Gentiles Y Judios (Gentiles and Jews)
Buenos Aires: M. Gleizer, 1938. First Spanish language edition, Ex-Library. Softcover. Octavo. 182 (1)pp. Original orange illustrated stiff wraps with red lettering on cover, black on spine. Title page with elaborate framing with classical architectural motifs. Translated from the Yiddish. Biblioteca de Autores Judios (Library of Jewish Authors).
Coralnik was an Ukranian born Jewish-American writer, journalist and editor. "Coralnik was a "rara avis (rare bird)" in Jewish literature. An elegant, highly cultured, and paradoxical writer. He possessed a captivating and lyrical style that allowed him to treat most complicated topics with remarkable simplicity." (Preface). This collection of essays includes writings on Socrates, Plato, San Pablo, Maimonides, Leonardo da Vinci, Machiavelli, Montaigne, Spinoza, Marx and his Manifesto, Disraeli, Blasco Ibanez, Natan y Saladino, among others.
Text in Spanish. Wraps with some fraying along edges with library sticker at tail of spine. Upper half of spine loosened from block. Library stamps on verso of half-title and bottom of title page. Previous owner's name inked to center of title page. Library pocket attached to verso of last page. Block lightly age-toned. Good condition. Item #55044
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