Essays on Jewish Life and Thought presented in Honor of Salo Wittmayer Baron

Blau, Joseph L.; Arthur Hertzberg; Philip Friedman; Isaac Mendelsohn; (eds.). Essays on Jewish Life and Thought presented in Honor of Salo Wittmayer Baron. New York: Columbia University Press, 1959. First edition. 4to. xxx,458pp. Red cloth with gold-lettered black title-label in original dust jacket. Frontisportrait of Salon W. Baron. Published in honor of the eminent scholar, Salo Wittmayer Baron, this work contains twenty-six essays and a bibliography of Professor Baron’s voluminous writings. Baron was a Professor of Jewish History, Literature, and Institutions at Columbia University. The essays are by former students of Professor Baron. Slight offsetting from dj on spine. Some staining and creasing on dj. Tight copy with dj in good+, book in near fine condition. Scarce in dust jacket. vg. Hardcover. (24828) $65