Original quarter leather. 4to. 844 pages. 26 cm. Title translates into English as "Bet Eked Books: Bibliographical Lexicon for the Knowledge of Hebrew Literature in General and the Names of Hebrew and Ashkenazi Jewish Literature." Three volumes (Aleph-Tav). Added title page in German and English: Bet Eked Sepharim: Bibliographical Lexicon of the whole Hebrew and Jewish-German Literature, inclusive of the Arabic, Greek, Italian, Persian, Samaritan, Spanish-Portuguese and Tartarian works, printed in the years 1475-1900 with Hebrew Letters'. Paged continuously. Issued in parts, 1928-31. Contains register of authors. Bernhard Friedberg (1876–1961) , “scholar and bibliographer... His greatest achievement was his bibliographical lexicon Beit Eked Sefarim” -EJ 2008. Subjects: Hebrew literature - Bibliography. Yiddish literature - Bibliography. Hebrew literature. Yiddish literature. Bibliography. OCLC lists 25 copies of first edition. Ex-library with usual markings. Spines have been repaired but are still fragile; otherwise internally fresh. Good + condition. (BIBLIOG-35-2A)