Schiper I., KNIGHT OF JEWISH TRADE IN THE POLISH LAND, 1937

Schipper, Ignacy (1884-1943)
The history of Jewish commerce in the Polish lands / Ignacy Schiper.
Warsaw : Centrala Związku Kupców, 1937

Pp. VII, 791; period half-canvas, gilt and embossing on spine; very good block;

First edition of the classic monograph by Ignacy Schiper (1884-1943), Polish writer, historian and economist of Jewish origin. The work is divided into two parts: the first is devoted to the history of Jewish commerce in Poland (from the earliest times, i.e. from the time the Jewish community appeared in our lands, until the interwar years), the second - placed as an appendix - depicts the organization of Jewish merchants in Warsaw during the 19th century and then presents the thirty-year activity of the Headquarters of the Union of Merchants.