Beit Yehuda. Rabbi Yehuda Iyash. Leghorn, [1746]. First Edition. Glosses in the Hand of Rabbi Moshe Pardo with Signature

Beit Yehuda. Rabbi Yehuda Iyash. Leghorn, [1746]. First Edition. Glosses in the Hand of Rabbi Moshe Pardo with Signature
Beit Yehuda responsa by Rabbi Yehuda Iyash. Leghorn [1746]. First edition. Glosses and signatures. [2], 44, 47-75, 75-101, 103-121 pages, 30 cm. The book includes “Dinei U’Minhagei K”K Arg’el” [Algeria]. This was the first work to discuss the customs of Algerian Jewry. The author was a prominent Algerian rabbi and was known throughout the generations as a holy person. He passed through Leghorn on his way to Jerusalem and printed this book. He gave an approbation to the works of the “Ohr Hachaim” and the “Sha’ar Yosef” – the Chida’s first work. This is the first section of his responsa. Other responsa were printed about twelve years later, within his “Bnei Yehuda”. The title page bears the signature of Rabbi Yehuda Avraham Azriel, Jerusalem rabbi, who passed away in 1811. He was the son of Avigdor Hakadosh and the grandfather of kabalist Rabbi Aharon Azriel, author of “Kapei Aharon” [Jerusalem, 1873-1846]. This copy bears six lengthy handwritten glosses in the hand of Rabbi Moshe Pardo, the noted rabbi of Egypt [Jerusalem 1814-Alexandria 1888], author of Tzedek U’Mishpat on the Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat [ Izmir, 1874]. Some of the glosses are signed with his initials. The book is in poor-moderate condition with many worming blemishes.