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Hebrew Bibliography - Important Private Collection - Unique and Rare Books and Leaves

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(For a full description, please see Hebrew catalog).
An important collection of special items in the field of Hebrew bibliography, which had been collected for years by a bibliographer.
• Berthold. By Yosef Tscherkassky. Berlin, 1924.
Catalogue of Hebrew letters and various decorations. Includes samples for various fonts and typefaces created by the typeface manufacturer. Introduction in seven languages, among them: Yiddish, German, English, Hebrew and Arabic.
[84] pp. 29 cm.
Condition: Very Good.
• Yiddishe Typographiye, on Buch Oyserbetung Kunst. By Dr. Herman Frank. New York, 1938. Includes facsimiles.
Two copies.
Condition: Very Good.
• Nashim Ivriyot Betor Madpisot, Mesadrot, Motziot La'Or Ve'Tomchhot Be;Mechabrim [Hebrew Women as Printers, Editors, Publishers and Supporters of Authors]. By A.M. Habermann. Berlin, 1933. A unique booklet about the history of printing.
Condition: Very Good.
• Reshimat Ha'Piyutim Ve'Hashirim bein Kitvie Ha'Geniza Be'Sifriyat David Kaufman She'Ba'Akademiya Ha'Mada'it Ha'Hungarit Bedapest [The List of Piyutim and poems among the writings of the Genizah of the library of David Kaufman at the Hungarian scientific academy of Budapest]. By Shlomo Wieder. Budapest, 1947.
Author's stamp on the cover.
Condition: Very Good.
• Shemot Sefarim Ivriyim [Names of Hebrew Books]. Translated and added comments A.M. Habermann. Berlin, 1934.
Condition: Very Good.
• Volume with a collection of extremely rare bibliographic book:
A. Likutei Shoshani, - list of books gathered by Rabbi Matityahu Strashon of Vilnius. Berlin, 1889. First edition.
Some of the books in the list are not listed by the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
An important book!
B. List of new and ancient books offered for sale by the publishing house and bookshop of M.A. Wahrmann, Frankfurt am Mein. Frankfurt, 1927.
Blue title cover.
Is not listed by the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
C. List of books of the "Yavneh" bookshop. Jerusalem, Tishrei 1937.
Is not listed by the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book.
D. Otzar Yehuda - "a complete and detailed list of the religious and Jewish studies books of Moshe Yehuda Dawidowitz of Siget". Siget, 1931. Kaufman printing press. Single edition.
E. Lists "of the books sold by David Frankel". Lvov.
F. Ta'alumot Sofrim. Lists of literary names of Hebrew authors. By William Tzeitlin. Frankfurt, 1905. Hebrew and German.
G. Kiryat Sefer - thick bibliographic book by the above author. Leipzig, 1891-1895. German and some Hebrew.
• Collection of books on printing:
A. Ha'Defus Ha'Ivri Be'Krakow [Hebrew Printing in Krakow, its Development and History]. By Chaim Dobversih Friedberg. Krakow, 1900.
B. Ha'Sefer Ha'Ivri Be'Hitapatchuto [the Development of the Hebrew Book]. By A.M. Habermann. Jerusalem, 1968.
C. Ha'Hedpes Mahu [What is Printing]. Published by the Israel Museum. Jerusalem, 1969.includes photographs and illustrations.
D. Ha'Tachrtit [the Engraving]. By Carl Schwartz. Tel Aviv the 1940's.
E. Thick album-lime book about the Hebrew printing in Riva, Italy - 1563-16557. English. Includes photocopies of many title pages and many pictures. 1991.
• Collection of bibliographic books - Hebrew and Yiddish
A. ביבליאגראפיע פון די יידישע אויגאבעס אין דער בריטישער זאנע פון דייטשלאנד 1945-1950 (books of She'erit Ha'Pleta)Bergen-Belsen, 1950.
Includes dozens of photocopies of title pages of books, booklets and journals.
46 pp.
B. Ha'Itonut Ha'Yehudit Be'tzfon Africa [Jewish Press in North Africa]. By Avraha, Hatal. Jerusalem, 1980.
C. The books printed in Venice by the Zanetti printing press. From the "Asufot" series, the year book of Judaic Studies, volume 12. Jerusalem, 2000.
Approximately 200 pp.
D. German bibliographic booklet. Frankfurt, 1902.
E. Hebrew bibliophile books. Catalog of the exhibition at the National Library. 1975. Includes photocopies of title pages of books.
F. Mehlman collection. Catalog of the exhibition. 1972.

• Books about Hebrew printing, Hebrew manuscripts and Bibliography
A. The Soncino printers. Their history and list of Hebrew books printed by them. By A.M. Habermann. Vienna, 1933.
B. Kuntras Eleh Shemot Sifrei Moharah [The books of Rabbi Nachman of Breslev and of his disciples]. By Gershom Shalom. Jerusalem, 1928. Rare. An edition of only 500 copies.
C. Keter Aram Tzovah. By M. Nechmad. Aleppo, 1933. Rare!
14 pp. inscriptions on the last leaf.
D. Sofrim Ve'Gnizoteihem [Authors and their Archives]. By A.M. Habermann. Jerusalem, 1944. The author reviews books that had not been written, which had been shelved or burnt by their authors.
E. Shemot Sefarim Ivriyim [Names of Hebrew Books]. By Prof. Avraham Berliner. Translation and comments by A.M. Habermann. Berlin, 1934. Published by Reuven Mass.
30 pp.
F. Tavei Sefer Yehudiyim [Jewish ex-libris]. By Avraham Weiss. Tel Aviv, 1961.

• Bibliographic books - Yiddish and English
A. Der Sefer. By Mordechai Bernstein. 1957. Yiddish. Contains photographs.
B. די געהיימע דרוקעריי, פון יידישן אונטערגרונד אין ליטע און ווייס-רוסלאנד By Yitzchak Kovalski. New York, 1953. Yiddish. Contains photographs.
C. Archaeologist Biblical, booklet np. 3. 1951. English.

• Collection of Biographs and bibliographic books
A. Le'Toldot Ha'Pulmus neged ha'Shabta'ut. By A.M. Habermann. (1940?).
B. Avraham Ya'ari: Ta'alumat Ha'sefer. The book "Chemdat Yamim" - who authored it and what was its influence. Jerusalem, 1954.
C. Choveret Sridei Teiman. Jerusalem, 1928. Hebrew.
D. German booklet that contains pictures of Jews in yemen. 30 pp.
E. Chachmei Ha'Sepharadim Be'Eretz Yisrael. By Sheraga Weiss. Jerusalem, 1977.
F. Toldot Chachmeu Yerushalayim. First section. Jerusalem, 1929. Uncul sheets. No binding. 162 pp.
G. Toldot Chachmeu Yerushalayim. By Reb Aryeh Leib Frumkin. Jerusalem, 1929. Third section. Uncut sheets. Falling apart. 312 pp.
H. Rabbi Chaim Falachi Ve'Sfarav. By Yishai Chassida. Jerusalem, 1968.
I. Sipur Nesi'at David Reuveni. 1922.
J. Rabbeinu Eliyahu Ha'Gaon Me'Vilna Ve'Tjufato. By Rabbi Dr. Yitzchal Unah. Jerusalem, 1947.
K. Otzar Ha'Chessed Keren Shmuel. Dedicated to Rabbi Shmuel Salant. Jerusalem, 1940.
L. Bnei Ha'Umah. The history of the communities of Portugal and the islands during the 19th and 20th centuries. Jerusalem, 1983.

• Rare printed leaves - Advertisements for the printing house!
A. Printed leaf - an advertisement about the printing of the "Halachot Ketanot" responsa by Rabbi Ya'akov Hagiz.
The advertisement is by the printing house of Yosef fischer, by the publishers the Horowitz family of Krakow. The book "Halachot Ketanit" was printed in 1897.
21x33 cm.
Condition: Good.
B. An interesting advertisement of the printer Reb Meir Yehuda Ktina, who printed and published many important books in Munkatch. 1897.
Approbated by the Rebbe Rabbi Moshe Greenwald author of "arugot Ha'Bosem".
23 cm.
C. "Honored authors, if you want nice work, high-quality proofreading and low cost, contact the printing house of Ya'akov Weider, Warhol Romania".
22 cm.
D. Extremely rare advertisement of Yosef Fischer. Krakow, 1890.
18 cm.
E. Advertisement for a printing house. Yiddish. London, 1900.
17 cm.
F. Advertisement of the printing house of Rosenkrantz and Shriptotzer. Vilnius, 1930.
25 cm.
G. "We hereby announce to authors and publishers that we have improved our printing house, both with modern fonts and the quality of our work". Menorah, Jerusalem. 20 cm.
All the above advertisements are in glass frames.
H. Rare advertisement leaf. Redelheim, 1929. Printed by Reb Wolf Heidenheim.
19 cm.
I. A printed leaf with a colorful frame. Inside the frame, the inscription: "The synagogue of 'Agudat Achi,'".
The leaf was printed in Odobesti, Romania. Odobesti was a small town in Romania with a very small Jewish community. We did not know of the existence of a printing house in such a place!
27x39 cm.
Condition: Good. Folds and tiny tears at the margins.

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