Search Results: Titles starting with A from Dan Wyman Books

Brooklyn, NY; Vaad Lehoromas Keren Hatorah, Comm. To Strengthen Torah Judaism, 1960. Orginal Wraps. 12mo. 30 pages. 15cm. Second edition. In English and Yiddish, back to back. Possible first edition, no markings indicating date. Pamphlet published by a Brooklyn based organization alongside their other conservative and religious texts examining modern Jewish relationships to religious practice. Subjects: Travel - Religious aspects -- Judaism. Travel (Jewish law) . OCLC lists 11. Bright, clean and fresh. Very good condition. (AMR-43-49).

New York; Jewish Liturgical Music Society Of America, 1972. Original Wraps. 8vo. 15 pages. 23 cm. First edition. Paper delivered at a memorial tribute and concert on Nov. 23, 1971, the fifth yahrzeit of A. W. Binder's death. Abraham Wolf Binder was an American Jewish composer and scholar active in the intellectual and artistic Jewish music circles of early 20th-century New York. Revered alike as a composer, pedagogue, and writer, Binder also founded the Jewish Liturgical Music Society of America. Subjects: Binder, Abraham Wolf, 1895-1966. OCLC lists 13 copies. Light wear to wraps, otherwise clean and fresh. Good + condition. (MUSIC-2-42) Xxxx.

Astoria, Or. : Pacific Development Society, 1928. Paperback. 12mo. 100 pages. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Finns - United States; Immigration. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Covers edgeworn and lightly soiled, good condition. (FIN-20-25).

Astoria, Or. : Pacific Development Society, 1928. Paperback. 12mo. 100 pages. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Fiction. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Small tears at ends of backstrip, moisture stains on back cover and edges, good condition. (FIN-22-17).

Hardcover. Vienna: Alexander Kohut Memorial Foundation, 1933. Cloth; royal 8vo. Lvi, 308, 300+ pages. Title page in Hebrew on verso. Frontispiece mounted photograph of Chajes. In German and Hebrew. Series: Veröffentlichungen der Alexander Kohut memorial foundation, bd. VII. A memorial volume prepared by a committee of friends; prefatory note signed by V. Aptowitzer and A. Z. Schwartz for the committee. Chajes was a rabbi, scholar, and author. "During his nine years of office in Vienna, the second largest community in Europe, Chajes was the undisputed spiritual leader of Austrian Jewry, though his Zionist views were unpopular with the wealthy and comfortable assimilationists, and his liberal scholarship as well as his Zionism antagonized most of the Orthodox. But his influence on the younger generation was considerable. In time he was recognized as one of the leading men in world Jewry. A fine orator and a charismatic personality, Chajes greatly impressed his audiences with his sermons and speeches… Read More

London, The Society's Office, 1889. Hardcover. First edition. Half leather binding with raised bands, 8vo, 304 pages with 51 illustrated pages. Contains 4 foldout maps. Part of the Palestine exploration fund series. Gottlieb Schumacher (1857 - 1925) "was an American-born civil engineer, architect and archaeologist of German descent, who was an important figure in the early archaeological exploration of Palestine" (Wikipedia, 2018) . OCLC: 342794. Good Condition with library markings. (Zion-16-3).

Pisa; Al Yede Shemuel Molkho, 1811. Hardcover. Publishers cloth. 8vo. [8, 272, 76] pages. 21 cm. In Hebrew. First edition of these novellae on tractate Keritot by R. Jacob Shimshon Shabbethai ben Raphael Issachar Sinigaliah. The title page states that the novellae are on the gemarra, perushe Rashi, and Tosafot. The title page is dated ‘he Lord has redeemed Jacob' (Jeremiah 31: 10) . There are approbations from R. Jacob David Zinzheim; and R. Jacob Nunes Weiss and R. Solomon ben David Hayyim Malakh, followed by R. Jacob Shimshon Shabbethai's introduction and the text. After the novellae, which comprise the greater part of the book, is a second section entitled Shomer Shabbat with its own foliation. It includes supplementary material to several of R. Jacob Shimshon Shabbethai's other works, namely Shabbat shel Mi and Ya'akov Le-Hok, here entiled Haghot ali Hok. R. Jacob Shimshon Shabbethai ben Raphael Issachar Sinigaliah was a rabbinical author. He was born in Ancona and died in Sinigaglia 1840. R.… Read More

Pisa; Al Yede Shemuel Molkho, 1811. Publishers cloth. 8vo. [8, 272, 76] pages. 21 cm. In Hebrew. First edition of these novellae on tractate Keritot by R. Jacob Shimshon Shabbethai ben Raphael Issachar Sinigaliah. The title page states that the novellae are on the gemarra, perushe Rashi, and Tosafot. The title page is dated ‘he Lord has redeemed Jacob' (Jeremiah 31: 10) . There are approbations from R. Jacob David Zinzheim; and R. Jacob Nunes Weiss and R. Solomon ben David Hayyim Malakh, followed by R. Jacob Shimshon Shabbethai's introduction and the text. After the novellae, which comprise the greater part of the book, is a second section entitled Shomer Shabbat with its own foliation. It includes supplementary material to several of R. Jacob Shimshon Shabbethai's other works, namely Shabbat shel Mi and Ya'akov Le-Hok, here entiled Haghot ali Hok. R. Jacob Shimshon Shabbethai ben Raphael Issachar Sinigaliah was a rabbinical author. He was born in Ancona and died in Sinigaglia 1840. R. Sinigaglia… Read More

London; H. Frowde, 1905. Hardcover. Original Cloth. 8vo. 177, [6] pages. 23 cm. First edition. With 6 pages of fascimiles. Collection of bibliographic essays: Some missing chapters of Ben Sira - Karaitica - An ancient bookseller's catalogue - Professor Blau on the Bible as a book - A letter of Menasseh ben Israel - Jewish literature and the diaspora - The humours of Hebrew mss. - The romance of Hebrew printing - Zur jüdisch-persischen litteratur / Prof. Bacher. The author, Elkan Nathan Adler (1861-1946) , was an "Anglo-Jewish bibliophile, collector, and author. Adler, the son of Chief Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler, was a lawyer by profession and had unusual opportunities to travel under favorable conditions and to build up a remarkable library. He was among the first persons to realize the importance of the Cairo Genizah. He visited Egypt in 1888 and 1895-96 and brought back approximately 25, 000 fragments from the Genizah. His library ultimately included about 4, 500 manuscripts of which he published a… Read More

Paperback. New York: Jewish Book Council of America, 1945. Wrappers; 8vo. 126 pages. Illustrations in black and white; music. Title repeated in Hebrew and Yiddish. Text partly in Hebrew and Yiddish. Published on the occasion of the proclamation of an annual Jewish Book Month. Jewish literature -- History and criticism. OCLC lists seven copies worldwide. Cover soil; pages browning. Very good condition. (CT-3).

1930. Paperback. Paper wrappers; 8vo. 48 pages. Cover title: "Extension of Remarks delivered before the University of Illinois, on February 12, 1930." Frontispiece reproduction of Lincoln portrait painting. OCLC lists 29 copies worldwide. Very good condition. (AMR-45-17).

Paperback. Paper wrappers; 8vo. 17 pages. Frontispiece photo of bust of Lincoln. OCL C lists eighteen copies worldwide. Cover sunned; hole punched. Very good condition. (P-2-64).

New York: No Publisher (The Author), 1928. Paperback. Paper wrappers; 8vo. 10 pages. "Reprinted from The Jewish Tribune of February 10, 1928." Frontispiece photo of Lincoln. Hertz was an authority on Lincoln and assembled the largest private collection of material relating to him, including 4, 000 previously unknown items. He wrote many publications about Lincoln (Temkin, EJ) . SUBJECT(S) : Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Psychology Near Fine Condition (amr-40-11) xx.

Breslau: Jacobsohn & Co, 1885. Hardcover. 8vo. 344 pages. In German. This volume only. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism; Jews - Germany; Jewish question; Geiger, Abraham, 1810-1874. Abraham Geiger (1810-1847) was a Reform movement leader. In 1832, he became the rabbi of Wiesbaden, and began his program of reform; five years later, he hosted the first meeting of Reform rabbis there. He also served in Breslau and Frankfurt, his hometown. His well-known Orthodox opponents were S. R. Hirsch and A Titkin. Cover is worn, especially at edges; lacks backstrip. Internal pages are nice and clean. All text is clear and binding is tight. Good condition. (GER-30-8).

8vo. 4 pages. Illustrated. A nice short biography of Katsh and a description of the prize. Katsh (1908-1998) was born in Poland and emigrated to the U. S. In 1925. In 1933, he began teaching at New York University, and over the following three decades taught Hebrew education, culture, language and literature there. In 1957 He founded the National Association of Professors of Hebrew in American Universities, and was elected president of Dropsie College in 1967, where he served until 1976. His scholarship won him many awards and fellowships, including the Jewish Teachers Association of New York's Avodah Award, the Rabbi Kaniel Prize of the Municipality of Haifa, and the first Charles Kramer Research Fellow of the Institute for Jewish Policy Planning and Research of the Synagogue Council of America. Katsh is well known for his studies of Hebrew manuscripts and fragments from Russia and Eastern Europe, his translations, and his essays on Jewish studies in the United States. (EJ) Very good condition.… Read More

New York: No Publisher (The Author), 1928. Paperback. Paper wrappers; 8vo. 30 pages. Cover title. "Delivered at the Bronx County Bar Association, February 8, 1928." Frontispiece photo of Lincoln. Illustrated. Includes another photo on page 13, fascimiles of letters and contract. OCLC lists fourteen copies worldwide. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Contributions in law. Covers slightly sunned, but overall very good condition. (AMR-45-7)xx.

1928. Paperback. Paper wrappers; 8vo. 12 pages. Cover title: "Delivered over WGL, February 12, 1928." Frontispiece photo of Lincoln Memorial. OCLC lists thirteen c opies worldwide. Slight water damage to cover, otherwise very good condition. (AMR-45-9).

Berlin : L. Gerschel, 1876. Hardcover. 8vo. 326 pages. In German. First edition. This volume only. SUBJECT (S) : Judaism; Jews - Germany; Jewish question; Geiger, Abraham, 1810-1874. Abraham Geiger (1810-1847) was a Reform movement leader. In 1832, he became the rabbi of Wiesbaden, and began his program of reform; five years later, he hosted the first meeting of Reform rabbis there. He also served in Breslau and Frankfurt, his hometown. His well-known Orthodox opponents were S. R. Hirsch and A Titkin. Ex library with minimal markings, covers and front flyleaf missing, back flyleaf and edges marbled, a couple small tears in text, fair condition. (GER-18-11).

1928. Paperback. Paper wrappers; 8vo. 17 pages. Cover title: "Delivered over WOR, February 11, 1928." Frontispiece sketch of Lincoln. OCLC lists thirteen copies wor ldwide. Edges slightly sunned, otherwise Very good condition. (AMR-45-8)xx.

1928. Paperback. Paper wrappers; 8vo. 14 pages. Cover title: "Delivered at Galesburg, Illinois, on the 6th day of October, 1928, on the 70th anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debate, from a platform erected on the spot where the original debate was held - upon the campus of Knox college." Frontpiece reproduction of relief of Lincoln shown speaking at the debate. OCLC lists 31copies worldwide. Very good condition. (AMR-45-19).