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A Historical Atlas Of the Jewish People
by Eli Barnavi
Elie Barnavi is Director of the Department of History at the University of Tel Aviv and Associate Professor at the Ecole des Haute Etudes et Sciences Sociales in Paris.
The Bialy Eaters
by Mimi Sheraton
Mimi Sheraton is a former New York Times restaurant critic who now freelances for the New York Times, Travel & Leisure, and other magazines. Her cookbook The Whole World Loves Chicken Soup won both the IACP Julia Child Award and the James Beard Award. She lives in New York City.
The Avengers
by Rich Cohen
Rich Cohen is the author of Tough Jews and The Avengers. His work has appeared in The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, among many other publications. He is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone. He lives in New York City.
Year Presents a Picture-History Of the Bible and Christianity In 1000 Pictures
by Baldwin H, Ed Ward
American Jews Their Lives and Achievements
by B, Jung, Leo, Dantchik, M, Scheinberg, Rabbi A, Et Al Baruch
Jewish Books & Ephemera
The Dead Sea Scrolls : with Translations by the Author
by Burrows, Millar (1889-1980)
New York : Viking Press, 1955. Later Printiing. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 435 pages; Description: xv, 435 p. : ill., maps, facsim. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Dead Sea scrolls --Manuscripts, Hebrew
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A$18.50
![[GEOGRAPHY IN YIDDISH] Geografiya chastey sveta i vazhneyshikh stran (krome SSSR) [i.e. Geography of Parts of the World and Major Countries (Except for the USSR)]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/827/058/1369058827.0.b.jpg)
[GEOGRAPHY IN YIDDISH] Geografiya chastey sveta i vazhneyshikh stran (krome SSSR) [i.e. Geography of Parts of the World and Major Countries (Except for the USSR)]
by Ivanov, G
Moscow: Der Emes, 1941. 256 pp.: iIl., maps. 22.6x14.9 cm. In original publisher's cardboards. Spine and edges slightly rubbed. Otherwise near fine. Scarce. Third edition. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR GEOGRAPHY MANUALS IN YIDDISH PUBLISHED FEW YEARS BEFORE THE SUPPRESSION OF JEWS IN THE SOVIET UNION. In the USSR geography was introduced as a separate subject in school education in 1927. Seven years later, with the adoption of the decree On Teaching Geography in Primary and Secondary Schools the position...
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THE STORY OF THE WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING: ITS MEANING AND MESSAGE
by SCHWARZBART, Isaac I
NY: World Jewish Congress Organization Department, 1953. First Edition. Signed presentation from Schwarzbart on the title page, dated 1953. 8vo., printed wraps; 23 pages. Very Good (very minor wear covers; contents clean & tight).
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A$77.47
TYPED LETTER SIGNED, 1969
by SINGER, Isaac Bashevis
1969. An interesting letter from Singer on a 5.5- by 7.75-inch sheet on personalized stationery, dated Oct. 22, 1969, to Mr. Don Gold. Singer writes that he remembers having lunch with Gold, who apparently wants to become Singer's new literary agent. "As things are now, my publisher, Mr. Straus, is my agent as far as translations and theatrical presentations are concerned. They have done quite well and it would be very difficult for me to get another agent suddenly." He writes that there is always the...
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A$774.70
SHAI: THE EXPLOITS OF HAGANA INTELLIGENCE
by DEKEL, Efraim
NY: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. First Edition. Signed presentation from Dekel on the front endpaper: "To Mrs. T.[?] Baskin with compliment, E. Dekel. Tel Aviv [1964]?" Shai was the security-intelligence section of the Hagana, the underground Jewish defense force which operated in Palestine during the period of British rule. The author was a chief intelligence officer of the Hagana. Dekel's signature is uncommon. 8vo., blue cloth in dust jacket; 369 pages. Very Good (contents nice, contents...
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A$193.68
The Rothschilds
by Morton, Frederic
Atheneum, 1962. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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A$15.39
What are Jews for? History, Peoplehood and Purpose
by Sutcliffe, Adam
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2020. Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Looks at Western thinking on the Jews from the seventeenth century onwards, including links between Jewish and Christian messianism, the association of the Jews with universalist and transformative ideas in philosophy, politics, literature and social thought; and more. Lengthy inscription by the author to original owner on title page, signed...
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A$43.61
Satan in Goray
by Singer, Isaac Bashevis
The Noonday Press, 1958. 1st. Paperback. GOOD/NONE . 239 pages. Stated first paperbound edition. Pages are clean, unmarked, and tight. Water stain at top of leading edges. Wear along all edges and small rubbed spots on spine. Black lines on rear cover.
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A$21.69
WITHOUT PREJUDICE
by ZANGWILL, Israel
1897. ZANGWILL, Israel. WITHOUT PREJUDICE. NY: The Century Co., 1897. Small 8vo., peach-colored cloth, stamped in gilt & green. First Edition. Signed presentation from Zangwill on the dedication page which merely states "To You" (the dedication copy?): "Madame Cottrelly, a thin book, from I. Zangwill." Madame Cottrelly was director of the Thalia Theatre in New York City, which later became the Bowery Theatre in 1879. The theatre offered primarily German productions but in 1891...
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WHO STANDS ACCUSED
by HERZOG, CHAIM
1978. HERZOG, Chaim. WHO STANDS ACCUSED? NY: Random House, [1978]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation by Herzog ("To Jules") on front endpaper. Herzog was former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations. Fine in d/j. $45.00.
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A$69.72
The Yiddish Theatre in America
by Lifson, David S
New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Photographs and illustrations augment this readable, accessible social history of the Yiddish Theatre, especially in the 1930s. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bumping to spine head and foot. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing moderate...
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Israel and the Nations in Prophecy
by Richard W. DeHaan
Revised condensed Edition 1977. No writing. Tight binding. Smudge mark inside front paperback cover and first page. Text is clean. No tears or bends.
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A$5.66
![[A PRAISE TO 'A WELL-KNOWN JEWISH BOURGEOIS NATIONALIST'] Mikhoels](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/302/629/1391629302.0.b.jpg)
[A PRAISE TO 'A WELL-KNOWN JEWISH BOURGEOIS NATIONALIST'] Mikhoels
by Zagorskiy, M
Moscow; Leningrad: Izdatel'stvo Kinopechat', 1927. 32 pp.: ill. 17.9x13.3 cm. In original illustrated publisher's wrappers. The spine is slightly rubbed. Soviet bookshop stamp on the recto of the rear wrapper. Otherwise near fine. Scarce. First edition. One of 5,000 copies. Art-nouveau style wrapper design with Mikhoel's portrait by the celebrated Soviet graphic artist and book designer Mikhail Getmanskiy (1900-1955?). Mikhail worked in various publishing houses (Krug, Gosizdat, OGIZ, Detgiz) and was a...
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Race? What the Scientists Say
by [Anti Semitism; World War II] Singer, Caroline
Camden, NJ: The Haddon Craftsmen, 1939. First edition limited to 1000 copies. Hardcover. Very good condition. Driven from one country to another for centuries, the Jews have long since lost any racial distinctions which they may once have possessed. In Europe and America they consequently reveal as much variation in physical type as do the gentile populations among whom they dwell" (p15). A treatise on religious intolerance. Orange paper boards, title in black at white label on front board, no title at...
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A$54.23
THE JOURNEY HOME
by ANTLER, Joyce
1997. ANTLER, Joyce. THE JOURNEY HOME. NY: The Free Press, [1997]. 8vo., boards in dust jacket; 410 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation by Antler on front endpaper. Fine in fine d/j. $15.00.
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A$23.24
JOURNEY TO THE DAWN
by ANGOFF, Charles
1951. ANGOFF, Charles. JOURNEY TO THE DAWN. NY: Beechhurst, [1951]. 8vo., cloth in dust jacket. First Edition. Signed presentation on front endpaper: "For Marjorie Soule - With best hopes and very warm wishes/ Charles Angoff/ UNH Writers' Conference, Durham, NH/ Aug. 25, 1955." Also inscribed by two other conference attendees on rear endpaper. $85.00.
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A$131.70
Pogromchik : the assassination of Simon Petlura
by Saul S Friedman
New York: New York : Hart Pub. Co, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. New York: New York : Hart Pub. Co, 1976. Very Good/Good. Book in very good condition & DJ in good-acceptable condition NOT EX-LIBRARY Minor shelfwear present ISBN: 0805511628 1976 HART PUB CO 414PP Small signs of visible wear SEE PICTURES for any wear or defects Condition based on age of book To ensure you receive the quality of book expected we provide pictures of NOTICEABLE WEAR for ALL books we sell with marked conditions of GOOD + If...
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A$110.32
![Der Apikoyres: Organ fun Ts. R. funem Farband krigerishe apikorsim [i.e. The Godless: Organ of the Central Committee of the League of Militant Atheists] #5 1932](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/346/636/1391636346.0.b.jpg)
Der Apikoyres: Organ fun Ts. R. funem Farband krigerishe apikorsim [i.e. The Godless: Organ of the Central Committee of the League of Militant Atheists] #5 1932
Moscow: Der Farband, 1932. 20 pp.: ill. 31x23 cm. In original illustrated wrappers. Covers detached from the text block, tears to spine, small pieces of paper glued to the first and last pages, otherwise very good. One of 4000 copies. In Yiddish. An issue of the first Jewish atheist monthly that was published in 1931-1935. The Soviet authorities embarked on bizarre yet extensive propaganda against Judaism from the first months of the Soviet regime. Among the activities of the Evsection of the...
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A$2,711.45
THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
by Millar Burrows
New York: Gramercy. 1986. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. .
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A$77.39
PIONEERS, PEDDLERS, AND TSADIKIM
by UCHILL, Ida Libert
1957. UCHILL, Ida Libert. PIONEERS, PEDDLERS, AND TSADIKIM. Denver, Sage Books, [1957]. 8vo,, cloth in dust jacket; 327 pages. First Edition. Signed by Uchill on front endpaper. "March 16, 1966 To Dr. Sylvan Baer, With best wishes, Ida Libert Uchill". Dr. Baer (1924-2010) was a Denver-based doctor, whose wife, Arlette, was a civil liberties activist. Very Good (contents clean & tight); some wear; few small chips & tear; light stain front cover) d/j. $50.00.
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A$77.47
The Rothschilds
by Frederic Morton
Penguin Books, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. First Edition Thus. 267 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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A$12.79
THE JEWS OF MEDIEVAL FRANCE: THE COMMUNITY OF CHAMPAGNE
by TAITZ, Emily
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1994. First Edition, first printing. Uncommon signed presentation from Taitz on a front blank page: To Les & Gloria with my love & best wishes, Emily Taitz." This book studies the Jewish community of Champagne from the fifth century to the expulsion of 1306. It documents the growth and decline of the community, examines its interrelationships with the larger Christian culture, and presents a model for the study of other communities. The economic and political...
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A$232.41
The Rothschilds: A Family Portrait
by Frederic Morton
Penguin Books, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. Published in Penguin Books. 267 pages. Illustrated paper cover. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.
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A$10.43
LOST IN AMERICA
by SINGER, Isaac Bashevis
1981. SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. LOST IN AMERICA. Paintings and Drawing by Raphael Soyer. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1981. Small quarto, green printed wraps. Uncorrected Proof Copy- which does not contain the Soyer illustrations, issued in advance of the trade publication. Signed by Singer ("Greetings, I.B. Singer") on the half-title page. Proof copies signed by this Nobel Prize-winning author are scarce. Very Good (little discoloration front cover and faint dampstain lower edge...
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A$387.35
Operation Peace for Galilee: The Israeli-Palestine Liberation Organization War in Lebanon
by Richard A. Gabriel
Hill & Wang, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. <p>'Gabriel's book is beyond any doubt the most explicit, complete, and detailed study of the war in Lebanon. It's a thorough analysis which should be read and used by political and military planners, as well ass field commanders. The general public will find the book informative and fascinating.'- [From DJ Review David Halevy Time, Jerusalem Bureau]</p>Hill & Wang, 1984. Very Good/Good. 1984 FIRST EDITION Hill &...
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