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

Three Books in One Volume – Eleh HaMitzvot / Po'el Tzedek / Igeret HaKodesh – Warsaw, 1879-1887 – Copy of Rebbe Yisrael of Husiatyn

Opening: $300
Sold for: $750
Including buyer's premium

Three books in one volume, from the library of Rebbe Yisrael of Husiatyn:
1. Eleh HaMitzvot, 613 mitzvot in the order of the Torah portions, by R. Moshe Hagiz. Warsaw, 1887.
2. Po'el Tzedek, 613 mitzvot divided according to the days of the week, by R. Shabtai Katz author of the Shach, with Maamar HaMinhagim by R. Moshe Hagiz. Warsaw, 1887.
3. Igeret HaKodesh, Chassidic essays and various selections by Chassidic leaders: R. Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, R. Avraham of Kalisk, R. Chaim Chaikel of Amdur and R. Elimelech of Lizhensk. Warsaw, 1879.
Rebbe Yisrael Friedman of Husiatyn (1858-1948), last grandson of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin. Immigrated to Eretz Israel in 1937, and settled in Tel Aviv. He is famous for his prayers at the gravesite of the Or HaChaim during WWII, when he declared that the Nazis would not succeed in conquering Eretz Israel.
Three books in one volume. Eleh HaMitzvot: [10], 8-14, [2], 16-148; 140 pages. Lacking [4] leaves (3 leaves with list of subscribers and errata leaf). Po'el Tzedek: 48 pages. Igeret HaKodesh: 44 pages. 18.5 cm. Particularly dry and brittle paper. Fair condition. Stains. Tears, including open tears to first title page and other leaves, affecting border and text. Title page and final leaf reinforced with paper. First title page trimmed with damage to border. Stamps. Handwritten inscriptions. Old binding, damaged.


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