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New Haven: Yale University Press, 1979. Cloth, 8vo. , xxxviii, 608 pages. Series: Code of Maimonides ; bk. 7; Yale Judaica series v. 21; SUBJECT (S) : Mishneh Torah. Jewish law. Very good condition. Lacks dustjacket. Light wear to spine. (ART-13-12). More
![Item 10590. [EMMANUEL MANÉ-KATZ LITHOGRAPH]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39034.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1548435357)
Paris, Mourlot Studios, 1962. 1st Edition Mourlout Lithograph, Signed in the print and produced in the year of the Artist’s death by the legendary French studio. “Emmanuel Mané-Katz (1894–1962) was a Litvak painter born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, best known for his depictions of the Jewish shtetl in Eastern Europe… he..... More
Gedera, M. Shalom, 1971. Cloth, large 8vo. , vol. 1 – 412 pages. Vol.2 – 526 pages. Vol. 3 – 599 pages. In English, French, and Hebrew. Contents: v. 1. Studies in ancient and medieval Jewish history. --v. 2. Gaonic studies. --v. 3. Karaitic and Genizah studies. SUBJECT (S) Judaism..... More
London: Scala Books; New York: The Museum, 1993. Softcover, 4to, 128 pages, illustrations (some color) , 28 cm. SUBJECT(S) : Descriptor: Jewish art -- Catalogs. Art -- New York (State) -- New York -- Catalogs. Beeldende kunsten. Joden. The Jewish Museum. Includes index. Lightly bumped corners. Excellent condition. (Art-3-13). More
Munich; New York: Prestel, 1996. Softcover, 4to, 251 pages, illustrations (some color) , 29 cm. Contents: Court Jews before the Hofjuden. Yosef Kaplan -- Court Jews in economics and politics. Michael Graetz -- Riches and dangers: Glickl bas Judah Leib on court Jews. Natalie Zemon Davis -- The case of..... More
New York: Kinder Ring Bay Dem Bildungs Komitet Fun Arbeter Ring, 1937. (FT) Hardcover, small 8vo, 48 pages, illustrated, in Yiddish. This is a tale about a young boy, the Rabbi's grandson, devoted to his mother. The boy's love, enormous intelligence and courage assisted him in his aspiration to make..... More
New York: Kinder Ring Bay Dem Bildungs Komitet Fun Arbeter Ring, 1939. (FT) Hardcover, small 8vo, 48 pages, illustrated, in Yiddish. This is a tale about a young boy, the Rabbi's grandson, devoted to his mother. The boy's love, enormous intelligence and courage assisted him in his aspiration to make..... More
Jerusalem; Magnes Press, Hebrew University, 1967. Publishers cloth. 8vo. 374 pages. 25 cm. First edition. Bibliography comprising 3016 detailed entries of “what has been published about works of Jewish art, made during the period between the destruction of the Temple and the early 19th century. ” (Introduction) Edited by Otto..... More
New York: D. Mazzone, 1971. 1st Edition. Original Illustrated Wrappers. 8vo. 48 pages ; 29 cm. With many illustrations of Mazzone’s work throughout. Domenico Mazzone was an internationally recognized Italian sculptor who worked extensively in Italy and the New York/New Jersey Metro area. His work is represented in museums and..... More
Columbia University, New York, 1975. 1st Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 13 pages ; 23 cm. Scarce Exhibition Catalog from a one-man show of Domenico Mazzone’s work held at the Casa Italiana at Columbia University on November 17th, 1975. Includes several plates of Mazzone’s work (including a full-page picture of..... More
[Paris]: Galerie Emmanuel David, 1974. 1st Edition. Original Boards with Original Illustrated Dust Jacket. 4to. [179] pages: chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm. In French. This is a rare exhibition retrospective of Menguy’s work. “Frédéric Menguy (1927-2007) was a French painter and lithographer… He was a member of the..... More
![Item 10604. COPPER RELIEF OF A STUDENT [SIGNED BY ARTIST]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39052.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1662142119)
Copper Relief. 5 X 9 Inches. Framed on Wooden Panel. This Merzer relief depicts a young Jewish boy holding his books with a shtetl in the background. Artist Arieh Merzer was born in 1905 to a Hassidic family in a town not far from Warsaw. Studied in a Heder and..... More
Nyu-York: Farlag Kinder-Ring Bey Dem Bildungs-Depart?ment Fun Arbeter-Ring, 1941. Cloth, 8vo. 48 pages. In Yiddish. Series: Kinder-ring bibliotek. Illustrated children’s biography of Abravanel, the famous Sephardic theologian. Full page black and white illustrations. SUBJECT (S) : Sephardim -- Biography. Abravanel, Isaac, 1437-1508. Responsibility: fun Y. Metsker ; ilustrirt fun H...... More
New York, Farlag Matones`, 1936. (FT) Cloth, 8vo, 158 pages, in Yiddish, illustrated, with illustrated cover. Isaac Metzker, editor of the famous "Bintel Briefs" of the Jewish Daily Forward newspaper, was born in the village of Lanovtse (Lanovitz, Lanivtsy) , in the southern part of the SRRG region. One of..... More
![Item 10572. "CAMPEMENT D'EMIGRANTS JUIFS A LA GARE DE LYON" [LE PETIT JOURNAL : SUPPLEMENT ILLUSTRE, TROISIEME ANNEE, NO. 94, SAMEDI SEPTEMBER 10, 1892]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39013.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1661885170)
Paris (France), 1892. 1st Edition. Issue is matted and framed. 16 x 10 ½ Inches. “Le Petit Journal was a conservative daily Parisian newspaper founded by Moïse Polydore Millaud; published from 1863 to 1944. Together with Le Petit Parisien, Le Matin, and Le Journal, it was one of the four..... More
Bergamo: Editrice Corponove, 1985. 1st Edition. Original Boards with Original Dust Jacket in Original Protective Box. 4to.148 pages ; 34 cm. In Italian. “Trento Longaretti (1916 — Present) is an Italian painter from Treviglio, in the Province of Bergamo in Lombardy. He studied at the Brera Academy in the 1930s..... More
New York City; Library, Jewish Theological Seminary Of America, 1998. Softbound. 8vo. 84 pages. 21 cm. Only Edition. Color photographic reproductions of 171 postcards, including a large fold out poster of “Synagogues of the World” as depicted in postcards in rear pocket located at the endpage. Translations from the Yiddish..... More
New York; Commonplace Publishing For The Library Of The Jewish Theological Seminary, 2001. Clothbound. 4to. 112 pages. 27 cm. Only edition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering, decorative endpages, and 100 plates of color photograph reproductions. Catalog of the exhibition Treasures from the Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, held May..... More
Cincinnati; Hebrew Union College Press, 1985. Original Wraps. 4to. 56 pages. 26 cm. First edition. 1 microfiche inserted in pocket. Nine color illustraions. Important monograph, detailing manuscripts from various locations, dating 17th-19th centuries. “Persian Jews took part in or sponsored the production of miniatures to illuminate manuscripts. In some of..... More
Pacini Editore; Arti Grafiche Pacini Mariotti Di Pisa, 1980. 1st Edition. Original Boards with Original Dust Jacket. [19], 160 pages ; 29 cm. In Italian. 19 page introduction and 80 plates of art by Gino Moro (1901-1977) published three years after the painter’s death. A very rare book; no copies..... More
![Item 10415. GINO MORO [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/38792.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1548435213)
Pittori Italiani Contemporanei, 1970. 1st Edition. Original Illustrated Wrappers. 8vo. (24) , 49 pages ; 22cm. In Italian. 25 plates of art by Gino Moro (1901-1977) inscribed by the author on the front inside page. Includes introductory blurbs on Moro by many of his notable contemporary Italian writers and painters..... More
Jamaica, N. Y. : International Synagogue, 1973. Hardcover, 4to, 38 pages, color, illustrated, 29 cm. SUBJECT (S) : Gross, Chaim, 1904- Ten commandments. International Synagogue, Jamaica, N. Y. Half title: The Ten commandments. Other Titles: Ten commandments. Light wear to edges. Inscribed inside front cover. Wear to binding. Otherwise, very..... More
![Item 10609. [LITHOGRAPH] BEFORE SHABBOS [SIGNED BY THE ARTIST]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/39057.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1548435366)
Crown Heights. No Date. 1st Edition. 14 ½ X 22 Inch Lithograph Print. Signed and Numbered 62/260. “Michoel Muchnik is a Jewish artist associated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. Muchnik resides in Crown Heights, Brooklyn; his art is noted for their joyful, story book renderings of Jewish and Hasidic themes in water colors and acrylics..... More
United Nations; New York, 1978. 1st Edition. Original Illustrated Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 24 pages ; 22 cm. Scarce biography of Domenico Mazzone written by Robert Muller on the occasion of Mazzone winning the “Sculptor of the Year” award from the International Beaux Arts Ball in 1978. “Muller (1923 – 2010)..... More
Paris, Collection Des Poètes De La Grisette, 1912. 8vo. Period Boards with name and publisher engraved on spine. 54 pages ; 24 cm. In French. Title translates into English as, “Francine’s Muff. ” Includes 12 illustrations by Henri Boutet. A beautiful copy of Murger’s short story which describes a tragic..... More