The Love Letters of Honoré de Balzac (1833-1842)
by Balzac, Honoré de
London: Downey & Co, 1901. First English language edition. Hardcover. vg. 2 volumes. 8vo. xvi,351pp. 329,ixpp. Gold-lined blue calf over marbled boards with gold decoration on spine. Hand-bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Ribbon markers. Ex-libris of Lucy [Doheny] Smith Battson (* see below) on free front endpaper. Frontispieces in both volumes, protected by captioned tissue guards. Frontisportrait in Vol. I of Honoré de Bazac from a daguerreotype given by Balzac to Gavarni.... Read More
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Fallen Angels
by Bamberger, Bernard J.
New York: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. ix. 293pp. Red cloth spine with white lettering over decorated black paper cover boards in original dj. Head and tailor spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners rubbed. Minor staining, discoloration, tearing and creasing on dj. Red top page edge. Frontispiece. "This book presents the fantastic myths about the angels who were lured to sin (...). These ancient tales have had a great influence on... Read More
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Spinoza and Anti-Spinoza Literature: The Printed Literature of Spinozism, 1665-1832, Bibliographica Judaica, 15
by Bamberger, Fritz
Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. 296pp. Original blue cloth with silver lettering on spine and front cover. Bamberger's bibliography represents the catalogue of his personal library of early Spinoza literature, subsequently acquired by Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and now housed at the latter's Jerusalem Campus in the Abramov Library. Each bibliographic entry is accompanied by an annotation by Bamberger containing, variously, information on the work's author, a summary of content... Read More
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Lekach Tob (Pesikta Sutrata)
by Bamberger, Seckel
Würzburg: Anton Boegler'sche Buchdruckerei, 1887. Softcover. fair. 8vo. 56pp. Original printed wrappers. Commentary to the Scroll of Ruth by Dr. Samuel Beckenberger (1863-1934) who was a rabbi in the town of Kissingen, Germany. "Ein agadischer Kommentar zu Megillat Ruth von Rabbi Tobia ben Elieser zum ersten Male herausgegeben nach einer Handschrift der Münchener Hof- und Staatsbibliothek, mit Vergleichung der betr. Handschriften aus den Bibliotheken Oxford, Brit. Mus.- London (Cod. Harleian), Cambridge, Wien (Cod. Jellinek), Petersburg (Kais. Bibliothek), Parma... Read More
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Zweiter Rechenschafts-Bericht der Jüdisch-Gesellschaft (Sitz : Frankfurt am Main), für die Jahre 1904-1906. Mit einer wissenschaftlichen Beilage von Provinzial-Rabbiner Dr. S. Bamberger-Hanau : "Sadducäer und Pharisäer in ihren Beziehungen zu Alexander Jannai und Salome
by Bamberger-Hanau, S. (Scientific supplement by)
Frankfurt a. M.: Louis Golde, 1907. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. 26, 19, [1]pp. Quarter cloth over marbled paper covered boards. Scarce work being the proceedings of the annual report of the Jewish Literary Society for the year 1905/1906. Minor shelf wear on binding. Text in German. Binding and interior in overall very good condition.
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Sefer qore be-emet: perus `al derasot "al tiqri" se-be-Sa”s / 2, heleq seni
by Bamberger, Yizhaq Dov ha-Lewi
Mainz: Yechiel Bril, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. g-. 8vo. 52 pp. Rebound w/o original wraps in brown quarter cloth over decorative paper-covered boards with green paper label at head of spine. Contains explanations and comments on the Parashiyot Bereshit, Vayeshev, Miketz, Va'era, Yitro, Tetzave, Ki Tisa, Vayekhal, Pekudey, Shmini, Metzora, Bekhukotay, Nisa, Beha'alotekha, Masey, Ki Tavo, ve-Zot Ha-Brakhot. Furthermore the book is enriched with comments and teachings of Bet Eliyahu, Pesikta Rabbati de-Rav Kahana, Avot de-R'Natan and the... Read More
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Li-alla Nansá : suwar li-`ailat Imaratiyah 1950–1999 : Lest we forget : Emirati Family Photographs 1950–1999
by Bambling, Michele (creative director and editor); Susan Meiselas (creative advisor); David G. Hirsch
Abu Dhabi: Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, 2015. First edition. Box. vg to fine. Square Quarto (10 x 10"). 435pp. Original white wraps with black lettering on cover and white cloth label of spine, housed in black paper-covered box with black lettering in white cloth label in debossed frame. Black cloth lever. Black endpapers. Linoleum cut print frontispiece by Ayah Dhafer Mohammed Al Heera. Introduction by Michele Bambling. Exquisite publication illustrated with color photographs throughout. Some intermittent... Read More
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Afrika. Stammeskunst in Urwald und Savanne
by Bamert, Arnold
Olten und Freiburg: Walter-Verlag, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. xii, 331pp. original illustrated dustjacket over red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Decorative endpaper maps. Profusely illustrated with magnificent color photographs throughout, often identifying the geographical origin in a b/w Africa map juxtaposed to the image. Many of the high quality images are published here for the first time. Text in German. DJ lightly rubbed. Starting at half-title. Blind stamp on title page. Light yellowing in margins,... Read More
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Landschaften (Landscapes)
by Bammes, Gottfried
Stuttgart: Urania Kunst und Gestaltung, 2004. Hardcover. Near fine condition. Large Quarto. 192pp. Original color-illustrated boards with black lettering on cover and spine. Frontispiece photograph. An inspiring in-depth workbook for pictorial and artistic expression. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of studies, drawings and paintings, with instructive captions throughout. Contains register at rear.
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California Local History. A Centennial Bibliography
by Bancroft, Eleanor et al (eds.)
Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Fair-Good. Quarto. xvi, 576pp. Original orange dustjacket over burgundy cloth and gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated endpapers (Symbols for library holdings). "This bibliography represents the most important contribution of its kind since the publication in 1933 of Robert Ernest Cowan's enlarged "Bibliography of California History." It includes works not caught in Gowan's large-meshed and carelessly thrown net" (Preface, Lawrence Clark Powell, President California Library Association). DJ rubbed with... Read More
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Die Novellen des Bandello. Zum erstenmal vollständig ins Deutsche übertragen
by Bandello, Matteo
München: Georg Müller Verlag, 1920. First German edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/800. 2 of 3 volumes. xxxviii,320pp. vi,324pp. Three-quarter leather over decorated paper-covered boards with gilt decorated spine. Red title plate. Rubbing to leather and spine. Corners bumped and worn. Top edge gilt. Ribbon markers. "Matteo Bandello (1480-1562) was an Italian novelist. The stories on which Shakespeare based several of his plays were supplied by Bandello, probably through Belleforest or Paynter." Illustrated with 12 original lithographs by Paul Renner... Read More
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Themes from the Bible [INSCRIBED]
by Band, Max
Los Angeles: University of Judaism Press, 1964. First edition. Hardcover. vg. For my friends Pepi and Herbert Luft with my cordial good wishes et avec mes sentiments les milleurs Max Band Oct. 1964" on front free endpaper. Quarto. 80pp. Original red quarter cloth over red velvet covered boards with gilt-stamped lettering on cover. Decorative title page in yellow and black. Historiated ruling on contents page, Max Band drawing on verso. Beautifully arranged book with themes, artwork and illustrations... Read More
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The Lear Collection: A Study of Copper Alloy Socket Candlesticks A.D. 200 - A.D. 1700
by Bangs, Christopher
Easton, Pennsylvania: King's Hill Publications, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. New in publisher's shrink wrap. Large Quarto. 398pp. Original dark brown illustrated cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Illustrated with striking photographs throughout. Exhaustive history of candlesticks from !.D. 200 – A.D. 1700. Contains bibliography at rear.
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Sound Mutations: The Morphophonology of Chaha
by Banksira, Degif Petros
Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2000. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xxxi,332pp. Original paper-coverd boards. Minor scuffing to boards. "This monograph, which evolved from the first linguistic dissertation to be written on Chaha (an Ethiopian Semitic language), is also the first book to deal exclusively with the phonology and morphology of the language. It is an exhaustive description and analysis, by a native speaker, of the sound patterns of this often misdescribed language and deserves to be the standard reference... Read More
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The Story of Little Black Sambo [FINE IN ORIGINAL BOX]
by Bannerman, Helen
Newark, N. J.,New York: Charles E. Graham & Co, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Very good+ condition. Octavo. [30]pp. Original red half-cloth over color-illustrated red boards with black and white lettering and white double framing, housed in original cardboard box with same color illustration as cover in slightly variant tone. Color-illustrated endpapers. B/w frontispiece illustration with printed ownership reference and b/w illustrated title page. The illustrated story of a day in the life of Little Black Sambo living... Read More
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History of Political Economy in Europe
by Banqui, Jerome-Adolphe
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1880. Hardcover. fair. 8vo. xxxviii, 590 (2) pp. Translated from the fourth French edition by Emily J. Leonard. Brown cloth binding. Ex-libris, with bookplate and name written in pencil on title page and call number stamp to spine. Light browning to page edges. Corners bumped. Front board broken, but attached. Binding torn at top and bottom edge of spine, and with bumping. Ropes showing at p. 386-387. In overall fair condition. ... Read More
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Tales of Elfin Town
by Bantock, Myrrha
London & New York: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E..P. Dutton & Co, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. fair to vg. Octavo. 51pp. Beige illustrated boards, with text in blue and green on front cover. Illustrated on cover and throughtout with delightful color lithographs. The work is a collection of children's short stories, all set in the fictional Elfin town. Binding with spine missing, but book block still intact and attached to covers. Some rubbing to corners, and... Read More
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Judaea Samaria and the Golan: Archaeological Survey 1967-1968
by Bar-Adon, B.; Claire Epstein; R. Gophna; S. Gutman; Z. Kallai; M. Kochavi; Y. Porat
Jerusalem: Published for The Archaeological Survey of Israel by Carta, 1972. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. 300pp. Red cloth with gilt-lettering on covers and spine in original dust wrapper. Head and tail of spine and bottom corners slightly bumped. Minor creasing to dw. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of photographs, plans and fold-out maps. The maps are resting in a pocket in rear of book. Text in Hebrew. Very good condition.
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Israel, a Photobiography: The First Fifty Years [Inscribed and signed]
by Bar-Am, Micha; Thomas L. Friedman (Essay by)
New York: Simon & Schuster Editions, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Folio. 199, [1]pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over blue cloth with silver lettering on spine. Half-title inscribed and signed by Micha Bar-Am. From the early euphoria of Israel's independence, through hardscrabble years as Israelis worked to draw life out of the desert land, during the brutal and bitter wars that have marked the course of the last sixty-five years, and as the country has become a prominent member... Read More
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Me'arat ha-Matmon: ha-Mimza'im mi-Me'arot Nahal Mishmar (The Cave of the Treasure: The Finds from the Caves of Nahal Mishmar)
by Bar-Adon, Pesah
Jerusalem: Mosad Byalik, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 4to. 250 pp. orange cloth with black lettering on front cover and spine in original, decorative dj. Illustrated from cover to cover with reproductions of color and b/w photographs and technical sketches of archaeological artifacts. Signed on front endpaper by Harry M. Orlinsky, the famous and influential scholar of Judaic, Semitic, Biblical Studies and archaeology. Text is in Hebrew. Minor age wear to dj, but dj and book are in... Read More
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Baruch Agadati, Oman ha-Rikud ha-Ivri (Baruch Agadati, Artist of the Hebrew Dance)
by Barash, Asher; Yitzhak Katz; Menashe Rabinovitz (essays); Avraham Soskin (photography)
Tel-Aviv: Hedim, 1925. Limited First edition. Softcover. g. Baruch Agadati, oman ha-rikud ha-ivri (artist of Hebrew dance): 1/100. Folio. Original blue cloth gilt-lettered boards with Cubist-inspired front paste-down. Illustrated title page. Calligraphic Hebrew introductory text in black and red. The major work on the legendary Russian-born Israeli dancer, illustrated with a costumed Agadati in modern dance postures, a troupe of dancers with stage scenery and including Agadati's choreographic notation of the Horah. 32 tipped-in prints of elaborately overpainted... Read More
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Messianism and Eschatology / Meshihiyut ve-Eskhatologyah [Hebrew]; A collection of Essays
by Baras, Zvi (editor)
Jerusalem: Zalman Shazar Center for the Furtherance of the Study of Jewish History; Historical Society of Israel, 1983. Hardcover. vg. Octavo. 448 pp. Blue and red paper board. Additional title page in English. A collection of essays on Jewish apocalypticism from the Bible to modern times. Of particular note are the pieces on Kabbalah and Zionism. Includes essays by David Flusser, Joseph Dan, Judah Liebes and Arie Morgenstern. These essays include some of the most essential statements on... Read More
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Andre. Based on a True Story
by Baratta, Dana
Los Angeles: Turner Picture Worldwide, 1993. 2nd revised shooting draft. Softcover. vg. 4to. 95pp. Original illustrated wraps bound with metal bolts. Illustrated title-page. rare screenplay of the 1994 feature film Andre. The film is an adaptation of the book "A Seal Called Andre", which in turn was based on a true story. The film was directed by George Miller, starring Tina Majorino and Keith Carradine. Mimeographed typescript. Some creasing and scuffing on wraps, otherwise in near fine condition.... Read More
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Sefer Deyukeno shel Yakov (Portrait of Jakov)
by Bar Avraham, Yehuda Leib/ Halevi Levin
London: I. Naruditzki, 1928. First edition. hardcover. f to g. Quarto. 184pp. Original green paper covered boards, with embossed ruling and decorative title vignette on frontcover. Embossed title and vignette on spine. Contains halakhic discussions, e.g. blowing Shofar, Shabbat Tshuva, Kol Nidrey, Body and soul, Shabbat Chazon, Tisha beAv, Under the Chuppah, wedding, Brith Mila (circumcision), Bar Mitzwa, on a man who dies before his time, on the remembrance of the soul, on killing someone in war and... Read More
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Mela, Pomponius Cosmographia Siue de Situ Orbis. Edited by Hermolaus Barbarus. Undated. c. 1498
by Barbarus, Hermolaus
Northridge, CA: California State University, Northridge Libraries, 1973. Facsimile. Softcover. vg. This incunabulum is printed in facsimile as part of the dedication ceremonies for the Delmar T. Oviatt Library, October 24, 1973." 8vo. Unpaginated. Wrappers. Program of the dedication ceremony printed on wrappers. Facsimile of a historical work in Latin, printed on high quality cotton rag. Illustrated initials. Minor age wear to wrappers which are loose, as issued. Inside very clean and tight. In Latin. Very good... Read More
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