Rosa Sonneschein (Editor). The American Jewess. Devoted to Social, Religious and Literary Subjects.

AUCTION 66 | Thursday, November 19th, 2015 at 1:00

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(AMERICAN JUDAICA).

Rosa Sonneschein (Editor). The American Jewess. Devoted to Social, Religious and Literary Subjects.

Twelve issues, bound into one volume. Profusely illustrated. Vol. I, numbers 1-6 (April-September, 1895). * Vol. II, numbers 1-6 (October, 1895-March, 1896). Light wear. Illustrated wrappers not present. Contemporary boards. 4to. Singerman S-012.

New York: American Jewess Publishing Company 1895-96

Est: $2,000 - $3,000

PRICE REALIZED $2,200

The American Jewess described itself as “the only magazine in the world devoted to the interests of Jewish women.” It was certainly the first English-language publication directed to American Jewish women. Published mostly as a monthly, 46 issues of The American Jewess appeared over a period of four and a half years. See Sotheby’s, Judaica, 4th December 2014, lot 26.