"HeAvar – Quarterly for Jewish History" – Two Issues – Petrograd, 1918

HeAvar, quarterly for the history of Jews and Judaism, edited by S. [Shaul] Ginzburg. Petrograd (St. Petersburg): "Haim", 1918. Volumes A + B. No other volumes were printed.
A quarterly for historic research, dealing with various issues concerning the history of Jews in Europe. Among the writers: Shimon Dubnov, Shaul Ginzburg, Avigdor Cherikover, Paytel Dickstein [Paltiel Daykan], Yehudah Leib Katzenelson, Israel Zinberg, and more.
Volume 1 is bound with an additional composition and has a separate title page: letters by Yehudah Leib Binyamin Katzenelson (Buki Ben Yodli) with his photograph, edited by S. Ginzburg. Printed by the committee of "Mefizei Haskala BeIsrael" society.
Volume 2 is bound with an additional composition with a separate title page: Chassidiana, a collection of writings, proclamations and missives about the controversy between Chassidim and Mitnagdim during the period of the emerging Chassidut, edited and arranged with introductions and comments by Shimon Dubnov. Supplement to "HeAvar", published by "Haim", St. Petersburg, [1918].
Volume 1: 207, [1] pp + [2] photograph plates; 32 pp + [1] photograph plate, 23.5 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Loose gatherings. Loose binding. Stains, significant wear, damages and tears to binding. Label on the spine and the binding.
Volume 2: 201, [39] pp + 4 photograph plates; 32 pp, 23 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Some inscriptions on margins. One leaf ispartly detached. Loose gatherings. Stains, wear, defects and tears to binding. Label on spine and binding.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.