Auction 67 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Levush - Venice, 1620 - Complete Set in Three Volumes

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,063
Including buyer's premium
Sifrei HaLevushim, by R. Mordechai Yoffe. Four parts: Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur - Orach Chaim; Levush Ateret Zahav - Yoreh De'ah; Levush HaButz VehaArgaman - Even HaEzer; Levush Ir Shushan - Choshen Mishpat. Venice: Giovanni Cajon for Bragadini, 1620.
Complete set of the Levush on the four parts of the Tur, in three volumes.
The Orach Chaim section begins with the foreword of the proofreader, R. Yehuda Aryeh of Modena. An approbation by Venetian rabbis, including R. Yehuda Aryeh Modena, appears at the end of the Even HaEzer section.
Ownership inscription in the first volume (on the front cover): "Yeshaya HaLevi son of Yitzchak Shalom HaLevi, here Moncalvo… 1871". At the beginning of the Even HaEzer volume, ownership inscription of "Salam Yichye Mansour" in Yemenite script; other signatures and inscriptions in this volume.
Vol. I (Levush HaTechelet, Levush HaChur and Levush Ateret Zahav): 201 (i.e. 200), [2] leaves; 148, [2] leaves. Separate title page for Levush Ateret Zahav. 33 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains. First title page trimmed (close to border), and pasted on paper (presumably at time of binding). Worming. Several leaves trimmed, affecting page headings. Library stamps. Early leather binding, with damage. Vol. II (Levush HaButz VehaArgaman): 87 leaves. 35.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Dampstains to many leaves. Tears (repaired), worming and damage to title page and several other leaves. Early leather binding, partly detached, with damage. Vol. III (Levush Ir Shushan): 162, [2] leaves. 33 cm. High-quality paper. Fair condition. Stains. Dampstains and traces of past dampness (traces of mold to some leaves). Library stamps. Early leather binding, with minor damage.
Early Printed books
Early Printed books