Sefer HaTerumot with the Gidulei Teruma Commentary - Zhovkva, 1809 - Variant with Approbation by the Maggid of ...

Sefer HaTerumot with the Gidulei Teruma Commentary - Zhovkva, 1809 - Variant with Approbation by the Maggid of Kozhnitz and List of Subscribers Including Foremost Chassidic Leaders
Sefer HaTerumot by R. Shmuel HaSardi, with the Gidulei Teruma commentary by R. Azaria Figo (Piccio). Zhovkva, 1809. The title page states: "As in Venice". The name of the book, place of printing and other details of the title page printed in red ink.
Variant. This copy contains three pages which do not appear in all copies, featuring the approbation of the Maggid of Kozhnitz and a lengthy list of subscribers, "donors of the people", who undertook to purchase the book once it would be printed, including an interesting record of foremost Chassidic leaders.
This approbation by the Maggid of Kozhnitz was not known to those who compiled his approbations in the book Yalkut Avodat Yisrael (Brooklyn 2004 and Jerusalem 2011).
The lists of subscribers from the various cities of Poland and Galicia include the names of many of the prominent Torah scholars of that generation, including foremost Chassidic leaders. Under the city of Lublin, the Chozeh of Lublin is listed: "R. Yaakov Yitzchak HaLevi Horowitz of Łańcut" (his name is preceded by that of his great opponent - rabbi of the city: "R. Azriel HaLevi Ish Horowitz Rabbi of Lublin, known as the Rosh HaBarzel - Iron Head, for his exceptional brilliance). In the list of Kozhnitz: "The Maggid R. Yisrael, maggid and posek of Kozhnitz"; "R. Mendel of Fristik" (Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Rimanov); "R. Asher Yehoshia Rabbi of Ropsh." (=R. Asher Yeshaya of Ropshitz, son-in-law of R. Naftali of Ropshitz); his brother-in-law "R. Yaakov son of the rabbi of Linsk" (=Rebbe Yaakov Horowitz of Melitz, son of R. Naftali of Ropshitz who served at that time as rabbi of Linsk). The fact the rebbes of Rimanov and Ropshitz are listed together with the Maggid of Kozhnitz may be linked to the conference which they attended, as Rebbe Asher Yeshayahu of Ropshitz relates in one of his letters (see: Yalkut Avodat Yisrael, Jerusalem 2011, pp. 266-267. See enclosed material).
In the city of Drohobych: "R. Eliezer Nisan son of the great Torah scholar of Shinova" (=R. Elazar Nisan Teitelbaum, rabbi of Drohobych, son of the Yismach Moshe, and father of the Yitav Lev). The Lviv list includes "R. Aharon Rabbi of Chodorov" (=R. Aharon Sternkler, disciple of R. Elimelech of Lizhensk, father-in-law of R. Elazar Nisan, grandfather of the Yitav Lev Rebbe of Sighet. See Kedem Auction 65, item 285). Other foremost Torah leaders mentioned in the list of donors are: "R. Aryeh Leibush author of Ketzot HaChoshen and Shev Shemateta, rabbi of Stryi"; "R. Yaakovke son of the great Torah scholar of Prague"; "R. Efraim Zalman Margolies"; "R. Yaakov Oren Stein Rabbi of Lviv and the region", and more.
Signatures on the title page: "Shmuel David son of…"; "Shmuel Hei… of Janów. I acquired this book from R. Yehoshua, shochet and bodek of Munkacs, 1874".
4, [2], 9, [2], 34; 66; 47, 49-58, 60-64; 14, 17-42; 32; 19 leaves. Leaves bound out of sequence. Two leaves in middle appear twice. 36 cm. Good condition. Stains. Dampstains to some leaves. Worming to title page and several other leaves. Old binding, with leather spine.
Variant. In the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book, listing 000170811, only [1] leaf is listed after the first 4 leaves, instead of [2] as in this copy. These two leaves, containing several approbations, including the approbation of the Maggid of Kozhnitz, as well as a lengthy, detailed list of subscribers, are not recorded in the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.