Levush – Berditchev, 1818-1821 – Printed by Rabbi Yisrael Bak – Complete Set in Five Volumes

Levush by R. ...

Levush – Berditchev, 1818-1821 – Printed by Rabbi Yisrael Bak – Complete Set in Five Volumes

Levush by R. Mordechai Yoffe. Berditchev: R. Yisrael son of Avraham [Bak] (a disciple of R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev and Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin) and his partner R. Yosef son of Tzvi, [1818-1821]. Complete set, five parts in five volumes. Divisional title pages. Some words on the title page printed in red ink.

Complete set of Levush to the four parts of the Shulchan Aruch – Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur on Orach Chaim (with commentary Eliyahu Zuta by R. Eliyahu Shapiro, Rabbi of Tykocin) – 1818; Levush Ateret Zahav on Yoreh Deah (with commentary Chagorat Shmuel by R. Shmuel of Lenzburg) – 1819; Levush HaButz VeArgaman on Even HaEzer – 1819; Levush Ir Shushan on Chosen Mishpat – 1821.

Ownership inscription of “R. Meir son of R. Mordechai” in third volume; in fourth volume, stamps of R. “Aharon Tzvi Weizner, head of the Beit Din of Linz and the region” (1906-2007; Rabbi of Przemyśl and additional places).

Five volumes. Volume I – Levush HaTechelet. Volume II – Levush HaChur. Volume III – Levush Ateret Zahav. Volume IV – Levush HaButz VeArgaman. Volume V – Levush Ir Shushan.

Five volumes. Volume I (Levush HaTechelet): 64 leaves. Volume II (Levush HaChur): [1]. 65-200 leaves. Volume III (Ateret Zahav): 182 leaves. Volume IV (Levush HaButz VeArgaman): [1], 30; 33-52; 55-88 leaves. Volume V (Levush Ir Shushan): 8, 11-148; [12] leaves (last leaf numbered 180). Misfoliation in most volumes. Approx. 33-34 cm. Partially bluish paper. Overall good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming, affecting text (heavy worming to last leaves of volume V). Tears, including open tears, slightly affecting text of volume I and volume II, partially repaired with paper. Stamps. New bindings (uniform).