Wien: Israel.-Theol. Lehranstalt, 1902. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. (4) 268pp. Original light blue wrappers with black lettering on cover. Annual report of the Israeli-Theological School in Vienna with Adolf Büchler's "Das Synedrion in Jerusalem und das grosse Beth-Din der Quaderkammer des jerusalemischen Temples." Account on the assembly of judges..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 152 pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine protected by original brown paper dj. The author, Pinkhos Churgin (1894 - 1957) was an important scholar. He attended Clark College and Yale University, where he earned his..... More
New York: Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1950. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. xv, consisting of English summary + 102 pp. of Hebrew text. Original paper wraps. Includes independent Hebrew and English title pages at opposing ends of book. Signed by author on front endpaper in Hebrew. Monumental work exploring the..... More
KTAV Publishing House, Inc., (1967). Hardcover. 2 volumes. xxxvi,817pp. (Continuous pagination). Mottled gray cloth, blue title-label with gold lettering on spine. Frontispiece in Vol. I. Introduction by George Rosen. These essays provide a comprehensive basis for a review and evaluation of Harry Friedenwald's achievements as a medical historian. As a...... More
Wien; Leipzig: Wilhelm Braumüller, 1913. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. XII, 358pp. Uncut. Original printed wraps with printer's device on front cover and double title-page. Scarce and fascinating work on the important influence that a certain number of "Hofjuden", connected by family or business with Samuel Oppenheimer, had upon the Austrian..... More
London: Jews' College, 1918. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 59, [1]pp. Original printed wraps with printer's device on front cover and title-page. Fascinating work on the study of the remains of Al Qirqisâni's writings. In the early part of the 10th century, the vindicator of the Qaraites was endowed with great..... More
Leipzig: Oskar Leiner, 1867. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. XI, [1], 367, [1]pp. Original half leather over marbled paper covered boards, with gold tooling and lettering on spine. Fascinating look at the history of Jews in Portugal up to the mid-19th century. Part of the series "Schriften" herausgegeben vom Institut zur..... More
Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann, ca. 1915. Hardcover. 8vo. xvi,635,[1]pp. Quarter-cloth over printed paper-covered boards. Some age wear, scuffing and minor staining on binding. Head and tail of spine slightly bumped. Hinges starting. Contents pages loose but present. Some rust discoloration around staples on first few pages. Publisher sticker pasted..... More
New York: Ktav, 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. xxxvii, 484pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. One of the most important works on the Cairo Genizah. Text is in English with selected Hebrew from manuscripts and fragments. Overall in fine condition. More
New York: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. XXXVII, 280, 484pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Reprint of this remarkable history of the Jews in Egypt and Palestine under the Fatimid Caliphate (909 to 1171 CE). Spine and edges slightly age-toned. Very..... More
Lancaster, CA. Labyrinthos, 2006. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. XV, 476 pp. Original illustrated wraps. Photographic frontispiece of Henry J. Leir. Ninth volume in the "Henry J. Leir Library of Sephardica: Text and Studies" series. As warrior hero and national liberator, Judah Maccabee inspired many writers, artists and composers. The earliest..... More
Wien Leipzig München: Rikola Verlag, 1923. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 659 (4)pp. Original tan quarter cloth over tan boards with brown ruling, publisher's logo and lettering on cover and spine. A publication conceived as one of four volumes and realized parallel and independently of Spengler's "Decline of the Occident." Text..... More
Leipzig: Gustav Fock, 1912. Softcover. 8vo. 142, [2]pp. Original printed wrappers bound in modern maroon and decorative cloth. Typewritten title-label pasted on spine. Work on the inscriptions at the Jewish catacombs in Monteverde near Rome. The catacombs near the ancient Via Portuensis were discovered in 1602 and contain a wealth..... More
Berlin: Georg Reimer, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Ex-library copy. 4to. vi, (1), 301pp. (2). Original brown cloth with gold print on spine. Marbled endpapers. Frontispiece b/w photograph of Dr. Kaufmann Kohler with reproduction of signature. Publisher's emblem on title pp. Collection of articles put together by David Philipson, David Neumark..... More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XIII, [3], 265, [1]pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Outside of the Babylonian Talmud, Aphrahat (fl. ca. 300-350 A.D.), a Christian monk in Mesopotamia, provides the only substantial literary evidence on the state of Mesopotamian-Babylonian..... More
Paris: Editions A. & J. Oicard et Cie. 1947-1948. New edition completely revised. Paperback. Quarto. 560, [2], 636, [2]pp. Uncut. Original printed wrappers with publisher's logo on front covers and title pages. Remarkable history of Ancient Israel from the origins to 135 AD, when Romans, under Hadrian, crushed a second..... More
New York: Hebrew Book Union, 1890. Hardcover. 8vo. x,241pp. Blind-stamped brown cloth. Heavy age wear to binding. Two-inch split along head of spine on front- and back board. Chipping along spine on front board. Hinges starting. In two parts. Part 1: Post Biblical History. Part 2: Explanation of Mosaic Commands..... More
New York: Jonathan David, (1965). First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxvii,[1], 324pp. Original brown cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed dust jacket. First documented history of Jewish crafts. Rather than portray Jews as reluctant to engage in manual labor, Dr. Wischnitzer puts forth the thesis that medieval Jews..... More
Philadelphia: The Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xii,78pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Gold faded. Head and tail of spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some staining and scuffing to boards. "In this book I have tried to describe the..... More
New York: Ktav Publishing House, (1967). Reprint. Hardcover. 4to. xxxii, (2), 178pp. x, 226pp. Original blue cloth with gold stamped lettering on front cover and spine. Reprint of this fascinating pair of works originally published in 1917 and 1924 by Cambridge University Press. Analyzes early rabbinic Judaism both from Talmudic..... More
Breslau: Bruno Heidenfeld, 1869. First edition. Softcover. Large Octavo. 35 (1)pp. Original light purple wrappers with black lettering on cover. essay on Joseph Albo's significance in the history of Jewish religious philosophy. A contribution to better understand the tendency of the book "Ikkarim." Text in German. Wrappers with wear along..... More
Jerusalem: Zalman Shazar Center for the Furtherance of the Study of Jewish History; Historical Society of Israel, 1983. Hardcover. Octavo. 448 pp. Blue and red paper board. Additional title page in English. A collection of essays on Jewish apocalypticism from the Bible to modern times. Of particular note are the..... More
New York: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. iv,264pp. Mottled green cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. "In his comprehensive book on the religion of Jewry in the New Testament period, Professor Bousset undertook the difficult task of a historical reconstruction of the religious life and..... More
New York: Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1950. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. xv, consisting of English summary + 102 pp. of Hebrew text. Original paper wraps. Includes independent Hebrew and English title pages at opposing ends of book. Monumental work exploring the historical validity of the famed "Men of the..... More
New York: Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 1950. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. xv, consisting of English summary + 102 pp. of Hebrew text. Original paper wraps. Includes independent Hebrew and English title pages at opposing ends of book. Monumental work exploring the historical validity of the famed "Men of the..... More