The Jewish Landsmanschaften of New York

The Yiddish Writers’ Group of the Federal Writers’ Project. The Jewish Landsmanschaften of New York. New York: I. L. Peretz Yiddish Writers’ Union, 1938. First edition. Quarto. 397, [3]pp. Rebacked with blue library tape over original cloth with Yiddish lettering on front cover. Title pages in Yiddish and English. Scarce work being a survey of immigrant societies in New York. Includes essays on landsmanshaft history and activities as well as survey results (in Yiddish); also contains the Directory of Organizations (in English.) Age-wear on binding with original spine replaced by library blue tape, and heavy rubbing along edges. Previous owner’s stamps on both endpapers. Age-toning along paper margin. Text in Yiddish with some English. Binding in overall fair, interior in good condition. g. Hardcover. (28020) $95