Imrei Elimelech – Chassidut per the weekly Torah portion and festivals by the Admo”r Rabbi Elimelech Shapira of Grodzhinsk – one of the most prominent Admo”rim in his generation. Warsaw, 1876. First edition, printed in the author’s lifetime. Rare copy with the approbation leaves that are not found in most copies.
This copy belonged to the author’s son, the sacred Admo”r Rabbi Kalonymos Kalmish Shapira of Piaseczno, author of Chovat HaTalmidim . Owner’s stamp at the top of the title page: “Beit HaChassidim of Piaseczno, Lodz, Brender 17” and other stamps, in Polish.
Mif’al HaBibliographiah notes that there are copies with another [2] leaves of approbations, and a leaf with errata. However, they indicate “We have not seen these leaves.” This copy here includes all these leaves! There are approbations by the author’s father-in-law, Rabbi Avraham Ya’akov Friedman, the Admo”r of Sadigura, and Rabbi Avraham Twerski – the maggid of Trisk, that reached the author when the printing was concluding, so most of the copies of the first edition were printed without the approbation leaf or the leaf of errata at the end. This is a rare copy which includes all these omissions. This is also the reason that the approbations were bound – not as customary – at the end of the book.
Refer to the Hebrew catalog text for brief biographies of the Admo”r Rabbi Elimelech Shapira and his son, the Admo”r Rabbi Kalonymos Kalmish Shapira .
[4] 340 [4] pp, 25 cm. Stefansky, Chassidut 54.
Fine condition. Aging stains. Minimal worming perforations, most are professionally restored. Restored tear in the margins of the table of errata with light blemishes to text. Simple binding.