Shnei Luchot HaBrit - Shl"ah. 1648-1649. First Edition

Shnei Luchot HaBrit - Shl"ah. 1648-1649. First Edition

Shnei Luchot HaBrit - Pure words from precious pearls, composed according to the written and oral Torahs given at Sinai, arranged and proofread by [many honorifics] ... the complete sage ... Rabbi Yeshayah HaLevi Horowitz. Amsterdam, Immanuel Benveniste Press, 1648-1649. First edition.

First edition of the book famous across the Diaspora throughout the generations and by which its author, Rabbi Yeshayah HaLevi, is known - as the Ba'al HaShla"h HaKadosh. This is the first edition which was printed with much toil by the author's son, Rabbi Sheftel, rabbi of Poznań.

One of the fundamental books of mussar and Kabbalah including insights into the revealed and the hidden and topics in proper conduct, this is one of the most well-respected and appreciated books across all factions in all Jewish communities. With Vavei HaAmudim by Rabbi Sheftel, the Shla"h's son, who, out of respect for his father, referred to his own work as a "foreword."

Owner's signature on leaf 88 and in the last leaf of Shnei Luchot HaBrit.

Stefansky, Sifrei Yessod 359.

[3], 2-421, [1]; 3-44 leaves, 30 cm. Lacking the title page of Vavei HaAmudim and the following leaf with part of the foreword by the author's son.

Moderate-fine condition. Aging stains. Singles worming holes.

Professional restoration of leaves 227-268 with slight damage to text, as well as of the margins in leaves 421 and the following four leaves. Several individual words are damaged.