Auction 85 - Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Shulchan Aruch HaRav – Parts III and IV – Sudylkiv, 1826 – Only Edition with Enthusiastic Approbation by Rebbe Mordechai of Chernobyl – Stamp of Rebbe Aharon Moshe MiGeza Zvi of Brody

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Shulchan Aruch HaRav, parts III-IV, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi – the Baal HaTanya. [Sudylkiv, 1826]. Two parts in two volumes. The only edition with the approbation of R. Mordechai of Chernobyl.
The two volumes of this edition were printed almost leaf by leaf, line by line, after the first edition.
The first edition was printed in 1814-1816 in Shklow and Kopust (Belarus). Ten years passed before this second edition was printed in Sudylkiv, Ukraine. R. Mordechai of Chernobyl, in his enthusiastic approbation, writes of the great demand for this edition among the Chassidim in Ukraine.
The title page of part IV bears the stamp of: "Aharon Moshe MiGeza Zvi of Brody" (1775-1845), disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and of R. Uri of Strelisk, one of the first Chassidim to immigrate to Jerusalem.
Two volumes. Part III (Orach Chaim, Hilchot Eruvin): [4], 180, 185-192, 189-193, 196-233, 236-52, 213-220, 261-268 leaves. Lacking 4 leaves: 194-195, 234-235. Part IV (Orach Chaim, Hilchot Pesach and Kuntres Acharon): [2], 29, 33-249 leaves. 18-18.5 cm. Overall fair-good condition. Stains. Dampstains and traces of past dampness. Open tears, affecting text, some tears repaired with paper. Large open tears to title page of Part IV, affecting title page border and text on both sides of title page, repaired with paper (with replacements of text and title page border). The outer margins of two leaves of Part IV were trimmed close to text, with loss of text. Worming, slightly affecting text. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New bindings.
Stefansky Chassidut, nos. 565-570.


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