Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Kedushat Levi - Berditchev, 1816 - First Edition to Contain the Essays on the Torah Together with the Kedushot for Chanukah and Purim, with Many Additions - Incomplete Copy
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Kedushat Levi, two parts, Chassidic and Kabbalistic essays on the Torah portions, festivals, and Aggadot, by R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. Berditchev (Berdychiv), 1816.
The book Kedushat Levi was printed by the author R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev twice in his lifetime, and comprised only the Kedushot essays on Chanukah and Purim. After his passing (Tishrei 1809), his descendants published for the first time his essays on the Torah portions (Berditchev, 1811), yet without the Kedushot essays on Chanukah and Purim. In the present edition, both parts were printed together for the first time in one volume - the essays on the Torah together with the Kedushot on Chanukah and Purim (separate title page for each part).
This edition also includes many additions from the author's manuscript.
Prominent Torah scholars attested that Kedushat Levi bears the remarkable power of endowing its reader with enthusiasm and devotion in love and fear of G-d, also maintaining that just keeping the book in the house has the capacity to mitigate decrees and protect from destructive forces.
Incomplete copy. Two parts in one volume. The Kedushot part on the festivals was bound first, followed by the part on the Torah. 22, 25-36; [1], 3-18, [1], 22-81, [1], 86-97, 100-129, 132-133, 136-147 leaves. Lacking 15 leaves: 23-24, 37-38 of first sequence; title page and following leaf, leaves 82-83, 85, 98-99, 130-131, 134-135, of second sequence. Approx. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dark stains and large dampstains. Worming, with significant damage to text. Open tears, repaired in part with paper. Leaves trimmed close to headings. Stamps. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 510.
The book Kedushat Levi was printed by the author R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev twice in his lifetime, and comprised only the Kedushot essays on Chanukah and Purim. After his passing (Tishrei 1809), his descendants published for the first time his essays on the Torah portions (Berditchev, 1811), yet without the Kedushot essays on Chanukah and Purim. In the present edition, both parts were printed together for the first time in one volume - the essays on the Torah together with the Kedushot on Chanukah and Purim (separate title page for each part).
This edition also includes many additions from the author's manuscript.
Prominent Torah scholars attested that Kedushat Levi bears the remarkable power of endowing its reader with enthusiasm and devotion in love and fear of G-d, also maintaining that just keeping the book in the house has the capacity to mitigate decrees and protect from destructive forces.
Incomplete copy. Two parts in one volume. The Kedushot part on the festivals was bound first, followed by the part on the Torah. 22, 25-36; [1], 3-18, [1], 22-81, [1], 86-97, 100-129, 132-133, 136-147 leaves. Lacking 15 leaves: 23-24, 37-38 of first sequence; title page and following leaf, leaves 82-83, 85, 98-99, 130-131, 134-135, of second sequence. Approx. 20 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dark stains and large dampstains. Worming, with significant damage to text. Open tears, repaired in part with paper. Leaves trimmed close to headings. Stamps. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 510.
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