Kipnis, M.
"Hundert Folks-Lider" (Cien Cantos Populares)
8' black hardcover. cover worn. fron cover and spine detached from spine. pages slightly yellowing. inscription on first white page. else in fair+ condition.
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Wolff, Lion
[Avne zikaron] Grabstein-Inschriften. Hebräisch und Deutsch in Poesie und Prosa für alle vorkommenden Falle von Lion Wolff.
RARE book of Jewish gravestone inscriptions in Hebrew and German by Leon Wolff (possibly Rabbi Lion Wolff (1845-1934), who was the Rabbi at the Congregation Tempelburg in Pomerania for twenty five years, and the oldest teacher and preacher of any faith in the whole of the German Republic to retire at the age of 82 in 1927). 150x100mm. VIII+172 pages [+4]. Black rebound Hardcover with original boards. Grey lettering on original front cover. Cover dust-stained. Cover edges and upper corners worn. Cover bottom corners bumped and peeling. Sticker on spine. Spine rubbed. Spine edges slightly bumped. Several wormholes on front cover, inner cover, whitepage and pages I-VI; 2 small wormholes on pages VII-5; 1 small wormhole on pages 6-19 - all without damage to text. Ex-library copy with stamp on both whitepages, title page, and bottom corner of pages 7, 61 and 95. Pen writing on title page edge near binding. Inner cover and several pages slightly age-stained. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare anthology of Hebrew and German gravestone inscriptions is otherwise in good condition.
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Guri, Yosef
1000 Yiddish Idioms and their Equivalents in English, Hebrew and Russian
230x155 mm. 169 pages. Softcover. Sticker on front cover. In good condition.
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Grafman, Rafi [Ed.] / Radovan, Zev [Photos]
50 Rimmonim: A Selection of Torah Finials from a European family collection
Contains colored photographs. 24.5x20 cm. 116 pages. Soft Cover. As New.
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Guri, Yosef
500 Yiddish Similes: And Their Equivalents in English, Hebrew and Russian
23x15 cm. 164+XXVII pages. Softcover. In good condition.
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Sieny, Mahmoud E. ; Hussein, Mokhtar A. ; Al-Doush, Sayyed A. A.
A Contextual Dictionary of Idioms: Arabic-Arabic
24.5x17.5 cm. 11+145 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. In good condition.
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Kayyal, Mounir [Kayal, Munir]
A Dictionary of Proverbs from the Folk Literature of Syria: Arabic-Arabic.
RARE comprehensive dictionary of Arabic proverbs from the folk literature of Syria. 245x175mm. 335 pages. Brown leather Hardcover with dust-jacket. Gilt lettering on spine. Jacket edges/corners and hinges wrinkled. Cover corners rubbed. Spine edges slightly bumped. This extremely rare dictionary of Arabic proverbs from Syria, of immense interest to folklorists and Arabists, is otherwise in very good condition.
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Kilani, Taiseer / Ashour, Naim
A Dictionary of Proverbs: English-Arabic
RARE English-Arabic dictionary of proverbs: each proverb appears in the original English to which is added a literal translation into Arabic together with explanations also in Arabic. 240x175mm. [VIII]+392 pages. Green marbled leather Hardcover with dust-jacket. Gilt lettering on spine. Jacket rubbed Jacket edges and hinges wrinkled. Jacket corners and jacket spine bottom edge tattered. Cover slightly curved. Cover corners rubbed. Cover bottom edge bumped. Spine edges slightly bumped. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare English-Arabic dictionary of proverbs, of immense interest to folklorists and scholars of Arabic language and culture, is otherwise in good condition.
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Shir, Michael [Ed.] / Baharav, Gene [Tr.]
A Gift Album of Jewish Ceremonies [BILINGUAL EDITION HEBREW-ENGLISH]
BILINGUAL EDITION HEBREW-ENGLISH. Contains illustrations taken from the book "Jewish ceremonies", published in Nuremberg in 1734. 20x28.5 cm. Not paginated. Hardcover. Yellowing cover, slightly stained. Cover edges and corners rubbed. Pen writing on the first page - no damage to text. Dry glue residue on rear inner cover. Else in good condition.
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Halevi, Ben Avraham / Posner, David
A Modern Guide to the Jewish Holy Places
240x210 mm. 119 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly wrinkled. Cover corners slightly worn. Sticker remains on rear cover. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Samburski, Daniel
Adama Ushmei Shamayim [IN HEBREW].
IN HEBREW. 23x16.5mm. 215 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly yellowing, rubbed and stained. Cover corners and edges slightly rubbed and bumped. Spine slightly yellowing and curved. Spine edges slightly cracked and bumped. Pen inscription on first and last page. Stamp on title page. Few pages slightly stained - NO damage to text. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Keren, Abraham / Schnitzler, Otto (Ed.)
Advice from the Rothschilds: 28 Humorous stories from Poland [IN HEBREW]. [SERIES]: Israel Folktale Archives (IFA) Publication Series
IN HEBREW. 225X125 mm. XX+76 Pages. Hardcover. Cover and spine slightly rubbed. Else in good condition.
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Keren, Abraham / Schnitzler, Otto [Ed.]
Advice from the Rothschilds: 28 Humorous stories from Poland.
220X125 mm. 76+XX pages. Softcover. Cover yellowing and rubbed. Spine slightly rubbed. Else in good condition.
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Baharav, Gene
african folktales told in Israel [three series in one book]
8' white softcover, cover slightly stained, else in good condition.
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Baharav, Gene
african folktales told in Israel
8' gray softcover, cover yellowing and slightly stained, spine slightly damaged, else in good condition.
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Guri, Y. [Yosef]
All's Well That Ends Well: A Dictionary of Proverbs - English, Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew
IN YIDDISH, ENGLISH, RUSSIAN AND HEBREW. 24x17cm. 64+63 pages. Softcover. Cover corners and spine edges slightly wrinkled. Else in good condition.
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Guri, Y.
All's Well That Ends Well: A Diictionary Of Proverbs - English, Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew / Vse Horosho Shto Horosho Konchayetsa: Sbornik Poslovitz- Angliskii, Russkii, Idish, Ivrit
24X16.5 cm. 63+64 Pages. Softcover. In good condition.
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Ramler, Karl Wilhelm / Gaul, August [Illus.]
Alle Tierfabeln: Aus Karl Wilhelm Ramlers Fabellese, Leipzig 1783. Mit Steinzeichnungen von August Gaul
215X280mm. 106 pages. Hardcover. Cover faded and stained. Spine missing. Inner cover cracked. Title page with stamp. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Dembo, I. A. [Isaac Aleksandrovich]
Anatomisch-physiologische Grundlagen der verschiedenen Methoden des Viehschlachtens. Vorträge, gehalten in der Petersburger Medizinischen Gesellschaft am 1. und 15. Dezember 1893 (Stenographischer Bericht.) Verhandlungen der physiologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin - 2. Februar 1894 [Jahrgang 1893-1894]
RARE monograph on the anatomical and physiological aspects of the Shechita (shechitah, shekhitah, shehita, schechita) - the ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws, by the preeminent authority in the field. Appended to this study is the report of Physiological Society of Berlin from February 1894. 210x145mm. 46+12 pages. Marbled board rebound Hardcover with cloth spine. Cover slightly worn. Cover edges yellowing, cover corners bumped and worn. Sticker on spine. Ex-libris sticker on front inner cover. Previous owner's small stamp on title-page verso. Binding visible between pages 18-19 and 46 and rear whitepage. Pages 16-17 inner edges worn with slight damage to several letters in the text - text still readable. Pages yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare monograph on the Shechita is in good condition.
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Mode, Heinz / Gerhard, Carlos [Tr.]
Animales Fabulosos y Demonios
27.5x24.5 cm. 277 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Spine edges bumped. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Vinkovetzky, Aharon; Kovner, Abba; leichter, Sinai
Anthology of Yiddish Folksongs : Volume I [THIS VOLUME ONLY] [IN HEBREW, ENGLISH & YIDDISH].
THIS VOLUME ONLY. IN HEBREW, ENGLISH & YIDDISH. 280x220 mm. XLII+62+128 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover slightly rubbed. Spine slightly stained. Else in good condition.
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Vinkovetzky, Aharon ; Kovner, Abba ; Leichter, Sinai
Anthology of Yiddish Folksongs: Volume Four [THIS VOLUME ONLY] [SERIES]: Mount Scopus Publications
THIS VOLUME ONLY. 28X22 cm. XIII+285+45 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover corners slightly scratched. Spine edges slightly bumped. Else in good conditions. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Bushnaq, Inea [Tr. & Ed.]
Arab Folktales
23X15.5 cm. XXVIII+386 pages. Softcover. Cover and pages slightly wrinkled. Else in good conditions.
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Krohn, Paysach J.
Around the Maggid's Table: More classic stories and parables from the great teachers of Israel. [SERIES]: The ArtScroll Series.
22.5x15 cm. 284 pages. Softcover. Cover edges wrinkled. Else in good condition.
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Yaniv, Bracha; Rajner, Mirjam; Ilia Rodov [Eds.]; Faust, Avraham; Idel, Moshe; Fronda, Rahel; Mishory, Alexander; Tanikowski, Artur; et al.
Ars Judaica: The Bar-Ilan Journal of Jewish Art - The Michael J. Floersheim Memorial for Jewish Art - Volume 1 [THIS VOLUME ONLY]
THIS VOLUME ONLY. Contains b&w and color plates. 280x220 mm. 168 pages. Softcover. Sticker on front cover and rear inner cover. Cover corners wrinkled and worn. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Bondi, J.H.
Aus dem jüdischen Russland vor vierzig Jahren.
240x165 mm. 56 pages. Softcover. Cover yellowing, slightly stained and slightly wrinkled. Cover upper edge slightly torn. Few page edges slightly torn - no damage to text. Spine yellowing. Spine edges worn. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Thierfelder, M. V.
Aus dem Lande der Marindinesen: Mit 8 Tafeln nach Aquarellen des Verfassers. Vortrag gehalten in der Ortsgruppe Batavia am 14. Juni 1937. [SERIES]: Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Natur und Völkerkunde Ostasiens. Supplementband XVII.
Includes 8 color plates. 250X190mm. 15 pages + 8 plates. Hardcover. Cover slightly faded. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine slightly worn. Binding visible on inner cover. Inner cover slightly stained. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Berliner, A. [Abraham, Adolf]
Aus dem Leben der deutschen Juden im Mittelalter, zugleich als Beitrag für deutsche Culturgeschichte [Kulturgeschichte]. nach gedruckten und ungedruckten Quellen von Dr. A. Berliner.
24x16cm. 142 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly rubbed. Wormholes on front cover and spine. Cover edges rubbed and worn. Spine worn. Ex-library copy with usual marks. Few pages slightly age-stained. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Berliner, A. [Abraham, Adolf]
Aus dem Leben der deutschen Juden im Mittelalter. Nach Gedruckten und Ungedruckten Quellen, zugleich als Beitrag für deutsche Culturgeschichte.
23.5x16.5cm. IV+142 pages. Gilt hardcover. Spine edges slightly worn. Else in good condition.
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Ewald Falls, J. C. [Tr.&Ed.]
Beduinischer Diwan: Lieder aus dem Libyschen Sandmeer, gesammelt und aus dem arabischen übertragen von J.C. Ewald Falls. [SERIES]: Insel-Bücherei Nr. 372.
190x125 mm. 66 pages. Hardcover. Cover yellowing. Spine yellowing. Spine edges slightly worn. Ex-libris on front inner cover. Front inner cover and few pages slightly age-stained. Binding partly visible between few pages. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Jellinek, Adolph [Jelinek, Adolf; Aharon; Aaron]
Bet ha-Midrasch - Vierter Teil / Fünfter Teil / Sechster Teil [VOLUME 2: PARTS 4-6 BOUND TOGETHER] [IN HEBREW WITH GERMAN ABSTRACTS]. [SERIES]: Sammlung kleiner und vermischter Abhandlungen aus der ältern jüdischen Literatur
IN HEBREW WITH GERMAN INTRODUCTIONS. PARTS 4, 5 & 6 BOUND TOGETHER. Adolph Jellinek's seminal collection of short ancient and medieval Midrashim and pseudepigrapha, dealing with an extremely wide range of topics from simple exegesis on the Bible to Kabbalistic and apocalyptic literature. The texts are presented in the original Hebrew with German introduction to each part. 220x145 mm. XV+152+LX+208+XXXXV+156 pages. Hardcover. Cover corners and edges slightly bumped. Spine edges slightly bumped. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Jellinek, Adolph [Jelinek, Adolf; Aharon; Aaron]
Bet ha-Midrasch. Sammlung kleiner Midraschim und vermischter Abhandlungen aus der ältern jüdischen Literatur: Vierter Theil [IN HEBREW. THIS VOLUME ONLY]. Hagada zur Genesis; Gebet des R. Simon ben Jochai; Schemchassai und Asaël; das Leben Henoch's; Exil-Midrasch; Midrasch bajom ha-schemini; Goliath - Midrasch; Erzählungen; Gleichnisse des Königs Salomo.
VOLUME 4 ONLY OF 6. Second edition. In Hebrew with German abstracts. 200x130mm. XV+152 pages. Hardcover. Gilt lettering on spine. Ex-library copy with usual marks. Cover and spine edges and corners worn and slightly tattered. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Herder, Johann Gottfried
Blätter der Vorzeit. Dichtungen aus der morgenländlischen Sage (jüdische Dichtungen und Fabeln)
195x120mm. 91 pages. Hardcover. Cover edges slightly bumped. Cover slightly yellowing. Spine edges yellowing. Ex libris stamp on inner cover. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Cortés, José Domingo
Bolivia: Apuntes Jeográficos, Estadisticos, de Costumbres Descriptivos e Históricos por José Domingo Cortés.
RARE overview of the geography, the history and customs of 19th century Bolivia. 190x130mm. 172 pages. Blue cloth embossed Hardcover with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Page edges gilt. Cover stained and rubbed. Cover corners and edges bumped and peeling. Rear cover loose and front cover detached from binding. Both covers attached to spine by three scotch tape strips. Spine edges and hinges worn and peeling. Spine bottom edge missing. Ex-libris sticker on front inner cover upper corner. Ink inscriptions on front endpapers and pre-title page. Binding slightly loose and visible between several pages. Very few pages have small tears or equally small creases (no damage to text). Several pages bottom corner dog-eared. Pages slightly age-stained and wavy. [SUMMARY]: This rare 19th-century book on Bolivian history, geography and traditions has suffered some damage to cover, but is still in good reading condition.
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Bar'am-Ben Yossef, No'am [Ed.]
Brides and Betrothals: Jewish Wedding Rituals in Afghanistan
27.5x21.5 cm. 136 pages. Softcover. Sticker on back cover. Cover Edges slightly bumped. Else in good condition.
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Baldauf, Ingeborg ; Gammer, Moshe ; Loy, Thomas [Eds.]
Bukharan Jews in the 20th Century: History, Experience and Narration. [SERIES]: Iran - Turan, 9.
24.5x17.5 cm. 239 pages. Hardcover. As new.
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Tolmas, Chana [Ed.]
Bukharan Jews: History, Language, Literature, Culture - Collection of Articles.
Contains b&w plates. 20.5x15 cm. 184 pages. Softcover. In good condition.
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Akavia, A. A. / Fried, Nathan [Tables and introductions] / Zakai, David [Ed.]
Calendar for 6000 Years: Comparative Calendar of All Chronological Tables from the Creation until the End of the Sixth Millennium [IN HEBREW].
IN HEBREW. 285x230 mm. 60+679 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly worn. Cover yellowing and slightly stained. Spine yellowing. Spine edges slightly bumped. Front white page slightly worn. Rear inner cover and few pages slightly stained with no damage to text. Two back pages slightly torn with no damage to text. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Fox, Michael V.
Character and Ideology in the Book of Esther [SERIES]: Studies on Personalities of the Old Testament
23.5X16 cm. XV+317 pages. Gilt hardcover. Spine edges slightly bumped. Stamp on first blank page. Else in good conditions.
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Tolkowsky, S.
Citrus Fruits: Their Origin and History Throghout the World [IN HEBREW]
IN HEBREW. 27.5X21 cm. 307 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. Spine edges slightly bumped and worn. Pages slightly yellowing. Pen inscription on front page - no damage to text. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Tolkowsky, S.
Citrus Fruits: Their Origin and History Throughout the World [IN HEBREW].
IN HEBREW. Contains plates in color and b&w. 280x210 mm. 307 pages. Hardcover. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine edges slightly bumped. Pen inscription on front white page. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Lebanon, Abraham
Colored Pearls / Perles Colorees : Yiddish Proverbs / Proverbes Yidiches
240x175 mm. 17+334+x pages. Hardcover. Sticker on front and rear cover. Else in good condition.
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Lebanon, Abraham
Colored Pearls: Yiddish Proverbs
245x180 mm. X+323+17 pages. Hardcover. Cover corners bumped. Spine edges bumped. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Lebanon, Abraham
Colored Pearls: Yiddish Proverbs / Perles Colorées: Proverbes Yidiches
24.5X17.5 cm. 17+334+X pages. Hardcover. Cover corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Else in good condition.
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Monod, G. H. [Guillaume Henri]
Contes Khmers
20x14.5cm. 303 pages. Softcover. Stickers on front and rear cover, and rear inner cover. Spine edges slightly worn. Else in good condition.
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Nathans, Benjamin ; Safran , Gabriella [Ed.]
Culture Front : Representing Jews in Eastern Europe Jewish Culture and Contexts Edited by David B. Ruderman
160X235 mm. 323 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket.
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Kaufmann, Fritz Mordechai
Das Jüdische Volkslied: Ein Merkblatt.
235x155 mm. 31 pages Rebound cover. Hardcover. Cover worn. Spine worn. Pen inscriptions on few pages - no damage to text. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Borcherdt, Albert
Das Lustige alte Hamburg: Zweite Hälfte [VOLUME TWO ONLY]. Scherze, Sitten und Gebräuche unserer Väter
VOLUME TWO ONLY. 180X245 mm. 198 pages. Hardcover. Cover edges worn and slightly bumped. Cover corners bumped. Spine slightly stained. Spine edges bumped and worn. Binding visible between some pages. Page 2 partly detached. Title page upper corner slightly wrinkled. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Megas, Georgios A.
Das Märchen von Amor und Psyche in der Griechischen Volksüberlieferung (Aarne-Thompson 425, 428&432).
Contains 7 maps. 280X210 mm. XV+206 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly yellowing. Cover corners and edges slightly wrinkled. Spine yellowing and wrinkled. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Singer, Irma / Brod, Max [Afterword] / Löw, Jakob [Illustr.]
Das verschlossene Buch. Jüdische Märchen von Irma Singer. Mit einem Nachwort von Max Brod. Buchschmuck und Illustrationen von Jakob Löw.
RARE EDITION of a classic German Jewish children's book with many color and b&w illustrations. 205x165mm. 126 pages. Illustrated board Hardcover rebound with original boards and cloth spine. Cover yellowing, worn and stained. Cover corners and edges bumped and peeling. Sticker residues on spine. Previous owner's name written in ink on front decorated whitepage. Ex-library copy with stamps and pencil underlining on title-page. Few pages slightly age-stained. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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