History of the Jews in America, from the Period of the Discovery of the New World to the Present Time
New York: The Jewish Press Publishing Company, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. XXIV, 449pp. Original green cloth with gold lettering and borders on spine. Top edge gilt. Color frontispiece protected with a tissue-guard. Fascinating work on the first Jewish settlements in the New World, profusely illustrated with 25 b/w photographic reproductions of eminent Jewish personalities. Wiernik was born in Russia, and emigrated to the United States in 1885. While living in Chicago and New York, he worked for several periodicals, including the Jewish Courier, Jüdisches Tageblatt, and Das Morgen Journal. Some age wear on binding with head and tail of spine partly chipped. Heavy rubbing with some abrasion along joints. Hinges starting. Minor age-toning along paper margin. Binding in overall fair, interior in good to very good condition. g. Item #25061
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