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
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
1956. Exceptional signed bookplate "MARK CHAGALL", in ball point pen, 6 1/2" X 6", with his name "Chagall" embossed at the top left-hand margin and with a tipped-in reproduction of his iconic Rams-Head painting, printed by the legendary Skira color studios, c. 1956. The artist has signed below his artwork with an incredible over-sized signature. Item is set into a diamond-cut white mat and attractively placed into a gold wood frame, to 12" X 12". Fine. Marc Chagall (1887-1985). Russian-French..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987. 270 pages, tall 8vo, gray boards with a red cloth spine, dust wrapper (chipped at top front corner; flyleaf and colophon/half-title page reattached to binding). New York: 1987. First edition. Very good(-) condition. Dan was General Ariel Sharon's press attache at the time of the General's historic libel suit against Time magazine. Inscribed and signed in full on the title page: "To Dear Mr. Cohen, a proud and devoted Jew who knows so well..... 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
New York: Summit Books, 1984. Many illustrations. Short square 4to, cloth-backed boards, wrapper lightly sunned and scuffed at spine. N.Y.: Summit Books, (1984). A near fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper. Signed by the author on half-title page. 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
New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1995. 210 pages, slim tall 8vo, two tone black and burgundy cloth, dust wrapper. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1995. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy, signed in full by the the author in black marker on the half title page. More
New York: Crown, 1958. 303 pages, 8vo, red cloth (one closed tear to head of spine), dust wrapper (wrapper worn and chipped, old tape repair at verso of head of spine). New York: Crown, 1958. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed in full by the author on the front free endpaper. 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: Simon & Schuster, 1976. 316 pages, 8vo, emerald-green buckram, dust wrapper (chipped and worn). New York: Simon & Schuster, (1976). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Bel Kaufman with best wishes Francine Gray 11/22/76." 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
Jamaica, NY: 1973. Introduction and text by Rabbi Israel Mowshowitz. Color frontispiece and 11 color photo illustrations. Unpaginated slim 4to, blue cloth (light staining on the front cover; slightly soiled around the edges). Jamaica, NY: International Synagogue, (1973). First Edition. Very good(-). Inscribed and signed in full on the front free endpaper, with a full-page ink sketch of a woman. 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: Simon & Schuster, 1947. 275 pages, tan cloth (dust soiling). New York; Simon & Schuster, 1947. Third Impression. Good. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "For Jean Sitwell - I wish we had met a lot sooner. Affectionately / Laura Z. Hobson / 1968." A novel exposing corporate anti-semitism, made into a movie starring Gregory Peck. More
Excellent signed "real-life" photograph postcard as Lord Chief Justice, 3" x 5", black and white, a waist-up image of Lord Reading attired in full dress judicial robes and wig, c. 1920, boldly signed: "Reading" in blue fountain pen. Viceroy of India and the first Jew to be Lord Chief Justice of England, and the first and as yet only British Jew to be raised to a Marquisate. During his controversial career he led the official inquiry into the sinking of..... More
Bethesda, Maryland: 1985. 1 page, 9.75 x 7.25 inches, personal letterhead, Bethesda, Maryland, October 11, 1985, declining to send a signed photograph, in part: "Thank you for the nice letter of recent date and its request for an autographed photo wearing my Congressional Medal of Honor...My original medal of honor has been donated, by me, to the Navy Museum...where it is on display with other artifax [sic]. It has been a long time, in years, since I was photographed, with..... More
San Francisco: Pinkerton National Detective Agency, 1904. 10.5 x 8.75 inches, issued by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, San Francisco, California, announcing a $250 Reward for the arrest of Abe G. Schwartz, charged with the crime of Embezzlement, described as a 27-year-old bookkeeper, with "Pronounced Jewish features." He's a "quick nervous walker" who "usually smokes cigars." Also, he is an "inveterate gambler" who "will probably frequent pool rooms, race tracks and poker games." Further details note that Mr. Schwartz has..... More
Amsterdam: 1923. Exceptional lot of two A.L.S.'s from Palestine, March and May 1923, written by Joseph B. Hurewitz to his friend from Hartford, George Sschivolsky, who attended Yale law school at the time. (1) 8vo. 3 pages, personal letterhead, Jerusalem, March 18, 1923, Joseph writes that hte past three months have changed him entirely because he has just been ordained a Rabbi: "I have completed my work here at the Yeshiva... from Chief Rabbi Kirk, however, I do not intend..... More
Thanks for the note. I'm actually in NY for a few days and was hoping to get there but have to head back tomorrow. I've been stopping by the Argosy for over 60 years starting when my mother would take me there after shopping at Bloomingdale's and lunch at a long gone restaurant on the east side of Lexington between 58th and 59th that was torn down to make way for Alexander's department store; that is gone too, of course.
My books arrived today and they are beautiful copies. Your packaging was also most excellent. You have a very happy customer up here in the north. Thank you.