TOLDOT HA-DEFUS HA-IVRI BE-`ARIM HA-ELEH SHEBE-EROPAH : AVIGNON, IZNA, AMSHTERDAM, ANTVERPEN, BAZILEAH, BRUNA, DYHERNFURT, DESOI, HALI, VINA, THINGEN, YESNITS, LONDON, LAIDEN, METS, TSURIKH, KARLSRUE, KOSHTANTS, KITEN, KLIVA U-SHTRASBURG ME-RESHIT HIVASDAM VE-HITPATHUTAMBI-SHENAT 276 [1516] = HISTORY OF HEBREW TYPOGRAPHY.
Antwerp, 1937. Item #37307
First edition. Original boards. 4to. 123 pages. 28 cm. History of Hebrew typography in Europe from the beginning of the year 1516, and its development up to modern times. This reference work contains an extensive history of Jewish printing in 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. Light wear to boards, otherwise Good Condition. (BIBLIOG-36-5B).
Price: $200.00