Beit Aharon (Karlin) – Brody, 1875, First Edition – Fine, Exceptionally Wide-Margined Copy

Beit Aharon (Karlin) – Brody, 1875, First Edition – Fine, Exceptionally Wide-Margined Copy
Beit Aharon, "on Torah and worship of G-d", by Rebbe Aharon Perlow of Karlin. Brody, 1875. First edition.
Fine copy with exceptionally wide margins.
The book begins with a collection of Azharot Kodesh, and records of Chassidic practices from the rebbes of the Karlin-Stolin dynasty: R. Aharon HaGadol of Karlin, his son R. Asher (the first), the latter's son R. Aharon (the second), and his son R. Asher (the second).
The renowned Shabbat song – Kah Echsof Noam Shabbat by R. Aharon HaGadol of Karlin is printed on leaf 6 (p. 11). The foreword explains that this book was named Beit Aharon, since that was how R. Aharon of Karlin (the second) would refer to his writings, in reminiscence of the way his grandfather R. Aharon HaGadol, when his son R. Asher once inquired at the age of 10 as to the origins of the song Kah Echsof, replied "Beit Aharon".
[6], 316, [3], [3] pages. Exceptionally wide margins. 28.5 cm. Most leaves are in good condition. Stains. Worming. Marginal tears to both title pages and to several other leaves. Marginal repairs to first title page. New leather binding.
Stefansky Chassidut, no. 82.
Some corrections were made to this first edition during the course of the printing, resulting in variations between the different copies. For instance, in this copy, the following announcement was printed on the final leaf: "To inform that approbations by prominent Tzaddikim of our generation for this printing are in our possession, as well as approbations and copyright warnings from Sephardi Torah scholars and rabbis… and whoever heeds our words will be secure and tranquil, and the blessing of goodness will be applied to him". In some copies, this passage was printed in a different location, with textual variations (see article by R. A. Shor, Regarding the Writing and Printing Process of the Book Beit Aharon, Beit Aharon VeYisrael, Year VI, Issue 1 (31), pp. 139-147, regarding the stages of printing of this book, and the corrections made during the course of the printing, resulting in differences between the various copies of the book).