Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Collection of Anthologies and Journals from the Enlightenment Period – Zion, Ha-Or, Knesset Israel, and Ha-Goren – Mid-19th century-Early 20th Century

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Collection of anthologies and literary journals from the Enlightenment period. Various locations in Europe, mid-19th-early 20th centuries.
• Zion, a new anthology for Jewish scholars, [edited by Isaac Markus Jost]. Frankfurt, 1840-1842. 24 issues. • Ha-Or, edited by Hirsch Lazar Teller and David Yeshaya Silberbusch. Botoşani / Lvov, [1882-1883]. 5 issues. • Knesset Israel, a general book of Torah and knowledge, edited by Saul Phinehas Rabbinowitz. Warsaw, 1886-1888. First, second, and third years. • Goren, an anthology of Jewish wisdom, edited by Samuel A. Horodezky. Berditchev, 1901-1912. Books 1-8.
The issues of each journal are bound together in order of appearance (some are bound in more than one volume).
40 issues in all, in seven volumes. Size and condition vary. The books were not thoroughly examined and are offered for sale AS IS.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.
Hebrew Literature and Poetry, Periodicals
Hebrew Literature and Poetry, Periodicals