Beit Aharon (Karlin) – First Edition

Beit Aharon, on the Torah and on service of G-d, by Rabbi Aharon Perlow the Karlin Rebbe. Brody, 1875. First edition. Two title pages.
At the beginning of the book is a collection of letters and Chassidic conduct by the dynasty of the Karlin-Stolin rebbes: Rebbe Aharon "HaGadol" of Karlin, his son Rebbe Asher (the First), his son Rebbe Aharon (the Second, "HaZaken") and his son Rebbe Asher (the Second, "HaTza'ir").
[3] leaves, 316 pages (without 5 additional pages at the end of the book). 24.5 cm. Poor condition. Heavy worm damages, detached leaves and worn binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 82. Variant, copy of the first and rare edition.
Variations exist among the copies of the first edition which were corrected during preparation for printing. For example, printed on the reverse side of the second title page of this copy: "To know and reveal that in my possession are approbations given by the leading Torah scholars of the generation and holy individuals and also by Sephardic rabbis…". Some of the copies have a different version of this paragraph on a separate leaf. These variations indicate that this is an early edition of the book, especially rare. [See the article written by Rabbi A. Schorr about the manner the books Beit Aharon and Beit Aharon V'Yisrael were written and printed, Year 6 Issue 1 (31), pp. 139-187].