![Fides et leges Mohammaedis exhibitae ex Alkorani manuscripto duplici, praemissus institutionibus arabicus [Bound with:] [Sefer Nitsahon] Liber Nizachon Rabbi Lipmanni … [And: 21 other philological and theological texts and dissertations]](http://www.jamescumminsbookseller.com/pictures/thumb/234769.jpg?v=1534805467)
Altdorf: Scherff; Nuremberg: Wolfgang Endter, 1636-1647; 1644. Hackspan’s Arabic Grammar & the First Printed SEFER NITSAHON. Important compendium... Read More
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UNIQUE, SAM & EDGAR BRONFMAN"S PRAYER BOOKS. Read More
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New York: American Jewish Historical Society, 2001. First edition of which this is No. 74 of 600 copies, signed by Saul Touster. Read More
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[N.p: n.d., ca. 1870s]. From the Bay of Algiers to the Wailing Wall. The photographs, many by the Zangaki brothers and Bonfils, include images of Algiers, Tunis, Carthage, Alexandria, Cairo, The Sphynx, portraits of locals (Dervishes, an Arab merchant, an Abyssinian, an Egyptian), the Suez Canal, the Wailing Wall, and... Read More
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Rome: Typis. Sac. Congreg. de Prop. Fide, 1771. First edition. Read More
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Leipzig: Weidmann; Hirzel [parts 2-6], 1851-1860. First Edition. Read More
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Tel Aviv: 6 June 1950. To His Solfège Teacher, Madame Longy. Fine letter from Israel to Bernstein's old teacher at the Curtis Institute,. where Longy taught ear training from 1926 to 1941. Longy, known as "Madame Longy", subsequently taught at Peabody and at Juilliard ("She taught in a rigid French... Read More
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Philadelphia: Printed by C. Sherman for the editor, [1845-1846]. First edition thus. THE FIRST JEWISH TRANSLATION OF THE PENTATEUCH INTO ENGLISH. Isaac Leeser (1806-1868) was named hazan (cantor) of Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia in 1829. Leeser‘s “contributions to every area of Jewish culture and religion made him a major... Read More
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Berlin: M. Poppelauer, 1899-1901. First Edition. 1. Theil, Der Pentateuch; 2. Theil, Die prosaischen schriften; 3. Theil, Die Propheten. Read More
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[Leiden]: Ex. Officina Plantiniana Raphelengii, 1611. Finely Bound Plantin Press Printing of 4 Books of the Hebrew Bible. The first four books of the Prophets — Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings — of the Hebrew Bible, printed by the heirs of Franciscus Raphelengius, who ran the Leiden branch of the press... Read More
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New York: c. 1943]. A fine portrait of Armenian-born Kelekian (1868-1951), one of the most important art/antiquites dealers of the modern era. Known to his peers as the "dean of antiquities", Kelekian's connoisseurship of the ancient art of the Near East opened the eyes of many Americans to a heritage... Read More
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New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1996]. First edition. Inscribed "To Shirley (Clurman) - Dick would have enjoyed this! I hope you do. Love, Edgar" Read More
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Hall in Tirol (Austria) and Berlin: August 1-October 25, 1909. A group of letters by the Jewish writer and philosopher Martin Buber (1878-1965), then serving as Editor in Chief for the Berlin publisher Rütten & Loening, to a literary agent who had submitted manuscripts of several different writers, mainly to... Read More
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New York: AD Press, [1938]. Number 20 of 20 copies of the deluxe edition. Read More
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Charleston: James S. Burges, 1827. First and only edition. A rare pamphlet issued by the first Jewish Reform movement in the United States, the Sephardic Reformed Society of Israelites in Charleston, South Carolina, recording an address by one of the movement’s leaders, who was also patriarch of an important southern... Read More
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New York: July 4, 1941. Variant of the portrait from the same session published in Portraits: The Photography of Carl Van Vechten (1978). Read More
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London: Abelard-Schuman, [1961]. Read More
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New York: Braziller; Monte Carlo: Andre Sauret, [1962]. Chagall, Marc. First American Edition. With Two Original Lithos. Read More
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New York: February 11, 1930. ‘It Can Be Done’. An encouraging letter by one of the founders of Universal Studios. Reading in part: “When I reached America in 1884, I was probably about your age. I was the proud possessor of $50.00 - - A world of adventure lay ahead... Read More
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[Brooklyn, NY.]: Mesorah Publucations Ltd, [April, 1993]. Ninth Impession. Prayer books for High Holy Days. Read More
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![The Jew of Mogadore, A Comic Opera, in Three Acts...[Published in London, 1808]. Richard Cumberland.](/pictures/thumb/216574.jpg?v=1534804922)
New York: Published by David Longworth, 1808. Published in the same year as the first English edition. Read More
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London: C. Dilly, 1794. First edition. Sheva -- not Shylock. "Cumberland . . . tried to reverse the image of the Jew created by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice . . . In the person of Sheva, Cumberland brought a new kind of Jew to the English stage. Sheva... Read More
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London: Andrew Melrose Ltd. 3 York St. Covent Gardens, n.d. [ca. 1928?]. Inscribed to David Sarnoff. A novel set in ancient Israel, during the time of the invasion of the Assyrians. Inscribed to the radio and television pioneer, David Sarnoff: "To David Sarnoff "The man who not only possesses the rare human... Read More
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New York: Random House, [1972]. First edition. Inscribed, "To Dick and Shirley (CFlurman) Affectionately Abba Eban" Read More
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Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1876. This copy reads a "New Edition in Four Volumes" on the title page. Contents leaves in all 4 volumes. 3Eliot's novel is notable in that its eponymous hero is revealed to be a Jew who is devoted to the Zionist cause. Read More
Price: $600