Six calendars that were printed for the Jews of St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg (one calendar was printed in Vilnius), 1879-1912. Hebrew, Yiddish and Russian.
1. Calendar in Russian and Hebrew for the Hebrew year of 5640 [1879/1880], by Ch.Y [Chaim Yonah] ben Yitzchak Eliyahu Gurland (writer, bibliographer, educator and rabbi in Odessa). St. Petersburg: A. Zederbaum and A. I. Goldenblum Press, 1879.
Contains articles, notes and much information on the Jews of Russia.
128 pp. 19.5 cm.
2-3. Calendar for the Hebrew year of 5656 [1895/1896] / Calendar for the Hebrew year of 5658 [1897/1898]. St. Petersburg: Berman Press, 1895-1897. Hebrew and Russian.
"With the time of prayers all year round and the prayers of the Jewish holidays and fasts at the synagogue of the Jewish community of St. Petersburg" (Hebrew).
40 pp., [4] ff., 15.5 cm.
4. Zionist calendar for the Hebrew year of 5664 [1903/1904]. St. Petersburg: W.Y. Milstein Press, 1903. Yiddish and Russian.
Accompanied by articles dealing with Zionism and immigration to Palestine. The seven-star Zionist flag depicted on the front cover.
[18] ff., approx. 13X13.5 cm.
5. Calendar for the Hebrew year of 5668 [1907/1908]. Vilnius: Y. Piroshnikoff Press, 1907. Hebrew and Russian.
"With the time of prayers all year round and the prayers of the Jewish holidays and fasts at the synagogue of the Jewish community of St. Petersburg" (Hebrew).
42 pp., [5] ff., 15 cm.
6. "Ezra" calendar fun yohr 5673 [1912/1913]. St. Petersburg: "Ezra", 1912. Yiddish and some Russian.
21, [3] pp. 16.5 cm.
Good overall condition. Minor blemishes. Strips of tape to several leaves. The first calendar is in good-fair condition, with worming to margins, stamps and notations. New bindings. Three calendars are without the cover; one is missing the back cover.