Auction 61 - Rare and Important Items
Likutei Amarim Tanya - Shklow, After 1814 - Fine Copy with Wide Margins - Signatures of Rabbi Dov Ber Shapira, Assistant of Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Lublin, Author of Torat Chessed
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Likutei Amarim - Tanya, with Igeret HaKodesh, by R. Shneur Zalman of Lyady. Shklow: [R. Azriel Zelig ben Yaakov, after 1814].
Fine copy with wide margins and original leather binding.
On the front and back flyleaves are signatures and stamps of R. Dov Ber Shapira of Roman, from the Chabad Kollel in Jerusalem, who served R. Shneur Zalman of Lublin, author of Torat Chessed. Additional inscriptions and signatures by his family members: "Belongs to R. Zvi Hirsch son of R. Yehuda…", "Gift to his son Yisrael son of R. Zvi Hirsch Shapira of Roman", "Avraham son of R. Yehuda…". Inscriptions of accounting from 1824 and Arabic inscriptions.
[2], 90, [2] leaves. (The last leaves are marked: 86, 79). 20 cm. Wide margins. Some greenish leaves. Good condition. Stains. Several leaves have tears to margins, not affecting text. Original leather binding, damaged in several places.
In 1815, the printing press of R. Mordechai son of R. Shmuel Horowitz in Shklow closed down and was replaced with the press of R. Azriel Zelig son of Yaakov who purchased the printing blocks from the former printer. R. Azriel Zelig operated his printing press from 1815-1824 and this edition was printed during those years. The text of the title page of this edition was fully copied from the 1814 Shklow edition, including the year. The entire edition was printed leaf for leaf and line for line according to the 1814 edition, with the exception of Igeret HaKodesh whose layout is different. See: Yaari, HaDefus HaIvri B'Shklow, Kiryat Sefer, 22, 1945-1946, p. 53; Mondstein, Sefer HaTanya, Bibliography, pp. 63, 9.
Fine copy with wide margins and original leather binding.
On the front and back flyleaves are signatures and stamps of R. Dov Ber Shapira of Roman, from the Chabad Kollel in Jerusalem, who served R. Shneur Zalman of Lublin, author of Torat Chessed. Additional inscriptions and signatures by his family members: "Belongs to R. Zvi Hirsch son of R. Yehuda…", "Gift to his son Yisrael son of R. Zvi Hirsch Shapira of Roman", "Avraham son of R. Yehuda…". Inscriptions of accounting from 1824 and Arabic inscriptions.
[2], 90, [2] leaves. (The last leaves are marked: 86, 79). 20 cm. Wide margins. Some greenish leaves. Good condition. Stains. Several leaves have tears to margins, not affecting text. Original leather binding, damaged in several places.
In 1815, the printing press of R. Mordechai son of R. Shmuel Horowitz in Shklow closed down and was replaced with the press of R. Azriel Zelig son of Yaakov who purchased the printing blocks from the former printer. R. Azriel Zelig operated his printing press from 1815-1824 and this edition was printed during those years. The text of the title page of this edition was fully copied from the 1814 Shklow edition, including the year. The entire edition was printed leaf for leaf and line for line according to the 1814 edition, with the exception of Igeret HaKodesh whose layout is different. See: Yaari, HaDefus HaIvri B'Shklow, Kiryat Sefer, 22, 1945-1946, p. 53; Mondstein, Sefer HaTanya, Bibliography, pp. 63, 9.