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LOT 38:

Zera Kodesh by Rabbi Naftali of Ropczyce [Two Sections] – Lemberg 1868 – First Edition

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Two sections with two title pages. Stefansky, Chassidut 208. First edition.
An approbation by the author's leading disciple Rabbi Chaim of Sanz. On the reverse side of the approbation leaf, a 'proclamation' by the person who prepared the book for printing: "I titled the book 'Or Ha'ner', yet our holy rabbi of Sanz title d it 'Zera Kodesh' – and since I am inferior to him, I accept his holy wish".
Rabbi Naftali Zvi was born in Linsk. He was the disciple of Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, the Maggid of Kozhnitz and the Seer of Lublin. His leading disciple was the 'Divrei Chaim' of Sanz.
Condition: Fair-Good.

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