RARE compilation of all 1858 and 1859 issues of the "Jüdisches Volksblatt" (5th and 6th Jahrgang), a weekly German-Jewish periodical edited by Ludwig Philippson, an eminent 19th-century German rabbi and writer on Jewish themes, renowned for his translation of the Old Testament. One of his main aims in publishing the `Jüdisches Volksblatt` was the emancipation of his Jewish fellow men, while at the same time to entertain and tighten the Jewish population to its culture. Text in Gothic lettering (Fraktur). 280x210mm. IV+210+210 pages. Quarter leather Hardcover. Rear cover missing. Front cover detached. Cover edges and corners worn and peeling. Spine missing. Ex-libris sticker (`James Heller`) on ainner cover. Text block edges browning. Several page edges worn. Pages browning, slightly wavy and age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is in good reading condition.