Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden): Apud Samuelem Luchtmans, et Filium, 1746-1766. Hardcover. Large folio. 2 volumes. Ex Libris "Herbert Wilson Greene", signature of same in both vols. on free front endpaper, date 1889. [10], xl, [76], engraved frontispiece of Johannes Alberti "F. Decker, pinx - 1742. Exudit Samuel Luchtmans. I. Houbraken sculps..... More

Londini (London): NP, 1584. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Folio (12 1/4 x 8 1/2"). Five preliminary leaves (Title, Epistola, Annotationes, Ad lectorem), followed by 780 leaves numbered: A.1-6; B.1-6; C.1-6; D.1-6; E.1-6; F.1-6; G.1-6; H.1-6; I.1-6; K.1-6; L.1-6; M.1-6; N.1-6; O.1-6; P.1-6; Q.1-6; R.1-6; S.1-6; T.1-6; V.1-6; X.1-6; Y.1-6; Aa.1-6; Bb.1-6;..... More

London: Thomam Roycroft, 1661. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [16], 560 col. (280pp), [40]pp (Index). 3/4 leather over cloth with gold lettering and borders on spine. Wolf Leslau's ex-libris on inside of front board. Title-page in red and black lettering. Engraved vignette on additional title-page. Decorative headpieces and initials. Hiob Ludolf..... More

London: Richard Bentley, 1851-1854. First edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo. xvi, 182pp., 6 fold-outs, vi, (6) 300pp., 12 fold-outs,1 sleeve with fold-out. Dark green cloth with blind-stamped ruling and gilt illustration with reverse lettering on front, gilt lettering and blind-stamped ruling on spines, with additional sleeve with gilt lettering on cover..... More

Berlin, Wien: Menorah, 1919-1921. Hardcover. Octavo. 195pp. Red cloth. Contains vol. 1(1-8),vol. 2-10(no. 9-17 all published?). The Hamenorah periodical, published in Berlin and Vienna, was a semimonthly journal in Hebrew (with English Notes) for students of the spoken language. Contains Hebrew exercises, stories, photographs, sheet music and advertisements. Includes photographs..... More

Lublin: K. U. L., 1947. First edition. Softcover. Large octavo. 46, [2]pp. Original printed wrappers. Written by Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (1905-1997), a renown Polish linguist who was interned at Auschwitz during the Nazi-occupation of Poland, this rare and unusual work relates to the linguistic dehumanization of concentration camp inmates. "Język polski..... More

Leipzig; Halae: Vogel; In Libraria Rengeriana, 1837-1825. Hardcover. Quarto. xxxviii, 481pp, 48 leaves of plates, 30 pp. Three-quarter leather with raised bands over cloth boards, marbled endpapers. Spine and edges slightly worn, part 3 has some foxing, otherwise a very good copy. Forty-eight plates of lithographic illustrations, plus one fold-out..... More

London: J.Phillips, Rhodes, J. Taylor, 1706. Sixth edition. Hardcover. Small folio. Unpaginated. 711 pages. Rebound in modern 3/4 red morocco with gilt-stamped ruling and motifs, over marbled paper boards. Spine with gilt lettering, ruling and raised bands. Edges of the book block in red. Full page copperplate-engraved frontispiece. This work..... More

New York: Wiley and Putnam, 1838. First edition. Hardcover. Sm. 4to. xii,148pp. Half cloth over paper-covered boards. "A Critical Grammar of the Hebrew Language" by the same author preceded this work. Isaac Nordheimer (1809-1842) was a German-Jewish author. After emigrating to America in 1835 he became a professor of Hebrew..... More

Romae (Rome): NP, 1808. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto (11 1/2 x 8 1/2"). VII, [1], 368pp (Text), 8pp (Appendix), [2]pp (Errata). Original full vellum with gold lettered leather title label on spine. All paper edges red. Engraved title vignette. Fifteen years before the decipherment of the hieroglyphs by Jean-François..... More

London: Charles Tilt; Richard Bentley, 1840. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5"). 163, [3], xii, 228pp. Contemporary full burgundy morocco, with gold lettering and tooling to spines. Raised bands. Dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All paper edges gilt. Bindings signed by Francis Bedford (1799-1883), a renown English bookbinder. Engraved frontispiece..... More