Bidspirit auction | Segula! Magen Avraham Published By

Segula! Magen Avraham Published By The Author The Holy Maggid Of Trisk. Lublin 1886. First Edition.  Chassidic teachings of the Maggid of Trisk, with his introduction bearing a unique lithographic reproduction of the author’s signature, under his promise that this sefer will bring its owners benefit, and his blessings the fulfilment of all their wishes, with children and grandchildren ...’.  He adds: ”I have called this sefer ”Magen Avraham”… because it will be a magen (protection) for all those who peruse it…” With a lithograph of the author's signature and handwriting , “ These are the words of the petitioner for Klal Yisrael and for the people who will buy this Sefer for their own good, for all times.” In the name of the holy Rav the Sefas Emes of Ger it is said that ”it is the duty of every Avrech, in the first year after his marriage, to pawn his Talis and Tefillin to purchase this holy Sefer'. Rabbi Avraham Twersky (1806-1889), son of Rabbi Mordechai of Chernobil and son-in-law of Rabbi Yaakov Leib of Kovla. Maggid of Trisk and founder of the Trisk branch of the Chernobil dynasty, with a large number of devoted followers in Ukraine and Poland. Author of Magen Avraham. Two title pages for part I, additional title page for part II. Title and imprint in red. Part I: [3], 47, 36 pp.  Part II : 114 pp. Size : 23.3 cm Condition : Fine condition, repairs to first 4 pages, tare of page 19 effecting 3-4 words, brownish pages. Variant: Two variants are known regarding the final leaves. In one, the last page is printed densely, and the sefer ends on leaf 113. In the other [like this present copy], the same passage is printed in regular type and continues onto an additional leaf, 114.