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Leiden, Brill, 1975. Cloth. 8vo. Xiii, 288 pages; 25 cm; Series: Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity; v. 10; ISBN: 9004043330 9789004043336. Jackson was the founding editor of The Jewish Law Annual and has been both Hon. President and Chairman of the Jewish Law Association. Sources and problems. --Reflections on..... More
Melbourne, Australia, 1914? Softcover, 8vo, 35 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Single tax. Cover-title. Reprinted articles by Joseph Fels, pages 24-35. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (New York Public Library, Hebrew Union College, National Library of Australia, State Library of Victoria) , only 2 in the US, none west of Cincinnati..... More
Brunn, Gedruckt Bey J. Rossmann, 1801-1803. Hardcover, 4to, 88, 136 leaves, 2 volumes in 1, 35 cm. In Hebrew; Title-pages in German and Hebrew, text in Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Mishneh Torah. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Columbia) . Wear and chipping to edges of cover and..... More
London: P. Vallentine, 1910. 1st Edition. Original Paper Wrappers Inside Protective Boards. 8vo. 17 pages ; 21 cm. In English. Includes a 6 page paper by Michael Friedlander titled, “The Life of Ibn Ezra. ” “Michael Friedländer (1833 –1910) was an Orientalist and principal of Jews' College, London. He is..... More
Paris: E. Veneziani, 1906. Softcover, 8vo, illustrations, 22 cm. In French. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Colonization -- Periodicals. Juifs -- Colonisation -- Periodiques. OCLC lists 13 holdings worldwide. Bumped corners and edges. Staining to cover. Wear to binding. Good condition. (Heb-15-12). More
Warsaw : Traklin. 1924. (FT) 8vo. 46 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Hallel. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. SERIES: Midrashim va-agadot. Bookplate, hinges repaired, pages tanned, good condition. (RAB-20-23). More
Frankfurt Am Main:i. Kauffman, 1854. (FT) Cloth, 12mo, 78 pages, xii p; 22 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew literature. Geonic literature. Very Good Condition. Some wear on the binding, staining on some pages. Title Page has slight tear in top corner. (k-rab-1-3). More
Yerushalayim: Mosad Ha-Rav Kuk, 1955. Hardcover, 8vo, 340 pages, 24 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Geonic literature -- History and criticism. Geonim. Includes bibliographical references. Also issued online. Light staining to dust jacket, light browning to pages, otherwise fresh and clean. Good condition. (Heb-13-12). More
1860. Frankfurt am Main, No Publisher. Cloth, 8vo, vi, 122 pages. 21 cm. In Hebrew & German, with added title page and table of contents in German as well. SUBJECT(S): Circumcision. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Columbia, Harvard, Florida), none east of Florida. Rabbi Tzvi Binyomin Auerbach of Halberstadt was..... More
Tel-Aviv: Mitspeh, 1934. 8vo. 243 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century. Bergman, (1883– 1975) , was a philosopher. Bergman studied philosophy in Prague and Berlin. During his student days at Prague, he was a member of the Zionist student circle, Bar Kochba, and in 1903..... More
Berlin : Eshkol. 1923. (FT) 8vo. Volume one (of three) only. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- persecutions. "Bernfeld was born in Stanislav, Galicia, and was educated in Koenigsberg and Berlin. In 1886 he was appointed chief rabbi of the Sephardi community of Belgrade, Serbia; he remained there until 1894, when he..... More
Berlin: Jüdischer Verlag, 1919. 8vo; 79 pages; 21 cm. Backstrip absent, light soiling to cloth. Otherwise fresh. Good Condition. (GER-10-20-DW). More
New York : I. Bunin. 1931. (FT) 8vo. 87 leaves. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish sermons, Hebrew – United States. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. Has Author’s name and address stamp. Covers soiled, hinges repaired, owner's name on fly leaf, good- condition. (RAB-23-8). More
St. Petersburg: Ha-H?evrah Le-Harbot Haskalah Etsel Yehude Rusya, 1884. 1st edition. Hardcover, 1 leaf, 350 pages, 8vo, 21 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Georgia (Republic) . Edited by Abraham Elijah Harkavy. Chorny (1835-1880) was "a traveler and ethnographer, born in Minsk. While a young man, Chorny settled..... More
Chicago : J. A. Cohen. 1947. (FT) 8vo. 384, 313 pages. Volumes two and three (of three) only. SUBJECT(S) : Bible. O. T. Psalms – commentaries. Ex library with minimal markings. Good+ condition. (RAB-23-3). More
Leipzig, K. Tauchnitz, 1836. Hardcover, 8vo, xxiv, 224 pages, 21 cm. In German. SUBJECT (S) : Hebrew poetry -- History and criticism. Includes bibliographical references. Delitzsch (1813–1890) , was a “German Protestant theologian, Bible and Judaica scholar. Inspired by Julius Fuerst to devote himself to the study of Judaism, he..... More
New York : A. H. Rozenberg. 1922. 12mo, 113, 21 pages. In English and Hebrew. English title: Sermonsand addresses. Deinard 564, Rivkind 286. Goldman 852. “Containssermons and speeches for various occations” including “On the habit ofAmerican Jews pledging donations but not fulfilling their pledges…Oncourtship in America…On American bar mitzvahs…[and] On..... More
New York: 'ogen. 1934. (FT) 8vo. 232 pages. In Hebrew. First edition. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew literature, modern - history and criticism; Authors, Hebrew. Owner's name inside front cover, light wear at ends of spine and corners, good+ condition. (RAB-19-2). More
New York : No Publisher. 1940. (FT) 8vo. 272 pages. 1st edition. In Hebrew. Presentation copy, inscribed by author. An Important work. SUBJECT(S) : Agunahs. Abandoned wives. Epstein (1887-1949) was an American "Conservative rabbi and authority on Jewish marriage law. [He] was born in Anyksciai, Lithuania. When his father, Rabbi..... More
Warsaw : Lewin-Epstein. 1902. (FT) 12mo. 160 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Amulets; Sabbathaians - controversial literature. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Eybeschuetz (1690 or 95-1764) was one of the foremost Talmud scholars in Prague. He moved there in 1715, and preached and ran a yeshivah. He engaged other religious..... More
St. Louis : Salz & Gelllman. 1934. (FT) 8vo. 112 pages. In Hebrew. English title: Aison Schmuel : contains thoughts, material and sermons for the High-Holidays and other occasions. SUBJECT(S) : Festival-day sermons – Jewish; Jewish sermons, Hebrew – United States; Fasts and feast – Judaism. OCLC lists 14 copies..... More
Frankfurt A. M. : Avraham Slobottski. 1899. 8vo. 64 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Rabbinical literature; Responsa – 1800-1949. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (Bayerisch Staatsbibliothek, Harvard, UCLA, Ohio State) . Solomon Schechter's copy with his posthumous bookplate. “Born in Trestina, Russia, Grossberg [c. 1860-1927] led a wandering life..... More
Tel Aviv; Sifryat Ha-Sha?ot, 1946. Original Wraps. 16mo. 47 pages. 17 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. On the form and history of Piyyut; heavily draws on the works of Wissenschaft des Judentums scholars. Written by Abraham Meir Habermann (1901–1980) , bibliographer and scholar of medieval Hebrew literature. Subjects: Piyutim. OCLC..... More
Varsha: Y. Elefin, 1895. (FT) Cloth, 19 pages; 21 cm. In Hebrew. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (JTSA, Yale, Florida) . Subject: Jewish sects -- History. Harkavy (1835-1919) was a "scholar of Jewish history and literature. Harkavy was born in Novogrudok, Belorussia. He studied at Lithuanian yeshivot and at the..... More
New York : Salanter Talmud Torah. 1925. (FT) 8vo. 210 pages. In Hebrew. First edition. English title: The sefer ha-mesusa : all the commandments and their reasons. Includes list of board members and donors. SUBJECT(S) : Mezuza; Commandments (Judaism) . OCLC lists 22 copies worldwide. Corners bumped, smudge on title..... More