Imrei Binah, on unity of G-d, by Rebbe Dov Ber, the Mitteler Rebbe of Lubavitch. Part I on the Reading of Shema, and Part II on tzitzit and tefillin. Lviv: Ab. Nis. Suess und B. L. Necheles, [1862]. "Kopust" emphasized on title page.

Distinguished copy, owned by R. Avraham David Lavut, Rabbi of Nikolayev – on title page, his stamp:
"Avraham David Lavut, posek of Nikolayev". This copy was also owned by R. Moshe Nachum Yerushalimsky, Rabbi of Kielce – his stamp on title page:
"Moshe Nachum Yerushalimsky, rabbi of Kielce and the region".

R. Avraham David Lavut (1815-1890), maternal grandfather of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, disciple of the Tzemach Tzedek and the Rebbe Maharash and one of the most prominent Chabad rabbis in Russia. Served as Rabbi of Nikolayev (Mikolaiv) and the forty nearby villages for about forty years until his death. Authored several important works, most famously Kav Naki on laws of Gittin (a foundational work still used as a manual by rabbis to this day), and the Torah Or siddur with Shaar HaKollel.

R. Moshe Nachum Yerushalimsky (1855-1916), a leading author of responsa in his generation, renowned for his expertise in the laws of divorce documents and kosher slaughter. He was appointed Rabbi of Kaminka at the age of 25, and went on to serve as Rabbi of Kielce where he became a leader of Polish Jewry.

[2], 82; 25 leaves. Many leaves bound out of order. Approx. 25 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Stains, including dark stains. Creases and wear. Last leaf repaired with paper. Title page and following page in fair-poor condition: dark stains; marginal open tears, affecting title frame, repaired with paper; inscriptions and stamps. Tears to endpapers. Old binding, worn.