Halevanon – Ten Volumes – Mainz, 1871-1882

Halevanon – Ten Volumes – Mainz, 1871-1882
"Halevanon, Michtav Iti Besfat Ever"(periodical in Hebrew), edited by Yechiel Brill. Mainz, 1871-1882.
Ten volumes of "Halevanon" issues of the years 1871-1882. (years 8, 10-17,19). "Halevanon" edited by Yechiel Brill, was of the first Hebrew papers in Eretz Israel. It was published intermittently, and not regularly, during the years 1863-1886 in Jerusalem, Paris, Mainz and London.
"Halevanon" was founded in Jerusalem by Yechiel Brill, Michal HaCohen and Joel Moshe Salomon and was considered the first paper of the "Ashkenazic-P'rushim" (mitnagdim) in Jerusalem. Following its foundation, a competing paper was founded in Jerusalem "HaChavatzelet" edited by Israel Frumkin and printed by Israel Bak representing the Hasidim and Sephardic Jews in Jerusalem. Competition between the papers was so fierce that a year after their foundation, in 1864, mutual transfer of information to the Turkish regime led to their closure.
A year later Yechiel Brill resumed the publication of "Halevanon" in Paris where it was published during the years 1865-1870, until the siege on Paris during the France-Prussia war, which led to its discontinuation. Later on it was transferred to Mainz where it was published during the years 1871-1882 as a weekly Hebrew supplement to the Jewish paper in German "Der Israelit". "Halevanon" continued to focus on matters concerning Eretz Israel. In 1882 the paper stopped being published for a long period of time due to Yechiel Brill's occupation with moving Jewish farmers from Russia to Eretz Israel, and the personal and financial crisis which he went through as a result. He attempted to renew publication of the paper in 1886, in London, where he published just several issues, but could not reach enough subscribers. Following the sudden death of Yechiel Brill in 1886, publication of "Halevanon" ceased altogether.
Total of 10 volumes, 33 cm. 50 issues in each volume (400 pp), except for the volume of the 19th year which includes 35 issues (282 pp) and the eighth year volume which contains 49 issues. Condition varies. Most of the volumes are in good condition, bound in new bindings. Tears to several leaves (restored with adhesive tape). First issue of 14th year and first issue of 15th year are missing and replaced by photocopies. Issues of eighth year are sewn together but not bound. Several detached leaves, numerous stains and tears.