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Alabama: University Of Alabama Press, 1973. Hardback. 1st edition? Original Boards with Original Dust Jacket. 4to. [xvi], 900 pages ; 24 cm. In English. Published in the same year London Philadelphia, and Alabama. This is a nice copy of the Alabama edition, the rarest of the three. “Alexander Altmann (1906..... More
London, East And West Library, 1958. Hardcover. Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. 214 pages. Contents Includes: Martin Buber: "Hasidism & Modern Man"; Samuel Bergman: "Hermann Cohen"; Nahum Glatzer: "Franz Kafka & the Tree of Knowledge"; Leon Simon: "Ahad Ha-Am & the Future of the Diaspora"; Norman Bentwich: "Hebrew University-A Link between..... More
London, East And West Library, 1958. Hardcover. Original Publisher’s Cloth. 8vo. 214 pages. Contents Includes: Martin Buber: “Hasidism & Modern Man”; Samuel Bergman: “Hermann Cohen”; Nahum Glatzer: “Franz Kafka & the Tree of Knowledge”; Leon Simon: “Ahad Ha-Am & the Future of the Diaspora”; Norman Bentwich: “Hebrew University-A Link between..... More
Krakau: [No Publisher], 1890. Hardcover. 1st edition. Period boards with gilt lettering. 4to. [272 pages], 33 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “The Time: A Periodical of Politics, Literature, and Science for All Matters Related to Jews and Judaism. ” One of the early Haskalah Hebrew literary journals published out..... More
Wien: A. Hilberg, 1864. Hardback. Original Boards. 8vo, [xv], 145 pages, portrait. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) ; Satire, Hebrew. Sacrifice -- Judaism. Purity, Ritual -- Judaism. Erter, Isaac. Other Titles: Dr. Isaak Erter's gesammelte Schriften. Erter (1791-1851) was a “Hebrew satirist of the Haskalah. Born in Koniuszek near Przemysl, Erter..... More
Bruxelles; F. Foppens, 1731. Contemporary Vellum. 12mo. 483 pages. 15 cm. First edition. In French and Latin. Collected volume of works all dealing with the concepts of Spinoza. A highly important introduction to Spinoza's ideas, most of the contents being an essay by Henri comte de Boulainvilliers (1658-1722) , published..... More
Vienna: Druk Fon Yozef Holtsvarth, 1862. Hardback. 1st Hebrew Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 212, 47 pages ; 18 cm. In Hebrew with Title Pages in Hebrew and German. Includes two translations of works by August Ludwig Frankl into the Hebrew by notable Jewish thinkers. 1st, a translation of Frankl’s ‘Aus..... More
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Königsberg: Gedruckt bei Daniel Christoph Kanter Konigl. Dreuck. hofbuchdrucker, 1788. 1st edition. 8vo. Pages 211-392 [ie 181 pages total], 19 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "The Collector: Two Latest Periods. " The first and most important journal of the Jewish enlightenment movement, published between 1784 and 1811 by the..... More
London; Printed For Sam. Buckley, 1728. Paperback. Original Wraps. 8vo. [2], 54 pages. 20 cm. First edition. Letter from the Bishop of London denouncing recent 'licentious' writings in support of direct interpretation of the scriptures, doing away with church law, and committing sin. The Bishop points out that these writings..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973. Illustrated by 17 Illustrations. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo; 900 pages; Massive tome. Includes 25-page index. Author inscription on front page. Very good in very good Jacket. (GER-39-13). More
Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to (large); 516 pages; Comprises Vol. 1 of the Schriften zum Judentum. A beautiful copy with bright gilt border & lettering on black cloth binding, printed on heavy paper. "Diese Ausgabe der gasammelten Schriften von Moses Mendelssohn wird aus Anlass der zweihundertsten Wiederkehr seines..... More
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Zolkiew-Lemberg-Prague, 1844-45. Hardback. 1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 92, 103, 103 pages ; 19 cm. In Herbew. Weiner 5031. This is a complete run, includes all three issues bound in one volume. The editors, who were brothers-in-law were well known Galician Hebraists. Many of the most prominent Polish Maskilim contributed..... More
Vin [Vienna] Schmid, 1827. Hardback. Vin [Vienna] Schmid, 1827. 1st edition, Period boards, 12mo, 84 pages. In Hebrew; some text in German. One of Rabbi Rapoport (the Shir) 's first publications. She'erit Yehudah is Hebrew translation of the play "Esther" which was first staged in French in 1689. The translator..... More
Vien [Vienna]: P. Smolenskin, 1874. Paper Wrappers. 1st edition. Period Quarter leather with boards. 8vo. 327 pages, 23 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to “The Dawn: Lighting the Way for the Children of Israel in the Past and Present.” Published from 1868-1885. Founded and edited by Peretz Smolenskin, a well-known..... More