Falk Simons Donation: En Samling Äldre Silverföremål i Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet
by Axel-Nilsson, Göran
Göteborg: Röhsska Konstslöjdmuseet, 1958. Softcover. vg. 8vo. 191pp. Pictorial white wrappers with black and blue lettering to cover and spine. Rubbing to spine. Scuffing and very minor staining to wrappers. Corners slightly rubbed and bumped. Illustrated title page. Photographic frontispiece, depicting Falk Simons. Fascinating book on the fabulous collection of Simons, consisting of exquisite silver hollowware from Russia, Germany, Norway, Portugal and France dating from c. 800 AD to c. 1800. Magnificently illustrated with 87 b/w photographs. In... Read More
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Olympia der Arbeit: Arbeiterjugend im Reichsberufswettkampf
by Axmann, Artur (text); Georg L. Hahn-Hahn (Photographs by)
Berlin: Junker und Dünnhaupt, 1937. First edition. Paperback. g. Quarto. 86, [2]pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers. Photographically illustrated propaganda publication glorifying the workers who, under the National Socialists, labor to reconstruct a new Germany. Early propaganda work on the Reichsberufswettkampf (National Vocational Competition) which was the annual vocational competition held in Nazi Germany as part of the Gleichschaltung of German society. The competition was organized by the German Labor Front with the aid of the Hitler Youth and the... Read More
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Della Liberta e della Eguaglianza degli Uomini, e dei Cittadini con Riflessioni Su di Alcuni Nuovi Dogmi Politici del Conte D'Ayala. Traduzione dal Francese
by Ayala, Sebastiano
Torino (?): NP, 1793. Hardcover. g. 8vo. xvi,17-371pp. Original vellum, brown leather label with gold lettering. Title-page vignette. Rare edition of a work on liberty and equality by Sebastiano Ayala (1744-1817(?). Ayala was an Italian politician and writer who worked for many leading figures of his time, including the King of Denmark. Age wear, scuffing and staining on binding. Sporadic foxing throughout, heavy foxing to some pages. Top edge from page 321-348 creased. Text in Italian. Overall good... Read More
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The Concept of a Person and Other Essays
by Ayer, A. J.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. VII, [1], 272pp. Original printed wrappers over blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. The nine essays compiled in this work deal with the nature of philosophical arguments and the degree to which they are linguistic; the possibility and status of private experience; the criteria of personal identity and the relation between mind and body; the interplay of the referential and descriptive functions of language; the criteria... Read More
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Metaphysics and Common Sense
by Ayer, A. J.
San Francisco: Freeman, Cooper & Company, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. XI, [3], 267, [1]pp. Original decorative wrappers over green cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Printer's device on title page. The essays compiled in this remarkable work deal with the problems of meaning and communication, the foundation of knowledge, and the theory of probability. Wrappers, binding and interior in overall very good condition.
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Brcitha D'Mlecheth Hamishkon
by Ayin, Meir
Vienna: NP, n/d. Hardcover. g. Small quarto. 98pp. Original gold stamped black cloth. Exlibris Rabbi Philip Kleinmann. Fascinating work discussing the conversation between G-d and Moses regarding the service in the sanctuary. Slightly bumped at head and tail. Very slight bumping to edges. Agetoning throughout, otherwise good+.
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Pre-Dynastic Cemetery at El Mahasna
by Ayrton, Edward R.; W. L. S. Loat
London: Egypt Exploration Fund, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. fair to vg. Folio. viii, 39pp., xxxviii plates. Original black cloth over tan boards with black lettering on cover, red on spine. Thirty-First Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund. "El Mahasna... after a cursory examination, we found that the place had been badly plundered, yet we decided to ask the Government for permission to, at least, test the ground. We knew that we should not have the time at our... Read More
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Pre-Dynastic Cemetery at El Mahasna (Thirty-First Memoir of The Egypt Exploration Fund)
by Ayrton, Edward R. and W. L. S. Loat
London: Offices of the Egypt Exploration Fund; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. g. Folio. VIII, 39, [3]pp (Text), XXXVIIIpp (Plates). Half cloth over printed paper covered boards. Remarkable work on the 1908-9 season in which Ayrton, in collaboration with W. L. S. Loat, excavated the Pre-dynastic cemetery of El-Mahasna. It is exquisitely illustrated with 38 b/w plates, plans and charts. Some rubbing and sunning along edges of binding. Spine partly chipped. Ex-library copy... Read More
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Pre-Dynastic Cemetery at El Mahasna
by Ayrton, Edward R.
London: Egypt Exploration Fund, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. Good- to good+ condition.. Folio. viii, 39pp., xxxviii plates. Original black pebbled half-cloth over off-white boards with black lettering on cover, red on spine. Thirty-First Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund. "In many respects the cemetery could not be considered rich. Stone vases and the finer worked flints were rare, but on the other hand valuable ivories were found and several interesting objects in copper... we have confined ourselves to... Read More
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Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
by Aytoun, William Edmondstoune (Text by); Sir Joseph Noel Paton and Waller H. Paton (Illustrated by)
Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1881. Reprint. Hardcover. g. Quarto. [12], 268pp. Contemporary gilt-stamped morocco with gold lettering on spine. Raised bands. All edges gilt. Dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Binding signed by Suttaby, London. Exquisite edition of William Edmondstoune Aytoun's main poetical work magnificently illustrated throughout by Joseph Noel Paton and Waller H. Paton. Heavy rubbing along edges of binding. Binding in overall fair to good-, interior in very good condition.
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As Cartas do Padre Antonio Vieira
by Azevedo, Pedro de
Coimbra: Impresa da Universidade, 1906. First edition. Softcover. fair. 8vo. 18 pp. Original illustrated wrappers, title page blind stamped with a seal "Prudenter Ac Fortater". Bibliotecas e Archivos Nacionaes. As Cartas do Padre Antonio Vieira Offerecidas oa Archivo da Torre do Tombo. Records of letters of the archives of the main castle in Lisbon tower Albarrán. Some names listed are Carlos II, Thome Lopez, Alvaro Daz, Teixeira de Mendoca, D. Sancho II, Josephus de Faria, Preto Giraldes, s.... Read More
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Sefer Magen Ha-Dat/ Maghen Haddath [WITH] "Olam Cattan
by Azoulay, Hanania-Habib; Elihu Cattan; Joseph Cohen-Ganouna (preface by); Moshe Sitruk (approbation by)
Djerba/Tunis: David Aydan (David Idan)/ Imprimerie Africaine A. Hadida, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. fair to vg. Octavo. 59pp. 11 double-sided leaves, 16pp. Half tan cloth over red mottled paper boards. Includes both Hebrew and French title pages on either end of the book block, which has both Hebrew (left to right) and Arabic numeral pagination (right to left). Indecipherable inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. The publication includes two separate works. The first is an analysis... Read More
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Sefer Meddaber Kadmot. Yisah Me-Deberotav
by Azulai, Haim Yosef David
Warsaw: Joseph Levensohn, 1890. First edition. Paperback. g. Octavo, 96pp. Gray plain wrappers. Decorative ruling on title page. Haim Yosef David Azulai ben Isaac Zerachia (1724 –1806) was a Jerusalem born rabbinical scholar, a noted bibliophile, and a pioneer in the publication of Jewish religious writings. Haim Yosef David Azulai was born in Jerusalem, where he received his education from some local prominent scholars. In 1755, he was — on the basis of his scholarship — elected to... Read More
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Sefer Le-David Emet
by Azulai, Hayyim Joseph David
Constantinople: Bi-defus Arʻap Oglo Bogum, 1826. First edition. Hardcover. g- to g+. Small Octavo. 49 leaves. Rebound beige leather covered boards over red leather with gilt lettering on spine. Decorative ruling on title page. Abridgment of R. Israel Jacob ben Yom Tov Algazi’s Emet le-Yakov under the title le-David Emet by R. Hayyim Joseph David Azulai (Hida). The subject matter are the halakhot pertaining to the reading, writing, and conduct befitting a Sefer Torah. Le-David Emet is comprised... Read More
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Puzzling Out the Past. Studies in Northwest Semitic Languages and Literatures in Honor of Bruce Zuckerman
by Azzoni, Annalisa [and 20 others]; Edited by Marilyn J. Lundberg; Steven Fine and Wayne T. Pitard
Leiden: Brill, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. New. Small folio (11-1/2" tall). xvi,334pp. Indices of scripture; texts and inscriptions; and names. Text in English with Hebrew annotations. Red buckram, spine and front cover lettered in yellow. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings, including 24 color plates, some with multiple images, and an Appendix with the Exhibition Catalogue of the Dubin/Wolf Center at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple. This is a festschrift in honor of the Biblical scholar Bruce... Read More
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Inventing Bourgeois Judaism: Jewish Culture, Gender, and Religion in Germany, 1800-1870. [INSCRIBED, SIGNED]
by Baader, Maria
Ann Arbor, Michigan: UMI, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Large octavo. X, 476pp. Full library buckram with white lettering on spine. Fly leaf inscribed, signed and dated by the author. Fascinating study which examines the transformation of Jewish culture from pre-modern, rabbinic, and halakhic Judaism, defined by practices of male learning and ritual observance in which women occupied an inferior and marginal position, to Judaism as a culture of bourgeois religiosity in which religious sentiment and bourgeois aesthetics,... Read More
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Chagall: A Retrospective
by Baal-Teshuva, Jacob;
New York: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc, 1985. Hardcover. vg. Sm. folio. 374pp. Gold-stamped blue cloth in original color illustrated dust jacket. B/w frontispiece of the last photograph of Chagall, taken in 1985. "This comprehensive and incisive exploration of one of the greatest and most beloved artists of this century brings together the writings and art critics, the reminiscences of family, friends, and colleagues, and Chagall's own words to create a striking portrait of an artist who delighted... Read More
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Addresses on Homely and Religious Subjects. 2-vol. set (Complete)
by Baar, Dr. Hermann
New York: Steam Press of the H. O. A. Industrial School, 1885. First edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. XII, 294, XII, 376pp. Original gold and black-stamped burgundy cloth. Top edges gilt. Tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece depicting the Hebrew Orphan Asylum. Decorative head-, tailpieces and initials. This work is a collection of sermons delivered before the children of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, a Jewish orphanage in New York City founded in 1860 by the Hebrew Benevolent Society. The orphanage closed in... Read More
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Addresses on Homely and Religious Subjects: Delivered Before the Children of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum (Complete 2 Volume Set)
by Baar, Hermann
New York: Steam Printing Office of the H.O.A. Industrial School, 1885. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Ex-library. 2 volumes. 8vo. xii, 294 pp. xii, 376pp. 1st volume: original purple cloth with gold and black stamped decoration on cover and spine. Blind border stamp on rear cover. Gold lettering on cover and spine. All edges gilt. Colored endpapers. 2nd volume: gold-stamped brown cloth and spine. Gold lettering on cover and edge. All edges gilt. Blind border stamp on rear cover.... Read More
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Studies in Hebrew Language and Jewish Culture [Amsterdam Studies in Jewish Thought, Volume 12]
by Baasten, Martin F. J.; Reinier Munk
Dordrecht: Springer, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. X, 320, [2]pp. Original printed glossy paper covered boards. Publisher's logo on title page. The articles presented here include studies in Rabbinics, Classical Hebrew linguistics, early Hebrew-Greek glossary, Hebrew manuscripts, Medieval and Modern Hebrew literature, Medieval and Early-Modern interpretation of Scripture, Medieval and Early-Modern Jewish philosophy, Hebrew book print in the 18th century, and Jewish Enlightenment. The articles cover a substantial part of the fields included in Hebrew and Jewish... Read More
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Drei Welten: Gesammelte Erzahlungen
by Babel, I.
Berlin: Malik-Verlag, 1931. 1. - 4. Tausend. Hardcover. g. Sm 8vo. 330,[2],pp. Tan cloth. Some discoloration and staining to boards. Minor chipping to head of spine. Ribbon marker. Faded stamp on free front endpaper. Slight age yellowing to outer edges of pages. Fascinating collection of works by Isaak Emmanuilowitsch Babel (1894-1940). Babel was executed by the Stalin regime for supposedly spying for the West which of course was a lie. Translated from Russian into German by Dmitrij Umanskij.... Read More
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Блуждающие Звезды: Кино-Сценарий Bluzhdaiushchie Zvezdy: Kinostsenarii (Wandering Stars: Film Script)
by Babel, Isaac (И. Бабель, screenplay); Sholem Aleichem (original novel); Alexander Bykhovskii (Александр Быховский, design & illus.)
Moscow (Москва): Kinopechat (Кинопечать), 1926. First edition. Softcover. Good to very good condition. Octavo. 80pp. Dark blue and white wrappers with constructivist typography on the front cover, housed in modern blue heavy paper portfolio with printed typographic design of original cover pasted to cover flap. Publisher's device on title page. This scarce published screenplay for the film adaptation of Sholem Aleichem's novel "Wandering Stars", by the acclaimed Russian-Jewish novelist, playwright and journalist Isaac Babel (1894-1940). The film was... Read More
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Pavlov: A Biography
by Babkin, B. P.
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1949. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xiii, 366 pp. Teal cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. Some discoloration to spine. Frontis. A tight copy in very good condition.
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![D'ri and I: A Tale of Daring Deeds in the Second War with the British. Being the Memoirs of Colonel Ramon Bell, U.S.A. [INSCRIBED]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/019/413/274413019.0.l.jpg)
D'ri and I: A Tale of Daring Deeds in the Second War with the British. Being the Memoirs of Colonel Ramon Bell, U.S.A. [INSCRIBED]
by Bacheller, Irving
Boston: Lothrop, 1901. Deluxe edition. Hardcover. vg. Inscribed by the author to title page: "Dear George Zabriskie. Here is to Dri and u. Irving Bacheller." [George Zabriskie Clay was an Episcopal clergyman in New York, who has been associated with the work of Church reform and reunion in Europe undertaken by the Protestant Episcopal Church]. 8vo. 362pp. Maroon cloth with paste-on painting to cover and gilt lettering to cover and spine. Seated in original slipcase. Top edge... Read More
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The Story of a Passion
by Bacheller, Irving; Elbert Hubbard (Editor)
East Aurora, NY: The Roycroft Shop, 1901. First edition. g. Octavo. 14, [4]pp. Original suede binding with gold lettering on front cover. Silk lining on inside of covers. Beautiful copy with hand-illuminated title page and headpieces. The book is signed by the illuminator under the colophon device: Illumined by Ella Stackman with a hand-drawn Roycroft logo. Body copy set in Caslon. Printed in two colors on Roycroft handmade paper with the top edge gilt. A beautiful example of... Read More
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