Véritable Complainte du Juif-errant [The Lamentation of the Wandering Jew], Imagerie d'Épinal, No. 5. [France]: Pellerin & Cie., [late 19th century]. French.
An anti-Ssemitic broadside, with a (hand-colored) illustration depicting the stereotypical figure of the wandering Jew, wearing worn clothes, surrounded by people on a street of a city. Beneath the illustration there is a rhymed song relating the legend of the Wandering Jew, with the musical notes of the song above it.
29.5x40 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Creases and small tears to edges.

Five anti-Semitic propaganda notes that were distributed in France during the Dreyfus Affair. [France, late 19th century]. French.
1-2. Two identical notes with the caption "A bas les Juifs" [Begone Jews].
Approx. 3.5x10 cm. Good-fair condition. Tears and open tears along edges.
3-5. Three identical notes with the caption "Vive Dérouléde" [Long live Dérouléde].
Paul Déroulède (1864-1914) was the founder and president of the French national movement "Ligue des patriots" (The League of Patriots). During the late 1890s, he was chosen as a representative of the French parliament. The movement he headed was inclined to ultra-nationalism, violence and anti-Semitism. During the Dreyfus Affair, Déroulède supported the position of the army and demanded that Alfred Dreyfus be accused of treason.
6.5x3.5 cm. Good condition.

Seven booklets of anti-Semitic songs (all of them except for one with sheet music). Germany, Austria and Switzerland, [ca. late 19th Century / early 20th Century].
1. Jeiteles teutonicus, harfenklänge aus dem Vermauschelten Deutschland, booklet with anti-Semitic poems and illustrations by Marr dem Zweiten [Pseudonym of the Austrian writer Moritz von Reymond]. Bern (Switzerland): Rudolf Costenoble, 1879.
2. Im Jahre 2000, Ein Zukunftstraum [In the year 2000, Future Dream], song by Matthias Lichterfeld, with sheet music by Rudolf Thiele, Berlin: Rudolf Thiele, [late 19th century?].
3. Abrahamsgruss Marsch komponiert und dem geliebten Vater zum Abrahamsfeste gewidmet von seinem dankschuldigen Sohne. Sheet music for a song by Possnitz. (Austria): Arthur Gawlik, [ca. late 19th century]. Illustrated cover.
4. Haben Sie nicht den kleinen Cohn gesehen? [Have You Seen Little Cohen?], sheet music for a song by Julius Einödshofer. Berlin: Hermann Augustin, [early 20th century]. Illustrated cover.
5. Das Koschere A-B-C [The Kosher Alphabet], sheet music by O. Winkler for a song by Hugo Pollak. Leipzig: F.M. Geidel press, [ca. 1920].
6. Der alte Kleiderschrank, Humoristisches Gesamtspiel für 6 Herren [The Old Clothes Cupboard…], a humorous anti-Semitic play by Felix Renker, accompanied by sheet music for a song by Otto Teich. Leipzig: Otto Teich, [ca. 1920].
7. Das fidele Alt-Berlin (Melodien aus der Vorkriegszeit) [The Old Fiddle of Berlin (Tunes from before the war)], sheet music for songs by Carl Robrecht. Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen, 1926.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.

Four leaflets calling the citizens of Poland not to trade with Jews. Poland, [1930s].
Approx. 11.5x15.5 cm to 14x22.5cm. Condition varies.
Provenance: The Israel Mehlman Collection.

Sur le mur des lamentations [On the Western Wall], anti-Semitic propaganda brochure from Vichy France. [France, ca. 1940-1944]. French.
A propaganda brochure of the Vichy regime against the Allies and the Jews. One of its sides depicts a graffiti-sprayed brick wall, with the letter "V" (victory) and the inscription "On the Western Wall" (French). On verso, there are three illustrations: the symbol of the "Cross of Lorraine" (the symbol of the Free French Forces during World War II) above the silhouette of General Charles de Gaulle; the symbol of the pound sterling coin, £, interwoven in the "Cross of Lorraine", above the silhouette of Winston Churchill; and a star-of-David encircling the "Cross of Lorraine"/ pound sterling, above the silhouette of a Jew. Beneath the illustrations there is an explanatory inscription: "une illusion, une espérance.. = la réalité" [Illusion, Hope = Reality!]
[1] folded leaf (6 printed columns). When opened: 13x26 cm. Good condition. Stains.