Levush. Venice 1620. All Four Parts. Fine Set. Unidentified Rabbinical Signatures

Levush. Venice 1620. All Four Parts. Fine Set. Unidentified Rabbinical Signatures
Impressive edition of the Levush, by R. Mordechai Yaffe, printed a few years after the author’s passing. Includes all four parts; Levush Ha’Tcheiles on Orach Chaim, Levush Ateres Zahav on Yoreh De’ah, Levush Ha’Butz V’Argamon on Even HaEzer and Levush Ir Shushan on Choshen Mishpat.
This edition was printed under the supervision of R. Yehuda Aryeh of Modena, who writes in his introduction that although the author assumed “Minhag Ashkenaz” as the prevailing custom, since those customs are not followed by the Sephardic communities he has placed the customs unique to Ashkenazim in parenthesis.
R. Mordechai Yaffe (1530-1612), known as the Ba’al Ha’Levush, was born in Prague and learned under R. Shlomo Luria, (Ma’HarShaL) in Lublin and the Rema in Cracow. After his marriage he settled in Prague where he established a Yeshiva. Following the expulsion of the Jews from Prague in 1557, he settled in Italy. He later served in various important Rabbinical positions, including Lublin, Prague and Posen. Received with enormous acclaim, the Levush is considered one of the most basic and important Halachic works.
Vinograd Venice 1122-1125. Giovanni Cajon for Bragadin press. (Should be) 201, [2]; 148, [2]; 162 [2], 87; [1] pages. Lacking the title and final page of Even HaEzer. 32.5 cm. Overall fine condition. Some wear, staining and isolated holes. Bound in 3 volumes. Modern bindings.
Opening bid $800