer, a rabbi in Serdehel - Dunajská Streda); Yosef Eichler; and many other signatures and ownership inscription. R. Menachem Mendel son of R. Avraham HaKohen Katz of Pressburg, outstanding Torah scholar, righteous and holy man, a disciple of the Chatam Sofer. He served as scribe of the Pressburg Beit Din and trustee of the community of 47 years. His teacher the Chatam Sofer attested: "If he had lived at the time of the Temple, he would have been fitting to serve as High Priest". His father-in-law, in his second marriage, was R. Aharon David Deutsch author of Goren David. 3. Chiddushei HaRitva, on tractates Eruvin, Taanit and Moed Katan. Amsterdam, [1729]. First edition. Incomplete copy. Signatures and ownership inscriptions in Sephardic script from various writers: Ovadia Varsano (presumably, the author of Chazon Ovadia, Salonika, 1775); "Avraham Harsan"; "Moshe David HaLevi Harsan". Three scholarly glosses in Sephardic script, one particularly lengthy, on p. 12a of the first pagination and pp. 24a and 26b of the second pagination. 4. Mishneh Torah by the Rambam, Mada, Ahava and Zemanim, with the Maaseh Roke'ach commentary, by R. Masoud Chai Raccah. Venice, [1742-1743]. First edition. Lacking last leaf. Signature on title page of R. Shmuel Moshe Biach Feilbogen of Dreznitz, son of R. Yosef Biach Feilbogen Rabbi of Holešov author of Bnei Yosef (Leipzig, 1872). 5. Responsa of the Rashba, Part III. Livorno, [1778]. First edition. Various signatures on the title page. Several marginal notes in Ashkenazic script. 5 books. Size and condition vary.