Collection of Poetry Books in Hebrew – 19th Century

Nine poetry books, original and translations, by Jewish poets of the Enlightenment period. Krakow, Lvov, Vienna, Prague, Zolkiev, Breslau and Amsterdam, 1814-1876. Hebrew, some German, French and Yiddish.
1. Nite Namanim by Gabriel Berger. Vienna: Georg Holzinger, 1814.
2. Agudath Schoschanim, with poems and poetic phrases, epigrams and riddles, by Leib Stark. Prague: Scholi'schen Buchdruckerei, 1817.
3. Dibre schir by Meir Halevy Letteris. Zolkiev: G. Letteris, 1822.
4. Epigrammata Hebraica, by Zvi Hirsch Sommerhoisn. Amsterdam, 1840.
Additional title page in Latin, printed "Bruxellae et Lipsiae. Apud Carolum Muquardt".
5. Tnuvot HaSadeh [Sammlung hebraischer Gedichte] by Shmuel Nachum Rosenfeld. Breslau: H. Sulzbach, 1842.
6. Shire Shlomo by Shlomo Jacobsohn, Lvov: J. Kohu, 1865.
7. Die zwei großen Lichter, by Marcus Ben-David Strelisker. Lvov: Michal Wolf, 1870.
8. Kol Mechazezim, by Tuvyahu Feder. Lvov: Ya'akov Ehrenpreis, 1875.
9. Melitz Joscher, poets and essays in Hebrew, by Feivel Goldstaf. Printed by Carl Budweiser, Lvov, 1876.
Some poems in German, French and Yiddish appear in a number of books.
Size and condition vary. Fair-good overall condition. Stains, creases and defects. Detached leaves and worming to a number of books (some restored with adhesive tape). Books were not thoroughly examined and are sold AS IS.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Israel Mehlman.