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Leipzig: Verlag der Rein'schen Buchhandlung, 1838. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xlvi. 624pp. 1/2 Brown cloth over brown paper covered boards. Work on German agriculture economic. Printed on high quality cotton rag. Minor age wear. Browning and foxing. Otherwise clean and tight. In German, in Gothic script. Very good condition.

[Oss]: N.V. Organon, 1927. First edition. Softcover. vg. Oblong 12mo (4 5/8 x 6 1/4"). Unpaginated. [16]pp. Original photo-illustrated wrappers. Early N. V. Organon booklet documenting the Dutch pharmaceutical company founded in Oss, Netherlands, in 1923. Organon products target the following therapeutic fields: fertility, gynecology and selected areas of anesthesia. This booklet is fully illustrated with 12 duo-tone photogravures showing outside and inside views of the company, as well as employees at work. Spine slightly rubbed. Minor and sporadic foxing to wrappers. Text in Dutch. Wrappers and interior in overall very good condition.

Munich: Vaad Hatzala, 1948. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Ex-library. 4to. 254,[8]pp. Expertly rebacked in orange cloth with illustrated paste-down on front and rear cover, as issued. Binding protected by modern mylar. Color illustrated title-page. Vaad Hatzalah (Committee for Rescuing) was an organization to rescue European Jews from the Holocaust as well as to help the survivors in their attempt to create a new life after the destruction of their families, institutions and communities. It was founded in 1939 by the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of the United States and Canada. Illustrated with reproductions of photographs in duo tone & b/w and reproductions of letters by the Department of State, War Department, Navy Department, and others. It shows newly created schools and institutions along with the survivors and their leadership in the German and Austrian DP camps circa 1946-48. It is the best photo-illustrated documentary history of these displaced persons and the camps they lived and worked in.… Read More

Paris: Librairie du Recueil Sirey, 1938. Softcover. fair. 8vo. 223pp. Original wrappers with black lettering. Work on Modern Crisis of Criminal Law. Age wear, discoloration, staining to wrappers, with browning to pages. In French. Fair condition.

London and New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xii,238pp. Green cloth with gold-samped Art Nouveau design on front and spine, including title in gold on spine. According to the compiler, Vacaresco, this volume is made up of "tales and legends of our dear country (Romania) ...[collected while] wander[ing] from village to village," none of which have ever been in print before. Spine slightly sunned. Overall very good condition.

Budapest: Fazekas Lajos, 1937. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Folio. (1), 11, 11pp. Original gray wraps with black lettering on orange label of cover, protected by modern mylar. Portfolio of ten woodcuts by the Jewish-Hungarian painter and graphic artist Endre Vadász (1901-1944) paying tribute to the emigration of Hungarian Jews triggered by the Hungarian anti-Semitic legislation in the 1930s. The series of ten woodcuts starts with an image of a pogrom followed by descriptive scenarios of the Jewish migration ending with the arrival in Palestine. Each woodcut is accompanied by a Biblical quote and descriptive text by the Hungarian writer and translator László Schnabel, printed to transparent tissue paper preceding each woodcut. Text in Hungarian. Wraps with light sunning along edges and two small and one medium chip at edges of back cover. Block with very light age toning and light bumps at corners. Light creasing of title page at lower right corner. Starting at inside back cover. Wraps in… Read More

New York: Masonic Publishing Company, 1896. First edition. Hardcover. Good+ to very good condition. Small Quarto. 200pp. Original rust cloth with gilt emblem on cover, gilt lettering and tooling on spine, black ruling on cover and spine, blind-stamped on back cover. Frontispiece engraving. A Masonic Tale of the captive Jews and the Ark of the Covenant. "Instead then of accepting any author as a guide, go directly to the Scriptures, and, like an astronomer, carefully weigh in the balance a commentary unto yourselves... I have examined the Scriptures carefully, and append the following preface, giving the distinctions which exist between the house of Judah and the house of Israel." (Author's preface). Includes a number of b/w illustrations. Binding with light wear along edges and very light rubbing. Small water stain on lower cover near spine.

Stuttgart: W. Spemann; Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, 1892. First edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. XVI, 506, [2], VIII, 563, [1]pp. 3/4 morocco over burgundy cloth with gold lettering on spine. Hans Vaihinger published this commentary on Kant's Kritik der reinen Vernunft (Critique of Pure Reason) in honor of its centennial anniversary. Indeed, the year 1881 saw the appearance of the first volume of Vaihinger's massive commentary. On the basis of this work Vaihinger was called to Halle as Extraordinarius in 1884. He had hoped that the second volume would appear shortly; however, lecture preparations demanded far more time than he had initially thought. This, coupled with poor health and failing sight, continued to delay work on the second volume. He finally completed it and it appeared in 1892. Vaihinger's commentary was his first major contribution to the back to Kant movement. Binding heavily rubbed on spine and along edges, with abrasion to leather. Previous owner's name on free front endpaper.… Read More

Globe, Arizona: Privately printed for The Medallion Gila Pueblo, 1932. First edition. Softcover. g. 8vo. 50pp. Tan wrappers with the signature of Bruce Bryan, the noted author and long time curator of the Southwest Museum of The American Indians in Pasadena, California. Some discoloration and creasing to wrappers. Inside front wrapper in Bryan's hand writing " Return to: Bruce Bryan, Southwest Museum". Papers delivered at the Second Scientific Congress of the Sociedad Cientifica Antonia Alzante in Mexico City, 1930. Illustrated with b/w drawings. In good condition.

American Anthropologist, 1938. First edition. Softcover. g. 8vo. 38pp. Original printed wrappers. Reprinted from American Anthropologist, Vol. 40, No. 4, October-December, 1938. A brief account on excavated artifacts from various cultures: Copilco-Zacatenco, Cuicuilco-Ticoman, the Teotihuacan culture, the Chichimec and the Aztec period, with conclusion on the ceramic evidence and hypothesis for validating historical sources. Includes extensive bibliography. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of drawings of artifacts and charts. Some staining to wraps. Interior in good condition.

Arlington, Virginia: American Anthropologist, 1938. First edition. Softcover. g. 8vo. 38pp. Original printed wrappers. Reprinted from American Anthropologist, Vol. 40, No. 4, October-December, 1938. Illustrated with reproductions of b/w drawings and charts. Some staining to edges of wraps and slight fold to upper edge. Interior in good condition.

Paris: Larose Editeur, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. 108pp. Uncut. Original printed wraps. Scarce and captivating study compiling historical texts on Jewish life in Morocco from the mid- 16th century to the late 19th century. Minor age-toning and soiling on wraps. Text in French. Wraps in overall good+, interior in very good condition.

Siam: Self Published, 1926. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 94 ff. 16 full page lovely illustrations, all b/w overlaid in gold. Black cloth with gorgeous large gilt rose bush surrounded by decorative gilt border with traditional Oriental symbols. Gilt on spine with Thai writing and decorative gilt rose and emblem. English page posted inside front cover explaining the title, origin and occasion of book's presentation. Title in red and black on title page. In Thai. The illustrations in this work are absolutely magnificent, each being a perfect example of traditional Thai and Siamese art and imagery. Spine starting, some spotting to outside edges of pagers, but book is in good - very good condition. Presented to the celebrants on the occasion of the cremation of the late King of Siam Rama VI, March 24 1926. King Vajiravudha, (1818 - 1925) whose reigning title was Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua was known for his passionate love of theater. He was educated in England and his great love of literature and poetry in both… Read More

Budapest: Royal Hungarian Ministry of Interior, 1944. First edition. Paperback. g+. Quarto. 14, [2]pp. On October 15, 1944, the Fascist and anti-Semite Nyilas (Arrow Cross) took power in Hungary, with the 'Nation Leader' Ferenc Szálasi as Prime Minister, and Gábor Vajna as Interior Minister. One of their first acts was to reconsider the list of the Jewish people who were exempted by the previous governments from the enacted laws against the Jews (Jews married to non-Jews, or on whom higher military distinctions were conferred in the World War). This signed printed document is thus a new revised (and dramatically downsized) list of less than 600 Jews exempted from the Hungarian anti-Jewish laws. Its last page bears the original signature in ink of Interior Minister Gábor Vajna*, and the stamped seal of his ministry. Until the spring of 1944 the position of hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews can be described as relatively safe - this despite the fact that the Jewish Laws made their lives… Read More

Valencia: Apoya Cultural Iberia, 1997. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. 110(1)pp. 1/4 cloth over pictorial paper covered boards with black, red and white lettering to cover, white lettering to spine and black lettering to back board. Black endpapers. Wonderful work on the renowned Spanish artist Rocio Villalonga. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout. In English and Spanish. In fine condition.

Generalitat Valenciana, n/d. Softcover. vg. 4to. 149pp. Original wrappers. Illustrated with color & b/w reproductions of photographs. Text in Spanish. Near fine.

Berkeley; Los Angeles; Oxford: University of California Press, 1991. First American edition. Hardcover. vg. Quarto. V, [1], 351, [3]pp. Original pictorial wrappers over black cloth, with white lettering on spine. Half-title page signed by Lucette Valensi, inscribed to Yosef Yerulshami. Fascinating work in which the authors interviewed dozens of Jews who migrated to France during the 20th century. Minor soiling on covers. Wrappers in overall good to very good, binding and interior in very good condition.

London: Phaidon Press, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. vg. 4to. 87pp. Ivory cloth with printers emblem on cover and red letting on spine. A study in the religious thought of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn as demonstrated in his artwork and by contrasting him with his contemporary the Jewish free-thinker Benedict Spinoza. Includes numerous b/w plates of 17th Dutch art. Some staining to front leaves. Overall in very good condition.

Bologna: Provincial Council of Economics of Bologna, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. 487/500. Quarto. 59 (12)pp., 8 plates, LXXVI (I) Plates. Original tan cloth with brown decorative pattern and lettering on cover and spine. Decorative endpapers. Illustrated half-title. Publisher's emblem on title page. Lithograph of the office of the Provincial Council of Economics of Bologna tipped onto verso of title page. Decorative head- and endpieces, decorative initials. First monograph in a series to promote the Bologna economy. With various contributions on applied arts and crafts, including sculpture, carving, inlays, furniture, wrought iron, goldsmith's art, engravings, bronzes, silver plate, metal, terracotta, ceramics, marbles, stucco, gildings, stained glass, mosaics, embroidery, brocades, lace, tapestry, shawls, carpets, typography, photogravure, zincography, artistic bindings, ornamented leather. Beautifully illustrated with b/w reproduction on eight glossy, and sixty-four pages… Read More

1950. Original photographs. vg. This is an original 9.5 x 7.5" b/w photograph of German-Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, mounted on heavy white cardstock. The the photo-portrait was originally taken by photographer Lette Valeska in Jerusalem in 1950. Given the photographer's usual working methods, the photo was probably taken at Buber's home. Inscribed on the back of the photograph by Valeska, and dated in red pen. In very good condition. * Lette Valeska (1885-1985) was a German-American photographer, sculptor and painter. Practicing photography since the age of 12 years old, Valeska emigrated to Los Angeles in 1938, on the suggestion of her childhood friend, artist Galka Scheyer. By the 1940s she had become well known as an outstanding photographer of children and went on to find success in the Hollywood community as a portrait photographer. Later, she took up painting at age 50 and sculpting at age 70.