Shaar HaTefillah, on prayer, by Rebbe Chaim Thirer of Czernowitz (Chernivtsi), author of Be'er Mayim Chaim and Sidduro shel Shabbat. Sudylkiv: Eliezer son of Mordechai Bilitch, [1825]. First edition.
Printed here for the first time is the author's well known responsum regarding the recitation of "Leshem Yichud", in which he rebuts the opinion of the Noda BiYehuda, who criticized its recital.
Ownership inscription on endpaper of R. Moshe Pedhatzur (Podhorzer; 1889-1963), grandson of R. Refael Silberman Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Safed, first mayor of Safed after the establishment of the State. Additional signatures of his on title page, second leaf and back endpaper.
[2], 102, 113-115; 3-10 leaves. 23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Worming. A few marginal tears. Perforation affecting text in one place. New leather binding.

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Amarot Tehorot on Tehillim, by R. Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz, rabbi of Tarnogród. Warsaw: D. L. Sklower, 1838. The first Chassidic commentary printed on Tehillim.
R. Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz Rabbi of Tarnogród (d. 1806), a holy and eminent Torah scholar. Descendant of the Shelah, disciple of R. Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov and R. Elimelech of Lizhensk, and disciple-colleague of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. He died and was buried in Kozhnitz, after visiting the city and stating: "This city is fit for burial".
[2], 67; 59 leaves. 22 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dampstains. Worming. Marginal open tears to some leaves, not affecting text. Perforation to title page. Leaves trimmed close to text in several places. Inscriptions. Stamps, some deleted. New binding.

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Sipurei Maasiot, "That which we have merited hearing from our holy rabbi, the hidden light, R. Nachman", tales related by R. Nachman of Breslov, recorded by his disciple R. Natan of Breslov. [Lviv, ca. 1850]. Yiddish. Early, rare edition.
Bound with four books of homiletics and ethics in Yiddish (see details below).
The first edition of Sipurei Maasiot was printed by R. Natan of Breslov in 1815 or 1816, in Ostroh or Mohyliv. In that edition, the tales were printed in two languages: Hebrew and Yiddish, following the explicit directives of R. Nachman of Breslov. The second known edition was apparently also prepared for print by R. Natan (who added a second foreword), yet it was only printed after his death by one of his disciples in Lviv, ca. 1850 (the "Sipam" edition, which was also a bilingual edition). The present edition, printed in Yiddish, is the first monolingual edition of the book.
This edition is not listed in the Bibliography of Hebrew Book, nor is it listed by Gershom Scholem in his bibliography of Breslov books – Eleh Shemot (Jerusalem 1928). The place and date of printing do not appear on the title page.
Rare copy. To the best of our knowledge, one copy lacking two leaves (11-12) is held in the NLI, and another copy is held in the Schocken Institute library. No other copies are known to us.
This edition has several variations and omissions in comparison to the first edition.
R. Nachman himself is cited as describing the importance of printing these tales in Yiddish and that this is a segulah for fertility: "His will was that these stories be printed in our spoken language, Yiddish, and he said then that it is likely that a barren woman will read a story and hence merit bearing children" (Chayei Moharan, 25).
18, 21-22, 21-42, 45-48 leaves (complete copy, misfoliated). 24.5 cm. Wide margins. Fair-good condition. Stains and wear.
Bound with four Yiddish books:
• Nachlat Tzvi, compilation of ethical sayings from the Zohar translated into Yiddish, according to the order of the weekly Torah portions, by R. Tzvi Hirsch Chotsh of Krakow. Unidentified edition. 12, [130] leaves. Without title page.
• Kav HaYashar, kabbalistic ethics, by R. Tzvi Hirsch Kaidanover, translated into Yiddish. Iaşi, 1858. 58, 60-79 leaves (lacking leaf 59).
• Kehal Chassidim, stories about tzaddikim, by R. Aharon Walden, translation into Yiddish. Unidentified edition. [3], 59 leaves. Lacking last leaf.
• Kol Yaakov, on the Five Megillot, by R. Yaakov Kranz – the Maggid of Dubno, translated into Yiddish. Lviv, 1873. [26] leaves. Lacking final 16 leaves.
Five books bound together. Approx. 24 cm. Condition varies. Damaged binding.

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Bat Ayin on the Torah, by Rebbe Avraham Dov of Ovruch. Jerusalem: R. Yisrael Bak, [1847]. First edition.
This book is a classic text of Chassidic thought and contains the holiness of Eretz Israel. It was written by the disciples of the author, but it was carefully edited by Rebbe Avraham Dov after Rebbe Mordechai of Chernobyl instructed him to print it. The first edition of the book was printed specifically in Eretz Israel and not in the Diaspora, according to the instructions of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhyn, as written in the publisher's preface.
Rebbe Aharon of Chernobyl writes in his approbation to the 1869 edition: "I hereby… bless… anyone who buys this book at full price, with success in all their dealings".
[1], 125 leaves. Lacking leaf [2] with end of printer's apology and homily for Passover. Also lacking [1] leaf at end, with list of subscribers, found in some copies only. 20.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and wax stains. Tears, including open tears to title page and other leaves, repaired with paper. Open tear to title page, affecting border and text on verso (handwritten replacement of border). Worming to several leaves, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. New leather binding.

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Zot Zikaron, Torah novellae and secrets, by Rebbe Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin – the Chozeh of Lublin. [Lviv], 1851. First edition.
Stamps.
[1], 34, [1], 39-40, 42-56; 10 leaves. 21 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including dampstains and particularly dark stains to lower margins of many leaves. Worming, affecting text. Marginal open tear to one leaf and another tear, repaired with paper. Leaves trimmed with slight damage to headings. New binding.
Variations between different copies. The title page of the present copy does not indicate the place of printing, name of printer and civil year.

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