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1951ref. 38503New York: R. R. Bowker Co. As New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - - -- with a bonus offer--; T-Abpc5051; Lazare Edward editor; R. R. Bowker Co. et al American Book-Prices Current: A Record of Literary Properties Sold at Auction the United States During the Season of 1950 - 1951 in Four Parts - Part l: Books; Part ll: Autographs & Manuscripts; Part lll: Broadsides; Part IV: Maps . 1951. R. R. Bowker Co. hardcover
1983ref. 36941Pittsburgh PA: University Art Gallery of the University of Pittsburgh. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request – – IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED 24 pages; 31 works catalogued; many black and white illustrations. Among the artists represented: Alberto Collie Alphonse Legros Charles Meryon Jules Dupre and others. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Lazlowen; Lazarus Penny The Lowenthal Gift - A Summary Catalogue of the Works of Art Given to the University Art Gallery University of Pittsburgh by the Lowenthal Family - Exhibited at the University Art Gallery Pittsburgh November 12 - December 11 1983 31 works catalogued; many b/w illustrations. Among the artists represented: Alberto Collie Alphonse Legros Charles Meryon Jules Dupre and others . 1983. University Art Gallery of the University of Pittsburgh paperback
1940ref. 29216Art Associates Inc. / Art Aid Corporation. As New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Includes works by Goya Hobbema Rembrandt De Hooch Sisley and others. -- with a bonus offer--; T-Pach; Pach Walter; Lazare Christopher; et al Catalogue of European & American Paintings 1500 - 1900: Masterpieces of Art - New York World's Fair - May to October 1940 -Official Illustrated Catalogue . 1940. Art Associates, Inc. / Art Aid Corporation paperback
1541ref. 253975Basel: Johann Froben 1541. Second edition first printed 1537. 299 305-323 8 pp. a-r4 s6 t-z A-E4 F6 G-M4. Prnter's device on title-page and verso of final leaf; profusely illustrated with woodcuts many full-page. 1 vols. Small 4to. Modern half calf and marbled boards red morocco spine label. Institutional bookplate and earlier library stamp on title-page and p. 100. Second edition first printed 1537. 299 305-323 8 pp. a-r4 s6 t-z A-E4 F6 G-M4. Prnter's device on title-page and verso of final leaf; profusely illustrated with woodcuts many full-page. 1 vols. Small 4to. Lazare de Baïf 1496-1547 was a French humanist classical scholar translator of Sophocles' Electra and ambassador to Venice who flourished in the enlightened reign of François I to whom his delightfully illustrated book on captivities and the naval science of the ancients is dedicated; the book is edited by Charles Estienne. His close connection to the classical humanists in François I's circle has led some to speculate that the fine woocuts herein came from the worshop of Geoffroy Tory. In addition two other works are included: one also by Baïf on costumes and urns; and one by Antonio Telesion "De coloribus" Adams B36 Johann Froben unknown
1541ref. 253975Basel: Johann Froben 1541. Second edition first printed 1537. 299 305-323 8 pp. a-r4 s6 t-z A-E4 F6 G-M4. Prnter's device on title-page and verso of final leaf; profusely illustrated with woodcuts many full-page. 1 vols. Small 4to. Modern half calf and marbled boards red morocco spine label. Institutional bookplate and earlier library stamp on title-page and p. 100. Second edition first printed 1537. 299 305-323 8 pp. a-r4 s6 t-z A-E4 F6 G-M4. Prnter's device on title-page and verso of final leaf; profusely illustrated with woodcuts many full-page. 1 vols. Small 4to. Lazare de Baïf 1496-1547 was a French humanist classical scholar translator of Sophocles' Electra and ambassador to Venice who flourished in the enlightened reign of François I to whom his delightfully illustrated book on captivities and the naval science of the ancients is dedicated; the book is edited by Charles Estienne. His close connection to the classical humanists in François I's circle has led some to speculate that the fine woocuts herein came from the worshop of Geoffroy Tory. In addition two other works are included: one also by Baïf on costumes and urns; and one by Antonio Telesion "De coloribus" Adams B36 Johann Froben unknown books
1683ref. 106794London: Printed for the Author by Thomas Dawks 1683. First edition. Leatherbound. Very good. 44 345 1 8 133 p. 36.5 cm. 43 engravings 41 in first part and 2 in second. Full leather. Rebacked with repaired edges and corners. New endpapers. Frontispiece portrait missing. Repairs to title and dedicatory. Title continues: "In Two Parts. The First contains Assays of Lazarus Erckern Chief Prover or Assay-Master General of the Empire of Germany in V. Books: originally written by him in the Teutonick Language and now translated into English. The Second contains Essays on Metallick Words as a Dictionary to many pleasing Discourses." The earliest illustrated work on metallurgy in English. The first part is Pettus' translation of Lazarus Ercker's work on mining and metals. Ercker 1530-1594 Inspector General of Mines in the Austro-Hungarian Empire who first published his study in 1574 discusses lab procedures equipment and how to construct furnaces. Sir John Pettus of Suffolk Kt. of the Society for the Mines Royal 1613-1690 was deputy Governor of the royal mines for over 35 years. His lexicography of metals is the first dictionary of metalurgy and metals in English. Pettus fell into debt and finished this work in the Fleet debtors' prison - hence the odd title Fleta Minor. 43 large engravings illustrate the equipment and procedures being described with workmen wearing contemporary English costume. Printed for the Author by Thomas Dawks hardcover
1815ref. 14739Paris, de l'Imprimerie Impériale, 1815. In-4 de [4]-40 pages, reliure de l'époque veau blond, dentelle dorée en encadrement sur les plats, abeille et lettre N dans des écussons aux angles, dos lisse orné des mêmes motifs, pièce de titre rouge, roulette intérieure et aux coupes, garde de papier bleu nuit.
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1669ref. 92303Nicolas CAILLE | Lyon 1669 | 7.3 x 14 cm | Relié
ref. 25474Bâle, H. Froben & Nikolaus Episcopius, 1537. 1 vol. in-4°, parchemin à rabats, titre écrit à la plume au dos, tranches jaspées de rouge. Reliure du XVIIIe siècle, accroc avec petit manque au dos en tête, plat inf. taché. Ex-libris ms. sur le titre de Carolus Thabaldus Brix.s. 33 fig. gravées sur bois dans le texte dont plusieurs à pleine page, lettrines historiées, marque typographique de Froben sur le titre et au v° du dernier feuillet, impression en car. romains avec plusieurs passages en grec, 319 pp. mal chiffrées 323, (4) ff. Signatures : [a-r]4 s6 [t-z]4 [A-E]4 F6 [G-M]4 N6 O4 P6 Q4. Quelques mouillures et rousseurs.
ref. 9a1171J.L.Buggel & J.A.Seitz Nürnberg 1752 -1766. Leder der Zeit mit Rückenvergoldung und je 2 Rückenschilden. Mit 13 gestochenen Frontispizes und zahlreichen Textkupfern. teils berieben / Band 14 Kapital eingerissen / alle Frontispizes verso mit Stempel / stellenweise etwas fleckig. - Das Werk enthält einen umfangreichen Überblick über die europäische Geschichte von der Antike bis 1765. Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie 14 S.43f. / die Textkupfer zeigen Ansichten und historische Szenen / es fehlen die Bände 5 15-17 - unknown
1537ref. 58410Basil:: Apud H. Frobenium et N. Episcopium 1537. contemporary limp vellum. Some scattered marginal worming; vellum soiled; a very attractive copy. 8vo. Printer's device; 12 woodcut initials; 23 large woodcuts of ships; 3 of costumes; 6 of vases; and one small woodcut of a vase. Jessen 5266; Brunet I 711. Text in Latin and Greek. [Apud H. Frobenium et N. Episcopium], hardcover
1672ref. D20310London: F. Streater 1672. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Contemporary calf rebacked. Some ink notations including a recipe for 'plague water' ! on rear blank. Wing R 1563. With the rare engraved frontispiece. This engraving has the portraits of Riverius Culpepper Cole and Fernel. 8;645;110;463;32;. Small folio in contemporary calf newly rebacked. Foxing in parts. Worming of inner margins of first few leaves. Interesting associatlon item with a presentation note cn front blank "Samuel J. Mixter from L. Vernon Briggs 1912" then represented to "S.J. Mixter to Wm Jason Mixter 1921". Mixter is best remembered for his description of the herniated lumbar disc and its association with sciatia done with Joseph S. Barr in 1934 See Garrison Morton 4435. Lazare Riverius 1589-1655 was a celebrated French plysician who served the court of the King of France. A native medicine at Montpellier in 1622 and although late invited to teach at Toulouse and Bologna remained at description of aortic stenosis correction of many of the errors of Caien. rie was early end strong proponent of the works William Harvey on blood circulation. The pesent work contains transiations of his Praxis mieuieu and Observationum medicarum centuriae quatuor as well as a translation of Fernel's Constliorium medicinalium libr one of the most orderly study of Fernel's writings. F. Streater hardcover
1672ref. D20310London: F. Streater 1672. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Contemporary calf rebacked. Some ink notations including a recipe for 'plague water' ! on rear blank. Wing R 1563. With the rare engraved frontispiece. This engraving has the portraits of Riverius Culpepper Cole and Fernel. 8;645;110;463;32;. Small folio in contemporary calf newly rebacked. Foxing in parts. Worming of inner margins of first few leaves. Interesting associatlon item with a presentation note cn front blank "Samuel J. Mixter from L. Vernon Briggs 1912" then represented to "S.J. Mixter to Wm Jason Mixter 1921". Mixter is best remembered for his description of the herniated lumbar disc and its association with sciatia done with Joseph S. Barr in 1934 See Garrison Morton 4435. Lazare Riverius 1589-1655 was a celebrated French plysician who served the court of the King of France. A native medicine at Montpellier in 1622 and although late invited to teach at Toulouse and Bologna remained at description of aortic stenosis correction of many of the errors of Caien. rie was early end strong proponent of the works William Harvey on blood circulation. The pesent work contains transiations of his Praxis mieuieu and Observationum medicarum centuriae quatuor as well as a translation of Fernel's Constliorium medicinalium libr one of the most orderly study of Fernel's writings. F. Streater hardcover books
1669ref. 92303Lyon: Nicolas CAILLE 1669. Fine. ""Ex-libris Kabbalisticis"" of famed occultist Stanislas de Guaïta Nicolas CAILLE Lyon 1669 7.3 x 14 cm Relié First edition. Rare copy of this esoteric work by Lazare Meyssonnier physician and ""professor of the science of spirit"" on demonology and diabolic possession the theology of the names of God and Hebrew Kabbalah the various types of magic operative alchemy anatomy angelology. Full calf spine with five raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and fleurons faded gilt-lettered title new endpapers added speckled edges. Joints split a few scuffs to the leather gilt partly faded first three leaves browned a few tears dampstaining to a majority of the leaves and wormholes without loss to the text. Plates lacking but retains its in-text plate depicting the various states of mercury p. 543. The work formed part of the celebrated occult library of Stanislas de Guaïta with his well known ownership inscription as well as his autograph annotations regarding its quality and provenance. Stanislas de Guaïta underscores the importance of the present copy ""Peculiar and very rare book"" and further adds another annotation: ""In this copy the engravings are wanting"". Although lacking its illustrations the work attracted the bibliophile's attention as it is in any case so rare that surviving copies have often suffered the ravages of time: even the BnF's copy is missing several leaves. Guaïta's collection of books and manuscripts on alchemy witchcraft magic astrology magnetism spiritism and other esoteric fields is regarded as one of the most complete and scholarly of its kind. Comprising 2227 volumes both early and contemporary some of them of extreme rarity his library remains a reference for the study of esotericism. Guaïta proved to be a passionate bibliomaniac as well as a genuine specialist in the occult sciences: he also made practical use of his library which he used in the writing his Essai des sciences maudites. Guaïta further notes that the copy came from the sale of the libraries of the celebrated spiritists Baroness Güldenstubbe and the Comte d'Ourches Librairie Adolphe Geering Basel 1890 sales at which he made several acquisitions of major importance. This copy appears under no. 1618 of Guaïta's own posthumous sale. Its catalogue published in 1898 and 1899 by the Librairie Dorbon remains a staple of esoteric bibliography. The copy also bears the engraved ex-libris of the leading authority on Stanislas de Guaïta Guy Bechtel author of Notules sur l'art de distinguer les ouvrages provenant des bibliothèques de Monsieur Stanislas de Guaita 1861-1897 avec plusieurs exemples et les reproductions nécessaires à une juste appréciation 1998. Personal copy of Stanislas de Guaïta whose library still serves today as a reference for the study of the occult sciences. Yve-Plessis Bibliographie française méthodique & raisonnée de la Sorcellerie et de la possession démoniaque no. 248. Provenance: Güldenstubbe et du comte d'Ourches sale Librairie Adolphe Geering Basel 1890 no. 427. Guaïta sale Stanislas de Guaita et sa bibliothèque occulte Librairie Dorbon Paris 1899 n° 1618. Guy Bechtel engraved bookplate on flyleaf. Nicolas CAILLE hardcover
1936ref. 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
1936ref. 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
1541ref. 734Paris 1541. Small 8vo ca. 16.5 x 10.5 cm. Roberti Stephani Robert Estienne Modern blueish-grey paper over boards with the title printed in black on the spine red sprinkled edges. With a woodcut printer's device on the title-page. 68 11 1 blank pp. Early edition of one of the very first children's books ever printed. The work contains a description of textiles and ancient Roman dress and was specifically meant for the entertainment and edification of children. Although the title page states that it is the second edition it is actually the third printed by Estienne. It is nearly identical to the second but uses small caps for the first word of every chapter to make the structure of the text clearer.The work is the first part of a series on Roman antiquities written by Lazare de Baïf 1496-1547 in the late 1520s. It discusses ancient Roman hats and shoes carpets and rugs and the colours of wool and other textiles with French translations of many of the terms. De Baïf's work was edited and abridged by Charles Estienne 1505-1564 scholar physician and younger brother of printer Robert Estienne 1503-1559. It was a huge success with more than a dozen editions recorded for the first ten years and was followed up by the Estiennes with several other similar children's books.De Baïf was a humanist poet and wealthy diplomat. He was the French ambassador in Venice and Germany. He hired Charles Estienne as a Latin tutor for his son Jean-Antoine de Baïf 1532-1589 who later became a poet. Estienne initially abridged De Baïf's works to provide simplified Latin readings for his student but soon published it for the enjoyment of other children as well. He was an elegant writer of Latin verse and is commended by poet Joachim du Bellay as having introduced a few valuable words into the French language.A water stain in the lower outer corner of the leaves and a small hole in the lower margin of page 6-8. Otherwise in good condition.l Adams B45; Renouard p. 52 no. 14; Pettegree & Walsby 2532; USTC 88432 5 copies; WorldCat 13027853 22013234 490273577 1138872963 404265647 165959673 954853987 1015429473; cf. BM Catalogue of French books p. 39 other ed.; Schreiber 50 other ed. ABE CAT Costumes & Uniforms ART ARCHITECTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY EARLY PRINTING & MANUSCRIPTS EDUCATION & LEARNING EUROPE HISTORY LITERATURE & LINGUISTICS Children's Books Classical Antiquity Costumes Fashion & Uniforms Early Printing - 16th century Education & Pedagogy French Literature hardcover
1537ref. 15514Basilae, Apud Hier Frobenium et Nic. Episcopium, 1537. 4 parties en 1 vol. in-4 (150 x 215 mm) de 319 pp. (chiffrées 323) 8 pp. d'index (sig. a-z4, A-Q4), vélin souple, titre manuscrit en long sur le dos lisse, nom de l'auteur manuscrit sur le plat supérieur, lacets (reliure de l'époque).
1888ref. 69138Camille Dalou | Paris 1888 | 20 x 27.50 cm | relié
1683ref. 006801London West-end of Thames-street.: Published for the Author by Thomas Dawks 1683. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A landmark English translation of Lazarus Ercker's metallurgical treatise expanded by Sir John Pettus. Uncommon. VG 1st ed 1683 43 Sculptures. Two parts bound as 1 re-spined to style raised bands blind tooling gilt title to red morocco label over contemporary calf boards tips repaired. Internally 12 4 preface 18 9 1 errata 345 pp 1. 2 A2-Z 81-133 pp 43 of 44 copper-engraved illustrations lacks the portrait frontis 173 ornate initial letters bookplate to fpd Arthur Dalrymple occasional light spotting and edge browning text block edges sprinkled red. 352217 mm. ESTC R5570. Ferguson I pp.185-186; Wellcome II p.527; Wing P1906; cf. Hoover 633. The first part is the first edition in English of Lazarus Ercker's 1574 treatise on ores. The second part is a dictionary of metallurgical terms compiled by Pettus. Having spent more than £20000 on the royalist cause during the Civil War Pettus appears to have been imprisoned for debt several times in later life and it has been suggested that Fleta Minor was composed in Fleet Prison. Title continues: in two parts : the first contains assays of Lazarus Erckern chief prover or assay-master general of the empire of Germany in V. books originally written by him in the Teutonick language and now translated into English ; the second contains essays on metallick words as a dictionary to many pleasing discourses by Sir John Pettus . ; One of the earliest comprehensive manuals on metallurgy available in English bridging alchemy and modern chemistry. Published for the Author, by Thomas Dawks, hardcover
1888ref. 69138Paris: Camille Dalou 1888. Fine. Camille Dalou Paris 1888 20 x 27.50 cm relié Gilbert Lély ""Ephraïm Mikhaël"" Nos Poètes 15 Feb. 1925 cited in Ephraïm Mikhaël Poèmes en vers et en prose edited by Matthew Screech Droz 1994 Camille Dalou unknown
1676ref. ABC_47162Lisbon 1676. Small 8vo. Domingos Carneyro Contemporary limp vellum with manuscript title on spine lacking ties. With woodcut arms of Portugal on the title-page. 96 pp. Extremely rare first Portuguese translation of a brief treatise on the "art of artillery" by the Genovese artillerist De la Isla who served in the Spanish Armada. First published in Spanish in 1595/96 by Madrigal in Madrid Breve tratado del arte de artillería geometría y artificios de fuego. Although Vicente Alvarez published a Spanish-language edition at Lisbon in 1609 the present edition appears to be the first in the Portuguese language. The present translation by José Homem de Menezes provided a textbook for the training of engineers and artillerymen in Portugal. We have located only one other copies at the Portuguese National Library in Lisbon and have found no record of an other copy in auction catalogues.With the bookplate of the Portuguese architect and collector José Maria Nepomuceno 1836-95 on the front paste-down; his stamp to verso of title-page. Later in the collection of Thomas Fremantle 3rd Baron Cottesloe 1862-1956 commander of the Territorial Army and president of the Society for Army History Research. Light water-stains throughout with some red discoloration of the head margin from the red top edge.l Carvalho Dic. bibl. militar Portuguez p. 172 under "Menezes José Homem de" note: "é muito raro"; Catalogo .dos Marquezes de Castello Melhor 1878 1655 2 copies; Inocêncio vol 5 1860 169; Trindade Catalogo da livraria do José Maria Nepomuceno Lisbon 1897 p. 123 no. 898 this copy "muito raro"; Pinto de Matos Manual bibliographico Portuguez p. 360 under "Homem de Menezes"; Porbase 1 copy and 1 microfilm copy at the BNP; cf. Cockle 670 1595 ed.; Palau 121967 Spanish 1595 and 1603 eds. does note the Portuguese ed. in the Catalogo . dos Marquezes. see above.; WorldCat eds. in Spanish also very rare: 4 copies. EUROPE MILITARY HISTORY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Armory Military Science & Technology Military History 17th Century Portugal Technology hardcover
1684ref. 61343Franckfurt, Zunner, 1684 (+) Franckfurt am Mayn, Zunner, 1684. 4to (215 x 185 mm). Recently bound in a magnificent pastiche-binding of brown half calf with five raised bands and gilt red leather title-label to elaborately gilt spine. Vellum corners. The frontispiece/engraved half title trimmed with loss to upper and lower part of the plate. Closed tear to outer margin. Title-page closely trimmed with loss to first line of title. A few leaves with marginal repairs. Light occassional browning throughout, otherwise internally nice and clean. (14), 220, 123, (5), 68 pp. + folded frontispiece/engraved half title. 41 woodcut in text depicting various processes of mining and metallurgy.
1684ref. 61343Franckfurt Zunner 1684 Franckfurt am Mayn Zunner 1684. 4to 215 x 185 mm. Recently bound in a magnificent pastiche-binding of brown half calf with five raised bands and gilt red leather title-label to elaborately gilt spine. Vellum corners. The frontispiece/engraved half title trimmed with loss to upper and lower part of the plate. Closed tear to outer margin. Title-page closely trimmed with loss to first line of title. A few leaves with marginal repairs. Light occassional browning throughout otherwise internally nice and clean. 14 220 123 5 68 pp. folded frontispiece/engraved half title. 41 woodcut in text depicting various processes of mining and metallurgy. Second edition including Berward’s lexicon of mining terms of Ercker’s seminal and beautifully illustrated work on mining and metallurgy – of immense importance to and influence upon the subject throughout the 16th and 17th centuries. Its detailed approach has made it a key reference in the history of science and technology and its practical focus contributed to the economic development of mining regions. "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. “Considering the importance of Ercker’s tratise it is remarkable how little is on record about him. He was inspector-general of the mine of Hungary Transylvania and the Tyrol which position he held under three consecutive emperors in the sixteenth century. He book was highly prized at the time for it was a record of practical experiences and was not burdened with theories and hypotheses. Ferguson. Ferguson 1 244. The 1736-edition.Duveen p. 195. hardcover