The first book printed by Rabbi Chanina Lipa Shapiro of Zhitomir: Haflaah on tractate Ketubot – Sudylkow, 1833 with ...

The first book printed by Rabbi Chanina Lipa Shapiro of Zhitomir: Haflaah on tractate Ketubot – Sudylkow, 1833 with interesting signatures
Sefer Haflaah, “Sefer Ketubah which is one part of the Sefer Haflaah, novaelle on the laws and legends of the tractate of Ketubot and the laws of Ketubah, that were composed through the in-depth study of…Rabbi Pinchas Halevi Ish Horowitz…” who is known as the Baal Haflaah after the name of this book. Rabbi of Frankfurt am Main. One of the disciples of the Maggid of Mezeritch, brother of Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke of Nikolsburg and the primary teacher of Rabbi Moshe Sofer – the Chatam Sofer. This book is rare and special because it is a chassidic edition that was printed by Rabbi Chanina Lipa Shapiro – the renowned printer from Zhitomir, son of Rabbi Shmuel Abba of Slavita, grandson of Rabbi Moshe Shapiro of Slavita and great-grandson of Rabbi Pinchas of Koritz. This book was printed by Rabbi Chanina Lipa in Sudylkow over a decade before he established his printing press in Zhitomir. Pretty and decorated title page, part of it in red ink. 1833. 5 (faulty pagination), 169 leaves. 37 cm. Pastings, stains and worming damage in several places with slight damage to text, otherwise most of the book is in good overall good condition. Front cover is partially detached. Pretty, decorated binding, possibly original, with slight blemishes. Ancient ownership signatures, not examined in-depth. “Zvi son of Yehuda Leib Stein…?” “Asher Yaakov Bretler of Satmar.”