America: In Search of Hidden Melodies
by Agishi, Mitsuho (Photographs by)
[Tokyo]: Nihon Kamerasha, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. g+. Quarto. 160pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over brown cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. This posthumous photography book by renown aerial photographer, Mitsuho Agishi, contains 77 striking color photographs depicting magnificent views of Yosemite Valley, Lake Tahoe, Mt. Shasta, Monument Valley, Death Valley, San Francisco, Mt. Whitney, etc.. Moderate shelf wear and rubbing along edges of dust-jacket. Text in Japanese and English. DJ in overall good, binding and... Read More
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The Books of WAD: A bibliography of the books designed by W. A. Dwiggins (WITH SIGNED LETTER]
by Agner, Dwight
Baton Rouge, Louisiane: Press of the Nightowl, 1974. Limited edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/206. 4to. xii.87pp. Half red cloth over marbled boards, with gilt lettering to cover and spine in mylar jacket. Typed and signed letter by Dwight Agner laid in. In near fine condition.
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The Spirit of Judaism: שמע ישראל
by Aguilar, Grace; Isaac Leeser (Edited by)
Philadelphia: The American Hebrew Publishing and Printing House; The Bloch Publishing and Printing Company, 5624. Third edition. Hardcover. Fair-Good+. Octavo. 263, [1]pp. Contemporary brown cloth, with gold lettering on spine. Publisher's logo on title page. Originally published in 1842, "The Spirit of Judaism" is Grace Aguilar’s first major work. It was well received by many Jews and Christians on both sides of the Atlantic, and was used as a teaching text in some synagogues and even Protestant churches... Read More
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The Vale of Cedars and Other Stories
by Aguilar, Grace; T. H. Robinson (illust.)
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. g. 8vo. viii, 428pp. Original yellow illustrated cloth with green lettering. Top edge gilt. Decorative endpapers. Color frontispiece picture protected with a tissue-guard. Decorative title-page with printer's device. Fascinating work compiling stories of Jewish life, some relating to the religious persecution of the Jews in Spain during the Inquisition. Tales include: The Perez Family; Amete and Yafeh; The Fugitive; The Edict; The Escape; Helon; The Spirit's Entreaty;... Read More
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The Vale of Cedars and Other Stories
by Aguilar, Grace; Walter Jerrold (Introduction); T. H. Robinson (Illustrator)
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. VIII, 428pp. Uncut. Top edge gilt. Original pictorial cloth. Decorative endpapers. Color frontispiece protected with a tissue-guard. Decorative title-page with printer's device. Fascinating work compiling stories of Jewish life, some relating to the religious persecution of the Jews in Spain during the Inquisition. Tales include: The Perez Family; Amete and Yafeh; The Fugitive; The Edict; The Escape; Helon; The Spirit's Entreaty; The Spirit of the... Read More
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![Igrejas Barrocas de Minas de Aguilar / Aguilar, Baroque Churches of Minas [WITH 10 ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK PRINTS, SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/395/733/961733395.0.l.jpg)
Igrejas Barrocas de Minas de Aguilar / Aguilar, Baroque Churches of Minas [WITH 10 ORIGINAL WOODBLOCK PRINTS, SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTIST]
by Aguilar, Jose Roberto (Original woodcuts by); Neli Dutra (Text by)
Sao Paulo, Brasil: Editora Cesar, 1967. Limited First edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/250. Folio (19 1/2 x 13 3/4"). [5] loose leaves (Text), [10] loose leaves (Plates), as issued. Original plywood covers, with embossed red and black lettered leather label on front cover. Two string ties. A series of ten loose woodblock prints on India paper (4 in color, 6 in b/w) depicting ten Baroque Churches of Minas Gerais, a state in the north of Southeastern Brazil.... Read More
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Urban Civilization in Pre-Crusade Europe (2 volumes)
by Agus, Irving A.
New York: Yeshiva University Press, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 4to. xi,821pp. (Continuous pagination). Brown cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. Fascinating study of organized town-life in Northwestern Europe during the tenth and eleventh centuries based on the Responsa literature. Some staining and scuffing on cloth, gold lettering on spine slightly faded. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Tiny chipping to cloth on front board near fore-edge on Vol. I. Dated signature by previous owner... Read More
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Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg: His life and his works as Sources for the Religious, Legal, and Social History of the Jews of Germany in the Thirteenth Century
by Agus, Irving A.
New York: Ktav Publishing House, 1970. Second Edition with Appendix. Hardcover. vg. 2 volumes in one. xxxiii,392pp. vi,394-749pp. Mottled green cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine. A detailed account of Rabbi Meir's life and his works as sources for the religious, legal, and social history of the Jews of Germany in the thirteenth century. A magnificent set for anyone interested in the history of European Jewry. Text in English, with Hebrew insertions. Head and tail of... Read More
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Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg
by Agus, Irving A.
Philadelphia: The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 2 volumes. xxxiii,392pp. vi,394-749pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Head and tail of spine and corners bumped. Minor scuffing to boards. A detailed account of Rabbi Meir's life and his works as sources for the religious, legal, and social history of the Jews of Germany in the thirteenth century. Text in English and Hebrew. In overall very good condition. Dr. Irving... Read More
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The Heroic Age of Franco-German Jewry: The Jews of Germany and France of the Tenth and Eleventh Centuries, the Pioneers and Builders of Town-Life, Town-Government and Institutions
by Agus, Irving A.
New York: Yeshiva University Press, 1969. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xi,380pp. Green cloth with yellow lettering and white publishers emblem on spine. Detailed study covering two major centuries of the history of Franco-German Jewry. This work documents the beginning of the Jewish presence over the Rhine and in Southern France. Includes bibliography. Tail of spine slightly bumped. Tight copy in near fine condition. Dr. Irving Agus was a historian of medieval Jewry who taught at Yeshiva University... Read More
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The Meaning of Jewish History. 2 vol.-set (Complete)
by Agus, Jacob Bernard
London; New York; Toronto: Abelard-Schuman, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. poor to near fine. Octavo. 231, 232-509pp. Original green slipcase. Orange dust jackets with Jewish motifs. White and dark green lettering on front covers, dark green lettering on spines. Beige cloth boards with blue publisher's insignia on front covers and blue lettering on spines. Printer's device on each title page. Rabbi Agus's two-volume work on the long history of the Jewish people and Judaism is a major... Read More
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Ha-Yalda Ha-giborah: Ve-od Sipurim (The Heroic Girl, and Other Stories)
by Aharoni, A. (ed.)
Tel Aviv: Barlevy/ Barlevi, 1950. Softcover. g+ to vg-. Small folio. 13.5x9.5". 15pp. Original dark green pebbled cloth taped spine over illustrated paper boards, with red, yellow and black lettering on the front cover. The work is a lovely collection of children's short stories ("the heroic girl, and other stories"), published by the famed publisher of Hebrew children's book. The work includes 6 full-page color lithographic illustrations (+ the 2 covers), and numerous other in-text illustrations in b/w... Read More
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Հայրենիքիս համար Hayrenik'is Hamar (For My Homeland)
by Aharonian, Avetis (Ավետիս Ահարոնյան)
Պոսթըն (Boston): Հրատարակութիւն 'Հայրենիք' ("Hayrenik"), 1920. First edition. Hardcover. g- to g+. Octavo. 157pp. Illustrated grey cloth. B/w photographic frontispiece portrait of the author. A first edition of this important work by prominent Armenian political figure and revolutionary Avetis Aharonian (1866-1948). This book is comprised of Aharonian's thoughts and memories from the important and turbulent period for the Armenian people and nation, between 1917-1918. During this period the Aharonian returned to the Caucasus and served as the head... Read More
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Excavations at Ramat Rahel, Seasons 1959 and 1960 (Offprint); Excavations at Ramat Rahel, Seasons 1961 and 1962 (Estratto). 2-volume set
by Aharoni, Yohanan
Roma: Università degli Studi di Roma; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1964. First edition. Softcover. g. Folio. 60, [2]pp (text), 32 leaves (figures), 32pp (plates), 124, [2]pp (text), 38 leaves (figures), 48pp (plates). Original printed wrappers with publisher's logo on front covers. Ramat Rahel is a kibbutz located south of Jerusalem in Israel, as an enclave within Jerusalem's municipal boundaries. It was first settled in the days of the Judaic monarchy during the 8th and 7th centuries BCE.... Read More
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Investigations at Lachish: The sanctuary and the residency (Lachish V) (Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University)
by Aharoni, Yohanan
Tel Aviv: Gateway Publishers, 1975. Unknown Binding. vg. 4to. xi. 116 pages, followed by 63 plates. Mottled cloth with gold lettering to cover and spine. Red pen mark to loose front endpaper. Fascinating work on the archaeological excavation of the ancient town of Lachish. Beautifully illustrated with 32 plates of b/w photographs, 22 plates of drawings and 7 plates of fold-out plans. In English. In fine condition. Part of a series: Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, Tel... Read More
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Torat ha-Chai: Sefer Limud le-Batei Sefer. Helek Rishon: Baalei ha-Huliyot. Mahlalka Aleph: Ha–Yonkim. Mahlaka Beth: Ha–Ofot. [The Science of Living Beings/ Biology. Textbook for Schools. Part One: Vertebrates. A: Mammals. B: Poultry.]
by Aharoni, Y.; P. Auerbach (ed.)
Tel Aviv: Shoshani, 1923. vg. 8vo. 125pp. Followed by 1 (unpaginated) errata page. Zoology textbook for schools (see above). Illustrated throughout with b/w sketches. Minor age wear, browning. In Hebrew. Very good condition.
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Swedish Architecture of the Twentieth Century
by Ahlberg, Hakon
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Hardcover. g. Large 4to. xvi, 41, 152 pp. B&w photos throughout. Blue cloth. Boards are sunned and edges slightly frayed, otherwise very good. Preface by F.R. Yerbury. Modern Architecture Series. Features the work of I.G. Clason, Ragnar Ostberg, Carl Westman, Erik Lallerstedt, Erik Hahr, Ferdinand Boberg, Lars Wahlman, Torben Grut, Ernst Torulf, et al.
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In Gottes Eigenem Land (In God's Own Land)
by Ahlswede, E.
Berlin: Zentralverlag der NSDAP, Franz Eher Nachf, 1943. Later printing 801-1000th Thousand. Softcover. Very good condition. Octavo. 92 [4]pp. Original photomontage wraps with yellow lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. Subtitle: A View of the "Dollar Paradise" based on personal experience. First edition was published in 1941. Anti USA propaganda pamphlet citing the famous P. T. Barnum sentence "there is a fool born every minute," and elaborates on Sinclair Lewis' propensity to write critically about the average... Read More
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The Lady of the Lotus, Rup Mati, Queen of Māndu. A strange Tale of Faithfulness. Translated... Together with Twenty-Six Poems Attributed to Queen Rup Mati. Done into Verse by L. M. Crump
by Ahmad-ul-Umari (or) Ȧhmad al-ʻUmrī, Turkoman (text); Leslie Maurice Crump (editor and translator)
London: Oxford University Press, Humphrey Milford, 1928. Second printing of the 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good. Small quarto (9-1/4" x 7-3/4"). xi, (1), 96pp. Original black cloth, gilt lettered spine with gilt publisher's device at foot, and central gilt decoration on front cover. Illustrated with a color frontispiece and 6 plates (4, in color), plus 9 additional black & white photographic plates of Mandu palace bound in at rear. Text in English.
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Atlas Karta Le-Toldot Erets-Yisrael ve-Medinat Israel mi-yamei kedem ve-ad yameinu. [in original shrink wrap]
by Ahron, Yohanan et.al
Jerusalem: Carta, 1972. Hardcover. vg. 4to. 1/2 beige cloth over brown cloth with gold lettering. Historical atlas of Israel/Palestine from the Biblical period to present -day Israel [post independence, 1948]. In Hebrew. In fine condition.
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Original Photograph of Albert Einstein, with Assistants Peter Gabriel Bergmann and Valentine Bargmann
by Aigner, Lucien (photographer)
1940. Original photograph. Fine condition. Image measures 8 3/4 x 6 3/4". Matted, on heavy white cardstock measuring a total of 19 1/2 x 15 1/2". This photograph shows Albert Einstein with his two research assistants, physicists Peter Gabriel Bergmann (1915-2002, middle) and Valentine Bargmann (1908-1989, right), at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton, New Jersey. The photo is known to have been taken on October 2nd, 1940, by Hungarian photographer Lucien Aigner (1901-1999). The image... Read More
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Thee
by Aiken, Conrad
New York: George Braziller, 1967. (First edition). Hardcover. vg. Leonard Baskin. 8vo. Unpaginated. Teal boards with dj. Six b&w drawings by Leonard Baskin. Dj with light wear with photograph of author on back. Also light staining to inside cover boards. Otherwise, in very good condition.
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A Description of the Country from Thirty to Forty Miles Round Manchester
by Aikin, J.
London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1795. First edition Ex-Library. Hardcover. Good- to very good condition. Small Folio. (ii) xvi. (8) 624pp., 71 plates, with tissue guards, 2 folding maps. Bound in three-quarter brown-read leather over textured boards with gilt decorative ruling on covers, gilt lettering and ruling on spine with raised bands. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece engraving and engraved title page. The materials included are arranged and the work of J. Aikin, embellished with seventy-three plates, including... Read More
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L'Art et la Vie: Mané-Katz
by Aimot, J.-M.; Paul Fierens (Preface)
Paris: Marcel Seheur, 1933. Limited first edition. Softcover. g. Quarto. 118, [6]pp. Uncut and partly unopened copy. Original printed stiff soft cover with red lettering on front cover and spine. Frontispiece portrait of Mané-Katz by Picasso. Title-page in red and black lettering with printer's device. A detailed and lavishly illustrated account of the life and work of the Jewish, Ukrainian artist Emmanual Mané-Katz (1894-1962) up to 1933. Many of his paintings include Hassidic characters and people from the... Read More
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A Series of Twenty-Four Views Illustrative of The Holy Scriptures. Selected from Sir Robert Ainslie's celebrated collection of drawings in Palestine, Egypt, Syria, Corinth, Ephesus, etc. with an historical account of each view
by Ainslie, Sir Robert
London: R. Bowyer & M. Parkes, 1833. First edition. Hardcover. f to g. Folio. 4pp (Text), [24] leaves (Plates). Modern olive cloth, with gold lettering on front cover. "A Series of Twenty-Four Views Illustrative of The Holy Scriptures" contains a selection of 24 b/w plates of views featured in three volumes of drawings previously published by the author: The first of these is entitled "Views in Egypt," with drawings taken during Ainslie's Embassy to Constantinople by Luigi Mayer;... Read More
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