FIRST VOLUME ONLY of the FOURTH `JAHRGANG` 1812. RARE 1st volume of the fourth year issues of the first German-language periodical for Jews. Founded and edited by David Frankel (1779-1865), this magazine, historically significant for the understanding of the Haskalah (the Jewish Enlightenment movement), promoted progress and Reform according to the views of Moses Mendelssohn`s followers in Germany, and influenced many generations of German Jewry. 190x115mm. 433 pages. Marbled grey board Hardcover with cloth spine. Cover corners bumped. Spine slightly stained and wrinkled. Spine edges bumped. Front inner cover and title page stained. Previous owner`s signature on title page upper edge. binding visible between title page and page 3 upper edge. Some pages upper corner worn/wrinkled. Water-stain on some pages - no damage to text. Small stain on several pages - no damage to text. Pages yellowing, age-stained and wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare 1st volume of the fourth year of the highly influential and historically unique Jewish-German magazine`s publications is in good condition.