Stefanesti. Portrait of a Romanian Shtetl [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]

Sternberg, Ghitta. Stefanesti. Portrait of a Romanian Shtetl [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1984. First edition. Inscribed by author on free front endpaper. Small Quarto. ix, 289pp. Original photomontage paper-covered boards with black lettering on cover and spine. “The term Shtetl, derived from the diminutive of the German stadt (town), has been applied to small Jewish communities of Eastern and Central Europe with populations between five hundred and ten thousand people” (author) Study addressing the Jewish Shtetl of Romania elaborating on geographic locations, historical background, social and economic structure, family, health, religion, the Rabbinic Shtetl Stefanesti, milestones in Jewish life, leisure, songs, and ethos. Illustrated with 20 b/w photographic reproductions of documents and group photographs and 15 graphs and maps, including floor plans of various houses. A key to pronunciation and spelling, a glossary, five appendixes and a bibliography. Binding with very light wear along edges and rubbed. Some yellowing of block in margins not affecting images. Binding and interior in overall good+ condition. g+. Hardcover. (37741) $95