Auction 93 Part 2 - Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters
Beit Aharon (Karlin) – Brody, 1875 – First Edition
Beit Aharon, "on Torah and worship of G-d", by Rebbe Aharon Perlow of Karlin. Brody: Moses Leib Harmelin, 1875. First edition.
The book begins with Azharot Kodesh, and with records of Chassidic practices from the rebbes of the Karlin-Stolin dynasty.
The renowned Shabbat song – Kah Echsof Noam Shabbat by R. Aharon HaGadol of Karlin is printed on leaf 6 (p. 11).
[5], 316, [5] pages. Lacking first title page. 28 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears to title page, repaired with paper and tape on both sides. Tears to several other leaves, repaired with tape. Stamp, signatures and handwritten inscriptions. New binding.
On the verso of the title page, bookplate of R. Yaakov Tzvi Yoskowitz, a survivor of the Łódź ghetto (with his signature on the title page).
Some corrections were made to this first edition during the course of the printing, resulting in variations between the different copies.