Auction 72 - Rare and Important Items
Arvei Nachal – Sudylkiv, 1825-1826 – First Edition
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Arvei Nachal, on the Torah, by R. David Shlomo Eibeschutz, Rabbi of Soroki. [Sudylkiv: Pinchas Eliezer Bilitch? 1825-1826].
Two volumes composed of the first edition and of another edition printed at the same time or soon after (see bibliographic note below). Vol. I – Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra – from the first edition. Vol. II – Vayikra, Bamidbar, Devarim – from the second edition.
The author, R. David Shlomo Eibeschutz (1755-1813, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, I, pp. 501-503), was a prominent Chassidic leader and posek, and served as rabbi of Soroki. In 1809, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Safed, and there he is buried. His relative R. Levi Yitzchak of Berdychiv writes about him in an approbation that he is "as astute and well-versed in Torah as the sages of old, and all his deeds are performed for the sake of Heaven". R. Eibeschutz wrote many compositions, among them the famous halachic work Levushei Serad. His book Arvei Nachal became a classic Chassidic text – more than 20 editions have been printed since its initial printing (it was also included in an edition of the Torah).
Two volumes: Vol. I: [2], 98; 41 leaves. Vol. II: [1], 41; 43-168 leaves. 41 leaves of Vayikra appear in both volumes. Overall good-fair condition. Vol. I: 23 cm. Stains and minor wear. Dampstains. Large tears to last leaf, repaired with paper. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Especially large stamp on last leaf. Vol. II: 22.5 cm. Stains. Worming affecting text. Worming and tears to title page and to first and last leaves, repaired with paper (with letters replaced by hand in a few places). Leaves trimmed affecting headings and slightly damaging text. Stamps. New uniform bindings.
Two editions of this book were printed simultaneously; the present two volumes combine parts of both these editions. There are several differences between the editions, including minor typographic variations to the title page (in one edition, the bottom lines are in a square typeface and in the parallel edition in Rashi script) and in the text layout (the notes in parentheses were printed in one edition in regular-sized letters and in the parallel edition in small letters). These differences can be discerned in the book of Vayikra, which appears twice in these volumes – once from one edition and again from the parallel edition. Ch. Lieberman, who noted several differences between the editions, claims that one of these editions is an "intermediate edition", printed in Sudylkiv ca. 1830, between the first edition – Sudylkiv 1825-1826 and the Sudylkiv 1835 edition. This assertion is also recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book. Nonetheless, the source of this supposed date of printing is not clear, nor are the reasons for Lieberman's conclusion as to which edition was printed first. See: Ch. Lieberman, Ohel Rachel, I, New York 1980, pp. 372-373.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 470 (Stefansky records both editions as variants of the first edition and we have done the same).
Two volumes composed of the first edition and of another edition printed at the same time or soon after (see bibliographic note below). Vol. I – Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra – from the first edition. Vol. II – Vayikra, Bamidbar, Devarim – from the second edition.
The author, R. David Shlomo Eibeschutz (1755-1813, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, I, pp. 501-503), was a prominent Chassidic leader and posek, and served as rabbi of Soroki. In 1809, he immigrated to Eretz Israel and settled in Safed, and there he is buried. His relative R. Levi Yitzchak of Berdychiv writes about him in an approbation that he is "as astute and well-versed in Torah as the sages of old, and all his deeds are performed for the sake of Heaven". R. Eibeschutz wrote many compositions, among them the famous halachic work Levushei Serad. His book Arvei Nachal became a classic Chassidic text – more than 20 editions have been printed since its initial printing (it was also included in an edition of the Torah).
Two volumes: Vol. I: [2], 98; 41 leaves. Vol. II: [1], 41; 43-168 leaves. 41 leaves of Vayikra appear in both volumes. Overall good-fair condition. Vol. I: 23 cm. Stains and minor wear. Dampstains. Large tears to last leaf, repaired with paper. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Especially large stamp on last leaf. Vol. II: 22.5 cm. Stains. Worming affecting text. Worming and tears to title page and to first and last leaves, repaired with paper (with letters replaced by hand in a few places). Leaves trimmed affecting headings and slightly damaging text. Stamps. New uniform bindings.
Two editions of this book were printed simultaneously; the present two volumes combine parts of both these editions. There are several differences between the editions, including minor typographic variations to the title page (in one edition, the bottom lines are in a square typeface and in the parallel edition in Rashi script) and in the text layout (the notes in parentheses were printed in one edition in regular-sized letters and in the parallel edition in small letters). These differences can be discerned in the book of Vayikra, which appears twice in these volumes – once from one edition and again from the parallel edition. Ch. Lieberman, who noted several differences between the editions, claims that one of these editions is an "intermediate edition", printed in Sudylkiv ca. 1830, between the first edition – Sudylkiv 1825-1826 and the Sudylkiv 1835 edition. This assertion is also recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book. Nonetheless, the source of this supposed date of printing is not clear, nor are the reasons for Lieberman's conclusion as to which edition was printed first. See: Ch. Lieberman, Ohel Rachel, I, New York 1980, pp. 372-373.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 470 (Stefansky records both editions as variants of the first edition and we have done the same).
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