Anonymous

The Song of Songs

London, John C. Nimmo, 1886. Cloth. A scarce limited edition of the Tanakh's 'Song of Song', illustrated with beautiful plates after Alexandre Bida by Edmond Hedouin and Emile Boilvin. A scarce limited edition work. A limited edition, limited to two-hundred and fifty copies, of which this is numbered fifty-eight. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-four plates. Collated, complete. Back strip defective as usual with this work. 'The Song of Songs' is the last section in the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The work is unique within the Hebrew Bible, as it does not show interest in Law, Covenant, or the God of Israel. Nor does it try to teach or explore wisdom. The songs celebrate sexual love, with two lovers being in harmony. In Jewish tradition the work is read as an allegory of the relationship between God and Israel, and in Christianity it is an allegory of God and his bride, the Church. Illustrated after designs by Alexandre Bida, a French painter of the Romantic period. Bida is known for his paintings of the Bible, his paintings being highly regarded, bringing a truth and genius to his depiction of Christ that showed him as strong, dignified, and refined. Illustrated by Edmond Hedouin, a French painter and engraver, known for his detailed reproductions of paintings by famous painters. Also illustrated by Emile Boilvin, a French nineteenth century painter. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper, 'To my Song of Songs, upon her birthday, 5656, 'Many waters cannot quench love neither can the floods drown it', p44&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, lacking the backstrip. Some rubbing to the boards, heavier to the extremities. Light cracks to the joints. Minor marks to the boards, with a couple of heavier marks to the rear board. Front hinge is starting but firm. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd mark, tidemark to the bottom of the last few pages. Plate facing page 14 is lifting to the tail but remains firm. Good Only . Ill.: Edmond Hedouin; Emile Boilvin; Alexandre Bida. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 700P22

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: song of songs songs bible edmond bedouin songs bida god Edmond Hedouin; Emile Boilvin; Alexandre Bida

R.B. [Nathaniel Crouch as Richard Burton]

Two Journeys to Jerusalem

London, Printed and Sold by All the Booksellers, 1759. Cloth. A scarce augmented version of Crouch's 'A Journey to Jerusalem&apos. A compilation of works, including 'A Strange and True Account' by H Timberlake, The Travels of Fourteen Englishmen' by Nathaniel Crouch, 'Relation of the great council' by Samuel Brett and 'The Counterfeit Messiah' from John Evelyn's 'History of three late famous imposters&apos. Collated: Complete, with one plate and pages 152-160 misnumbered. A fascinating volume, containing a great amount information regarding the history of Judaism and their existence in America, Africa, Palestine and more. Uncommon in any edition or condition. Nathaniel Crouch was an English printer and bookseller who wrote under the pseudonym Richard Burton, or R.B. He was considered a poor historian, borrowing heavily from other works and publishing them as his own works under his imprint. He was widely denounced by historians of the following centuries, including Samuel Butler and Alexander Pope, although he is now regarded as a figure of interest in the development of historiography. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, very smart with just some light rubbing to the spine and boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned with with moderate spotting and wear to the top and fore edge. Title page and plate laid down. Title page foxed, with heavy repairs. Pages close trimmed to the top edge, not affecting main body of the text. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: GEN17-D-24

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Judaism Nathaniel Crouch Richard Burton Pilgrimage Nathaniel Crouch None

Nathaniel Crouch; Gessner

Memorable Remarks Upon the Ancient and Modern State of the Jewish Nation [with] the Death of Abel [with] the French Convert

Bolton, B Jackson, 1786. First edition. Cloth. Three uncommon religious works bound together. All were published by B Jackson in 1786. The first work to this volume is 'Memorable Remarks Upon the Ancient and Modern State of the Jewish Nation&apos. This is written by Nathaniel Crouch. Crouch was a printer and bookseller, who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym of Richard Burton. He was one of the authors that covered the 1655 Whitehall Conference to consider the resettlement of Jews in England. This work has been formed from his reports during two journeys to the Holy Land in the Ottoman Era. ESTC reference no T71863. 'Memorable Remarks' is a first edition. The second work is 'The Death of Abel' and is misbound in two parts. The first is pages 27-130 bound after 'Memorable Remarks' and the second is pages 1-26 bound after 'The French Convert&apos. Written by Gessner, and translated into English. This is the 27th edition and has been translated by Mary Collyer.  ESTC reference no T142579. With one plate to 'The Death of Abel&apos. The third work is 'The French Convert', and is the twelfth edition. It regards 'the errors and superstitions of popery, to the reformed religion' and depicts the conversion from Catholicism by a Noble French lady, by means of a protestant gardener her servant&apos. ESTC reference no. T121004 Rebound, in a full cloth binding. Externally, in an excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges. Prior owner's inscription to the title page, Robt Cartwright. Minor offsetting to pages. The occasional scattered spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 712L9

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Jews Travel Religion Abel Travel None

Christian D. Ginsburg

The Massorah, Compiled from Manuscripts Alphabetically and Lexically Arranged; the Massorah, Translated Into English with a Critical and Exegetical Commentary

London, Privately Printed, 1880-1905. First edition. Cloth. A large first edition, limited, set of The Massorah by Christian David Ginsburg, signed by the author. The first edition. Complete in four volumes. Privately printed for subscribers only, this being number 136. Presented to the Reverend Arthur Buxton and signed by the author. In the original quarter morocco binding. An impressive four volume set of The Massorah by Christian D. Ginsberg. The Massorah is the collection of information and comment on the text of the Hebrew Bible by the Masoretes, who were groups of Jewish scribe-scholars from the 5th-10th centuries based primarily in Tiberias and Jerusalem. This set comprises of: Volumes I - III, 'The Massorah, Compiled from Manuscripts and Alphabetically and Lexically Arranged&apos. Complete in three volumes from 1880 - 1885. In both Hebrew and English. Signed by the author to the limitations page. Volume IV, 'The Massorah, Translated into English with a Critical and Exegetical Commentary', 1897-1905. Signed by the author to the rear of the title page. Complete in one volume. limited signed first edition In the original quarter morocco binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed with shelf wear to the edges and chipping and fraying to the spines. Marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age-toned but generally bright and clean. Some scattered spots towards the front and rear of the books. A few handling marks throughout and the occasional small tear. Author's ink inscription to the limitation pages in volumes I-III and to the rear of the title page in Volume IV. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 837G27

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Hebrew bible masorah judaism christianity masorah bible talmud None

Ridley H. Herschell

The Jews: A Brief Sketch

London, Walton and Maberly, 1854. Cloth. A very scarce work from Herschell on Jewish culture in the present and the future. Scarce work. Fifth edition. A sketch of Jewish culture in its present state and on future expectations, with chapters on: comparative morality of Jews and gentiles, Philo-Judean society, religious feeling, Jewish commentators, and errors of Christians. Written by Ridley Haim Herschell, a Polish-born British minister who converted from Judaism to evangelical Christianity and was a founding member of the British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Among the Jews. In the original purple cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 848T4

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Jews Sketch Herschell Sketch None

Dr. L. Herzfeld

Das Gebetbuch Der Judischen Gemeinde Zu Braunschweig

Braunschweig, Drud , 1874. Cloth. A scarce Jewish prayer book from the community in Brunswick, in the original German language. German language. Scarce work. A Jewish prayer book for the community in Brunswick, central Germany. With prayers for Friday evening, Saturday morning, Grace, Day of Atonement, and many others. Written by Dr. L. Herzfeld. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 862T31

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Gebetbuch Judischen Gemeinde Braunschweig Judischen None

Fisher Howe

1853 Oriental and Sacred Scenes, from Notes of Travel in Greece, Turkey, and Palestine

New York, Dodd, Mead & Company, 1853. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this Biblical scholar's account of his travels in 'the further Orient&apos. The scarce 1853 first edition of this work, with illustrated frontispiece.A keen observer and diligent Biblical scholar, Fisher Howe here writes the story of his experiences in Greece, Turkey, the Holy Land and other areas in the Middle East in the mid nineteenth century. The author visits the Acropolis, Tyre, Bethlehem, Jacob's Well, Jericho, the Dead Sea, and numerous other Biblically relevant locations, and describes them all in the voice of a Victorian-era gentleman. To the rear pastedown is the bookseller's label of 'D. R. Niven, Albany, NY&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to head and tail of spine. Bookseller's label to rear pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Scattered light foxing throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 778F14

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Jesus Near East Bible Theology Near East Not Stated

Thomas H Huxley

Collected Essays of Thomas H Huxley

London, Macmillan and Co. 1904-1911. Cloth. A complete collection of essays by Thomas H Huxley. Ten volumes of Huxley's essays. This collection of works include: 'Method and Results', 'Darwiniana', 'Science and Education', 'Science and Hebrew', and 'Discourse Biological and Geological&apos. Written by Thomas Henry Huxley, an English biologist and anthropologist specialising in comparative anatomy. He became known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Bookplate to the front paste down of each volume, showing that this collection once belonged to Sir William Eden, 7th and 5th Baronet (1849-1915). Sir William was a British politician, former colonel and local magistrate, described as eccentric and often foul-tempered. He was also a talented watercolourist, who exhibited regularly in London and Paris, and a collector of Impressionist art. Most copies have publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and the odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Light age toning to the first and last few pages of each volume. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 840T82

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Huxley Collected Essays Collected None

A. C. Inchbold

Under the Syrian Sun: The Lebanon, Baalbek, Galilee, and Judaea

Londonvii [1], 1-, Hutchinson & Co, 1906. First edition. Cloth. A first edition account of a journey through Syria, illustrated with vibrant colour plates. A first edition, with colour plate frontispiece to each volume, and numerous further colour and black and white plates.The colourful plates of these volumes are the work of Stanley Inchbold, a relation of the author, known for his town and landscape paintings.The author of this work, A. C. Inchbold, was more frequently a novelist than travelogue writer, publishing eight novels between 1899 and 1920. Here, she applies her elegant prose to a descriptive, and at times poetic, first person account of his travels in Syria and nearby regions.With a publisher's advertisement to the rear of volume I.To rear pastedown of both volumes is the label for 'The Times Bookclub&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumped to extremities and spine heads and tails. Light marks to boards. Front hinges of both volumes tender but firm. Rear hinge of volume II reinforced with tape. Rear hinge of volume I tender but firm. Book club label to rear pastedown of both volumes. Internally, firmly bound. Scattered foxing throughout, as is common to this work. Very Good . Ill.: Stanley Inchbold. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 778F32

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Lebanon Galilee Judaea Judaism Galilee Stanley Inchbold

Flavius Josephus; Arnauld d'Andilly

Histoire Des Juifs Ecrite Par Flavius Josephus

Amsterdam, George Gallet, 1700. Leather. A splendidly illustrated French translation of the writings of Flavius Josephus, translated by Arnauld d'Andilly. Translated into French by Robert Arnauld d'Andilly (1589-1674), a Councillor of State and important writer and translator.Flavius Josephus (37-c100) was a Romano-Jewish historian. He fought against the Romans during the First Jewish-Roman War as head of Jewish forces before surrendering and eventually fully defecting to the Romans. He is most noted for his important works of Jewish history, 'Antiquities of the Jews' and 'The Jewish War&apos. These writings are a primary source alongside the Bible for ancient Palestine, describing other important figures from the Bible such as Herod the Great, Pontius Pilate, and possibly Jesus of Nazareth himself.Containing twenty books.Illustrated throughout with beautiful engravings, as well as two folding maps.A new edition. In a full calf binding. Externally rather worn; a large amount of loss to the head of the spine. Boards are rubbed and extremities are bumped. Internally, generally firmly bound, bar the front hinge, which has failed. Pages have the odd instance of spotting. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Boeknummer: 779R27

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Flavius Josephus Josephus Jewish History Arnauld d'Andilly Josephus Not Stated

Opinions Des Anciens Sur Les Juifs, Reflexions Impartiales Sur L'Evangile & Discours Historique Sur L'Apocalipse

Opinions Des Anciens Sur Les Juifs, Reflexions Impartiales Sur L&Apos;Evangile & Discours Historique Sur L&Apos;Apocalipse

London, unknown, 1769. Leather. A scarce collection of Jean-Baptise de Mirabaud and Firmin Abauzit works on religion. A scarce collection of Jean-Baptise de Mirabaud and Firmin Abauzit works on religion. Includes a history of the opinions of Jews, a candid reflection on the Gospel and a historical discourse on the apocalypse by Mr. Abauzit. It is three volumes in one. Mirabaud was a French writer and translator, known for his translation of Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso. Firmin Abauzit is an intellectual giant known for editing the works of Isaac Newton. Most of his own work has been removed from history due to his religious beliefs shown in this work as he doubts the canonical authority of the Apocalypse. In French. In a calf binding. Externally, sound with marks to board and rubbing to corners. Loss to head and tail of spine. Front board disbound. Rear joint starting but firm. Internally, binding has split at final page of second volume, page 238, binding tender for pages before this. Light foxing and scattered spotting to pages throughout. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Boeknummer: FGN21-C-7

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: French religion philosophy religion Not Stated

John Kelman

The Holy Land

London, Adam & Charles Black, 1904. Cloth. A beautifully illustrated travel guide to the Holy Land of Jerusalem, complete with colour plates and topographical descriptions. An illustrated travel guide to Jerusalem from 1904, focusing upon the topography and religious history of the city, as well as its surrounding areas. Illustrations by English landscape artist John Fulleylove, including a colour frontispiece and ninety two colour plates.Six pages of original adverts to rear of book. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Cloth is bright with gilt illustration on front board and spine. Some slight fading to the spine, with some bumping to head and tail, and to the extremities. Some marks to front and rear boards, including a faint ring mark to the front board. Some spotting on fore edge. Front hinge is starting, but remains firm. Spotting to front and rear paste downs, with age toning on recto front endpaper. Blind stamp on rear endpaper. Internally, binding is a little strained in places. Pages are generally bright and clean, with a few scattered spots throughout the text. Colour plates are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: John Fulleylove. Good .

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Boeknummer: 802D14

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: The Holy Land John Fulleylove John Kelman Jerusalem John Fulleylove Religion Travel John Fulleylove

Rev Richard Kidder

A Demonstration of the Messias Part III

London, J.H.; W.Rogers; M Wotton, 1700. Leather. The Rev Richard Kidder's text against the Jewish religion. Part three here in the first edition of 1700. This lengthy work was published in three parts seperately with the first part in 1684. All three parts are very scarce. This work argues against the Jewish religion and promotes antisemitism values. Though controversial into its subject matter, the work acts as an interesting work of social history. This particular work is believed to have influenced the work of librettist Charles Jennens. Collated: Complete as stand alone Part III Rebacked in calf. Externally very smart with very slight rubbing to extremities. Age toning to front and rear free end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with spotting and age toning throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: LTH31-D-7

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Rebacked Leather Scarce Judaism Leather Antisemitism None

W. Lamb

The Jew and Palestine: A Land of Impending Glory

Sydney, The Worker Trustees, 1935. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce work relating Lamb's account of his travels in Palestine and his experiences of antisemitism in the 1930s. The first edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original paper wraps. Ink inscriptions to pages 12, 13 and 14. In this work, W. Lamb describes his experiences during his travels in Palestine, remarking on the antisemitism he has come across. He give an account of his journey through Jerusalem, Galilee and Samaria. He also provides his views of the Second Coming of Christ. A very scarce work which is particularly poignant, given the antisemitic feeling described in the lead up to the Holocaust and the First World War. 3 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally sound, though creased to the spine. The backstrip is lifting in a couple of places to the tail of the spine. Split to the tail of the front joint, which is otherwise holding firm. Marks to the rear of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned but generally clean, except for the odd spot to the first and last couple of pages. Ink inscriptions to pages 12, 13 and 14. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 869M3

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Palestine Judaism Antisemitism Judaism Not Stated

Charles Leslie

A Short and Easy Method with the Deists a Short and Easy Method with the Jews

London, C. J. Rivington; J. G. & F. Rivington, 1825-1832. Cloth. A very scarce copy, containing an 1832 edition of Charles Leslie's 'A Short and Easy Method With the Deists' bound with an 1825 copy of his 'A Short and Easy Method With the Jews&apos. Charles Leslie was an Irish Anglican nonjuror, infamous for the public controversy generated through his writing of various controversial pamphlets. These texts commonly took the form of vicious polemics against Quakers, Jews, Socinians, Roman Catholics, and Deists, two of which are included within this copy: 'A Short and Easy Method With the Deists' and 'A Short and Easy Method With the Jews&apos. Featuring prior owner's ink inscription to the title page: 'K. Saunders&apos. In a brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Lightly rubbed to extremities and head and tail of spine. Lightly sunned to spine and upper extremity of boards. Old ink stain to front board. Offsetting to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with light spots to fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Pages slightly age toned to edges. Ink inscription by prior owner to title page. Occasional pencil markings, not affecting the text. Occasional uncut pages to upper extremity. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 610M8

Catalogus: Judaic

Trefwoorden: Leslie Anglican Controversy Pamphlets Anglican Jewish None