Sefer Sefat Emet on the Torah, section V on Devarim, Chassidic Divrei Torah by the Admor Rabbi Yehuda Artyeh Leib of Ger, who was known as the Sefat Emet of Ger after this book.
First edition – Krakow, 1908. [1], 120 leaves. 26.5 cm. Stefansky, Sifrei Yesod 396. The binding is dismantled and the leaves of the book are detached, some of them with tears along the edges. Stains of usage throughout the book indicating it was frequently used. Fair overall condition. Due to its importance and to maintain its authenticity, the copy was not restored.
A basic book that was personally used by the great son
A Warsaw binding, with an embossed Menorah on its front and a leather spine with an embossment of the title and the section number. The books of the library of the Admor the Imrei Emet of Ger were famed for this binding (see below). It is touching to see the great son’s study of the Torah of his great father, the Sefat Emet, as indicated by the many stains of usage appearing throughout the entire book.
The Menorah binding
The famed library of the Imrei Emet, whose books, except for very few, were lost during the Holocaust, was known for this unique binding that was done at the Admor’s request. Rabbi Moshe Hillel Shlita in his comprehensive book about this library writes that
the manuscripts and books that required binding, the Admor bound with an elegant uniform binding that was embossed with his stamp. Among his books, he was especially fond of the first editions and the books that used to be owned by famed rabbis and sages and which contained their glosses. Rabbi Hillel also writes about the binding, similar to this one: the manuscripts (and some of the books) of the library of the Imrei Emet could be identified by their
European binding – with a leather back board on which the book’s title or "manuscript" was embossed and a front board with an embossment of the large golden Menorah. See: Ohel Re’em, Jerusalem, 2018.
