Hebrew Printing in America

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Hebrew Printing in America (ISBN 1599756854) is a history and bibliography of Hebrew prints published in America between 1735 and 1926.It was written by Yosef Goldman. Research and editing was done by Ari Kinsberg. It records 1208 items, annotated with bibliographical information, historical context, scholarly references, approbations, and location of copies in libraries world-wide. The bibliography is chronologically arranged within broad subject or format (e.g., Bible, liturgy, Haggadah, reference works, education, periodicals, Rabbinica, etc.) with 13 indexes, including Hebrew and English titles and authors, imprint places and years, publishers, printers, approbations, subscribers, typesetters, music arrangers, and artists. It includes reproductions of most title pages and selected interior pages, and appendices containing reproductions of relevant manuscripts and portraits of early American rabbis. It also includes an extensive bibliography of pertinent scholarly books and periodical articles