Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Or HaMeir - Poritsk, 1815 - Two Variants - Original Title Page and Title Page with False Imprint

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Or HaMeir, Chassidic essays on the Torah, by Rebbe Ze'ev Wolf of Zhitomir. Poritsk (Pavlivka): Shlomo ben Chanina, 1815. Two variants.
Two variants of the same edition. The first one features the original title page, indicating the place and year of printing and the name of the printer, with approbations on the verso. On the title page of the second copy, the place of printing was replaced with the word "in Korets" in large bold letters. Instead of the name of the printer, the following appears: "Published by… R. Avraham Yitzchak bookseller of Zhovkva", with a chronogram for the year 1787. The approbations on verso were omitted.
Inscriptions, signatures and stamps in the first copy.
Two copies. [1], 147, 48 leaves. 23.5 cm. Both copies are in overall good condition. Stains and minor wear. Copy 1: dark stains, wear and wormhole to title page. Dampstains to several leaves. Copy 2: worming in several places, affecting text. New leather bindings (non-uniform).
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 27.
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