Auction 70 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art
Likutei Halachot - Orach Chaim, Part I - Rabbi Natan of Breslov - Iași, 1843 - First Edition - Only Volume Printed in the Lifetime of R. Natan - Rare Variant
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Likutei Halachot, Orach Chaim, Part I, laws pertaining to morning rituals - laws of prayers, explanation of halachot following the sequence of the chapters in the Shulchan Aruch, based on the teachings of R. Nachman of Breslov, by R. Natan of Breslov (Moharnat), close disciple of R. Nachman. [Iași]: R. Yisrael Avraham Segal, [1843]. First edition.
This volume is the only one published in the lifetime of the author, R. Natan of Breslov (1780-1844). The other volumes were published after his passing. R. Natan's writings were arranged for print by his close disciple, R. Nachman Chazan of Tulchyn (1813-1884), who with great devotion copied the writings of his teacher R. Natan, preparing them for print, and publishing them. R. Nachman's son, R. Avraham of Tulchyn, author of Biur HaLikutim, describes his father's dedication to the task of preparing the books for print, and attests that his father merited feeling the Divine inspiration during the course of his work: "The books of Likutei Halachot… he reconciled himself to extreme deprivation for the course of many years and toiled greatly to copy all the six volumes so that they would be ready for print… He accepted no reimbursement or payment from the Moharnat, not even the smallest amount… I heard him say that upon concluding the writing of the Likutei Halachot books, the Moharnat once asked him if he felt Divine inspiration…To which he answered: Yes! And it seems from his words that several times, due the excitement and Divine inspiration which shone upon him, he was compelled to lay down his quill and completely cease writing". R. Avraham further describes the difficulties his father encountered while publishing this volume: "He then girded himself to nevertheless print the first volume, Orach Chaim part I, and for this task R. Natan covered a bit of the travel expenses to Iași in Wallachia. And his wife… travelled to Breslov to inform R. Natan that if he does not provide her with at least minimal sustenance, she and her children will die of starvation… and my father himself, throughout the journey endeavored to reduce expenses, and at the beginning even travelled on foot some of the way, since the printing costs alone were beyond R. Natan's means, due to his extreme poverty and his concealment" (Kochvei Or, Jerusalem, 2009, pp. 282-283).
[2], 117, [1] leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to approx. half of the leaves, affecting text. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 273.
This is a very rare variant, with printer's name on title page: "Printing press of the influential R. Yisrael Avraham Madpis Segal". Other copies of Part I with the name of the printer are unknown (Gershom Scholem wrote on his own private copy that he saw Part II with the name of this printer). The name of the printer, R. Yisrael Avraham Segal, is known from other books printed in his printing press in Iași in 1843 (see: Yitzchak Yudlov, "First edition of Likutei Halachot, Orach Chaim, by R. Natan Sternhartz", Kiryat Sefer, 1988-1989, p. 934).
This volume is the only one published in the lifetime of the author, R. Natan of Breslov (1780-1844). The other volumes were published after his passing. R. Natan's writings were arranged for print by his close disciple, R. Nachman Chazan of Tulchyn (1813-1884), who with great devotion copied the writings of his teacher R. Natan, preparing them for print, and publishing them. R. Nachman's son, R. Avraham of Tulchyn, author of Biur HaLikutim, describes his father's dedication to the task of preparing the books for print, and attests that his father merited feeling the Divine inspiration during the course of his work: "The books of Likutei Halachot… he reconciled himself to extreme deprivation for the course of many years and toiled greatly to copy all the six volumes so that they would be ready for print… He accepted no reimbursement or payment from the Moharnat, not even the smallest amount… I heard him say that upon concluding the writing of the Likutei Halachot books, the Moharnat once asked him if he felt Divine inspiration…To which he answered: Yes! And it seems from his words that several times, due the excitement and Divine inspiration which shone upon him, he was compelled to lay down his quill and completely cease writing". R. Avraham further describes the difficulties his father encountered while publishing this volume: "He then girded himself to nevertheless print the first volume, Orach Chaim part I, and for this task R. Natan covered a bit of the travel expenses to Iași in Wallachia. And his wife… travelled to Breslov to inform R. Natan that if he does not provide her with at least minimal sustenance, she and her children will die of starvation… and my father himself, throughout the journey endeavored to reduce expenses, and at the beginning even travelled on foot some of the way, since the printing costs alone were beyond R. Natan's means, due to his extreme poverty and his concealment" (Kochvei Or, Jerusalem, 2009, pp. 282-283).
[2], 117, [1] leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to approx. half of the leaves, affecting text. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 273.
This is a very rare variant, with printer's name on title page: "Printing press of the influential R. Yisrael Avraham Madpis Segal". Other copies of Part I with the name of the printer are unknown (Gershom Scholem wrote on his own private copy that he saw Part II with the name of this printer). The name of the printer, R. Yisrael Avraham Segal, is known from other books printed in his printing press in Iași in 1843 (see: Yitzchak Yudlov, "First edition of Likutei Halachot, Orach Chaim, by R. Natan Sternhartz", Kiryat Sefer, 1988-1989, p. 934).
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