Bidspirit auction | Levush – Venice, 1620 –

Levush – Venice, 1620 – Rare and Special Copy – Original Leather and Wood Binding - The Levushim books, by Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe. Levush HaButz VeHaAragaman – Even HaEzer. Levush Ir Shushan – Choshen Mishpat. Venice, 1620-1621. Bragadin Press. At the end of the section of Even HaEzer, approbations by the rabbis of Venice. Impressive volume in excellent condition. Original binding, made of leather-covered wood with one complete clasp and the remnants of the second one. The height of the copy before us is 37cm. The height of the binding is 39cm. It is most likely that a copy of this size has never appeared in auctions and is an extremely rare copy! 87, 162, [2] leaves. Between the sections there is an original blank leaf. Very good condition. Bright quality leaves. Minor blemish to the upper corner of the spine of the binding. Wear to the binding due to use.