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New York, [N. S. ], 1960. (FT) Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. Xxxi, 269 pages. Facsims. 25 cm. In Hebrew with added English title page (Commentary on the Treatise of Abodah Zarah by R. Abraham ben David of Posquieres (1125-1198) . “Edited for the first time from a unique manuscript with..... More
![Item 266574. HAGADAH SHEL PESACH IHUD HA-KEVUTSOT VEHA-KIBUTSIM [KIBBUTZ HAGADA. PESAH PESSACH PESAKH PASSOVER HAGGADAH]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/42658.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1707218465)
Tel Aviv, Ayelet ha-Shahar. Printed at the Langer Press. ca 1978? Original blue printed wrappers, tied with string as issued, 12mo, [28] pages. Includes many original illustrations 13×19 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates as, Passover Haggadah [for the] Union of Groups and Kibbutzim.” Non-traditional hagadah. Written and illustrated by David..... More
Philadelphia; Printed For The Author By The Jewish Publication Society Of America, 1935. Original Wraps. 8vo. XIV, 222 pages. 24 cm. Second edition. Extensively documented history of the National Farm School, with 63 illustrations, and endpage fold out maps. “Founded by Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf in 1896, the National Farm School..... More
![Item 9453. A UNIQUE INSTITUTION; THE STORY OF THE NATIONAL FARM SCHOOL [AUTHOR INSCRIBED]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/37333.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1548432842)
Philadelphia; Printed For The Author By The Jewish Publication Society Of America, 1935. Original Wraps. 8vo. XIV, 222 pages. 24 cm. Second edition. Extensively documented history of the National Farm School, with 63 illustrations, and endpage fold out maps. “Founded by Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf in 1896, the National Farm School..... More
Venitsia: Stamperia Bragadina, 1760. Later wrappers. 12mo. 270 pages, 17 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Mishna: With Vocalizations.” Vocalized and divided into 29 parts to be studied every day of the month. Prayers at end before and after reading Sefer yetsirah. SUBJECTS: Mishnah -- Versions. OCLC: 145508220. Vinograd; Venice..... More
New York/washington: Summit/Smithsonian, 1983. Illustrated by 298 Numbred Captioned Plates. First Edition. Large 8vo; 288 pages; Includes 50-page catalog of the exhibit (with long descriptions of items) , 5-page bibliography, & 3-page index. Very good condition. (BIBLIOG-32-1) Xxxx. More
Baltimore: W. Polmyer, 1866. 1st edition. Original printed canary yellow paper wrappers over identical title page, 12mo, 7 pages, 19 cm. In German. Title translates as, “Confirmation speech: held at his Barmitzvah festival, March 3, 1866 (Adar 16, 5626, Sabbath Ki-tissa).” Singerman 1923. David Appel’s father, “Simon Appel was born..... More
New York, The Jewish Forum, N.D. 1st separate edition. Reprinted from The Jewish Forum August and October, 1922. 4to. 11 pages; 25 cm. An article discussing the Jewish textual support for allowing women to take on pulpit roles in congregations. Rabbi David Aronson was a leading rabbi and author. “Born..... More
Pisa: Al Yede S. Molkho, 1803. 1st edition. Later boards. 8vo. 502 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Twenty Four with Commentary on Homat Anakh. ” Contains adorned title page. Azulai, known as the CHIDA, was a highly regarded, Jerusalem-born rabbinical scholar, a noted bibliophile, and a pioneer..... More
Livorno: Bi-Defus Avraham Yitshak Kastilo Ve-Eliezer Sa’adun, 1784. First edition. Original boards. 4to. 272, 228 pages, 32 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Holding Prayer: On a Bit of Shulhan Arukh, Orah Hayim, and Yoreh Deah. ” A first edition of Hida’s Halakhic commentary. Azulai, better known as Hida (1724-1806)..... More
Mantovah (Mantua): Be-vet defus Eli`ezer Shelomoh me-Italya, 1775. MODERN REPRINT. Cloth, Tall 8vo, 164 leaves, 5 leaves. 29 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S): Bible. O.T. Pentateuch -- Sermons. OCLC lists 2 copies of the original (Princeton & Penn); none of this reprint. Attractive modern cloth, Very Good Condition. (GH-6-4). More
G’erbah [Djerba, Tunisia]: Y. Hadad, 1940. Later wrappers. 8vo. 80 pages, 20 cm. In Judeo-Arabic. Sermons by Azulai. Title translates to “Tsiporen Shamir: Translated into the Arabic Language. ” Haim Yosef David Azulai ben Yitzhak Zerachia (1724 - 1806) , commonly known as the Hida (the acronym of his name)..... More
Jerusalem; Yad Vashem / New York; Berghahn Books, 2010. Hardbound. 8vo. 343 [8] pages. 23 cm. First edition. Edited by David Bankier and Dan Michman. Published in Association with Yad Vashem and the International Institute for Holocaust Research. With 18 black and white illustrations. Publishers description: “The Holocaust was not..... More
Tel Aviv: Bar-David Literary Agency, 1958. Cloth; 8vo. XI, 397 pages. In Hebrew. Illustrated. With list of publishers in English. Title in English: Bar-David's Israel Book Catalog Listing Titles Published until the January 1959. Catalogs, Publishers' -- Israel. Israel -- Bibliography -- Catalogs. Ex-library copy with minimal markings. Cover edgeworn..... More
Tel Aviv: Bar-David Literary Agency, 1960. Cloth; 8vo. XI, 405 pages. In Hebrew. Title in English: Bar-David's Israel Book Catalog Listing Titles Published until the January 1960. Illustrated. With list of publishers in English. Catalogs, Publishers' -- Israel. Israel -- Bibliography -- Catalogs. Ex-library copy with minimal markings. Cover edgeworn..... More
London; British Museum, 1966. Illustrated wraps. 8vo. 91 pages. 25 cm. First edition. Handwritten dedication from the author on endpage. Includes 53 plates depicting tablets, pots, swords, coffins, reliefs, and other ancient works which are brought into perspective to illuminate certain facets of the narratives in the old testament. Richard..... More
New Delhi, Northern Book Centre, 2002 . Cloth, 23 cm, vi, 126 pages. Contents include: Introduction. 1. Gandhi and the Zionists (including C. F. Andrews and the Jews) . 2. The Jews of India. 3. Art. 4. From the archives. Indo-Judaic Studies has been gathering momentum ever since India and..... More
New York : Blau. 1958. (FT) 8vo. 29, 263 pages. In Hebrew. English title: Sefer Hamichtam on the tractates P'sachim, Suckah and Moed katan and responsa. SUBJECT(S) : Responsa – 1040-1600; Talmud. Mo'ed – commentaries. “[Ben Levi was a 13th century] scholar in Provence. Little is known about his life..... More
![Item 277518. ISRAEL: YEARS OF CHALLENGE [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/42805.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1715368998)
New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1963. 1st edition, 1st printing. Original publisher’s cloth in photographic dust jacket, 8vo, vi, 240 pages. Includes illustrations, portraits and maps. 22 cm. Boldly signed, “D. Ben-Gurion” on the blank front endpaper.Stunning signed copy in bright dust jacket of the memoirs of Israel's first..... More
![Item 254137. BAM DNYEPER. VOL I [ONLY, OF 2]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/42135.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1683822524)
Moskve [Moscow]: Farlag "Emes" 1932. 1st edition. Original Cloth Boards, 8vo, 574 pages [this volume], 20 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates as, "By the Dnieper." Cover title for this volume [Vol I.] is “Bam Dnyeper (Penek)”. By the time David Bergelson arrived in Berlin in 1921, he was highly regarded..... More
Waltham, Massachusetts: Brandeis University Press, 1968. Cloth; 4to. Xviii, 211 pages. White grain cloth leatherette, gilded and embossed cover and spine title. Printed on beautiful parchment-like paper. Many plates in black and white. Frontispiece illustration in color. Examines about 212 manuscripts and books pertaining to the Bible; including the Gutenberg..... More
New York : Behrman House, 1972. 8vo. Description: xii, 115 pages. In English. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism -- Miscellanea. In very good condition. (RAB17-3). More
Praha : Zdenek Bígl, 1994. Original Wraps. 8vo. 93 pages. 21 cm. Edition. Written by three Prague psychiatrists, Katerina Bíglová, Zdenek Matejcek and Zdenek Dytrych; edited and introduced by Henry P. David; foreword by Karol Sidon. Publication based on a structured oral history project with 36 elderly Jewish women survivors..... More
New York: Twayne, 1971. Wrappers; 8vo. 246 pages. Translation of: Nadzieja umiera ostatnia. Ex-library copy. Flyleaf contains inscription by author and former owner's dedication to library. . Jews -- Persecutions -- Poland -- Warsaw. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Personal narratives. Geographic: Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations. Front cover..... More
New York: Twayne, 1971. Wrappers; 8vo. 246 pages. Translation of: Nadzieja umiera ostatnia. Ex-library copy. Flyleaf contains inscription by author and former owner's dedication to library. . Jews -- Persecutions -- Poland -- Warsaw. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland -- Personal narratives. Geographic: Warsaw (Poland) -- Ethnic relations. Very Good..... More