Sifsei Tzaddikim by R. Pinchas of Dinovitz, Disciple of the Rebbe of Apta - First Edition - Lviv, 1863 - Signatures ...

Sifsei Tzaddikim by R. Pinchas of Dinovitz, Disciple of the Rebbe of Apta - First Edition - Lviv, 1863 - Signatures of Rabbi Shmuel Heller
Sifsei Tzaddikim, Chassidic work by R. Pinchas Lerner, Rabbi of Dinovitz (Dunayivtsi, Ukraine). Lviv, 1863. First edition.
The book cites many Torah novellae that the author heard from his teacher, Rebbe Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apta (Opatów), author of "Ohev Yisrael". He also cites many sayings from the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezritch (Mezhirichi), the founders of Chassidut. The publisher notes in his introduction that Rebbe David Moshe of Chortkiv wished to be the first to purchase the book due to its great value.
Inscriptions and glosses. The title page and other pages contain the signature of R. Shmuel Heller of Safed, and the stamps of R. "Yitzchak Isaac Deutsch of Tiberias". P. 52b contains a handwritten gloss with an addition to the printed text.
R. Shmuel Heller (1786-1884) was a Torah scholar and doctor who was raised in the home of the Chozeh (Seer) of Lublin. Upon the Seer's advice, R. Shmuel moved to Israel, where he officiated as rabbi of Safed for sixty years (see: "HaRav HaManhig VeHaRofeh", Safed, 1989). R. Yitzchak Isaac Deutsch of Tiberias (died 1908), was the brother of R. Moshe Deutsch (son-in-law of R. Shmuel Heller's son).
[8], 5-52, 51-73, [1] leaves. 25.5 cm. A tear affecting text on the last leaf. Overall good condition. Wear and stains. Original binding, torn and detached.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 592.
The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book and the National Library of Israel list only damaged copies of this work. Leaves 51-52 of the first pagination are pages of omissions, which do not appear in some copies.