JERUSALEM. JAHRBUCH ZUR BEFORDERUNG EINER wissenchaflich genauen Kenntniss des jetzigen und des altes Palestinas. Herausgegeben unter Mitwirkung von Fachmannern im Heiligen Lande und asserhalb desselben von A. M. Luncz. I. Jahrgang 5640/1 - 1881. Yerushalayim: sefer kvutzat ma'amarim leha'ir uleair al eretza Hakedusha

Luncz, A.M. (Abraham Moses)(December 9, 1854 Kaunas, aka Kovno, Lithuania - 1918 Eretz Israel)

Verlag: Georg Brög, Vienna, 1882

Beschreibung

In Hebrew and German. 20 x 14 cm. 468 pages: Hebrew section: 4 + 262 pages. German section: 6 + 196 pages. Some damage to first and last few leaves. Restored, rebound. Paper is yellowed and fragile. Abraham Moses Luncz (December 9, 1854 Kovno, Llithuania -1918) immigrated to Eretz Israel at age 14 and lived in Jerusalem. He suffered from early blindness and founded, together with Dr. Koisewski, an institution for the blind in Jerusalem. Through his guidebooks and other works that he published, he disseminated valuable information on Israel's history and geography. These included Netibot Ziyyon we-Yerushalalyim: Topography of Jerusalem and Its Surroundings (vol. i, 1876). Jerusalem, Jahrbuch zur Beförderung einer Wissenschaftlich Genauen Kenntnis des Jetzigen und des Alten Palästina (Hebrew and German, 6 vols., 1881-1903. Literarischer Palästina-Almanach (Hebrew; since 1894). He owned a Hebrew printing press in the Ezrat Yisrael neighborhood, across the street from his own home in Even Yisrael. From there he issued a number of works by Jewish Palestinian scholars, Estori Farhi's Kaftor wa-Ferah and Josef Schwarz's Tebu'ot ha-Arez being the first works published. He also produced a travel guide to Israel. In 1904, he had in press a new edition of the Jerusalem Talmud with commentary and introduction. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003610

Bibliografische Details

Titel: JERUSALEM. JAHRBUCH ZUR BEFORDERUNG EINER ...

Verlag: Georg Brög, Vienna

Erscheinungsdatum: 1882

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Acceptable