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Friedberg, Bernhard : TOLDOT HA-DEFUS HA-IVRI BE-POLANYAH: ME-RESHIT HIVASDO BI-SHENAT 294 VE-HITPATHUTO AD ZEMANENU = HISTORY OF HEBREW TYPOGRAPHY IN POLAND

Tel Aviv; [None Listed], 1950

Original Cloth. 4to. 195 pages. 28 cm. History of Hebrew typography in Poland from the beginning of the year 1534, and its development up to our days. First published in 1932, this reference work contains an extensive history of Jewish printing in Poland organized by cities listed in alphabetical order. Contains entries for 58 cities. Also contains short biographies of noted printers. Bernhard Friedberg (1876-1961) was a "scholar and bibliographer … Friedberg's first bibliographical effort was a history of Hebrew printing in Cracow, Ha-Defus ha-Ivri be-Cracow, followed by a similar study on Lublin, Le-Toledot ha-Defus ha-Ivri be-Lublin (1901) . In 1932 he began publishing a series of works on the history of Hebrew printing, Toledot ha-Defus ha-Ivri; the series included volumes on Poland; on Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, and the Orient; on Central Europe; and on Western Europe. His greatest achievement was his bibliographical lexicon Beit Eked Sefarim. Though Friedberg's works are not always accurate, they are indispensable bibliographical reference books" (Ben-Menahem in EJ, 2007) . Subjects: Printing, Hebrew - Poland - History. Printing, Hebrew. History. Poland. Light soiling to cloth, otherwise very clean and fresh. Very good + condition. (BIBLIOG-36-5)

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