The Jews in Poland
New York: Basil Blackwell, 1986. 263 pages. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. New York: Basil Blackwell, (1986). Some foxing and with a torn dust wrapper. A very good(-) copy. More
JUDAICA
Q.B.L. or The Bride's Reception,; Being a Short Cabalistic Treatise on the Nature and Use of the Tree of Life
Chicago: Privately Printed, 1922. Illustrated with diagrams, including 1 folding plate, and 4 color plates, protected with tissue. 106 pages + 43 page appendix. 8vo, gilt-lettered blue cloth with lamen embossed at lower corner; beveled boards, uncut edges, top edge gilt. Chicago: Privately Printed for the Author, (1922/1925). Limited Edition - Signed by the author on the dedication page. Binding is very lightly edgeworn and evenly faded, still a very good(+) copy of this unusual book. Copyright states "C. Stansfeld..... More
Israel Zangwill.
New York: Twayne, 1971. 177pp. Amall 8vo, cloth, d.w. (lightly rubbed) N.Y.: Twayne, (1971). Twayne's English Authors Series. Very good(+) in very good d.w. More
The Herzl Paradox: Political, Social, and Economic Theories of a Realist
New York: Hadrian Press, 1962. 178 pages, 8vo, light brown cloth, dust wrapper (gently edge-worn; sun-darkened on spine). New York: Hadrian Press, (1962). Review copy. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. More
Agam: Art and Judaism
Jerusalem: Keter Publishing, 1985. Text in English and Hebrew. Frontispiece, b/w and color images throughout. 4to, black cloth, d.w. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing, (1985). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, scuffed and slightly edgeworn. Inscribed by Mandelbaum on fly. More
The Agam Haggadah
Jerusalem: Gefen, 1993. Numerous full page color illustrations by Agam. 119 pages, slim oblong 4to, pictorial glossy boards. (Jerusalem): Gefen, (1993). Fine. More
Tevye's Daughters
New York: Crown, 1949. Translated by Frances Butwin. 8vo, light blue cloth (spine sunned). New York: Crown, (1949). First Edition. More
The Achievement of Isaac Bashevis Singer
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1969. 177 pages, 8vo, red cloth with a gilt-lettered spine, dust wrapper (worn and chipped). Carbondale & Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, (1969). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Inscribed and signed "Marcia" by the editor on the front free endpaper. More
Palestine Between Two Wars.
38 pages. Slim 8vo, original green printed wrappers. Washington: Zionist Organization of America, (1944). Very good. More
Between Hammer And Sickle.
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America. 307 pages. 8vo, red & black cloth,price-clipped and edgeworn d.w. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1967. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Tapestries and Mosaics of Marc Chagall at the Knesset
New York: Tudor, 1973. Numerous Illustrations, 27 Color Plates, 2 Folding. 4to, tan cloth, a bit finger-soiled New York: Tudor, (1973). A very good copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Tapestries and Mosaics of Marc Chagall at the Knesset
New York: Tudor, 1973. Numerous Illustrations, 27 Color Plates, 2 Folding. 4to, tan cloth, d.w. New York: Tudor, (1973). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Rise of American Jewish Literature: An Anthology of Selections from the Major Novels.
988pp. Thick 8vo, purple cloth, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1970). Very good. More
Chagall: Dreams and Drama. Early Russian Works and Murals for the Jewish Theatre
Jerusalem: Israel Museum, 1993. Beautifully illustrated, including many full color plates. Slim 4to, blue cloth, d.w. Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, (1993). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Text in Hebrew and English. More
Religion in the Middle East Three Religions in Concord and Conflict.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969. 2 Volumes: Volume I, Judaism and Christianity. xii, 595 pages; Volume II, Islam. xi, 750 pages. Thick tall 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969. Near Fine. More
Lettres Cabalistiques, ou Correspondance philosophique, historique et critique entre deux cabalistes, divers esprits elementaires et le seigneur Astarot.h
The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. 6 volumes, 12mo, original 3/4 calf, leather spine labels, well rubbed. (34) 374pp;(16) 392pp; (10) 395pp;(8) 344pp; (2) 350pp; (2) 244pp. and Table des Matieres(90). This work was blacklisted in 1742. The author discusses some topics of Jewish Letters especially regarding religion, superstition and various forms of belief; there are many critical considerations on the Jesuits, Freemasonry, Kabbalah, the Templars, Alchemists, etc. The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. Very good. Caillet 1605 Bibliotheca Esoterica 985... More
Lettres Juives, ou Correspondance Philosophique, Historique & Critique, Entre un Juif Voyageur end differens Etats de l'Europe, & Les Correspondans en divers endroits
The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1764. 8 volumes. 12mo, mottled calf with gilt decorated spines; covers rubbed and lightly worn, with some minor chipping at heads of spines, spine of volume 8 is damaged but sound. La haye: Chez Pierre Paupie, 1764. Nouvelle Edition. A very good set. More
But There Are No Jews In England.
Illus. 8vo, cloth- backed boards, d.w. New York: Stein & Day, (1970). Very good. More
Conflict & Bargaining in the Middle East: An Israeli Perspective.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1978. 449pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, (1978). Very good. More
An Open Letter addressed to Sir Moses Montefiore, Bart. on his arrival in the Holy City of Jerusalem, Sunday Together with a Narrative of a Forty Days' Sojourn in the Holy Land, devoted to an investigation of the state of schools, colleges, and charitable institutions, given to the well-wishers of Zion, by Sir Moses Montefiore, 9 Ellul, 5635 - September 9, 1875.
London: Wertheimer, Lea and Co., 1975. Tall slim 8vo, decoratively gilt and blind-stamped blue cloth, a.e.g. London: Wertheimer, Lea and Co., London, 1875. Very good. Tipped in is a typed and folded signed letter by Moses Montefiore on very thin fragile paper (split at some folds). Scarce publication of an open letter in Hebrew with English translation to the renowned British financier and banker, activist, philanthropist and Sheriff of London Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, 1st Baronet, FRS (1784-1885) on the..... More
Liber Radicum Sev Lexicon Ebraicum, in Quo Omnium Vocabulorum Bibliocorum...
Witebergae: Johannis Cratonis, 1589. Woodcut title page vignette, illustrating the 25th psalm. 860pp., small folio, old vellum, very ornately blind-stamped with pictorial device and decorative border (some staining & darkening). Witebergae: Johannis Cratonis, 1589. Rare second edition, the first being 1568, expanded to folio size, of this important Hebrew dictionary. The first 4 pages are ragged at the edges, with no loss of text, but the remaining text is remarkably clean, and the whole book very sturdy. More
Ben Gurion State-Builder.
354pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y: John Wiley & Sons, 1974. Fine copy in a near-fine dust wrapper. Presentation copy. More
The Herodian Period.
New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1975. Volume VII of The World History of the Jewish People. 56 illustrations, maps, plans, bibliography, etc. 424pp. Small 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New Jersey: Rutgers Univ. Press, (1975). A fine copy in a slightly rubbed dust wrapper. More
The Tragedy of Zionism; Revolution and Democracy in the Land of Israel.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1985. 389pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Farrar, straus & Giroux, (1985). Very good. More
Open the Gates! A Personal Story of "Illegal" Immigration to Israel.
New York: Atheneum, 1975. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1975. very good. Preface by Golda Meir. More