Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
Meor Einayim – Second Edition – Polonne, 1810
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Meor Einayim, Chassidic essays on the Torah and the Talmud and selctions, by Rebbe Menachem Nachum [Twersky] of Chernobyl. Polonne [1810]. Second edition of the book Meor Einayim, and third edition of Yismach Lev.
Starting with this edition, the essays on the Talmud, which were formerly printed separately in the book Yismach Lev, were printed together with the book Meor Einayim on the Torah, under the title Meor Einayim (two editions of Yismach Lev were printed before this edition: Slavita, 1798; Zhovkva, 1800).
39, 1, 3-23, [1], 27-34, 39-72, 75-136 leaves. 19 cm. Bluish paper. Good condition. Stains. Dark stains and ink stains to title page and to first leaves. Paper reinforcements to inner margins of title page and several other leaves. Minor worming to title page. Margins trimmed damaging one line of text on verso of title page. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 309.
Starting with this edition, the essays on the Talmud, which were formerly printed separately in the book Yismach Lev, were printed together with the book Meor Einayim on the Torah, under the title Meor Einayim (two editions of Yismach Lev were printed before this edition: Slavita, 1798; Zhovkva, 1800).
39, 1, 3-23, [1], 27-34, 39-72, 75-136 leaves. 19 cm. Bluish paper. Good condition. Stains. Dark stains and ink stains to title page and to first leaves. Paper reinforcements to inner margins of title page and several other leaves. Minor worming to title page. Margins trimmed damaging one line of text on verso of title page. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 309.
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