Maaseh Rav – First Edition – Vilna and Horodna, 1832

Maaseh Rav – First Edition – Vilna and Horodna, 1832
Maaseh Rav, practices of the Gaon of Vilna, by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna. Vilna and Horodna, 1832. First edition.
Two title pages.
First edition of one of the important books regarding the customs of the Gaon of Vilna. Approbations by R. Chaim of Volozhin, R. Avraham Abele of Vilna and R. Avraham Danzig, author of Chayei Adam. The book records the customs and rulings of the Gaon of Vilna, based on the personal testimonies of his disciples. The book was compiled and published by R. Yissachar Dov Ber of Vilna, who based himself on what he personally observed, and on a testimony handwritten by R. Saadya, disciple of the Gaon of Vilna, who did not depart from the presence of his teacher for many years (see Kedem Auction 76, item 162, Hebrew sidebar).
[3], 67 pages. Approx. 19 cm. Fair condition. Stains, including dampstains. Marginal open tears to title pages and other leaves, repaired with paper. Worming, affecting text, repaired in part with paper. Two detached leaves. Stamps (stamp on p. 21 deleted with ink). Inscriptions. New leather binding.
Vinograd, Thesaurus of the Books of the Vilna Gaon, no. 808.