Auction 83 - Part I - Rare and Important Items
Tehillim Amarot Tehorot – Warsaw, 1838 – First Printed Chassidic Commentary on Tehillim
Opening: $1,000
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Unsold
Amarot Tehorot on Tehillim, by R. Eliezer HaLevi Horowitz, rabbi of Tarnogród. Warsaw, 1838. The first Chassidic commentary printed on Tehillim.
R. Eliezer Ish Horowitz Rabbi of Tarnogród (d. 1806; Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, I, pp. 257-259), a holy and eminent Torah scholar. Descendant of the Shelah, disciple of R. Elimelech of Lizhensk and the Maggid of Zlotchov, and disciple-colleague of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. The Chozeh of Lublin acclaimed him: "...all his ways were for the sake of Heaven... and he was very exceptional and unparalleled, both in halachah and aggadah...". Author of Noam Megadim UKavod HaTorah. He died and was buried in Kozhnitz (Kozienice), after visiting the city and stating: "This city is fit for burial".
[2], 67; 59 leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears to title page and large open tear to lower part of page, affecting text (with damage to several lines of text on verso), repaired with paper, with handwritten and photocopy replacements. Minor marginal tears to a few other leaves. Worming, slightly affecting text in several places. Title page and several other leaves detached. Handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 597.
R. Eliezer Ish Horowitz Rabbi of Tarnogród (d. 1806; Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, I, pp. 257-259), a holy and eminent Torah scholar. Descendant of the Shelah, disciple of R. Elimelech of Lizhensk and the Maggid of Zlotchov, and disciple-colleague of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. The Chozeh of Lublin acclaimed him: "...all his ways were for the sake of Heaven... and he was very exceptional and unparalleled, both in halachah and aggadah...". Author of Noam Megadim UKavod HaTorah. He died and was buried in Kozhnitz (Kozienice), after visiting the city and stating: "This city is fit for burial".
[2], 67; 59 leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Marginal tears to title page and large open tear to lower part of page, affecting text (with damage to several lines of text on verso), repaired with paper, with handwritten and photocopy replacements. Minor marginal tears to a few other leaves. Worming, slightly affecting text in several places. Title page and several other leaves detached. Handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 597.
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