The Nazarene by Asch, Sholem; Samuel (translator), Maurice - 1939

G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1939. Hardcover. Light wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges.; 698 pages .

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. Sigend presentation copy. Hardcover. Neat closed tear to spine head cloth, about one inch; else overall very good thus. No jacket.. Quarto in black cloth; iii, 698 pages ; 22 cm. Signed by Asch and presented to one Gastone Usigli. Limited to 500 copies. Translated from the Yiddish original. "An anti-Semitic Polish scholar recounts the stories of three men from the first century A.D., Cornelius, Joseph Arimathea, and Yeshua, while claiming to have uncovered the Fifth Gospel, told by Christ's betrayer Judas Iscariot." —Publisher // Biographical fiction. Roman biographique. Biographical fiction. History of Biblical events. Yiddish fiction -- Translations into English Jesus Christ -- Fiction. Jesus Christ -- Fiction. Jésus-Christ -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. Jesus Christ. Religious fiction. Biographical fiction. Christian fiction. Religious fiction. Historical fiction. Fiction. Biographical fiction. Religious fiction. Historical fiction. Bible. New Testament --… Read More

Inscribed FPD, Tinge of toning, else content appears as unopened, unread and unblemished with fine black /gold gilt, clot covered boards displaying no significant surface/edge wear, as shownThis classic novel by one of the greatest writers of Yiddish literature tells the unforgettable story of three men: Cornelius, an officer in the Roman garrison of Jerusalem in the first century A.D.; Joseph Arimathea, a young Pharisee student at the time; and Yeshua, a radical preacher from Galilee, better remembered by his Greek name of Jesus. The stories of these three men are narrated by Pan Viadomsky, an anti-Semitic Polish scholar who claims to have discovered the lost Fifth Gospel, containing the life of Christ according to his betrayer, Judas Iscariot. With unparalleled historical immediacy, Asch's inspired work presents a sweeping panorama of the Holy Land nearly two thousand years ago. Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping).… Read More

G. P. Putnam's sons, 1939-01-01. Hardcover. New. New.