Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur - Lublin, 1589 - Copy of Rabbi Gershon Katz, Uncle of the Shev Yaakov

Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur - Lublin, 1589 - Copy of Rabbi Gershon Katz, Uncle of the Shev Yaakov
Levush HaTechelet and Levush HaChur, on Orach Chaim, by R. Mordechai Yoffe. [Lublin: Kalonymus son of Mordechai Yoffe, 1589]. First edition.
Divisional title page for the Levush HaChur section. Printed illustrations and diagrams on several leaves.
The book was originally printed with a main title page for both parts, entitled Levush Malchut, followed by three leaves with the author's preface. A decorative border was added to p. 5a, to serve as divisional title page for the Levush HaTechelet section (without the imprint), with another brief preface by the author on the verso. In this copy, leaf 5 - divisional title page of Levush HaTechelet, was bound at the beginning, followed by leaf 4 (bound in reverse order) - final leaf of the first preface.
Signature (deleted) on first leaf with decorative border: "I, Gershon son of R. Avraham Yaakov Katz Rabbi of Hanau" (uncle of the Shev Yaakov). Other signatures on the title page: "I, Gershon"; "…my book, I, Meir son of R. Tzvi ----". Signatures on the final leaf.
Gloss and corrections in early script.
Incomplete copy. [2], 6-101; 83, 110 [i.e. 120], [12] leaves. Lacking: Main title page at beginning of volume and two subsequent leaves. Order of first [2] leaves reversed. 28 cm. Condition varies. Most leaves in good-fair condition. Stains and dampstains. Worming. First and last leaves in fair-poor condition with tears, wear and worming, including large open tear to leaf 5 with decorative border (divisional title page of Levush HaTechelet). Tears affecting text in several places, repaired with paper. Old leather binding, damaged and partially detached.