Hebrew Study Book – Yehuda Grasovsky

Hebrew Study Book – Yehuda Grasovsky
"Beit Sefer Ivri", Yehuda Grasovsky. Jerusalem: "HaZvi" printing press, 1895-6. Parts 1 and 2. 1st edition.
The first two volumes of "Beit Sefer Ivri", a Hebrew study book by Yehuda Gur (Grasovsky), of the earliest study books printed in Eretz Israel for educating children. Both volumes are dedicated, in print, to Kalonymus Ze'ev Wissotzky.
Grasovsky (1862-1950), teacher, linguist, lexicographer, author and translator, of the first writers in Hebrew in Eretz Israel. Grasovsky acted to realize the vision of a Hebrew school. Following his arrival in 1887 he worked as a teacher in Mazkeret Batya where he was the first Hebrew teacher.
At that period he organized with David Yudelevitch a convention of Hebrew teachers in Eretz Israel which was considered as the origin of the Teachers Union. In 1891 Grasovsky introduced the study of Hebrew in Hebrew at Zichron Ya'akov together with the teacher Chaim Ziprin. Later on he moved to Jaffa where he taught at first in Israel Belkind's school. When this school was closed down he taught in Alliance school for girls. Volume 1: [4], 3, 64, [1] pp. Volume 2: [4], 258 pp, 16 cm. Good condition. Staining. The original covers are mounted on new bindings.