Lot 69
Brit Kehunat Olam – Part I – Lviv, 1796 – First Edition – Kabbalistic Glosses
Brit Kehunat Olam, Part I, kabbalistic homiletics and allusions pertaining to the Jewish holidays, by R. Yitzchak Eizek Katz Rabbi of Korets and Ostroh. Lviv: Judith, wife of R. Tzvi Hirsh [Rosanes], [1796]. First edition.
R. Yitzchak Eizek Katz (b. ca. 1753-1758, d. 1793), disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch. Prominent Chassidic leaders cite his teachings with veneration.
Signatures of "Avraham Yitzchak of Berditchev" and handwritten kabbalistic glosses.
[4], 16, [2]; 7; 18; 27 leaves. 21.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains. Many marginal open tears, slightly affecting text in several places, repaired with paper. Significant worming, affecting text on many leaves, repaired with paper (book was professionally restored). Handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 97.
