Talmud Yerushalmi - Zhitomir, 1860-1867 - Complete, Elegant Set - Copy of R. Moshe Tuvia Tal, a Dutch Rabbi

Talmud Yerushalmi - Zhitomir, 1860-1867 - Complete, Elegant Set - Copy of R. Moshe Tuvia Tal, a Dutch Rabbi
Talmud Yerushalmi. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, 1860-1867. Five parts in four volumes. Talmud Yerushalmi, with the Pnei Moshe, Mareh HaPanim, Korban HaEda and Sheyarei Korban commentaries. This is the first edition to include the Pnei Moshe and Mareh Panim commentaries on Orders Zera'im-Moed. A handwritten dedication dated 1887, appears on the endpaper of Vol. I: "A gift… from the wife and sons of R. Naftali Hertz Frankfurt, to his dear friend, revered Torah scholar, rabbi of Arnhem and the province, R. Moshe Toviyahu Tal. Arnhem, 2nd Marcheshvan 1887". Illustrated bookplates of R. Moshe Tuvia Tal "Justus Tal" (depicting a Torah scroll, scientific instruments and a bookcase, captioned: "Beautiful is the study of Torah with the way of the world - Judaea Tenacitas"). R. Moshe Tuvia Tal (1847-1899) was a Torah scholar of Amsterdam. He served as Chief Rabbi of Arnhem, Netherlands, from 1881-1895. In 1895, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of The Hague. Erudite and preacher; a historian of Dutch Jewry. Vol. I (Order Zera'im): [5], 14, 14-60; 30; 31; 24, 24-33; 33; 42; 18; 24; 18; 14; 9 leaves. Vol. II (Order Moed): [2], 52, 34; [1], 55; 61; [1], 39; 2-31; 17, 17-23; 20; 21; 2-23; 5, 7-32; 20; 17 leaves. Vol. III (Order Nashim): [2], 79; 45; 64; 34; 56; 51; 41 leaves. Vol. IV (Order Nezikin and Tractate Nidda): [2], 33; 2-29; 2-26; 42; 31; 26; 6; 15; 9 leaves. (Tractate Eduyot is bound here after Tractate Avoda Zara, and not after Tractate Sanhedrin as listed in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book). Four volumes. 37 cm. Title page printed in red and black. Good condition. Stains. Original leather bindings, with gold ornamentation. Damage to two of the bindings.