Ahavat Shalom, Chassidic discourses on the Torah portions, by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosov – founder of the Vizhnitz and Kosov Chassidic dynasties. Three editions:
• Lviv: [printer not indicated], 1850.
Handwritten inscription on the title page.
[2], 82 leaves. 24 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Minor worming. Minor marginal open tears. New binding.
• Lviv: S. Back, 1859.
[2], 68 [i.e. 66] leaves. 23.5 cm. Misfoliation. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Extensive worming, affecting text. Marginal tears to several leaves. Several leaves reinforced with paper and tape. Stamp. New binding.
• Czernowitz: R. Eckhardt (Hirsch Wohl), 1883.
[4], 96, 99-118 leaves. 22 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming, affecting text. Some marginal tears. Inscriptions and stamps. New binding.
Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager (1768-1826) was the son of R. Yaakov Koppel Chassid, cantor in the Beit Midrash of the Baal Shem Tov and member of his inner circle of disciples. He was the disciple of the early Chassidic masters R. Elimelech of Lizhensk and R. Tzvi Hirsh of Nadvorna, leading his own court after the latter's passing.

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