Nuovi regolamenti e costituzioni della Compagnia di חסד ואמת della nazione ebrea di Firenze. The new bylaws of the Chessed V’Emet society of the Firenze community. Florence, 1801. [2] 19 pages, 20 cm. Wide margins. Italian. In Hebrew on the title page: Chessed V’emet. Tens of Hebrew words within the bylaws. Original jacket. Very fine condition. Lunario ebraico per l’anno 5623. Jewish calendar for 1863. Venice, [1862]. 24 pages, 11.5 cm. Italian. Detailed pocket calendar. Not in the National Library and not in the large public libraries worldwide. Original jacket. Very fine condition.
* Kol Bo L’Talmid, Sefer L’Kol Kis, calendar, 1926. HaSefer publishing, London, Paris 1926. Includes tens of pictures of personalities printed on special paper. * HaChaver. Practical, literary calendar for students and the public, for 1929 Jerusalem. [1928]. Includes much historic material, poems, illustrations and more. Some of the leaves are colored. * Lashon V’A’aretz, Textbook for school and homework for students. By F[anny] Shargorodsky. Includes 106 pictures from life in Eretz Yisrael. Berlin, 1930. 118 [2] pages. Uncommon. * HaSafa V’Ha’aretz, Section 1, Hebrew textbook. By Fanny Shargorodsky. Tel Aviv, 1933. Pictures. * HaChinuch, education its essence and main points, translated into Hebrew by Dr. Y. L. Baruch. Berlin. Published by Eit Livnot. 1923. Original, cloth binding. Various sizes. Fine-very fine condition.
Calendar for establishing months, moldot, and tekufot for 1739, arranged by Rabbi Simcha Calimani, later rabbi of Venice. Venice, [1739]. [1] large leaf, 50×32 cm. Arranged in columns, with the Sefirat HaOmer on the left column. Very rare. Not in the National Library, listed by the Bibliography of the Hebrew Book according to a copy in the Valmadonna Library. Restored tears, with light loss. Aging stains. Moderate-fine condition.
Large, personal historic archive of Rabbi Ahron Shlomo Elberg, parnes in the Kutno community and leader of the Mizrachi movement. Kutno and Palestine, 1920s through the establishment of Israel. Rabbi Ahron Shlomo Elberg (1882- ?) was a prominent figure in Kutno, Poland and then Palestine. He was a disciple of R’ Yehoshua’le, the “Ba’al HaYeshuot” whom he greatly admired, and he studied together with Nachum Sokolov. He was a public activist and an importer, importing grain from Poland to Germany. He was a leader of the Mizrachi movement and the first community parnes in Kutno. After immigrating to Palestine in 1933, he helped found Bnei Brak and Bank Mizrachi in Tel Aviv. He served as vice-president of the bank in Bnei Brak and conducted a lengthy court case against them. He wrote for the “HaTzofeh”, “HaMashkif”, “Haaretz” and Torah journals. He was the president of the Society of Kutno Immigrants in Israel. Rabbi Elberg’s archive contains thousands of historical documents, including first-hand historic documentation of community life. It includes thousands of stenciled pages in Rabbi Elberg’s hand, from his stint as community parnes. Additional documents in Polish relate to the Polish and German governments. His account books are arranged in alphabetical order and include the accounts and names of the community members. The archive also presents a Torah perspective of Rabbi Elberg. It includes hundreds of documents, including correspondence with the sages of Poland and Eretz Yisrael, such as his teacher, Rabbi Yehoshua’le, Rabbi Alexander Tchorsh, Rabbi Kook and others. One binder contains hundreds of notes and novellae in the hand of the rabbi, drafts of books regarding his teacher and other rebbes, the story of Elijah’s appearance to his mother, and more. Additional binders contains hundreds of receipts and documents pertaining to his business and communal activities in the 1930s in Poland and Palestine, tens of documents relating to his activities in the Mizrachi movement, 303 documents relating to his case against the bank, and correspondence with Ben Gurion and others regarding religion and the State of Israel. Books and newspapers included in this archive: Bound works: [2] Medrash Socher Tov on Tehilim, 1850? and Ba’alei HaNefesh, Lemberg 1858 – with Rabbi Elberg’s stamp. Diary notes, novellae and jokes on interior leaves. Newspaper cuttings, 1959 diary with advertisements. “Mangina Iliait”, holy songs, 1960. Plans for JNF’S Forest of the Martyrs. Sefer Kutno and its environs, 591 pages, [4] Tel Aviv, 1968, published by the Society for Kutno Immigrants that Rabbi Elberg headed. “Esa Einay”, Tel Aviv, 2005, with a compilation of Torah thoughts by Rabbi Elberg. The ideological tenets of Mizrachi. Warsaw, 1834. “Ha’aretz”, “HaTzofeh”, “Dvar” newspapers from the Second World War. “Kol Mizrachi”, 1940.
Chronographiae Libri Qvatvor, 2 sections bound together. Latin. Gilbert Génébrard. Koln, 1581. 17×10.5 cm. [65] 1190 pages. Latin. Hebrew years corresponding to Biblical events. Printed in Coloniae Agrippinae (Koln, Germany). Gilbert Génébrard (1535-1597) was a theologian and Biblical commentator, a Benedictine monk and orientalist. Antiquated, magnificent leather binding with the author’s name embossed on the spine. Slightly torn in its stitches. The leaves are in fine-very fine condition.
Two philological works by Johanne Leusden. Basle, Switzerland 1739. [14] 220 pages [12]. Philologus hebræo-græcus generalis :continens quæstiones hebreo-grecas,. [14] 440 pages. Basle, 1739. Philologus Hebraeus :continens quaestiones Hebraicas. Engraving of the author on the title page. Basle, 1739. Johannes Leusden (1624-1629) was a Dutch researcher, theologian and philologist who studied the Orient. He was one of the most prominent Bible experts of his time. He generally concluded his works with a Biblical verse written in Hebrew letters. In 1660, together with Rabbi Yosef Attias, he published the first edition of the Bible with numbered verses. This number system was accepted by Jewish printers until today. Old, cardboard binding. Red cut leaves. Very fine condition.
First English edition of Howard Fast’s work. Rare, 1948. The book, published at the height of the War of Independence, is an epic tale regarding the Maccabean revolt, from the perspective of Shimon HaNasi, and written as a scroll presented to the Roman senate. Dedicated to ‘all those out there, Jews and non-Jews, who gave their lives for the same ancient, unfinished battle for human freedom and respect.’ It was published in 1948, after an aerial trip by Fast over the earth. The book evoked opposition amongst the communist party of which the author was a member, because they worried that it displayed support for Zionism. The book was translated into Hebrew and other languages. It was very popular in Israel and was made into a play. Howard Fast (1914-2003) was an American, Jewish author and screenplay writer who was persecuted by the United State government. He was interrogated and imprisoned because of his communist beliefs. He was greatly adored in the Soviet Union – other than this book which was not well received. 280 pages, first edition, rare, not in the National Library. Very fine condition.
First Hebrew book printed in Brazil, by Sh. Karkowshnitski, published by Shimon Landau. Rio de Janeiro, at the press of Joan Tzion Schreiber and Chaim Candelar, 1925. 18 [2] 19-104 pages, 20 cm. Poems, prose and more. The first book printed in Brazil (a Yiddish periodical was printed previously). Original printed binding: Tzion, the first Hebrew book printed in Brazil [in Hebrew] – Agosto 1925, ZIUN Rio de Janeiro. Solitary worming hole. Very fine condition.
* קאטאלאג ופרייס קוראנט לסוחרי ספרים. List of books printed at the press of the Widow and Brothers Romm in Vilna. Vilna, [1899]. 66 [4] pages. * Catalogue of books published by Rosenkrantz and Shriftzer in Vilna. Vilna, 1928, 64 pages. Jacket title page. * Catalogue n. 47, of the Bloch Publishing Company. New York, 1934. 30, [2] pages. * Judauca Catalogue. German. A list of 1307 books. 57 pages. * Catalogue of books at the Pardes company in New York. New York, 1928. 119 [1] 16 pages. Jacket title page. * Catalogue of Toshia publishing in Warsaw. Warsaw, 1927. 48 pages, jacket title page. Varying sizes and conditions.
Sefer Hapra’ot by Shimon Cohen. Kovno, 1932. Only edition. 100 pages, 23 cm. Jacket title page. The persecution of the Jews from 1881 through 1885 in Russia, Ashkenaz and Hungary, including the infamous Tiszaeszlár blood libel of 1882. Interesting chronogram. Printed on the last page: Conclusion of section one. However, no other sections were printed. Worn jacket title page. Marginal tears. Moderate condition. Rare book.
Encyclopaedia Judaica, das Judentum in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Encyclopedia Judaica. Berlin, published by [Verlag Eschkol. C. 1928-1934]. Ten volumes. 29 cm. German. Facsimiles, pictures, maps and notes. Complete set of the noted encyclopedia that was printed in Berlin between the World Wars. The tenth volume was printed upon Hitler’s rise to power, and the rest of the set was never printed Original half-leather and cloth binding with gold embossing. Blemishes on the spine. Fine condition.
בילדער פון אידישן ארבעטער לעבן אין אמריקה. Pictures from the life of Jewish workers in America by Berhard Weinstein. Engravings by N. Koslowsky. New York, 1935. 139 [5] pages. 20.5 cm. Quality paper, colored sticker on the surface of the binding. Ten black and white engravings by N. Koslowsky, signed in the plate, and a portrait of the author. Nota Koslowsky was an American artist, known for his comics. Original, red binding. Colored sticker with the book title and illustrations. Very fine condition.
Genesis. Literary collection. Moscow-Leningrad, 1926. Printed in Berlin by Guttenberg press. Very rare book. [2], 199, [6] pages. 23 cm. Binding with colored illustrations. Literary collection, no other sections were published. Russian-style avant-garde illustration on the front cover by Joseph Chaikov. The group of authors who published this work could not find a printer in the Soviet Union who would agree to print a Hebrew book. The manuscript was therefore sent to Berlin for printing. Only a few printed copies were allowed back into the Soviet Union. Refer to: Y”Y HaKohen, Pirsumim Yehudi’im B’Brit HaMoetzet, Jerusalem, 1961, p. 39-40. Original, illustrated binding. Very fine-excellent condition.
Der Alte Prager Judenfriedhof [The Old Cemetery of Prague], by Dr. L. Jerabek. Prague, [1903]. 47 [3] pages, [23] picture pages, including a colored frontispiece. 33 cm. German. Study regarding the ancient cemetery, with pictures of the famous graves: Rabbi Avigdor Kara, Maharal of Prague, Rabbi Dovid Ganz, Rabbi Dovid Oppenheim, and others. Binding with original printing and a new spine. The margins have not yet been cropped. Fine-very fine condition.
Philippi Aqvini Primigeniae voces. Hebrew grammar and Ethics of the Fathers. Lvtetiae Parisiorvm. [Paris, France]. 1620. [16], 112, 159 pages. 11 cm. Printed in Hebrew on the title page: The foundations of the words in brevity. To teach it easily. The last section – 159 pages – features Ethics of the Fathers with Latin translation on facing pages. The author, Philippi Aqvini [c. 1578-1650] was an apostate Jew (Mordechai was his previous name). King Louis VIII bestowed him the title of Professor of the Hebrew Language. He authored and translated many works. Missing the bottom section of the title page. Bound with: Tragoedia 1627. Original, rubbed parchment binding. Aging stains. Fine condition.
Janua hebraeae linguae Vete ris Testamenti [Hebrew grammar according to the Old Testament] by Reineccius Christian. Leipzig, 1748. [6] leaves, 1112, 132, 206 pages. 17 cm. Latin. Three title pages, the first partially in red ink. Illustrated frontispiece. Comprehensive work regarding Hebrew grammar. The first section explains Hebrew words according to the order of the Tanach. The other sections are printed like a dictionary. Words and verses in punctuated Hebrew letters, charts. Original, parchment binding, tear in the spine. Very fine condition.
Publications by the Jewish company at the American air base during the Second World War. Stencil. * Chapel Bulletin. Journal of the Jewish company at the American military base. Boca Raton Army Air Field. Florida. 1945. Two issues. Each issue has [8] pages, printed by stencil. English. Purim issue with illustrations. Passover issue with an illustration of a slave building the pyramids and a large bell announcing the redemption. Yellow paper jacket. * Passover Spirit. [1945]. [4] pages, stencil. English. Illustration of a Seder table and Jewish soldiers. * Welcome to Boca Raton, booklet with a map of the base and explanations of various activities. * HaShomer, December 9, 1943. 2 information pages. Editor and president, J. Harowitz. All the publications are very rare. Very fine condition.
Das Buch Judith. Book of Judith. With three illustrations. Leipzig, [1914]. 49, [1] pages, 18 cm. German. Book of Judith. Deuterocanonical work, in German translation. Nice edition that was printed on quality paper with illustrations. Original binding with sticker [the binding was reinforced with tape]. Very fine condition.
Chalomatov shel HaShabtai R’ Mordechai Ashkenazi, regarding the ledger of dreams of R’ Mordechai Ashkenazi, disciple of R’ Avraham Reggio, by Gershom Scholem. Leipzig, Schocken publishing. 1938. 150 copies were printed. [6] 100 [2] pages. 29 cm. Bibliophile edition, not for sale. Gift to R’ Shlomo Zalman Schocken in honor of his sixtieth birthday. In honor of the Schocken Library/ Jerusalem. Printed on special paper with wide margins. Original binding. Light blemish to the spine. Original cut leaves. Very fine condition.
The stories of One Thousand and One Nights, translated into Judeo-Tajik, by Rachamim David Bayof and Azaryah Yusupov. Kokand, Uzbekistan. 1914-1915. Three sections, with three title pages. Section one: 1914. [2], 12, 13-104 pages, section two: 1915. [2] leaves, 171 pages, section three: [2], 171-356 pages, 18.5 cm. Missing the first title page [reproduced] and a section of the following leaf. One of the few books printed in Uzbekistan. Only a few Hebrew prints were printed in Uzbekistan, all within a period of three years. The other known prints are all solitary leaves or small booklets. Uzbekistan was incorporated into the Soviet Union and lost its independence and culture. The Bibliography of the Hebrew Book and the National Library both feature the first section, the CD of Otzar HaSefer HaIvri lists two sections. The third section is unknown. To the best of our knowledge, it is not in any public libraries worldwide. New binding. Light aging stains. Fine-very fine condition.
* אין קינדער – קאלאניע by Devorah Chorol. Moscow, published by ‘Der Emes’, 1939. 14 [1] page, 14.5 cm. Poem in Yiddish with many illustrations. Additional jacket title page in Russian. * אין א גוטער שא by Chana Levin. קיעוו-לוואוו 1940. 99 [1] page, 22 cm. Stories for children in Yiddish, with illustrations. Color-printed binding. * קינדער-הערצער by Leib Kawito. Moscow, published by ‘Der Emes’, 1943. 24, [1] page. 19.5 cm. Poems in Yiddish, with pictures. Additional title page in Russian. Minimal aging stains. Fine-very fine condition.
Fünftausend für Lotz, der Bericht des israelischen Meisterspions Wolgang Lotz, the story of Wolfgang Lotz. Frankfurt A.M., 1973. Signed by the author. 266 [2] pages, [16] picture pages, 21 cm. German. The story of Wolfgang Lotz, the noted Israeli spy in Egypt. He was known both as the Spy on the Horse and the Champagne Spy. The author’s handwritten, German signature is not in in the copy in the National Library Original binding, printed colored jacket. Very fine-excellent condition.
* Ora V’Simcha for beginning readers. Textbook for Hebrew reading, by Chaim Mandelbaum with illustrations by Klonymous Rothschild. Hamburg, by the Beit Sefer Talmud Torah. [1927]. [1], 43 pages, 23.5 cm. First edition. Illustrated textbook. The last page features an illustration of “L’Shana HaBa B’Yerushalayim”. Some copies have a German supplement. Original illustrated binding with blemished spine. The book is in very fine condition. * Ora V’Simcha L’Reishit HaKriya. Leipzig, M. V. Kaufman press, 1929. [1] 43 pages, 22.5 cm. Some of the illustrations were colored by children. Expanded edition. Original, illustrated binding. Light marginal tears. Moderate condition.
* די יידישע פרעסע אין ראטנפארבאנד 1917-1927, by A[vraham] Kirzshnitz. Minsk, 1928. 70, [2] pages, 22 cm. Yiddish. Bibliography of publications and periodicals in Yiddish. * ביבליאגרפיע פון אויסגאבעס by Yisrael Shain. Published by Yiddish Buch, Warsaw, [1963]. 182 [1] pages, 23 cm. Soft, printed binding. Bibliography of articles regarding the Jewish laborers’ status and political parties in Poland between 1918-1939. Very fine condition.
