A unique collection of 88 signed original drawings by the German-Jewish artist Rosy Lilienfeld, contained within two portfolios created consecutively in 1929 and 1930, illustrating the short stories of Martin Buber's Die Legenden des Baalschem, parts one and two. Together with Lilienfeld's bilingual art book Bilder zu die Legenden des..... More

Würzburg: NP, 1795. Manuscript. Hardcover. Quarto (folio). Unpaginated, 6 leaves. Original pink silk-covered boards with gilt stamped borders. Manuscript on soft vellum. First leaf with floral border design heightened in gold. The handwriting is very carefully executed and perfectly preserved. In this original document the Jewish community of Veitshöchheim expresses..... More

NP, n/d. Two complete sets of Struwwelpeter glass magic lantern slides, housed in original boxes. Each set contains 12 glass slides that are identical, except for their size. The 12 slides of the larger set, Serie A, are 7.75 x 2.5 inches (20 x 6cm), housed in the original red..... More

Persia: ca. late 15th century. Framed. 2 beautifully illuminated manuscript leaves from the Kulliyat (collected works) of Saadi, the famed Persian poet from Shiraz. Remounted and matted. Wood frame painted in black and gold (measuring 13x16"). Possibly early Safavid Era. Text in Persian. More

Palestine: Bezalel, circa 1914 (case). Hardcover. 13 x 3 inches (top to bottom of spindle). 6" (scroll case). Burled olive wood case spectarularly carved with depictions of the Western wall, with buildings and trees from the Temple mount. The words Jerusalem (yerushalem without the final yod), Tzion (the mount of..... More

Turkey: 1857. Framed. Image measures 14x19" in a 18x24.5" gold metal frame. This beautifully calligraphic decree issued in October 1857, but ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I (1823-1861), states the promotion of a British soldier (Daniel Grayville?) to the fifth rank and awards him with a "kita", for bravery in battle. Dated..... More

Oklahoma: NP, n/d (1938). Print 13.75 x 11 inches. Image area 12.5 x 10.5 inches. Frame 17.25 x 19.75 inches. Vintage silver print, on semi-glossy paper, matted and framed (black wood) by one of the original Life Magazine photographers. Unsigned, undated. From a documentary series on dust bowl migrants, made..... More

Padova: Editrice Antenore, 1981. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. Folio. 312v (624pp). Blind tooled original half leather over tan cloth, with title and decoration in silver on spine. Fascinating facsimile edition of the famous manuscript from the British Library. This is an exceptional document and study on Petrarch. Laid in this work..... More

New York: Visionaire Publishing, 2000. Limited edition. Box. 1/6000. Plexiglas case, printed with the Louis Vuitton logo, and with a leather rope tie closure with a Louis Vuitton compass (created by Louis Vuitton). The case houses a printed red, green and white cardboard box, "Italy" in embossed letters on the..... More

NP: NP, 1940s. Boards. Oblong Sextodecimo (5.5" x 8"). Two original cardboard signs with red ruling and red and black lettering on yellow, respectively beige background; hanger hooks attached. Two warning signs in accordance with the German Antiaircraft Law decreed in June of 1935, designed to caution Germans during war..... More

Moscow: NP, n/d. 11.5 x 15 x 5 inches. Orange paper decorated in black and gold with a geometric design evocative of art deco. Paper bag for a candy shop specializing in caramels. 3/4 inch chip along 4 inches of top, minor chipping along part of one side. Overall good+..... More

(Philadelphia?): NP, 1869. Hardcover. 24mo. Black soft leather binding, with gilt-stamped lettering and a leather fastener on the front cover. Marbled edges. In this handwritten daily diary on lined paper, the unknown author recounts her daily life as a teacher and her religious sentiments. The front of the book is..... More

Maidstone, Kent: 1989. Loose leaf. 8 1/4 X 11 1/2". This is a signed and illustrated typescript letter from acclaimed British artist and illustrator Ralph Steadman. The letter is addressed to a "Grahame", and references previous correspondence between the two men. Discussed are very good locations for accommodations around Kent..... More