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Dreamers of the Ghetto
by Zangwill, I. (Israel)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1898. The British writer Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) wrote plays and novels [including what might be the first "locked room" mysteries) and was one of the most prominent cultural Zionists of the day. Here is a volume of essays considering famed Jewish intellectuals as Spinoza and Heine. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Red cloth binding, ruled and titled in gilt, with gilt decoration on the front cover. Clean text; vii, 537 pages; with a four-page catalog in the rear. Top-edge is gilt. Spine has faded to a brown but the gilt remains nicely bright, with rub to the head and foot. very light rub to the tips. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP. An extremely attractive copy of this significant. title. . First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006250
- Title
- Dreamers of the Ghetto
- Author
- Zangwill, I. (Israel)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition
- Publisher
- The Jewish Publication Society of America
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Literature (Jewish Authors);
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Gilt
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