Divrei Chaim (Sanz) on the Torah, Festivals and on Tractate Bava Metzia - First Edition - Munkacs, 1877 / Divrei ...

Divrei Chaim (Sanz) on the Torah, Festivals and on Tractate Bava Metzia - First Edition - Munkacs, 1877 / Divrei Yechezkel (Shinova) - First Edition
Volume comprising three Chassidic books by the Divrei Chaim, first rebbe of Sanz (Nowy Sącz), and by his son the Divrei Yechezkel first rebbe of Shinova (Sieniawa) - first editions:
• Divrei Chaim Part I, on the Torah, by Rebbe Chaim Halberstam of Sanz. Munkacs, 1877. Bound with Part II, on the Festivals and Tractate Bava Metzia. Munkacs, 1877. First edition, published by "the sons of the author".
Bound with:
• Totzaot Chaim, glosses, corrections and sources for the book Divrei Chaim, by R. Akiva Lieber. Podgórze (Kraków), 1899.
• Divrei Yechezkel, on the Torah, festivals and responsa, by Rebbe Yechezkel Halberstam Rabbi of Shinova. Podgórze (Kraków), 1901. First edition.
In their foreword to Divrei Chaim on the Torah, the sons describe their father, the holy author, and the day of his passing: "…renowned and prominent… his exceptional holiness and righteousness, he devoted his entire life to Torah and worship of G-d with devotion and great fear of G-d, with absolute dedication, from his youth until… as we observed on the day of his passing… how he sanctified himself like heavenly beings with yichudim and great fervor, and he did not cease for one moment until his soul cleaved to the Heavenly light...". The sons conclude by relating of their father's will to publish these books: "…and we, sons of the holy author, the rebbe, expended great effort in publishing this work, since that is what he commanded us before his passing, to publish it as soon as possible, and may the merit of our father, the holy author protect us and the entire Jewish people, may the prestige of Torah and fear of G-d be raised, and may we and all our Jewish brethren receive an abundance of blessing and success".
In their foreword to Part II, the sons of the author add that their father the Divrei Chaim studied Tractate Bava Metzia "in great depth, in company of great Torah scholars, for over twenty years, and he produced wonderful novellae…". They also write that their father's novellae are based on both revealed and hidden realms of the Torah.
[2], 84, [5] leaves; [2], 72; 48 leaves; 4, 72 pages (lacking final 10 pages of Totzaot Chaim); 88 pages. 23 cm. Dry paper. Good-fair condition. Stains. Worming to first leaves. Tear to margin of title page and in several other places. First gathering and several other leaves detached. Old, damaged binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 119.