Birkat David, Chassidic commentaries on the Five Books of the Torah, by Rebbe Avraham David Wahrman of Buchach. Lviv, [1845]. First edition.
On the verso of the title page is printed the verse "The Torah of the Lord is perfect" in large letters, below which it is noted that the approbations were not printed "for a secret reason". Apparently, the omission of approbations was also part of the obfuscation of printing details, for the same reason that a false printer and date were given in the title page – see below.

Rebbe Avraham David Wahrman, the "Gaon of Buchach" (1770-1840, Encyclopedia LaChassidut I, pp. 68-72), a leading Torah scholar and Chassidic figure, and prominent posek in his times. At about the age of nine, R. Meshulam Igra had a Torah discussion with him and declared that this boy would become a phenomenal posek, an example to all the rabbis of his generation. After his marriage, he embraced Chassidut and became close to the most eminent rebbes of his times: R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, R. Moshe Leib of Sassov, R. Chaim of Czernowitz and R. Tzvi Hirsh of Nadvorna. Around the age of 20, he was appointed rabbi of the city of Yazlovets.

Reputedly, R. Meir of Premishlan passed through the city and sensed holiness emanating from the place, which he attributed to the merit of R. Avraham David. In 1814, he was appointed rabbi of Buchach, succeeding his father-in-law and teacher R. Tzvi Hirsh Kara, Rabbi of Buchach and author of Neta Shaashuim. He was renowned as an outstanding Torah scholar and tzaddik. He wrote many books, including: Daat Kedoshim on Yoreh Deah, Ezer MiKodesh on Even HaEzer, Kesef HaKodashim on Choshen Mishpat, Birkat David on the Torah, and more. His halachic works became classics in halachic rulings. His work Eshel Avraham on Orach Chaim was printed in many editions of the Shulchan Aruch and is cited thousands of times in halachic literature (this book is usually called Eshel Avraham Buchach, to differentiate it from an earlier work with the same title).

[2], 182 leaves. 23.5 cm. Bluish paper. Fair-good condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text. Stamp on title page. New leather binding.

False imprint on title page for Jihdas Rosanis, 1800 and 5565. The true date of printing is hinted at the end of the book, where the signature of the publisher contains a chronogram for 1845. This type of falsification was common in Chassidic books printed in Galicia at that time, due to censorship restrictions and the persecution of Chassidim by the Haskalah movement (A. Yaari lists 16 books with similar false imprints; see: A. Yaari, The Printing Press of Rebbetzin Yehudit Rosanes in Lviv, Kiryat Sefer, XVII, 1940, p. 107, no. 43 [Hebrew]).

Bnei Yissachar, Chassidic and kabbalistic discourses on the festivals and months of the year, Part I – Shabbat and Nisan-Elul, by Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Shapiro, Rabbi of Dinov. Zhovkva, 1850. First edition.

Part I only, on the months of Nisan-Elul, and on Shabbat. Part II, on the months of Tishrei-Adar, was printed separately and is not included in this copy. (According to the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, due to the different type in Part II and the blank page at the end of Part I, Part II was likely printed separately.)
The author is said to have once felt a special holy elation during Chanukah. Once, when he wished to ask his close teacher, the Chozeh of Lublin, for an explanation, before he managed to pose the question his teacher answered him: "You are from the tribe of Yissachar, and in a previous reincarnation you were in the Hasmonean Beit Din, thus you feel additional holiness on Chanukah". On this basis, he named his book Bnei Yissachar. The Divrei Chaim of Sanz is said to have once shut himself in his room on Rosh Hashanah for hours before the blowing of the shofar, studying Bnei Yissachar with intense devotion as preparation for blowing the shofar (introduction to Yodei Binah by R. Elazar Tzvi Shapiro, son of the Bnei Yissachar; Beit Shlomo, New York 2005, p. 15; Shai Agnon, Sefer Sofer VeSipur, p. 457).

Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Langsam-Shapiro of Dinov (1783-1841), a prominent Chassidic rebbe and kabbalist, close disciple of R. Mendele of Rimanov and disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin, the Ohev Israel of Apta and the Maggid of Kozhnitz. From a young age he served as Rabbi of various Galician towns and of Munkacs, but he is best known for officiating as Rabbi in Dinov, where he was appointed rebbe in 1815. He authored dozens of works on halachah, aggadah, Chassidut and kabbalah. His most famous work is his book Bnei Yissachar. He was the progenitor of many dynasties of rabbis and rebbes: Dinov, Munkacs, Bukovsk and others.
Signatures and handwritten inscriptions on title page and last leaf: "Shmuel Zeinvil son of the Rabbi of Ustrik (Ustrzyki Dolne)"; "Shmuel Zeinvil Kallech"; "This book was given to me as a bar mitzvah gift, [---?]" (calligraphic signature).

R. Shmuel Zanvil Kallech (d. 1883 in Safed), posek in Bukowsko and forebear of the Kallech family of Safed. Son of R. Yeshayah Zalman, Rabbi of Ustrzyki Dolne (near Lutowiska, Galicia), who was the son-in-law of Rebbe Shmuel Zanvil Beer, Rabbi of Ustrzyki Dolne (disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Maggid of Kozhnitz, d. 1826). His wife, Freida Kallech (d. 1909 in Safed) was the great-granddaughter of Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, author of Bnei Yissachar – see one of his letters in Kedem catalogue, auction 54, lot 257.
Lengthy gloss on p. 52b.

[1], 24; 72 leaves. 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains (large dark stains on leaf 2). Wear. Small marginal open tears. On the two leaves following the title page, large open tears across the margins, affecting text, repaired with paper filling (these leaves may have been supplied from another copy). Worming, affecting text, repaired with paper filling. New leather binding.

Or HaChaim, censure of theological speculation and study of philosophy, by R. Yosef Yaavetz, "the Chassid Yaavetz", with Maayan Ganim, commentary and expansions by Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech Shapiro, Rabbi of Dinov, author of Bnei Yissachar. Zhovkva, 1848. First edition of the Maayan Ganim commentary.

The author, R. Yosef Yaavetz (1440?-1508), a Spanish exile, asserts in this book that the expulsion resulted from Spanish Jewry's preoccupation with Greek philosophy, preferring it over Torah wisdom. His book Or HaChaim was first printed in Ferrara, 1554.

Maayan Ganim by the Bnei Yissachar is a polemical work written out of great pain and animated anger. The main part is a caustic diatribe against the Haskalah movement – against Galician maskilim, Moses Mendelssohn and his writings, and their followers and prospective followers.
This is presumably the first work fiercely criticizing and denouncing not only Mendelssohn's works and translations but also Mendelssohn himself. For example: "And now in our generations, their dedicated teacher (whose fire has certainly not been extinguished and whose worm has certainly not died, for having brought the public to sin and brazenly misinterpreted the Torah, contrary to Jewish religion) has translated the Bible to foreign languages and reversed and confused religion, such that even the non-Jewish nations understand that they have left the religion, and his books are prohibited to enter the Jewish community forever" (p. 9b).
Maayan Ganim was printed after the passing (in 1841) of the Bnei Yissachar. After the book was printed, the author's son brought the book to Rebbe Yehoshua of Belz, a leading Galician rebbe. After examining the book, Rebbe Yehoshua said, "This is not a book, but a slice of a Jewish heart… burning fire". R. David said to him: "I will tell you how my father and teacher wrote the book Maayan Ganim. My father was once sick for six consecutive weeks, eating and drinking little, while walking thoughtfully and moaning deeply. His family did not know what to do in order to heal him. When they called for a doctor who examined him, he said: 'The sick man has a certain desire, and if he attains it, he will get better'. Our rabbi, upon hearing the doctor's diagnosis, took paper and a pen, shut himself in his room and began to write Maayan Ganim from start to finish without a break. When he finished writing, he released a groan of relief. Saying that he was now better, he added: 'Now I have revealed to all the impure visage of the Maskilim'" (Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, II, Bnei Brak, 2005, p. 514 [Hebrew]).

[1], 32, [2] leaves. 22 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Open tears along the margins of the title page and tears in several additional places, affecting text, repaired with paper filling (photocopy replacement of some of the missing words on last leaf). Worming, affecting text. Close trimming, affecting text in several places. New leather binding.

Netiv Mitzvotecha, introductions and explanations on faith, worship of G-d and yichudim, with Otzar HaChaim Part I, Bereshit – on the 613 commandments according to the Pardes approaches, by Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehudah Yechiel Safrin of Komarno. Lviv (Lemberg): Michael F. Poremba, 1858. First edition. Two parts in two volumes.

Divisional title page for Otzar HaChaim section. Only the first part of Otzar HaChaim is printed here – a summary of the 613 commandments, and the commentary on the commandments for Torah portions Bereshit-Vayishlach. The work was later incorporated into the Heichal HaBerachah Chumash edition, printed by the author in 1864-1874.
Lengthy and interesting preface by the author, at the end of which he promises anyone who assists in publishing the book or helps his Chassidim: "As for those who support us, who desire to be joined in love of our soul, and especially our fellow Chassidim in Hungary and Munkacs, may G-d protect them from all Illness and affliction, and may their prestige and fortune excel with blessing, wealth, honor, happiness, good fortune, children, life and livelihood".
In his book Zohar Chai (Pinchas, leaf 201), the author guarantees that anyone who studies the present work rigorously will rest in the World to Come without needing to return as a Gilgul.

Rebbe Yitzchak Eizik Yehudah Yechiel Safrin (1806-1874), Rabbi of Zidichov and Komarno, kabbalist and leading transmitter of the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov. He was a nephew and close disciple of the Sar Beit HaZohar, Rebbe Tzvi Hirsh of Zidichov. He was cherished by foremost Chassidic leaders – the Chozeh of Lublin (who was also his matchmaker), the Ohev Yisrael of Apta, R. Moshe Tzvi of Savran, his uncle R. Moshe of Sambur, R. Yisrael of Ruzhin and others. He authored many books on Chassidut and Kabbalah, including the Heichal HaBerachah commentary on the Torah, based on the kabbalistic teachings of the Arizal and the Baal Shem Tov. The Chumash Heichal HaBerachah is a foundational work of Chassidut and kabbalah, and was prized by rebbes of all dynasties (the Zidichov dynasty, the Divrei Chaim and his descendants, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch and others), who praised it for the quality and holiness of its kabbalistic teachings.

Two volumes. Volume I (Netiv Mitzvotecha): 16, 19-32, [1], 34-40, [1] leaves. Missing leaves 17-18. Volume II (Otzar HaChaim): [2], 5-26, [1] leaves. Missing leaves 3-4. 26 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Light wear. Open tears, and worming in many places, affecting text, repaired with paper filling. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New leather bindings (uniform).

Divrei Tzaddikim, novellae on the Torah and selections on Neviim and Ketuvim and the Talmud, by R. Dov Berish Frumer of Oshpitzin. Zhovkva: Moses Meyerhoffer, [ca. 1845]. First edition.

The author, R. Dov Berish Frumer (d. 1837), disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and R. Shlomo of Chrzanów, also kept the company of the Or LaShamayim of Apta and the Maor VaShemesh and Aryeh DeVei Ila'i. His teacher R. Shlomo of Chrzanów attested that he learned from the Chozeh of Lublin to strip himself of physicality, and R. Moshe of Lelov testified that he attained the level of the Chozeh, and that he was unparalleled amongst contemporary Torah leaders. He was appointed Rabbi of Oshpitzin (Oświęcim) in his final years (based on Ahavat Shalom edition, Jerusalem 1986).
On the final leaves, the selections are interrupted in the middle (the reason is unclear), and the introduction of the publisher is reprinted, along with the title page and approbation. The rest of the selections are printed between the reprinted title page and approbation, as well as after the approbation.

[2], 32, [4] leaves. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Open tears along the margins of the title page and tears to additional leaves, not affecting text, repaired with paper filling. Stamp. New leather binding.

False imprint on title page for 1826. The author, whose name is mentioned on the title page with a blessing for the deceased, passed away in 1837, as mentioned in the introductions to subsequent editions. R. Moshe Yaakov Sharf, who wrote the approbation, was also appointed head of the Oshpitzin Beit Din after 1840.