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Small folio, 17, 33pages. First Edition. With an introductory essay by Abraham Joshua Heschel. A most moving depiction of vibrant Jewish life before the Holocaust. 31 black and white photographs, many now iconic images of Eastern European Jewish life. Original boards, no jacket. Old crease in the front board and has a stamp and pen mark on the title page and a stain on the rear blank endpaper, but the gold type on the front and spine is crisp, the corners show very little wear, it the book is very clean inside. Good Condition (EE-3-20) xx
Small folio, 17, 33pages. First Edition. With an introductory essay by Abraham Joshua Heschel. A most moving depiction of vibrant Jewish life before the Holocaust. 31 black and white photographs, many now iconic images of Eastern European Jewish life. Original boards, with most of jacket present (as often found). No marks except for a faint damp stain in the upper right blank margin corner of the text page introduction (it also has a former owner's attractive bookplate). It has a jacket showing the dramatic photo on the cover--but the border area, starting at the left side of the photo through the spine, is missing. About Very Good in damaged but attractive Jacket. (EE-3-20) xx
Small folio, 17, 33pages. First Edition. Inscribed by Vishniac's father, Solomon.With an introductory essay by Abraham Joshua Heschel. A most moving depiction of vibrant Jewish life before the Holocaust. 31 black and white photographs, many now iconic images of Eastern European Jewish life. Original boards, beautiful clean copy in jacket that lacks 3 inches of the spine and has spine label at the bottom but otherwise nice. Inscribed by Vishniac's father, Solomon, in the old Russian style, on the end paper. We had an expert from the Roman Vishniac collection at the Institute for Contemporary Photography take a look at it and this is what they concluded: "Its written in the old Russian language (tsarists times) and says 'In memory to dear Ida Glezer from the devoted friend Solomon Vishnyak (signiture) Roman Vishnyak.' So here we have confirmation. Roman Vishniac's father, Solomon Vishniac, inscribed his son's book to a friend, in the old Russian language of tsarist's times (whereas, Roman Vishniac's Russian was quite modern...So, not signed by Vishniac, but by his father. Confirmed attribution." Very Good Condition in Good Jacket with damaged spine and spine label on jacket only (EE-3-20) xx
19961246111996 Editions du Seuil - 1996 - In-4 carré, titre et auteur en noir au dos, sous jaquette illustrée - 180 + XV-XXIV pages - Nombreuses photographies en N&B hors-texte dans l'ouvrage
THIS VOLUME ONLY. 22x28 cm. XLII+128+ñá pages. Gilt hardcover. Back cover is faded. Spine is faded. Else in good condition.
This volume only. In English, Hebrew and Yiddish. 28x22 cm. 238 pages. Gilt hardcover. In good condition.
FOUR VOLUME SET. [ALL VOLUMES]: 22x28 cm. xlii+128+ñá+238+xii+éà+265+îä+285+xiii pages. Gilt hardcover. Spine is faded and stained. Bottom of spine slightly dirty. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
8vo; 515 pages; Paris, Published By the Author?, 1948. 1st Edition. Paper-wrappers, 8vo, 515 pages. 25 cm. "Aroysgegebn durkn Yidishn natsyonaln arbeter-farband in Amerike un Yidishn folks-farband in Frankraykh. Now a classic and oft-cited work on resistance in the Vilna Ghetto. Includes large (18" x 30") fold out map montage at rear, as well as many photos, charts (1 folds out) & illustrations. Also includes an added title page in French: "Lutte et chute de la Jerusalem de Lithuanie; histoire du ghetto de Vilna. " Page 482 is missing a piece, edgewear to cloth, spine repaired. Otherwise very good copy. (Holo2-83-48) Wear to paper wrappers, paper browning by not fragile, Good Solid Condition.
New York, Der Komitet, 1942. Paper Wrappers, 4to 8 pages. Published by the "World Organization of the "Bund" and Kindred Jewish Socialist Organizations. " This is not the monthly of the same name published beginning in 1960. Very scarce Bundist monthly from just after the war; interesting articles critiquing Zionism, the labor movement, Eastern Europe, the refugee crisis, etc. Even using alternate transliterated spellings, we were unable to locate copies of this periodical anywhere (OCLC, YIVO, Harvard, etc) . Presume not many issues published, perhaps none following these included here. Very Good+ Condition. Beautiful examples and very scarce. (Y-41)
Later Cloth. 4to. XIII, 903 pages. 27 cm. First edition. In Yiddish; with added title page in German and Belorussian (Zeitschrift = Chasopis) , abstracts in German. Band 2-3, 1928. Academic journal of the Jewish department at the Institute of Belorussian Culture, devoted to Jewish history, folklore, and Yiddish language and literature. Contains maps and materials for a Yiddish dialect atlas and various essays on Yiddish philology, the Jewish workers movement in Belorussia, essay on Sabattai Zevi, etc. Contributions from scholars outside the Soviet Union include essays from Maks Erik, Zalman Reizin, and Max Weinreich. Subjects: Jews - Periodicals. Yiddish literature - Periodicals. Yiddish language - Periodicals. Jews. Yiddish language. Yiddish literature. OCLC lists 27 copies. Rebacked in later cloth, original wraps pastedown; some pages previously repaired with tape; overall clean and fresh. Good condition. (YID-22-49)
4to. 52 pages. In German. SUBJECT (S) : German language; Switzerland languages dialects. Very good condition. (GER-15-43)
Orignal Cloth. 8vo; 180 pages; 23 cm. Poetic reminiscences for this Moldovan Jewish community SUBJECT(S): Travel. Joodse literatuur. Yiddish poetry. Ungheni (Moldova) -- Description and travel -- Poetry. Moldova. Very Good Condition; (ee-1-1)
15x22 cm. öã+254+LXXXIX pages. Paperback. Cover slightly dirty. Else in good condition.
Presume 1st Yiddish edition [Title page indicates II uflage (2nd edition), but we could locate no earlier Yiddish edition, so we presume this to indicate that the first edition was in Russian and this Yiddish edition is the 2nd edition]. Original modernist color illustrated paper wrappers bound into protective folder, 8vo, 25 pages. Includes photo illustration of author with her little brother, V.I. Lenin. 21 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates as, Ilichs Childhood Years. Nr. 10 in the serices, Shul-un pyonern-bibliyotek. SUBJECT(S):Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924 -- Childhood and youth. OCLC: 998762705. OCLC lists only 2 copies worldwide (LOC and Harvard). Paper browning, stamps to cover, institutional stamp on copyright page, Good Condition Thus. Very Rare (Yid-42-5A)
Rear board scuffed, otherwise Very Good Condition; 8vo; 262 pages; 24 cm. Includes added title page in English: "The Jews in the Ukraine, from the earliest times through 1648-1649." 1 of only 2000 copies printed. Good condition. (EE-3-35)
1st Yiddish Edition. Original illustrated photographic paper wrappers. 8vo. 46 pages, 22 cm. In Yiddish. Holocaust stageplay. Title translates to The Medem Sanitorium. Translated into Yiddish by Mosheh Lokiec. Zygmunt Turkow (18961970) was a Polish actor, director, playwright and director of Jewish origin from Warsaw, who became famous for roles in the pre-war Jewish films and stage plays in Yiddish. His brother, Jonas Turkow, was also a noted actor and stage manager. Shortly after German invasion of Poland in 1939 he left Poland together with his second wife. In 1940 he settled in Brazil. In 1952 he moved to Israel (Wikipedia, 2019). SUBJECTS: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Drama. OCLC 122833421, OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide (NYPL, YIVO, UIllinois, NYBC, Toronto, McGill). Crease through enter of pamphlet. Otherwise very good condition. Scarce. (YID-33-55-'elx)
IN YIDDISH. 21x16cm. 350 pages. Hardcover. In good reading condition.
1st edition. Original illustrated paper wrappers. 87 pages: portrait ; 20 cm. In Yiddish. Beautiful copy in original wrappers with dramatic period cover; published in Chicago but printed in Rumania. SUBJECT (S) : Named Person: Leivick, H. , 1888-1962. OCLC: 19304010. Very Good Condition. (yid-41-70-BEFLXBB)
63424743University of Wisconsin Press pp. 408 Maps . Papeback. New. University of Wisconsin Press unknown
205x135, 198pp, hard green cover, slightly worn cover, Signed by the author, else in good+ condition.
1st Yiddish edition. Original wrappers. 8vo. 79 pages, 17 cm. In Yiddish. Title translates to The Bloody Laughter: Hinkemann: A Tragedy in 3 Acts and 7 Scenes. First published in German in 1923. Toller (1893-1939) was a German left-wing playwright, best known for his Expressionist plays. He served in 1919 for six days as President of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, and was imprisoned for five years for his actions. He wrote several plays and poetry during that period, which gained him international renown. They were performed in London and New York as well as Berlin. In 2000, several of his plays were published in an English translation. In 1933 Toller was exiled from Germany after the Nazis came to power. He did a lecture tour in 1936-1937 in the United States and Canada, settling in California for a while before going to New York. He joined other exiles there. Struggling financially and depressed at learning his brother and sister had been sent to a concentration camp in Germany, he committed suicide in May 1939 (Wikipedia, 2018) . SUBJECTS: German drama -- Translations into Yiddish. OCLC lists 10 copies worldwide (OCLC: 429179006) . Edge wear. Minor repair. Bottom margin of title page is missing. Overall Good Condition. (YID-41-16)
1st Edition. Original Illustrated Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 319 pages ; 18 cm. In Spanish. Title Translates into English as, My Uncle Sholem Aleichem and Other Relatives. One of the last published works of César Tiempo. César Tiempo , born Israel Zeitlin (1906 - 1980) was a writer , journalist , editor , playwright and screenwriter in Argentina. (Wikpedia, 2016) He was part of the Grupo de Boedo. Note the translation of his last name from Yiddish into Spanish. Contains an introduction from Eduardo Stilman. SUBJECT(S) : Biography. Spine is taped. Some wear to wrappers. Paper browning. In good condition. (Latam-4-2)
1927228396Vilno: Yiddish Scientific Institute 1927. Stiff Wrapper. Good . VII 84 pp. in English and Yiddish Covers the years 1925-1927 "The spiritual uprising of the masses of the Jewish people.has called into being new cultural necessities." Yiddish Scientific Institute unknown
193855712New York: I. L. Peretz Yiddish Writers' Union 1938. First edition Ex-Library. Hardcover. Good- to good condition. Quarto. 397 3pp. Original light brown clpthe with black lettering on cover and spine. Title pages in Yiddish and English. Scarce work being a survey of immigrant societies in New York. Includes essays on landsmanshaft history and activities as well as survey results in Yiddish; also contains the Directory of Organizations in English. A comprehensive survey of Jewish support groups organized by the community. Text in Yiddish with some English. Biding with some light wear along edges slightly pronounced at head and tail of spine lightly rubbed. Library sticker on spine library bookplate on inside front cover. Blind-stamped on title-page. Lightly starting after title page starting at second back endpaper before English title page. Typed note describing content on free endpaper. Libary barcode on inside back cover. Block lightly age-toned. I. L. Peretz Yiddish Writers' Union hardcover
