Lot 118
Zera Kodesh (Ropshitz) – Two Parts – Lviv, 1868 – First Edition
Zera Kodesh, Chassidic homilies. Part I on the Torah and Part II on the Festivals, by Rebbe Naftali Tzvi Horowitz of Ropshitz (Ropczyce). Lemberg (Lviv), 1868. First edition.
Two parts in two volume (one volume lacking two leaves).
At the beginning of Part I, interesting approbation by a close disciple of the author – Rebbe Chaim of Sanz, who writes that in the past he did not agree to the printing of the holy teachings of R. Naftali of Ropshitz, "because I knew that the holy author also did not approve of printing his Torah novellae. However, on second thought, I decided that it was good that the printers published these writings. It is known that R. Chaim Vital also refrained from publishing his novellae and the teachings he received from his teacher, the Ari, and did not allow his disciples to write them; nevertheless, the righteous of the generation made efforts to copy, write and publish them, and the world shone…".
Two volumes. Vol. I: [2], 1-22, 25-124 leaves. Lacking two leaves: 23-24. Vol. II: [1], 120 leaves. Approx. 22 cm. Condition varies. Vol. I in Fair-good condition. Stains, including significant dampstains to some leaves. Minor wear. Open tears to title page, affecting border. Tears to several other leaves, affecting text on one leaf. Vol. II in good condition. Stains. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions in both volumes. New bindings.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 208.
