Yismach Moshe on the Torah – Chassidic and kabbalistic homiletics following the order of the weekly Torah portions, by R. Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). Parts I-V, on the Books of Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bamidbar and Devarim. Lviv, 1848-1861. Set in four volumes. First edition of all parts, with divisional title pages.
The author, R. Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Ujhel (1759-1841), was the progenitor of the Sighet and Satmar dynasties, as well as other prominent Chassidic dynasties.
Trimmed inscription on title page of first volume. Signatures on title page of fourth volume of R. Aryeh Halberstam (1870-1943, perished in the Holocaust), Rabbi of Muszyna, and "Klonimus Kalman Zundel". Stamp of "David Tebel Yaffe" of Cracow.
Set in four volumes. Bereshit: [1], 117 leaves. Shemot: 24, 27-90 leaves. Missing leaves 25-26. Vayikra: 42 leaves. Bamidbar and Devarim: [1], 49; [4], 5-72, [1] leaves. Leaves bound out of sequence; first three leaves of Devarim bound before the title page. 22-24 cm. Varying condition between volumes, good-fair to fair. Stains, including dampstains and traces of past dampness (mold stains to third volume). Wear to some leaves. Tears, including a small tear to title page of first volume, repaired with paper (on part of the title frame), and open tears to title page of fourth volume, affecting title frame, repaired with paper. Worming, affecting text (heavy worming to third volume), repaired with paper filling. Close trimming, affecting titles of leaves in several places. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New bindings (non-uniform).
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