Bidspirit auction | FALK, YEHOSHUA KATZ. Beith Yisrael

FALK, YEHOSHUA KATZ. Beith Yisrael [commentary to R. Ya’akov ben Asher’s Tur - Yoreh De’ah]. Subdivided into two commentaries: Derishah and Perishah. FIRST EDITION. Issued by the author’s son, with his commentary, entitled Ketoneth Passim. Title within decorative typographical border and surrounding Biblical verses. Uncommon woodcut printer’s device depicting the zodiac sign 'Deli' (Aquarius) on f. 4v. (See Yaari, Hebrew Printers’ Marks, p. 501 (appendices); Yudlov, Hebrew Printers’ Marks, pp. 55-7). ff. 356. Heavily browned, few small marginal repairs, final leaf with loss of few words. Modern boards. Folio. Vinograd, Lublin 182; Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 156. Lublin, Tzvi ben Abraham Kalonymus Jaffe, 1635. A classic commentary later published in all standard edition of the Tur. A work referenced extensively throughout centuries of halachic works. The author (1555-1614) was a disciple of the Rem'a and Maharsha'l.