Chidushei Galanti - Wilmersdorf, 1716 - Signatures of Rabbi Yechezkel Landau Author of "Noda Bi'Yehuda"

Chidushei Galanti by Rabbi Yedidya Galanti. Wilmersdorf, 1716. Second edition.
On the title page, an ancient signature: "Ha'Katan Yechezkel…" in a handwriting identical to the handwriting of Rabbi Yechezkel Landau Segal author of "Noda Bi'Yehuda".
On the forsazt page, ancient signatures: "Ha'Katan Yechezkel…". An ancient inscription: "Belongs to … the genius rabbi model of the generation glory of the time". Another inscription at the head of the page: "in the meantime here the capital city of Prague". An ancient, slightly faded inscription: the book belongs to the genius rabbi … Av Beit Din [---] of Mahren". At the end of the book a dedication in ancient script.
Rabbi Yechezkel Ha'Levi (Segal) Landau (1713–1793) the well-known rabbi of Prague, a Posek and leader, author of "Noda Bi'Yehuda" responsa.
Until the age of 11 years old, he studied with Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Segal of Ludmir. When he was 14, he moved to study at the well-known "Kloiz" of Brody. After his marriage, in 1734, he started serving as a Dayan in Brody. In 1746, he became a rabbi in Yampol.
In 1755, he became the rabbi of Prague and served as its rabbi until his death. He also established a Yeshiva there; Avraham Danzig, author of Chayei Adam, is amongst his best known students.
Rabbi Landau was highly esteemed not only by the community, but also by others; and he stood high in favor in government circles. Thus, in addition to his rabbinical tasks, he was able to intercede with the government on various occasions when anti-Semitic measures had been introduced. Though not opposed to secular knowledge, he objected to "that culture which came from Berlin", in particular Moses Mendelssohn's translation of the Pentateuch.
His son, Rabbi Shmuel Segal Landau replaced him as head of his yeshiva and after his death, as the rabbi of Prague.

To the best of our knowledge, Rabbi Landau's signature has never been seen in auctions!
[1], 62 leaves.
Condition: Good. Tears on the title page. Wear. Few moth signs on single leaves.