Bidspirit auction | Rare! Imrei Yosher - First


Rare! Imrei Yosher - First Edition Wien, 1798 Copy of the Admor from the Early 19th Century with an Interesting Notation of a Name for Prayer! - Sefer Imrei Yosher, ”authored by the wonderous sage... Rabbi Meir Dayan of Zarik in his childhood[!] on Dinei Birkat Hapeirot and Dinei Se'udah, rhymed, to benefit Kitnei Erech and Bachurei Chemed...”. First ediiton, Vienna - 1798. 31 leaves. (A leaf with a description of the book in a foreign langaue that was added at the end of the book is missing). Small format, 16 cm. Some moth perforations and damage. Stains and other minor blemishes. Old binding with a partly detached spine. Good overall condition.  Fascinating and unqiue work, which as stated was written by its author Rabbi Noah Meir Baharan of Zarik when he was a child! The work contains a rhymed version of Hilcht Berachot and Dinei Se'udah and the author's Chidushim. Each leaf contains Chidushim on Masechet Berachot titled Zichron Noah (until leaf 27)  on page 1 and on page 2, Imrei Yosher with an elucidation beneath it.  A rare book! On the title page of the book, an notation in ancient script: ”יעקב ליב בן רוס' לזכרון להתפלל” . Possibly, this is the name of Rabbi Yaakov Zvi of Kovle, the son of Rabbi Mordechai of Neshchiz and in-law of Rabbi Avraham Twersky, the Maggid of Trisk (his mother's name was Reiza or Risa; here the name Ros or Ris appears). Possibly, the book had belonged to him ot to one of his rabbis and he asked his rabbi to mention his name in prayer.  Bound with Sefer Mishlei Shu'alim, apparently of the Warsaw 1853 edition; the title page and last leaf are missing.