12 Volume Jewish Encyclopedia Funk & Wagnalls 1901-1909 History Biographical

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Condition:
12 volume set of The Jewish Encyclopedia, published from 1901 until 1909. In nice condition, bound well and tight but flexible enough to navigate, clean pages. I went through the entire set to check its condition and/or anomalies. All maps, fold-outs, frontispieces, diagrams, special portraits and even their waxes are all present and complete. Note: Volume III features the complete Catalan map drawn by Cresques which is usually missing or terribly ripped in any other first edition set I've been fortunate enough to see. The amount of original wood-cuts, diagrams, portraits, and photographs in perfect condition and including their original waxes, (where inserted originally from 1905) is, from what I can see, all of them, and their waxes nearly all! The entire set is
free from any underlining, highlighting, writing, defacement or the like.
One more item of note is that vol. 9's map of Manhattan, and vol. 11's fold-out of the Haggadah pictorial sequence are both present (The New York map is very nice). As shown some ripping to material at bottom of volume 12's spine cover.
This set is bound in a certain alligator-leather-like material, I can't be certain if it is leather however, it may be a type of designed vinyl. The original design of the covers, of which much is still evident is beautiful. There was a border on the cover face with some kind of design. The alligator formations can be seen in the pictures, gracing its spines.
Due to, I'm guessing, its storage, parts of the top layer of the covers adhered to each other and vice versa. So there are grooves and raised areas all over the covers and some covers having some white marks on covers as shown in sample picture of a couple covers' surface. The actual integrity of the covers is strong, and it is bound very well. They are now stored with wax paper in between the books and they will be shipped in this fashion to protect the covers. All volumes feature beautiful page edge dye design as shown in picture.
Allow me to please go through, the anomalies found in certain volumes.
-Volume 5 Minor stain inside bottom edge but disappears by pg. 30.
-Volume 7 is split at one hinge, but binding is still good, a couple pages have folded corners, small area fraying at volumes' top cover hinges.
-One other volume has minor foxing and small stains to last page edges, pretty minor. Couple volumes have a rip at rear blank end-page.
The volumes measure 8 x 11 x approx. 2 1/2 - 3 inches each, they are real tomes, chock full of information.
Description:
The very first Jewish Encyclopedia of its kind and scope in English. The ultimate data and information center on the Jewish creed and religion. A must for anyone doing research on Judaism or religion in general, or history for that matter. 'A descriptive record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times to the present day'. 'Prepared by more than four hundred scholars and specialists'. Embellished with over 2000 illustrations.
The following is a list of some of the authorities who were on the Editorial Board:
Dr. Marcus Jastrow
Ph.D
,
Cyrus Adler
Ph.D.
,
Louis Ginzberg
Ph.D.
,
Gotthard Deutch Ph.D.,
Richard Gottheil
Ph.D.,
Joseph Jacobs B.A.,
Kaufman Kholer
Ph.D.,
Frederick De Sola Mendes
Ph.D.,
Isidore Singer
Ph.D.,
Crawford H. Tov D.D. LL.D.
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