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Beit Yisrael on Tur Yoreh Deah (Drisha and Prisha). Lublin, [1635]. First Edition of a Halachic Sefer Yesod. - Sefer Beit Yisrael on Tur Yoreh Deah, with the first edition of the Prisha and Drisha commentaries by the disciple of the Rema and the Maharshal, the Gaon Rabbi Yehoshua Folk Hacohen.  It should be noted that books printed in Poland (Lublin, Krakow) from these years (early 17th century) are extremely rare due the the 1648-1649 Riots (The Khmelnytsky Uprising) during which thousands of Hebrew books were destroyed by the rioters.  On the title page, ownership notations in ancient script.  The importance of the work the Beit Yisrael:  This volume is the first of the commentary on the entire Turim. In it, the author's son, the Gaon Rabbi Yosef Joseph, published his father's writings, with an addiiton of his glosses titled Kutonet pasim. The sections on Choshen Mishpat and Orach Chaim were published many years later (Frankfurt am Main 1717-Berlin 1767). This work on Yoreh Deah and Even HaEzer becomes all the more important since the Bayit Chadash books were published several months after the publishing of Rabbeinu's book (Krakow, 1635-1639). Although the Bach was ready for printing, after Rabbi Yoel Sirkish saw Rabbeinu's great work, he added to his book Kuntres Acharon in which he discusses Rabbeinu's words, whom he titles Moreinu Rabbi Wolk Katz. The title of the work, Beit Yisrael, refers to the author's in-law, the philanthropist Rabbi Yisrael ben Rabbi Yosef of Lviv, who established his son-in-law's Beit Midrash and supported him. Rabbeinu's work is the first that elucidates the words of Baal Haturim Yoreh Deah after the Beit Yosef and his Chidushim and elucidations are frequently mentioned by the Poskim.  The Prisha and Drisha commentaries, which were printed for the first time in this edition alongside the Tur, were later printed in kost ediitons of the Turim. In following ediitons, many things which appear in the first edition were ommitted, see Shem Hegedolim by the Chida (the entry of Prish and Drisha).  Rabbi Yehoshua Wolk [Folk] Hacohen Katz (ca. 1555-1614): Gedol Hador, first and foremost commentator of the Shulchan Aruch, a leading Marbitz Torah in Ashkenaz, the disciple of the Maharshal and the Rema, author of Beit Yisrael and Sefer Me'irat Einayim.  His Kedusha and diligence are described by the publisher, his son, Rabbi Yosef Joseph, in his foreword to this book (see Hebrew description).  His famed disciples included the Gaon Rabbi Yissachar Ber Ailonburg author of the Beer Sheva, Rabbi Yehoshua Charif of Krakow author of the Maginei Shlomo and Rabbi Shabtai Sheftel Horowitz, the Shelah's son, author of Vavei HaAmudim.  Lublin, [1635]. First edition. Sefer Yesod.  [1], 356 leaves. Very good condition. Ancient, impressive leather-covered wooden binding with traces of buckles. Aging stains. Dark paper.  Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 156.  Extremely rare, complete copy of the first ediiton of a halachic Sefer Yesod.