Tiferet HaTzvi – Zhovkva, 1803 – Signatures of Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Löw, Author of Shaarei Torah

Tiferet HaTzvi – Zhovkva, 1803 – Signatures of Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Löw, Author of Shaarei Torah
Tiferet HaTzvi, composition on Tractate Beitzah, with the book Chotam Tahor – Kerem Shlomo, novellae on the laws of Yoreh De'ah, by R. Uziel Meisels of Ritshvol (Ryczywół), disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch. Zhovkva, 1803. First edition.
Various signatures on the title page, including early ownership inscriptions of R. Binyamin Wolf Löw, author of Shaarei Torah, from his tenure as rabbi of Amshinov (Mszczonów, Poland): "B.[inyamin] Wolf son of R. Elazar, rabbi of Amshinov and the surroundings".
R. Binyamin Wolf Löw (1777-1851), author of Shaarei Torah, rabbi of Amshinov, Vrbové (Hungary) and other cities. A prominent Torah scholar in the times of the Chatam Sofer and R. Akiva Eger. Composed many works on all parts of the Torah, published as the Shaarei Torah series. His first composition, published at the age of 26, received enthusiastic approbations by the leading Torah scholars of his generation, including R. Akiva Eger, the Chatam Sofer, and others.
The author, R. Uziel Meisels (1744-1786), rabbi and yeshiva dean in Ovstrovse, Ritshvol and Neustadt. In his youth, he was acquainted with the Baal Shem Tov, and quotes his teachings in his books. After the passing of the Baal Shem Tov, he became a disciple of R. Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezeritch, and was a colleague of the latter's disciples: R. Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, R. Elimelech of Lizhensk, R. Zusha of Anipoli, and others leading disciples.
[2], 16; 29 leaves. 37.5 cm. Fair-good condition. Stains to all pages. Marginal wear and tears. Open tears to first two leaves, affecting text. Stamps. New binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 634.