Lot 93
Yismach Lev (Chernobyl) – Zhovkva, 1800
Yismach Lev (Part II of Meor Einayim), commentary on Aggadot and Midrashim (following the order of the Talmudic tractates), by Rebbe Menachem Nachum [Twersky] of Chernobyl. Zhovkva: Gerson Letteres, [1800].
Second edition of Yismach Lev, first printed in Slavita in 1798. Meor Einayim, another book by the same author, was also published in Slavita, 1798. In later editions (from 1810), both books were published together under the title Meor Einayim.
The maggid R. Menachem Nachum Twersky of Chernobyl (1730-1798) was one of the founders of Chassidut and the progenitor of the Chernobyl dynasty. He studied directly from the Baal Shem Tov and was a close disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch.
Stamps on title page and final leaf.
28 leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Tears, including minor marginal open tears, not affecting text. Tear to leaf 16 and to leaf 27, slightly affecting text. Inscriptions and stamps. New leather binding.
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