Bidspirit auction | NISHMAS CHAIM. FIRST EDITION. AMSTERDAM

NISHMAS CHAIM. FIRST EDITION. AMSTERDAM 1652 - CLASSICS. NISHMAS CHAIM. FIRST EDITION. AMSTERDAM 1652. Classic sefer authored by R. Menashe Ben Israel. With lengthy essays discussing the eternal life of a Jewish soul, resurrection of the dead, reincarnation and other fundamentals of Judaism. R. Menashe Ben Israel (1604-1657), was descended from Portuguese Jews who fled to Holland to escape the Inquisition. Renowned as a great Kabbalist, author, diplomat, printer and publisher, he founded a Hebrew press in Amsterdam where he published numerous important seforim. His diplomatic ties with Oliver Cromwell, led to the readmission of Jews to England in 1656. Stefansky Classics 504. 8, 175, 2 pages. 18.5 cm. Overall fine condition, staining, small holes in title page and slight damage to the final page. Like most copies, does not include the portrait or the Latin pages. Modern binding, vellum spine.