Books by KAPLAN Mordecai

New York: Yoseloff. 1957. Second edition. Hardcover. Fine. 1957, Second Edition, 601 pp. Hardcover, slate cloth, 4to. Previous owner's signature on the fly leaf, otherwise a Fine copy in a Good dust jacket. Spine of DJ sunned; some other light soiling and discoloration to jacket. ... more information

New York The Reconstructionist Press 1957 Enlarged edition g 4to. xvi,601pp. Black and blue cloth with white lettering on spine in original dust jacket. Mordecai M. Kaplan was one of the foremost philosophers of Judaism in the 20th century. His first major work Judaism as a Civilization marked a turning point in American Jewish life. It was the first original major contribution toward a comprehensive program for creative Jewish life in America. Some age wear and staining on binding. Sunning, creasing, stai... more information

New York The Reconstructionist Press 1957 Enlarged edition g Quarto. XVI, 601, [1]pp. Uncut. Original printed wrappers over cloth with white lettering on spine. Remarkable work being the first attempt to redefine Judaism in a manner that took cognizance of all the interests of Jews. Conceiving of Judaism not merely in theological or denominational terms, it envisioned it as the civilization of the living and evolving Jewish people. It thus laid the foundation for a reconstruction of Jewish life which conce... more information

New York: Macmillan. 1934. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. First edition, 1934, hardcover, large octavo, 601pp., not illustrated. Book VG+ binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ VG with some light sun to spine, light general soil/rubbing, edge wear that includes a small closed tear to front bottom panel and its related creases, clipped. "This book offers a constructive program for a creative Judaism, a Judaism which, faithful to the dominant values of Jewish history, is yet responsive... more information