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Tel Aviv : Kadimah. 1918. Hardcover. (FT) 16mo. 45 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew poetry. SERIES: Sifriyah `Ammamit; [no. 12]. OCLC lists 19 copies worldwide. Born in Vilna, Lebensohn (1828-1852) was a Haskalah poet. His father was the poet Abraham Dov Lebensohn, and Micah had the benefit of a...... More
Wien [Vin, Vienna]: J. Scholssberg’s Buchhandlung, 1865. Hardcover. 1st Hebrew edition. Original boards. 8vo. 232 pages, 19 cm. In Hebrew with additional German dedication page and occational word in German. 1st Hebrew edition of Goethe’s Faust. Title translates to “Ben Avuyah: A Poem about the Merits of Life. ” Meir..... More
New York : Asaf. 1919. Hardcover. 8vo. Xxi, 280 pages. In Hebrew. Frontispiece. SUBJECT (S) : Zionism - biography; Levin, Shmarya, 1867-1935. Embossed covers, gilt title on spine. Front hinge starting, spine darkened, good condition. (HebLit-6-3). More
Tel Aviv : Dorot. 1929. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. Viii, 311 pages. In Hebrew. Volume one (of three) only. SUBJECT(S) : Jews - anecdotes; Rabbis - anecdotes. Lipson (1885-1958) was a "Hebrew writer and folklorist. Born in Bialystok, he was ordained as a rabbi in 1903. After teaching for several years..... More
Tel Aviv : Davar. 1949. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 314 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Poetry, Hebrew. OCLC lists 21 copies worldwide. Meltzer (1909-2000) was "[born] in Tluste (eastern Galicia; present-day Tolstoye) , [and he] immigrated to Palestine in 1933, after having taught in Horodenka, Galicia. For a time he taught..... More
Leiden, Brill Academic Publishers, 1980. Hardcover. 1st edition, original cloth, 8vo, xiii, 410 pages. Ex-library with usual marks, internally very good, Very Good Condition (AC-4-6). More
New York : Keren Luis Lamed Le-Sifrutenu Be-`ivrit Uve-Idit. 1943. Hardcover. 8vo. 583 pages. In Hebrew. English title: Studies in the literatures and languages of the Jews, short stories and translations from Yiddish poetry. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish literature - history and criticism; Yiddish literature - translations in Hebrew. Samuel..... More
Tel Aviv : Mitseah. 1929. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. Frontispiece photo. In Hebrew. Volume two (of six) only. SUBJECT(S) : Zionism. OCLC lists 20 copies worldwide. Nordau (1849-1923) was a co-founder of the World Zionist Organization. He was a political Zionist, not a cultural or religious Zionist, having ceased being an..... More
No Place [Cincinnati]: Dunie Printing Co, 1913. Poster. 1st edition. Poster, 9x12 inches on 13 x 16 inch linen backing. Text in Hebrew, English, and Yiddish. “Prof Dr. Gottlard Deutsch, Prof. Dr. David Neumark, and Mr. Joshua Bloch will speak. Miss Jennie Mannheimer will recite some of H.N Bialik’s poems..... More
New York : Mishpahat Ha-Mehaber. 1947. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 257 pages. In Hebrew. English title: Sefer hamishkalim : studies in Hebrew philology. SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew language - metrics and rhythmics; Hebrew poetry - history and criticism. Very good condition. (HebLit-5-10). More
St. Petersburg, 1898. (FT) Hardcover, 38 pages, 12mo. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Psychology. Translation of Habit, its importance in education; an essay in pedagogical psychology. OCLC lists 2 copies online (Harvard, Penn) . Library stamp on front and back page cover. Yellowing to pages. Slight bumping to cover corner. Good..... More
Klivland, Ohayo (Cleveland, OH) ; Yerushalayim: Yam, 1932. Hardcover. 8vo. 60 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Cain (Biblical figure) -- Poetry. OCLC lists 28 copies worldwide. Regelson, (1896–1981) , was a Hebrew poet. Born near Minsk, Regelson arrived in the United States as a boy of nine. Though his..... More
Jerusalem : Defus Salomon. 1928. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 59 pages. In Hebrew. Second edition. SUBJECT(S) : Jews - Jerusalem - history -- 17th century; Jerusalem - history; Governors - Jerusalem - biography; Muhammed ibn Farrukh, fl. 1635; Jerusalem - ethnic relations. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Rivlin (1889-1942) was an..... More
Krakow : Fisher. 1901. Hardcover. 8vo. 76 pages. Frontispiece. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Philosophy of nature. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Univ of Michigan, Temple Univ) . Pages tanned, good condition. (HebLit-4-7). More
Berlin: [No Publisher], 1848. Hardcover. 1st edition. Later boards. 8vo. 48 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Wings of a Dove: Swept in Silver and The Melodious Song…” Senior Sachs (1816-1892) was a Russo-French Hebrew scholar. He wrote on a variety of topics related to Hebrew literature, one..... More
New York : 'ogen, 1928. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 191 pages. Illustrated. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Education - Palestine; Schools - Palestine. OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide. Scharfstein (1884-1972) was a Hebrew educator both in Galicia and the United States, where he moved in 1914. In 1916, he began teaching at..... More
Tel Aviv : Devir. 1933. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 244 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Poetry, Hebrew. OCLC lists 18 copies worldwide. Ex library. Backstrip missing, covers worn, front hinge repaired, text in good condition. (HebLit-6-10). More
Tel-Aviv: Masadah, 1954. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 333 pages. In Hebrew. Shimoni, (1886–1956) , was a Hebrew poet. He was born in Bobruisk, district of Minsk, Russia, the son of a learned maskil. Shimoni studied with private tutors and read avidly, especially in the impressive library belonging to the father of..... More
Tel Aviv : Yavneh. 1944. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 167-336 pages. In Hebrew. Volume two (of seven) only. SUBJECT(S) : Jews - history - 70-1789; Jews - history - 1789-1945. "Born in Lodz, Poland, Shmueli emigrated to Erez Israel in 1933. He taught at several U. S. Institutions of Jewish learning..... More
Berlin : Hasafer. 1922. Hardcover. 4to. 350 pages. In Hebrew. Third edition. SUBJECT (S) : Poetry. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Univ of Cape Town, London Borough of Hamlet Towers, Univ of Leiden) . Shneour was a "Hebrew and Yiddish poet and novelist who, together with Bialik and Tchernichowsky, is..... More
New York : Kadimah. 1919. Hardcover. 12mo. 112 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish historians - biography; Slouschz, Nahum, 1872-1966; Western Mediterranean - description and travel; Mediterranean Sea - description and travel. OCLC lists 25 copies worldwide. Slouzschz, a scholar, writer, archeologist, historian and translator, was born near Vilna..... More
Jerusalem : Mosad Biyalik. 1952. Hardcover. (FT) 12mo. 120 pages. Illustrated. In Hebrew. First edition. SUBJECT(S) : Josiah, King of Judah. OCLC lists 21 copies worldwide. Shalom Speigel's copy with his bookplate. Has tanned, edgeworn dust jacket. Underlining and marginalia throughout (presume Spiegel's) , good+ condition. (HebLit-4-18). More
Yerushalayim: Keren Smolenskin, 1925. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. In Hebrew. Smolenskin, (1840 or 1842–1885) , was a Hebrew novelist, an editor, and a publicist. A leading exponent of the Haskalah in Eastern Europe and an early advocate of Jewish nationalism, Smolenskin is best known for the important Hebrew monthly Ha-Shahar which..... More
Tel Aviv : Alef. 1968. Hardcover. 8vo. 149 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Fiction. "Born in Rishon le-Zion, Erez Israel, Tabib worked in agriculture, industry, building, and guard duties. During World War II, he served in the British Army and later, during the War of Independence, was engaged in..... More
Jerusalem : Devir. 1921. Hardcover. (FT) 12mo. 108 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Fiction. CONTENTS: Ashkenazim--Nitpardah ha-havilah--`Erev Yom Hakipurim--Holo ha-perati shel ha-"Doktor" ha-tsa`ir-- Be-bet ha-kevarot--Flotenforlageh. Saul Tchernichowsky (1875-1943) , was born in Russia, and educated there as well as in Germany and Switzerland. Aside from rendering translations from English, German..... More