Auction 82 - Part I - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Divrei Chaim on Laws of Gittin and Mikvaot - Zovkva, 1864 - First Edition - First Composition of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz, Printed Anonymously in His Lifetime

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Divrei Chaim, two parts, on laws of Gittin (divorce documents) and Mikvaot (ritual baths), [by Rebbe Chaim Halberstam Rabbi of Sanz]. Zhovkva, 1864. First edition. Two parts in two volumes.
This is the first work of the Divrei Chaim to be published, albeit anonymously. (Responsa Divrei Chaim was published 11 years later, in 1875).
Two volumes. Vol. I: [3], 34, [1], 33-44; 27 leaves. Vol. II: [1], 23, [1] leaves. 34-34.5 cm. Overall good-fair condition. Stains. Tears, including open tears, to margins of title pages of both volumes and several other leaves, repaired with paper (large open tear across final leaf of vol. II, affecting text). Minor worming to vol. II, affecting text. Stamp. New bindings (vol. I with leather binding).
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 117.
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