Maggid Devarav LeYaakov (by Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch) – Ostroh, 1794

Maggid Devarav LeYaakov (by Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch) – Ostroh, 1794

Sefer Maggid Devarav LeYaakov, Likutei Amarim, by the Maggid R. Dov Ber of Mezeritch (Mezhirichi). Ostroh: Avraham ben Yitzchok Eizik and Eliyahu ben Yaakov Segal, [1794].
On verso of title page approbation by Rabbi Asher Tzvi of Ostroh. This edition contains new articles, which were not printed in earlier editions (p. [2-4]).
Title page states: "the book Maggid Devarav LeYaakov [the last letters of the name of the book are emphasized on the title page, alluding to the name of the author, R. Dov], selected discourses... pure sayings... hearken to the words of the king... every month and every week... from the great and holy Torah scholar.... R. Dov Ber, who was a preacher in Mezeritch and other communities...".
The book was brought to print by R. Shlomo of Lutsk (author of Divrat Shlomo), close disciple and relative of the Maggid of Mezeritch. R. Shlomo wrote two comprehensive forewords to the book, which are renowned in the Chassidic world. The first portrays the elevated stature of his teachers, the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid of Mezeritch, the Divine Inspiration which rested upon them and the lofty levels they reached.

[4], 48 ff. Pages [2-4] bound out of sequence, following title page (originally bound between pages IV-V). 19.5 cm. Fair condition. Book professionaly restored. Large marginal stains to leaves. Tears, open tears and worming, with extensive damage to text – restored with paper. Stamp. New leather binding.