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Kitvei Kodesh MeChachmei Emet / Torat Emet / Siftei Tzaddikim – Three Chassidic Books Printed in Lviv – Including First Editions
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Three Chassidic books printed in Lviv (Lemberg), two in first editions:
• Kitvei Kodesh MeChachmei Emet, on the high holidays and festivals, with selections and sermons. [Lviv, 1862]. First edition.
Signature on title page.
• Torat Emet, sermons on the Torah by Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apta, based on writings by his disciple R. Yissachar Ber. Lviv, 1865.
• Siftei Tzaddikim, Chassidic discourses on the Torah portion, by R. Pinchas Lerner of Dinovitz, with selections from Chassidic masters, including teachings of his teacher Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Heshel, the Ohev Yisrael of Apta. Lviv, 1863. First edition.
Leaves 54-74 are not documented in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
3 books. Size and condition varies. Good-fair to fair condition. Stains. Dampstains to one book. Worming. Tears and open tears (many tears to title page of Siftei Tzaddikim, affecting text and title frame, repaired with paper filling). New and old bindings.