1. Sefer Evel Moshe – “A Bitter Eulogy for the True Genius, Luminary of the Generation, Rabbi Moshe Sofer z”l, Av Beit Din of Pressburg, ” by Rabbi Shlomo Kluger.

A eulogy for the passing of Maran the Chasam Sofer, Chemdat Shlomo, and Yeshuos Yaakov, by Rabbi Shlomo Kluger, Av Beit Din of Brody.

Only Edition. [Breslau, 1843].

Rare!

2. Sefer Iggeret HaMussar – By the Admor, the great genius Rabbi Yisrael Salanter.

First Edition. Königsberg, 1858.

3. Sefer Lev HaIvri – By the genius Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlesinger. Part One: Commentary on the Will of our Great Teacher, Rabbi Moshe Sofer, the author of Chasam Sofer.

First Edition. Ungvar, 1865.

4. Sefer Nachal Bechi – Eulogies for the righteous of the generation: Rebbi Avraham of Tchechnov, Rebbi Yaakov Guterman of Radzymin, and Rabbi Eliyahu Guttmacher of Greiditz, by Rabbi Elazar HaKohen, Av Beit Din of Sokotchov (son-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov of Lissa).

Only Edition. Warsaw, 1875. Printed by Natan Schriftgisser.

Signature of R. Menachem Mendel Lipschitz of Sheradz.

5. Eileh Toldot Rabbeinu – “The Biography of the Crown of the Rabbis, the Light of Torah, the Pure Lamp, Rabban of all the Exiles, Rabbi Moshe Sofer of Pressburg.”

Only Edition. Pressburg, 1876.

Authored by Rabbi Leib Landsberg, son of Rabbi Yitzchak Aharon Landsberg, one of the greatest disciples of the Chasam Sofer. Initially serialized in the “HaYehudi” newspaper, Pressburg, 1875, and later compiled into this work. T
his is known as the first Hebrew source for the biography of the Chasam Sofer.

Rare!

6. Kol Nehi – A great eulogy lamenting the passing of the righteous Rebbi Yisrael of Ruzhin, written by Rabbi Yosef Landa, Av Beit Din of Yass.

Przemysl, 1879. Second Edition.

Extremely Rare! Only appeared once in an auction.

Stamps of Yitzchak Eizik Blau, Hadad.

7. Sefer Irin Kadishin – “Precious words on lofty matters of Torah and some sacred collections, ” by Rebbi Yisrael of Ruzhin, with contributions from his son, Rebbi Avraham Yaakov Friedman of Sadigura.

Warsaw, 1885. Single title page.

Includes a dedication from Rabbi Noach Iskalovsky, a Shadar from Koidanov, to Rabbi Azriel Zelig Lider of Jerusalem.

Stamp of Avraham Tzvi Krieger of Nerahov.

8. Sefer Nachal Dim’ah – A bitter eulogy by Rabbi Avraham Teomim, Av Beit Din of Zaleshchyky, “on the death of his cousin, the righteous Rebbi Yehoshua Rokeach of Belz.”

Zaleshchyky, [1894].

9. Sefer Or Ne’erav – By Rabbi Moshe Cordovero, with glosses and a pamphlet “Nir’eh Or” by Rebbi Aharon Perlow of Koidanov.

First Edition. Vilna, 1899.

Features ownership marks of Rabbi Azriel Zelig Lider of Jerusalem and is signed by Yitzchak David Lider.

10. Sefer Dma’at Efraim – A eulogy by the renowned Rabbi Ephraim Zalman Margolies of Brody on Rebbi Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl, the author of “Meor Einayim, ” along with additional sermons on various topics.

Only Edition. Lviv, 1899.

Rare!

11. Sefer Imrei Kadosh – Teachings and miraculous stories from Rebbi Uri “the Seraph” of Strelisk.

Lemberg, 1902. Printed by H. Rahatin.

The title page bears the stamp of "Meshulam Zisha Greenfeld, overseer of the Kollel in Fiume under the rabbinic authorities."

12. Sefer L’maan Zion – Prayer orders of Rebbi Asher of Stolin at the grave of his holy father, Rebbi Aaron of Karlin (the author of “Beit Aharon”), with the Traveler’s Prayer, by Rabbi Yisrael Zinger.

Only Edition. Berdychiv, 1903. Printed by Chaim Yaakov Sheftil.

Extremely Rare! Only appeared once in an auction (incomplete copy).

13. Sefer Kol Nehi (Initials Naftali HaLevi Yehi) – A bitter eulogy by Rabbi Naftali HaLevi Chanaless, a descendant of the Baal Shem Tov, mourning Rebbi David Moshe of Chortkow.

Only Edition. Odessa, 1904. Includes the original colorful wrapper.

Rare!

14. Sefer Tzava’at HaRivash – From Rebbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov.

Frampol, 1913. Printed by Yehuda Leib Rosenfeld, Shmuel Yosef Kestenbaum, and Yaakov Levinger.

Frampol prints are extremely rare!

15. Sefer Tzetil Katan – By Rebbi Elimelech of Lizhensk.

Kleinwardein, 1925.

Extremely Rare! Likely never appeared in a public auction.

16. Sefer Minhagei Baal HaChasam Sofer – Compiled by Rabbi Yehoshua Leib Schill, Av Beit Din of Pezing, including the Chasam Sofer’s will based on his manuscript.

First Edition. Bratislava, 1930.

Signature of Yitzchak Rosenfeld of Khust at the Galanta Yeshiva, 1930.

17. Kuntres Zikaron Av – The will of Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Greenwald, Av Beit Din of Yare , son of Rabbi Moshe ben Amram, author of “Arogat HaBosem.”

Only Edition. Ungvar, 1934. Printed by Moshe Simcha Gellis.

Extremely Rare! Appeared only twice at auction.

18. Sefer Zikaron Yechezkel – Biography and will of the holy Rebbi Yechezkel Rotter of Cluj (1876–1939).

Only Edition. Cluj, 1940.

Extremely Rare! Never appeared in a public auction.


Overall Good-Great Conditions, Complete Copies, most in New or Leather bindings with owners name.

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Large Collection of Rare Chassidic Seforim, Biographies, Wills, and Eulogies. 1843-1940. Mostly First & Only Editions.

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