(xt) THE JEWISH CHRONICLE. VOL VOLUME XV. JAN 1-DEC 31, 1858 [WHOLE NRS. 159-188, 190-193, 196-211]. COMPLETE FOR VOLUME XV SAVE FOR 3 ISSUES. 50 ISSUES

London : Abraham Bench. 1858. Newspaper. Brit1, period1 , 211 . 1st edition. Later Cloth. Folio, 400 pages (8 pages each issue. English with occasional Hebrew. The Jewish Chronicle, Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world. It was initially under the editorship of D. Meldola and M. Angel. “On Oct 18, 1844, to the editorship of Joseph Mitchell, it took the title of "The Jewish Chronicle (New Series) and Working Man's Friend"; it appeared only fortnightly till July 9, 1847, when it became a weekly; from Aug. 18, 1854, it was edited by M. H. Bresslau, who changed the title to "The Jewish Chronicle and Hebrew Observer. " From Jan. 12, 1855, A. Benisch assumed the editorship, which he retained till April 2, 1869, when Michael Henry took charge of the paper until his death” (JE, 1905) . Includes numerous ads and announcements from the period, indicating deaths, weddings, and celebrations of all kinds, from across the UK, the British Empire, English Speaking Jewry and, indeed, the entire world. Anniversary dinners and events often list participants, which sometimes read like who’s who’s of Anglo-jewry of the period, and at other times mention names from the far reaches of the British Empire. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Great Britain -- Newspapers. Rear internal hinge broken, easily repaired, stains and wear to cloth, internal binding and rag paper are outsanding and beautiful. Scarce to come up in the trade. (br-11-6) .