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New York; Bloch Pub. Co., 1954. Original Cloth. 8vo. 175 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Includes biographies, and lists of works, of Joel Engel, Joseph Achron, Moses Milner, Lazare Saminsky, Alexander Krein, and Michael Gniessen. "Complete list of publications of the Society for Jewish folk music in St. Petersburg": p...... More
![Item 7717. AVODAT HA HAZAN = CANTOR'S MANUAL; RECITATIVES FOR CANTORS AND CONGREGATIONAL SINGING, COMPOSED BY JOSHUA SAMUEL WEISSER (PILDERWASSER) [VOLUME 2 ONLY]](/pictures/thumb/33197.jpg?v=1661884816)
New York; Sole Selling Agents, Metro Music Co. , Shulsinger Bros. [1948]. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 4to. 300, [13] pages. 26 cm. First edition. Volume two only: For the High Holidays. Title page and preface in English and Hebrew; contents in Hebrew. Unaccompanied melodies; words chiefly in romanized Hebrew. Chassidic melodies..... More
New York: Shulsinger Bros. 1967. Hardcover, 8, 136 pages, 10 leaves of plates, illustrations, facsims, 29 cm. Commentary on the 1526 Prague Haggadah of Gershom Cohen, written by Rabbi Charles Wengrov. 10 leaves of plates at rear, including images of Prague's Jewish quarter. SUBJECT(S): Haggadah - Illustrations. OCLC lists 32..... More
Cincinnati, Bloch & Co, 1866. hardback. 1st edition. Original Tooled cloth, 12mo, 307, 55 pages plus two leaves tipped in at end for the Family Record (total of 366 pages). In English, Hebrew and German. Singerman 1949, Goldman 53. The original two volumes of the Minhag America prayer book had..... More
Cincinnati, Bloch & Co, 1866. hardback. 1st edition. Original Tooled cloth, 12mo, 307, 55 pages plus two leaves tipped in at end for the Family Record (total of 366 pages). In English, Hebrew and German. Singerman 1949, Goldman 53. The original two volumes of the Minhag America prayer book had..... More
Cincinnati, Bloch & Co, 1866. hardback. 1st edition. Later cloth, 12mo, 307, 55. In English, Hebrew and German. Singerman 1949, Goldman 53. The original two volumes of the Minhag America prayer book had both been published in 1857, one with Hebrew-English text (Prayer Book for Public and Private Worship) and..... More
Cincinnati: Bloch & Co, 1866. Leather. 1st edition. Full original leather, 16mo, 212 pages. Hebrew, English and German. Considered to be the first Reform prayer book for Rosh HaShannah printed in the United States. Traditional Hebrew prayers, with an English translation, and prayers in English and German. The editor, Wise..... More
Cincinnati: Bloch & Co, 1866. Leather. 1st edition. Full original tooled leather, 16mo, 212 pages. Hebrew, English and German. Considered to be the first Reform prayer book for Rosh HaShannah printed in the United States. Traditional Hebrew prayers, with an English translation, and prayers in English and German. The editor..... More
Cincinnati, Bloch & Co, 1868. Leather. First edition. Original Gilt leather binding, 12mo, 263 pages. All edges glit. Published by Wise as third and last volume of his grand project for American-Jewish liturgy titled "Minhag America", this final volume is a collection of liturgical hymns, psalms and prayers in English..... More
Ha-Mehaber Weha-Mesader Ha-Nêºl, 1820. PAPERBACK. Later wrappers, 8vo. 219, 16 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. Personal copy of Rabbi Jacques J. Lyons with his stamp. Jacques Judah Lyons (1814-1877) was an American rabbi. He was born and educated in Surinam, but ultimately left for America in 1837. He was the..... More
Grosvardin: Yitshak B. La-A. A. U-M. R. Avraham Me?ir Ha-Kohen Glantser, 1927. (FT) Hardcover, 41 leaves (82 pages) , 23 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Prayer -- Judaism. Other Titles: K? Eneset Yisra’el. Hinge repair. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Stanford, JTS, HUC) . Hinge repair. Chipped cover corners and..... More
Amstelodami: Spud Van Embden & Socium, 1849. Paperback. Later paper wrappers, with original rear wrapper bound in. 12mo. 4, 32 pages, 18 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "Hagadah for Purim Night. " A famous parody of the Passover Haggadah. The author's peculiar interest in getting drunk is the centerpiece..... More
![Item 10029. DIE RITUS DES SYNAGOGALEN GOTTESDIENSTES, GESCHICHTLICH ENTWICKELT [H.P. CHAJES COPY WITH STAMP]](/pictures/thumb/38239.jpg?v=1548434866)
Berlin, J. Springer, 1859. Hardback. 1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 249 pages. 22 cm. In German. Second and final volume in the series, "Die Synagogale Poesie des Mittelalters. " Includes bibliographical references. Leopold Zunz (1794-1886) was the founding father of the 'Wissenschaft des Judentums. ' SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Liturgy..... More