Sepher Tehillim. With commentary Tehilah LeDovid by Abraham David Wahrman of Buczacz.

AUCTION 55 | Thursday, June 21st, 2012 at 1:00

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Lot 78

(CHASSIDISM).

Sepher Tehillim. With commentary Tehilah LeDovid by Abraham David Wahrman of Buczacz.

<<FIRST EDITION. >> ff. (2), 190, (8). With signature of former owner (Reuben Lutzker) on title and other leaves, some staining, slight tear on lower corner of f. 24 affecting some text, slight marginal repair to title and first few leaves. Modern marbled boards. 8vo.

Lemberg: M. F. Poremba 1872

Est: $700 - $1,000

PRICE REALIZED $650

According to Wunder, only three or four copies of this edition are extant (see Meorei Galicia Vol. II col. 955). This copy includes the scarce eight leaf supplement not noted by Raphael. R. Abraham David of Buczacz (1771-1841) was one of the greatest Chassidic leaders of his generation and the prolific author of over ten profound Chassidic and Halachic works, including Da’ath Kedoshim and Eshel Abraham on Shulchan Aruch. He was influenced by R. Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev, R. Moshe Leib of Sassov and R. Tzvi Hirsch of Nadvorna whom he often quotes. He was also a colleague of R. Chaim of Czernowitz, author of Be’er Mayim Chaim. See Y. Raphael (ed.), Encyclopedia LeChassiduth 1980, col. 76-85 no. 13; Stefansky, Chassiduth Catalogue 598, M. Wunder, Meorei Galicia vol. II, col. 944-960.