Ahavat Shalom (Vizhnitz) - First Edition

Ahavat Shalom (Vizhnitz) - First Edition
Ahavat Shalom, Chassidic essays on the Torah by Rebbe Menachem Mendel Hager of Kosov (founder of the Vizhnitz Chassidic dynasty). Lemberg (Lviv), "1802" [1833]. First edition.
R. Menachem Mendel Hager (1768-1825, Encyclopedia L'Chassidut, Vol. 2, p. 98), was the founder of the Kosov-Viznitz dynasty. He was the son of R. Ya'akov Koppel Chassid, who was among the close followers of the Ba'al Shem Tov and leader of prayers in his Beit Midrash. He was a disciple of Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk and of Rebbe Meshulam Feivish Heller, author of Yosher Divrei Emet. After the passing of R. Zvi Hirsh of Nadvirna, R. Hager became the leader of his Chassidim. His teachings were printed in the book Ahavat Shalom after his passing.
[4], 131 leaves. Faulty pagination. Leaves 63-64 are bound after leaf 58, and leaves 111-112 are bound after leaf 90. 21.5 cm. Condition varies; good-fair. Stains and wear. Repaired tears and worming with damage to text, especially to the first 20 leaves. Strengthening and slight repairs to several other pages. Margins cut flush with the text in several places. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 18. The date 1802 printed on the title page is false [apparently due to censor restrictions], and the real date of printing is 1833. See: Avraham Ya'ari, The Printing House of Rabbanit Judith Rosanes in Lviv, Kiryat Sefer, 17, 1940, p. 107.