Zera Kodesh (Ropshitz) – Lviv, 1868 – First Edition

Zera Kodesh (Ropshitz) – Lviv, 1868 – First Edition
Zera Kodesh, Chassidic homilies. Part I on the Torah and Part II on the Festivals, by Rebbe Naftali Tzvi Horowitz of Ropshitz (Ropczyce). Lemberg (Lviv), 1868. First edition.
Two parts in one volume. Separate title page for each part.
Early stamps on title page: "Avraham Yehoshua Heshel Mar[t]on".
Interesting approbation by a close disciple of the author – Rebbe Chaim of Sanz, who writes that although in the past he did not agree to the printing of the holy teachings of R. Naftali of Ropshitz, "because I knew that also the holy author did not approve of printing his Torah novellae. However, on second thought, I decided that it was good that the printers published these writings. It is known that R. Chaim Vital also refrained from publishing his novellae and the teachings he received from his teacher, the Ari, and did not allow his disciples to write them; nevertheless, the righteous of the generation made efforts to copy, write and publish them, and the world shone…". On the verso of the approbation leaf is a notice by the person who brought the book to press: "I have called the book Or HaNer, however the holy rebbe of Sanz called it Zera Kodesh… and I have cancelled my will before his holy will".
Both parts in one volume: [2], 124; [1], 120 leaves. Approx. 21 cm. Light-colored, high-quality, thin paper. Good condition. A few stains. Minor marginal tears to first two leaves and minor tears to several other leaves (some repaired with paper). Small tears, with minor loss of text, to leaves 10 and 11 of Part I. Leaves trimmed with minor damage to several headings. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 208.