Bat Ayin on the Torah, by Rebbe Avraham Dov of Ovruch. Jerusalem: R. Yisrael Bak, [1847]. First edition.
This book is a classic text of Chassidic thought and contains the holiness of Eretz Israel. It was written by the disciples of the author, but it was carefully edited by Rebbe Avraham Dov after Rebbe Mordechai of Chernobyl instructed him to print it. The first edition of the book was printed specifically in Eretz Israel and not in the Diaspora, following the instructions of Rebbe Yisrael of Ruzhin.
In his approbation to the 1869 edition, Rebbe Aharon of Chernobyl blesses anyone who buys the book at full price with success in all their dealings.
Handwritten inscription on title page, dated 1893.
[2], 125, [1] leaves. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains and traces of past dampness. Worming, affecting text, repaired with paper. Open tears to title page and other leaves, including large open tear to final leaf, affecting text and title page border, repaired with paper (with photocopy replacement in several places). New leather binding.
Including final leaf with list of pre-subscribers from Eretz Israel, not present in some copies. This leaf serves as historical documentation of the members of the Chassidic settlement in Jerusalem, Safed, Tiberias and Hebron in the mid-19th century.

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