Yiddish tales by H.G., Vilna, 1877. 20 leaves, 13.5 cm. Yiddish with vowels. On title page: “Translated from German”. New binding. Very fine condition.
Faith and Triumph. Composition on the Jewish faith vs. Christianity by Don Juan Joseph Heydeck. Madrid, 1815. 404 leaves, 20 cm. Spanish. Many quotes of biblical verses and use of Hebrew words. The book was written by Don Juan Joseph Heydeck, a professor of Semitic languages, in the wake of the “Sanhedrin” that Napoléon Bonaparte established. Original leather binding with embossed gold in the spine. Aging stains in margins. Wide margins. Very fine condition.
Moyse, considéré comme législateur et comme moraliste by Claude Emmanuel Joseph Pierre. 599 leaves, 20 cm. French composition about Moses. The author (1755-1840) was a French writer and politician, who was active during the years of the French Revolution. Reconstructed leather binding with the original spine and gold embossing. Age stains. Wide margins. Very fine condition other than a tear on page 431-2 with no loss of text.
Der Legianern Album. Composition of the Jewish Legion in WWI “The Hebrew Battalions” by Mo[she] Padalski. Buenos Aires, 1918. 63 [1] leaves, 19.5 cm. Yiddish, and at the end are several pages in Spanish and Russian. Articles, poems, a biography, and pictures of tens of legionnaires. There is a large picture of Zev Jabotinsky, founder of the “Hebrew Battalions.” On the back cover are pictures of lions and Jewish stars.The “Hebrew Battalions” fought along with British troops in the conquest of the land of Israel. The booklet is bound in an envelope. Small tear with loss in the envelope. Some age stains. Fine-very fine condition.
Der Rabbi von Bacherach by Heinrich Heine. Munich, 1922.93 [3] leaves, 15.5 cm. The famous story of Heinrich Heine that was written in the wake of the blood libel of Damascus in 1840. Rare bibliographic edition with color illustrations. Not found in the Israel National Library.Original leather binding with embossed gold, back cover detached. Very fine condition.
Hazkarat Neshamot. Story from the life of the Bohemian Ghetto. By Yitzchak Y. Katorowitz. 1924. 60 pages. Very fine condition.
Le chemin de la délivrance : Damas – Jerusalem – Damas, 1940 juin 1941. Picture. Signed and numbered. Very fine condition.
Les Juifs EN Egypte, from Cairo 1938. The first page features a picture of King Farouk I. Many pictures, sketches and tables within the book. Soft, original printed binding. Moderate-fine condition.
* Passover Haggada with Bezalel Jerusalem binding. *Bible, Bezalel Jerusalem binding. *Wood binding engraved with the City of David. *Binding engraved with Rachel’s Tomb.
Study based on early sources regarding the arrival of the first Jews in Trier, Germany. According to historic and archeological sources the first Jews arrived in Trier in Roman times. Authored by the chief Rabbi of Trier, Rabbi Dr. Adolf Altman. Includes 9 photographs. German. [2], 32 leaves. 28 cm. The booklet is complete. Original, double soft cover, detached from the booklet.
Printed document regarding the Jews of Argentina, [4] pages. Buenos Aires. Spanish. Early document regarding the Jews of Argentina, before the establishment of an organized Jewish community, and when most Jews assimilated.
Toldot HaDefus B’Tzefat by A.M. Haberman, published by the Museum of Printing Art [1962]. 29, III page, 21 cm. Pictures and facsimiles. Comprehensive article about the Hebrew press in Safed including a list of books with summary in English. Bound with: Ha’Haggada HaMitzuyeret, manuscripts and printed books by A.M. Haberman, Safed, Published by the Musuem of Printing Art, 1963. 29, III pages. 21 cm. Facsimiles. Comprehensive study of the subject, still significant today. Summary in English.
Original, soft covers. Very fine condition.
Biblische Heal und Berbal Hand Soncordanz Jeru, 1746. Judische Briefe Basel, 1821. Pendant un Voyage En Orient Parisi, 1835. Yesod Mora Frankfurt a.m, 1840. Leon da Modena, Dr. Abraham Griger, Bresian, 1856. Littaden Bei dem Unterrichte, Israel Wilheim Kohn, Hokenplos, 1864. Mincha Gebet, Dr. J. Rabbinowiz, Wahr, Weihkirchen, 1895. Geschichte der Erzeigung und des Unterrichts… B. Strasburger, Stutthart. Die Beseitigung des Religionsunterrichtes… E. Glaser. Kurzgeskte Grammatik der hebraischen Sprache, Simon Unna, Frankrut am Main, 1912. Wortliche Ubersedung der rituellen Gebetssucke, Abraham Schweizer.Geschichte der Juden.
Volume with about 100 leaves. Never used. Blank leaves. The title “KEREN HATORAH” is printed at the top of every leaf, with a decorative border. Quality paper. Magnificent leather binding.
First Jewish school for nursing. Founded in Jerusalem in 1935. Booklet with 24 pages. Description of the school. Picture of the founder, Henrietta Szold. List of doctors etc.
The Dreyfus Affair Tens of photos and illustrations. Spanish. 192 pages. 17 cm. Original, marbelized paper binding. Fine condition..
Authored by Rabbi Moshe Shabtai Baer of Pesaro. Lengthy poem on Tractate Avot. 17 pages. The author also intended on printing a commentary titled “Lev Avot al Banim”, but it was apparently never printed.
10 paged booklet. German. 6 facsimilies of artistic ritual items. Detached jacket. Prof. S. H. Lieben. Handwritten dedication – 1929.
Six satiric”Tractates”: Each tractate had a separate title page and pagination. 49 pages, not bound. Worming marks on the title page.
Hundreds of military jokes from the era of the Second World War, from the British army in Palestine and the world. Hebrew. 97 pages including a detached, illustrated jacket.
Dosh was a noted caricaturist of the “Maariv” newspaper. 124 historic days in 62 caricatures. Each caricature on one page with humorous captions.
Caricature on each page, most from the austerity period. Hebrew, English and French captions. 107 pages. Width is larger than length. Original, shabby binding.
The Va’ad Ha’Lashon HaIvrit published six booklets between [1912-1928]. This is the first [1912] and the fifth [1921]. Edited by Dr. Yosef Kloisner. Very rare.
Thoughts and memories about the First World War, by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk , president of Czechoslovakia. 36 paged booklet translated into Hebrew by Chaim Shalmoni. Preface by Max Brod.
