1st edition. Period boards. 8vo. 333 pages. 23 cm. Features tissued plates of such personalities as Uriel Akosta and Baruch Spinoza. In Yiddish. Title translates to "Dreamers of the Ghetto. ” Israel Zangwill was a prolific author and early Cultural Zionist, a close associate of Theodor Herzl, although he later rejected the idea of a Jewish state in Palestine and became a proponent of the Territorial movement. Zangwill's work earned him the nickname "the Dickens of the Ghetto". Comprised of six sections: 1. A kind fun der gheto, 2. Yosef der troyer, 3. Uriel Akosta, 4. Barukh Spinoza, 5. Der terkisher mesieh, and 6. Der Bal shem. SUBJECTS: Jewish diaspora -- Fiction. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Ex-library with minimal markings. Some wear to boards. Binding repair. Some foxing, dirt, and edgewear to pages, Overall Good Condition (YID-27-19A)