Levy, B. Barry

Planets, Potions and Parchments - Scientifica Hebraica from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Eighteenth Century

Montreal, Jewish Public Library / McGill University, 1990. . Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. A fine survey of Jewish contributions to the History of Science in ancient times, from astronomy to mathematics, geometry to medicine, science to religion, geography to cartography. Fine museum exhibit, an exhibit catalog. 36 color and 100 black-and-white illustrations. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. 139 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 349882

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: bibliography|Scientifica Hebraica|Dead Sea Scrolls|B. Barry Levy|Jewish history|Jewish culture

Lewis, Bernard

Semites and Anti-Semites: An Inquiry Into Conflict and Prejudice

New York, W.W. Norton & Co., 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Two smudges to fore-edge, else a clean, tightly bound and lovely copy, bound in two-tone, paper over boards, cloth-backed. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. Stated First Edition, a fine and probing, accessible account of the history of the Jewish culture and of the origins and contemporary manifestations of anti-Semitism. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.[11], 12-283 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 347599

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Bernard Lewis|anti-Semitism|conflict|Semites|anti-Semites|Judaica|Jewish history

Linenthal, Edward T.

Preserving Memory: The Struggle to Create America's Holocaust Museum

New York, Viking Penguin, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiv [1], 1-336 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 355396

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Judaica Judaism Jewish history Jewish culture Holocaust Museum Edward T. Linenthal

Jindrich Lion

The Old Prague Jewish Cemetery / Der Alte Jã¼Dische Friedhof in Prag / le Vieux Cimitiere Juif a Prague

Czechoslovaki, Artia, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Trilingual text, in English, French and German. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in an oatmeal, heavy cloth, with a stamped black image of a minorrah and candle-smoke. Several short chapters each buttressed by gorgeous, arresting black-and-white photographs illustrated the Jewish cemeteries of Old Prague, and dating back to the first few decades of the 15th century. Very faint toning to spine, else clean and bright of interior.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 348990

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Prague|Jewish history|Jewish culture|Jewish cemeteries|Czechoslovakia

Litvinoff, Barnet

The Burning Bush: Antisemitism and World History

London, Collins, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. From the personal library of noted bibliographer and folklorist, erotophile and literary sleuth, Gershon Legman, and with his extensive notations inside rear flap and nowhere else. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, unmarked interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, with foxing along top and fore edges, some to rear endpapers. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. [8], 9-493 pp. .Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Very Good,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 355343

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: antisemitism Barnet Litvinoff Judaism Judaica Israel The Holocaust

London, Hannah Ruth

Miniatures and Silhouettes of Early American Jews, Combining the Two Volumes Miniatures of Early American Jews and Shades of My Forefathers

Rutland, Vermont, Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. A particularly fine example, First Edition Thus, bound handsomely in red linen cloth, lettered in gilt at spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, price-clipped. Housed still in the original publisher's packing box. vi + 154 + vi + 199 pp., two volumes being published as one, and with well over 120 black-and-white portraits including members of the Marx, Gratz, Etting, Andrews, Moise, Phillips, Lyons, Myers, Moses, Abrams, Cohen, Levy, Isaacs, Belmont, Judah, Lazarus, Hays, Moss, by Edouart, Todd, Saint-Memin, Gimbrede, Hubard, Malbone, Ramage, Peale, Peticolas, Inman, Trott, Fraser, and Bridport families, among others. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 349194

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Hannah R. London|miniatures|silhouettes|Early American Jews|Jewish history|Jewish culture

Copeland, Robert M. and Nathan Susskind

The Language of Herz's Esther: A Study in Judeo-German Dialectology

University, Alabama, The University of Alabama Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Volume VI to Judaic Studies. A Wikipedia entry about Joseph Herman Hertz CH (25 September 1872 – 14 January 1946) notes that he was "a British Rabbi and biblical scholar. He held the position of Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom from 1913 until his death in 1946, in a period encompassing both world wars and the Holocaust." Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, bound in blue cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and cover, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Some scuffing to boards of fore-edges. xv + 439 pp. Complete with notes, bibliography, glossaries, etc. Yiddish, Hebrew and English languageMember, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 347580

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Robert M. Copeland|Nathan Susskind|drama|Joseph Herz|Judaica|Judaism

Schlessinger, M. and Fanny Neuda

Stunden Der Andacht. Ein Gebet- Und Erbaungs-Buch Fã¼R Israels Frauen Und Jungfrauen Zur ã¶Ffentlichen Und Hã¤Uslichen Andacht, So Wie Fã¼R Alle Verhã¤Ltnisse Des Weiblichen Lebens

New York, H. Sakolski, 1882. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. A fine-looking reprint of a German-language devotional for German women and girls. Bound handsomely in brown cloth, with gilt lettering to cover. Decorated endpapers. Gilt edges all around. Fanny Neuda (née Schmiedl) was born in 1819 and died in 1894, a German-language Jewish writer best known for this popular collection of prayers, Stunden der Andacht, published originally in 1855.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 349259

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Fanny Neuda|Dr M. Schlessinger|German language

Madden, Frederic W.

History of Jewish Coinage and of Money in the Old and New Testament

San Diego, California, Pegasus Publishing Co., 1967. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fine-looking reprint of the original true First Edition of this title, published in 1864. Two hundred sixty-four woodcuts by F.W. Fairhold and with a folding plate of alphabets, quite fine. Laid in is a folded note of corrections from the publisher regarding the inscriptions of three Ancient Hebrew coins. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, if toned, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound in blue cloth over boards, another blue cloth-backed spine, gilt lettering thereto. Bumping to spine head and foot, else clean, bright of interior and tightly bound. xi [1], 2-350 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 352428

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: coinage numismatics Frederic W. Madden F.W. Fairholt

Mann, Vivian B., Thomas F. Glick, and Jerrilyn D. Dodds

Convivencia: Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Medieval Spain

New York, George Braziller / Jewish Museum, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. A fine exemplar of a fine contribution to the glory-days of Medieval Spain during which time Jews, Christians and Muslims co-existed in faith and community and influenced the creation of poetry, architecture, literature, art and material culture. Compiled by Vivian B. Mann, Thomas F. Glick, and Jerrilynn D. Dodds, then with scholarly, accessible contributions by noted scholars such as each editor and by Benjamin R. Gampel, Raymond P. Scheindlin, Dwayne E. Carpenter, Gabrielle Sed-Rajna and Juan Zozaya. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xiii + 263 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 349164

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Vivian B. Mann|THomas F. Glick|Jerrilynn D. Dodds|Medieval Spain|religion|Jewish history|Muslim history|Christiany history

Mann, Vivian B., ed.

Gardens and Ghettos: The Art of Jewish Life in Italy

Berkeley, California, University of California Press, in cooperation with the Jewish Museum, 1989. . Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in a black cloth, with sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name that was held at the Jewish Museum, New York, from September 17, 1989 to February 1, 1990. Contributions by the editor, Vivian B. Mann, and by Tullia Levi, Primo Levi, Joan Rosenbaum, David Ruderman, Mario Toscano, Richard Brilliant, Evelyn Cohen, Dora Liscia Bemporad, Emily Braun, and Allen Mandelbaum. Augmented with a Catalogue of the Exhibition, Biographies of Painters and Sculptors, a Glossary, Selected Bibliography, Contributors to the Catalogue, and then Photo Credits.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 347508

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: The Jewish Museum|Vivian B. Mann|Jewish history|Jewish culture|Jewish ghettos|Judaism|Judaica

Marx, Alexander

Essays in Jewish Biography

Philadelphia, Jewish Publication Society, 1947. . Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Interestingly, the title page has a prior publication date (1947) than what the copyright page says (1948), but a presumptive First Edition nevertheless. A fine collection of essays by Alexander Marx (1878-1953). Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only moderate wear, mostly to tips and along edges, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Comprised of 12 biographies, of Rab Saadia Gaon, Rabbenu Gershom, Rashi, Maimonides, Moritz Steinschneider, David Hoffmann, Mayer Sulzberger, Solomon Schechter, Joseph Jacobs, Henry Malter, Max Leopold Margolis, and Israel Friedlander the Scholar. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. x [2], 3-298 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 346405

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Alexander Marx|Jewish history|Jewish biography|Jewish culture

Mellinkoff, Ruth

The Mark of Cain

Berkeley, California, University of California Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, not price-clipped. A short, informed, accessible study "meant to be read in an evening." 21 illustrations in black-and-white. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Noted art historian Ruth Mellinkoff offers three different interpretations of the Mark of Cain motif in Christian and Jewish theology and imagery. xiii [2], 2-151 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Fine,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 346338

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Ruth Mellinkoff|The Mark of Cain|biblical|Cain and Abel|Judaism

Memmi, Albert

Dominated Man: Notes Towards a Portrait

New York, Orion Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Extremely scarce in the trade, there being currently only a single additional copy available on-line. Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Stated First Edition, First Printing. The half-title says Sketches For a Portrait, whereas title page and cover say Notes For a Portrait. ix [4], 4-211 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 347593

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Albert Memmi|Jewish authors|Jewish history|Jewish culture

Meng, Michael

Shattered Spaces: Encountering Jewish Ruins in Postwar Germany and Poland

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bound handsomely in two-tone, green paper over boards, black cloth-backed, with sharp and distinct white lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. The dust jacket publisher's blurb has it that "After the Holocaust, the empty, silent spaces of bombed-out synagogues, cemeteries, and Jewish districts were all that was left in many German and Polish cities with prewar histories rich in the sights and sounds of Jewish life. What happened to this scarred landscape after the war, and how have Germans, Poles, and Jews encountered these ruins over the past sixty years? In the postwar period, city officials swept away many sites, despite protests from Jewish leaders. But in the late 1970s church groups, local residents, political dissidents, and tourists demanded the preservation of the few ruins still standing. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989, this desire to preserve and restore has grown stronger. In one of the most striking and little-studied shifts in postwar European history, the traces of a long-neglected Jewish past have gradually been recovered, thanks to the rise of heritage tourism, nostalgia for ruins, international discussions about the Holocaust, and a pervasive longing for cosmopolitanism in a globalizing world." xiv [2], 2-351 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . As New/Fine,

Structure, Verses, Agency BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 347467

Catalogue: Religion::Judaism

Keywords: Michael Meng|Jewish Holocausst|Jewish history|Germany|Poland|antisemitism