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Chicago: 1915. (FT) First edition. Later brown boards. 8vo. 161 pages; 22 cm. With additions from Talmudical sources. In Hebrew with English title page. 18 word unsigned inscription in Hebrew in black pen. Other Titles: Mishnah. Avot. With a commentary by Rabbi Jacob Levinson. Front cover board detached. Ex-libris with..... More
Amsterdam : I. Levisson Firma D. Proofs Jr. 1865. 8vo. Vii, 272, 28m 6, 47vi pages. 1st edition thus. The first dictionary of Hebrew synonyms in the Bible. In Hebrew with German. SUBJECT (S) : Hebrew language – dictionaries; Hebrew languages – synonyms and antonyms; Hebrew poetry. OCLC lists 12..... More
New York, Overseas Relief For Displaced Persons, 1946. Softcover, 8vo, 64 pages. In Hebrew and German. Hagadah published for Jewish DPs. Yudlov 4127. SUBJECT(S): Haggadot -- Texts. Seder -- Liturgy -- Texts. Judaism -- Holocaust survivors -- Prayers and devotions. OCLC: 907936072. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (Amer Jewish U...... More
Tel Aviv: Va’ad Ha-Yovel, 1933. Hardcover, 8vo, 476 pages. Non-authorial inscription inside front cover. Light staining to covers. Light yellowing to edges of pages. Very good condition. (Heb-36-12). More
Munich: Vaad Le’hotsa’at Sefarim Etsel Vaad Ha-Hatsalah, 1947. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. 62, 50 pages, 22 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Tractate Taanit from the Babylonian Talmud with all Commentaries. ” Vaad Hatzalah was an organization to rescue Jews in Europe from the Holocaust. After World War II..... 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
Amsterdam: Bi-Defus Leb Zusmansh, Late 1700's? (FT) Missing cover, 8vo, 330, 12, 280, 16 pages. In Hebrew. OCLC lists no copies worldwide. Two books in one – Sefer Bereshit and Sefer Shemot. Missing front and back cover – originally hard cover. Bumped page corners. Light staining to pages. Wear to..... More
Cambridge, Massachussetts: Medieval Academy of America, 1962. First Edition. 8vo; x, 109, 227, x pages; Publication no. 75. Bibliography on pages 223-227. In Hebrew & English. "Based chiefly on the Historia de preliis, by Leo, archpresbyter." Slight wear on binding and corners of cover. Note: inscribed from the author to..... More
Cambridge, Massachussetts: Medieval Academy of America, 1962. First Edition. 8vo; x, 109, 227, x pages; Publication no. 75. Bibliography on pages 223-227. In Hebrew & English. "Based chiefly on the Historia de preliis, by Leo, archpresbyter." No dust jacket, otherwise like new condition. (k-mx2-4A). More
Cambridge, Massachussetts: Medieval Academy of America, 1962. First Edition. 8vo; x, 109, 227, x pages; Publication no. 75. Bibliography on pages 223-227. In Hebrew & English. "Based chiefly on the Historia de preliis, by Leo, archpresbyter." Book plate on endpage (Rabbi Stanley Platek), no dust jacket, very good condition +..... More
Hrodna; Vilna, 1820. Hardcover, 8vo, 310 pages, volume II. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Bible. O. T. Prophets -- Commentaries. Other Titles: Bible. O. T. Hebrew. 1820. Wear to binding. Light staining to pages. Chipped corners and edges. Good condition. (Rab-50-2). More
France, Mets: Bi-Defus Getshlik Shpeier Segal Mi-Sarlo’i, 1776. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo, 33 leaves (66 pages) , 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Talmud. Niddah -- Commentaries. Mishnah. Kinnim -- Commentaries. Printed in double columns. Title page has ornamental border. Other Titles: Hidushe ha-Rashbats (Kinim). “leha-Rashba : 'im remaze piske..... More
Chicago; United States, 1904. Hardcover, 87 pages, 8vo, facsims, 22 cm. Volume 1. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Jews -- Dietary laws. Shehitah. Oaths (Jewish law) . Vol. 2 includes also Mehaah geluyah in Hebrew, Yiddish or English, 28 p. At end. Originally published: Chicago, 1904-1912. Other Titles: Mehaah geluyah..... More
Tel Aviv, Ha-Kibuts Ha-Meuhad, 1970. (FT) Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. 294 pages. 23 cm. In Hebrew. First Edition. English title: “In memory of Gedaliahu Alon: essays in Jewish History and Philology; Essays in Jewish History and Philology. ” CONTENTS: Problems in the history of the Hebrew language, by J.. Blau..... More
![Item 265131. A DEFENCE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT: IN A SERIES OF LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THOMAS PAINE, AUTHOR OF A BOOK ENTITLED, "THE AGE OF REASON…” [DEFENSE]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/42304.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1683832683)
New York : Printed by William A. Davis, for Naphtali Judah, 1797. 1st edition. Original leather boards. 12mo, 240 pages. 17 cm. Singerman 114. ESTC W20118; Evans 32376. Printed for Naphtali Judah, one of the earliest prominent Jewish booksellers in America; This copy owned by Solomon Etting, the first American..... More
Jerusalem, “sura” Insitute For Research; New York, Yeshiva University, 1970. (FT) Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. 285, 316 pages. Port. 24 cm. In English and Hebrew. “Mirsky (1899–1967) was a Russian-born rabbinic scholar, religious Zionist, and Hebraist. ” (EJ) SUBJECT(S) : Rabbinical literature. Judaism -- History -- Modern period, 1750 -..... 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
Pisa: Al Yede S. Molkho, 1803. 1st edition. Later boards. 8vo. 502 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Twenty Four with Commentary on Homat Anakh. ” Contains adorned title page. Azulai, known as the CHIDA, was a highly regarded, Jerusalem-born rabbinical scholar, a noted bibliophile, and a pioneer..... More
Livorno: Bi-Defus Avraham Yitshak Kastilo Ve-Eliezer Sa’adun, 1784. First edition. Original boards. 4to. 272, 228 pages, 32 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Holding Prayer: On a Bit of Shulhan Arukh, Orah Hayim, and Yoreh Deah. ” A first edition of Hida’s Halakhic commentary. Azulai, better known as Hida (1724-1806)..... More
G’erbah [Djerba, Tunisia]: Y. Hadad, 1940. 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 name)..... 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
No Place: Berit Mila Board Of Reform Judaism. 1990. 8vo. Xxi, 246 pages. Illustrated. First edition. SUBJECT (S) : Berit milah; Reform Judaism; Circumcision – religious aspects – Reform Judaism. CONTENTS: Introduction; The living religious experience; The living social and ethnic experience; Berit mila through the ages; Berit mila and..... More
![Item 54644. SEFER MITSVOT HA-SHEM: KOLEL TARYAG MITSVOT KE-SEDER HA-TORAH 'AL PI DA'AT HA-RAMBAM, BA'AL HALAKHOT GEDOLOT, RAMBAN, SEMAG, SEMAK, VE-SEFER HAREDIM, U-KETSAT LAVIN DE-RABANAN, U-KETSAT TAKAN[O]T DE-RABANAN, VE-SHEVA' MITSVOT BENE NOAV, VE-18 KELALIM](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/41214.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1656096059)
Vilna: A. Dorcha, 1836. No outer binding, 12mo. 239 pages, 19 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “Book of the Commandments of God: Including 613. Commandments According to the Torah, Rambam, Ramban, Samag, and the Books of the Haredim.” SUBJECTS: Commandments, Six hundred and thirteen. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide..... More