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Sefer HaIkkarim by Rabbi Yosef Albo – Rimini, 1522 - “Sefer HaIkkarim by Rabbi Yosef Albo the Spaniard, ” the fundamental principles of Jewish faith. Rimini, [printed by Hieronymus Soncino, known as Gershom ben Moshe], 1522. Incomplete copy. On the title page: “Third edition, ” though in fact this is the fourth edition of the work (see: A.M. Habermann, The Soncino Printers, Vienna 1933, pp. 61–62). Ginzei Yisrael – Halpern Collection 1191. The complete work comprises 154 unnumbered leaves. This copy is lacking 4 leaves at the beginning (commencing with the main text), 2 leaves in the middle of the third treatise—apparently removed due to censorship—and 11 leaves at the end. 20.5 cm. Condition: Fair to good. Tears in the first four leaves with slight loss of text. Some stains of age. Binding detached.