Bidspirit auction | Levush by Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe.

Levush by Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe. Venice, 1620. Complete Set in Original Antique Leather Bindings - Levush by Rabbi Mordechai Yafeh. Venice, 1620. Complete Set in Original Antique Leather-Covered Wooden Bindings. The Levushim on the entire Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim, including: Levush HaTechelet, Levush HaChur, Levush Ateret Zahav, Levush HaButz VeHaArgaman, and Levush Ir Shushan, by Rabbi Mordechai Yafeh. Venice, 1620. Two volumes. An early and elegant edition of the Levushim, printed just a few years after the author’s passing. This edition was printed under the supervision of Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena. In his introduction, he notes that he marked customs not practiced in Spain and Italy, even though the author presented them as standard, reflecting Ashkenazic practice. RA [2] [1 blank leaf]; 148 [2]; 87 [1 blank]; 160 [2] leaves. 36 cm. Four title pages. Very good condition. Minor repairs to one title page. Two original worn wooden boards covered in leather with remnants of clasps.