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176849937Fiyorda Furth: Hayim Ben Tzevi Hirsh 1768. Second edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Square octavo. 54 leaves. Rebound in modern brown cloth over marbled paper boards decorated with gilt. Decorative woodcut border on the title page. The scarce second edition of Rabbi Aaron ben Mordecai of Rödelheim's born ca.1695 Yiddish translation of the two known Targumim of the biblical book of Esther. The first of the Aramaic Targumim Aramaic Translations or paraphrases of the books of the bible is more common and well known while the second targum is noted for its embellishments on the Biblical account with considerable additional apocryphal material not always evidently related to the Esther story. The Yiddish text here is printed throughout in the traditional Vaybertaytsh script. This is the Rabbi Aharon's most notable work and the first addition was originally published in 1718 in Frankfurt.<br /> <br /> Binding with light rubbing to extremities. Back board lightly bumped along the side edge. Interior with some chipping/fraying to the edges of the first two leaves resulting in some minimal loss of text. Pages throughout with some sporadic soling or dampstaining. Some chipping and fraying to the final leaf as well. Binding in very good interior in good condition overall. Quite scarce. Hebrew title: ספר מצח ×הרן על מגילות ×סתר ×ª×¨×’×•× ×¨×שון ×•×ª×¨×’×•× ×©× ×™<br /> Author: ×הרון בן מרדכי של רודליי×<br /> Publication: ×הרון בן מרדכי מטריביטש<br /> Alternate transliterations: Sefer Mezach Aharon<br /> Bibliographic references: Vinograd Furth 387<br /> Bought at the Parke-Bernet Galleries auction from the Michael Zagayski collection May 12th 1970. Catalog of sale no. 3046 #68 page 36. Original typed slip with auction information laid in at the front cover of the book. Hayim Ben Tzevi Hirsh hardcover
1959HCX11914-1Stated First edition. Green cloth spine lettered black. Pictorial dust jacket. Bova's first Science Fiction Novel. One of the hardest to find of the Winston Juveniles.<br /><br />Book Condition - Very Good: A firm square copy. Bright cloth. Rubbing to spine ends and corner tips. <br />Dust Jacket Condition - Very Good: A bright original dust jacket. Moderate rubbing to spine edges and corner tips. Original $2.50 price intact on flap. Mylar cover. The John C. Winston Company hardcover
199152807Washington: Library of Congress 1991. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine condition. 92/500. The Library's most important Hebrew illuminated manuscript is known as the "Washington Haggadah" because of its location in Washington D.C. A Haggadah the plural is haggadot is a liturgical work that is recited in the home at the festive evening meal of Passover in order to fulfill the biblical injunction Exodus 13:8 to recount the story of the Exodus to each generation. Haggadot are often illustrated the theory being that this will keep the children interested and awake during the reciting of the text. <br /> <br /> Completed on January 29 1478 the Washington Haggadah was signed by Joel ben Simeon a well-known scribe and artist responsible for more than a dozen other Hebrew illuminated manuscripts found in collections around the world. In addition to the full text of the Passover night liturgy the Washington Haggadah features stunningly intricate illuminated panels and a series of Passover illustrations that include depictions of "The Four Sons" "The Search for Leaven" and "The Messiah Heralded." The enduring popularity of Joel ben Simeon's miniatures is reflected in the many reproductions of his work that have appeared over the years in anthologies of Jewish art and manuscript painting. <br /> <br /> In 1991 the Library of Congress published this facsimile edition of the Washington Haggadah accompanied by a companion volume with a detailed scholarly description analysis and assessment of the manuscript. This edition faithfully preserves the original text with the Hebrew facsimile appearing in the original right-to-left orientation. It will be read and treasured by anyone interested in Jewish history medieval illuminated manuscripts and the history of the Haggadah. The Haggadah itself is bound in leather. The commentary by Myron Weinstein is a separate volume bound in cloth with both volumes encased in a cloth covered clamshell box. Library of Congress hardcover
201017044New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 2010. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Inscribed to Ben Affleck the first edition of White House Diary by Jimmy Carter. President Carter appeared in the movie Argo to offer his historical perspective on the Iranian hostage crisis. Octavo xv 570pp 1. Blue hardcover title in gilt on spine. First edition first printing with full number line on copyright page. In the publisher's dust jacket $30.00 retail price on the front flap a fine example. Includes a note from the Executive Producer of "Argo" Chay Carter to Affleck: "For you - From one Carter written by another Carter. The writings of a great man to another great man - you. Chay." Signed by President Jimmy Carter on the half title: "Best wishes to Ben Affleck - Jimmy Carter." Argo 2012 directed by and starring Ben Affleck is a historical thriller based on the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The film dramatizes the CIA's covert operation to rescue six American diplomats from Tehran by posing as a Canadian film crew scouting locations. Affleck portrays CIA operative Tony Mendez whose real-life efforts were later declassified. While the film takes creative liberties it acknowledges the critical role of then-President Jimmy Carter whose administration along with Canada's government orchestrated the rescue behind the scenes. Carter later praised the film but noted it underplayed Canada's contribution and Mendez's actual role. Farrar, Straus and Giroux hardcover
179319197Lyon: s.n. 1793. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary pastepaper wrappers lined with printing waste rear panel of Vol III detached. In excellent original condition uncut. First edition of this strange work of mystical theology and “astral light.†The author who Brunet calls a madman rambles almost incoherently about the fall of man and the resulting supernatural forces that operate in and around humanity. He claims that Adam’s sin caused faith to be at odds with reason and the “abuse†of reason further distances humans from God. His focus is on the different degrees of light in the universe—natural magical astral supernatural celestial and divine—and how to harness them for good. He encourages the pious to reject materiality and “gross bodies†and seek truth in the magnetism and light abounding within the spirit realm. Amidst this intangible theosophizing he interjects some radical dogmatic opinions including the non-existence of hell and the immaculate conception of Mary. <br /> <br /> Dutoit-Membrini 1721-1793 was a Swiss pastor and founder of the mystical quietist cult of Inner Souls in Lausanne. His life was marked by periods of debilitating sickness after each of which he emerged progressively more committed to Catholic mysticism. He finished this book shortly before his death which may explain its narrative quality.<br /> <br /> OCLC locates 6 copies in the U.S. NY Public Yale Chicago Harvard Michigan Texas.<br /> <br /> Quérard Les supercheries littéraires dévoilées II: 449; Brunet Les Fous 62-63; Caillet 3480; Dorbon 1432. s.n. unknown
1946424713Berea Kentucky / Pennsylvania / North Dakota / Washington D.C. / Utah 1946. Softcover. Very Good. Oblong folio. Measuring 13½" x 10". Screw bound black cloth flexible boards with mounted labels “Photographsâ€. Contains 392 gelatin silver black and white or sepia toned photographs measuring between 1†x ½†and 9½†x 7†with some captions and one large 48†x 6†panorama photograph. Edgewear with some pages detached but present very good with near fine photographs with some fading. <br /> <br /> A photo album kept by Ben Hollander from his time at college in 1913 and continuing to his life after school through 1946. Hollander attended Berea College in Berea Kentucky. During the summer months and later in his life he visits several other states including Pennsylvania North Dakota Washington D.C. Utah and other cities in Kentucky. The album begins with Hollander’s invitations and name plates for the Alpha Zeta Literary Society at Berea. A full group photograph shows the young men in the fraternity with their names captioned below. Other posed group shots include the sorority chapter of the Literary Society. The album features a wide variety of photos from group vacations with friends to peculiar shots around the school one of which is on the front pastedown with a photograph of two young men carrying a large branch of mistletoe in 1913. There are several pictures of farms with horses which Hollander seemed to fancy as the pictures are well composed. He also takes pictures of horse carriages and some of his fellow classmates riding horses. Many of the pictures showing Hollander hiking around parks and lakes in Pennsylvania. During these trips someone else is taking pictures of Hollander reading which he does in several photographs. The person is unknown but possibly a girlfriend of admirer. These photographs of Hollander include captions like “Cute Little Thing†and “He’s so funny†whether they were captioned by the person taking the photo or sarcastically captioned by Hollander himself it is unknown. Of the ephemera there are some small cutouts from magazines mostly of quotes and poems “my creed I would be pure for there are those trust me; I would be brave for there is much to dare; I would be friend of all the friendless.†Also included are tickets and scholastic ribbons one for the University of North Dakota’s band concert inscribed to Hollander and a ribbon for special access to the event. <br /> <br /> A later photograph from 1916 shows Hollander in a photograph for naval hospital Staff in Washington D.C. Hollander has a couple pictures of his fellow soldiers and the hospital staff as well as a camp leader for a boy’s camp. In 1931 Hollander is a camp leader for a Boy Scout Troop and the YMCA while still enlisted in the military. At this time he is seen much older with his own personal horse and a family. Some of the photographs show a woman and children though their last names are not captioned. Many of the photographs are candids and sometimes hand cut into shapes framing the subject from the background of the photograph. <br /> <br /> An interesting man’s photo album during his life at college in 1913 through to his military service and family life up until 1946. unknown
1816027034London: Printed for G. & W. Nicol 1816. Octavo. A fine set all in lovely Zaehnsdorf bindings. Each volume contains the following works: Vol. 1. Memoirs of Jonson & c. Every Man in his Humour -- v. 2. Every Man out of his Humour. Cynthia's Revels or The Fountain of Self Love. The Poetaster or His Arraignment -- v. 3. Sejanus. Volpone or The Fox. Epicoene or The Silent Woman -- v. 4. The Alchemist. Catiline. Bartholomew Fair -- v. 5. The Devil is an Ass. The Staple of News. The New Inn or The light Heart -- v. 6. The Magnetic Lady or Humours Reconciled. A tale of a Tub. The Sad Shepherd or A Tale of Robin Hood. The Case is Altered. Entertainments &c. -- v. 7. Masques at Court -- v. 8. Masques continued. Epigrams. Underwoods -- v. 9. Underwoods continued. Translations &c. Timber or Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter. English grammar. Jonsonus Virbius or The Memory of Ben Jonson. Glossarial index. Beautifully bound by Zaehnsdorf in full polished calf board edges triple ruled in gilt raised bands gilt red and maroon spine labels gilt other compartments fully gilt decorated all edges gilt marbled endpapers. From the library of E.C. Converse with his armorial bookplate just a bit of off-setting from plates but in extraordinary condition. Printed for G. & W. Nicol unknown
161652220London. Good. 1616-1640. Hardcover. Old paneled calf rebacked later. Front board detached included. Contains: the Masques; Under-woods; Mortimer: his Fall. Horace; English Grammar; Timber: The Magnetick Lady; a Tale of a Tub. At the end are the first 7pp of the Masques. Lacks general title page. Ample margins in spite of mild marginal losses at leading edges with the exception of Discoveries which has slight losses to some of the printed marginalia. Pp. 1 sectional title 10-159 Masques ; 3 163-285 Under-Wood ; 1 287-290 291-292 Mortimer ; 1-29 Horace His Art of Poetrie ; 30-33 34-84 The English Grammar ; 85-96 one leaf excised 99-132 Discoveries ; 2 3-64 The Magnetick Lady ; 2 67-120 a Tale of a Tub which is misnumbered all of the 70's are repeated. 1-7 Christmas His Masque as it was Presented at Court. 1616 The last pages have some marginal repairs. ; quarto . hardcover
13277Shahn Ben. UNTITLED. Drawing ink on paper. Unsigned and undated. 8 x 4 inches. Provenance Robert and Elodie Osborn He the famous satirist and cartoonist she the expert on organizing traveling art exhibitions for MOMA and other museums. In very good condition. unknown
1944140946391Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1944. First edition. First edition first printing. All points in Johnson The Dark Page I: correct cloth design title page dated 1944 correct size 429 numbered pages of text jacket priced at $2.50. vi 429 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth with black lettering. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket small chip and tear near head worn along edges unclipped $2.50. Uncommon. The novel that inspired the Technicolor-blasted 1945 hit film. Houghton Mifflin Company unknown
188147212N. P.: Privately photographed n. d. ca 1881. 1881. First edition. 5 1/4" x 8 1/2" 11 1/8" x 14 3/4" framed photograph of an Apache Maiden by Western photographer George Ben Wittick. He traveled with Matilde Coxe Stevenson the first woman to work in the Southwest as an ethnologist on her ethnographic survey of Arizona in 1881. In 1885 she became President of the Women's Anthropological Society of America. George Benjamin Wittick was a photographer born in Pennsylvania later moving to Illinois and then out west in 1878 to pursue frontier photography. He first worked for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroads but later established his first photography studio in Gallup New Mexico. During his career he photographed many subjects to include the railroad; southwestern landscapes such as Canyon de Chelly the Navajo Reservation and Pueblo scenes; and the Native peoples mostly the Apache Navajo Hopi and Zuni. He also painted scenes of the American expansion westward as well. He carried with him a collection of props for his photographs to include rifles pistols blankets pottery and more. Most of his photographs were taken outside using the natural sunlight against backdrops. His best known photographs were of Geronimo and Billy the Kid. In 1900 he established his last studio at Fort Wingate. He later died in 1903 of a rattlesnake bite at Fort Wingate which was foretold by a Hopi priest. Photograph is well-mounted and an attractive rendering of a young Apache girl who is well dressed in her outfit as she displays some Apache baskets and a handsome water jar. Very good condition. Privately photographed, n. d. (ca 1881). unknown
20091-0961842245Sunshine Publishing 2009. Paperback. New. 167 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. Sunshine Publishing paperback
19300001287DETROIT FLORIDA CALIFORNIA. Good. 1930. On offer is the fascinating original manuscript diary of Miss Anne Bernstein b. May 28 1914 of Michigan the diary starts out with her first living in Dryden and then a year later the family moves to Detroit. This is a very unique diary inasmuch it is a travel diary of the many many trips Anne made from her teens as a high spirited young woman on road trips or hitchhiking on numerous short and long distance trips in 1930 to vacation trips holiday excursions hospital stays weekned visits etc. a mature and sometimes married woman would take over the next 25 years until 1955. Through Anne's travel lists and narrative we are in truth documenting her adult life. The first page lists 12 different trips in the summer through to Thanksgiving. In 1931 the entries become somewhat more detailed and the 'Ran away from home' makes for an ominous entry in green ink. But with all her rebelliousness and running around partying and boys Anne is at heart a very nice Jewish girl who gets married to Benjamin Bradley at the Heights Temple in Cleveland by Rabbi Rosenthal. Over 88 pages of entries we see a life and get an intimate look at what Anne was like and her experiences including her single years hitchhiking all over the place her marriage to Ben Bradley the birth of her children including twins the family's move to Florida living in California with her husband because he's in the Navy her horse racing and everything in between. Plus she seems to love to drink and smoke and on numerous occasions "swears off of both" but that promise to herself doesn't last too long. Here are some snippets of this super diary: "July 5th 1930 Hitch hiked to Almont Imlay Romeo Clifford North Branch and Kingstom. 160 miles." "September 5th 1931 Labor day. To parade at Romeo with mother father Sammy Lily Niki and I. Then to Detroit and new home at 16161 Roselawn." "July 30th 1932 To Lakeville to swim with mailman. Also back with him on his afternoon route." "July 4th 1933 Race at Dryden. I came in first. Beat Allison and Higbee's horses." "Labor Day 1933 Spent weekend at farm with family. Horse races at Race Track. Sam won Farmer's race. I won the heavy pong race." "October 7th & 10th 1934 With Morrey Lily mother and me to Florida. Lower Michigan Ohio Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Florida. Miami Beach. 1665 James Ave .Arrived in Florida nice trip. Stayed at Villa D'este Hotel on Biscayne Blvd." "November 15th 1934 Got a job at "Petrie's" Flagler St. Miami Florida. Met Esther Weinberg and Mrs. Petrie." "February 14th 1935 Valentines Day. Met Allen Serlin and swore off smoking forever. Not for Allen for Sammy Broke resolution June 1935. See New Year's eve 1936." "December 31st 1935 New Year's eve. Lily Harold mother and I quietly saw the new year in at our apt. at 642 Michigan Ave. Miami Beach Florida. Went swimming today also." "January 7th 1937 Thursday. Arrived in Miami 11:00 a.m. Rented an apt with Sherman's at Seville Plaza at 642 Michigan Miami Beach. Saw William's Fish Kaplain's Sangerman's Neham's George and Stacey." "February 6th 1937 Saturday. Decided to leave Sherman's at 642 Michigan. Saw Mrs. Titelbaum at Blackstone. Engaged as governess for Arline 8 years old and Carol 4 ½ years old. Room board and salary." "March 27th 1937 Friday. Moved to our new flat at 3200 W. Philadelphia. Good luck and happiness I hope." "November 18th 1938 Left for Cleveland with Lily via Mercury. Dinner on train. Ben and Harvey met us at the station. Checked in to Hollender Hotel. To Ohio Villa. Saw Marian and Cal Smith." "April 22nd 1939 5:30 Mercury to Cleveland. Ben gave me a gorgeous engagement ring Tuesday April 25th." "August 30th 1939 To bed at 11:30. Spent an absolutely sleepless night. Heard war declared over radio by Hitler. Sept. 1st 5:00 Det. time." "September 25th & 26th 1939 New York. Ben Bradley and I were married at Heights Temple Cleveland by Rabbi Rosenthal." "October 1st 1939 Took cab to Lakeview Rd. Rented an apartment at Sovereign Hotel. Married life is marvelous. I have a wonderful Husband. Now: Mrs. Ben Bradley!" "November 25th 1942 Ben enlisted in U.S. Navy 1st class petty officer." "February 25th 1943 Arrived in Los Angeles after a perfect trip. Took a bus to Oxnard and cab to Port Hueneme Ben's C. B. Camp. Finally met Ben at USO at Oxnard. Spent night at home of Ben Rich." "February 24th 1945 Hitch hiked to Van Nuys Cal. To Helen Cole's "Golden Egg Ranch". The diary was kept in a 3 ½" x 5 ¾" journal titled "My Travels" which really describes Anne's life the best. She doesn't seem to stay in one place for very long. The cover is worn and pulling away a bit from the binding and a few pages are torn out but overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; DEPRESSION ERA HITCHHIKING TRAMPING TRAVEL JUDAICA JEWISH JUDAISM FEMINISM GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY CANADIANA TRAVEL GERMANY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown