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Responsa Mayim Chaim – Zhitomir, 1857 – With a Responsum Letter from the Baal Shem Tov

Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,188
Including buyer's premium
Responsa Mayim Chaim, two parts, by R. Chaim HaKohen Rappaport Rabbi of Ostroh. Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1857. First edition. Two parts in one volume.
In part I, section 27, there is a letter from Mezhibuzh signed by several prominent members of the community, including: "Yisrael B.Sh. [Baal Shem] of Tłuste [Tovste]" – the Baal Shem Tov.
Stamps of R. Avraham Moshe Babad (1900-1980), outstanding Torah scholar and kabbalist. Rabbi of Gura Humora and after the Holocaust, rabbi in Tel Aviv.
Dedication on front endpaper handwritten and stamped by R. Tzvi Hershel Coralnik, rabbi of Dzhuryn (Ukraine), gifting the book to R. Avraham Moshe Babad. Stamp of R. Tzvi Hershel Coralnik on title page and other leaves.
84; 151 pages. Two title pages for each part; additional title page for Otzrot Chaim section at end of book (altogether five title pages). Leaf 3 of part I bound after leaf 4. First title page printed in red and black. 31 cm. Overall good condition. Stains. Worming. Minor marginal open tears to several leaves, not affecting text. Inscriptions. New binding.

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Books Printed in Slavita, Zhitomir, Russia and Poland – 18th-19th Centuries
Books Printed in Slavita, Zhitomir, Russia and Poland – 18th-19th Centuries