Schiller, Ely [Ed.]
The First Photographs of Jerusalem: The New City [THIS VOLUME ONLY]
THIS VOLUME ONLY. 28.5x22.5 cm. 204 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. Cover corners and spine edges slightly bumped. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Attias, Moshe / Noy, Dov [Ed.]
The Golden Feather: Twenty Folktales Narrated by Greek Jews [IN HEBREW]
IN HEBREW. 175x125 mm. 228 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust-jacket. Jacket yellowing and slightly worn. Cover slightly rubbed. Spine yellowing. Spine edges rubbed. Pen inscription on front whitepage. Few pages slightly stained - no damage to text. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Gorali, Moshe; Almagor, Gideon; Bick, Moshe [Eds.]
The Golden Peacock: Yiddish Folksongs [IN HEBREW AND YIDDISH]
250x175mm. 14+141 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover slightly yellowing. Cover corners and edges slightly rubbed. Spine edges slightly bumped. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Cohen, Dalia ; Katz, Ruth
The Israeli Folk Song: A Methodological Example of Computer Analysis of Monophonic Music [SERIES]: Yuval Monograph Series / VI
Contains musical note examples. 17x24 cm. 96 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly rubbed. Pen writing on rear cover. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Goldfarb, Israel & Samuel E. (eds.)
The Jewish Songster Jewish Song-texts in Hebrew, English and Yiddish
20x14 cm., 104 pp., hardcover, cover and spine slightly worn on edges, pages slightly yellowing. else in good condition.
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Avishur, Yitzhak
The Jewish Wedding in Baghdad and its Filiations : Customs and Ceremonies, Documents and Songs, Costumes and Jewelry - Volume one : Customs, Ceremonies and Documents [IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH INTRODUCTION] [THIS VOLUME ONLY] [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]
IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH INTRODUCTION. THIS VOLUME ONLY. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Contains b&w plates. 230x150 mm. XVI+240 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. DJ edges worn. Cover corners and edges worn. Spine edges bumped and worn. Ex-library copy with usual marks. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Avishur, Yitzhak
The Jewish Wedding in Baghdad and its Filiations: Customs and Ceremonies, Documents and Songs, Costumes and Jewelry - Vol. Il: The Dowry and Wedding Songs [IN HEBREW] [VOLUME 2 ONLY]
IN HEBREW WITH ENGLISH INTRODUCTION. VOLUME 2 ONLY. Contains b&w plates. 235x160 mm. 264+XV pages. Hardcover with dust-jacket. Jacket rubbed. Jacket edges worn. Cover edges and corners bumped and rubbed. Spine edges bumped. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Avishur, Yitzhak
The Jewish Wedding in Baghdad and its Filiations: Customs and Ceremonies, Documents and Songs, Costumes and Jewelry [SIGNED BY AUTHOR] [TWO VOLUME SET]. [VOL. I]: Customs, Ceremonies and Documents / [VOL. II]: The Dowry and Wedding Songs
TWO VOLUME SET. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. CONTAINS B&W PLATES. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 23.5x16cm. [XVI+240]+[XV+264] pages. [BOTH VOLUMES]: Hardcover with dust jacket. Cover edges and corners slightly rubbed. Spine edges slightly worn. Pencil inscription in few pages - no damage to text. Else both volumes in good condition.
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Brauer, Erich / Patai, Raphael [Ed.]
The Jews of Kurdistan [SERIES]: Jewish Folklore and Anthropology.
235x160 mm. 429 pages. Hardcover with dust-jacket. In good condition.
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Keller, Sharon R.
The Jews: In Literature and Art
34x25 cm. 384 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Spine corners slightly rubbed. Cover rear bottom edge bumped and scratched. Spine upper and bottom edge slightly rubbed. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Barnea, Benjamin
The Legends of Korach in the View of Hazal During the Generations (The Sources of the Legends about his Richness) [IN HEBREW].
IN HEBREW. 245x170 mm. 204 pages. Softcover. Cover and spine slightly yellowing and slightly stained. Cover corners slightly bumped and worn. Spine edges slightly worn. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Ginzberg, Louis
The Legends of the Jews [IN HEBREW. FIVE VOLUMES OF SIX]
IN HEBREW. FIVE VOLUMES OF SIX. [ALL VOLUMES]: 225x150mm. [20+253] + [224] + [286] + [373] + [203] pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket worn, edges tattered. [VOL.I]: Spine edges bumped. [VOLS.II-IV]: Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Sticker of previous owners on the first white page. Pages slightly yellowing. Otherwise all volumes in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Omar-El-Aziz [trans.] / Clavering Gunter, Archibald [ed.]
The Love Adventures of Al-Mansur
130X185 mm. 219 pages. Hardcover. Cover detached, rubbed and stained. Spine detached and slightly worn. Inner cover yellowing. Stamps on front inner cover. Pencil inscription on rear inner cover. Pages yellowing and slightly age stained. In reading condition.
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Sytova, Alla [Ed.]
The Lubok: Russian Folk Pictures - 17th to 19th Century
1.5kg. 285x245 mm. 178 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket edges slightly wrinkled. Spine edges slightly bumped. Inner cover yellowing. Text block edges slightly age stained. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Heineman, Benno [Heinemann] / [Dubner Maggid; Jacob ben Wolf Kranz of Dubno]
The Maggid of Dubno and his Parables
235x155 mm. XII+282 pages. Hardcover with gilt cover and spine. Inner cover slightly wrinkled. In good condition.
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Ben-Yehuda, Nachman
The Masada Myth: Collective Memory and Mythmaking in Israel.
23x15cm. XXI+401 pages. Softcover. In as new condition.
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Gradenwitz, Peter
The Music of Israel: Its Rise and Growth Through 5000 Years
Contains B&W Plates. 16X24 cm. 334 pages. Gilt hardcover. In good condition.
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McCaul, Alexander
The Old Paths: A Comparison of the Principles and Doctrines of Modern Judaism with the Religion of Moses and the Prophets.
215X140 mm. 660 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover edges stained. Title Page torn. Pages yellowing and age-stained. Else in good condition.
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Thompson, Jon [Foreword]
The Oriental Carpet in London 1983: programme of Events
215X300 mm. 31 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly faded. Spine edges slightly bumped. Last page corner slightly wrinkled. Else in good condition.
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Bin Gorion, Emanuel
The Paths of Legend: An Introduction to Folktales [IN HEBREW] [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]
IN HEBREW. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 160x235 mm. 288 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust-jacket. Jacket edges tattered. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine edges slightly bumped. Stamp on title page. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Brin, Gershon
The Prophet in his Struggles: Studies in Four Biographical Narratives in the Prophetic Literature [IN HEBREW]
IN HEBREW. 210x135 mm. 153 pages. Softcover. Cover slightly stained, slightly wrinkled and slightly yellowing. Cover corners slightly wrinkled. Spine worn. Binding partly visible between few pages. Few pages slightly age stained. Else in good condition.
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Elam, Yitzchak
The Social and Sexual Roles of Hima Woman: A Study of Nomadic Cattle Breeders in Nyabushozi County, Ankole, Uganda [Hema]
Contains b&w plates. 22.5x14.5 cm. XV+243 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. In good condition.
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Karpinowitz, Abraham / Zinkin, Dov [Typographical Design]
The Story of the Vilnian righteous proselyte count Valentin Potocki [Abraham ben Avraham; Valentine; Walentyn; Pototzki; Pototski] [IN YIDDISH] [LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES].
IN YIDDISH. RARE LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES - COPY No.119. Rare monograph on Abraham ben Abraham (1700-1749), also known as Count Valentine Potocki (Valentin Pototzki; Walentyn Pototski) - a purported Polish nobleman of the Potocki family who converted to Judaism and was burned at the stake by the Roman Catholic Church because he had renounced Catholicism and had become an observant Jew. According to Jewish oral traditions, he was known to the revered Talmudic sage, the Vilna Gaon (Rabbi Elijah Ben Shlomo Zalman (1720-1797), and his ashes were interred in the relocated grave of the Vilna Gaon in Vilna's new Jewish cemetery. The author - Abraham Karpinowitz (1913-2004) was born in Vilna, Poland (present-day Vilnius, Lithuania), the city that serves as both the backdrop and the central character for his stories. He survived the Holocaust in the Soviet Union and, after two years in an internment camp on the island of Cyprus, moved to Israel, where he lived until his death. 280x210mm. 116 pages. Illustrated Hardcover. Cover slightly dirty. Spine and spine hinges faded/yellowing. Spine edges bumped. This extremely rare and exquisitely published book is otherwise in very good condition.
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Yaniv, Bracha
The Torah Case [IN HEBREW] Its History and Design
IN HEBREW. Contains numerous b&w illustrations. 320x250 mm. 267 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket slightly worn. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Yaniv, Bracha
The Torah Case: Its History and Design [IN HEBREW]
IN HEBREW. RARE, comprehensive and richly illustrated monograph on the Torah Case in four parts. Part 1 is in six chapters: 'Torah Scroll and its Accessories in Ancient and Medieval Times', 'The Torah Case in Yemen and India', 'The Torah Case in the Communities of the Babylonian Heritage', 'The Iraqi Torah Case', 'The Torah Case in the Eastern Mediterranean Region', 'The Torah Case in Syria and Lebanon, Egypt and Eretz Israel'; part 2 contains numerous color and b&w annotated plates; part 3 deals with dedicatory inscriptions; part 4 contains lists of illustrations and collections, glossary, bibliography and indexes. 320x245mm. 267 pages. Hardcover with dust-jacket. Jacket dirty. Jacket edges/corners slightly wrinkled. Cover slightly dirty. Spine edges slightly bumped. Pencil underlining on several pages. This extremely rare monograph on one of the most important Judaica items, of immense interest to scholars of Jewish art and liturgical accessories, is in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Alexander, Tamar; Noy, Dov [Ed.]
The Treasure of our Fathers: Judeo-Spanish Tales [IN HEBREW]
IN HEBREW. 16X23 cm. VII+340 pages. Hardcover. In as new condition.
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Simon, Solomon / Fischel, Lillian [Illustr.]
The Wise Men of Helm and their Merry Tales
23x16 cm. 135 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket worn. Else in good condition.
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de Sola Pool, David ; Patai, Raphael ; Lopes Cardozo, Abraham
The World of the Sephardim
16.5X11.5 cm. 71 pages. Softcover. Cover corners slightly wrinkled. pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Gonen, Rivka [Curator]
To the Tombs of the Righteous: Pilgrimage in Contemporary Israel
28.5x21.5 cm. 142 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Cover upper corners slightly bumped. Cover corners slightly rubbed. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Avidor Hacohen, Shmuel [Ed.]
Touching Heaven Touching Earth: Hassidic Humor & Wit.
23X15 cm. 151 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. In good condition.
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Benjamin, Chaya [Curator]
Towers of Spice: The Tower-Shape Tradition in Havdalah Spiceboxes
185x185 mm. 66 Pages. Softcover. Inner cover yellowing. Binding partly visible on inner cover. Title page corner slightly wrinkled. Few pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Palma, Ricardo / Palma, Edith [edt]
Tradiciones Peruanas Completas
140x180mm. XL+1783pp. Gilt leather hardcover. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine edges slightly bumped. Few pages slightly water stained. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Casado Lobato, Concha
Trajes Y Costumbres: Estampas Castellano-Leonesas del Siglo XIX
28X22 cm. 220 pages. Gilt hardcover in dust jacket. Pages slightly yellowing. Ex-libris. Else in good conditions. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Artsi, Israel / Hanegby, Y. [Trans.]
Way of Life: Selected Thoughts of the Wisdom of Israel
170x125 mm. 126+174 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust-jacket. Jacket yellowing and slightly worn. Cover slightly curved and slightly stained. spine and inner cover slightly stained. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Blumental, Nachman [Ed.]
Yizkor Baranow [TRILINGUAL HEBREW-YIDDISH-ENGLISH EDITION]
TRILINGUAL HEBREW-YIDDISH-ENGLISH EDITION. 24.5x17.5 cm. 236+XVI pages.Hardcover. In good condition.
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Adler, Israel ; Bayer, Bathja ; Shalem, Lea [Ed.]
Yuval: Studies of the Jewish Music Research Centre - Volume IV [THIS VOLUME ONLY].
THIS VOLUME ONLY. 245X175 mm. 266+68 pages. Hardcover with dust-jacket. Jacket edges slightly worn. Else in good condition.
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Adler, Israel; Bayer, Bathja; Shalem, Lea [Eds.]
Yuval: Studies of the Jewish Music Research Centre, Volume IV
180X245mm. 266+68pp. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket worn at edges and stained. Cover slightly bumped at edges and corners and slightly stained. Pages slightly yellowing. Contains an attached table for "The Title of the Psalms" article. Else in good condition.
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Schiller, Ely [Ed.]
Zev [Zeev ; Ze'ev] Vilnay's Jubilee Volume: Essays on the History, Archaeology and Lore of the Holy Land, Presented to Zev Vilnay [IN HEBREW] [VOLUME I ONLY] [SIGNED BY ZEV VILNAY]
IN HEBREW. VOLUME I ONLY. SIGNED BY ZEV VILNAY. 28x22 cm. 447 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. Spine upper and bottom edges slightly rubbed. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Friedlaender [Friedländer], Max
Zuccalmaglio und das Volkslied: Ein Beitrag zur Stilkritik des deutschen Volksliedes [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]
SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 270x195 mm. 28 pages. Softcover. Cover stained and wrinkled. Spine worn. Few pages slightly stained - no damage to text. Pencil inscriptions on few pages. Few pages slightly wrinkled. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Vinkovetzky, Aharon; Kovner, Abba; Leichter, Sinai
Anthology of Yiddish Folksongs: Four Volume Set [FOUR VOLUME SET].
FOUR VOLUME SET. [ALL VOLUMES]: 28x22.5 cm. [XLII+128+62]+[238]+[XII+265+11]+[XIII+285+45] pages. Gilt hardcover. Spine edges bumped. Pages slightly yellowing. [VOL.II]: Cover slightly stained. [SUMMARY]: Else all volumes in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Chazan, Robert
Medieval Stereotypes and Modern Antisemitism [SIGNED BY AUTHOR].
SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 23.5X16 cm. XIII+189 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. As new.
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Citron, Samuel J.
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Folk Play in three acts (Based on Peretz's Story "Der Arendar")
23.5x15.5 cm. 94 pages. Hardcover. In good condition.
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Kaufman Shelemay, Kay
Music, Ritual, and Falasha History [Beta Israel ; Ethiopian Jews]
24x16 cm. XVIII+415 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. Text block edges and few pages age stained. Else in good condition.
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Frazer, James George
Folk-Lore in the Old Testament: Studies in Comparative Religion Legend and Law [Folklore]
22x15 cm. XXX+476 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. In good condition.
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Xin, Xu ; Friend, Beverly / Cheng, Ting [Illustr.]
Legends of the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng
26x18.5 cm. XVI+140 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust jacket. In good condition.
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Bar-Levav, Avriel [Ed.]
Pe'amim: Music, Literature and Folklore [IN HEBREW] [SERIES]: Pe'amim - Studies in Oriental Jewry 117
IN HEBREW. 23x15 cm. 192+VIII pages. Softcover. As new.
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Villanueva, Amaro / Alonso ; Basaldua ; Batlle Planas ; Berni ; Butler ; Castagnino ; Grela ; Gonzalez ; Policastro ; Schurjin [PAINTERS]
El Mate [TRILINGUAL EDITION SPANISH-ENGLISH-FRENCH]
TRILINGUAL EDITION SPANISH-ENGLISH-FRENCH. Contains 20 color and B&W plates, and booklet in portfolio. 45x33 cm. Unpaginated. Softcover. Cover slightly yellowing. Cover edges worn. Spine worn and partly detached. Else in good condition.
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Vinkovetzky, Aharon ; Kovner, Abba ; Leichter, Sinai
Anthology of Yiddish Folksongs - Volume 2 [This volume only] [In English, Hebrew and Yiddish]
This volume only. In English, Hebrew and Yiddish. 28x22 cm. 238 pages. Gilt hardcover. In good condition.
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Bloch, Chajim
Das Judische Volk in seiner Anekdote - Ernstes und Heiteres [der]
19x13 cm. 340 pages. Hardcover. Cover and spine yellowing and age stained. Spine edges slightly rubbed. Two front whitepages upper corner missing. Binding visible between several pages. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Cohen, Prosper
Proverbes Paralleles Francais - Hebreux et Hebreux Francais
23X16 cm. 122+142 pages. hard cover. Pen inscription on first page. Pages slightly dusty and slightly stained on outside (book thickness). Else in good condition.
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