RARE original edition of a monograph on "Codification and confiscation of Hebrew books in Papal States" by Abraham (Adolf) Berliner (1833-1915) - a renowned German theologian and historian. 235x160mm. 65 pages. Softcover. Cover creased. Cover upper edge worn and yellowing. Cover upper corners bumped, bottom corners slightly worn. Small wormhole on cover edge near spine penetrating into all pages inner edge near binding - NO damage to text. Spine missing, spine hinges peeling. Binding somewhat loose. Sticker residues on spine hinges. Rear whitepage partly taped. Inner cover and title page dirty. Small pen marks on title page. Some pages upper edge slightly bumped. Pages yellowing and slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This rare essay by an eminent 19th-century German-Jewish scholar has sustained some external damage, but is still in good reading condition.