Auction 102 Part 2 Rare and Important Items
Tanya – Brooklyn, 1978 – With Signature of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Likutei Amarim – Tanya, by R. Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Alter Rebbe. Kehot: Brooklyn, 1978.
At the top of the last page of the book appears the signature of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe:
"M. Schneerson".
For Tishrei 1978, the Lubavitcher Rebbe gave an instruction to print the Tanya and Tehillat Hashem siddur, both of which are marked: "Ten Days of Repentance, 1978". The Rebbe instructed everyone who had a private meeting with him to visit the secretary and receive a gift – the Tanya for men and the siddur for women, both with the Rebbe's signature, "as a souvenir from the month of Tishrei" (Kovetz LeChizuk HaHitkashrut, XXIX, Tishrei 2010, p. 7).
[5], 2-216, [1] leaves. Approx. 19 cm. Good condition. Light stains. Original binding, with red fabric bookmark. Rubbings and light stains to binding. Book placed in cardboard case (non-original).
