Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11 (missing 6 & 12) of the Jewish Encyclopedia. These are the original cloth covered 1st editions published between 1 by Funk & Wagnalls in London & New York. These encyclopedias are a descriptive record of the history, religion, literature and customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times to the present day - (at the time they were published). Prepared by more than six hundred scholars and specialists under the direction of the following editorial board:
Cyrus Adler
Wilhelm Bacher
Gottard deutsch
Richard Gotteil
Emil G Hirsch
Isaac K. Funk
William Popper
Joseph Jacobs
Kaufmann Kohler
Herman Rosenthal
Isidore Singer
Crawford H Toy
Frank Vizetelly
Isidore Singer- Managing Editor
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Volume 1) 1901 - Overall in very good condition - $75
Volume 2) 1902 - Overall in good condition - $65
(slight water staining on one side)
Volume 3) 1902 - Overall in outstanding condition - $85
Volume 4) 1903 - Overall in outstanding condition - $85
(small tear along spine)
Volume 5) 1903 - Overall in very good condition - $75
Volume 7) 1904 - Overall in good condition - $65
(slight water staining on one side)
Volume 8) 1904 - Overall in good condition - $65
(slight water staining on one side)
Volume 9) 1905 - Overall in good condition - $65
(slight water staining on one side & slight tear along spine)
Volume 10) 1905 - Overall in outstanding condition - $85
Volume 11) 1905 - Overall in outstanding condition - $85
All Volumes for $625.00
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I have sifted through each of these volumes and the interiors are excellent & very close to pristine. Some of the inside front covers have staining but overall I found no signs of markings, underlining, dog earing, notations or creasing. The gold / gilt lettering shows minimal wear and is in remarkable shape. All illustrations and pullout pages are clean and undamaged. There are dozens of onion skin transparency pages that are in outstanding condition. They all appear to be undamaged. The binding is very good on all volumes. There are no loose pages or spine separating There is some scuffing, wearing and fading to the front covers. This is most apparent on the edges and corners to some of the spines. For books that are between 110 and 114 years old, I would say the overall condition is very good. If you have any questions please ask!
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Measurements: 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 2 3/4