Eleven early editions of Likutei Amarim – Tanya, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi – the Alter Rebbe. Jassy, Warsaw, Vilna, Munkacs and Munich, 1843-1947.
• Tanya. Jassy, 1843. Includes enthusiastic approbation by R. Yosef Landau, Rabbi of Jassy (see here for the background to this approbation).
• Tanya. [Warsaw, after 1856]. False imprint for Vienna. Stamps of Jaffa Shaarei Torah and soup kitchen.
• Tanya. Vilna, 1879. Signature and stamps of R. "Avraham Abba Frankel" of Siedlce (1871-1961), a distinguished Torah scholar of the Skernovitz-Vorka Chassidic court and disciple of the Avnei Nezer of Sochatchov.
• Tanya. Vilna, 1900. Edition of the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch. According to the inscription on the title page (dated 23rd Iyar 1967), the present copy was presented to the third President of Israel Zalman Shazar by R. Asher Zeilingold, Chabad emissary and rabbi of Adat Yisrael synagogue in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Rabbi of Adat Yeshurun synagogue. Stamps and signatures of the publisher, R. Menachem Shmuel Slotky of Jerusalem (1883-1959; grandson of R. Yehudah Leib Slonim and son of Rebbetzin Menucha Rachel Slonim).
• Tanya. Vilna, 1909. Second title page lacking. Includes notice on sale of rights to print the Tanya to the widow and brothers Romm by the Rebbe Rashab, which was reprinted in all subsequent editions.
• Tanya. Vilna, 1912.
• Tanya. Vilna, 1922.
• Tanya. Vilna, 1930. Published by Tomchei Temimim. Original blue binding (with gilt decorations). On last page, stamp of Shneur Zalman Shmotkin bookshop in Warsaw. On margins of leaf 2, stamp of "R. Yehudah Leib Silberberg, rabbi of Ohev Shalom synagogue in Flatbush".
• Tanya. Vilna, 1937.
• Tanya. Munkacs, [1943]. Illustrated front title page. Includes twelve-chapter biography of the author, Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi (with divisional title page).
• Tanya. [Munich]: Kehot, 1947. Printed by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson (later the Lubavitcher Rebbe) for Holocaust survivors, with his introduction. Stamps of R. "Shmuel Gorr". Original binding.

11 volumes. Size and condition vary. Signatures and stamps. Original and new bindings.

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Yismach Moshe on the Torah – Chassidic and kabbalistic homilies on the Torah portions, by Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). Part III, on Vayikra. Lviv: Franz Galinski, [1851]. First edition.
Handwritten glosses, some with references to Chassidic books (such as Degel Machaneh Efraim). These glosses appear to be handwritten by R. Abish Aryeh Shapiro, Rabbi of Hummené (1790-1872), son and successor of R. Yaakov Shapiro, Rabbi of Hummené (d. 1828), both leading disciples of the Rabbi of Rimanov.

[1], 2-42 leaves. 22.5-23.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Uneven trimming. Handwritten glosses to sides (some slightly trimmed). New binding.

The Yismach Moshe book series was edited and prepared for press by the author's grandson and close disciple Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet, author of Yitav Lev, and his glosses and additions are printed in several places.

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Yitav Lev, Chassidic, homiletical and ethical discourses on the Five Books of the Torah, by Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Sighet. Sighet (Sighetu Marmației): Maramaroscher Actien-Buchdruckerei, 1875. First edition.

All five parts in two volumes. Main title page at beginning of the first volume, and five abbreviated divisional title pages for each book of the Torah.
The book was printed anonymously in the author's lifetime. The book title is an acronym alluding to the name of the author – "Yitav" stands for Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum. In his introduction, the author explains why he published his work anonymously. He cites the introduction of the Panim Meirot, who was in doubt "whether it's better for a person not to reveal who the author is, or whether there is an obligation to mention the author…". Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah humbly offers a resolution: "Regarding halachot that pertain to law, it is important to know who the author is and whether he can be relied upon… but regarding aggadah and ethics, what do we need to know the author's name for? The words are proven if they penetrate their listeners' hearts… So I decided it was better to conceal it, since I am ashamed to stand among the ranks of Torah scholars, since my soul knows my little worth…".

Five parts in one volume: [4], 2-141, [2] leaves; [2], 3-91 leaves; [4], 2-55, [2] leaves; [3], 2-80 leaves; [3], 2-52, 55-70 leaves. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Tears and worming to first and last leaves, slightly affecting text. New binding.
Includes all corrigenda leaves for all five parts, bound in various places in this volume.

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Responsa Ktav Sofer, Yoreh Deah, by R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin Sofer, Rabbi and yeshiva dean of Pressburg (son and successor of the Chatam Sofer). Part I. Pressburg: David Levi and Avraham Alkalai, 1879. First edition.
• Bound with: Responsa Ktav Sofer, Yoreh Deah, Part II. Pressburg: David Levi and Avraham Alkalai, 1884. First edition.

Part I belonged to Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum, the Yitav Lev of Sighet – a signature appears on the endpaper (opposite title page): "Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum of Sighet"; apparently this is his handwritten signature. Other signatures and inscriptions by other writers appear on front and back endpapers, attesting that the book belonged to Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah, Rabbi of Sighet, with signatures by "Meir Schwartz" [apparently R. Meir Schwartz, the famous attendant of the Yitav Lev and his son the Kedushat Yom Tov in Sighet].
Other signatures and inscriptions on title page: "Yechiel Schwartz", "I attest, Naftali Teitelbaum" [R. Naftali Teitelbaum, who also signed on the back endpaper as "Naftali Teitelbaum Schwartz of Shinova(?)", was apparently a relative of the Yitav Lev].
Part II of Responsa Ktav Sofer in the present item was owned by R. Yechezkel Shraga Zitron, Rabbi of Encs (1899-1944, perished in the Holocaust), son of R. Ze'ev Wolf Zitron, Rabbi of Hajdúdorog (1857-1927) and grandson of R. Shmuel Frankel of Dorog – his signature on title page: "Yechezkel Shraga Zitron of Hajdúdorog, studied here in Hajdúdorog from Kislev 1920 until Shevat 1924" (on margins of title page is an identical inscription in German). Another inscription by "Yehonatan Binyamin—". Handwritten marginal gloss on one leaf.

Rebbe Yekutiel Yehudah Teitelbaum (1808-1883), the Yitav Lev, son of R. Elazar Nisan Teitelbaum Rabbi of Sighet, and son-in-law of R. Moshe David Ashkenazi – rabbi of Tolcsva who immigrated to Safed. He was a close disciple of his grandfather the Yismach Moshe – Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum Rabbi of Ujhel, and a disciple of Rebbe Asher Yeshayah of Ropshitz. In 1833 (around the age of 25), he was appointed rabbi of Stropkov, and after the passing of his illustrious grandfather, he was selected to succeed him as Rabbi of Ujhel (Sátoraljaújhely). He was then appointed Rabbi of Gorlice, and later of Drohobych. In 1858, he went on to serve as Rabbi of Sighet (Sighetu Marmației), capital of the Maramureș region, and founded a large yeshiva there, which numbered at its zenith two hundred students. In Sighet, he earned worldwide renown, and thousands of Chassidim flocked to seek his counsel, wisdom and blessings.

Two parts in one volume. Part I: [2], 2-75, [1] leaves. Part II: [1], 76-137, [1] leaves. Approx. 36 cm. Dry, brittle paper. Part I in fair condition (last leaves in fair-poor condition); Part II in fair-good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Creases and heavy wear to margins of several leaves. Many tears, including marginal open tears affecting text of some leaves. Many inscriptions on endpapers of Part I. New leather binding.

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Commentary of Abarbanel on Moreh Nevuchim, with comments Moreh LiTzedakah. Two parts. [Prague: Moshe HaLevi Landau, 1831]. First edition from manuscript, published by Moshe Landau (grandson of the Noda BiYehudah and a leading disseminator of the Haskalah), with his comments.

Copy of Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar, with several different ownership stamps of his. On leaf 1 appears a stamp from his youth, from his Sighet period, while other leaves contain his stamps from his tenure as Rabbi of Carei.

Rebbe Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar (1887-1979), one of the great leaders of his generation, president of the Edah HaCharedit and leader of American Orthodox Jewry, and a pillar of Chassidic Jewry after the Holocaust. He served as Rabbi of Irshava, Carei and Satmar, managing in each of these places a large yeshiva and Chassidic court. He stood at the helm of faithful, uncompromising Orthodox Jewry in the Maramureș region. After escaping the Holocaust he reached the United States, where he reestablished Satmar Chassidut, which is one of the largest and most important Chassidic communities in the world today.

Copy missing title pages of both parts: VI pages, 6, 71 leaves; 58 leaves (originally: [4], VI pages, 6, 71; [2], 58 leaves). 20.5 cm. Varying condition; most leaves in good condition. Stains, including dampstains, wear and tears. Open tears to first two leaves and last two leaves, affecting text and repairs. Stamps. New leather binding.

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