Der Vollständige Landadvokat. Two parts (separate title page for each part). Brünn, 5559 [1799]. German in Hebrew characters. A handbook of legal advice related to petitions, contracts, taxes, debts, powers of attorney, wills and inheritances, and more. An addendum at the end of Part II features texts of Jewish marital contracts and agreements ("tenaim rishonim" and "tenaim achronim" contracts, ketubah and tosefet ketubah, chalitzah agreement and "shtar chatzi zachar"). This handbook was first printed in German, in several editions published in Brünn in the 1790s. The present edition – a transcription of the German text into Hebrew letters – was published for the benefit of German Jews. • Bound with : "Melechet Machshevet", a textbook on mathematics [by Rabbi Moses Zerah Eidlitz]. Zhovkva, 1837. Hebrew. "Melechet Machshevet": 4, 4, 13-44 ff. Der Vollständige Landadvokat: 150 pp. 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains, including large dampstains. Creases and wear. Worming, affecting text. Edges trimmed unevenly; some pages trimmed close to text. Handwritten notation on last leaf. Missing front board. Back board detached. Open tears to spine.

Twenty-five photographs of students and teachers in Hebrew educational institutions in Lithuania and Belarus (and elsewhere?). 1920s-1930s. Including: • Picture of the third class of "The Hebrew Gymnasium in Marijampolė" (1924). • Class photograph, Tarbut school in Kybartai (1938). • Three class pictures, Tarbut school in Nesvizh (1932-1936). • Photographs of Moshe Kwint, teacher in the Hebrew gymnasium of Vilkomir (in the company of students, during trips, as a young student). • Photograph of the winner of the masquerade of HaShomer Hatza'ir in Nesvizh. • And more. Two of the photographs depict a group on board SS Polonia, which carried immigrants from the port of Gdynia, Poland to Palestine (dated by hand to January 1938, one photograph with the stamp of the ship photographer Boleslaw Furmanek). 25 photographs. Mostly with postcard backs, 14X9 cm; some smaller. Condition varies. Good-fair overall condition. Stains. creases, small tears and abrasions, mostly to edges. Dedicated or captioned by hand on verso (Hebrew and Yiddish). Enclosed: several items related to teacher Moshe Kwint: a postcard sent to him from Palanga, 1928; letter of recommendation indicating that he is a member of the "United Socialist Zionist Party" in Lithuania (with the inked stamp of the "Yiddishe Bildungs-Gezelshaft oifen Nomen fun Dr. N. Sirkin" organization); invitation to a Hebrew gymnasium student conference in Kovno (1953).

The Jewish Faith, by Grace Aguilar. London: Richard Groombridge, 1846. English. The book entitled "The Jewish Faith; Its Spiritual Consolation, Moral Guidance, and Immortal Hope" – an epistolary work, consisting of a series of letters written by an elderly Jewish woman, Inez Villena, to her young friend, Annie Montague, entreating her not to abandon her Judaism – was published shortly before the passing of the young English author, Grace Aguilar (1816-1847). This copy of the book was the property of the Etting family of Baltimore, Maryland – among the earliest Jewish immigrant families in the New World (arriving before the United States of America gained its independence) – for three generations; Solomon Etting gave this copy as a gift to his daughter Richa, and Richa in turn bequeathed it to her niece. Solomon Etting (1764-1847) was a merchant, politician, and activist on behalf of the American Jewish community. At the age of 18, he became the first native-born American Jewish ritual slaughterer in the history of the United States. For many years, he campaigned for the enactment of a bill that would enable the Jews of Maryland to hold public office. Known as the "Jew Bill, " it finally became law in 1826. With its passing, Etting became a member of Baltimore's city council. Solomon Etting's first wife was the daughter of Joseph Simon, and his second wife was the daughter of Barnard Gratz. Solomon's son, Samuel, took part in the historic battle of Fort McHenry (1814). Two handwritten dedicatory inscriptions – documenting the transfer of the book from one owner to the next – appear on the front endpaper. At the top of the page – presentation inscription handwritten by Solomon Etting's, to his daughter, Richa: "To my dear Richa, from her Affectionate father" (dated June 15, 1847). This is followed by another presentation inscription (undated and faintly handwritten) from Richa to her niece: "To Georgie Cohen from her Loving Aunt Richa." In all likelihood, the "Georgie" mentioned here is Georgiana Cohen, daughter of Richa's sister. The book is leatherbound. Front and back boards with a decorative gilt border. Front board gilt-stamped with the name "Richa G. Etting." Ownership autograph on title page: "Richa Gratz Etting. xvi, 448 pp., 18.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Minor blemishes and few stains (mostly to first leaves and to edges). Embossed stamp to title page and on following leaf. Spine missing. Blemishes and wear to binding. Front board detached; back board partly detached.

Hymns Written for the Use of Hebrew Congregations, [by Penina Moise]. Charleston, South Carolina (United States): Congregation Beth Elohim, 1856. English. Second edition. Second edition of the hymn book published by the congregation Beth Elohim, the first reform congregation in the United States. It includes original hymns in English composed by the poet Penina Moise (1797-1880), member of the congregation, inspired by Psalms, Jewish tradition, the Bible and her own life experiences. The hymns are in English – the language of the prayers and sermons in the Beth Elohim synagogue; the book thus reflects the liberal tendency of the large Charleston congregation, and the influence of the surrounding American society. Penina Moise, born in Charleston, South Carolina, was a prolific poet and prominent figure in the Charleston literary community. Her poems deal with a variety of topics, with emphasis on Jewish issues. Her book Fancy's Sketch Book is considered the first poetry book a Jewish author published by in the United States. Moise was an educator, and served as superintendent of the congregation Beth Elohim's Sunday school. She composed numerous hymns for the congregation; some of which are still in use in Reform communities. After her passing, Moise was eulogized as "…a Jewish poetess, whose life most admirably illustrates the literary idea of the old South... for many years, [she] was the literary pivot of Hebrew Charleston, and whose influence extended far beyond the circle of her co-religionists…" (The Hebrew Standard, 20 May 1910). XV pp., [1] ff., 212 pp., 16.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Many stains. Minor blemishes. Inked stamps to several pages. Some pages slightly loose. Signature to front endpaper. Ornate binding (by Welch & Harris Binders), damaged and slightly loose. Abrasions and tears to boards and spine. Inscription to lower spine. Singerman 1424.