FIRST EDITION of the poetry of Moshe David Gaon, the great scholar of the Sephardi culture and the general secretary of the Sephardi community of Jerusalem. Contains 24 poems written in Ladino (Djudezmo / Judaeo-Spanish), in the Hebrew Rashi script. 250X160mm, 74 pages. Original red paperback. Black frame, lettering and emblem on front cover. Pen inscription on front cover. Taping traces on cover and spine. Cover slightly worn and slightly stained. Cover corners slightly dog-eared. Two pins on rear cover. Spine edges missing. Ex library sticker on endpaper, ex library stamp on whitepage. Pages yellowing. Save for the aforementioned wear, this rare collection of modern poetry in the ancient Sephardi dialect is in good condition.