RARE collection of essays published on the occasion of Rabbi Salomon Carlebach's forty year anniversary in office of Chief Rabbi of Lübeck, Germany. Salomon Carlebach (1845-1919) was a renowned German orthodox rabbi, teacher, author and national-conservative politician. [LIST OF AUTHORS]: Ephraim Adler, Nathan Bamberger, J.Barth, A.Berliner, Ed.Biberfeld, Michael Cahn, David Carlebach, Emanuel Carlebach, Ephraim Carlebach, Hartwig Carlebach, Joseph Carlebach, J.Cohn, H.Ehrentreu, W.Feilchenfeld, L.Grünhut, Ch.Heller, Meier Hildesheimer, Julius Hirsch, D.Hoffmann, W.Jawitz, L.Kahn, M.Lerner, J.Löb, Leopold Löwenstein, D.Mannheimer, L.Marx, Joseph Mayer, Hans Mühsam, E.Munk, L.Munk, L.Neuhaus, Abraham Persitz, J.M.Pines, J.Preuss, Leopold Rosenak, J.Wohlgemuth. Includes Salomon Carlebach's portrait as frontispiece, and fold-out b&w figures plate. 230x170mm. 251+362 pages (altogether 613 pages). Half-cloth marbled Hardcover. Text block edges marbled. Cover rubbed and slightly scratched. Cover edges and front cover bottom corner peeling. Spine slightly rubbed and stained. Spine edges bumped and worn. Binding slightly loose and visible on rear inner cover. Whitepage, frontispiece and title page bottom corner slightly water-stained - NO damage to plate or text. Whitepages, frontispiece and title page slightly age-stained. Last page mistakenly paginated as 151 instead of 251 - misprint as published). Pages yellowing and slightly wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare Festschrift dedicated to a key figure in German Jewry is in good condition.
