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(CHASSIDISM). YA'AKOV YOSEPH OF POLONOYE. Toldoth Ya'akov Yoseph [homilies to the Chumash, etc.] - Second edition. Printed on blue tinted paper. Includes approbation by R. Avraham Yehoshua Heshel of Apta. ff. (1), 3, 5-89, 59. First and last leaf neatly repaired, few stamps. Modern calf. Folio. Vinograd, Medzhibozh 11; Stefansky, Chassiduth 606. (Medzhibozh), 1817     The very first published volume of Chassidism.         This fundamentally important work is the primary source for the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov. It emphasized that only through the applied study of Chassidic thought would the Redemption arrive. Due to its prestige, a number of Chassidic legends have arisen concerning the publication and dissemination of the Toldos, thus creating a unique aura around this early edition.