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RARE late 19th-century collection of epigrams written in the Hebrew language, which was at the time undergoing a process of vernacularization. The book is an ex-library copy of the Hebrew Teachers` College, the first Hebrew academic institute. Some epigrams appear in German as well. 210x145mm. 87 pages. Marbled quarter-cloth Hardcover. Cover rubbed. Cover corners and edges worn/peeling. Cover corners bumped. Spine edges rubbed. Ex-library stamps on title page and page 3. Small piece of duct-tape on title-page fore edge. Small pen inscription on page 2. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This little known and rare 19th-century bilingual edition of modern Hebrew epigrams is otherwise in good condition.