Lot 142
Abraham Moses Luncz - Letter about his Books - Jerusalem, 1884
Abraham Moses Luncz, a handwritten letter (scribal writing?) on a postcard, to the book seller J. Kaufman in Franfkurt am Main. Jerusalem, 1884.
In the letter, Lunz lists books printed in his printing press, their prices and possibilities of sending the books to "J. Kaufman Buchhandlung" in Frankfurt.
Abraham Moses Luncz (1854-1918), Eretz Israeli author, publisher, journalist and scholar, born in Kovno. Founder of the first public library in Jerusalem and the Jewish Institute for the Blind (he himself lost his sight in his twenties). Lunz published many articles dealing with the history of Eretz Israel and founded a printing press in Jerusalem. After publishing an anthology of national poems titled "Kinor David" he was accused of encouraging revolt, was jailed by the Ottoman Regime, and his printing press was closed. Postcard, 14X8.5 cm. Good condition.
