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1946[4], 80 pages. In brief, this Committee was appointed in the aftermath of WWII to 1. Examine political, economic, and social conditions in Palestine as they related to Jewish immigration and the well-being of current inhabitants; 2. Examine the condition of Jews in Europe and assess their desire to relocate to Palestine; 3. Hear the views of Arabs and Jews on the problems of Palestine and recommend solutions; 4. Make any recommendations required to deal with issues arising in point 2. The Committee was given only 120 days to complete this work. Their report is clearly and concisely presented and makes for most fascinating reading. Includes these chapters: Recommendations and Comment; The Position of the Jews in Europe; The Political Situation in Palestine; Geography and Economics; The Jewish Attitude; The Arab Attitude; Christian Interests in Palestine; Jews, Arabs and Government; Public Security. Appendices include: Itinerary of Committee; European Jewry - Position in Various Countries; Estimated Jewish Population of Europe; Palestine - Historical Background; Palestine - Public Security; The [League of Nations] Mandate; List of Staff. Unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy of this instrumental report which preceded the founding of the modern state of Israel by only two years. Palestine and Zionism, Vol. 1, 1946, p120. Book
1895271 pages. Tissue-protected black and white photographic frontis portrait of 'The Old Low House'. "When I rejoined the Alpine Club last winter, after some years of absence from that most pleasant society, it was suggested that I should collect and publish some of my papers on Alpine subjects which appeared thirty years ago and more in various periodicals. That is the excuse for the present little book." - from Preface. Chapters include: How we slept at the Chalet des Chevres, How we mounted the Oldenhorn, How we did Mont Blanc, Ice-caves of Annecy, A winter excursion in Switzerland, A night with a salmon, The Chateau in the Ardennes, The Engadine, Archaeological frauds in Palestine, Collecting Ancestors, Pontresina. Above-average wear to maroon boards. Gilt lettering upon backstrip clearly legible. Prior owner's signature upon front free endpaper. Discolouring to portions of last few pages due to moisture - all text remains legible. Large faded area on back board due to moisture. Hairline crack along front hinge. Back hinge starting at top. Book
194716"x12.5" when folded in half. Features: Photo-illustrated article on Venezuela and its oil industry; Large photo of "Bustle Beauty" Marilyn Munroe in bustled bikini, wearing outrageous platform shoes; Large colour full-page ad for Waterman's pens; Student Strike at Toronto's Malvern Collegiate after Principal Lorne H. Clarke Dismissed - article with three great pages of photos; Nice full-page colour ad for Tooke shirts; Two amazing pages of photos and text entitled "Troubled Palestine" - Lifting of Martial Law after 15 days brings no end to Terrorist Incidents - Mea Shearim district of Jerusalem; 104th Running of the Grand National - Caughoo, an unknown 100-1 long shot wins; Readers' Letters; We Need to Speed Exports, by Gerald Waring; Bellingham, Washington is fast becoming the centre of entertainment for BC'ers - photo with article; Do Women love Weaklings?; Leonard (Len) Wookey of Callander, Ontario - Successor to the Dionne Quints- photos and article; Some Day - short story by Beth Balcom; What's Doing on Mars? - Sydney Cooper on Rocket Travel; Spanish Maquis - 100,000 strong, they strike at Franco's government - photos and article; Bell the Cat, by Gregory Clark; Come Spring - short story by Eric Cameron; 20-page Colour Comic Section; He Who Whispers, fiction by John Dickson Carr; Devil-Charming Ritual in Vancouver; Bootleg Fur - contraband fox pelts in Ontario; Cancer research at the newly-organized National Cancer Institute of Canada; Pigeon Timber Company's "luxurious" lumber camps in Ontario's Black Sturgeon area north of Lake Superior; Alberta deer being relocated to preserve farmers' crops; Earthquake Man - Edward Mantle of Hamilton; Van Treel and an international Dope Ring Roundup on the West Coast; Sports news; Super colour full-page ad for Northern Electric radios; Photos of romantic hats; Colour ad for the Trans-Canada Telephone System; Photo-illustrated article on fencing in Canada; Back page colour ad for Lux soap featuring great photo of Betty Grable; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. A great vintage copy of this feature-oriented weekly which in later years became the Weekend Magazine. Book
1938Best.-Nr. 182153London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1938. First separate edition of this short but consequential statement on the findings of the Palestine Partition Commission rejecting the commission's proposals to create independent Arab and Jewish states. "The political administrative and financial difficulties involved. are so great that this solution of the problem is impracticable. His Majesty's Government will therefore continue their responsibility for the government of the whole of Palestine" p. 3. Octavo bifolium pp. 4. Light toning staple offsetting near central fold: near-fine. unknown
1915Pages 485-577, plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: With the Dynamite Squad - among warring factions in Mexico; A Sportsman in the Wilds - an African hunting trip; When the "Norther" Broke - windstorms off the west coast of South America; James "Jimmy" Inness of Juneau, Alaska and his feud against bears; Jimmy's Bear; Curiosities of the Holy Land - part I - peasant life in Palestine - many sensational photos; An Unexecuted Sentence - George Singer was condemned to be hanged; Harnessing a Million Gallons - a farmer builds a reservoir in South Africa; A Prisoner of the Gitanos - author was a prisoner of gipsies for six months; Lost in the Everglades; The Wanderings of an Entertainer, Part II - Robert Ganthony; My Escape from Venezuela - what happened to an Englishman who meddled in the politics of this nation; Odds and Ends. Average wear. Binding intact. Bit of clear tape at each end of spine. A sound copy of this wonderful issue. Magazine
191596 pages pages plus 32 pages of great vintage ads. Features: The Gold-Seekers - Edward J. Hoyt and William Palmer experience terrible Central American hardships in pursuit of wealth; Anso the Inaccessible - photo-illustrated article on this quaint Pyrenees town in Spain; Against Odds - in 1896 the natives of Matebeleland rose against their masters and massacred nearly four hundred - two survivors tell their tale; Across the Andes on Foot - amazing photo-illustrated article; Adventures of an Outlaw-Hunter - exciting experiences related by Sergeant Frank W. Northern who waged a relentless war against criminals in San Diego; A Tale of a Tiger - an extraordinary affair in Rangoon, Burma - with great photos, including the Shway Dagon Pagoda; The Wanderings of an Entertainer (part III) - Mr. Robert Ganthony relates his eventful tour in Canada; Curiosities of the Holy Land (part II) - the picturesque habits of peasant life in Palestine are described, accompanied by photos; The Missing Boatswain - how this strange mystery was solved; My Durian - a traveller in Singapore has his first experience with this awful smelling fruit; The "Hodag" - photo-illustrated account of an elaborate hoax involving Mr. E.S. Shepard in Rhinelander, Wisconsin that, after thirty years, is still remembered throughout the state; "The Woman Who Never Came Back" - a description of the tricks of No-ha-de-lan, an astute old Alaskan witch-doctress, with photos; and more. Covers detached as one but present. Unmarked with average wear. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Book
1978399 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A pioneering account of one of the most crucial events in modern Jewish history: the part played by Edmond and James de Rothschild in the genesis of the State of Israel." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Light wear to price-clipped dust jacket. Small publisher's ink stamp to bottom edge of textblock. A quality copy of this important work. Book
1970332, XI pp. Index. Glossary. Bibliography. "A first attempt to gather all the available material and to present a pragmatic account of the movement's role and development." - from Foreword. Unmarked with moderate wear. Few chips from fore-edge of front board. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
19191st edition. Later boards. 8vo. [37], 47 pages. 23 cm. In Hebrew. Goldman 822. Important Anti-Reform, Pro-Zionist Orthodox tract, Title translates to The Book of Choice Silver. Volumes 1 and 2 of 3, bound together. Rabbi Gedaliah (George) Silverstone was a popular American Orthodox homilist of the early 20th century, largely supporting himself on books of sermons such as this one. Silverstone, a fierce Orthodox polemicist and Zionist, begins this volume with a sermon Against the Reform, in response to the anti-Balfour Declaration that Reform rabbis had dispatched to Woodrow Wilson. SUBJECT(S) Jewish sermons, Hebrew. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide. Slight yellowing. Ex-library with usual markings. Otherwise very good condition. (AMR-50-5)
No Date (1910s). First edition. Period boards. 8vo. 39 pages, 20 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to The ABCs of Labor Zionism. Isaac Zaar (1884-1957) was born Isaac Rabinovitshh in the Vilna district. He was heavily active in his local Zionist movements and wrote extensively on the topic. In 1907, Zar participated in the eighth Zionist Congress and from there took off for the United States to edit the organ of Labor Zionism, Der idisher kemfer (The Jewish fighter) . SUBJECTS: Labor Zionism. OCLC Number: 123003560. OCLC lists 5 copies worldwide (YIVO, HUC, Brandeis, NYPL Stanford)., . Ex-library with usual markings. Very Good Condition. Scarce. (ZION-14-46-X-l)
1924Best.-Nr. 140819Sté Générale d'imprimerie et d'édition Paris, Sté Générale d'Imprimerie et d'Edition, 1924. Affiche au format 62cm x 85cm . Une déchirure sur une dizaine de centimètre en marge droite sans manque. Très rare.
1924Paris, Sté Générale d'Imprimerie et d'Edition, 1924. Affiche au format 62cm x 85cm . Une déchirure sur une dizaine de centimètre en marge droite sans manque. Très rare.
1884Best.-Nr. PHO-1210Lutetiae Parisiorum, prostat apud Ernestum Leroux ,1884, grand in-8 relié demi cuir rouge, dos à nerfs, XXVIII-210pp + 120pp (texte arabe)
1731Best.-Nr. PHO-2184Amsterdam, Chez Pierre Humbert, 1731, in-12 (15,5x9,5cm), relié plein veau époque, dos à nerfs orné avec pièce de titre grenat, tranches rouges, filet aux plats, frottements, accroc à la coiffe sup., coins usés, ex-libris et étiquette de libraire en page de garde.
1852Best.-Nr. 27019Lutetiæ J.-B. Baillière 1852 in-8 de 31 pp. broché, couvertures imprimées, qq. rousseurs sur la couverture
1682Lyon, chez B. Michel Mauteville, [1682 circa], in-12, legatura coeva in piena pelle, dorso a 5 nervi con titolo e fregi in oro (mancanza alla cuffia inferiore del dorso), pp. [16], 481, [3]. Si tratta, in realtà, di un viaggio in Terra Santa. Lievi bruniture.
1915Single page letter on letterhead from the Provisional Executive Committee for General Zionist Affairs, of which Louis D. Brandeis was chairman. The American Provisional Executive Committee for General Zionist Affairs was established by Louis Brandeis during the early years of World War I to run Zionist affairs on behalf of the worldwide Zionist Organization due to divisions within the Zionist community over allegiances to the different side in the world conflict (Wikipedia) . Typed letter with Brandeis's signature at the end. SUBJECTS: Zionism. The letter is edgeworn in the top right. Crease marks have been covered over by clear celophane tape. (ZION2-2-32)
1679Carta geografica della Palestina, in bella coloritura coeva. Inserita in "Mercurio geografico overo Guida Geografica in tutte le parti del Mondo conforme le Tavole Geografiche del Sansone Baudran de Cantelli Data in luce con direttione, e cura di Gio. Giacomo de Rossi nella sua stamperia in Roma alla Pace all'insegna di Parigi con Priu: del S. Pont" edita a Roma alla fine del '600. Restauro conservativo in basso al centro
1700Carta geografica della Terra Santa, divisa in dodici tribù, durante il regno di Re Salomone. Coloritura coeva, piega centrale editoriale
1700Carta geografica della Terra Santa e del Sinai rappresentante l'esodo di Mosè dall'Egitto a Israele e le disposizioni delle tribù di Israele. Coloritura coeva, piega centrale editoriale
2004Best.-Nr. 49254Hazan, 2004. Format 26x29 cm, reliure editeur, 383 pages. Etat presque neuf.
Best.-Nr. 17318Paris, Imprimerie nationale, 1819. In-12, 460 pp. 1 pl., demi-veau fauve moderne, double filet à froid sur les plats, dos lisse orné de doubles filets à froid, pièce de titre rubis (faux-titre débroché, atlas manquant).
1939Best.-Nr. R118591Quaracchi, Collegio di S. Bonaventura 1939 Complete in 2 volumes, xx,323 + 347pp., 27cm., in the series "Bibliotheca bio-bibliografica della Terra Santa e dell'Oriente Francescano. Nuova serie: Documenti" volumes 11-12, uniform solid hardcover bindings, small stamp on recto and verso of title pages, text is clean and bright except for few occasional foxing, text in Italian, good condition, weight: 2kg., R118591
1925Original Wraps. 8vo. 32 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Mandate For Palestine. First Annual Report to the Council of the League of Nations. Contains Reports of the Palestine Administration for the year 1923, laws and regulations up to 1923, questionnaire and review of measures taken by the British Government on the provisions of the Mandate for Palestine. With answers to questions, including figures, as well as references to the respective pages of previous Reports of the Palestine Administration, on: The Jeewish National Home, Autonomous Administration, Jewish Agency, Immigration and Emigration, Land Regime, Nationality, Judicial System, Economic Equality, Freedomof Conscience, Military Clauses, International Conventions, Antiquities, Official Languages, Holy Days, Trans-Jordania, Labour, Trade in and Manufacture of Drugs, Education, Public Health, Public Finance, Demographic Statistics. Subjects: International relations. Political science. History. Palestine - Politics and government. Palestine - History - 1917-1948. Great Britain - Foreign relations - Palestine. Palestine - Foreign relations - Great Britain. Great Britain. Middle East - Palestine. OCLC lissts 7 copies. Light soiling to wraps, otherwise clean and fresh. Very good condition. (ZION-4-21)
1925First edition. Original illustrated boards with gilt lettering. 8vo. 22 pages, 24 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to The Pioneers: Collection of Silhouettes. This book contains 20 Hebrew poems next a print of a paper-cut silhouette prepared by Bezalel artist Meir Gur Aryeh. These are perhaps his best known works. SUBJECTS: Folk songs, Hebrew -- Israel -- Texts. Halutzim -- Poetry. OCLC: 19153736. Very good condition. (ZION2-1-1)
