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New York : the Congregation. 1930. Paperback. 8vo. 4 pages. SUBJECT (S) : Jews – United States – New York. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Pages lightly darkened at edges, very good condition. (SEF-10-2). More
Paris, 1871. 1st edition. Original Paper Wrappers, 4to, 12 pages. In French. SUBJECT (S) : Algeria -- Legal status. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (NYPL & 2 at Harvard) , none outside the Northeast. Blindstamp on title page, stains and toning to paper, Good Condition. (sef-55-3). More
Paris, 871. 1st edition. Original Paper Wrappers, 4to, 12 pages. In French. SUBJECT (S) : Algeria -- Legal status. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (NYPL & 2 at Harvard) , none outside the Northeast. Blindstamp on title page, stains and toning to paper, Good Condition. (sef-55-3). More
Thessalonique [Thessaloniki], C. Cospidas [K. Kopsidas], 1992. (FT) Original Softcover. 8vo. 159 pages. Illus. 23 cm. Parallel text in Greek, French and English. “The collection of postcards which are brought out in this book make up a photographic panorama of the Jewish element in Thessaloniki. Chronologically these postcards are placed..... More
Sao Paulo, Editora Israel, 1994. Softcover. 8vo. 79 pages. 22 cm. In Portuguese. Title translates to English as, “Jews in Brazilian Culture: From the Portuguese Marranos to the Academics of the State of Israel. ” SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Brazil -- Biography. Judeus. Historia Do Brasil - Sociedade (Judeu)..... More
Leiden, Elie Luzac, 1773. Paperback. First edition. Blue paper wrappers. 8vo. 4, 84 pages, 22 cm. In French. Title translates to “The Wisdom of the Sovereign in Finding Ways to Establish a Flourishing Trade. ” Title in red and black and with engraved vignette. The author describes here the economies..... More
New York: Gaer Associates, 1949. 1st Edition. Original boards in Dust Jacket, 8vo, 320 pages. 16-word inscription by the author, thanking the recipient “for her help in ‘A Season in Hell. ’ Rae Dalven, (1905 – 1992) was a Romaniot “Jewish-American translator and historian…. Known for her translations of Greek..... More
Philadelphia; Jewish Publication Society, 1995. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. XXVI, 211 pages. 24 cm. First edition. “Ruby of Cochin is the first book written by a Jewish woman from Cochin. It is a rich description of Jewish life on the Southwest Coast of India, spanning many centuries. It is the..... More
New York, Hotsa’at “alim”, 1942. Hardcover. (FT) Hardcover, 8vo, 132 pages. 24 cm. In Hebrew. Edition: Hotsa? Ah hadashah ve-metukenet. Dapiera was a “Neo-Hebraic poet of North Spain; died after 1417. He was a relative of Meshullam ben Solomon Dapiera, who flourished, probably in southern France, in the earlier part..... More
Fyorda: Be-Vet Uvi-Defus Itsak Ben David, 1781. Hardcover, folio, 132 pages, 34 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Descriptor: Responsa -- 1040-1600. Named Person: Maimonides, Moses, 1135-1204. Mishneh torah -- Commentaries. Zimra (known as RaDBaZ = Rabbi David Ben Abi Zimra; 1479–1573) was a “talmudic scholar, halakhic authority, and kabbalist..... More
Philadelphia; Dropsie College For Hebrew And Cognate Learning, 1939. Original Wraps. 8vo. [pages 345-387], i. E. 42 pages. 25 cm. First edition. In English, with some Hebrew. Reprinted from Jewish quarterly review, new series, vol. 29, no. 4. A survey of recent publications by the Schocken Institute for Research on..... More
Philadelphia; Dropsie College For Hebrew And Cognate Learning, 1940. Original Wraps. 8vo. [pages 299-398] ie 100 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In Hebrew, with introduction in English. Reprinted from the Jewish quarterly review. New series, V. XXX, no. 4. "As a fitting part of his ... ['Thesaurus of Medieval Hebrew..... More
Westport, CT, Praeger, 1995. Hardcover. Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. Viii, 193 pages. Maps. 25 cm. Ismar Schorsch’s copy. Series: With Eyes Toward Zion, IV. Contents: Introduction: America-Holy Land Studies as a Field of Scholarly Inquiry -- Pt. I. Zion in America's Faith. 1. The Holy Land in American Spiritual History..... More
Hardcover. Cincinnati: Bloch, 1880. Cloth, 12mo. X, 241 pages. First thus. De Solla was rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Denver, Colorado. Singerman 2905. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- History. Jewish law. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide of this edition. Ex-library with minimal markings. Lacks outer binding. Dampstained; pages warped. Reading..... More
New York: Hebrew Book Union, 1880. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; x, 241 pages; 12mo. x, 241 pages. First thus. De Solla was rabbi of Temple Emanuel in Denver, Colorado. Singerman 2905. SUBJECT(S): Jews -- History. Jewish law. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide of this edition. Lacks outer binding. Dampstains..... More
Paris: Albin Michel, 1989. Paperback, 8vo. , 268 pages. In French. Translated from the English by Janine Gdalia. English title: The Mellah Society: Jewish Community Life in Sherifian Morocco. Originally published in Hebrew in 1983. “The Mellah Society is a compact yet detailed and fascinating account of Jewish life in..... More
Ithaca, N. Y. ; Cornell University Press, 1974. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. 251 pages. 22 cm. First edition. With 7 illustrations and two kinship charts. Anthropological study detailing symbols, religious belief, celebration rites, and kinship ties of Tunisan and Moroccan Jewish emigrants to Israel. Co-written by Moshe Shokeid and Shlomo..... More
Paris: Albert Savine, 1890. Hardback. 1st Edition. Period Boards with Original Paper Wrappers bound inside. 12mo. 60 pages; 18 cm. In French. Antisemitic French title featuring a blood libel accusation which helped stoke Antisemitic feelings in France leading up to the Dreyfus Affair. Title Translates into English as, “Killed by..... More
East Aurora, N. Y. The Roycrofters, 1900. Softcover, 12mo, 2 volume, portrait, 20 cm. Series: His Little journeys. SUBJECT (S) : Authors, English. Title page. And initials designed by Samuel Warner; book 2 illumined by Frances Carmody. Bumped corners and edges. Wear to binding. Otherwise good condition. (Sef-28-5). More
Amsterdam: Joodse Gemeente Amsterdam (NIHS), 1985. Softcover, 4to, 96 pages, illustrated, portraits, 28 cm. In Dutch. Includes Sephardica and Ashkenazi Jews. Series: Hakehilla; 31 jaarg. , no. 1; Variation: Hakehilla; 31 jaarg. , no. 1. SUBJECT (S) : Joden. Jews; Jewish diaspora; Netherlands; local history; Amsterdam. Cover title. "Jublieum-uitgave Hakehilla..... More
Berlin Bonn, F. Dümmler, 1932. Hardcover. Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. 204 pages. 20 cm. In German. CONTENTS: Von den ahnen. --Der mensch und der denker. --Der nachlass. --Die erbschaft. --Buchkundliche nachschau. “Spinoza (1632–1677) was a philosopher born in Amsterdam of Portuguese background, who became one of the most important representatives..... More
Lisboa [Lisbon]: [No Publisher], 1921. Hardcover. 1st edition. Later boards. 8vo. 515 pages, 23 cm. In Portuguese. Title translates to “History of the Portuguese New Christians. ” SUBJECTS: Inquisition -- Portugal. Jews -- Portugal -- History. Jews -- Persecutions -- Portugal. Ex-library with usual markings. Some damp stains throughout. Boards..... More
Genèva, Éditions De L'Avenir, 1971. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 75 pages. In French. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Egypt -- History. Egypt -- History. OCLC lists three copies worldwide (Princeton, New York Public Research Library, University of Oxford) In good condition. (SEF-12A-8). More
Yerushalayim, Hevrah Le-Hotsa'at Sefarim a. Y. Ha-Universitah Ha-ivrit, 1945. (FT) Softcover, 8vo, 12, 272, 1, 32 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew and English. SUBJECT(S) : Jews -- Egypt -- History. “Yatsa la-or be-siyua Ha-keren' A. Sh. Aleksander Kohut. ” Added title page: The Jews in Egypt in the Hellenistic-Roman age..... More
Paperback. St. Louis : Moineshter Press, 1934. 1st Edition. Paper Wrappers, 8vo, 39 pages. 24 cm. In Hebrew with English Cover/Title Page. SUBJECT(S): Jewish sermons, American. Eisenstadt was an American Hebraist, rabbi, and scholar. Eisenstadt was born in Kletsk, Belorussia. In his youth he was attracted to modern Hebrew literature..... More