Bidspirit auction | Ha'Signon Ha'Ivri - Warsaw, 1912-1919


Ha'Signon Ha'Ivri - Warsaw, 1912-1919 - Textbook for Hebrew Schools Abroad - Two Volumes - Rare! - ”A high-level course for teaching the Hebrew language and its literature”. Edited by Magnus Krinsky (1863-1916). Two volumes of this important book were printed. Before us are the two volumes, of different editions. The second volume is of the rare first edition. It was printed in Warsaw in 1912. This rare edition is extremely rare. Has never been seen in auctions! The first volume (”the poetic section”) is of the sixth edition, which was printed in 1919. It is also rare. This volume was edited with Yitzchak Eliezer Leiserowitz (although on the cover of the copy before us, the name of Ya'akov Fichman appears). The second volume (”the prosaic section”) was edited with the well-known author Ya;akov Fichman. Warsaw, 1912. Ha'Or printing press. Section A: 903 columns. 24 cm. Original, restored colorful binding. Section B: 959 columns (the last leaf is missing). 24 cm. Original, restored colorful binding. Condition: Good-Very Good. Ownership stamp of Rabbi Dr. Daniel Sternfeld, a publisher.