![Item #55261 Sefer 'Ivranot: [Evronot] Ve–hu Yore derekh le–gemulei Melekh ve–'Atikei...](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/55261_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776277322)
Offenbach, Germany: Israel Ken, 1722. Second edition. This is the copy of the Rabbi David (Paul-Bernard) Drach (1791-1868), who converted to Catholicism in 1823 and managed the library of the Propaganda Fide in Rome. The front endpaper has a note that is signed and dated by Drach: "Etudie et annote..... More
London: F. Haes, 1888. Hardcover. Quarto. xxvi, 214pp. Plus 26 photographic plates, most with multiple images. Later black calf lettered in gilt, over black buckram. A limited edition but the limitation not stated (1/500?). This copy is #114. Hint of shelfwear at lower fore-corner, otherwise a fine copy. Note from..... More
Nürnberg: Peter Conrad Monath, 1726. New edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 6 leaves, 226 (18)pp., 28 plates, not incl. frontispiece and half-title, 2 folding plates with list of engravings. Original calf binding with reverse lettering on label, blind-stamped decor and ruling on spine; raised bands. Copperplate engraved frontispiece by Puschner. Title page..... More
Nürnberg: Peter Conrad Monath, 1734. New edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 6 leaves, 226 (26 )pp., 27 plates, not incl. frontispiece and half-title. Descriptive list of engravings at rear. Period light brown paper-covered boards, numbered 34 in red on small label of spine. Copperplate engraved frontispiece by Puschner. Title page printed in..... More
Turin: J. F. Mairesse & J. Radix, 1717. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [20], 387, [1]pp. Half title; title-page in red and black with small woodcut device. Decorative head- and tailpieces, initials. Recent quarter calf over marbled boards (extremities lightly rubbed); spine with raised bands, lettered in gilt. Very minor and..... More
London: Typis Milonis Flesher, sumptibus auctoris, prostat apud Mosem Pitt, & apud Brabazonum Aylmer, 1683. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. (10) 450pp. 3/4 Vellum over marbled boards with brown lettering and library plate to spine. Age wearing throughout binding.Some tears, discoloration, scuffing and rubbing to boards and spine. Some browning and..... More
![Item #47512 From the Library of Philippe Wilhelm Grimm: [Bigdê kohanîm] Id Est Vestitus...](https://klinebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/47512_1.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1744157368)
Amstelodami (Amsterdam): Apud Abrahamum a Someren, 1698. Altero Editio, priori auctior & emendatior. Hardcover. Large octavo (8 x 6 3/4"). (72) 344 (1) (40)pp. (Indices, Errata of Vol. I), 6 plates, one folding; (4) 345-752 (60)pp (Indices, Errata of Vol. II), 14 plates, one folding. Bound in full vellum. Red..... More
Basileae: Johan. Jacobum Deckerum (1661) Ludovici Regis (1640), 1640 - 1661. Third revised (1661) Second edition (1640). Hardcover. 12 Mo. Original full vellum with handwritten lettering on spine. 1) Synagoga Judaica: Third revised edition. (34) 779 (38) pp. Title-page in red and black lettering. Fascinating work on Jewish rituals and..... More
La Haye [Paris]: Adrian Moetjens, 1682. Third French edition. Hardcover. Sextodecimo (5 1/2 x 3 1/2"). (48) 188 (4), 166, 12pp. Original full vellum with gilt lettering and ruling on brown leather label on the spine. Additional engraved title page. Publisher's device on title page. Decorative head and tailpieces. Decorative..... More
Brescia: Printed by Johannes-Maria Rizzardi, 1745. Hardcover. Quarto. xxiv, 124pp. Bound in tan paper boards. Red edges. Title page with publisher's device. Headpiece engraving. Decorative endpiece. Critical work and history of the ancient Jewish horn, the Shofar, used for religious purposes in synagogue services on Rosh Hashanah and at the..... More
Vicksburg, MS: Vicksburg Printing and Publishing Company, 1885. First edition. Softcover. Small quarto. 28pp. Pink string-tied wrappers (front wrapper missing). Illustrated title-page. A short play written by German-born American Rabbi, educator, and author Herman Milton Bien (1831-1895), telling the story of the Maccabees (Maccabeans) and there struggle against oppression, as..... More
Amsterdam: Kunst- und Industrie- Comptoir, 1809-1810. First edition. Hardcover. Three parts, complete in three volumes. 12mo. xxxvi, 466pp. 538, [1]pp. 448, [3]pp. Contemporary black linen over marbled boards with gold-tooled decoration on spine, green title-label with gold lettering and gold and red vignette. Red page edges. Variant title: Uebersicht der..... More
Amsterdam: Antoni Schoonenburg, en Nicolaas Ten Hoorn, 1726. First Dutch edition. Hardcover. Folio. Vol. 1: 15 leaves, 850 (10)pp., 19 plates, incl. frontispiece title, and Lundius portrait and tabernacle in forewords; Vol. 2: (1) 852 (11)pp., 6 plates. Original calf with gilt double ruling on covers and gilt lettering on..... More
Amsterdam: Daniel van den Dalen, 1700. First edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo. (64) 198 (8)pp., 4 folding copperplate engravings; 203 (3)pp. Contemporary vellum with blind-stamped vignettes and staggered borders on covers. Red edges. Frontispiece, dated 1693 with publisher's reference below engraving. Publisher's devices on title pages. Decorative headpiece and initials. Contains printed..... More
Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden): Henricum Teering, 1706. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [16], 285, [3]pp. Contemporary full vellum with gold lettering on spine. Decorative paper edges. Red and black lettering on title page. Vignette. Decorative headpiece and initials. Remarkable history of Hebrew burial customs illustrated with numerous b/w figs, 2 in-text and..... More
Charleston: The Daggett Printing Company, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. 1/250. Octavo. 121, [1]pp. Original black cloth, with yellow lettering on front cover. This striking volume takes us on a rather unusual exploration in Charleston's Jewish history. Indeed, its author, Dr. Barnett A. Elzas, rabbi of K. K. Beth Elohim has..... More
Amsterdam: Kunst - und Industrie - Comptoir, 1809. First edition. Hardcover. 3 volumes. xxxvi. 466pp. 538pp. 448pp. Three-quarter cloth over tan paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Variant title: Uebersicht der wichtigsten Erfindungen in dem Reiche der Moden der Hebräerinnen von den rohesten Anfängen bis zur üppigsten Pracht. Frontispiece..... More
Ienae: Impensis viduae Ioh. Rudolphi Croekeri, 1740. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. [16], 730, [54]pp. Original 3/4 vellum over paper covered boards, with contemporary handwritten title on spine. All edges red. Decorative head- and tailpieces. Decorative initial. Rare and fascinating work on Jewish customs and ceremonies written by one of the..... More
NP: circa 1900s. Cards. Eighy of the cards measure 5 x3 1/4", the other two are slightly larger, measuring 5x 3 3/4". All cards are printed in multiple colors including gilt, on embossed decorative celluloid ivory, pink and blue. Lettering in gilt. Cover text in Hebrew and English. Some cards..... More
Lugduni Batavorum: Henricum Teering, 1706. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. [16], 285, [2pp. ads]. Full contemporary calf. Red and black lettering on title-page. Vignette. Decorative headpiece and initials. Captivating account of Jewish burial customs, profusely illustrated with numerous in-text illustrations and 10 fine full-page engravings, including 2 large folding plates..... More
Afdeeling, S-Gravenhage: Joodsche Vrouwenraad, ca. 1930. Softcover. 8vo. 39pp. Original wrappers illustrated with b/w vignette by Manuskowski. Exhibition catalogue, listing 373 utensils used in Dutch Jewish households. One leaf with basic information, i.e., hours of exhibition, etc., laid-in as issued. Text in Dutch. Some sunning and minor staining on wraps..... More
Rotterdam: Jan Daniel Beman, 1731. Third edition. Hardcover. 12mo. [16], 548pp. 44pp. plus 4 foldout copper engravings (first plates trimmed at caption). Original full vellum with black lettering on spine. Half title-page with a series of engravings. In the larger engravings, Moses with the tablets dictating the Torah to a...... More
Schleswig: Lorentz Eckstorff, 1695. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. [16], 1424 pp. Original full calf. Decorative initials. Decorative head-, and tailpiece. Remarkable work being a detailed examination of worship in Ancient Israel, by Danish Lutheran theologian Johannes Lund (1638-1686). Heavy rubbing on binding. Head and tail of spine chipped. Hinges starting..... More
London: B. Wertheim, 1843. First edition. Octavo. xx, xvi, 259, (1)pp. With an index, and a list of approximately 200 subscribers. Text in English with some Hebrew. Original decorative blind stamped brown cloth, nicely rebacked in the 20th century with gilt lettering on spine reading, "Modern Judaism Investigated." Illustrated with..... More
NP: NP, ca. 1910s-20s. Hardcover. Oblong 48mo. Unpaginated. Original red cloth with gold lettering on covers. Fascinating leporello with 20 b/w photographic reproductions of the following views: Alt-Synagoge/Rathaus, Altneu-Synagoge (Aussenansicht), Altneu-Synagoge (Innenansicht), Grabsteine von Sara Gattin des Josef Katz 606 (1606?); Josua Sohn Jehudas, Vorbeter 941; Rabbi Avigdor Karo 1439;..... More