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1845 — VOLUME 1 ONLY - ALL PUBLISHED. RARE FIRST EDITION of essays by Leopold Zunz ("Yom Tov Lipmann Tzuntz") (1794-1886), German Reform rabbi and highly influential writer, the founder of Jewish Studies (Wissenschaft des Judentums), the critical investigation of Jewish literature, hymnology and ritual. The book contains the following chapters: 1. Die jüdische Literatur / 2.Zur Literatur des jüdischen Mittelaltrs in Frankreich und Deutschland / 3. Bibliographisches / 4. Das Gedächtniss der Gerechten / 5. Die jüdischen Dichter der Provence / 6. Geschichte der Juden in Sicilien / 7. Münzkunde. 215x130mm. 607 pages. Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine edges bumped and worn, spine front hinge bottom part partly cracked. Previous owner's stamp on rear whitepage. Text block edges browning. Pages yellowing and slightly age-stained. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare first edition of essays by the father of Wissenschaft des Judentums is in good condition.