Likutei Maharin and Toldot Yitzchak ben Levi – Berditchev, 1811 – First Edition

Likutei Maharin and Toldot Yitzchak ben Levi – Berditchev, 1811 – First Edition
Likutei Maharin and Toldot Yitzchak ben Levi, commentary on the Torah and the Five Megillot following deeper and kabbalistic levels of interpretation, by R. Yisrael Rabbi of Pikov (Pykiv), son of R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. Berditchev (Berdychiv), 1811. First edition.
The author, R. Yisrael Rabbi of Pikov (1763-1819) was the eldest son and close disciple of R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. He also frequented the courts of R. Zusha of Anipoli and R. Moshe Leib of Sassov (whom he assisted in redeeming captives). In the early 1790s, he was appointed rabbi of Pikov. After the passing of his father in 1809, he succeeded him as rabbi of Berditchev. In his book Kedushat Levi (Slavita, 1798), R. Levi Yitzchak quotes novellae from his son R. Yisrael, in Halacha and Aggadah. His mechutan, the Baal HaTanya, termed him "pious and ascetic", and the Maggid of Kozhnitz acclaimed him as "A friend of G-d… a holy, godly man". In this book, he quotes his father's teachings dozens of times, with exceptional awe and respect.
[1], 83 leaves. 20.5 cm. Greenish paper. Condition varies. Title page and two subsequent leaves in fair condition, with damage and worming, repaired (both sides of title page repaired with paper and tape). Most leaves in good-fair condition. Stains and wear. Marginal dampstains to some leaves. Burn hole to two leaves (26 and 29), affecting text with some loss. Minor marginal tears and damage. Handwritten censorship inscriptions on verso of title page. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 283.