Leiden: Brill, 2015. First edition. Octavo. xxxiii, (1), 304pp. Index & bibliography. Pictorial buckram with lilac/gray spine lettered in white. Illustrated with numerous color photos and a map of Singapore. A fine but ex-library copy (with minimal markings; i.e. rubber stamps on title page & bottom of text block). This..... More
Leiden: Brill, 2009. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxi, (5), 191, (1)pp. Pictorial buckram with lilac/gray spine lettered in white. Illustrated with 6 tables and a diagram. A fine but ex-library copy (with minimal markings; i.e. rubber stamps on title page & bottom of text block). If Buddhism is to remain..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1893. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xxiii,585,[9],24,pp. Blind-stamped maroon cloth with gold lettering on spine. Some age wear to binding. Spine sunned, head and tail of spine slightly chipped. First edition of "The Gifford Lectures" delivered before the University of Glasgow in 1892. 24 page catalogue..... More
München: C. H. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1932. Fünfte und sechste, vermehrte Auflage von "Aufsätze, das Numinosebetreffend, Teil I." Softcover. 8vo. xi,331,[2],pp. Original wraps. Some creasing and staining to wraps. Small closed tears along head and tail of spine. Frontispiece. Pages unopened. Text in German. Wraps in good-, interior in very good..... More
New York: Charles P. Somerby, 1876. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. vi,98,[6]pp. Blind- and gold-stamped sienna cloth with gold lettering on cover. Fascinating study by Schlesinger on the origin of Christianity. Small stamp of Rabbi Baruch Braunstein on free front endpaper. Age wear and staining on binding. Head and tail of..... More
Wien, Leipzig: Alfred Hölder, 1913. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 210 (1)pp. Original gray wraps with black lettering on cover and spine. Scarce and fascinating work written by one of the most renown Austrian theologians of the 19th century, Adolf Schwarz. As a veteran rabbinic scholar, he was a prolific writer..... More
Wien, Leipzig: Alfred Hölder, 1909. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 255 (1)pp. Original gray wraps with black lettering on cover and spine. Scarce and fascinating work written by one of the most renown Austrian theologians of the 19th century, Adolf Schwarz. As a veteran rabbinic scholar, he was a prolific writer..... More
Wien, Leipzig: Alfred Hölder, 1916. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 270 (1). Original gray wraps with black lettering on cover and spine. Scarce and fascinating work written by one of the most renown Austrian theologians of the 19th century, Adolf Schwarz. As a veteran rabbinic scholar, he was a prolific writer..... More
Leiden: Brill, 2012. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x, 254pp. Index and bibliography. Pictorial buckram with lilac/gray spine lettered in white. Illustrated with a single color plate (a detail of the Quedlinburg tapestry). A fine but ex-library copy (with minimal markings; i.e. rubber stamps on title page & bottom of text..... More
London: T. Werner Laurie, n/d. Hardcover. Inscribed in black pen at free front endpaper: "Elizabeth Villiers hopes this will [illegible] a real mascot book to you ["you" underlined]. To Rothmile Nelson. Felt every good week from "Stella Felix". An old friend ["an old friend" underlined]." 8vo. vi. 192pp. Red cloth..... More
Leiden: Brill, (2018). First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii, 378pp. Index and 64 page bibliography. Pictorial buckram, light blue spine lettered in white & black. A near fine, but ex-library copy with a minimal rubber library stamp on title page and at bottom edge of text block. In The Secular Religion..... More
Leiden: Brill, 2003. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. vii, (5), 390, (4)pp. Index and 50 page bibliography. Pictorial boards with lilac/gray spine lettered in white. A fine but ex-library copy (with minimal markings; i.e. rubber stamps on title page & bottom of text block). This book is a comparative study of..... More
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (9 5/8 x 6 3/4"). 224pp. Original printed paper covered boards. "Socio-religious communities obtain their identity by the interplay of self-perception and the perception of others. Surrounding convictions as well as cultural and social practices are assumed by such communities; other..... More
Paris; Louvain: Peeters, 2009. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 502pp. Original printed wraps with printer's device on front cover and title-page. This volume collects essays on polytheistic and monotheistic realities in antiquity for studying the subject of "religious identities" - the perception of the self or others as singular based on..... More
Leiden: Brill, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxvii, (1), 503, (1)pp. Indices and 31 page bibliography. Pictorial buckram with black spine lettered in white. Illustrated with text photos, drawings and facsimiles (several in color). A fine but ex-library copy (with minimal markings; i.e. rubber stamps on title page & bottom..... More
Leiden: Brill, 2014. First edition. Octavo. x, (2), 631, (1)pp. Indices and 50 page bibliography. Pictorial buckram with lilac/gray spine lettered in white. Illustrated with 14 text figures. A fine but ex-library copy (with minimal markings; i.e. rubber stamps on title page & bottom of text block). The Problem of..... More
Leiden: Brill, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. vii, (3), 304, (4)pp. Indices and 14 page bibliography. Text in French with occasional elucidations of Greek & Hebrew. Blue cloth, gilt, publisher's device on front cover. An ex-library copy with minimal rubber stamping on title & at bottom of text block, otherwise..... More
Paris: Mouton & Co., 1963. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. 299 pp. Original paper wrappers with blue lettering on front cover and spine. Pivotal work on the writings of Christians in the Middle ages. The author, one of the most important and controversial scholars, is the author of a number of..... More
Leiden: Brill, 2003. Hardcover. Octavo. xix, (1), 222, (4)pp. Including list of other books in Numen series. Index, glossary and 10 page bibliography. Pictorial boards with lilac/gray spine lettered in white. A fine but ex-library copy, with minimal markings (i.e. rubber stamps on title page & bottom of text block)..... More
Lancaster, PA: Press of the New Era Printing Co., n/d. Softcover. 8vo. 115-194pp. Original wraps. Heavy pulling and discoloration on wraps. Bottom right corner creased throughout. Reprinted from The Philosophical Review, Vol. XXVIII, No. 2, March 1919. Wraps in poor, interior in good condition. More
New York: Conference on Jewish Relations, 1947. Softcover. Sm. 4to. 127-174pp. Original stapled wraps, as issued. reprinted from Jewish Social Studies - Vol. IX, No.2. Tearing and chipping on spine. Sunning on wraps, bottom right corner of front wrapper creased and slightly chipped. Wraps in fair, interior in very good..... More
Breslau: M. & M. Marcus, 1916. Hardcover. Lg. octavo. Black and gold-stamped green cloth. Decorative endpapers. Work containing some of the religious-philosophical teachings of Isaak Abravanel (1437-1508). Abravanel was a Portuguese Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator and financier. Text in German with some Hebrew. Some staining on cloth. Tail of..... More
Clifton, NJ: Reference Book Publishers, Inc., 1966. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. XVI, 449, [1]pp. Original cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Scholarly conclusions have varied widely on whether the Tannaic layers of rabbinical literature have any genuine references to Jesus. R. Travers Herford in his "Christianity in Talmud..... More
Leiden: Brill, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvii, (1), 320pp. Index and 18 page bibliography. Pictorial buckram, lavender spine lettered in white & black. A near fine, but ex-library copy with a minimal rubber library stamp on title page and at bottom edge of text block. Given the fact that..... More
London: Edward Arnold, 1912. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xii,347,8pp. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Head and tail of spine slightly chipped and rubbed. Scuffing, rubbing and some discoloration to boards. Boards are protected by clear plastic cover which is taped to inside of front and rear board. Bookplate..... More