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Be'er Moshe (Kozhnitz) - Lviv, 1858 - First Edition

Be'er Moshe, Chassidic essays on the Torah portions, by Rebbe Moshe Elyakim Beri'a Hopstein of Kozhnitz. [Lviv, 1858]. First edition.
The author, Rebbe Moshe Elyakim Beri'a (1757?-1828), was a close disciple of his father, the Maggid of Kozhnitz, and of R. Zusha of Anipoli. In this book, as well as in his other works, he quotes extensively thoughts and traditions which he received from his father and other prominent Chassidic leaders.
[1], 188 leaves. 25.5 cm. Wide margins. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming affecting text (significant worming to several leaves, with tears resulting from worming). Stamp and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 74.