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G’erbah [Djerba, Tunisia]: Y. Hadad, 1940. Paperback. 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..... More
Tel-Aviv : Da’at Hotsa’a Am Oved, 1945. Hardcover. First Hebrew edition. Original cloth. 8vo. 608 pages + folded maps, 22cm. In Hebrew. Exile imprint. The title translates to “History of the Jews in Christian Spain. ” Volume I is titled “From the Beginning of the Community until the Eve of..... More
Hardcover. Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society of America, 1961. 1st edition. Cloth, 8vo, vii, 463, 22 cm. Stands on its own for this period. "May be regarded as a translation of the second [Hebrew] edition. Here and there ... The text has been slightly abridged ... Elsewhere, ... Principally in the..... More
Paperback. Haifa: University of Haifa, 1977. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 207 pages. In Hebrew with short introduction in English. OCLC lists 1 copies worldwide (NIEDERSACHSISCHE STAATS-UND UNIV) . Slight bumping to edges of cover and spine. Some wear to spine and cover. Staining on endpapers from cover flaps. (SEF-6-5). More
Berlin, “judischer Verlag”, 1922. (FT) Hardcover, 8vo, 139 pages, 19 cm. In Hebrew. “Bahya ben Joseph ibn Paquda (also: Pakuda, Bakuda, Hebrew: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ) was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived at Saragossa, Spain, in the first half..... More
Vien, 1856. (FT) ardcover, 8vo, xxvi, 462 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Jewish ethics -- Early works to 1800. Lehrbuch der Herzenspflichten; Torat hovot ha-levavot. Bahya (second half of 11th century) , was a “moral philosopher. Little is known about the particulars of Bahya's life beyond the fact that he..... More
Tel Aviv; Beth Hatefutsoth, The Nahum Goldmann Museum Of The Jewish Diaspora, 1996. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 4to. 143 pages. 29 cm. First edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white, some color, photographs. Jews in Arab lands today: photographs; in conjunction with the Exhibition "Jews in Arab Lands Today - Photographs"..... More
Tel-Aviv: Yad Tabenkin, 1980. (FT) paperback, 8vo. , vi, 155 pages [8] p. Of plates. Illustrated. In Hebrew with introduction also in French. Series: Sidrat "Ti'ud u-meh'kar" ; 1; SUBJECT(S) : Zionism -- Tunisia -- History -- Sources. Jews -- Tunisia -- Politics and government -- Sources. Tunisia -- Ethnic..... More
New York : Carleton, 1870. Hardback. Early Uniform Edition. Original Publisher’s cloth with gilt spines, 12mo, 5 volumes: 472 + 406 + 351 + 255 + 304 pages. Each volume also contains an 8-page publisher’s catalog bound in at rear. Sabin, 78464; Howe’s USiana, 245. Includes indexes. Originally published serially..... More
Jerusalem; Magnes Press, Hebrew University, 1982. Hardcover. 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..... More
Tunis: Bi-Defus Vazan Ve-Kastro, 1898. Hardcover. 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..... More
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Jerusalem, Yad Izhak Ben Zvi (The Department Of Educational Activities), 1973. Hardcover. (FT) Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. 337 pages. 24 cm. In Hebrew with added English table of contents. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Jerusalem -- History. Inscription from previous owner on FEP. Lacks dust jacket. Light staining to edges of..... More
Livorno [Leghorn]: Koshta, Yisrael, 1881. Hardcover. Period boards with original leather spine. 4to, 63 leaves, 31 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Yaakov’s Spirit. ” Yaakov Ben-Shabat was a Moroccan Torah and Talmud scholar who was head of the Mogador Yeshivah. Ruah Yaakov is his commentary on the Torah and..... More
Paris, 1959. Softcover, 12mo, 217 pages. Part of the series "Aleph. " OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (British Libr) . Very good condition. (Sef-25-21). More
New York: Hispanic Institute in the United States, 1953. Paperback. Paper wrappers. 8vo. 186 pages. Bibliography. Benardete was born in Turkey and emigrated to the United States in 1910. He taught at Hunter College, New York. Benardete wrote a number of volumes in the field of Spanish literature and civilization..... More
Jerusalem : Ben-Zvi Institute, Hebrew University, 1964. (FT) Hardcover, 8vo. , Language: Hebrew, with 21 page summary in English. Abraham Katsh’s copy with bookplate and signature. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- History -- Periodicals. Joden. Includes essays by Abraham Isaac Katsh, Gershom Scholem, Walter Fischel, and others. Very good condition in..... More
Breslau; G. Zahn & H. Baendel, 1889. Hardcover. Later Cloth. 8vo. 48, [2] pages. 22 cm. First edition. In German. Full title: R. Benjamin b. Jehuda und sein Commentar zu Esra und Nehemia aus dem Ms. 102 der Bibiothek Merzbacher zu München und aus dem Cod. 104 der Bibliothek des..... More
Nyu-York: Hotsaat `Ogen `al yad ha-Histadrut ha-`Ivrit be-Amerikah, 1944. Cloth. 4to. Xxx, 336 pages. In Hebrew. Some bumping to edges. Chipping to edges and corners. Top of textblock is red. Very Good condition. (SEF-8-20). More
Resende, Brazil: Academy of Terrestrial Military History of Brazil - AHIMTB, 2008. Hardcover. 8vo; Paperback, 8vo, 284 pages. Includes over 225 photos and portraits, a majority in color. 22 cm. In Portuguese. Includes Sephardic and Ashkenazi soldiers. In January 1942, Brazil broke relations with the Axis at the Rio conference..... More
Jerusalem; Magnes Press, The Hebrew University, 1961. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. 295, X pages. 25 cm. First edition. In Hebrew, with added title page and table of contents in English. Grammar of Judeo-Arabic of the Middle-Ages, a study of morphology, syntax, spelling and pronunciation, and the Hebrew elements of Judeo-Arabic..... More
New York; The New York Public Library, 1927. Pamphlet. Original Wraps. 4to. 15 pages. 26 cm. First Separate edition. "Reprinted February 1927 from the Bulletin of the New York public library of November 1926." Prepared and arranged by Joshua Bloch. Manuscript items are annotated and described at length. Bibliography of..... More
Paris: E. Champion, 1925. Hardcover. Original Publisher's Cloth. Large 8vo. cxxxviii, 247 pages, 26 cm. In French. SUBJECT (S): Romance languages -- Foreign words and phrases. Latin language -- Foreign words and phrases. Jews -- History. Hebrew language -- Influence on Latin. Hebrew language -- Semantics. Linguistica Bible. Latin --..... More
London, Saunders And Benning, 1830. 1st edition. original Cloth, 8vo, xvi, 148 pages 22 cm. Includes material on Sephardim in England. The first part of the book is dedicated, in detail, to the history of Jews in England. The second part is dedicated to a thorough enquiry into the civil..... More
Bloomington; Indiana University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XVII, 278 pages. 24 cm. First edition. "Miriam Bodian's study of crypto-Jewish martyrdom in Iberian lands during the Spanish and Portuguese inquisitions depicts a new type of martyr that emerged in the late sixteenth century - a defiant, educated judaizing martyr..... More
Alabama, University Of Alabama Press, 1985. Hardcover. Original Publisher’s Cloth. Large 8vo. Xviii, 380 pages. 24 cm. Series: “Judaic Studies Series. ” CONTENTS: Political, Social, Economic and Intellectual Life – Byzantium and the Jews – Jewish Settlements – Communal Organization and Social Life – Language and Literature – The Ottoman..... More