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Vin [Wien, Vienna], Gedrukt Bai Anton Shmid, 1823. Brown and red boards. 8vo. 227 pages; 21 cm. In Hebrew with some German. William Rosenau’s copy with his ownership signature Title translates to “Primary Religion: Includes Basic Tenets of the Heads of Human Commandments and Obligations to Educate Them Young Men..... More
Jerusalem; Magnes Press, Hebrew University, 1982. Original Cloth. 8vo. 612 pages. 23 cm. First edition. Articles in English, French, Ladino and Spanish. A collection of essays based on lectures given at the First International Congress on the Study of Sephardi and Oriental Jewish Heritage in 1980. With one photographic plate..... More
Montevide'o [Montevideo]: Zeri?ah, 1973. 1st edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 54 pages ; 25 cm. In Hebrew with About the Author in Spanish. Title translates in English as, “Simple Poems. ” Poems are by author Aviva Broshi (1934-) . OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Some edgewear, otherwise good condition. (LatAm-3-3)..... More
Tunis: Bi-Defus Vazan Ve-Kastro, 1898. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo, vii, 218 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “House of Jacob. ” Author is possibly father of Tunisia’s later Chief Rabbi David Ben-Baron. SUBJECTS: Judaism -- Liturgy -- Texts. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Wear to boards with..... More
Yerushalayim; Y. M. Solomon, 1883. Later Cloth. 12mo. [9], 96 pages. 18 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. Helek Rishon (no more published) . One of the first Hebrew books published on the geography of Eretz Israel. Written by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858–1922) , “Hebrew writer and lexicographer, generally considered the father..... More
Yerushalayim: Be-Hotsa’ot Motsi Le-Or Ha-“hashkafah” Shelomoh Yisra’el Shirizli, 1906-07. (FT) Hardcover, 12mo, 32 pages, portrait, 15 cm. In Hebrew. 1st edition. “Totsa’ah meyuhadah meha-“Hashkafah” shanah 3” Cover title. The author (née Paula Jonas) , was the lexicographer Eliezer Ben Yehudah’s 2nd wife, marrying him shortly after the death of her..... More
[Cedarhurst, NY]: The Orthodox Caucus, 2000. 1st Edition. Original Paper Wrappers in Protective Boards. 8vo. 26 pages; 21 cm. In English. “Joel B. Wolowelsky (b. 1946) is a Modern Orthodox rabbi, professor, and author. He is the dean of faculty at the Yeshiva of Flatbush high school, where he teaches..... More
Moodus, Conn. ; E. Bengis, 1938. Original Wraps. 8vo. VI, 77 pages. 22 cm. Second edition. Memoir and account of a Rabbi's Wife, which is centred on her husband and his career. Condensed reprint of the 1935 edition. "A brief record of experiences, facts and observations, covering a period of..... More
London : Abraham Benisch, 1864-1865. 1st edition. Originally bound into 2 large volumes; Lacks outer bindings, original period internal sewn binding in tact. Folio, 840 pages (8 pages each issue. Complete for 1866 and first half of 1867. English with occasional Hebrew. The Jewish Chronicle, Founded in 1841, it is..... More
London : Abraham Benisch, 1862-1863. 1st edition. Later Cloth binding, Folio, 800 pages (8 pages each issue. Nearly complete for 1862 and 1863. English with occasional Hebrew. The Jewish Chronicle, Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world. It was initially under the editorship..... More
London : Abraham Benisch, 1866-1867. 1st edition. Lacks outer binding, original period internal sewn binding in tact. Folio, 632 pages (8 pages each issue. Complete for 1866 and first half of 1867. English with occasional Hebrew. The Jewish Chronicle, Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper..... More
London : Abraham Benisch, 1867-1868. 1st edition. Lacks outer bindings, original period internal sewn binding in tact. Folio, 400 pages (8 pages each issue. Complete for 1866 and first half of 1867. English with occasional Hebrew. The Jewish Chronicle, Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper..... More
London : Abraham Benisch, 1855-1856. 1st edition. Lacks outer binding, original period internal sewn binding in tact. Folio, 176 pages (8 pages each issue. English with occasional Hebrew. The Jewish Chronicle, Founded in 1841, it is the oldest continuously published Jewish newspaper in the world. It was initially under the..... More
Leipzig; W. Drugulin, 1921. Original Wraps. 8vo. 46 pages. 24 cm. First edition. 'Compliments of the Author' signed on front wraps. “The attempt is here made to explain the variations between the Hebrew and Greek texts of Joshua 1-12. Both have suffered largely from similar causes, and the recognition and..... More
New York: M. Philip Publishing Co. , Union Printers, 330 East Houston Street, 1915. 1st edition. Later boards. 8vo. 271 pages; 24 cm. In Hebrew. Goldman 772. Title translates as “The Book of the Portion of Jacob. ” A collection of sermons organized by weekly Torah portion, and purporting to..... More
Nuyork [New York]: Bi-Defus A. H. Rosenberg, 1898. 1st edition. Period boards. 8vo. 92 pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "War for Peace: A Debate Between Two Jewish and Christian Lovers on the Matter of Religion. " A turn of the Century defense against Christian missionaries. In a...... More
Wien, H. Glanz, 1936. 1st Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 16 pages ; 24 cm. In German. Title translates into English roughly as, “Flight From Europe. ” The author discusses and argues in support of the Palestine Tax. SUBJECT (S) : Zionism. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. Very good condition..... More
![Item 54644. SEFER MITSVOT HA-SHEM: KOLEL TARYAG MITSVOT KE-SEDER HA-TORAH 'AL PI DA'AT HA-RAMBAM, BA'AL HALAKHOT GEDOLOT, RAMBAN, SEMAG, SEMAK, VE-SEFER HAREDIM, U-KETSAT LAVIN DE-RABANAN, U-KETSAT TAKAN[O]T DE-RABANAN, VE-SHEVA' MITSVOT BENE NOAV, VE-18 KELALIM](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/41214.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1656096059)
Vilna: A. Dorcha, 1836. No outer binding, 12mo. 239 pages, 19 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Book of the Commandments of God: Including 613. Commandments According to the Torah, Rambam, Ramban, Samag, and the Books of the Haredim.” SUBJECTS: Commandments, Six hundred and thirteen. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide..... More
![Item 10492. SOLOMON SCHECHTER AND AHAD HA’AM [INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/38896.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1548435284)
London, East And West Library, 1954. Original Brown Stapled Wrappers. 8vo. [12]-19 pages ; 22 cm. Offprint from “Essays Presented To Leo Baeck On The Occasion Of His Eightieth Birthday, ” published by East and West Library in London in 1954. This copy is inscribed by Bentwhich on the wrappers..... More
Budapest: F. Gewürcz, 1938. 1st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 22 pages. 25 cm. Holocaust era publication. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Additions to the Fox Fables of Rabbi Berechiah ben Natronai. ” An article introducing eight new fables to the most well-known work for Berechiah ha-Nakdan, the 13th century..... More
Mexico City: Yidishe Shul In Meksike, 1950. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. 502 columns, 28 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to Jubilee Book. " Includes by-year roster of school participants, along with pictures and writings. "SUBJECTS: Jewish day schools -- Mexico -- Mexico City. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide (OCLC..... More
Regsol, 1967. 1st edition. Original Cloth, 8vo; 154 pages; Researched personal memoir/history of this Polish-Ukrainian- Jewish community wiped out in the Holocaust. Jacket has some stains, Very good condition in defective jacket. (HOLO2-98-24A) xx. More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1929. 1st edition in any language. Original monikered cloth, 12mo, xx, 300 pages. Anarchist historian Paul Avrich described this work as "the clearest exposition of communist anarchism in English or any other language" (Avrich, Anarchist Portraits, p. 206) . Alexander Berkman (born Ovsei Osipovich Berkman..... More
Philadelphia: Ben J. Nusbaum, 1893. 1st edition, original paper wrappers. 8vo, 8 pages. Series I. No. 9. On cover: “Discourses of Rabbi Dr. Henry Berkowitz, Before Congregation Rodef Shalom.” Delivered on Friday, March 31, 1893. Singerman S025. “In 1892 [Berkowitz] was called by the Congregation Rodeph Shalom (Philadelphia). In this..... More
Cambridge, Mass. ; Harvard College Library, 2004. Original Cloth. 4to. 130 pages. 26 cm. First edition. “Harvard's Judaica Collection is one of the world's great Judaica collections, and is the largest collection of Israeli and Israel-related publications outside of Israel. This book traces the history of the collection from Harvard's..... More