Bidspirit auction | TOLDOS YITZHACK. AMSTERDAM 1708. MAGNIFICENT

TOLDOS YITZHACK. AMSTERDAM 1708. MAGNIFICENT WOOD & LEATHER BINDING. UNIDENTIFIED SIGNATURES. - TOLDOS YITZHACK. AMSTERDAM 1708. MAGNIFICENT WOOD & LEATHER BINDING. UNIDENTIFIED SIGNATURES. Commentary to the Torah, which includes literal, homiletical, Kabbalistic and philosophical interpretations, by R. Yitzchak Karo, uncle and Rebbe of the Beis Yosef. R. Yitzchak Ben R. Yosef Karo (1458-1535), lived in Toledo where he led a great Yeshiva. Several years before the Spanish Expulsion in 1492, he moved his Yeshiva to Portugal, but following the subsequent expulsion of the Jews from Portugal, he fled to Turkey where he served on the Rabbinate of Constantinople. Unidentified signatures and inscriptions. Soto/Brandon/Di-Yonach press. 3, 136 pages. 20.5 cm. High quality paper. Excellent condition (one page with a small hole slightly affecting text). Magnificent wood and leather binding with original clasps.