New York: Hebrew Publishing Co., ND. 5 vol. Each for one book of the Pentateuch. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Hebrew text of the Pentateuch with the commentary of Rashi accompanied by English translations of the text and Rashi. Includes footnotes explaining Rashi's use of..... More
Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Lg. 8vo. xiii,323,(1)pp. Indices & bibliography. Text in German with some Hebrew. Brick cloth, front cover & spine stamped in gilt. Laid in at front is a postal card with an 11-line presentation inscription from Schorch. Also laid in is a copy of..... More
Cambridge: Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1869. Hardcover. 8vo. xx, 125 pp. of English + 208 pp. of Greek text. Marble covered boards with red cloth spine. The “Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs”, is an important apocryphal text, comprising the dying commands of the twelve sons of Jacob. It is part..... More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1971. Hardcover. 4to. VIII. 131pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine in original dust jacket. Fascinating translation of the book of Job, according to the groundbreaking Qumran scrolls. Beautifully illustrated with 32 pages of b/w photograph of both the excavation site and the..... More
San Jose: The Rosicrucian Order A. M. O. R. C., 1938. Second edition. Hardcover. 4to. xi, (2), 63pp. 9pp. (2). Original red and brown paper boards with illustration and green lettering on the cover. Book of Jasher, sometimes called Pseudo-Jasher, to distinguish it from the Sefer ha Yashar referred to..... More
Westmead, Farnborough: Gregg International Publishers Ltd., 1970. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. 126 pp. Original green cloth with embossed gilt lettering to spine. This wonderful book looks at the history of Jewish commentary and homiletics. This is a reprint of the original 1913 - Leipzig (J. C. Hinrich'sche Buchhandlung) - edition, as..... More
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, (1966). Second edition, revised and enlarged. Hardcover. Octavo. xcvi,390pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine in original printed, price-clipped dust wrapper. Detailed work , contributing to the philology and textual criticism of the Old Testament. Illustrated with some b/w photographic reproductions of ancient tablets..... More
Madrid: Editorial Gred, 1974. Softcover. Ex-libris. Large 8vo. 490pp. 49pp. Original paper wrappers with black and red lettering to cover and spine. Translation of the great Sephardic Bible commentary "Me'Am Lo'Ez" ["from a foreign people"], written by Rabbi Ya'acov Culi (d. 1739). It is remarkable for two reasons: 1) The use..... More
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xv, (1), 296pp. Bibliography and Index. Red, geometrically decorated dust jacket, spine lettered in white, over dark brown cloth stamped in gilt. Fine, as new copy in a near fine d.j. "Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume 10" Abstract: Recent developments in Pentateuchal studies..... More
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1960. Second printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Vol.1: (xv) 948pp. Vol.2: 949-2264pp. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. The 2 volume set is a compete bilingual printing of the complete Hebrew bible, printed in two column format. Text in Hebrew..... More
Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, (1962). Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Complete 2 volume set. 4to. xlviii, (2), 1184pp. 941pp. (2). Original blue cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. Yellow book-marker ribbon. Greek Septuagint translation of the Bible. According to legend this translation was sponsored by King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt..... More
Ramat-Gan, Israel: Bar-Ilan University, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo (9-1/2" x 7"). xvi, (1), 244pp. Index. English translation with some Aramaic and Hebrew. Yellow dust jacket, spine lettered in black, over green cloth, gilt. Frontispiece photo of the targum to Job. D.j. lightly dusted & edges creased. "Tg1 has unfortunately..... More
Hoboken, NJ: KTAV Publishing House, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. ix, 370 pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on spine in original decorative dj. Work is written as a commentary on the weekly "Torah Portion" (section of the Pentateuch traditionally read in the synagogue on Saturday morning). The author's intent..... More
Lemberg: Jakob Ehrenpreis, 1877. First edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto. 55 (7) leaves. Original three quarter cloth over black paper-covered boards. Pink end papers. Two title pages with decorative ruling. Chapters with decorative head and end pieces emphasizing the name of the Parasha (weekly reading of the Torah). Advertising for publisher's..... More
Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, 1924. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. XV, 231 pp. Brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Signed on title page by former owner, Harry Orlinsky, who is an interesting figure. A Reform Jew, he participated in a...... More
Stuttgart: W. Kohlhammer, 2016. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (9 3/4 x 7"). 260pp. Original photo-illustrated paper covered boards. "1 Esdras is an alternative version of the book of Ezra-Nehemiah in the Septuagint. Most Eastern Orthodox churches accord the book canonical status. This is the first commentary on 1 Esdras based on..... More
New York: Histadrut "Ahiver" 1914. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. 23 pp. Original paper wraps. Book is extremely scarce, as OCLC only lists five libraries worldwide in possession of this item. The title means "Political Ideal of the (Hebrew) Prophets." The author was a well known and influential scholar, author of..... More
New York: American Tract Society, ca. 1839. Hardcover. 12mo. 198pp. Blind-stamped black cloth with gold decoration on spine. Some age wear to binding. Includes the books Samuel and Ruth. Each section with frontispiece. Sporadic foxing and water staining throughout. Fair to poor condition. More
Urbana: The University of Illinois, 1919. First edition. Softcover. Large Octavo. 59pp. Original gray wraps with black lettering on cover. Based on a manuscript in the Bodleian Library of Oxford. "The first part of our MS. was finished on the ninth of adar, 5304=February, 1544 by the scribe Joseph, son..... More
Frankfurt am Main: J. Kauffmann, 1920. Hardcover. 8vo. 118,[2],pp. Brown & tan cloth with title in black on cover and spine. Staining and age wear to binding. Front board and spine almost detached from book block, split front joint Signature of previous owner on free front endpaper. Age toning to..... More
New York: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1968. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. xiii,626pp. Gray cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Some scuffing to boards and light blue stain on back cover. Rubbing to corners. A wonderful book on the history of the Greek Old Testament, its transmission, literary use and..... More
London: Luzac & Co., 1936. Hardcover. 8vo. XXXII. 301 + (2) + (16 pages of Egyptian Hieroglyph comparison and analyses) pp. Red cloth. Errata slip attached. Some sunning to spine, bumping to crown and bottom of spine. Some minor scuffing to rear board. Otherwise book is in very good condition..... More
Tel Aviv: Am Oved Publishers, 1970-72. First edition. Hardcover. 3 of 5 volumes. 8vo. 1036pp. 906pp. 876pp. Original ivory cloth with gold lettering on cover and red title-label. Anointed edition of the Old Testament. Includes Pentateuch and Prophet sections. Text in Hebrew. Covers foxed. Heads and tails of spines slightly..... More
Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, 1954. Revised. Softcover. 8vo. 79pp. Quarter cloth over original wraps. Bottom corner of back wrapper slightly creased. Minor staining to wraps. Mimeographed typescript. Originally published in 1940-41. Very good condition. Rare. More
Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, 1956. Revised. Softcover. 8vo. 26pp. Quarter cloth over original wraps. Some sunning and minor staining to wraps. Mimeographed typescript. Originally published in 1942-43. Very good condition. Rare. More