Bidspirit auction | Chemdat Yisrael – Livorno, 1820

Chemdat Yisrael – Livorno, 1820 – Chassidic Book Printed in Italy - Chemdat Yisrael – Livorno, 1820 – Chassidic Book Printed in Italy – Kohelet with the Chemdat Yisrael commentary, by R. Yisrael Nachman of Drohobych. Livorno, 1820. First edition. The author, R. Yisrael Nachman of Drohobych (ca. 1761 – after 1821), son of R. Yosef of Drohobych (disciple of the Baal Shem Tov). Served as rabbi in Galicia, Poland and Hungary, and later immigrated to Eretz Israel. He describes in this book the many countries he visited during the course of his travels. This book was printed during his fundraising trip to Livorno. Stefansky Chassidut, no. 225. One of the few Chassidic books printed in Livorno.