Be'er Mayim Chaim – Zhitomir, 1860

Be'er Mayim Chaim – Zhitomir, 1860
Be'er Mayim Chaim, "a wonderful composition on the Torah", Parts I and II on the Five Books of the Torah, by R. Chaim Thirer Rabbi of Czernowitz (Chernivtsi). Zhitomir: R. Chanina Lipa and R. Yehoshua Heshel Shapira, grandsons of the rabbi of Slavita, 1860.
Be'er Mayim Chaim is one of the most prominent, basic books of Chassidic teachings. The Sar Shalom, Rebbe of Belz once said that the first book of ethics he ever studied was the book Be'er Mayim Chiam. The Ohev Israel of Apta wrote in his approbation to the first edition: "We are well aware of the desire and wish of that Tzaddik, who yearned his entire life to benefit the public with his holy teachings… and he brought many to repentance… and may the merit of the author stand for us, so that our souls should glow with the light of life until the coming of the Redeemer". R. Mordechai of Kremnitz (son of the Maggid of Zlotchov) relates in his approbation to the first edition, of his father's extraordinary love for the author.
Two parts in one volume. [2], 294; [2], 330 pages. Approx. 24 cm. Most leaves in good condition. Title page and several subsequent leaves in fair condition. Stains. Light dampstains. Tear to upper part of title page, affecting border. Original leather binding, with blocking to front cover, gilt decorations. Wear and damage to binding, tears to spine.