Search Results: Authors starting with S from Dan Wyman Books

Dvaci[douai, France]: EX Officina B. Belleri, 1615. Hardcover. 32to. [14], 756 pages. Bound in vellum. Edges red. Printed on laid rag paper. Engraved title page, initials, head and tailpieces. In Latin. With index. Editio postrema iuxta correctum Romanum exemplar. Edition: Editio postrema iuxta correctum Romanum exemplar / indicatis DD. Locis annotationibusq per Andream Victorellum ... Illustrati, & aucti. Emanuel Sa was a 16th-century Jesuit priest; Victorellus was a 16th-century Italian theologian. SUBJECT (S) : Aphorisms and apothegms. Confessors. OCLC lists 4 copies worldwide (Yale; Koninklijke, Tresoar, and Universiteit Utrecht in the Netherlands) . Owner inscribed on inside front cover. Vellum binding is soiled; beginning to split (1") at spine top edge; front hinge gone. Worm hole (½" x ¼") in middle of first three leaves. Binding tight. Good condition. (SPEC-1-18).

Hardcover. Oxford: East and West Library, 1956. Cloth, 8vo, 190 pages, gilt lettering on cover and spine. Ex-library with usual markings. Hinges starting. Good condition. (RAB-16-5).

Hancock, Mich. : Tekijän Kustantama, 1926. Paperback. 16mo. 80 pages.   In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish language; Medicine - religious aspects. OCLC lists two copies worldwide (Northern Michigan Univ. , Kent State) . Stain on front and back cover, spine a little worn. Very good condition. (FIN-1-39) .

Hancock, Mich. : Suo. -Lut. Kustannusliikkeen Kirajapainosta, 1942. Paperback. 8vo. 80 pages. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Baptism. OCLC lists 2 copies worldwide (Northern Michigan Univ, Kent State Univ) . Covers slightly faded and worn, good condition. (FIN-19-33).

Hancock (Mich. ) : Suom. -Lut. Kustannusliike, 1918. Paperback. 24mo. 79 pages. In Finnish. Second edition. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (National Library of Finland) . Very good condition. (FIN-19-38).

New York: Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary, 2022. Softcover. 1st Edition. Original publisher's color paper wrappers, Folio, 2 volumes (volume 1, xxxv, 4-391 pages; volume 2, ix, 396-896 pages). Includes color illustrations, facsimiles, and maps. 31 cm. ISBN: 9780578297439; 0578297434 LCCN: 2022-938598. "Conversion table of JTS Ketubbah Collection numbers and the numbers in this catalog" on pages 809-812. Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 789-807) and indexes. "The Art of the Ketubbah includes high-quality color photographs that document the rich variety of decorating and calligraphic styles used by Jewish communities to enhance the ancient text formulas they shared. These contracts reveal social customs, family relationships, economic situations, and a community's interactions with the world around it, spanning thirty-seven countries on four continents from the 10th through the 21st centuries. The catalogue includes 472 full entries, plus two addenda--one of 50 more… Read More

New York: Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary, 2022. Hardback. 1st Edition. Original publisher's cloth with dust jackets, Folio, 2 volumes (volume 1, xxxv, 4-391 pages; volume 2, ix, 396-896 pages). Includes color illustrations, facsimiles, and maps. 31 cm. ISBN: 9780578297439; 0578297434 LCCN: 2022-938598. "Conversion table of JTS Ketubbah Collection numbers and the numbers in this catalog" on pages 809-812. Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 789-807) and indexes. "The Art of the Ketubbah includes high-quality color photographs that document the rich variety of decorating and calligraphic styles used by Jewish communities to enhance the ancient text formulas they shared. These contracts reveal social customs, family relationships, economic situations, and a community's interactions with the world around it, spanning thirty-seven countries on four continents from the 10th through the 21st centuries. The catalogue includes 472 full entries, plus two addenda--one of 50 more… Read More

Philadelphia; Jewish Publication Society, 1990. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 4to. XX, 417 pages. 31 cm. First edition. The illustrated Ketubbah is a unique artifact of Judaica. It is, first of all, a legal document virtually unchanged since talmudic times, but it is also an artistic expression of aesthetic tastes and social mores from centuries of Jewish wandering and just as much a part of today's Jewish wedding ceremonies as it was hundreds of years ago. This gorgeous collection of kettubim includes 48 color plates and 124 black and white photographs. Subjects: Ketubah - Catalogs. Manuscripts, Hebrew - Catalogs. Jewish illumination of books and manuscripts - Catalogs. Joodse handschriften. Huwelijkscontracten. Hebrew Union College Skirball Museum - Catalogs. Library - Catalogs. Clean and fresh in very good jacket. Great condition. (ART-23-5).

New York, The Cornell Club, 2008. Paperback. Original Stapled Wrappers. 8vo. [4], xviii, [2] pages. Facsims. Port. 22 cm. A brief catalog of color facsimiles from a selection of the items donated by the Kiev family to the Gelman Library at The George Washington Universriy. "The present selection of bibliophilic, graphic, and archival treasures from the Kiev Judaica Collection has been issued in honor of Dr. Ari and Phyllis Kiev, whose gift has significantly enhanced the holdings of the Gelman Library, and further enabled scholarship in Hebrew and Judaic studies. " -Intro. OCLC lists four copies. Bright, clean copy in Very Good Condition. (BIBLIOG-27-5).

Ottawa, National Library Of Canada, 1981. Original Softcover. 4to. Xxii, [2], 192 pages. Illus. 25 cm. In English and French (parallel text) with added title page in Hebrew. Subtitle: "Five Centuries of Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables from the Jacob M. Lowy Collection. " CONTENTS: Incunabula Hebraica: The Beginnings of Hebrew Printing --- Bibles --- Commentaries --- Renaissance Humanism and Christian Hebraism --- Josephus --- Talmud --- Codes and Responsa --- Philosophy --- Mathematics and the Sciences --- Mysticism --- Liturgy --- The Passover Haggadah --- History, Geography and Travel --- Philology, Poetry and Belles-Lettres --- The Sephardic World --- Jewish Languages --- The Spread of Hebrew Printing and the Fate of the Hebrew Book --- Hebraic Manuscripts. Contains indices. SUBJECTS: Hebrew imprints -- Exhibitions. Jewish literature -- Exhibitions. Inscribed by author on half title page. Bright, clean copy in Very Good Condition with like jacket. (BIBLIOG-27-25).

New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Hardcover. Cloth; 8vo. Xviii, 585, xiii pages. First edition. With material on the Mein Kampf, Leon Blum and Tripoli. A survey of the position of the Jews amid the swiftly changing condition of the contemporary world tracing the record of events from Versailles to the end of 1939. Extensive material on the condition of Jews in Europe under the Nazis, also in South America "Selected bibliography": p. 581-585. Lehmann page 27. Jews -- Social conditions. Jews -- Politics and government. Jews -- Persecutions. Jews -- Social conditions. Jews -- Politics and government. . Jews -- Persecutions. Some underlining in pencil. Cover darkened with age, with some soil. Spine shaken. Good condition. (H-33-7).

Paperback. Cincinnati, Ohio: Department of Synagogue and School Extension of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1927. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 122 pages. "A U. S. Educator and historian, and founding president of Brandeis University, Sachar was born in New York and brought up in Saint Louis. In 1929 he began to teach history at the University of Illinois. Sachar was one of the organizers of the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation and played an important role in its development, establishing Hillel Houses for Jewish students on the campuses of American universities. He himself directed the University of Illinois unit from 1929 to 1933 and then served as national director of the Hillel Foundations from 1933 to 1948. In 1948 he was appointed the first president of Brandeis University and was largely responsible for its rapid development, guiding its academic progress and raising the requisite funds for the construction of its extensive campus. In 1968 Sachar was appointed chancellor of the university and… Read More

Berlin, Veit, 1835. Hardcover. Later black boards. 8vo. Xii, 213 pages; 22 cm. In German. Title translates to "The Psalms, Translated and Explained. " Michael Sachs "was a German rabbi from GroB-Glogau, Silesia. He was one of the first Jewish graduates from the modern universities, earning a Ph. D. Degree in 1836. He was appointed Rabbi in Prague in 1836, and in Berlin in 1844. He took the conservative side against the Reform agitation, and so strongly opposed the introduction of the organ into the Synagogue that he retired from the Rabbinate rather than acquiesce" (Wikipedia 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : Bible, Psalms, German. Taped binding. Minimal staining. Minimal edgewear. Some toning. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Very good condition. (GER-51-85).

Hardcover. Berlin: Veit und Comp. , 1852-54. Cloth; 8vo. Viii, 188, 209 pages. In German. Two volumes in one. Bibliographical annotations; indices. Sachs was a German rabbi and scholar; preacher at Prague and Berlin. "A strong traditionalist, Sachs opposed the introduction of the organ....His middle-of-the-road position earned him the suspicion and antagonism of the old-time Orthodox, while he disappointed the hopes of the Reformers....As a scholar, he was one of the leaders in the emerging Wissenschaft des Judentums.... Of a more philological nature were Sachs's Beitraege zur Sprachund Altertumsforschung (2 vols. , 1852-54) , in which he treated the relationship between the classical world and that of the Talmud and Midrash. " (Ernst Daniel Goldschmidt, EJ) SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew language -- History. OCLC lists 24 copies of this edition. Ex-library with minimal markings. Front board and backstrip not present; rear board bumped, edgeworn, and peeled. Interior has bit of foxing and faint dampstain along… Read More

Hardcover. Berlin: Louis Gerschel, 1866-69. Cloth; 8vo. 443, x pages. In German. Volume two of a two-volume set. Annotated. Series: Predigten von Michael Sachs; Zweite Lieferung. "Von Michael Sachs ; aus dessen schriftlichem nachlass herausgegeben von David Rosin. " Sachs was a German rabbi and scholar; preacher at Prague and Berlin. "A strong traditionalist, Sachs opposed the introduction of the organ....His middle-of-the-road position earned him the suspicion and antagonism of the old-time Orthodox, while he disappointed the hopes of the Reformers....As a scholar, he was one of the leaders in the emerging Wissenschaft des Judentums....Sachs was an outstanding preacher, and two volumes of his sermons were published posthumously, Predigten (1867-69) . " (Ernst Daniel Goldschmidt, EJ) SUBJECT(S) : Jewish sermons, German. Bible. O. T. Pentateuch -- Sermons. OCLC lists 20 copies of this edition. Stamp of Dr. Carl Duschinsky, Rabbiner, Kostel (Mahrren) on title page. Front board and backstrip not present;… Read More

Berlin; Veit, 1845. Original Wraps. 8vo. VIII, 347, 51 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In German; Portions of the text also in Hebrew. Religiöse Poesie der Juden in Spanien (2 parts, Berlin, 1845; the first part is entitled Religiöse Dichtungen, and contains poems by Ibn Gabirol, Ibn Abitur, Ibn Ghayyat, Behai b. Joseph, Judah ha-Levi, R. Halfon, Ibn Ezra, and Moses b. Nahman; the second part is entitled Geschichtliche Entwickelung der Religiösen Poesie der Spanischen Juden im Mittelalter; the original Hebrew poems are printed together at the end of the work. Michael Sachs, "German rabbi; born at Glogau Sept. 3, 1808; died in Berlin Jan. 31, 1864. He was educated in the University of Berlin, taking the degree of Ph. D. In 1836. In the same year he was called to Prague, where he officiated as preacher until 1844. He was then called to Berlin, where he remained until his death. His attitude toward the Reform question, which had become insistent during the closing years of his life, destroyed the… Read More

Berlin: Louis Gerschel, 1869. Half leather; 8vo. 443, x pages. In German. Michael Sachs was a German rabbi and scholar. He "was an outstanding preacher, and two volumes of his sermons were published posthumously, Predigten (1867-69) . " (Goldschmidt, EJ) SUBJECT(S) : Jewish sermons, German. Title Subject: Bible. O. T. Pentateuch -- Sermons. OCLC lists 19 copies worldwide. Owner's bookplate on inside front cover. Usual age staining and foxing. Backstrip missing; hinges weak. Text in good condition. (GR-4-5).

Berlin: Veit Und Comp, 1852. Hardcover. Cloth; 8vo. Viii, 188, 209 pages. In German. Two volumes bound in one. Bibliographical annotations; indices. Sachs was a German rabbi and scholar; preacher at Prague and Berlin. "A strong traditionalist, Sachs opposed the introduction of the organ....His middle-of-the-road position earned him the suspicion and antagonism of the old-time Orthodox, while he disappointed the hopes of the Reformers....As a scholar, he was one of the leaders in the emerging Wissenschaft des Judentums.... Of a more philological nature were Sachs's Beitraege zur Sprachund Altertumsforschung (2 vols. , 1852-54) , in which he treated the relationship between the classical world and that of the Talmud and Midrash. " (Ernst Daniel Goldschmidt, EJ) SUBJECT(S) : Hebrew language -- History. OCLC lists 10 copies of this edition. Cover boards covered in bright green, patterned paper. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Minimal dampstaining and rubbing. Slight toning. Very good… Read More

Berlin; Veit, 1845. Hardcover. Original boards. 8vo. VIII, 347, 51 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In German; Portions of the text also in Hebrew. Religiöse Poesie der Juden in Spanien, in 2 parts, Berlin, 1845; the first part is entitled Religiöse Dichtungen, and contains poems by Ibn Gabirol, Ibn Abitur, Ibn Ghayyat, Behai b. Joseph, Judah ha-Levi, R. Halfon, Ibn Ezra, and Moses b. Nahman; the second part is entitled Geschichtliche Entwickelung der Religiösen Poesie der Spanischen Juden im Mittelalter; the original Hebrew poems are printed together at the end of the work. Michael Sachs, "German rabbi; born at Glogau Sept. 3, 1808; died in Berlin Jan. 31, 1864. He was educated in the University of Berlin, taking the degree of Ph. D. In 1836. In the same year he was called to Prague, where he officiated as preacher until 1844. He was then called to Berlin, where he remained until his death. His attitude toward the Reform question, which had become insistent during the closing years of his life,… Read More

Berlin; M. Poppelauer, 1901. Hardback. Period Boards. 8vo. [XX], 365, [51] pages ; 22 cm. Second revised edition. In German, with Hebrew Poems at rear. Von Michael Sachs. Zum zweiten Male mit biographischer Einleitung und ergänzenden Unmerkungen hrsg. Von S. Bernfeld. With a Biography of Michael Sachs by Simon Bernfeld. Religiöse Poesie der Juden in Spanien (in 2 parts) , the first part is entitled Religiöse Dichtungen, and contains poems by Ibn Gabirol, Ibn Abitur, Ibn Ghayyat, Behai b. Joseph, Judah ha-Levi, R. Halfon, Ibn Ezra, and Moses b. Nahman; the second part is entitled Geschichtliche Entwickelung der Religiösen Poesie der Spanischen Juden im Mittelalter; the original Hebrew poems are printed together at the end of the work. 1901 edition bound in ornate gilt design green cloth, decorative endpages. SUBJET(S) : Piyutim. Hebrew poetry. Hebrew poetry - History and criticism. Hebrew poetry - Translations into German. German poetry - Translations from Hebrew. Hebrew literature - Spain. This… Read More