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Mishneh Torah L'HaRambam, with Hasagot HaRa'avad and the Magid Mishneh, and with the Kesef Mishneh commentary by Yosef Karo. First volume (of four), Parts Mada-Zemanim. [Venice: Bragadin, 1575]. First edition of the Kesef Mishneh. Ownership inscription of "Yosef son of Mordechai HaCohen" at the top of the first leaf and on p. 271a. A long inscription in Yemenite script (Judeo-Arabic) appears on the page following the index signed with three curly [obscure] signatures, from 1828. Approximately twenty ancient glosses by several writers in Sephardi and Italian script, some trimmed. Written in a gloss on p. 270b: "So I have seen in the holy writings of the great Rabbi Maharam Galante…". Several glosses in Yemenite script. [20], 316 leaves. Originally: [22], 316 leaves. Lacking: title page and leaf [6]. 29 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains and wear. Dampness traces. Heavy worming, especially to inner margins. Detached leaves and gatherings. Tears affecting text of first and last leaves. Old, detached and damaged leather binding.