Description
First edition of The Jewish Encyclopedia, the complete twelve volume set, published between 1901 and 1906 by Funk and Wagnalls of New York.
Thick octavo, [twelve volumes]. Gray cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Toning to spine, consistent across all volumes. Shelf wear to bottom of both boards, some fraying of cloth. Color illustrated frontispiece in each volume with tissue cover. Free of any marks or wear to text block. A very good set of this monumental work on the history of Judaism.
The most monumental Jewish scientific work of modern times – American Jewish Archives. The complete work contains over 15,000 articles on the history of Judaism.
