The Jews and the Mosaic Law by Issac Leeser, Philadelphia, 1834. English.
Part 1: A defence of the revelation of the Pentateuch, and of the Jews for their adherence to the same.
Part 2: Four essays on the relative importance of Judaism and Christianity, by a native of Germany and professor of Christianity.
The first original work by Isaac Leeser (1807-1868). Leeser was a US Jewish leader and one of the first people who built American Judaism, a philosopher, literary editor who also translated Jewish books into English and wrote many sermons and lectures.
These books are the outcome of a series of articles that Leeser published in American periodicals in 1829, which dealt with defending the Jewish religion following a rise in missionary activities in the US. Subsequent to these articles, Leeser was invited to serve as a preacher and community leader of the Mikve Yisrael congregation in Philadelphia, which reinforced his status as one of the most significant figures on the US Jewish scene in the 19th century.
Two parts in one volume. VIII, [2], 278 pages [the two pages after the introduction (Contents and Advertisement) are not mentioned by Singerman, see ibid no. 578], 22 cm. Good condition. Several loose leaves and few stains. Stamp and ex-libris. Non-original binding, worn and slightly damaged. Few ink inscriptions.

“Prayer! Organized and arranged by our genius mentor Rabbi Shmuel Salant … senior rabbi of Eretz Israel, of the descendants of Europe and America residing in Jerusalem, to congregate and pray in the great Beit Yaakov Synagogue in Jerusalem, for the success of the United States of America in their war, a war of duty, a war of liberty for the love of mankind”. [Jerusalem, 1898]. This proclamation was printed during the Spanish–American War in 1898, for the liberation of Cuba.
[1] page. 34 cm. Print in blue ink and frame in red ink. Good-fair condition, folding marks and slight wear.

• Seder L'Hadrat Kodesh – Siddur for the whole year, with English translation. Brooklyn (New York), 1901.
Hebrew and English page opposite page. Binding with embossed decorations [gilded metal and Bakelite]. Metal clasp for fastening.
507, [4] pages. 11 cm. Good condition. Damages and stains to binding, missing spine.
• Falshtendinger Linien – Siddur for schools and the nation. Siddur with Yiddish translation and instructions. Published by Yosef Magilnitsky. Philadelphia, [c. 1908].
Prayers for the whole year, Nusach Ashkenaz. Each word of prayer is positioned opposite its Yiddish translation.
Colorful photograph plates, with photographs of a boy donning tefillin surrounded by Birkot HaTefillin in Hebrew, Russian, English and German, sheet music of Adon Olam, Yigdal, Ein K'Elokeinu and Ma'oz Tzur.
Appendix at end of siddur with thanks to a list of people from various states throughout the US. Not listed in the Bibliography Institute CD.
[2], V, [5], 192 pages; 272 pages; 8 pages. 21 cm. fair-good condition, tears, wear and stains. Damage to binding.

11 books printed in St. Louis, USA. 1918-1944.
Approximately half of the books in this collection were printed before 1930. A detailed list of the books is available upon request.
Varied size and condition.