Torah Or, Chassidic essays on Bereshit and Shemot, Chanukah and Purim, by Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi - the Baal HaTanya. Kopust (Kopys), 1836. First edition.
The book was written from teachings heard directly from the Baal HaTanya by his brother R. Yehuda Leib of Janowiec, author of She'erit Yehuda, and was arranged and edited for print by his disciple and grandson Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch.
[2], 2-167 leaves. Lacking [1] final leaf of errata. Two title pages. Title pages printed in red and black. 20 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains, including many dark stains. Large open tears to both title pages, affecting text, repaired with paper and photocopy replacements. Open tears to a few leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper. Worming, repaired in part with paper. Margins of title page reinforced with paper. Handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 610.