TOLDOT HA-DEFUS HA-IVRI BE-ARIM HA-ELEH SHEBE-EROPAH HA-TIKHONAH: OYGSHBURG, OFIBAKH, IKHENHIZEN, ALTONA, BERLIN, HOMBURG VOR DER HO, HIDERNUM, HAMBURG, HENA, VANZBEK, VILHERMSHDORF, ZULTSBAKH, TANHOIZEN, NAIVIT, FYORDA, PRAG, FRANKFURT DE-ODRAH FRANKFURT DE-MAIN VE-KOLNYA ME-RESHIT HIVASDO VE-HITPATHUTO BI-SHENAT 273 [1513] = HISTORY OF HEBREW TYPOGRAPHY.
Antwerp, 1935. Item #37304
First edition. Original boards. 4to. 128 pages. 28 cm. History of Hebrew typography in Western Europe from the beginning of the year 1513, and its development up to modern times. This reference work contains an extensive history of Jewish printing in Western Europe organized by cities listed in alphabetical order. Also contains short biographies of noted printers. Bernhard Friedberg (1876-1961) was a "scholar and bibliographer … Friedberg's first bibliographical effort was a history of Hebrew printing in Cracow, Ha-Defus ha-Ivri be-Cracow, followed by a similar study on Lublin, Le-Toledot ha-Defus ha-Ivri be-Lublin (1901) . In 1932 he began publishing a series of works on the history of Hebrew printing, Toledot ha-Defus ha-Ivri; the series included volumes on Poland; on Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and the Orient; on Central Europe; and on Western Europe. His greatest achievement was his bibliographical lexicon Beit Eked Sefarim. Though Friedberg's works are not always accurate, they are indispensable bibliographical reference books" (Ben-Menahem in EJ, 2007) . Subjects: Printing, Hebrew - History. Printing, Hebrew. History. Repair to binding, otherwise Good Condition. (BIBLIOG-36-5A).
Price: $200.00