Hen Kol Chadash, poems by the kabbalist R. Moshe Zacuto (the Ramaz). Amsterdam: Shimshon Shamash and Moshe Dias, [1712].
Poems for weekdays, Shabbat, various festivals and occasions, and for Jerusalem and Hebron. With Tikun Leil Hoshana Rabba.
Rare copy printed on blue paper. We know of no other copies of this edition printed on blue paper.
Blue paper was introduced into Italian Hebrew printing early in the 16th century. Like vellum, it was used for preparing deluxe editions of books, which were printed in a limited number of copies for wealthy individuals (see: Brad Sabin Hill, Hebrew Printing on Blue and Other Coloured Papers, in: Otzrot Yaakov, Treasures of the Valmadonna Trust Library, London and New York 2011, pp. 84 ff; the present book is not listed as one of the books printed on blue paper in the Valmadonna Trust Library).
[1], 19, 19-22 leaves. 19 cm. Good condition. Stains (many stains to some leaves). Paper repairs and remains of paper repairs on margins of several leaves. Gilt edges (faded). Bookplate. Old leather binding, with defects, without spine.
Bookplate of Mozes Heiman Gans.
