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Rebbe Aharon of Starosel'ye – Avodath HaLevi – Parts I and II – Lviv, 1842 – First Edition

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Avodath HaLevi, Chassidic discourses on the Torah, by Rebbe Aharon HaLevi Segal Horowitz of Starosel'ye. [Lviv: 1842]. First edition.
Two parts in one volume.
Part one includes homilies on Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra, Haftarot and Moadim; part II includes various Torah selections, letters, Halachaic essays, and more.
Seperate title page to each section.
Ownership inscription and stamp on title pgae, by Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Mendelsohn, Rabbi of Wieniawa (near Lublin). Rabbi Mendelsohn's name and signature appear on a responsum dating to ca. 1864, near the signature of Rabbi Zadok HaKohen of Lublin.
[2] 93, [1]; 76; 56; [1], 35, [2], 45-106 ff. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Browning to some leaves. Creases and tears, including minor open tears. Adhesive tape strips to title page and additional leaves. Worming, with damage to text. Stamps. Inscriptions. New leather binding.
Rebbes, Rabbis and Hassidim
Rebbes, Rabbis and Hassidim