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Three Scholarly Works by the Maggid of Kozhinitz. First Edition. - Before us are first editions of three works by the 'Maggid of Kozhnitz' - one of the most prominent Chassidic Admo”rim of all time.  * Beis Yisrael - novellae on the chapter ”Arvei Pesachim” and Tractates Beitzah, Chagigah and Moed Kattan by Rabbi Yisrael [Hopstein] - the Maggid of Kozhnitz. Warsaw, 1877. First edition. 88 pp, 19 cm. Sketch in Tractate Beitzah. Stefansky Chassidut 85. Very fine condition. . Bound with:  * Beis Yisrael - novellae on Pesachim by Rabbi Yisrael [Hopstein] - the Maggid of Kozhnitz. Warsaw, 1880. First edition. 100 pp, 19 cm. Very fine condition. Printed and bound with: Agunas Yisrael with Divrei Rivos . Permit for an agunah given by the Maggid of Kozhnitz, with the controversy about the matter, the words of those who disagreed with him, and the maggid's responses to the objections. Warsaw, 1880. First edition. This work deals with a controversy about releasing an agunah from Stachov. The the Maggid of Kozhnitz led those who allowed it, and there were those opposed. The composition before us reveals to the maggid's greatness in halachah. The work was written by the maggid's scribe, Rabbi Gavriel of Warsaw. Material about this affair is included, and the controversy about the maggid's ruling. 76 pp, 19 cm. Very fine condition. Stefansky Chassidut 85. Binding detached, no spine.