Likutei Amarim Tanya - Shklow, 1806 - First Edition of Igeret HaTeshuva - Printed in the Lifetime of the Author ...

Likutei Amarim Tanya - Shklow, 1806 - First Edition of Igeret HaTeshuva - Printed in the Lifetime of the Author, the Admor HaZaken
Likutei Amarim Tanya, Part 1 - Sefer shel Benonim, Part 2 - Chinuch Katan - Sha'ar HaYichud V'Ha'emuna and Part 3 - Igeret HaTeshuva. By Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liadi. Shklow, [1806]. Printed by the partners Baruch son of R. Eliyahu and Yitzchak son of R. Shmuel. Printed in the author's lifetime. First edition printed in Shklow.
This is the first edition of Igeret HaTeshuva of the "Mahadura Batra" (afterward printed in all editions) as written on the title page: "And now Igeret HaTeshuva by the author has been added". Approbations of R. "Meshulam Zusil of Hannopil", R. "Yehuda Leib HaCohen", R. Baruch of Shkow, R. Moshe of Kopys (Kapust) and R. Zvi Hirsh of Smalyany. The name of the author is not mentioned on the title page nor in the approbations, the same as most of the first editions [printed before the 1814 Shklow edition].
Part 1 opens with: "The introduction of the compiler and this is a letter send to our acquaintances" - an unsigned preface by the author. This copy contains the entire introduction, including the passage "Cursed be the person who impinges upon the rights… these are the words of the compiler of Be'urei Amarim" [this passage was omitted from some copies, see: Torat Chabad, pp. 52-53].
Ancient ownership inscriptions of R. Yosef son of R. Ze'ev Wolf [Zolkind?] of Berezovo. Many inscriptions on flyleaves.
[4], 5-95, [1] leaves; [1], 2-18 leaves. 16 cm. Bluish-greenish paper. Fair condition. Stains and wear. Few tears and damages (open tear affecting text of the upper corner of leaf 49). Worming to text. Detached leaves. Ancient damaged binding.
Several variants of this edition exist [see: Mondshine, Torat Chabad, pp. 50-57]. "Igeret HaTeshuva" was also published separately with errata listed at the end of Part 2.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 626.