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Three works, two (first and third) likely printed together. They are Reshimat ha-Seforim, a listing of the collection of M. Barnett; the second a collection of works related to Zion; the third, Takkanot Hibbat Yerushalim published by M. Barnett.
Reshimat ha-Seforim has a decorative border and its title page states that it is the catalogue of the library of Meir ben Nahum Barnett, furrier and dealer. His address is given, 94 Graham Road, Dalston, London N. E. There are prefatory marks in Hebrew and a forward in Yiddish, both by Barnett. Pages 4-12 is an alphabetical listing of the names of 509 books. From pages 13-16 lists an additional 192 books. The work concludes with with likkutim in Yiddish.
The second work, printed on a different paper stock and without a title page, is a collection of various items related to Zion. Among them are a listing of all the verses related to Zion, Midrash ve-Yosha, and Zikhirat Matan Torah. These works are accompanied by illustrations, and a portrait photograph, a photograph of the burial place of the kings of the house of David, and a foldout reproduction of an antique map of Erez Israel and its division among the twelve tribes of Israel. It is dated Tuesday, parshat Bamidbar, 25 Iyyar 665 (30 May, 1905).
The third work, also with an decorative border, is Takkanot shel Havurat Hibbat Yerushalim. It is in two parts, that is the top of each page is in Hebrew, the bottom in Yiddish. It begins with prefatory remarks from M. Barnett and then lists the enactments of the society. The takkanot were written in 1880 and bear the names of the officers. The volume concludes with remarks from Barnett who is described as a parnass of the society.
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