A Gentle Cynic: Being a Translation of the Book of Koheleth Known As Ecclesiastes by Morris Jastrow Jr.
by (Jastrow, Morris, Jr.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
San Fransciso: Grabhorn Press, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good +. Limited edition, this hand-numbered 106 of 250 copies, printed and bound at the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. Full vellum, somewhat tanned, two bands of ribbon ties, unpaginated. Illustrations by Valenti Angelo. Bookplate of an etching of a clipper ship from the library of William Searby, below which is a gift inscription dated 1928. With its original brown cardboard slipcase which is stained and missing its backstrip. Internals of the book are quite nice. An uncommon Grabhorn item.
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- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013183
- Title
- A Gentle Cynic: Being a Translation of the Book of Koheleth Known As Ecclesiastes by Morris Jastrow Jr.
- Author
- (Jastrow, Morris, Jr.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Grabhorn Press
- Place of Publication
- San Fransciso
- Date Published
- 1927
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Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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