Auction 77 - Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial
Likutei Halachot (Moharnat of Breslov) – Orach Chaim, Part I – Iași, 1843 – First Edition – Only Volume Printed in the Lifetime of R. Natan – Rare Variant
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Likutei Halachot, Orach Chaim, Part I, laws pertaining to morning rituals – laws of prayers, explanation of halachot following the sequence of the chapters in the Shulchan Aruch, based on the teachings of R. Nachman of Breslov, by R. Natan of Breslov (Moharnat), close disciple of R. Nachman. [Iași]: R. Yisrael Avraham Segal, [1843]. First edition.
This volume is the only one published in the lifetime of the author, R. Natan of Breslov (1780-1844). R. Natan's writings were arranged for print by his close disciple, R. Nachman Chazan of Tulchyn (1813-1884), who with great devotion copied the writings of his teacher R. Natan, preparing them for print, and publishing them. R. Nachman's son, R. Avraham of Tulchyn, author of Biur HaLikutim, describes his father's dedication to the task of preparing the books for print, and attests that his father merited feeling Divine Inspiration during the course of his work.
[2], 117, [1] leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to approx. half of the leaves, affecting text. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 273.
This is a very rare variant, with printer's name on title page: "Printing press of the influential R. Yisrael Avraham Madpis Segal". Other copies of Part I with the name of the printer are unknown (Gershom Scholem wrote on his own private copy that he saw Part II with the name of this printer). The name of the printer, R. Yisrael Avraham Segal, is known from other books printed in his printing press in Iași in 1843 (see: Yitzchak Yudlov, "First edition of Likutei Halachot, Orach Chaim, by R. Natan Sternhartz", Kiryat Sefer, 1988-1989, p. 934).
This volume is the only one published in the lifetime of the author, R. Natan of Breslov (1780-1844). R. Natan's writings were arranged for print by his close disciple, R. Nachman Chazan of Tulchyn (1813-1884), who with great devotion copied the writings of his teacher R. Natan, preparing them for print, and publishing them. R. Nachman's son, R. Avraham of Tulchyn, author of Biur HaLikutim, describes his father's dedication to the task of preparing the books for print, and attests that his father merited feeling Divine Inspiration during the course of his work.
[2], 117, [1] leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to approx. half of the leaves, affecting text. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 273.
This is a very rare variant, with printer's name on title page: "Printing press of the influential R. Yisrael Avraham Madpis Segal". Other copies of Part I with the name of the printer are unknown (Gershom Scholem wrote on his own private copy that he saw Part II with the name of this printer). The name of the printer, R. Yisrael Avraham Segal, is known from other books printed in his printing press in Iași in 1843 (see: Yitzchak Yudlov, "First edition of Likutei Halachot, Orach Chaim, by R. Natan Sternhartz", Kiryat Sefer, 1988-1989, p. 934).
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