printed books, among them an account of anti-Jewish riots in Ancona, Italy, in the late 18th century. He also published S. Raffaeli's illustrated survey of ancient Hebrew coins, the first Hebrew book on this subject. Kohelet Amerika His most well known book is the two-volume Kohelet Amerika, which records books of American Hebrew literature issued from 1735 to 1926. He was the first to devote attention to Hebrew books printed overseas by American authors. Yosef Goldman's Hebrew Printing in America is set around this book. (Indeed, some have taken to calling Goldman "Deinard Junior" for their supposed over-all similarities.) He also dealt with early Hebrew printing, recording post-incunabula, especially Italian, in 'Atikot Yehudah, and he wrote about the history of Hebrew bibliography and of Hebrew printing, especially in Eastern Europe. The prospectus of Deinard's last library, subsequently acquired by Harvard, also contains a listing of ceremonial Judaica which passed to the Smithsonian. Libraries with Deinard Surviving copies of Deinard's many works are scattered in libraries around the globe. No library holds a complete set, and some of his books are exceedingly rare. The largest and most comprehensive collection of Deinard works is said to be in the Yosef Goldman Collection, in New York. A further almost complete collection of Deinard's works, as well as a number of extremely rare works written against him by various literary enemies, is apparently to be found in the Pini Dunner private collection in Los Angeles. The Hebrew Union College libraries in Cincinnati and Los Angeles, the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City, and the Harvard University Library (which received donations of Deinard's texts from Lucius Nathan Littauer, housed in Widener and Houghton libraries) also have large collections of Deinard works. See also Washington Haggadah References About the Collections - Hebraic Section (African & Middle Eastern Reading Room, Library of Congress) at www.loc.gov http://www.idc.nl/pdf/465_brochure.pdf IDC Publishers at www.idcpublishers.com In the Beginning ... Hebraic Collections: An Illustrated Guide (Library of Congress - African & Middle Eastern Division) at www.loc.gov Antiques experts Bibliographers of Hebrew literature Hebrew-language writers American Hebraists Book and manuscript collectors American book editors American male non-fiction writers American booksellers American Jews American bibliophiles Jewish explorers 1846 births 1930 deaths Holy Land travellers