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1958rif. 20322Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America 1958. Revised. Hardcover. vg. Signed on title page by the editor-in-Chief of the Translation team Harry Orlinsky: A Reform Jew he participated in a number of major translations of the Bible including the Revised Standard Version the New Revised Standard Version and the New Jewish Publication Society translation. In 1969 he wrote a set of notes on his translation of the Pentateuch and his theory of translation which provide a fascinating insight to his thought process. Small 4to. 123pp. Followed by three empty pages for notes and one page listing translation team. Black cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Translation of the Book of Genesis the first Book of the Hebrew Bible into English. Chapter headings in Hebrew according to "Parashat ha-Shavua" weekly Bible portion read in synagogues. Otherwise the book is in English only. Very minor age wear. Clean and tight. In English with some Hebrew see above. Very good condition. The Jewish Publication Society of America hardcover
1958rif. 20322Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America 1958. Revised. Hardcover. vg. Signed on title page by the editor-in-Chief of the Translation team Harry Orlinsky: A Reform Jew he participated in a number of major translations of the Bible including the Revised Standard Version the New Revised Standard Version and the New Jewish Publication Society translation. In 1969 he wrote a set of notes on his translation of the Pentateuch and his theory of translation which provide a fascinating insight to his thought process. Small 4to. 123pp. Followed by three empty pages for notes and one page listing translation team. Black cloth with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Translation of the Book of Genesis the first Book of the Hebrew Bible into English. Chapter headings in Hebrew according to "Parashat ha-Shavua" weekly Bible portion read in synagogues. Otherwise the book is in English only. Very minor age wear. Clean and tight. In English with some Hebrew see above. Very good condition. The Jewish Publication Society of America hardcover books
1880rif. mon0000065418Trubner & Co. London 1880. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Orange cloth binding with gilt publisher's insignia on the front board. Gilt spine lettering with darker orange border decorations. Rubbed spine edges and bumped corners. Previous owner's price written in ink on the top corner of the ffep along with previous owner's name and brief writing. Bookshop stamp on the front end board. Another owner's name on the opposite side of the ffep. Interior is clean & the binding is tight. Spine cloth is rubbed and lightly scuffed along the entire length. Trubner & Co., London hardcover
1969rif. 039414New Directions. A beautiful clean crisp hardcover copy in fine condition. One of 500 limited edition hardcover copies signed by Kenneth Rexroth.Includes slipcase which is in good condition with light foxing and age toning. . Fine. Hardcover. 1969. New Directions hardcover
1973rif. 305955NY: DUTTON. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 052512263X . First American Edition. Near fine in close to fine dust jacket One corner tip slightly bumped. Tiny nick at base of spine on dust jacket. Hint of faint foxing at top edge. Author's SECOND book. O; 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"; 114 pages . DUTTON. hardcover
2012rif. 33559Berkeley: Counterpoint 2012. Hardcover. Stated First Edition First Printing. 6 x 9.5in. 303pp. Publisher's dual color paper-covered boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. The book and dust jacket show marginal shelf rubbing of the edges otherwise remain Fine/As New. An exceptional copy. As pictured. Counterpoint hardcover
2002rif. Alibris.0042915Mariotti Publishing. 2002. Hard cover. Fine in fine dust jacket. 224 p. Includes: illustrations index. glossary Mariotti Publishing hardcover
1978rif. 86413Santa Barbara: Christopher's Books 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo 23cm; yellow pictorial paper wrappers; n.p. Lightly spine-sunned with trivial surface wear else Near Fine. Collection of verse first presented as translations and later shared as Rexroth's own works. 86413. Christopher's Books unknown
1978rif. 86413Santa Barbara: Christopher's Books 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo 23cm; yellow pictorial paper wrappers; n.p. Lightly spine-sunned with trivial surface wear else Near Fine. Collection of verse first presented as translations and later shared as Rexroth's own works. 86413. Christopher's Books unknown books
1946rif. 49323Paris: Éditions Émile-Paul Frères 1946. Limited edition. Softcover. Very good to near fine condition. 911 of Nos. 101 to 1600 on white vellum. Quarto. 1603pp. Original handmade textured gray artists wraps with red vignette and black lettering on cover housed in light gray cardboard clamshell box with light blue Rilke initials and black lettering on cover both protected by modern mylar. Engraved title page with blue lettering tissue guard. Decorative initials. Illustrated with the title page engraving and eleven additional full page engravings by Jacques Despierre. "The Florentine Journal the earliest of the Rilke diaries that have been preserved runs from April 15 to July 6 1898. At the age of twenty-one the poet had then published only a few youthful tales and poems notably Advent and Couronne de Reve. Begun in Florence continued in Viareggio and ended in Zoppot the Journal Florentin is .a logue a travel letter in several parts interspersed with reflections on art that Rilke wrote for his great friend Lou Andreas-Salome in the manner of Goethe recounting his trip to Italy for Madame von Stein." Text in French. Clamshell box with light wear along edges few chips small closed tears; rubbed. Block partially unopened at top edge. Clamshell in overall very good binding and interior in near fine condition. Éditions Émile-Paul Frères unknown books
1953rif. 90005301001129223090879Original First 1953 Irish Edition Very Good Hardcover Clean 391 pp. NOT a Library copy. NO Signatures tight binding. Sunning and a little indentation to spine with gilt titling. Solid clean hardcover copy no tears. Some toning shadowing to endpapers where a bookmark must have been laid in. Fascinating late Medieval Irish variant 14th-15th century of the earlier French Queste del Saint Graal and here followed by an English translation. Introduction Commentary with detailed comparison of Irish translation of the Old French Vulgate Queste del Saint Grail or Graal. Some differences to the Vulgate Guinevere or 'Genebra' is 'daughter of the King of the Romans'. Also the Maimed king is possibly equated with the Irish Partholon! Falconer also sees similarities to the Welsh translation variant as well. The pages are clean and free of writing. See our Three Geese in Flight Celtic Book Scans. Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies hardcover
rif. 206Chennai India: Tara Publishing 2006. First edition first printing. Folio. 9-3/4 in. x 13 in. 41 pages. Fully illustrated in color with original hand letter-pressed and multi-color screen-printed pages. Fine in original pictorial hand-printed paper-covered boards no dust jacket as issued. This book has been so popular it is now being produced in its 15th English-language edition. This edition is 503 of a limited 1000 copies from the original second printing red tree cover. There is a Gond belief that trees are busy during the day giving shade and food to humans and animals; it is only during the night that their real spirit emerges. Nineteen narratives translated from the Hindi are placed in beautiful collaboration with two artists who practice the living tradition of the Gond art form originating from a community of forest dwellers from central India. hardcover
1875rif. 67459New York: Henry Holt. Very Good in No DJ As Issued dust jacket. 1875. First American Edition. Hardcover. Tight square unmarked book in full leather with borders ruled in gilt and fleur-de-Lys in all corners; all gilt edges; boards have beveled edges and show surface wear to the extremities; 5 raised bands.; 523 pages; It features Doré's striking illustrations—dramatic landscapes mountain scenes villages and atmospheric depictions that capture the sublime beauty and ruggedness of the Pyrenees. This illustrated travelogue is a vivid introspective account of Taine's journey through the Pyrenees Mountains the natural border between France and Spain in the mid-19th century. Written in an epistolary style as letters to his friend "Marcelin" it blends: Keen observations of nature — Majestic peaks valleys rivers thermal springs eaux forests and wildlife e. G. izards/chamois flora/fauna. Social and cultural commentary — Descriptions of local inhabitants Basques mountaineers villagers their customs poverty daily life economic conditions and historical influences e. G. references to the French Revolution medieval lore and figures like Pé de Puyane. Travel experiences — Routes from Bordeaux and the coast Royan Bayonne Biarritz Saint-Jean-de-Luz through regions like the Landes valleys of Ossau Luz and Bigorre spas Eaux-Bonnes Eaux-Chaudes Cauterets Bagnères-de-Bigorre Bagnères-de-Luchon and iconic sites Gavarnie cirque Pic du Midi. Philosophical reflections — Taine contrasts the serene timeless beauty of the mountains with human folly historical violence and social realities often with a critical analytical eye. The tone mixes admiration for the sublime landscapes with wry humor and sharp insights into humanity. It's less a straightforward guidebook and more a literary travel narrative—engaging evocative and historically rich. Grok . Henry Holt hardcover
1929rif. 35612Frankfurt a. M.: I. Kauffmann 1929. First edition. Paperback. g. Octavo. XVI 215 1pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Uncut and unopened copy. Remarkable autobiography of Jacob Teitel a social activist and judge in the czarist Ministry of Justice. From his position in the government in provincial Russia Teitel was able to aid Jews affected by legal restrictions by interceding with influential individuals. This work offers a window to view the changes in Jewish life and reflects the complexities of the Jewish experience during the late czarist period. Moderate shelf wear. Wrappers slightly age-toned along edges. Text in German. Wrappers in overall good- to good interior in good to very good condition. I. Kauffmann paperback
1929rif. 35612Frankfurt a. M.: I. Kauffmann 1929. First edition. Paperback. g. Octavo. XVI 215 1pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Uncut and unopened copy. Remarkable autobiography of Jacob Teitel a social activist and judge in the czarist Ministry of Justice. From his position in the government in provincial Russia Teitel was able to aid Jews affected by legal restrictions by interceding with influential individuals. This work offers a window to view the changes in Jewish life and reflects the complexities of the Jewish experience during the late czarist period. Moderate shelf wear. Wrappers slightly age-toned along edges. Text in German. Wrappers in overall good- to good interior in good to very good condition. I. Kauffmann paperback books
1955rif. 12555New York: Pantheon Books. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1955. Third Printing. Hardcover. No jacket volume 1; jacket on volume 2 with moderate soil chipped at corners and spine ends with some loss to bottom edge. In slipcase that shows wear & some rubbing but intact.; Black cloth in gray jacket.; Bollingen Series XIX; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 395; 376 pages . Pantheon Books hardcover
1958rif. 065438London Great Britain: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1958. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 300 pages 8vo. Jacket is price clipped. Shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges and covers. DJ in mylar. Tight binding no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. George Allen & Unwin Ltd Hardcover
1971rif. 50025Leiden: E. J. Brill 1971. Hardcover. Near fine. 4to. viii1311pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine in original dust jacket. Fascinating translation of the book of Job according to the groundbreaking Qumran scrolls. Beautifully illustrated with 32 pages of b/w photograph of both the excavation site and the scrolls itself. Also contains introduction list of abbreviations notes on the translation and an index of words. In French and Hebrew. Previous owner's small label at top corner of front free endpaper. D.j. spine lightly sunned & dusted otherwise a fine copy. Published in cooperation with the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschaften Academy of Sciences of the Netherlands. E. J. Brill hardcover
1971rif. 50025Leiden: E. J. Brill 1971. Hardcover. Near fine. 4to. viii1311pp. Green cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine in original dust jacket. Fascinating translation of the book of Job according to the groundbreaking Qumran scrolls. Beautifully illustrated with 32 pages of b/w photograph of both the excavation site and the scrolls itself. Also contains introduction list of abbreviations notes on the translation and an index of words. In French and Hebrew. Previous owner's small label at top corner of front free endpaper. D.j. spine lightly sunned & dusted otherwise a fine copy. Published in cooperation with the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschaften Academy of Sciences of the Netherlands. E. J. Brill hardcover books
1995rif. 88927Vilnius: Baltos Lankos 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo 20cm; photographic white paper wrappers; 548pp. Text in English and Lithuanian. This copy is from the library of noted poet translator and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn 1928-2024 with his stamped pictorial ownership embossed to half-title page and his ownership and 'Vilnius' inked to title page. Light shelf-wear with creases to spine and corners; Very Good. Holocaust memoir with contributions by Grigorijus Smoliakovas Marija Rolnikaite and Emanuelis Zingeris. 88927. Baltos Lankos unknown
1919rif. 25375New Haven: Yale University Press 1919. First Edition. Octavo 18.5cm; 3/4 blue paper over yellow cloth with blue title label printed in black applied to spine; dustjacket; 159pp. Touch of dustiness to upper board edges and upper edge of text with a hint of offset to endpapers; Near Fine. Dustjacket is edgeworn spine-sunned with a few small nicks and short tears; $1.35 price on front panel struck through with blue pencil; Very Good only. Scarce assemblage of poems by the Swedish winner of the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature and only the second of Von Heidenstam's works to be translated into English. With an introduction by translator Charles Wharton Stork. Uncommon in dustjacket. Yale University Press unknown
1919rif. 25375New Haven: Yale University Press 1919. First Edition. Octavo 18.5cm; 3/4 blue paper over yellow cloth with blue title label printed in black applied to spine; dustjacket; 159pp. Touch of dustiness to upper board edges and upper edge of text with a hint of offset to endpapers; Near Fine. Dustjacket is edgeworn spine-sunned with a few small nicks and short tears; $1.35 price on front panel struck through with blue pencil; Very Good only. Scarce assemblage of poems by the Swedish winner of the 1916 Nobel Prize in Literature and only the second of Von Heidenstam's works to be translated into English. With an introduction by translator Charles Wharton Stork. Uncommon in dustjacket. Yale University Press unknown books
1930rif. 47870Berlin: Rudolf Mosse 1930. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Quarto 64pp. Original illustrated wraps designed in red cream and black and illustrated light brown belly band protected by modern mylar. Back cover foldout with map of Berlin and advertising on folding flap. Photographic guide to Berlin art treasures celebrities landmarks and recreational destinations. Profusely illustrated throughout with b/w photographs of the Berlin and the castles Charlottenburg Monbijou Bellevue and Sanssouci the Staatstheater Berlin museums the universities churches the Reichstags-building the stock Exchange exhibition grounds sports venues airports and various photo-illustrated advertisements. The idea and entire concept of the Key to Berlin texts photos and captions designed and carried out by Werner-Rades and staff. Photographs for the pamphlet provided by the State Photo-Archiv and A. Vennemann Berlin. Text in German and English. Belly band with light wear and few closed tears. Wraps with light wear along edges small creases and light partial foxing. Belly band and wraps in good interior in very good condition. Rudolf Mosse unknown
1930rif. 47870Berlin: Rudolf Mosse 1930. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Quarto 64pp. Original illustrated wraps designed in red cream and black and illustrated light brown belly band protected by modern mylar. Back cover foldout with map of Berlin and advertising on folding flap. Photographic guide to Berlin art treasures celebrities landmarks and recreational destinations. Profusely illustrated throughout with b/w photographs of the Berlin and the castles Charlottenburg Monbijou Bellevue and Sanssouci the Staatstheater Berlin museums the universities churches the Reichstags-building the stock Exchange exhibition grounds sports venues airports and various photo-illustrated advertisements. The idea and entire concept of the Key to Berlin texts photos and captions designed and carried out by Werner-Rades and staff. Photographs for the pamphlet provided by the State Photo-Archiv and A. Vennemann Berlin. Text in German and English. Belly band with light wear and few closed tears. Wraps with light wear along edges small creases and light partial foxing. Belly band and wraps in good interior in very good condition. Rudolf Mosse unknown books
1952rif. 062522New York: Bollingen Foundation. Two volumes. Clean crisp tight hardcovers in fine condition. Very good DJs in mylar covers; light edge wear and rubbing age-toned lettering at spines small chip at spine tail on volume one. No slip-case. . Fine. Hardcover. 1952. Bollingen Foundation hardcover
