Search Results: Titles starting with M from Dan Wyman Books

Philadelphia : [None], 1925. Paperback. First edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 208 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; 24 cm. In Yiddish. The title translates to "M. Katz's Tribute Book on the Occasion of His Birthday. " Jewish anarchist leader in the U. S. Editor, publicist, lecturer, playwright, and translator of anarchist texts. Editor of Freie Arbeiter Stimme. SUBJECTS: OCLC lists 9 copies. Wrappers show heavy wear. Internally very good. Overall Good Condition. (YID-23-14).

Lyon [France]: Lugduni Apud Ioannem Frellonium, 1569. Hardback. Later cloth, 16mo, 335 pages. In Latin. With title device of crab and butterfly. With the ownership stamp on title page of Rabbi J. Perles. Rabbi Joseph Perles (1835-1894) was one of the first rabbis of the Conservative Judaism movement. As a rabbi, he strengthened and organized the Jewish community of Munich during his posting there from 1871-1894. Other Titles: Epigrammaton libri XIIII; M. Val. Martialis vita. No copies of this edition on OCLC. Boards and spine detached, some pages trimmed close, no loss, Very Good Condition. Rare. (KH-8-36).

Astoria, Ore. : Lännen Co-Op. Kustannusyhtiö, 1933. Hardcover. 12mo. 151 pages. In Finnish. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (National Library of Finland) . Untermann was born in Germany in 1864 and attended the University of Berlin and the Chicago Art Institute. He was a Socialist party candidate for governor of Idaho in 1910, and for senator from California 1912, though did not win either race. (De Leon, 234) Very good condition. (FIN-11-18).

Brookfield, Ill. : Pacific Press, 1925. Paperback. 8vo. 94 pages. Illustrated. In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish languages - text. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (Loma Linda Univ) . Covers worn, otherwise good condition. (FIN-20-36).

Astoria (Ore) : Lännen Co-Op. Kustannusyhtiö, 1910. Hardcover. 12mo. 151 pages.   In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish language. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (Helsinki Univ. ) . Some marks and wear, Good Condition. (FIN-1-67)  xx.

Astoria (Ore) : Lännen Co-Op. Kustannusyhtiö, 1910. Hardcover. 12mo. 151 pages.   In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish language. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (Helsinki Univ. ) . Fair condition; some wear, cover loose. (FIN-1-68).

Superior, Wis. : Amerikan Suomal. Sosialististen Kustannusliikkeiden Kustantama, 1925. Hardcover. 12mo. 216 pages. In Finnish. Translation of Die internationale Gewerkschaftsbewegung vor und nach dem Kriege. SUBJECT (S) : Labor unions. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. Small white mark on cover, corners bumped, very good condition. (FIN-12-8).

Astoria (Ore) : Lännen Co-Op. Kustannusyhtiö, 1910. Hardcover. 12mo. 151 pages.   In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish language. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (Helsinki Univ. ) . Fair condition; covers detached and damaged but present, some other marks, paper and internal binding good. (FIN-1-24) .

Astoria (Ore) : Lännen Co-Op. Kustannusyhtiö, 1910. Paperback. 12mo. 151 pages.   In Finnish. SUBJECT (S) : Finnish language. OCLC lists one copy worldwide (Helsinki Univ. ) . Front cover detached but present, sticker on spine, covers stained and chipped, text is good. Fair condition. (FIN-1-69) .

Vilna; Bi-Defus Menahem Man Ben Barukh, 1818. Hardcover. Later boards. 8vo. 78 leaves. 40 pages. 22 cm. First edition. In Hebrew. Contains Kol bo and Toldot adam. Contains first appearance of excerpted commentaries from the Kol Bo on the text of the Hagadah, together with the commentaries of the Vilna Gaon (3rd appearance) and the first appearance of Abraham Danzig's 'Toledot Adam, ' a commentary on the Passover Haggadah. Thus the first haggadah with Kol Bo commentary and the third haggadah published in Vilna Yudlov 587. Yaari 416. Last leaf in fascimile. Bound in attractive modern marbled boards, red quarter cloth, and gilt title on spine. Subjects: Haggadot - Texts. Seder - Liturgy - Texts. Judaism - Liturgy - Texts. Haggadah - Commentaries. OCLC lists 1 copy (JTSA) . Light soiling foxing throughout and minor wormholing throughout; quality rag paper shows wear but is solid. Title page, as well as final leaf, in high quality facsimile; otherwise solid, Good condition. Scarce (HAG-13-15).

Berlin: Selbstverlage Der Wittwe Des Sel, Verfassers, 1860. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 173 pages. In Hebrew. SUBJECT(S) : Marriage (Jewish law) ; Divorce (Jewish law) ; Karaites. OCLC lists 20 copies worldwide. Holdheim (1806-1860) was a German Reform leader. He preached in German, established modern schools, and held services on Sundays. His general idea was to separate Jews' religious imperative from their civic duties owed to the countries they lived in. "In Ma'amar ha-Ishut al Tekhunat ha-Rabbanim ve-ha-Kara'im (1861) , a historical work written in Hebrew and published posthumously. Holdheim attempts, inter alia, to refute Geiger's opinion on the nature of the controversy between the Pharisees and the Sadducees and defends the traditional thesis that the principle in dispute was whether interpretation of the Scripture should be based on the primary meaning (Sadducees) as opposed to midrashic exegesis (Pharisees) . " (Levinger, EJ) Ex library. Pages tanned and water stained, minor wear on boards, good… Read More

Berlin; Be-Hotsa?ot Tsevi Hirsh Kolvari, 1846. Paperback. Original Wraps. 12mo. 10, 40, XIV pages. 19 cm. First edition. First Appearance. In Hebrew with Introduction and Synopsis in German. 'Treatise on the Unity of God'. Translated from the Arabic by Isaac Nathan ben Kalonymus. Hebrew translation of Maimonides' Maamar Hayichud, a brief Aristotelian treatise on the nature of oneness. With notes on Isaac ben Nathan's Hebrew translation, letter of commentaries, and corrections by Rabbi Shlomo Yehudah Rapoport of Prague. With a foreword by Moritz Steinschneider, citing parallel passages from the Maamar Hayichud and the Mishneh Torah, and notes on linguistic and technical details of the Arabic. Published a year later, in 1847 as well (Sefer Shene ha-me? Orot) , with a different preface, and an added addendum by Steinschneider. Our copy originally comes from the library of Ephraim Deinard, with his signature, date (Nov. 1901) and bibliographic notes in margin of Hebrew title page. Subjects: God (Judaism)… Read More

Yerushalayim: Torah Me-Tsiyon, 1900. Hardcover, 8vo, 24 pages, 20 cm. In Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish calendar. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (JTS) . Personal library stamp in front cover. Wear to binding. Some pages loose. Yellowing of pages. Chipped corners and edges. (Heb-29-10).

Yerushalayim [Jerusalem]: Bi-Defus Mosheh Lilienthal, 1894. Paperback. 1st edition. Later paper wrappers, 12mo, 8 leaves. In Hebrew. "The Magid of Vilkomir", Rabbi Chaim Yitzchak Aharon Rappaport (1809-1904) wrote dozens of pamphlets and proclamations on various topics in Jerusalem. SUBJECT(S) : Prayer -- Judaism. Future life -- Judaism. OCLC lists 3 copies worldwide (YIVO, HUC, UHaifa) . OCLC: 122828225. Paper toning, touch of edgewear, Very Good Condition. (RAB-62-21).

Riga [and] Varsha: [No Publisher], 1934. Hardcover. 1st edition. Original boards. 8vo. 26, 62, 32, 52, 28, 8, 18, 20, 25, 24, 11, 56, 15 pages. Includes 15 parts in one volume. 24 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "Articles and Conversations with the Rebbe from Lubavitch." Contents include:[2] Derushe hatunah 689--[10] Ma'amre Hasidut, Riga 691--[11] S´ihot Admor shlita bi-se'udat S´imhat Torah ve-19 Kislev 691--[12] Ma'amarim shel Admor shlita li-lemod ba-rabim be-yom 2 Nisan 691--[13] Kuntres Ma'amarim ve-s´ihot, 3 ma'amarim she-ne'emru be-Lita 691--[14] Ma'amarim le-limud ba-rabim bi-yeme hag ha-ge'ulah 12-13 Tamuz 691--[15] Kuntres Ma'amarim ve-s´ihot 691--[16] Kuntres Ma'amarim ve-s´ih?ot 692-- [17] Ma'amarim le-limud be-rabim be-yom 2 Nisan 692--[18] Ma'amarim le-limud be-rabim bi-yeme hag ha-ge'ulah 12-13 Tamuz 692--[23] S´ihah bi-seudah de-yom 2 de hag ha-Shavuot 693--[24] Ma'amarim shel Admor shelita le-limud be-rabim be-yom 2 Nisan 694--[25] Ma'amre Hasidut Riga 694--[26] Ma'amarim… Read More

Yerushalayim: Keren Smolenskin, 1925. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. In Hebrew. Smolenskin, (1840 or 1842-1885) , was a Hebrew novelist, an editor, and a publicist. A leading exponent of the Haskalah in Eastern Europe and an early advocate of Jewish nationalism, Smolenskin is best known for the important Hebrew monthly Ha-Shahar which he founded in 1868, and edited—12 volumes in all—until his death (EJ Patternson). Spine repaired, title page detached, hinges starting. Otherwise clean and fresh, good condition. (Heblit-1-15).

Shanghai: J. M. Ellenberg, 1943. Paperback. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 36 pages each volume, 22 cm. In Hebrew. Title translates to "Essays from Conversations with Rav Yerucham Halevi Levovitz. " Levovitz was the Mashgiach Ruchani of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Poland. One of the great exponents of Mussar. He was a talmid or Rav Simcha Zissel Broida one of the foremost disciples of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter. Below are eight fascicles printed in Shanghai. The first three fascicles were first published before the Holocaust in Baranovitch, the fourth was published in Kaiden due to the war. For a period during 1940, the town served as home to about 300 students and teachers from the Mir Yeshiva. After WWII, much of orthodox Jewry in Europe was wiped out, along with their many yeshivas (Jewish schools of higher learning) . One of the only yeshivas to survive as a whole body was the Mir Yeshiva, which managed to escape miraculously to Shanghai, China, and then on to America. Many of the new leaders of the… Read More

Jerusalem : Keren Smolenskin, 1926. Hardcover. (FT) 8vo. 263 pages. In Hebrew. Volume four (of four) only. Born into poverty in Russia, Smolenskin (1840 or 42-1885) was a writer and editor, and an early Jewish nationalist. In He founded and edited the monthly Ha-Shahar from 1868 until his death. Beginning in his yeshiva days, he was a proponent of Haskalah; interest in secular topics and Russian literature at first caused him no small amount of trouble. His first novel, Simhat Hanef, was written in the late 1860s. After travels through Europe, Ha-Shahar was founded in Vienna, and it proved to be the most effective mouthpiece of the Haskalah movement there, as well as a platform for early Jewish Nationalist thought. "From the outset Smolenskin conceived the journal as an instrument to make the Jewish people increasingly aware of its terrible plight and strengthen its internal resources, fostering at the same time the spread of a genuine enlightenment and a broad culture. Above all, the journal… Read More

Porvoossa: WSOY, 1908. Half leather, 338 pages, 8vo. In Finnish. Material Type: Pre-adolescent. No copies listed on OCLC. Tear to spine, hinge repair. Small stains on some pages. Otherwise good condition. Scarce. (FIN23-15).

Porvoo: WSOY, 1899. Hardcover. 8vo. 192 pages. In Finnish. First edition. Illustrated. Finnish geography text, showing the US as the future Finnish emigrant would have imagined it. SUBJECT (S) : Geography - Americas. OCLC lists 1 copy worldwide (National Library of Finland) . Spots on covers and some pages, binding is tight, good condition. (FIN-8-42).