One of a kind!
Torah Ohr by the Baal Hatanya. Zhitomir, 1862
Extra-wide margins and three gilded title pages!
Lectures on the weekly Torah portions of Sefer Bereishis and Shmos, Chanukah and Megillas Esther by the Admor Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal Hatanya.
This is a one-of-a-kind sefer, a true masterpiece printed in the hailed Zhitomir press by the illustrious Shapira family.
The bottom margins of the sefer are extra-wide, measuring 17 cm (!) which is almost equal in size to the body of the text. The outer margins are also unusually wide, measuring 8 cm. The height of the present sefer is 41 cm which is significantly larger than standard copies which average 25 cm.
The sefer was printed on thick, high-quality, expensive paper, and all three title pages are printed in shiny gold front. The first title page is also partially printed in red ink.
Zhitomir, 1862. First Edition. Shapira Press by the grandchildren of the Slavita Rav, Rabbi Chanina Lipa and Rabbi Yehoshua Heschel Shapira
Page Count: 204: 48 sides.
Page Size: 41 cm.
Extra large copy! Last 48 sides feature supplements to Torah Ohr.
Condition: Very good. First pages of the supplement are water-stained and slightly dark.
Attractive new leather binding.
Bibliography: Stefansky, Sifrei Chassidus #612
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