Subject: Literature

A broadside from the Jewish Publication Society of America, announcing a prize of $1000 for the best story relating to a Jewish subject suitable for young readers. The story should be no less than 20,000 words and no more than 30,000 words. The broadside details the terms and conditions of the contest and the selection process. It notes that the prize-winning work will become the property of the society. The broadside also includes contact information for Henrietta Szold, the secretary to the committee. The document has a simple design and clear, legible lettering.

A broadside advertising the Grand Literature Lottery for the Promotion of Science and Literature, issued in Baltimore, Maryland on November 19, 1827. The broadside indicates that tickets can be purchased from J. I. Cohen, Jr., and Brothers. It includes a partially printed and partially handwritten form addressed to E. K. Ingersoll.

First American edition of Isaac D'Israeli's "Calamities of Authors," published in New York in 1812. Bound in two volumes with separate title pages.

This is the first American edition of Isaac D'Israeli's *Curiosities of Literature*, First Series. Published in New York by William Pearson in 1835, it was originally printed in Philadelphia in 1793. This edition is identified as the Alexandrian Edition. The book explores various topics related to literature and literary history.

This manuscript, titled "Verzameling van Schoonheden van Verschillende Dichters" (An Aesthetic Collection by Various Poets), was compiled by David da Silva in Suriname in 1865. It is an extensive collection of poems and short stories by various authors, presented in an elegant cursive hand, ink on paper. The document features a fine calligraphic title and includes text in both Dutch and French. The physical item consists of (2), 249, (9) pages, showing occasional light stains and is currently unbound. This is an unpublished literary manuscript. 3.

This is a newspaper clipping from the Richmond Enquirer, published in Richmond, Virginia on September 25, 1827. The clipping features an advertisement for Cohen, J. I. Jr. & Brothers. The advertisement pertains to a Literature Lottery.