Now available, just published: Hebrew Printing in America, 1735-1926: A History and Annotated Bibliography, by Yosef Goldman. Research and editing by Ari Kinsberg. Brooklyn, NY, 2006. 2 vol. (1188 p.)
An exhaustive bibliography of 1208 items, extensively annotated with bio-bibliographical information, historical context, scholarly references, approbations, and location of copies in libraries world-wide. The bibliography is chronologically arranged within broad subject or format (e.g., Bible, liturgy, Haggadah, reference works, education, periodicals, Rabbinica, etc.) with 13 indexes, including Hebrew and English titles and authors, imprint places and years, publishers, printers, approbations, subscribers, typesetters, music arrangers, and artists. Includes reproductions of most title pages and selected interior pages, and appendices containing reproductions of rele! vant manuscripts and portraits of early American rabbis. Supplemented by extensive bibliography of pertinent scholarly books and periodical articles (p. 1135-1154). Price: $400 Hebrew Printing in America is available from: YG Books 750 East 18th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230 <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
