Shaarei Avodah, foundations of worship of G-d according to Kabbalah and Chabad Chassidic teachings, by Rebbe Aharon HaLevi Segal Horowitz of Starosel'ye, close disciple of R. Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. Shklow, [1821]. First edition.
The book endeavors to explain the fundamentals of the worship of G-d, based on the principles of the Arizal's doctrine, as received by the author from his prime teacher, the Baal HaTanya.
Rebbe Aharon HaLevi Segal Horowitz (1766?-1829), G-dly kabbalist, outstanding and profound Torah scholar. A leading and close disciple of the Baal HaTanya.
[20], 12, 17-49; 52; 70; 60; 22 leaves. Extra copies of leaves [12]-[15] of first sequence. 16.5 cm. Light-colored, thick high-quality paper. Good condition. Stains. Dark stains to a few leaves. Tear to title page, affecting several letters and ornament on verso, repaired with paper and handwritten replacement. Tears to several leaves, close to and slightly affecting text. Original leather binding. Minor damage to binding.
Handwritten notes by Professor Gershom Scholem on the front endpaper, opposite the title page.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 589.

Likutei Torah, four parts, Chassidic essays on the books of Vayikra-Devarim, the festivals and Shir HaShirim, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi - the Baal HaTanya. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa, R. Aryeh Leib and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1848. First edition.
Four parts in four volumes. Title pages of Vayikra and Devarim printed in red and black.
Likutei Torah is considered one of the most important and fundamental books in Chabad Chassidic thought. It contains essays on the books of Vayikra-Devarim, while the essays on the books of Bereshit and Shemot were published in Torah Or (Kopust 1837).
The book contains discourses which the Baal HaTanya delivered to the public on Shabbat and festivals, as well as commentaries which he gave over to his sons and select disciples during the course of the week, to clarify what he had said in the Shabbat sermon. The homilies mostly deal with the Chassidic approach to worship of G-d, while the commentaries explain and simplify kabbalistic concepts, based on Chassidic teachings.
Ownership inscriptions on the title pages of the Vayikra and Devarim vols., and on final leaf of Shir HaShirim vol.
Vol. I (Vayikra): [1], 8; 50 leaves. Vol. II (Bamidbar): [1], 96 leaves. Vol. III (Devarim): [1], 100 leaves. Vol. IV (Shir HaShirim): [1], 2-3, 3-51 leaves. Approx. 25.5-26.5 cm. Overall fair to good-fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains and dark stains to some leaves. Traces of past dampness with mold stains to final leaves of vol. IV. Tears, including open tears, repaired in part with paper. Large open tears to title pages of Vayikra and Bamidbar vols., affecting text and borders, repaired with paper (border and text of title page of Vayikra replaced in photocopy). Leaves trimmed close to headings in several places. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New bindings.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 297.

Shulchan Aruch HaRav, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi - the Baal HaTanya. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa, R. Aryeh Leib and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1847. Six parts in five volumes.
This edition was published by R. Chaim Avraham, son of the author, the Baal HaTanya, with the assistance of his children. This edition includes new additions to Kuntres Acharon and to the sources, from the author's manuscript. It also includes 23 new responsa in the responsa section. Furthermore, for the first time, the Kuntres Acharon is printed in the margins and not at the end of the book.
Five volume. Vol. I: [6], 5-175, [1] leaves. Lacking first title page. Vol. II: [2], 104, 109-194; 5-71 leaves. Lacking 2 leaves: leaf [3] of indexes at beginning, and [1] final leaf. Vol. III: 138; 104, [1] leaves. Lacking first 3 leaves, and leaves 105-108 of second sequence. Vol. IV: [2], 104, 109-140; 38 leaves. Lacking leaves 105-108 of first sequence. Vol. V: 44 leaves. Lacking [1] final leaf of errata. Approx. 19-23 cm. Overall fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Traces of past dampness and mold stains in vol. III. Minor mold stains in vol. II. Open tears, affecting text in several places, repaired in part with paper. Tears and wear to several leaves. Several leaves in vol. II detached. Margins of several leaves reinforced with paper, including title pages of vols. I and IV, affecting borders. Worming, affecting text (mostly to final volume). Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New bindings.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 573.
Vol. I of the present set is a variant and contains 3 additional leaves at the beginning of the volume, as well as an additional errata leaf at the end of the volume. These leaves are extremely rare.

Shulchan Aruch HaRav by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi - the Baal HaTanya. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1861. Six parts in five volumes (originally in four volumes, in this copy the fourth volume was split into two).
This edition is based on the 1857-1859 Zhitomir edition.
Two title pages in vols. I, II and IV.
Vol. I: [7], 5-124, 129-169 leaves. Leaf 118 torn and mostly lacking. Vol. II: [3], 239 leaves (Mondschein records one more leaf at beginning of vol.). Vol. III: [2], 129, 123-134, 143-154, 157-216 leaves. Lacking 12 leaves at end (217-228). Vol. IV: [2], 131 leaves. Lacking leaves 132-167 (with "Required laws compiled from Choshen Mishpat"). Vol. V: [1], 169-200 leaves. Approx. 19-21 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Marginal open tear to first title page of vol. II, affecting border. Marginal tears in several places, not affecting text. Worming in several places. Several leaves loose. Stamps and handwritten inscriptions. New bindings.

Torah Or, Chassidic essays on Bereshit and Shemot, Chanukah and Purim, including Hosafot L'Sefer Torah Or (Supplements to Torah Or), by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi - the Baal HaTanya. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the Rabbi of Slavita, 1862. First edition of the supplements.
Printed on the second title page: "Reprinted most elegantly and corrected…".
The supplements include 15 new essays by the Baal HaTanya. While most of the book follows the writings of the author's brother, R. Yehuda Leib of Janowiec, the essays printed in the supplements were written by the author's son, Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch, as attested to on the title page of this section.
A tradition is cited in the book Beit Rebbi by R. Chaim Meir Heilman (Berdychiv 1902, II, p. 34), that the essays printed in the supplements were edited and abridged by the Tzemach Tzedek, son-in-law of the Mitteler Rebbe.
71, 73-102; 24 leaves. Lacking leaf 72 of first sequence. Two title pages. First title page printed in red and black. Divisional title page for supplements. Approx. 27 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains (including some leaves with many stains). Inscriptions. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 612