Aus dem Jüdischen Sagenschatz. 2 Volume Set (Complete) [Hebrew]

Berdichevsky (Bin Gorion), Micah Joseph. Aus dem Jüdischen Sagenschatz. 2 Volume Set (Complete) [Hebrew] Volume 1 & 2. Berlin: Achisefer, 1913. Quarto. Vol. 1: xvi, 264, Vol. 2: xv, 234. 2 volumes. Green cloth with gold lettering on front and spine. Green endpapers. A collection of Jewish legends from the biblical period and throughout Jewish history. This work can be seen as an early precursor to Louis Ginzberg’s “Legends of the Jews.” Micha Berdyczewski was a maskilic Hebrew journalist from a Hasidic family. As a young man he studied in the Volozhin Yeshiva before pursuing a university degree in Switzerland and Germany. He was greatly influenced by Hegel and Nietzsche. Bookplate from previous owner on front endpaper of vol. 1. Slight sunning on binding and interiors. Corners slightly rubbed. Binding and interior in good condition. Text in Hebrew and German. g.. Hardcover. (36040) $95