New York: Hermon Press, 1965. Second American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. lx, 490pp. Indices of subjects, names and Old Testament passages. Gray dust jacket, lettered & decorated in blue, over blue cloth, gilt. Spine of d. j. lightly toned & minor bump at top of text block, otherwise a fine copy..... More
Kattowitz: Gebrüder Böhm, 1913. First edition. Softcover. Large Octavo. 30pp. Original gray wrappers with black ruling, ornament and lettering on cover. Lecture at the 5th General Assembly of the Association of German Jews on the subject of public welfare in Jewish religion starting with Abraham's task: "Become a Blessing." Interpretations..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. XII, 223, [1]pp. Original brown cloth with gold lettering and publisher's logo on spine. Remarkable study on Philo Judaeus, the renowned Hellenistic Jewish Biblical philosopher born in Alexandria. Philo used philosophical allegory to attempt to fuse and harmonize Greek philosophy..... More
New York: Maimonides Octocentennial Committee, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 52, 27, [1], 32, 31, [1]pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on front cover. Original wrappers bound in. Complete collection of 4 pamphlets published by the Maimonides Octocentennial Committee, to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the birth of the preeminent..... More
New York: The American Jewish Committee, Institute of Human Relations, (1974). Softcover. 4to. vi,122pp. Original printed wraps, as issued. How did Christians react to the Yom Kippur war? Were there differences in the reactions of Christians to the 1967 and 1973 conflicts in the Middle East? Were there significant differences..... More
Hoboken: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 2000. Hardcover. 8vo. xiv, 257pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and cover. Frontispiece b/w photograph of Alfred Jospe. A collection of essays by Alfred Jospe on Jewish life and education in the university as well as Jewish identity and thought. Alfred Jospe..... More
Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung, 1920. First edition. Softcover. Large Octavo. (4) 47pp. Original gray wrappers with black lettering and publisher's logo on cover and title page. Part of a series published by the Saxon Research Institute in Leipzig, Institute for Comparative History of Religion, New Testament department under the..... More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. x. 155pp. Black buckram cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Ex-libris sticker of prior owner on interior front cover. "This book, considered on one side, is a supplement to my The Hebrew Literary Genius, expanding the two chapters there on..... More
Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1992. First American edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 318pp. Original decorative dust-jacket over cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. This remarkable work is the first contemporary and comprehensive analysis of Rosenzweig's thinking. It describes his philosophy as it is presented in his major work..... More
Philadelphia: Published by the College, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. x, 204 pp. Green cloth with gold lettering. Includes Frontispiece displaying b/w facsimile sketch of Hayman Gratz with a facsimile of his signature protected by original tissue guard. Uneven pages. This is the first publication of Gratz College. Select contents..... More
Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1924. Softcover. 8vo. 80pp. Original wrappers. Sunning, creasing, staining and minor chipping to wraps. Contents: The Theoretical Foundation of Reform Judaism by H. G. Enelow; The Achievements of Reform Judaism by Julian Morgenstern; The Present Status and Future Outlook of Reform Judaism by Samuel H...... More
San Francisco: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1929. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 93 pp. Original tan wraps with black lettering and decorative borders on cover. A Tribute to Moses Mendelssohn In Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of His Birth, September 6, 1729. Papers Delivered at the XXXI Council Union..... More
Austria: Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. (2) table of contents and prefatory note, 376pp. Original black pebble cloth with gold lettering on spine. Collection of essays by David Neumark, a pioneering late 19th and early 20th century scholar of Jewish philosophy. Covers such topics as..... More
Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1908. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 91, [1]pp. Ex-library half cloth over paper covered boards with handwritten title on spine. The position of Judah ha-Levi in the domain of Jewish philosophy is parallel to that occupied in Islam by Ghazali, by whom he was influenced. Like..... More
Cincinnati, Ohio: Hebrew Union College Press, 1908. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 91, [1]pp. Title page inscribed and signed by Mrs. D. Neumark. The position of Judah ha-Levi in the domain of Jewish philosophy is parallel to that occupied in Islam by Ghazali, by whom he was influenced. Like Ghazali, Judah..... More
Washington D. C. The Catholic University of America Press, (1989). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. vii, 180pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed dust jacket. A collection of essays on the historical context and philosophy of the great Jewish medieval philosopher Moses Maimonides. Includes essays by Norman..... More
Wien: Herzfeld & Bauer, 1869. First edition. Softcover. Small Quarto. (8) 332pp. Original light blue wrappers with decorative ruling and black lettering on cover and spine. Account of the Jewish philosophy of the middle ages structured according to importance of texts covering the definition of the term god, the teachings..... More
Meisenheim am Glan: Anton Hain, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 220,[2]pp. Green cloth with gold lettering on spine in original dust jacket. Essays by various scholars Spinoza and his work. Published in remembrance and to commemorate 300 years since Spinoza's death. Bottom corner of front board and head and tail..... More
Leiden: Brill, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xv, 230pp. Selected bibliography. Dark blue over light blue wrappers, photo of Morgan on front cover. A fine, as new copy. Michael L. Morgan is an Emeritus Chancellor Professor at Indiana University and the Senator Jerahmiel S. and Carole S. Grafstein Visiting Chair..... More
New York: Bloch Publishing Company "The Jewish Book Concern" 1944. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xx, 291 pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine in original decorative dj. Creasing and browning to dj. Age wear and scuffing to boards, otherwise book and dj are in good condition. Very interesting book..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by author on free front endpaper to Mr. & Mrs. Salo Baron: "For Dr. & Mrs. Salo W. Baron with warmest thanks for all their friendship, support, and encouragement. Affectionally, Maurice Wohlgelernter (some Hebrew lettering) March, 1980." Lg. 8vo. lxxiv..... More
New York: Seabury Press, (1983). First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xviii, 265pp. Half cloth over black paper-covered boards with black lettering on spine in original price-clipped dust jacket. Deckled fore-edge. "The author asserts that the faith of Israel is a carnal faith and in surveying the tradition of self-reflection within Judaism..... More
Hoboken, New Jersey: KTAV Publishing House, (1985). First edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by author at front free endpaper (majority of inscription in Hebrew): ".....Mr. and Mrs. Zoltan Klein...(signed) Rabbi J. Cohen." Rabbi Cohen's card (Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen, Spiritual Leader - Congregation Shaarei Tefila...Los Angeles..."), laid-in. Lg. 8vo. xv, 217pp. Maroon..... More
New York: Columbia University Press, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [10], 269, [1]pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Remarkable work on medieval Jewish philosophy divided into two parts. The first part consists in ten chapters discussing the philosophical views in Saadia Gaon's "Emunot we-De'ot" (The Book of..... More
Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, n/d. Hardcover. 4to. xvi,900pp. Blue cloth with silver lettering on spine in original illustrated dust jacket. Color frontispiece. The author draws upon a wealth of archival material, looking at the life and work of one of the most important figures of Jewish tradition and..... More