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1951Best.-Nr. 87005Helsinki: np 1951. First edition. 77 pp. Very good plus in printed wrappers. Helsinki: (np) unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. TB30402New York: Parke-Bernett Galleries Inc 1970. First Editions. An exlibrary copy in near fine condition in dark blue paper covered boards with gilt text stamped on the spine and on the front board and with a book plate from the Rhode Island Historical Society on the front paste down. A small quarto of 9 7/8 by 6 7/8 inches with the spine slightly faded due to exposure to the sun and with a library call label on the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued. A Dictionary Check-List Of The Seven Sale Catalogues October 1966 - October 1969. Containing 336 pages followed by the prices realized for all lots in the 20 sessions. Although this is an ex-library copy it is evident that few patrons ever consulted this volume as it is in such nice condition. Parke-Bernett Galleries, Inc hardcover books
1978Best.-Nr. 51169NY: The Smith 1978. First edition. 79 pp. Fine in illustrated wrappers. This play was one of two selected to launch The Scene Award Series a project designed to highlight the work of emerging playwrights. NY: The Smith, unknown books
1659Best.-Nr. 29260Lyons: Antoine Cellier 1659. First Description of Aortic Stenosis RIVIERE Lazare 1589-1655. Observationum medicarum & curationum insignium centurae tres. . . . Edited by Simeon Jacoz. 4to. 8 311 9pp. Lyons: Antoine Cellier 1659. 225 x 167 mm. Speckled sheep c. 1659 rubbed small wormhole in front cover. Some foxing browning & dampstaining old repair to one leaf. Very good copy. Old signature and notes on endpapers. First Edition. Riviere was the first to describe stenosis of the aortic valve from a case that he treated in 1646. GM 2727 cites Riviere's description of this condition in his Opera medica universa 1674 of which the present work is the first edition; the description appears here on p. 177 and is entitled "Cordis palpitatio & pulsus inaequalitas." Riviere also brought Paracelsian iatrochemistry into the curriculum of the University of Montpellier and it was under his auspices that Alexander Fraser introduced the Harviean theory of the circulation into the University's curriculum in 1636. An edition of the present work was published in The Hague in the same year as this Lyons edition. As Riviere was French it is reasonable to presume that the Lyons edition was first. Hirsch. Norman 1837. Willius & Dry p. 58. Thorndike VIII p. 518. . Antoine Cellier unknown books
1967Best.-Nr. 350066New York: Book League 1967. Paperback. 110p. wraps a few small stains on fore-edge else very good condition in an unclipped and lightly worn dj with a few small stains on the rear panel. First published in 1944. Book League paperback books
1854Best.-Nr. 48575Mexico: Imprenta de Jose Mariano Lara 1854. Paperback. Good. 33p. Softcover in original wrapper. 26cm. Back cover has some chips and folds. Extensive ink annotations in margins. Ex lib. Yale Divinity Library. Spanish text. Imprenta de Jose Mariano Lara paperback books
1930Best.-Nr. 172233Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1930. Vintage reference photograph from the 1930 pre-Code comedy film showing Buster Keaton in uniform standing in a phone booth. Mimeo snipe "Examiner" reference library stamp and layout annotations on the verso. Keaton's second talkie partly inspired by his own experiences during World War I about a wealthy young man who accidentally enlists in the army. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned to the bottom portion of the image. Complete collation details available on request. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1958Best.-Nr. 54720Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed 1958. First edition Ex-Library. Hardcover. Good to very good condition. Quarto. 9-3/4" x 7-1/2". 272 pp. 8 unnumbered leaves of photographic plates portraits & views. Pink & black dust jacket lettered in white over maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Publisher's device on title page. Sound ex-library copy with usual library markings library pocket stamps University Synagogue Student Library plate etc. Binding lightly bumped at edges. Dust jacket with light wear along edges small chips and tears and library sticker taped to tail of spine front flap price-clipped. Fascinating account of the history of the Jews in New Zealand from the first settlements when Jewish traders arrived in the 1830s to the 1950s. Contents: Jewish mariners -- The Jews come to Holland -- The Maori and the musket -- The first of the Jewish pioneers -- Joel Samuel Polack -- A Select Committee on the Islands of New Zealand -- The first Jewish immigrants -- The beginning of the Auckland community -- The beginning of the Wellington community -- The communities develop -- The Maori Wars -- Gold -- The most southern congregation in the world -- A Canterbury tale -- A ghost synagogue -- Zeal in the Antipodes -- Two spiritual giants -- The problems of intermarriage -- Parliament and the Russian Jews -- Jews in industry & commerce -- Jews & journalism -- The Jews in arts & civics -- Jews in the legislature -- Sir Julius Vogel -- The synagogues -- A survey of Jewish religious practices in New Zealand -- Education -- The social structure -- Zionism -- Social relationships -- The opposition to the refugees -- "The Jewish people are our best people" OCLC. A.H. & A.W. Reed hardcover books
1851Best.-Nr. 42427New York: Fowlers & Wells 1851. First edition. Hardcover. g- to g. Octavo. xiii 263pp. 1 page of ads at the rear. Blue-grey buckram with blind stamped illustrations and designs on the covers and spine. Title in gilt on the spine. Illustrated dedication page. The fascinating publication espouses the author'spersonal philosophy and contains musing by Lazarus on human nature and comparisons of human behavior social organizations and psychology to the natural world specifically plants and animals. The book was supposed to be the first volume in a series but was the only one ever published. Includes the a fold-out chart created by the author to describe "The Course of Social Movements. Succession and Relation of its Four Phases and Thirty-Two Periods." The last page contains a list of other works by the author. Binding with some rubbing scratches and smudging. Interior with foxing throughout. Previous owner's book stamp at the interior front cover. Book block tight. Binding in good interior in good- condition overall. Marx Edgeworth Lazarus February 6 1822 - 1895 or 1896 was an American individualist anarchist and writer from Guntersville AL. He was an intellectual contributor to Fourierism and the Free Love movement of the 1850s. Fowlers & Wells hardcover books
1936Best.-Nr. 39319London: NP 1936. Manuscript. Hardcover. g to vg. Rare collection of two Minute-Books from the North London Zionist Society 1917/18 and the Council of the British Section of the World Jewish Congress 1936-37: - Minute-Book from the North London Zionist Society 1917/18 SIGNED. Quarto. Unpaginated. 68 leaves. Original half decorative cloth over moire covered boards. This minute-book contains the manuscript notes pertaining to the meetings 34 held by the North London Zionist Society between January 7 1917 and December 31 1918. The notes are written on the first 39 leaves. Affiliated to the English Zionist Federation EZF the North London Zionist Society supported the reestablishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine then an area controlled by the Ottoman Empire. This minute-book is particularly interesting in the sense that it was written at a turning point in the history of Zionism. World War I was in its fourth year and the conflict raised hopes among Zionists that the crumbling Ottoman Empire will eventually break up. They hoped to attain support from one of the Great Powers for increased Jewish immigration and eventual sovereignty in Palestine and they eventually succeeded thanks to their chief spokesman Chaim Weizmann a bright statesman and a scientist highly respected in Great Britain and well versed in European diplomacy. In support of the Zionist cause his skillful negotiations with the Foreign Office were climaxed on November 2 1917 by the letter from the foreign secretary to Lord Rothschild which became known as the Balfour Declaration. This document declared the British government's "sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations" viewed with favor "the establishment in Palestine of a National Home for the Jewish People" and announced an intent to facilitate the achievement of this objective. The Balfour Declaration radically changed the status of the Zionist movement. It promised support from a major world power and gave the Zionists international recognition. That day Zionism was transformed by the British pledge from an utopy into a legitimate and achievable undertaking. The minutes of the 34 meetings featured in this manuscript indicate this event see the entry for November 25 1917 and discuss the following projects and resolutions: decision to reorganize the Society and place Zionist propaganda in the North of London on a firmer basis 1/7/1917; the announcement that Mr. Nahum Sokolow Zionist leader author translator and a pioneer of Hebrew journalism has agreed to address the first public meeting of the Society 1/31/1917; the announcement that Dr. Weizmann has agreed to address the next public meeting of the Society 3/28/17. followed by a protest made at the London Council in connection with the non-appearance of Dr. Weizmann 4/25/1917; Proposal to obtain Mr. Israel Zangwill's services as lecturer at a public meeting 4/11/1917; the question of Jewish military action in Palestine 6/13/1917 and the question of raising a Jewish Legion 12/23/1917; the appointment of Nathan Lazarus and Maurice L. Perlzweig as delegates to the special conference of the EZF 10/1918 etc. Each entry is dated and hand-signed by Chairman Nathan Lazarus. By order of appearance the following members' names are mentioned in the minute-book: Nathan Lazarus Chairman; Maurice L. Perlzweig; Miss Cohen; Mr. B. Grad; Mr. Morgenstern; Mr. Kersch; Mr. Scher; Miss P. Slowe; Mr. Ginsburg; Mr. Benson; Mr. L. Wainstein; Mr. Traub; Mr. A. Levine warden of the New Synagogue Stamford Hill; and Mr. Charles Kauffman. Some rubbing and abrasion to moire. Sporadic smudges to endpapers. Minor age-toning throughout. Binding in overall fair to good- interior in very good condition. Notes: After almost two millennia of existence of the Jewish diaspora without a national state the Zionist movement was founded in the late 19th century by secular Jews largely as a response by Ashkenazi Jews to rising antisemitism in Europe exemplified by the Dreyfus affair in France and the anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire. The political movement was formally established by the Austro-Hungarian journalist Theodor Herzl in 1897 following the publication of his book "Der Judenstaat." At that time the movement sought to encourage Jewish migration to the Ottoman Palestine. Rabbi Maurice Perlzweig 1895-1985 was a founder of the World Jewish Congress and served as the first chairman of the British Section. He was born in Poland and was educated in England where he received acclaim for his oratorical skills and his athletic abilities as a world-class runner at Cambridge. He was founder and chairman of the University Labor Federation of Great Britain and president of the World Union of Jewish Students. After receiving his ordination he officiated at the Liberal Synagogue in London. Joining Nahum Goldmann and Stephen Wise at the founding assembly of the WJC in Geneva in 1936 Perlzweig shortly thereafter was elected chairman of the British Section. During the critical war years Perlzweig was appointed director of the WJC international affairs department in New York. In the post-war years he represented the WJC at the Economic and Social Council of the UN drafting many documents submitted to the Commission on Human Rights. Notably he served as a chief spokesman and negotiator at the UN on behalf of the rights of the North African Jewish communities during the turbulent period in the 1950's when the Maghreb states were achieving independence. WITH - Minute-Book from the Council of the British Section of the World Jewish Congress 1936-37 SIGNED. Folio. Unpaginated. 30 leaves. Original half red cloth over moire covered boards with hand-written title label pasted on front board. This minute-book contains the typed notes pertaining to the meetings 6 held by the Council of the British Section of the World Jewish Congress between December 8 1936 and March 8 1937. The typed notes are pasted on the first 11 leaves. They all deal with difficult issues regarding the condition of Jews in pre-WWII Europe such as: the desperate situation of the Jews in Danzig; the desperate position of the Jews in Spain under Franco Jews in constant danger and those living within the jurisdiction of the Government held as hostages on account of their German nationality see page 3 of the entry for Dec. 8 1936; conditions affecting the Jews in Tripoli and Silesia 1/5/1937; proposal to take strong measures to protect the Polish Jews against the anti-Jewish attitude of the Polish government; withdrawal of the Uruguayan legislation against the Jewish cultural rights 1/25/1937; call for a political action for the defense of Polish Jewry 2/8/1937; mass meeting against Hitlerism in New York; statement made by the Franco government in the Anglo-Jewish press that it was not anti-Jewish 2/22/1937; proposed resolution on the rapid deterioration of the political and economic status of Polish Jewry resulting from the failure of the Polish government to afford adequate protection to Polish Jews against physical outrage 3/8/1937. Each entry is dated and hand-signed by Chairman Rabbi Maurice L. Perlzweig. By order of appearance the following members' names are mentioned in the minute-book: Rabbi Maurice L. Perlzweig Chairman; Mrssrs. B. A. Bagnari L. Bakstansky Dr. N. Barou Councillor M. H. Davis Barnett Janner J. Podrushnik and Gabriel Cohen; Morris Myer; W. N. Williams; Councillor J. L. Fine; Rabbi Unterman; J. Letchinsky; Mr. Schupakevitch; Mr. Rollin; P. Horowitz; J. Makower; Dr. Levinson; Mr. Nathan etc. Rubbing along edges of binding. Front hinge starting. Leaves age-toned not affecting the typed notes. Binding in overall fair interior in good- to good typed-notes in very good condition. Notes: The World Jewish Congress WJC was founded in Geneva Switzerland in August 1936 as an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations in reaction to the rise of Nazism and the growing wave of European anti-Semitism. The main aims of the organization were "to mobilize the Jewish people and the democratic forces against the Nazi onslaught" to "fight for equal political and economic rights everywhere and particularly for the Jewish minorities in Central and Eastern Europe" to support the establishment of a "Jewish National Home in Palestine" and to create "a worldwide Jewish representative body based on the concept of the unity of the Jewish people democratically organized and able to act on matters of common concern.". NP hardcover books
1921Best.-Nr. 31795Berlin: Erich Reiss Verlag 1921. Limited edition. Hardcover. g. 1/750. Octavo. xxii 121pp. Original gold-stamped vellum with laced-in slips gold decorated spine and red title-label with gold lettering. Top edge gilt. A collection of 107 fables drawn from Greek Jewish Hindu and Arab narratives exploring moral values and the meaning of wisdom. Illustrated with expressive black & white woodcuts the anthology is written in agile rhymed prose and includes some original stories by the author who is also known as Berachya. A nakdan translator grammarian poet ethicist and philosopher working at the beginning of the thirteenth century he references the Talmud adds biblical allusions and gives a Jewish spirit to his interpretations of these Fox Fables. Text in Hebrew; table of contents and Goldschmidt's introduction in German. "Nach der ersten Ausgabe herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Lazarus Goldschmidt." A significant work that greatly expands this distinctive literary genre in the Hebrew language. Staining on binding front board slightly bowed. Binding in overall good interior in very good condition. Erich Reiss Verlag hardcover books
1659Best.-Nr. M9569Lugduni:: Antonii Cellier 1659. 1659. Two works bound together. Small thick 4to. 16 535 3; 8 311 9 pp. Engraved frontis. port. engraved title vignettes engraved head pieces engraved initials 5 folding tables index; lightly foxed marginal damp staining to upper corner from half-title-112 & 473-538 pp. first work marginal burn hole 447-448 pp. text unaffected small marginal chip to title second work damp staining 1-14 & at head of gutter 12-74 pp. second work ink stain p. 51 wear affecting text p. 313 second work - index with early repair and ms. replacement of missing letters. Early paper spine preserving original vellum boards; spine & extremities rubbed vellum soiled. Very good. RARE. EARLY EDITIONS. Important works by Riverius on the practice of medicine. Riverius was physician to the King of France and introduced the teaching of chemistry to the University Montpellier. He was one of the earliest advocates of Harvey's doctrine in France and made valuable contributions to the history of dentistry dermatology otology and psychiatry. NLM 17th C. 9694 & 9718; Wellcome IV p. 534 both works. Complete title: Institutiones Medicae in Quinque Libros Distinctae Quibus Totidem Medicinae partes Physiologia Pathologia Semeiotice Hygienine & Therapeutice Dilucide Explicantur. Lugduni: Antonii Cellier 1656. WITH: Observationum Medicarum & Curationum Insignium Centuriae Tres Quibus Accesserunt Obseruationes ab Aliis Communicatae: Necnon Centuria Quarta Post Obitum Authoris in eius Musaeo Reperta; & Cura ac Diligentia Simeonis Iacoz Doctoris Monspeliensis in Lucem nunc Primum Edita cum Obseruationibus Morborum Infrequentium Anonymi Cuiusdam Inter eius Scripta Repertis. Antonii Cellier, 1659. hardcover books
1672Best.-Nr. 2295WITH 41 WOODCUTS OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL APPARATUS Frankfurt Paul Hummen for Johann David Zunners 1672. Small folio 18 x 29.5 cm. Engraved frontispiece signed P. Kilian 6 ff. 332 pp. 2 ff.; Appendix: 2 ff. 47 pp. Bound in contemporary stiff vellum covers and spine ruled. Ownership inscription of frontispiece shaved in right and lower margin as often; some waterstain on frontispiece title and scattered leaves strictly in margin; a single word scored on p. 143 i.e. 145r and replaced in pen at an early date; a burn affecting partial letters on pp. 157/58; p. 45 in appendix torn in blank gutter and re-margined. Generally good. Scarce augmented edition of this illustrated technological classic "second only to Agricola in the number of original contributions to the literature of mining and metallurgy and the beauty of the graphic treatment of the crafts" Dibner 89 1574. It is testimony to the work's usefulness as a practical handbook that it continued to be used well into the 18th century. "It presents a systematic review of the methods of testing alloys and minerals of silver gold copper antimony mercury bismuth and lead; of obtaining and refining these metals as well as of obtaining acids salts and other compounds. The last chapter is devoted to saltpeter. Ercker described laboratory procedures and equipment gave an account of preparing the cupel of constructing furnaces and of the assaying balance and the method of operating it" DSB. "Ercker's treatise is the most authoritative contemporary work on 16th-century metallurgy and assaying. Ercker gave a systematic review of methods of testing alloys and minerals and of obtaining and refining various metals as well as methods of manufacturing acids salts and other chemical compounds including saltpeter. He described the apparatus and laboratory equipment used in metallurgy and assaying and gave a detailed account of laboratory methods all of which he himself had used" Norman. First published in 1574 in Prague this is a work of considerable rarity which when it appears on the market commands a daunting price. It had a number of 16th- and 17th-century reprints though the present edition is the first augmented edition augmented with Berward's lexicon. It has the same number of woodcuts as the 1598 edition 41. Ferguson I.243-4; Hoover 283 misreporting prelims: 7 including frontispiece is correct. Paul Hummen for Johann David Zunners books
1976Best.-Nr. 147368New York: Film Trust Overseas 1976. Draft script for the 1977 film. With a single manuscript notation to the title page noting the number 26. Based on Alistair Maclean's 1962 novel wherein a crew of a luxury liner foils the attempts of a group of international hijackers to use the ship as bait to steal gold bullion from a US Treasury ship. Set in the Caribbean shot on location in Mossel Bay South Africa. Mustard untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated Nov. 1976 with credits for novelist Alistair Maclean and screenwriters Alan Scott and Chris Bryant with rewrite credits to Stanley Price. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with several partial ring stains on the front wrapper bound internally with two silver brads. Film Trust Overseas unknown books
1999Best.-Nr. 142242Malibu CA: Word of Mouth Productions 1999. Draft script for the 1999 film. Laid in are a collection of documents two autographed letters from screenwriter and director Tom Lazarus to Jack Murphy dated February 26 March 5 and March 29 1991 urging him to please read and consider producing his film. Finally there is a typed biography of Lazarus with his phone number sans area code in manuscript ink. Torri Larranga is a prostitute at the top of her game charging high prices for exquisite services. Her reputation precedes her as a documentarian approaches her asking to film a feature look into her life. The first directorial effort of Tom Lazarus who later went to on to direct "Stigmata" 1999 and write "Just You and Me Kid" 1979. Red titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Tom Lazarus. 102 leaves with last page of text numbered 101. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Word of Mouth Productions unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 13733The Momma Treasury Sheed Andrews and McMeel 1978 first edition some light wear and tanning to the spine else a vg copy in full color wraps profusely illustrated within in both color and black & white. Inscribed by the author/artist to writer director dramatist teacher Norman Corwin with a large original drawing of Norman's head in a dream cloud of Momma with the caption "For Norman Corwin a Jewish mothers dream Mell." Sheed, Andrews, and McMeel paperback books
1959Best.-Nr. 268586New York: American Book-Prices Current 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 640pp. A few pages and endpapers lightly foxed binding a bit shaken spine slightly faded with a few small spots very good. "A record of literary properties sold at auction in the United States and in London England from July 1958 through June 1959. American Book-Prices Current hardcover books
1684Best.-Nr. 3378Frankfurt: Johann David Zunner 1684. First printed in 1574 this is the second edition to include Christian Berward's important lexicon of mining terms "Interpres Phraseologiae Metallurgicae. Hardcover. Fine. Complete with the engraved title page which has been folded at the bottom to avoid trimming by the binder. Bound in 18th c. quarter vellum and marbled boards with some minor wear. The contents are in very fine condition. Small adhesion scar to title. Illustrated with 41 large woodcuts. "Ercker's treatise is the most authoritative contemporary work on 16th-century metallurgy and assaying. Ercker gave a systematic review of methods of testing alloys and minerals and of obtaining and refining various metals as well as methods of manufacturing acids salts and other chemical compounds including saltpeter. He described the apparatus and laboratory equipment used in metallurgy and assaying and gave a detailed account of laboratory methods all of which he himself had used." Norman "Erker's Beschreibung may be regarded as the first manual of analytical and metallurgical chemistry. The only one of Ercker's works to contain many drawings it presents a systematic review of the methods of testing alloys and minerals of silver gold copper antimony mercury bismuth and lead; of obtaining and refining these metals as well as of obtaining acids salts and other compounds. The last chapter is devoted to saltpeter. Ercker's account of the fact that zinc precipitates other metals from solutions is to be found only in the 1684 and later editions" DSB. Johann David Zunner hardcover books
1958Best.-Nr. 268590New York: American Book Prices Current 1958. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First edition. Near fine. Spine lightly faded with a few white spots else fine. American Book Prices Current hardcover books
1948Best.-Nr. 140711New York: Antiquarian Bookman 1948. Softcover. Very Good. First thus. Very good in wrappers. Paperback. Paper covers slightly rubbed on spine edges clean text minor creases on cover corners. Antiquarian Bookman unknown books
1959Best.-Nr. 188309New York: American Book Price Current 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good hardcover. A record of literary properties sold at auction in the US and in London England from July 1958 to June 1959. Text clean. Smudge on bottom corners of pages. Spine fading on red cloth cover. Small stain on bottom edge of front cover. American Book Price Current hardcover books
1952Best.-Nr. 268595New York: R.R. Bowker Co 1952. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good. Spine faded spine bottom stained corners worn page edges soiled. R.R. Bowker Co hardcover books
1955Best.-Nr. 195690New York: ABC 1955. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good Little brown spots on side foredge. ABC hardcover books
1926Best.-Nr. 211287Madrid: La Espana Moderna 1926. Softcover. VG-: Exlibrary book. Sticker at the base of the spine. Rubbing and smudging to the wraps. Sticker on the inside front cover and first page. Water damage to the first page affecting the half-title printing. Two stamps on the title page. Tanning to the page edges. Majority clean pages and solid binding. Blue fabric spine with white paper wraps. Handwritten white ink on the spine. 495 pages; profusely illustrated in black-and-white. La Espana Moderna paperback books
1966Best.-Nr. 213564West Lafayette Indiana: Quartet 1966. Softcover. Good wraps and pages darkened pencil on cover shipping postage and penning on back cover page content excellent. Tan wraps with monochrome illustration and red text. 30 pp. Some bw illustrations. Warhol cover. Includes illustrations and sculptures by : Roy Lichtenstein James Rosenquist Harry Bouras Brent Wilson Jinx Rendich etc. as well as many poets. Quartet paperback books