RARE compilation of all 1853 and 1854 issues of the "Jüdisches Volksblatt" (1st Jahrgang), a weekly German-Jewish periodical edited by Ludwig Philippson, an eminent 19th-century German rabbi and writer on Jewish themes, renowned for his translation of the Old Testament. One of his main aims in publishing the `Jüdisches Volksblatt` was the emancipation of his Jewish fellow men, while at the same time to entertain and tighten the Jewish population to its culture. Text in Gothic lettering (Fraktur). 210x265mm. IV+208 pages. Marbled board Hardcover. Cover worn and slightly stained. Cover corners and edges worn and peeling. Spine worn and partly torn. Small part of spine detached from binding (but still attached to rear cover). Strip of partly torn paper tape on spine. Previous owner`s name written ink on whitepage upper edge. Ex-library copy with stamps. Binding visible between pages 10-11 and 206-207. Title page and first 3 pages creased. Ex-library copy with stamps. Text block edges browning. Pages browning, slightly wavy and age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in good reading condition.