HAYNT: YOYVL-BUKH 1908-1938

Varsha: [Drukarnia Uniwersalna], 1938. Item #40129

1st edition. Original paper wrappers. 4to. 329 pages. 33cm. In Yiddish. Holocaust-era imprint. Title translates to “Haynt [Today]: Commemorative Book 1908-1938.” 30th anniversary edition of Haynt, Yiddish daily newspaper, published in Warsaw between 1908 and 1939, shut down with the invasion of Poland. From its first years Haynt boasted an impressive list of authors and well-known writers such as Y. L. Peretz; David Frishman; Hillel Zeitlin; and Sholem Aleichem, a few of whose novels were serialized. Was one of the two longest running and most important Yiddish daily papers published in Warsaw in the early 1900s (YIVO, 2010) . Offers excellent insight into the interwar Polish Jewish literary and intellectual scene SUBJECTS: Jewish newspapers -- Poland -- Warsaw. OCLC lists 9 copies worldwide (OCLC 60600457) . Ex-library with no markings. Significant repairs throughout. Pages browning. All contents good. (YID-40-75).

Price: $300.00