VOLUME 1 ONLY - ALL PUBLISHED. RARE FIRST EDITION of essays by Leopold Zunz ("Yom Tov Lipmann Tzuntz") (1794-1886), German Reform rabbi and highly influential writer, the founder of Jewish Studies (Wissenschaft des Judentums), the critical investigation of Jewish literature, hymnology and ritual. The book contains the following chapters: 1. Die jüdische Literatur / 2.Zur Literatur des jüdischen Mittelaltrs in Frankreich und Deutschland / 3. Bibliographisches / 4. Das Gedächtniss der Gerechten / 5. Die jüdischen Dichter der Provence / 6. Geschichte der Juden in Sicilien / 7. Münzkunde. 215x130mm. 607 pages. Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine edges bumped and worn, spine front hinge bottom part partly cracked. Previous owner`s stamp on rear whitepage. Text block edges browning. Pages yellowing and slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare first edition of essays by the father of Wissenschaft des Judentums is in good condition.