Auction 83 - Part II - Books by the Baal HaTanya and Chabad Rebbes
Shaar HaTeshuvah VehaTefillah, by R. Dov Ber Shneuri – the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Part II of the first edition and two copies of Part I of the second edition (variants).
1. Shaar HaTeshuvah VehaTefillah, Part II, repentance and service of the heart. Shklow, [1818]. First edition.
[2], 42; 2, 5-81, [1] leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains; many stains and mold stains to final leaves. Minor wear. Tears, including tear to title page, repaired with paper, and open tears affecting text in several places. Extensive worming, affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
2-3. Shaar HaTeshuvah VehaTefillah, Part I, "matters which subdue the heart of a person to full repentance", and "prayer with love and fear of G-d". Shklow, [1830]. Second edition.
Two copies – variants. The place of printing was omitted from the title page of the second copy.
Copy I: [2], 25; 65 leaves. 18 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Dozens of leaves at beginning browned and stained. Worming to first leaves, slightly affecting text. Minor open tear to top of title page. New leather binding.
Copy II: [2], 25; 65 leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Wear to first leaves. Marginal open tears to title page and two following leaves, not affecting text, with tape repairs (to first two leaves). Minor worming, affecting text. Stamps. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 586.
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Three compositions by R. Dov Ber Shneuri – the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch:
1. Shaarei Teshuvah, Part I, "the gate of repentance, the gate of free will, the gate of prayer", and Part II "education". Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1864.
Two parts in one volume. 148; 138 pages. Approx. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor tears to title page of part I. Marginal open tear to one leaf, close to text. Many large stamps. Handwritten inscriptions and markings to body of text. New leather binding.
2. Kuntres HaHitpaalut. With: Kuntres Katan MeInyanei Bechirah – on free will (a few chapters from the book Shaarei Teshuvah). Warsaw, 1876.
Signatures and stamps on title page and endpapers. Inscriptions on endpapers.
40 leaves. Divisional title page for Kuntres Katan MeInyanei Bechirah. 14.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
3. Kuntres Poke'ach Ivrim, fourty chapters of practical guidance for a life of repentance, based on Chabad teachings. New York, 1940. Yiddish, with Hebrew translation (of first 28 chapters) by R. Shmuel Dov Ber Lipkin of Borisov. Includes notes and letters by Rebbe Rayatz. First edition of the Hebrew translation and additions by Rebbe Rayatz.
76 pages. 20 cm. Good condition. Stains. Without binding.
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Derech Chaim VeTochachat Mussar Haskel, "Part III of Shaar HaTeshuvah", by R. Dov Ber Shneuri, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch.
Two copies: one copy of the edition printed in Kopust (Kopys), after 1819, and another copy presumably printed in Lviv, ca. 1840.
Ownership inscriptions on the title page and final leaf of the Kopust edition.
Kopust edition: [5], 189 leaves. 17 cm. Bluish paper. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming to title page and many other leaves, affecting text. Stamp and handwritten inscriptions. New binding, with old leather spine.
Lviv edition: [4], 136 leaves. Leaves 1-4 bound out of sequence. 18.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Worming to many leaves, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Open tears to title page and other leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper. Stamps. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 138.
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Derech Chaim VeTochachat Mussar Haskel, by R. Dov Ber Shneuri – the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1863.
With (rare) printed wrappers.
[1], 111, [1] leaves. 20 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Large open tears to front wrapper and lower part of title page, repaired with paper. Paper repairs to inner margin of front wrapper, affecting printed border. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
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Ner Mitzvah V'Torah Or, principles of the Chabad doctrine, by R. Dov Ber Shneuri – the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Kopust (Kopys): R. Yisrael Yoffe, prominent disciple of the Baal HaTanya, 1820. First edition.
The book comprises two parts. The first part is entitled Shaar HaEmunah, and discusses the topics of the Exodus from Egypt, the eating of Matzah and the Splitting of the Sea. The second part, named Shaar HaYichud, contains a concise explanation of the kabbalistic notions of Hishtalshelut HaOlamot and Sefirot.
4, [7], 133, [1], 57 leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Worming to title page and many other leaves, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Open tears, repaired with paper. Some leaves may have been supplied from a different copy. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 395.
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Imrei Binah, explanations on the topics of Kriyat Shema, Tzitzit and Tefillin, based on Kabbalah and Chassidic teachings, by R. Dov Ber Shneuri, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Kopust (Kopys): R. Yisrael Yoffe, prominent disciple of the Baal HaTanya, [1821]. First edition.
Imrei Binah is considered the most profound of the books composed and published by the Mitteler Rebbe. The main part of the book is dedicated to clarifying the kabbalistic concepts of Yichuda Ilaa and Yichuda Tataa, based on the teachings of the author's father – the Baal HaTanya.
Many signatures and inscriptions on the endpapers.
[2], 21; 56, [1], 55-140 leaves. 22 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains. Wear to title page and other leaves. Worming, affecting text in several places. Minor open tear to one leaf. Stamp and handwritten inscriptions. Early leather binding, with new leather spine. Damage and worming to binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 55.
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Ateret Rosh, Chassidic homilies for the High Holidays – Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Shabbat Shuva, by R. Dov Ber Shneuri – the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Kopust (Kopys): R. Yehuda Yoffe, disciple of the Baal HaTanya, 1821. First edition.
Three different printings of the book Ateret Rosh were produced in Kopust in 1821, with differences in the title page, typography and pagination. This lot is comprised of two of them.
Copy I: [1], 102, [1] leaves. 16.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dark stains, and wear. Tears, including open tear to title page, affecting border and text on verso, repaired with paper (and replacement of missing border). Extensive worming, affecting text. Stamp and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Copy II: [1], 5-32, 29-32, 37-54, 113-114, [2], 56-68, 73-78, [4], 85-112, [2] leaves. Lacking 5 leaves following title page. 16 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tear to final leaf, affecting text, repaired with paper. Worming. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 461.
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Torat Chaim on the book of Bereshit, commentary on the essays of R. Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya, by his son R. Dov Ber Shneuri – the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Warsaw, 1866. Two parts in two volumes. First edition of part II.
Part I: Bereshit – Chaye Sara. Part II: Toldot – Vayechi.
In this work, the Mitteler Rebbe explains, at great length and thoroughly, the Chassidic essays of his father, the Baal HaTanya, on the Torah portions.
Vol. I: [2], 141 leaves. Vol. II: [1], 108 leaves. Approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains. Traces of past dampness with minor mold stains to final leaves of vol. II. Minor marginal open tear to title page of vol. I, to one leaf in middle of vol. I, and to final leaf of vol. II, not affecting text. Stamp and handwritten inscription. New leather bindings.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 618.
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Kuntres Perush HaMilot, called Mahadura Batra – commentary and expansion of the siddur of the Baal HaTanya, by his son R. Dov Ber Shneuri, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Warsaw, 1867. First edition.
Two title pages, first one concise and second one more detailed. Imprint printed in gold on first title page. Wide-margined copy.
In this book, termed Mahadura Batra, the Mitteler rebbe expands upon explanations printed briefly in the Kopust siddur, and adds explanations to sections of the prayers not covered by his father.
[2], 114 leaves. 28 cm. Wide margins. Good condition. Stains, some leaves with many stains. Marginal worming and minor tears to several leaves. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 474.
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Likutei Biurim – Kuntres HaHitpaalut, by R. Dov Ber Shneuri – the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, with the Likutei Biurim commentary by R. Hillel HaLevi Malisov Rabbi of Paritch and Bobroisk (R. Hillel Paritcher), close disciple of the Mitteler Rebbe. Warsaw, 1868. First edition of the Likutei Biurim commentary.
Bound with: Maamar HaShiflut VehaSimchah, by R. Yitzchak Eizik Rabbi of Homel (Warsaw 1868). First edition.
Likutei Biurim: [1], 67; 52 leaves (lacking title page, but includes blue printed front wrapper). Maamar HaShiflut VehaSimchah: 45; 42, [3] leaves. 20.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut nos. 272 and 315.
Enclosed: additional copy of Likutei Biurim, including title page – for completion of main copy.
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Kuntres Perush HaMilot Mahadura Batra – commentary and expansion of the siddur of the Baal HaTanya, by his son Rebbe Dov Ber Shneuri, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Warsaw, 1867. First edition.
Two title pages, the first one concise and the second more detailed.
Signature of Rebbe Yitzchak Dov Ber Schneersohn of Liadi on the front endpaper.
Signatures of R. Yehuda Leib Schneersohn Rabbi of Homel and Vitebsk (son of Rebbe Yitzchak Dov Ber of Liadi) on the first title page and back endpaper.
Rebbe Yitzchak Dov Ber Schneersohn – the Maharid of Liadi (1833-1910) was the only son of Rebbe Chaim Shneur Zalman of Liadi (son of the Tzemach Tzedek) and close disciple of his grandfather the Tzemach Tzedek. His magnum opus was his composition Siddur Maharid (two parts) – an expanded version of Siddur im Dach by the Baal HaTanya.
R. Yehuda Leib Schneersohn was the son of Rebbe Maharid of Liadi. He served as rabbi in Homel and Sirotsina, and later as posek and eventually rabbi of Vitebsk.
[2], 114 leaves. Two title pages. 24 cm. Good condition. Stains. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. Original cloth binding, damaged, with leather spine.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 474.
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Booklet on the topic of visiting the gravesites of Tzaddikim, by R. Dov Ber Shneuri – the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, with a letter by his father the Baal HaTanya written after the passing of R. Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk. [Warsaw, 1871].
[2], 4-12 pages. Approx. 18 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Minor wear. Tears and extensive worming, affecting text, repaired with paper. Handwritten inscription. New leather binding.
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