Auction 88 - Part I - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Likutei Amarim Tanya – Zhovkva, 1798 – First Edition of Igeret HaTeshuva Mahadura Kama

Opening: $2,500
Sold for: $10,625
Including buyer's premium

Likutei Amarim Tanya, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi. Zhovkva, [1798].
This edition is the second printing of the Tanya in the author's lifetime, and was presumably printed without his knowledge. This is the first edition containing chapters of Igeret HaTeshuva – Mahadura Kama (printed at the end of the book).
This is the first time the book was titled Tanya, a title used ever since. In the first edition, the book was named only Likutei Amarim.
[3], 2-74 leaves. 17.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Dark stain on one leaf. Open tears to title page and other leaves (approx. first 10 leaves), close to text, affecting border and text on verso of title page and on second leaf, repaired with paper. Worming, affecting text, repaired with paper. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.


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