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Stockolm, P. A. Norstedt & Sons, 1927. 1st edition. Original Illustrated Paper Wrappers, 4to, xxi, 162 pages. Text in Hebrew and Swedish. With many photographic plates. A study of the Jewish cemeteries of Stockholm. Important for the geneology and history of the Swedish Jewish community. A damaged copy sold for..... More
New York: Henry Holt, 1988. First Edition. 8vo; 248 pages; Autobiography of Lester, a Black Civl Rights leader, whose Great Grandfather was an Arkansas Jew. Lester traces the family's hidden Jewish history and becomes a practicing Jew. Since his White Jewish relatives all converted to Christianity, he remains the only..... More
![Item 265770. THE CHUETAS OF MAJORCA; CONVERSOS AND THE INQUISITION OF MAJORCA [ASSOCIATION COPY BELONGING TO SUPREME COURT JUSTICE BENJAMIN CARDOZO AND LATER DANIEL FRIEDENBERG]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/42470xt.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1694194570)
Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1936. 1st edition. Original publisher’s cloth, large 8vo, xv, 227 pages. 26 cm. Important association copy, belonging first to Justice Benjamin Cardozo, the first Sephardic Jew to be appointed to the US Supreme Court, with his bookplate; Later to Jewish art scholar and book collector..... More
Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1936. 1st edition. Original publisher’s cloth, large 8vo, xv, 227 pages. 26 cm. The work is one of the first serious scholarly works on the Majorcan Jews, the "xuetas", including their history, customs, names, and families, as well as on the mass baptism of 1435..... More
![Item 2775. THE JEWS OF CHARLESTON [SOUTH CAROLINA]--A HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/21623.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1662141306)
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1950. Illustrated by 15 Photo Plates+other Photos. First Edition. 8vo; 343 pages; Original Publisher's Cloth. 8vo. 343 pages. The first Jews settled in the area in the 1600s. Originally the community was Sephardic, later Ashkenazic. The Jewish community provided many soldiers for the Civil..... More
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1950. Illustrated by 15 Photo Plates+other Photos. First Edition. 8vo; 343 pages; 1st edition. original Publisher's cloth. 22 cm. 8 pages of plates. Includes index. Bibliography on pages 267-325 . The first Jews settled in the area in the 1600s. Originally the community was..... More
![Item 6859. THE JEWS OF CHARLESTON [SOUTH CAROLINA]--A HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/31351.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1548432645)
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1950. Illustrated by 15 Photo Plates+other Photos. First Edition. 8vo; 343 pages; Original Publisher's Cloth. 8vo. 343 pages. The first Jews settled in the area in the 1600s. Originally the community was Sephardic, later Ashkenazic. The Jewish community provided many soldiers for the Civil..... More
![Item 7081. THE JEWS OF CHARLESTON [SOUTH CAROLINA]--A HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/31854.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1548432660)
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1950. Illustrated by 15 Photo Plates+other Photos. First Edition. 8vo; 343 pages; Original Publisher's Cloth with dustjacket. 8vo. 343 pages. The first Jews settled in the area in the 1600s. Originally the community was Sephardic, later Ashkenazic. The Jewish community provided many soldiers for..... More
![Item 265519. HISTORY OF THE JEWS IN CHICAGO [MEMBERS’ NUMBERED EDITION] [ASSOCIATION COPY BELONGING TO THE CHICAGO COUPLE OF HENRY SCHIRESON/ROSALIE WEIN-ROBERTS OF THE 1940 CASE, UNITED STATES V. SCHIRESON]](https://danwymanbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/42418.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1686602604)
Chicago: Jewish Historical Society of Illinois, 1924. 1st edition. Later cloth, Folio (large), 854 pages, plus [5] leaves of plates. Members Numbered Edition, this being number 72 (of how many?). Includes bibliographical references and index. Massive detailed encyclopedic work. Contents: The Jewish Influence Upon The Colonial Development of Illinois; Early..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1970. Illustrated by Picture Cover. 8vo; 361 pages; Includes 25-page bibliography & 14-page index. Very light wear, Very Good Condition (Comhist 3-3). More
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society. First Edition (?). Rear inside hinge starting, otherwise Very Good Condition. Lacks Jacket; 8vo; 645 pages; 35-page index & 11-page bibliography. The standard text on the subject. More
8vo; Kunstverlag B. Koci, Prague,1903. 4to. Cloth. 48 pages plus 22 Black & white plates of the cemetery and headstones plus color frontispiece. Text in German. Important early 20th Century interpretation and understanding of the famous Prague Jewish cemetery. Handsome modern cloth binding with paper spine label. Much better condition..... More
Prague: Gesellschaft Fuer Geschichte, 1935. First Edition. 8vo; 483 pages; In German. Yearbook of the "association of historical study of the Jews in the Czech Republic." Contains articles by various writers regarding Jewish culture, history, religion, local communities and folklore. Published annually between the years 1929-1938. Contains tables, photos, facsimiles..... More
Prague: Gesellschaft Fuer Geschichte, 1935. First Edition. 8vo; 483 pages; In German. Yearbook of the "association of historical study of the Jews in the Czech Republic." Contains articles by various writers regarding Jewish culture, history, religion, local communities and folklore. Published annually between the years 1929-1938. Contains tables, photos, facsimiles..... More
Prague: Gesellschaft Fuer Geschichte, 1932. First Edition. 8vo; 499 pages; In German. Yearbook of the "association of historical study of the Jews in the Czech Republic." Contains articles by various writers regarding Jewish culture, history, religion, local communities and folklore. Published annually between the years 1929-1938. Contains tables, photos, facsimiles..... More