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1948381 pages. "This survey seeks to render an account of what the Congress has labored to achieve (in the twelve years since its constituent meeting)... The realities of Jewish life are rapidly shifting before our very eyes, and soon a new generation will arise which knows not our problems and to which many of our controversies will be incomprehensible... A new leaf has been turned over in the relations beween the various Jewish ideological camps, while the proclamation of the State of Israel deeply affects and colors all aspects of Jewish life everywhere." - from Preface. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average external wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound reference copy of this important work. Book
191893 pages plus 8 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Features: My Bear Hunt in the B.C. Rockies - Part I, by E. Ashmead-Bartlett; Thrilling stories of the Air, with amazing crash photos; A Doctor in the Holy Land - Dr. H.J. Bailey in Palestine - Gaza and Nablus; Facing Death for Cinema Thrills - some hairbreadth escapes of well-known motion-picture stars, related by themselves, with photos; Tales of the Service - part IV - Tossed into the Bog - a true tale by a Customs Officer from the West Coast of Scotland; The Pirate of the Pacific - Count von Luckner - with photos; A Woman's Journey Across Africa - part V of Eva J. Jordan's 4,000 mile honeymoon trip across the dark continent; Beyond the Law - part IV, by Emmett Dalton, the sole survivor of the Dalton Gang; Exploring the Ice-Wilds of Eastern Karakoram - Part IV, by Fanny Bullock Workman and William Hunter Workman - with photos by the authors; The Drover Dempster - A.A. Beattie relates a deadly drive of 500 miles in Australia; The Disappearing Island - Helen Darbishire describes Ocean Island in the South Pacific - built entirely of phosphates - with nice photos; "Lionel - Because of the Lions" - Mrs. Fred Maturin (Edith Porch) explains how she came to name a lonely station near the Congo, on the Cape-to-Cairo Railway; The Water Miracles of India - how the engineer has wiped out India's famine scourge and reclaimed millions of acres of land by the erection of vast irrigation works - with great photos; Photo of 28-lb lobster; Photo of French school-children in war zone wearing gas masks; Photo of a Mormon Church in Salt Lake City converted into an auto shop; photo of the quaint circumcision garb worn in Uganda. Nostalgic back cover ad by the Haywood Tire & Equipment Co. of Indianapolis proves that the tire repair business was booming in 1918! Full-page ad inside back cover boasts that the Newell Pharmacal Co. can banish the smoking habit in 48 to 72 hours. Small ad for Emblem motorcycles and bicycles. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
1842rif. j2p3c10xbvkHalle, Verlag der Buchhandlung des Waisenhauses, 1842. XIV S. (inkl. Titelblatt), bandübergreifend nummerierte Seiten (479)-1.116 (1); 5 (teils groß-)ausfaltbare geographische Tafeln. - Etwas späterer grüner Halbleineneinband mit schwarzen Buchdeckeln, dezenter Rückenvergoldung und goldgeprägtem Rückentitel; 8vo.(ca. 20,5 x 13 x 3,5 cm).
1922Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Michel the Spy - a remarkable WWI character; Five Thousand Miles on Foot in Central Africa - Part II - "Shooting" big game with a camera - article with great photos; A Bid for a Bride - love finds a way in the lonely outpost of Mersa Matruh, Egypt; Four-Figure Milestones; Seeking Six Million Pounds - recovering gold and silver from the White Star liner 'Laurentic' which was sunk off the coast of Ireland in January 1917; Through the East By Air - Part IV - The adventures of Richard and Sydney Carline who were commissioned by the National War Museum to paint scenes in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Mesopotamia, Kurdistan, and Persia; Diamond Cut Diamond - farmhand matches wits with farmer who cheats his men of their wages; Adrift in Mid-Air - French artilleryman M. Clinckmaille was carried high in the air by a runaway observation balloon - suspended by his leg!; Restoring the Dead to Life! - The Secrets of Katsu, known to the Japanese for two thousand years, but jealously guarded from the outside world - fascinating article with photos; A Race for Life in Death Valley - The ordeal of two motorcyclists who attempted to drive through Death Valley during the hottest month of the year - article with great photos; The Man Who Turned Thief - Part IV - A trap is set for George Keene; Magalloway's Grizzly - life and death encounter with a Wyoming rancher; and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
1937Original Wraps. 8vo. [4], 26, [2] pages. 17 x 24 cm. First edition. "Drawings by Otte Wallisch; text by E. Mechner. " Eretz Israel, Facts and Figures, published by the Head Offices of Keren Hayesod and Keren Kayemeth Leisrael, Jerusalem, 5698 (1937/38) ; distributed by the United Palestine Appeal, New York City. $4, 500, 000 in 1938 is the goal of United Palestine Appeal - p. [2]. Illustrated brochure by the United Palestine Appeal detailing the cultural and material progress, immigration statistics and demographics, agricultural and industrial developement, development of Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, J. N. F. Land, etc. Each page contains graphs, maps, charts, or other illustrations to depict the figures. Otte Wallish (19031977) was an emigre to Israel who established himself as a graphic designer and contributed to the symbolic self-representation of the Jewish state . In 1936, Wallish set up a design studio in a building in Nahalat Binyamin, Tel Aviv, that had been chosen as a national landmark. His design studio doubled as a kind of front for SHA'I, the Haganah's secret service . Wallish was responsible for the calligraphy and design of the scroll for Israel's Declaration of Independence. In addition, Walisch handled the preparation of the exhibit hall in which the State's Independence was announced. In 1948, too, Wallish took the lead in designing Israel's first postage stamps. He chose a design based on ancient coins, found in archaeological research on the First Jewish-Roman War and the Bar Kochba Revolt . Wallish continued to be a leading designer of Israeli stamps . Israel's first coins were designed from a proposal submitted by Israel Numismatic Society proposal, put together with Leo Kadman, Hanan Pavel, and Wallish. He also designed paper currency for Israel . Over the years, Wallish also designed posters. For instance, one poster shows the Jewish immigration by ship and another promotes the ZIM shipping line. His posters have been featured in exhibition and the 1997 Selling Zionism exhibit at the Israel Museum. In 2006, a Wallish poster was shown at The New Hebrews: 100 Years of Art in Israel exhibit, Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin . His posters are displayed as well at the Central Zionist Archives and the Tel Aviv Museum (Wikipedia 2015) . Subjects: Keren Hayesod; Jewish National Fund; United Israel Appeal. Oclc lists 11 copies. Light wear to wraps, institutional stamp on verso of title page, otherwise clean. Very good condition. (ZION-7-43)
19201st Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 47 pages ; 19 cm. In English. Herzls testimony, as well as a transcript of a question and answer session with the Zionist leader before the British Royal Commission in 1902 to discuss the Jewish Question in Europe and the Likelihood of ongoing Jewish immigration to Britain. With an introduction from Jacob De Haas, the secretary of the First Zionist Congress. In his testimony Herzl says, The fact that there is now for the first time since Cromwell a perceptible number of our people in England is the true cause of this Commission being called together. Those who deny this are, I feel quite certain, perfectly sincere. When they cry out about Alien Immigration, they are quite unconscious of the true cause of their complaint. They feel the pain and they point to the place which hurts But I think it right to say that the mere establishment of this Commission has created a difficulty (The) Commission must either recommend restrictive legislation or not . To keep out the poor oppressed Jews cannot, I believe, be successful. But if restrictive legislation is not recommended, there mere fact of this Commission having sat will give an impetus to immigration to England; it will have formed an additional notification of the desirability of England as a place for emigration. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Small tears along the top of a few pages with no test effected. Overall good+ condition. (SPEC-42-26)
1946First edition. Original paper wrappers, in later pamphlet protector. 8vo. 21 pages; 23 cm. Written in Hebrew with additional title pages in English at back. English title: H. Lewy: Memorial addresses by J. L. Magnes, M. Schwabe, and G. Scholem. Includes a list of Lewys scientific publications in many languages at the back. Dr. Hans (Yohanan) Lewy was a prolific scholar of classical philology and Jewish Hellenism with a particular focus on Philo. Though he died at only 44, he had an extensive academic career. Judah Leon Magnes was a prominent Reform rabbi in both the United States and Mandatory Palestine. He is best remembered as a leader in the pacifist movement of the World War I period, his advocacy of a binational Jewish-Arab state in Palestine, and as one of the most widely recognized voices of 20th century American Reform Judaism (Wikipedia, 2016) . Moshe Schwabe was a German-Israeli classical scholar and epigraphists (Wikipedia, 2016) . Gershom Scholem was a German-Israeli philosopher, widely regarded as the founder of the modern, academic study of Kabbalah, became the first Professor of Jewish Mysticism at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Wikipedia, 2016) . He was close friends with Walter Benjamin and Leo Strauss and published works including Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism (1941) , Sabbatai Zevi, the Mystical Messiah (1957) , and On Kabbalah and its Symbolism (1965) . Includes black-and-white headshot of Lewy. SUBJECT(S) : Hans Lewy. OCLC lists no holdings worldwide. Slight browning of original paper wrappers. Several library markings including stamps and stickers. Minimal pencil markings that do not obscure text. Good + condition. A Very Rare Gershom Scholem imprint (zion-12-14)
19241st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 10 issues, approximately 40-50 pages each with multiple pages of advertisements from the period, 24 cm. Published every two weeks by the Department of Commerce and Industry (1922-24) and the Department of Customs, Excise and Trade (1924-1931) . SUBJECTS: Palestine -- Commerce -- Periodicals. OCLC lists 16 holdings worldwide, most appear to be incomplete (OCLC: 162116616) . Wrappers have some chips in the margin. Pages browning. All contents are very clear and good. (ZION2-2-19)
1937First edition. Original blue boards with gold font with beautiful original dust jacket. 8vo. 336 pages; 24 cm. Hitler-era publication, written in German with additional Hebrew title page. Includes a 9 word inscription written and signed by the author to Shalom Spiegel, renowned scholar and professor of Hebrew literature at JTS, in August 1937, just before the start of the war. Dr. Tulo Nussenblatt was a famous Zionist scholar and historian before WWII. During the war, Nussenblatt housed many people in his bunker in the Warsaw ghetto. He died in the uprising, still clutching his briefcase full of book materials about Theodor Herzl, about whom he wrote this book. A biography of Herzl divided into 4 sections with smaller divisions within each. Includes several black-and-white photographs of Herzl, his colleagues, and his possessions, as well as facsimiles of important letters, documents, and objects from his life. SUBJECT (S) : Theodor Herzl, Zionism. OCLC lists 21 copies worldwide. Library markings on spine of book, but not on dust jacket which is very clean. Slight toning. Fading on cover boards on spine and edges. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Good condition in Very Good Jacket. A beautiful inscribed copy. (zion-12-39)
rif. 10903Londres, Paris, et en Amérique, Fisher, n. d. (1836-41), in-4°, 80 p. (French text) + 37 plates / 100 p. (French text) + 45 plates + 2 maps, original green cloth bindings, spine and central piece on bookcovers gilt, gilt edges, fine. The fine steel engraved views, altogether 82 including frontispiece titles, and both maps, are taken from the English edition, showing legends in English. Volume 2 and 3 only,a fresh copy, in fine condition.
1883Later Cloth. 12mo. [9], 96 pages. 18 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. Helek Rishon (no more published) . One of the first Hebrew books published on the geography of Eretz Israel. Written by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (18581922) , Hebrew writer and lexicographer, generally considered the father of modern Hebrew, and one of the first active Zionist leaders. Born Eliezer Yizhak Perelman in Luzhky, Lithuania, he officially adopted the pseudonym Ben-Yehuda, which he had previously used in his literary activities, when he went to Palestine. The Ben-Yehuda household thus was the first Hebrew-speaking home established in Palestine, and his first son, Ben-Zion (later called Ithamar Ben-Avi) , the first modern Hebrew-speaking child. - EJ 2008. S. HaLevi 413. A damaged copy sold at auction in 2014 for over USD 550. Subjects: Physical geography - Palestine. Physical geography. Middle East - Palestine. OCLC lists 10 copies. Later boards bowed, first and last pages aged; light soiling and foxing to edges throughout, overall clean. Good + condition. (ZION-8-10)
1918Features: Title page illustration of a tank stuck in Palestine; Wonderful two-page photo spread illustrates "Men's Work and Women's Work - In England, Ireland, France, and Palestine; The Reappearance of the Zeppelin (article); The Power of the Press - A Complete Journalist (article); Occupied by the Germans - The Aaland Islands (article); Page of six photos regarding Hong King's new Tai Tam Tuk dam and reservoir; Article by G.K. Chesterton includes photos of Sir George Alexander, John Dillon, and Canon Scott Holland; Five photos of the wrecked stained glass of Rheims Cathedral, and related salvage work; Six photos entitle 'Underground on the British Front' illustrate activites in subterranean tunnels and rooms; The New Air Force and Its Future - article; Before and after aerial photos of Merckem in Flanders which was destroyed by shells; Fantastic page of illustrations and text presents some ingenius food substitutes used by 'our ill-fed foes'; Centrefold illustration of British mine-sweeper protecting a neutral cargo ship from a drifting surface mine; Four wonderful half-page photos of the terrain of the Palestine Campaign - a land of wadis, sands and foliage; Fabulous one-page photo of the Mayor of Jerusalem coming out to surrender the city to General Allenby - meeting the first British outposts; Wonderful one-page ad for Beecham's Pills features lady fortune-teller with big hair, crystal ball and playing cards; Nice two-colour back cover ad for Greys cigarettes features illustration of two mounted soldiers circa 1742 in Mitre or Grenadier cap; and more. 36 pages including several pages of marvelous vintage ads, most of which are illustrated. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this excellent WWI-era issue. Magazine
1869rif. 33081869 Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Cie., 1869-1876 ~ 5 vol. ~ Figures dans le texte: t1: 140, t2: 97; t3: 75 + 2 pl. depli.; t4: 28; t5: 35 I: 2f+VIII+527p; II: 2f+VI+1f+421p; III: 2f+561p+ 2 pl.; IV: 2f+555p; V: 2f+381p ~ 25x17x19cm. ~superbe! dans un etat exceptionel reliure demi maroquin bleu nuit à coins , bordures soulignées par un filet doré dos superbement travaillé titre auteur et date decor à la lyre , la reliure est signée AFFOLTER , A VOIR PHOTOS SUR DEMANDE
rif. 16186P., Impr. Nationale 1868-1880.3 parties en 7 volumes in8 (26x18cm) œ percaline bordeaux époque.
1940First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 119 pages; 18 cm. In Yiddish. Holocaust-era publication from Paris. Title translates to Toward the historic day of judgment, the Jewish people between curses and redemption Published early in the Holocaust, Ben-Adir argues for the enactment of national introspection and calm rather than territorialism! Ben-Adir (18781942) was writer and Jewish socialist leader, born in Krucha, Belorussia. He was a child prodigy and left for university in Minsk at the age of 16. While there, he was heavily influenced by Jewish socialism. After the First Zionist Congress in 1897, Ben-Adir published an article advocating political Zionism in opposition to the ideology of Ahad Ha-Am. After then Kishinev pogrom of 1903 Ben-Adir published a call for the formation of a Jewish party which would combine the aims of revolutionary socialism with national Jewish aspirations. Ben-Adir was one of the founders and ideologists of the Vozrozhdeniye group, and of its successor of the Sejmists (Jewish Socialist Workers' Party) whose program included Jewish national-political autonomy while envisaging territorial sovereignty as a remote aim. Ben-Adir stayed in Erets Israel between 1925 and 1927 but returned to Berlin, leaving for Paris in 1933. "Algemeyne geshikhtlekhe perspektivn un problemen -- tsentrale yidishe problem." SUBJECTS: Zionism Jewish nationalism. OCLC Number:19316146. OCLC lists 14 copies worldwide. Minor browning, edgewear to wrappers at corners. Overall Very Good- Condition. (ZION-14-52)
2 volumes In-4, XXXVI-203; XXIII-169p. Edition limitée à 1000 exemplaires numérotés. Tome 1: La porte d'entrée Jaffa. Tome 2: Jaffa la belle. Une somme de 820 photographies de l'auteur, tirées en héliogravure et légendées par un extrait de la Bible, du Talmud ou du Coran. Tranches et marges piquées, sinon très bel exemplaire.
1929RARE LIMITED EDITION OF 435 COPIES - COPY No.236 of a book set in British-ruled Palestine, written by Goncourt prize winners - the brothers Jérome (1874-1953 ) and Jean Tharaud (1877-1952). The exquisite illustrations are by two eminent French artists: the Orientalist painter and illustrator André Suréda (1872-1930) and the graphic artist Georges Beltrand (1881-1969). 300x215mm. 164 pages. Red leather Hardcover with gilt spine. Cover slightly curved. Cover and spine stained, rubbed/scratched and fading/yellowing. Cover corner bumped and peeling. Cover upper edge rubbed. Spine hinges upper part cracked and glued. Spine edge bumped and peeling/tattered. Pages slightly yellowing and rough-cut as published. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare deluxe edition of a lavishly illustrated book about the Holy Land is in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1802rif. 6178Paris Imprimerie de Migneret An XI. - 1802 in-12, titre et 32 pp. cart. ancien papier marbré, étiquette de titre impr. (post.) au dos
rif. 42662Paris.Andriveau.1857.Carte en couleurs pliée dans une reliure verte . Bel état.Reliure en chagrin vert de l'époque,aux plats richement ornés de filets,frises,guirlandes dorées.Dos avec lettres dorées.
rif. 43622Carte en couleurs dépliante dans une reliure.1857.Avec explication,plan de Jérusalem,,Golfe de Suez.Reliure petit in-8 et carte entoilée dépliée de format in-folio.Très jolie reliure en chagrin vert dont les plats sont lergement décoréd de filets,perles,dentelles,guirlandes dorées.Titre au dos dans un encadrement doré romantique. TBE.
1882P., Plon, 1882-1884. Deux volumes in folio (40 x 30 cm) reliés demi maroquin rouge à coins, avec soulignement d'un double filet doré sur la hauteur et aux coins, dos à nerfs, têtes dorées, 468 pages- 22 gravures sur acier hors texte (dont plan de Jérusalem en couleurs sur double pageset 288 gravures sur bois dans le texte ; (&é pages-22 gravures sur acier hors texte (dont sur double page la carte de la Palestine et la carte de l'Egypte et de l'Arabie Pérée en couleurs), avec 305 garvures sur bois dans le texte. Rousseurs affectant les marges en particulier dans le premier volume
19498vo., First Edition, with large folding map; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped, mildly dust-soiled dustwrapper. THIS COPY WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF CHAIM WEIZMANN AND BEARS HIS PICTORIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWN.
1870rif. 14678Bâle, C.F. Spittler, s.d. (1870) ; in-8 ; cartonnage d'éditeur vert-or-noir à décor orientaliste sur plats biseautés, titre doré dans un grand cartouche, toutes tranches dorées ; (3) ff. de titre, préface par Félix Bovet et table des matières (liste des plantes en latin, français, anglais et allemand), 54 planches chromolithographiées protégées par des serpentes blanches de papier fin.
1861rif. AMO-4437d'après les documents officiels, les travaux des publicistes et les monuments de l'art, par A. Morel. Paris, E. Dentu, Bruxelles et Liège, 1861 (Liège, typographie de N. Redouté) 1 volume petit in-12 (143 x 105 mm) de 193 pages. Reliure de l'époque demi-maroquin rouge poli, plats de papier marbré, non rogné (relié sur brochure). Légères traces à la reliure restée fraîche. Intérieur frais. Papier vélin teinté. Édition originale. Cet ouvrage, dont le premier volume (paru séparément) est aussi intitulé Histoire du Diable et sert d'introduction en CIV pages à un ensemble qui devait compter six tomes, n'a jamais été achevé par son auteur. Ce second et dernier volume publié semble fort rare si l'on en croit les dénombrements effectués dans les dépôts publics. Très intéressante étude sur l'histoire du Diable et les différents démons au travers du prisme des différents textes officiels de l'histoire sainte. Aucun exemplaire répertorié sur les différents sites de vente de livres rares en ligne (consultés le 3 octobre 2018). Bel exemplaire de ce livre rare.
1929rif. 187341London: Office of the Chief Rabbi 1929. First edition of the Chief Rabbi's prayers following the 1929 Hebron massacre in Palestine in which 67 Jews were killed issued as an order of service for synagogues. The massacre was a seminal moment prompting the creation of the Haganah paramilitary organization which became the core of the Israel defence Forces. Along with other riots that year the massacre led to the Shaw Commission which recommended restricting further Jewish immigration to Palestine. Octavo bifolium. Text in Hebrew and English. Creased and a little soiled. A good copy. unknown
