RARE monograph on the history of Hungarian Jewry by Joseph Bergel (or Bergl 1802-1885), a Hungarian Jewish physician and writer, author of the acclaimed `Die Medizin der Talmudisten` published in 1885. 225x145mm. 158 pages. Black cloth rebound Hardcover. Cover heavily stained. Cover corners and edges worn. Cover corners bumped. Spine taped. Ex-library copy with ex-libris stickers and pen inscription on front endpaper; library stamps on front whitepages, title page, bottom corner/edge of pages 3, 4, 15, 37, 63, 97 and 158. Inner cover stained and taped between endpaper and whitepage. Font whitepage bottom edge coming loose from binding. Correction fluid inscriptions on spine. Binding visible between front whitepages, pages 4-5 and 14-17. Page 15-16 detached from binding, edges tattered. Page 91 bottom edge slightly stained. Few pen underlining on pages 40-41 and ink inscription on page 24-25 edges - no damage to text. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book has sustained some damage (mostly external), but is still in good reading condition.