Moses Polock | |
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| Born | May 14, 1817 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | August 16, 1903 (aged 86) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Mount Sinai Cemetery |
| Occupation(s) | Antiquarian bookseller, publisher |
| Family | A. S. W. Rosenbach (nephew) |
Moses Polock (May 14, 1817 – August 16, 1903) was a Jewish-American publisher and the first bookseller in the United States who dealt exclusively in rare books. At the time of his death, he was the oldest bibliophile in the country.[1][2]
- ^ Adler, Cyrus; Rosenbach, A. S. W. (1906). "Philadelphia". Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "The Old Publisher". Boston Evening Transcript. August 17, 1903. Retrieved 2019-05-13.