Reshit Chochma. Mussar and Kabbalistic matters, Parts 1-2. By Rabbi Eliyahu de Vidas, disciple of Rabbi Moshe Cordovero. Kapust, 1811. Printed by the brothers Rabbi Yisrael and Rabbi Menachem Pinchas Yaffe. On the title page are stamps and signatures in the square script of Rabbi "Pinchas son of R' N. Y. Sheuer-Zon" – who writes "I have purchased it in Jerusalem and have been born in Hebron in 1846 Parshat Pinchas, and in 1952 we have arrived in the Holy City of Jerusalem". The pages of the book have hundreds of long and short glosses with explanations and corrections, in Ashkenazi handwriting from the time of printing. Rabbi Pinchas (Eliyahu) Schneerson (1846-1902, great-grandson of Ba'al HaTanya – third generation. Son of Rabbi Nachum Yosef Schneerson and his wife Sara Rivka daughter of Rabbi Moshe Shneuri (son of the elder Rebbe, author of the Tanya). After the well-known "fall" of Rabbi Moshe Shneuri, the rebbe, author of the Tzemach Tzedek, sent his wife, Rebbetzin Shifra, together with the families of her daughters, Rachel and Sarah-Rivka, wife of Rabbi Nachum Yosef, to Eretz Israel. They arrived in Hebron in c. 1843-1844. With them were their three eldest children born abroad: Rabbi Shnuer Zalman, author of Nimukei Shabazni (c. 1832-1882) and Rabbi Chaim Zvi Schneerson (1834-1882). Their youngest son, Rabbi Pinchas Eliyahu was born in Hebron. [Details of his date of birth and the time they moved to Jerusalem do not appear in Sefer HaTze'atza'im (on pp. 165-166, it is erroneously listed that he was born in Jerusalem), and appear here for the first time]. [6], 9-158 leaves; [1], 2-171 leaves. 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Worming to text. A large amount of the handwritten glosses are cutoff. Old damaged binding, with leather spine.