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Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 13, 2016
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Two booklets with a list of books published by printing presses:
* List of books and price list of Romm publishing houses, Vilnius. 1928.
[1], vii, 124 pp, 21 cm. Good condition.
* "Lema'an HaSefer". Tel-Aviv, 1927.
4, 67, [2] pp. Good condition.
* List of books and price list of Romm publishing houses, Vilnius. 1928.
[1], vii, 124 pp, 21 cm. Good condition.
* "Lema'an HaSefer". Tel-Aviv, 1927.
4, 67, [2] pp. Good condition.
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Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 13, 2016
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13 brochures about the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus, among them:
* 10 brochures "Year Book" and general news, for the years 1926-1937.
* H.N. Bialik about the Hebrew Univeristy; speeches delivered by Bialik about the founding of the University and its operation. Jerusalem, 1937.
* In memory of Arthur Ruppin, lecture by Prof. Martin Buber, in a memorial service at the Hebrew University on the thirtieth day of Ruppin's demise. Jerusalem, 1943.
* Institute for technical processing of material for Jewish Studies; proposal for the World Conference of Jewish Studies, The Hebrew Univeristy in Jerusalem, by Dr. Levinger. Budapest, 1947.
13 brochures. Size varies. Good overall condition.
* 10 brochures "Year Book" and general news, for the years 1926-1937.
* H.N. Bialik about the Hebrew Univeristy; speeches delivered by Bialik about the founding of the University and its operation. Jerusalem, 1937.
* In memory of Arthur Ruppin, lecture by Prof. Martin Buber, in a memorial service at the Hebrew University on the thirtieth day of Ruppin's demise. Jerusalem, 1943.
* Institute for technical processing of material for Jewish Studies; proposal for the World Conference of Jewish Studies, The Hebrew Univeristy in Jerusalem, by Dr. Levinger. Budapest, 1947.
13 brochures. Size varies. Good overall condition.
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Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 13, 2016
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Ha'aretz, by Eliyahu Sapir. Published by "Kohelet", Jaffa, [1911].
A book listing places in Eretz Israel in alphabetical order, Arabic etymology of names, short information and references in the Scripture. Eliyahu Sapir was one of the first Hebrew teachers and was director of the main branch of Anglo-Palestine Bank in Eretz Israel, dedication handwritten by the author to Meir Dizengoff appears on title page.
XXII, [1], 162, [1] pp, 24 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Worming. Tears to spine. Damaged binding, slightly loosened.
A book listing places in Eretz Israel in alphabetical order, Arabic etymology of names, short information and references in the Scripture. Eliyahu Sapir was one of the first Hebrew teachers and was director of the main branch of Anglo-Palestine Bank in Eretz Israel, dedication handwritten by the author to Meir Dizengoff appears on title page.
XXII, [1], 162, [1] pp, 24 cm. Fair condition. Stains. Worming. Tears to spine. Damaged binding, slightly loosened.
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Lot 40 Collection of Books about the Bible and Jewish History – England and United States, 1836-1903
Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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17 books about the Bible and Jewish history and faith, England and the United States, 1836-1903. The collection includes the following books:
* The Old Paths; or, A Comparison of the Principles and Doctrines of Modern Judaism, Rev. Alexander McCaul. London: London Society's Office, 1837. English.
* Modern Discoveries on the Site of Ancient Ephesus, J.T. Wood. London: The Religious Tract Society, 1890. English.
* The Land and the Book; or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, The Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land, W. M. Theomson. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. English. Two volumes.
* The work of Flavius Josephus, translated by William Whiston. Cincinati: Morgan and Sanxay, 1836. English.
Size and condition vary.
Books were not thoroughly examined and are sold As Is.
* The Old Paths; or, A Comparison of the Principles and Doctrines of Modern Judaism, Rev. Alexander McCaul. London: London Society's Office, 1837. English.
* Modern Discoveries on the Site of Ancient Ephesus, J.T. Wood. London: The Religious Tract Society, 1890. English.
* The Land and the Book; or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, The Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land, W. M. Theomson. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. English. Two volumes.
* The work of Flavius Josephus, translated by William Whiston. Cincinati: Morgan and Sanxay, 1836. English.
Size and condition vary.
Books were not thoroughly examined and are sold As Is.
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Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 13, 2016
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Two Jewish Encyclopedias, one in English and one in German. Complete sets:
* The Universal Jewish encyclopedia; an authoritative and popular presentation of Jews and Judaism since the earliest times, Isaac Landman, Louis Rittenberg, Simon Cohen. New-York: Ktav Pub. House, 1969. English.
10 volumes + index and guidance volume. Approx. 27.5 cm. Good condition.
* Jüdisches Lexikon, ein enzyklopädisches Handbuch des jüdischen Wissens in vier Bänden, Georg Herlitz, Bruno Kirschner, Ismar Elbogen. Berlin: Jüdischer Verlag, [1927-1930]. German.
5 volumes. 25.5 cm. Good condition.
* The Universal Jewish encyclopedia; an authoritative and popular presentation of Jews and Judaism since the earliest times, Isaac Landman, Louis Rittenberg, Simon Cohen. New-York: Ktav Pub. House, 1969. English.
10 volumes + index and guidance volume. Approx. 27.5 cm. Good condition.
* Jüdisches Lexikon, ein enzyklopädisches Handbuch des jüdischen Wissens in vier Bänden, Georg Herlitz, Bruno Kirschner, Ismar Elbogen. Berlin: Jüdischer Verlag, [1927-1930]. German.
5 volumes. 25.5 cm. Good condition.
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Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 13, 2016
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Encyclopaedia Judaica, das Judentum in Geschichte und Gegenwart, Jackob Klatzkin, Ismar Elbogen. Berlin: Eschkol, [1928-1934]. German.
Numerous photographs and illustrations, some in color.
10 volumes. Approx. 29 cm. Good condition.
Numerous photographs and illustrations, some in color.
10 volumes. Approx. 29 cm. Good condition.
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Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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The Jewish Encyclopedia. Funk&Wagnalls Company, London and New York [ca. 1925]. English.
6 volumes out of 12. Stored within the volumes are newspaper clippings, notes and many articles adding information regarding various entries, inserted by Farha Sassoon.
The Jewish Encyclopedia is devoted to Judaism and the Jewish people and was first published in 1901-1906. The encyclopedia encompasses some 15,000 entries in 12 volumes being till the present day one of the most comprehensive sources of information as far as Jewish history and Judaism are concerned.
27.5 cm. Condition varies, fair-good overall condition. Bindings coming loose.
Provenance: Sassoon Family collection.
6 volumes out of 12. Stored within the volumes are newspaper clippings, notes and many articles adding information regarding various entries, inserted by Farha Sassoon.
The Jewish Encyclopedia is devoted to Judaism and the Jewish people and was first published in 1901-1906. The encyclopedia encompasses some 15,000 entries in 12 volumes being till the present day one of the most comprehensive sources of information as far as Jewish history and Judaism are concerned.
27.5 cm. Condition varies, fair-good overall condition. Bindings coming loose.
Provenance: Sassoon Family collection.
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Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 13, 2016
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Five books and catalogues about Hebrew manuscripts:
* Fragments From The Cairo Genizah In The Freer Collection, Edited By Richard Gottheil And William H. Worrell. London "The Macmillan Company", 1927.
* Ginze Russiyah, Catalogue of Hebrew Manuscripts Preserved In The USSR, part II. New York: New York University Library of Judaica and Hebraica, 1958. Typewritten leaves, with facsimiles, bound in a folder.
* Manuscripts Hebreux De Lisbonne, un atelier de copistes et d'elumineurs au XV siècle, par Gabrielle Sed-Rajna. Paris: Editions Du Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, 1970.
* The Hebrew Scripts, By Solomon A. Birnbaum. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1954-1957' 1971. Two volumes.
* Union Catalog of Hebrew Manuscripts and Their Location, Aron Freimann. New-York: American Academy for Jewish Research, 1964, 1975. Two volumes.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
* Fragments From The Cairo Genizah In The Freer Collection, Edited By Richard Gottheil And William H. Worrell. London "The Macmillan Company", 1927.
* Ginze Russiyah, Catalogue of Hebrew Manuscripts Preserved In The USSR, part II. New York: New York University Library of Judaica and Hebraica, 1958. Typewritten leaves, with facsimiles, bound in a folder.
* Manuscripts Hebreux De Lisbonne, un atelier de copistes et d'elumineurs au XV siècle, par Gabrielle Sed-Rajna. Paris: Editions Du Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, 1970.
* The Hebrew Scripts, By Solomon A. Birnbaum. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1954-1957' 1971. Two volumes.
* Union Catalog of Hebrew Manuscripts and Their Location, Aron Freimann. New-York: American Academy for Jewish Research, 1964, 1975. Two volumes.
5 books. Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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East and West, historic-literary anthology for study of the Sephardic and Eastern Jewry in the diaspora, Avraham Elmalih. Printed by S. Zuckermann. Jerusalem, 1920.
Mizrach u-Ma'arav, scientific, historic and literary monthly for the study of Judaism in the diaspora, Avraham Elmalih. Printed by "Haivri", I. Werker/Defuss Aviv. Jerusalem, 1928-1929. Two volumes.
Periodical for the study of Judaism in the diaspora, edited and published by Avraham Elmalih, author, scholar, educator, journalist and public activist. Essays and treatises were published in this periodical by well known scholars, authors and rabbis, among them Joseph Klausner, Yehudah Burla, Haim Nachman Bialik and Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook.
Three volumes, each compiling six issues. In the volume of 1920 – a folding facsimile of the first leaf of Song of Songs from a 12th century illuminated bible.
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Mizrach u-Ma'arav, scientific, historic and literary monthly for the study of Judaism in the diaspora, Avraham Elmalih. Printed by "Haivri", I. Werker/Defuss Aviv. Jerusalem, 1928-1929. Two volumes.
Periodical for the study of Judaism in the diaspora, edited and published by Avraham Elmalih, author, scholar, educator, journalist and public activist. Essays and treatises were published in this periodical by well known scholars, authors and rabbis, among them Joseph Klausner, Yehudah Burla, Haim Nachman Bialik and Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook.
Three volumes, each compiling six issues. In the volume of 1920 – a folding facsimile of the first leaf of Song of Songs from a 12th century illuminated bible.
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 05 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
December 13, 2016
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Five polemic and critical compositions against Christianity:
* Helkat Mechokek (Toldot Hamechokek Hanotzri), copying from three manuscripts with forword and comments, by Gershom Bader Hacohen. [Krakow], [1890]. Detached binding and leaves.
* Offenes Schreiben an die hochgeehrten evangelische Philosophen aller Länder, open letter to the evangelist sages criticizing faith. Published by M-Sziget, [Hungary], [no year]. Composition of 8 pages about Christianity, written by Moshe Ya'akov Schwrdshcarf, author of "Torat Hamim" in which he commented on a plan to religiously correct the people of the world. Not listed in NLI catalogue.
* Eternal dispute between Judaim and Christianity, scientific encyclopedia about the history of Chrisitnaity, from the first century until the sixth century, in three parts. Translated byWildika after the book of A. Ststoyn. Published by the author, Riga, 1925. Restores spine.
* Habrit, criticism about the New Testament, found in Hebrew literature ancient and new, by Ya'akov Tzuridishi. Tel-Aviv: "HaPo'el HaTza'ir", [1938]. Two parts.
* Who is Jesus Christ? (If Jesus the Mesiah existed?), by Mordechai Presh. Kineret printing press, Tiberias, [1945].
5 booklets and pamphlets. Size and condition vary.
* Helkat Mechokek (Toldot Hamechokek Hanotzri), copying from three manuscripts with forword and comments, by Gershom Bader Hacohen. [Krakow], [1890]. Detached binding and leaves.
* Offenes Schreiben an die hochgeehrten evangelische Philosophen aller Länder, open letter to the evangelist sages criticizing faith. Published by M-Sziget, [Hungary], [no year]. Composition of 8 pages about Christianity, written by Moshe Ya'akov Schwrdshcarf, author of "Torat Hamim" in which he commented on a plan to religiously correct the people of the world. Not listed in NLI catalogue.
* Eternal dispute between Judaim and Christianity, scientific encyclopedia about the history of Chrisitnaity, from the first century until the sixth century, in three parts. Translated byWildika after the book of A. Ststoyn. Published by the author, Riga, 1925. Restores spine.
* Habrit, criticism about the New Testament, found in Hebrew literature ancient and new, by Ya'akov Tzuridishi. Tel-Aviv: "HaPo'el HaTza'ir", [1938]. Two parts.
* Who is Jesus Christ? (If Jesus the Mesiah existed?), by Mordechai Presh. Kineret printing press, Tiberias, [1945].
5 booklets and pamphlets. Size and condition vary.
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Two brochures about Abyssinia with references to the existence of Jewish population, and the biblical story about King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. 1935. Eretz Israel.Hebrew.
* Abyssiniya a survey (with map of the land), A.Z. Eshkoli, published by Yesodot, Jerusalem, 1935. Hebrew. 77, [3] pp.
* Abyssinia, Ben Zion Furman, published by the author, Tel-Aviv, 1935. Good overall condition.
* Abyssiniya a survey (with map of the land), A.Z. Eshkoli, published by Yesodot, Jerusalem, 1935. Hebrew. 77, [3] pp.
* Abyssinia, Ben Zion Furman, published by the author, Tel-Aviv, 1935. Good overall condition.
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In the Kingdom of Minerals, basics of mineralogy with an atlas emphasizing the country's minerals, Raphael Sverdlov, HaPo'el HaTzair printing press, Tel-Aviv [1928]. Hebrew. Brochures I and II.
Brochure I [2], 47 pp + 10 plates, brochure II [2], 66 pp + 1 folding chart + 11-20 plates. 21 cm. Condition varies, good overall condition. Damage to brochure II.
Brochure I [2], 47 pp + 10 plates, brochure II [2], 66 pp + 1 folding chart + 11-20 plates. 21 cm. Condition varies, good overall condition. Damage to brochure II.
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