"Bikurei HaItim", yearly of the Jewish Haskalah movement. Vienna: Anton Schmidt printing press, (1820-1831). A dozen issues (complete set).
Complete set of the yearly "Bikurei HaItim", yearly of the Jewish Haskalah movement, published in Vienna between the years 1820-1831. The founder was the poet Shalom Hacohen. At first it was published as a supplement to a Hebrew calendar but soon became an independent annual and a central forum for the movement's leaders in Austria, Galicia and Italy. Amongst the editors through the years were Shalom Hacohen, Moshe Segal Landau (grandson of "Hanoda BeYehudah", R' Yehezkel Landau), Shlomo Pragmanter, Yissachar Dov Schlesinger, Yitzchak Shmuel Ragio and Yehudah Yetles. The nature of this periodical changed during the years: at first it included literary material in Hebrew, poems translated from German and scientific articles in German (in Hebrew characters). The last volumes are dedicated mainly to articles in Hebrew, concerning education, the Hebrew language, Talmud and the Bible, history and to some extent actual matters. In 1831publication of the periodical was discontinued, probably due to financial difficulties. 12 volumes, 19.5 cm. General condition is good. Stains, damage to bindings. Ex-Libris labels.