Sifrei HaLevushim – Berdychiv, 1818-1821 – Three Volumes

Sifrei HaLevushim by R. Mordechai Yaffe. Berdychiv: R. Yisrael Bak (disciple of R. Levi Yitzchak of Berdychiv and R. Yisrael of Ruzhin), [1818-1821].
Three out of four volumes: Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur on Orach Chaim, with the Eliyahu Zuta commentary by R. Eliyahu Rabbi of Tiktin (Tykocin); Levush Ateret Zahav on Yoreh De'ah, with the Chagurat Shmuel commentary by R. Shmuel of Lanzburg; Levush Ir Shushan on Choshen Mishpat.
This edition was printed with the approbations of great Chassidic leaders: the Ohev Yisrael of Apta (Opatów), R. Mordechai of Chernobyl, R. Avraham Dov of Chmielnik and R. Yisrael of Pików.
Signatures and stamps on the title pages of each volume: "Chaim Yaakov HaKohen son of Yehuda Dov of Iași, here Safed", "Chaim Yaakov HaKohen Feinstein, emissary from Jerusalem" [R. Chaim Yaakov HaKohen Feinstein was a resident of Safed and Jerusalem, emissary and Torah scholar. He travelled three times between 1866-1887 as emissary for Kollel HaChassidim of Safed, reaching as far as Saana in Yemen and Cochin in India. During his stay in Cochin, seeing that even religious Jews travelled by train on Shabbat, he composed his book Imrei Shabbat (Calcutta, 1874) about the prohibition involved. He also authored Torat Imecha (Calcutta, 1886) censuring the Jews of India for some inappropriate practices which prevailed in their area, and a booklet Mashbit Milchamot (printed at the end of Imrei Shabbat, Krakow 1889 edition) about the Jewish status of the black Jews in Cochin].
Three volumes. Orach Chaim volume: 64; [1], 65-200 leaves. Yoreh De'ah volume: 180 leaves. Choshen Mishpat volume: 180 [i.e. 158] leaves. Mispaginated. 33 cm. Good condition. Stains. Repaired tear to the title page of Yoreh De'ah, affecting text. Some of the leaves are bluish. Some letters on the title pages are printed in red ink. Early, fine leather bindings with ornamentation.