Hasomir's Lieder-Boch / Hasomir's Sangbog. Songbook with notes, printed on the 25th anniversary of the Jewish choir "HaSomir" [The Nightingale] in Copenhagen. Copenhagen, 1937. Yiddish and Danish.
Songs and sheet music for the "HaSomir" choir in Copenhagen, with introductions in Hebrew and Danish.
One leaf shows a group photograph of the choir members and photographed portraits of two of its founders - J. Beimel [the cantor, composer and musicologist Jacob Beimel] and M. Berezovsky. Two illustrated title pages (identically designed; one is in Yiddish, the other is in Danish); signed: "J. Leibo" (see item 336).
Pagination from left to right. [3] leaves, 9-132, 36 pp, 30.5 cm. Good condition. Slight defects.

Instruction in the Mosaic Religion. Translated from the German of J. Johlson by Isaac Leeser. Philadelphia: Adam Waldie, 1830. English, some Hebrew. First edition.
English translation by Isaac Leeser of a composition in German by a teacher in a Jewish school in Frankfurt am Main, instructing Jewish youth as to the principles of their religion. An appendix at the end - short account of the Jewish ceremonial laws and customs.
The first book by Isaac Leeser to be printed in America.
Dedication in Isaac Leeser's hand on one of the blank pages at the beginning of the book: "To Professor Hurwitz, as a mark of his esteem, from the translator" [the dedication may have been addressed to Hyman Hurwitz (1770-1844), a professor of Hebrew and literature at University College, London].?Isaac Leeser (1806-1868), one of the leaders of American Jewry, philosopher, literary editor and translator, born in Germany. Leeser was one of the pioneers of American Jewry, contributing greatly to the establishment of Jewish institutions and the preservation of Jewish religion and history. Among other things, he translated scripture to English and composed many essays and sermons.
VIII, 139 pp, 21.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Open tear to lower corner of the leaf with the dedication. Original binding, damaged, with stains and tears to spine (front cover partly detached). Stains to title page (resulting from the dedication). At the end of the book there are a number of dark pages due to the paper's acidification (some are dark on the margins only).
Singerman 489.
Provenance: Sassoon family collection.

Volume of issues of "Der Kibbitzer… Illustriter Zhournal fir Humor, Witz on Kibbetz". Illustrated Journal of Humor and Satire. New York, 1908-1911. Yiddish.
Issues 1-56. April 1908 to January 1911 + special issue (unnumbered) for Simchat Torah.
Journal of humor and satire, with caricatures and humorous illustrations. The journal was founded by Jewish humorist and satirist Yosef Tunkel (Der Tunkeler).
Volume: 35 cm. Condition varies from issue to issue. Stains and tears (coarse tears to some leaves, with damage to text. Restored tears to title page of the first issue). Stamp on title page of the first issue. Labels on volume spine. Damage to binding.

Croadside with the Hebrew alphabet, in square script and cursive, for learning Yiddish, produced by the Workmen's Circle - Der Bildungs-Kamitet fon Arbeter-Ring. New York, 1947.
Large broadside for hanging in a class, with the Hebrew alphabet and vocalization marks, for learning Yiddish.
The organization "Der Arbeter Ring" (Workmen's Circle) was founded in New York in 1900 following the wave of immigration of Eastern European Jews in the late 19th century. At first its aim was to assist immigrants in joining the American work force, but later it began to engage in the preservation of Jewish-Ashkenazi culture in the U.S., part of which entailed the study of the Yiddish language.
61X97 cm. Fair-good condition. Mounted on cloth (old). Holes and tears to margins. Creases. Stain on right side. Top left corner missing.

Weitz [Wheat], illustrated poster for instruction and learning. Published by Центриздат (Tsentrizdat) - "Tsentraler Pelker-Farlag fon P.S.S.R.", Moscow, [1920s]. Yiddish. Printed in 300 copies.
Color illustrated poster. Divided into a number of rectangular boxes with diagrams, illustrations and photographs. Four boxes are blank (left unfinished in the printing process).
54X72 cm. Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Some tears to margins (partly reinforced with adhesive tape to verso. One open tear).
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.