Torei Zahav, homiletics, ethics, kabbalah and Chassidut on the Torah, festivals, Megillat Eichah and Megillat Esther, by R. Binyamin, the Maggid of Zalozitz (Zaliztsi). Mohyliv, [1816]. First edition.
The author, R. Binyamin, Maggid of Zalozitz (d. 1791), was well-versed both in revealed and hidden realms of the Torah. A contemporary of the Baal Shem Tov and early Chassidic masters, he was one of the first disseminators of Chassidic teachings.
35, 38-46, 48-75, 76-79, 84-94, 96-101, 101-108, 107-112, 117-119, 119-122, 125-126 leaves. Leaves 16-17 bound out of sequence, between leaves 18-19. Lacking 7 leaves: 36-37, 95 and [4] leaves between 75-76 (misfoliation). Approx. 20 cm. Partially printed on greenish paper. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and dark stains. Wear. Extensive worming, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Open tears to title page and other leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper. Stamps. Handwritten inscriptions. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 613.