Kedushat Levi, two parts, Chassidic and kabbalistic discourses on the Torah portions, festivals, and aggadot, by R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. Berditchev: Yisrael Bak and Chaim Yitzchak son of Yechezkel, 1816. With approbations by the Ohev Yisrael of Apta and R. Aharon of Zhitomir.

Kedushat Levi was printed by the author
R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev twice in his lifetime, and comprised only the Kedushot discourses on Chanukah and Purim. The first edition was printed in Slavita, 1798, and again in Zhovkva, 1806. After his passing (Tishrei 1809), his descendants published for the first time his discourses on the Torah portions (Berditchev, 1811), but without the Kedushot essays on Chanukah and Purim. In the present edition, both parts were printed together for the first time in one volume – the discourses on the Torah together with the Kedushot on Chanukah and Purim (divisional title page for each part).

This edition also includes many additions from the author's manuscript. Each addition is marked at the beginning and end with a symbol of a hand (wherever several new discourses were printed consecutively, the symbol was only printed at the beginning of the first and at the end of the last, rather than by each).

This is also the first edition bearing approbations by the author's colleague – the Ohev Yisrael of Apta, and the author's disciple – R. Aharon of Zhitomir, author of Toldot Aharon. The Ohev Yisrael writes in his approbation: "And certainly the merit of the author and holiness of these books will be a protection and shelter wherever they are… and one should hurry to buy these holy books, at full price".

Signature on the title page: "Shmuel Mordechai son of R. Yaakov Yisrael". Stamp on leaf following title page: "Ch. Meir son of R. M.Y. Chodirov (several descendants of the author bear the surname Chodrov or Chodorov).

3, 3-18, [1], 22-147; 38 leaves. Approx. 20 cm. Varying condition; first leaves in fair condition, most leaves in good-fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Open tears to title page and following leaf, affecting large portion of text on both sides of title page, repaired with paper filling (with photocopy text replacement). Worming, affecting text (especially last leaves), partially repaired with paper filling. Last leaves apparently supplied from another copy. New leather binding.