Bidspirit auction | Toledot HaTnu’a HaFrankit – Prof.

Toledot HaTnu’a HaFrankit – Prof. Meir Shmuel Balaban Tel Aviv, 1934–1935. First and only edition. Complete in two volumes. - A foundational and highly sought-after scholarly work by Prof. M.S. Balaban, documenting the history, ideology, and development of the Frankist movement led by Jacob Frank. This rare two-volume edition offers an unparalleled wealth of archival material, drawing on Hebrew, Polish and Latin sources, historical testimonies, legal documents, chronologies, and rare illustrative plates that illuminate one of the most dramatic and controversial chapters in Jewish history. Volumes include:  • Volume I: [3] pp., 1–164 pp., [8] photographic and illustrative plates.  • Volume II: [4] pp., pp. 182–320, [10] plates. Condition: Good – well-preserved for its age; pages generally clean, mild age toning, plates sharp; light wear to edges typical of books from the 1930s. A significant and increasingly rare reference for scholars of Sabbateanism, Frankism, Jewish mysticism, and Eastern European Jewish history.