Original wraps. 8vo. 293 pages. 22 cm. First edition. In Polish. ‘History of the Jewish Enlightenment; History and Facts’. History of the Haskala, with an emphasis on figures in Poland during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Written by Salomon Lastik (1907-1977) a member of the Union of Jewish Writers and Journalists in Poland in the pre-war period; he survived in Kazakhstan, and throughout the post war period in Poland worked as a journalist focusing on social issues and education, and as a literary critic of Jewish history and culture. He was involved with the State Jewish Theater in Warsaw, translated Yiddish poetry into Polish, and compiled a pedagogical handbook for teachers of Yiddish. Subjects: Haskalah. Pologne. Haskala. Wraps lightly soiled, light bumping to edges, overall very fresh and clean. Good + condition. (EE-4-39), Y 1/13