Choker UMekubal, dialogue on kabbalah, by R. Moshe Chaim Luzzatto - the Ramchal. Shklow, [1785]. First edition.
During the course of the great polemic surrounding the Ramchal and his writings, this work stood out as one of the works which drew fierce opposition. This work, also known as Maamar HaVikuach, was intended to defend the study of kabbalah, and it is written in the form of a dialogue between a rationalist and a kabbalist, during the course of which the kabbalist explains to the rationalist the fundamental principles of kabbalah. Ultimately, this book was not printed in the lifetime of the Ramchal, and it remained in manuscript. Several transcripts of this work were produced by the Ramchal's fellowship, with textual variations between them, and this present, first edition was published based on one of them.
27 leaves. 17.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Worming and open tears to title page, affecting text and border, repaired with paper. Worming to other leaves, affecting text, repaired with paper. New binding.