Sefer Kol Ya’akov, Venice 1658. First Edition. With Lamentations on Chmielnicki Massacres of 1648-1649.

Sefer Kol Ya’akov, Venice 1658. First Edition. With Lamentations on Chmielnicki Massacres of 1648-1649.

A complete copy of Sefer Kol Ya’akov, a compilation of Derashos by R. Yaakov Koppel Margulies of Vladimira, printed in Venice in 1658. First edition. 

The Derashos are of Kabbalistic nature. With a moving Lamentation (Kinnah), composed by the author on the massacres of Chmielnicki which occurred ten years prior, in 1648-49. 

This first edition is extremely rare, especially in fine condition such as this copy. Includes the rare leaf of blessing from the author, which is lacking in most copies. A small marginal gloss is seen on pp. 3. The National Library of Israel catalogs this work as “Yekar HaMetziut” - exceedingly rare. 

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