Klein, Moses. Migdal Zophim (The Watch Tower). The Jewish Problem and Agriculture as Its Solution

Estimate: $600–$900
Hammer price: Not recorded

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author

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

printer

Billstein & Son

Place

Philadelphia

Publication

1889

Description

English with section in Hebrew. Additional title in Hebrew. Numerous black and white photographs. Inscribed copy: "To Mr. Benjamin Nathal, Compliments of the Author, May 30, 1901"

references

Singerman 3820; Goldman 1096

summary

A report on the Jewish agricultural settlements in New Jersey founded by Russian Jews. Moses Klein (d. 1910), a native of Hungary, was a scholar and linguist. He served as head of Dorshei Sephath Ever, Philadelphia's first Hebrew-speaking club. SeeY. Goldman, Hebrew Printing in America, Vol. I, p. 285

pp. 88; (1), 6, (4), 21. Contemporary gilt-stamped boards. 4to

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