69 132 (CHASSIDISM). Ya’akov Yoseph of Polonoye. Toldoth Ya’akov Yoseph [homilies to the Chumash, etc.] Second edition. Printed on blue tinted paper. Includes approbation by R. Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apta. With previous owner’s marks by members of the Silberman Family of Safed. ff. (1), 3, 5-89, 59. Stained and wormed in places, marginal repairs. Modern boards, Folio.[Vinograd, Medzhibozh 11; Stefansky, Chassiduth 606.] Medzhibozh, 1817. $2000-3000 ❧ Second edition of the first printed book of Chassidic philosophy. This fundamentally important work is the primary source for the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov. It emphasized that only through the applied study of Chassidic thought would the Redemption arrive. Due to its prestige, a number of Chassidic legends have arisen concerning the publication and dissemination of the Toldos, thus creating a unique aura around this early edition. A previous owner, R. Avraham Leib Silberman, was Chief Rabbi of Safed from 1917 until his death in 1948. He was responsible for the rebuilding of the Ashkenazic Ari synagogue in the city, and a strong advocate of ‘Ge’ulat Ha’Aretz,’ the purchasing of land from Arab owners. On Lag Ba’Omer, he served as the emissary of the Boyaner Rebbe, lighting the first bonfire at the Mount Meron celebrations. 133 (CHASSIDISM). Schneur Zalman of Liady. (Tanya) - Igereth HaKodesh [fundamental exposition of Chabad Chassidism]. Unrecorded, variant edition. ff. (1), 36, 41-44, 41-52, 7, (lacking one leaf at beginning of Igereth HaKodesh), 1-10, 19, 12-28, (6). Stained in places, Russian stamp on final leaf, previous owners’ signatures on verso of final endpaper and inside back cover. Later calf, rubbed. 8vo.[See Mondschein, Tanya Bibliography numbers 10 and 11.] Kopyst?, 1814? $1000-1500 ❧ One of the first appearances of the Tanya complete with its’ final section, Kuntress Acharon (“Last Thesis”), published after the Alter Rebbe’s death. A rare, unrecorded, variant edition. The pagination of this book differs from both Mondschein numbers 10 and 11 (the Ta-shema copy). Although the date on the title here states 1814, Mondschein attributes a similar edition with variant pagination to being possibly Kopyst after 1814, or perhaps another, entirely unknown, Russian illegal press. The present variant issue is neither in the National Library, Jerusalem, nor the Lubavitch Library, Brooklyn, New York. 134 (CHASSIDISM). Isaac ben Joseph of Corbeil (SeMa”K). Amudei Golah [abridgment of Moses of Coucy’s Sepher Mitzvoth Gadol]. Divided into seven daily parts. Printed on tinted paper. WITH HASKOMAH OF THE ALTER REBBE. ff. 117 (i.e. 119). Stained, previous owner’s stamps, repair to final two leaves affecting several words. Modern morocco-backed marbled boards. 4to. [Vinograd, Liadi 1] Liadi, Baruch ben Elijah & Partners, 1805. $700-1000 ❧ The only Hebrew book published in Liadi. With approbations of R. Chenoch Schick of Shklov and R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi, founder of the Chabad Chassidic movement, the only approbation he was to ever bestow. R. Schneur Zalman (The Alter Rebbe) lived in this small town near Vitebsk for the last twelve years of his life. See Ch. Liberman, Ohel Rochel (1982), Vol. II, pp. 23-4 and 127 (illustrated). Lot 132 Lot 133 Lot 134