Shaar Gan Eden . Shearim in kabbalah by kabbalist Rabbi Yaakov Koppel of Mezeritsch. Korzec, [1803]. First edition.
Specifications: [2], 84 leaves. 30 cm. Light blue paper. Stefansky, Chassidut 588.
Unique Features: Approbations from chassidic luminaries of the time: Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev wrote, “This is the gate (shaar) for entry into the interior of the holy writings of the Ari, z”l;” Rabbi Asher Tzvi of Ostroh; Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rovne, and a lengthy approbation by Rabbi Efraim Zalman Margoliot. The title page notes that when the manuscript of this work was brought the Baal Shem Tov, he hugged and kissed it, waved it above his head and said, “Ashrei ha’am shekacha lo. ” [“Praiseworthy is the nation for whom this is so.”]
Condition: Moderate. Worming holes, primarily in the blank margins. New, half-leather binding.