1953. Black-and-white 6.75 x 5-inch head-and-shoulders image depicting the scholar during the early 1950s. Signed in the upper right corner: "Sincerely, Samuel Belkin." Fine condition. Russian-born American Rabbi and educator best known as the second President of Yeshiva University. A distinguished Torah scholar, he is credited with leading Yeshiva University through a period of substantial expansion. More
1924. Framed typed and signed letter from Benjamin Cardozo to Dr. Henry Hurwitz regarding a post with the Intercollegiate Menorah Association. Letter on official State of New York, Court of Appeals letterhead, from Benjamin N. Cardozo Associate Judge. Framed next to a portrait photograph of Cardozo. Benjamin Nathan Cardozo was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the New York Court of Appeals from 1914 to 1932 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 287 pages, 8vo, red board with a green cloth spine, dust wrapper (worn and stained; closed tears). New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1979). First edition. A near fine copy in a good dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "For Vicky - Fondly - Vera 1980." Included are two original press releases about the book and author on "New Book" and "McGraw-Hill" letterhead. More
New York: Abbeville, 1979. A photographic portrait of Martin Gray; photos and text by Duncan. Slim 8vo, 96 pages, green cloth (gently faded at the bottom) with silver lettering, dust wrapper. New York; Abbeville Press, 1979. First edition. A very good(+) copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "For Grace and Herb - just images of a good man - David. 18 Nov 1980 New York." More
Jerusalem: 1937. 1 page on "Palestine Review" letterhead, 10.25 x 8 inches, Jerusalem, May 3, 1937. Written to fellow Zionist Heinrich Margulies, Director of the Anglo-Palestine Bank, Tel Aviv, in part: "I am glad you are giving us your co-operation, for I am anxious to make our paper not only an interesting but also an authoritative journal. In regard to the subject we discussed in our editorial 'East of Suez', we did not lay down permanent principles but rather referred..... More
New York: 1935. 5 single-sided, folded vellum sheets with lovely hand-colored illuminations and typography, followed by the signatures. Thin 8vo. New York, 1935. First Edition. A finely preserved piece of unique ephemera with striking calligraphy. "Einhorn is the inventor of many new instruments and pieces of aparatus which have become well known throughout the medical world, such as the fermentation saccharometer, the stomach-bucket, the gastro-diaphane, the deglutitive stomach electrode, the stomach spray apparatus, the gastrograph, etc." -Herman Rosenthal... More
Berlin: 1901. Exceedingly rare one-page letter, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, Berlin, July 26, 1901. In this letter, Eisner declines an invitation. Translated in part: "Most honored Sir, Thanking you for your most friendly invitation, which I would gladly have gotten away for...but I am afraid that I have much work to complete." One horizontal fold and a diagonal crease on the lower portion; still very good condition. Jewish-Bavarian radical politician who organized the Socialist Revolution that overthrew the Wittelsbach Monarchy..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1974. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 366 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper (price-clipped). New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., (1974). First edition. Very good(-) condition. Inscribed to radio host Casper Citron on the front free endpaper: "For Casper Citron, Fondly, Lehman Engel." More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. 311 pages, 8vo, black cloth-backed blue boards, dust wrapper. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author in black marker on the front free endpaper: "For Ray + Joe. With affection, Howard." More
New York: 1935. Yearbook for the James Madison High School Senior Class, Volume XIX, boldly signed in fountain pen on page 26 next to his image and short bio. He is described as "City champion football and track star. However, knowing he was graduating and knowing he was training for the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the school dedicated three-quarters of page 114 to heralding his accomplishments, in small part: "...Marty is the greatest runner ever to put shoes on...He holds the..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. 358 pages (occasional pen notations in margins), illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 8vo, gray cloth, d.w. (some tears, sun faded on spine). New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1969). Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Joachim Prinz a lifelong friend, a close coworker in many fields in deep affection and esteem New York Oct 28, 69 Nahum Goldmann." More
New York: Bittner/Beechhurst Press, 1956. Introduction by A.L. Chanin. Analytical essay by Samuel Atkin. Frontispiece and 116 full-page black-and-white illustrations. 26 pages of text, slim 4to, black cloth. New York: Bittner/Beechhurst Press, (1956). Very good. Presentation copy signed and dated by Chaim Gross, along with a beautiful, original, full-page sketch on the front free endpaper. More
New York: Forum Gallery, 1972. Watercolors by Chaim Gross, foreword and text by Rabbi Avraham Soltes. Profusely illustrated in color, 39 pages (illustrated flyleaf detached), oblong 4to, printed wrappers with a full-color paper seal. New York: Forum Gallery, (1972). Very good(-) Inscribed on the title page with a rough sketch of a human figure: "To my friend...Chaim Gross." More
1855. 1 page, in French, 5.25 x 4 inches, address on verso, no place, no date, circa 1855. Includes a translation, in part: "...I owed it to my students to come this afternoon but forgot to come, clearly my fault. Please tell them so..." Two-inch closed tear on the address page; horizontal folds. Very good(-) condition. French composer, student of Cherubini, and teacher of Bizet. More
New York: Random House, 1978. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. xii + 269 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; boards slightly splayed, dust wrapper lightly rubbed and edgeworn. New York: Random House, (1978). First American Edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. A short but warm inscription signed by Kollek on the front free endpaper. More
1972. First Day cover commemorating the Three Pilgrimage Festivals - The three pilgrimage festivals in Judaism, known as the Shalosh Regalim, are Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. These holidays were historically occasions when ancient Israelites traveled to the Temple in Jerusalem to offer sacrifices and celebrate God's deliverance and provisions. Signed by Israeli politician and long standing mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek. Theodor "Teddy" Kollek was an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993 and..... More
New York: Dalton House, Inc., 1949. Illustrated in black and white. 247 pages, 4to, blue cloth with gilt stamping (spine cracked and faded; flyleaf torn). New York: Dalton House, Inc, 1949. A good copy. Inscribed on the title page with a handsome sketch of a sculpture: "To my very dear friends Nat and Elsie with love, Chaim Gross." Gross's pen apparently ran out as he was signing his name, so he started over with a new pen. Lombardo's signature appears..... More
Vienna: 1903. Exceedingly rare signed cabinet photograph by Lowy, 4.25" x 6.25", depicting Mueller with full beard and glasses, attired in a military frock coat adorned with gold buttons, with the addition of a large filigree chain with honorarium medals, boldly signed beneath his image: "D.H. Mueller - Dec 1903". Austrian-Jewish Hebrew scholar, archaeologist and orientalist who, upon the discovery of the Code of Hammurabi, was the first to write of its relationship to the laws of the Pentateuch; translating..... More
New York: Julian Messner, Inc., 1962. 175 pages, 12mo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. chipped with small tears. New York: Julian Messner, Inc., (1962). Inscribed to Fanny Holtzman (literary lawyer) by the author on the front end-paper "To ... For a most rewarding friendship thru many years! Have a laugh with us & a Happy 1963- Molly Picon & Yonkel Kalich. Signed by Molly Picon for herself and her husband Yonkel Kalich. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1962. 218 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, price-clipped and dust-soiled wrapper with lightly damp-spattered spine and top edges. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, (1962). A very good(-) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Maurice Perlzweig - in friendship, Joachim Prinz." More
Color photograph signed in both Hebrew and English. Framed. Please inquire for additional information. More
1945. Inscribed sepia-tone photograph mottled, mounted on cream-colored cardboard. The photo measures 9 x 6.5 inches; the mounting outer dimensions are 15.5 x 12.5 inches. No place, no date, circa 1945. Large chip on the lower right corner of the cardboard, but the photo itself is in very good condition. Inscribed and signed: "For Florence Shientag with cordial regards and best wishes from Samuel Rosenman (Ex-Judge)." More
London: W. H. Allen, 1971. 120 pages, slim 8vo, blue cloth, dust wrapper (gently sun-darkened). London: W. H. Allen, 1971. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Inscribed and signed in full on the front free endpaper: "For Joe and Ann Slater Cordially, Leo Rosten Sept. 10, 1974." More
New York: Knopf, 1952. 325 pages, 8vo, blind-stamped blue cloth with a decorative silver-stamped spine (slight fraying at the top of the spine), dust wrapper (heavily worn and chipped; price-clipped). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. A very good copy in a good dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Julius Edelstein, warmly, Maurice Samuel." More
Roosevelt, NJ: 1952. 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, Roosevelt, New Jersey, May 17, 1952, accompanied by the original stamped and postmarked and signed envelope. Written by the Social Realism artist to a friend requesting a rain-check for dinner: "Dear Mrs. Tishman, My wife and I would have loved to have dinner with you - thank you so much for asking us...Sincerely, Ben Shahn." Natural folds; near fine condition. More
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