I suggest checking to see if it is digitized. Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 22, 2017, at 5:51 PM, Micah Salb <ms...@lsslawyers.com> wrote: > > Dear Chaya: > > I happen to be a Bialik fan (being his first cousin three times removed!). I > am not an expert in the history of his printed works, but I do know that > Hoveve published Shirim in 1908, so yours is not a first edition. In that > poor condition, it likely has no value. The brittle paper could be > deacidified and pages repaired but it probably wouldn’t last long even after > repairing (though I will be interested to see what our conservation friends > say!). > > Micah Salb > Librarian > Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue > Washington, DC > > > > From: Hasafran [mailto:hasafran-bounces+msalb=lsslawyers....@lists.osu.edu] > On Behalf Of Chaya Wiesman > Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 12:20 PM > To: hasafran@lists.osu.edu > Subject: [ha-Safran] Hayyim Nahman Bialik > > Dear Safranim, > > We just found a very old copy of Hayyim Nahman Bialik’s “Shirim”, published > in Odessa in 1916 by Hoveve haShira haIvrit. > > This book is in very poor condition. The book itself is falling apart and > the pages are crumbling due to acid paper. We were wondering if it was > valuable and thus worth preserving/selling/ > keeping or if it should be discarded b/c it is not useable as a book. > > Thank you in advance for your help. > > > Chaya Wiesman > Chaya Wiesman > Librarian > Ramaz Upper School Library > 60 E. 78th Street > New York, NY 10075 > (212)774-8000 x7329 > > > Disclaimer: This email and any files transmitted with it contain confidential > information and are intended only for the individual named. If you are not > the intended recipient, you are notified that disclosing, copying, > distributing, or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this > information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail by > mistake, please delete this e-mail from your system and notify the sender > immediately by e-mail. Thank you. > __ > 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: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
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