Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
Bat Ayin, by the Rebbe of Ovruch – First Edition – Jerusalem, 1847
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $4,500
Including buyer's premium
Bat Ayin on the Torah, by Rebbe Avraham Dov of Ovruch and Safed. Jerusalem: R. Yisrael Bak, [1847]. First edition.
This book is a classic text of Chassidic thought and has in it the holiness of Eretz Israel. It was written by the disciples of the author, but it was carefully edited by Rebbe Avraham Dov after Rebbe Mordechai of Chernobyl instructed him to print it. The first edition of the book was printed specifically in Eretz Israel and not in the Diaspora, according to the instructions of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhyn, as written in the publisher's preface. The Zhitomir edition (1869) contains several additional lines in the author's introduction, where he writes that the holiness of Eretz Israel is included in his book: "I called this book Bat Ayin, since that title has the same numerical value as my name… and because I have included the holiness of the Holy Land in my writings, and the land is referred to as being under the constant scrutiny of G-d's watchful eyes" (ayin in Hebrew).
Rebbe Aharon of Chernobyl writes in his approbation to the 1869 edition: "I hereby… bless… anyone who buys this book at full price, with success in all their dealings".
Ownership inscriptions from Safed, of R. Leib Pilpel, son of R. Yaakov Shimshon Pilpel; inscriptions and early stamps of a Beit Midrash in Safed.
[2], 125, [1] leaves. 21 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Tears and extensive wear, affecting text. Most leaves were professionally restored, with completion of missing text. New leather binding.
S. HaLevi, no. 38; Stefansky Chassidut, no. 103; Stefansky Classics, no. 391.
With a rare leaf at the end – list of subscribers.
This book is a classic text of Chassidic thought and has in it the holiness of Eretz Israel. It was written by the disciples of the author, but it was carefully edited by Rebbe Avraham Dov after Rebbe Mordechai of Chernobyl instructed him to print it. The first edition of the book was printed specifically in Eretz Israel and not in the Diaspora, according to the instructions of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhyn, as written in the publisher's preface. The Zhitomir edition (1869) contains several additional lines in the author's introduction, where he writes that the holiness of Eretz Israel is included in his book: "I called this book Bat Ayin, since that title has the same numerical value as my name… and because I have included the holiness of the Holy Land in my writings, and the land is referred to as being under the constant scrutiny of G-d's watchful eyes" (ayin in Hebrew).
Rebbe Aharon of Chernobyl writes in his approbation to the 1869 edition: "I hereby… bless… anyone who buys this book at full price, with success in all their dealings".
Ownership inscriptions from Safed, of R. Leib Pilpel, son of R. Yaakov Shimshon Pilpel; inscriptions and early stamps of a Beit Midrash in Safed.
[2], 125, [1] leaves. 21 cm. Fair-poor condition. Stains. Tears and extensive wear, affecting text. Most leaves were professionally restored, with completion of missing text. New leather binding.
S. HaLevi, no. 38; Stefansky Chassidut, no. 103; Stefansky Classics, no. 391.
With a rare leaf at the end – list of subscribers.
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