![Collection of 88 original art works by Rosy Lilienfeld: Die Legende des Baalschem [SIGNED]. Rosy Lilienfeld.](/pictures/thumb/16425.jpg?v=1434441360)
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
NP: NP, ND (ca 1910). Original artwork. Framed. Framed oil on canvas. 28.5 x 43 inches (image size: 24.5" x 39"). Full-length portrait of Helena Modjeska as Lady Macbeth, a role for which she was renowned. Cloaked in blue and brick red wearing gold jewerly, Lady MacBeth, head turned with... More
![Huldigungsschrift für Georg Karl von Fechenbach, Fürstbischof von Würzburg [MANUSCRIPT]. Judenschaft von Veitshöchheim.](/pictures/thumb/21897.jpg?v=1439339836)
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
![Megillat Esther [MANUSCRIPT]. n/a.](/pictures/thumb/17781.jpg?v=1462940401)
Palestine: Bezalel, circa 1920s. Hardcover. 21.5 inches (top to bottom of spindle). 14 inches (scroll case). Burled olive wood case spectacularly carved with depictions of Rachel's tomb and the old city of Jerusalem, and ringed with four multicolored inlay mosaics. The words Jerusalem (yerushalem without the final yod), Kever Rachel... More
![Reisebeschreibung von Cairo in Egypten in das gelobte Land, und über Gallilea, Syrien und Libanus zurück im Jahr 1797 des P. Christian Schneider, Franziskaner Ordens Priester und Missionair in Egypten [ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT]. Christian P. Schneider.](/pictures/thumb/18783.jpg?v=1434441396)
NP: NP, 1797. Manuscript. Hardcover. 8vo. xvi, 240pp. (10). Manuscript bound in contemporary light blue paper-covered boards, author's name and title hand written on spine. A unique captivating account by Franciscan missionary Christian P. Schneider, describing his experiences of his 1797 travel from Egypt, to the Holy Land, Galilee, Syria... More
![Der Struwwelpeter Laterna Magica (Two complete sets) [RARE]. Hoffman.](/pictures/thumb/19581.jpg?v=1434441419)
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
Jerusalem: NP, ca 1910. Original artwork. Size about 11 1/2" x 14". Superbe antique portable writing desk magnificently illustrated with 2 views of Jerusalem. This remarkable piece is complete with its original brush, ink stamp and ink well. The desk has kept its original lock (no key) and hinges. Two... More
![Megillat Esther [MANUSCRIPT]. n/a.](/pictures/thumb/16614.jpg?v=1462940400)
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
Chicago? NP, 1944. 16.25 x 14.25 inches. Original oil on masonite painting by Todros Geller. A Sabbath scene painted in blue and brown, which depicts a man seated at a table set with Sabbath candles, challah, a wine glass and decanter. Hovering over this scene is a crowned Shekina floating... More
Burma: ca. late 19th century. Hardcover. Sixteen 5 3/8" x 22 3/4" lacquered palm leaves with large tamarind script written in black resin on red- and- gold background with elaborate gold design on both sides of leaves. All sixteen leaves resting between two protective teak covers (Kyan), which are elaborately... More
![Rose of Sharon (Nursing Mother in Camp, near Visalia, Tulare County, California) [Original Photograph]. Horace Bristol.](/pictures/thumb/19579.jpg?v=1434441419)
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
Nauen: Major of Nauen, 1746. Original document. Broadside. Folio (12 1/2" x 8"). Rare printed one page document in Gothic script issued at Nauen by "Königl. Preuß. und Churf. Brandenburgis. zur gedachten Stadt verordnete Bürgermeister und Rathmanne, signed "Schencke" on 28th of July, 1746," and sealed with red wax. Protected... More
NP: NP, 1760-1765. Hardcover. Folio. [212]pp. Contemporary dark green velvet over stiff boards. Green silk guard. Illuminated coat of arms on parchment paper. Remarkable 18th-century Spanish manuscript in which don Ramon Zazo y Ortega, the official herald and genealogist for the Spanish crown, traces the noble lineage of the Inderica... 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
![The King of Siam Speaks (Mimeographed Manuscript) [RARE]. Seni Pramoj, Kukrit Pramoj.](/pictures/thumb/18278.jpg?v=1434441381)
Bangkok: NP, 1950 - 1959? Work is a compilation of letters and selected documents issued during the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV), (1804 - 1868), who was king of Siam from 1851 to 1868. Most Thai were shocked by the portrayal of their revered nineteenth-century king in the musical... More
![Vorsicht bei Gesprächen [WITH] Alle Reisenden... (Two Warning Signs). n/a.](/pictures/thumb/37750.jpg?v=1496875351)
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
Egypt: NP, [c 1890]. 8.5 x 11." Vintage albumen prints of Egypt by various photographers. Seven photos of ancient Egyptian temples, including Luxor, Edfou, Touthmes a Karnak, Medina Tabou, Ensemple des Colonnades Luxor, Grande Porte de Ptolemee and Denderah Temple by Peridis, Langaki and others. Eight exterior and interior views... 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+ condition. More
![Vollständiges Gebetbuch für katholische Christen [German Catholic Prayer Book Manuscript]. Grieger, Aug.](/pictures/thumb/33711.jpg?v=1434442128)
1828. Hardcover. 12mo. 260 numbered pages & 12 blank leaves bound in original dark green velvet with folding flap and heart-shaped metal lock. Lacking clasp. Marbled endpapers, inside of flap marbled. Oval hand-colored paste-down frontispiece, title-page also with small hand-colored paste-down. Bottom margin of title-page with note by writer of... More
Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society, 2001. First edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto. vi, 210pp. original color illustrated boards with white lettering on cover and black on spine. A comparative study and account of "... archaeological contrasts, historical analysis, and philosophical reflections... in support of the acquisition, preservation, public presentation, and scholarly study... More