Zeh Yenachamenu – Amsterdam, 1712 – Copy of the Shem MiShmuel of Sochatchov – Many Handwritten Glosses

Zeh Yenachamenu – Amsterdam, 1712 – Copy of the Shem MiShmuel of Sochatchov – Many Handwritten Glosses

Zeh Yenachamenu, the Mechilta with commentaries by R. Moshe Frankfurt. Amsterdam: Shlomo Proops, [1712]. First edition. Approbations by R. Shlomo Ayllon, rabbi of Amsterdam; Maharshashach (R. Shmuel Schotten HaKohen), rabbi of Frankfurt am Main; and R. Yehuda Mehler of Bingen.
Copy of the Rebbe of Sochatchov, author of Shem MiShmuel, with many stamps on the title page and margins of the book: "Shmuel son of R. A[vraham] Bornsztain – Sochatchov, Warsaw province".
There are dozens of glosses of varying length on the leaves of the book. Most are in Ashkenazic script from the period of the book's printing (ca. second half of the 18th century). Some glosses are in a later Ashkenazic script (similar to the handwriting of the Shem MiShmuel).
The second rebbe of Sochatchov, R. Shmuel Bornsztain, author of Shem MiShmuel (1856-1926). Born to his father, Rebbe Avraham Bornsztain, author of Avnei Nezer, in his grandfather's house in Kotzk, Rebbe Mendele "the Seraph" of Kotzk. In 1910 he succeeded his father as rebbe, and was one of the greatest rebbes of his generation. He is known as the Shem MiShmuel after the name of his book of deep Chassidic thought, which was printed in seven parts.

[3], 64 leaves. 36 cm. Particularly wide margins. Good-fair condition. Many stains and wear. Several tears. Paper repairs. Worming to margins of last leaves. Library stamps. Non-original cloth binding.