My Portion (An Autobiography)
by Kohut, Rebekah
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Uber-scarce in the trade, there being currently no copies of this First Edition. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Blind-stamped title to spine, rubbed, gilt-lettered and -ruled front cover. Age-toned endpapers, bumping to spine head and foot. Introduction by Henrietta Szold, who places this fine autobiography and Rebekah Bettelheim Kohut (September 9, 1864 â August 11, 1951) in proper context, Kohut having been an American educator, writer, and community leader, born in Hungary. "She was the first president of the World Congress of Jewish Women, elected at its first convention in 1923. In 1935, Lillian Wald called Rebekah Kohut 'American Jewry's First Lady,'" says a Wikipedia entry about her. xiv + 301 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351321
- Title
- My Portion (An Autobiography)
- Author
- Kohut, Rebekah
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Seltzer
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rebekah Kohut Henrietta Szold Jewish history Jewish culture
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