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1976147368New York: Film Trust Overseas 1976. Draft script for the 1977 film. With a single holograph notation to the title page noting the number 26. <br/><br/>Based on Alistair Maclean's 1962 novel wherein a crew of a luxury liner foils the attempts of a group of international hijackers to use the ship as bait to steal gold bullion from a US Treasury ship.<br/><br/>Set in the Caribbean shot on location in Mossel Bay South Africa. <br/><br/>Mustard untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated Nov. 1976 with credits for novelist Alistair Maclean and screenwriters Alan Scott and Chris Bryant with rewrite credits to Stanley Price. 135 leaves with last page of text numbered 130. Mimeographed on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with several partial ring stains to the front wrapper bound internally with two silver brads. Film Trust Overseas unknown books
1966RSTRTHO00efParke-Bernet Galleries 19661970. Very Good. Streeter Thomas Winthrop. Thomas Winthrop Streeter Collection of Americana. 7 volumes and index. Lazare Edward J. New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries 19661970. 352 3001pp. Indexed. 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good with lightly faded spines and subtly bumped edges. Neat highlighting in yellow in a few volumes. Many protected by original waxed paper protectors. Parke-Bernet Galleries hardcover books
1974SKU0466117Springer Publishing Company 1974-01-01. Paperback. Good. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLYNO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Emailed Tracking Springer Publishing Company paperback
1951List3663New York: Handy Brothers Music Co. Inc 1951. Quarto sheet music single folded leaf making 4 pp. Light toning to margins else near fine. 9 x 12 inches. “Sample Copy†stamped on cover. Inscribed and signed by W. C. Handy on the front cover to Miss Sybil Gregory dated June 16 1951 the year of publication. Near Fine. An uncommon Handy Brothers Music Co. publication issued late in the career of W. C. Handy 1873–1958. The song is credited to Lazarus A. Aaronson a little-documented composer whose work here was published in homage to Handy. The present copy bears Handy’s contemporary inscription: “To Miss Sybil Gregory — W. C. Handy — 6-16-1951.â€<br /> <br /> Little information survives regarding Gregory suggesting a personal acquaintance or admirer within Handy’s musical circle. Signed publications from the Handy Brothers imprint are uncommon and provide a tangible association with one of the most influential figures in the history of American blues. Handy Brothers Music Co., Inc unknown
192131795Berlin: Erich Reiss Verlag 1921. Limited edition. Hardcover. g. 1/750. Octavo. xxii 121pp. Original gold-stamped vellum with laced-in slips gold decorated spine and red title-label with gold lettering. Top edge gilt. A collection of 107 fables drawn from Greek Jewish Hindu and Arab narratives exploring moral values and the meaning of wisdom. Illustrated with expressive black & white woodcuts the anthology is written in agile rhymed prose and includes some original stories by the author who is also known as Berachya. A nakdan translator grammarian poet ethicist and philosopher working at the beginning of the thirteenth century he references the Talmud adds biblical allusions and gives a Jewish spirit to his interpretations of these Fox Fables. Text in Hebrew; table of contents and Goldschmidt's introduction in German. "Nach der ersten Ausgabe herausgegeben und eingeleitet von Lazarus Goldschmidt." A significant work that greatly expands this distinctive literary genre in the Hebrew language. Staining on binding front board slightly bowed. Binding in overall good interior in very good condition. Erich Reiss Verlag hardcover
196039551Marid -- Palma de Mallorca: Papeles de Son Armadans 1960. THE EXTREMELY RARE DELUXE ISSUE OF NUMBER 52 OF PAPELES DE SON ARMADANS CONTAINING THE FIRST SECTION OF PICASSO'S "TROZO DE PIEL" "Hunk of Skin" HIS VERY FIRST PUBLISHED LITERARY WORK IN SPANISH. Also includes Anthony Kerrigan's "Crónica de un viaje a Picasso" that explains the genesis of the work. 112 XVI pp. two photographic plates including one by Jacqueline Roque Picasso's wife the immediately precedes Picasso's work. ONE OF ONLY 50 NUMBERED COPIES PRINTED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ON EXtREMELY FINE MUNNE LAID PAPER this copy printed for the Marqués de Pelayo. 8vo. Original wraps. FINE AND BRIGHT. Rare and important. <br/><br/> Papeles de Son Armadans paperback
1942051675Washington: Office Of Facts And Figures / U. S. Government Printing Office 1942. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. 16" X 14 1/8" Single Sheet With Centerfold To Make 4 Pages For Reading Folded Twice Again To Make A Small Mailer. Broken Seal But No Address Or Other Marks. Quite Scarce. Also With A Signed Group Campaign Photograph Probably 1948 Signed By Wallace And With Photographer's Stamp Of Julius Lazarus Of Long Island City. Also With An Admission Card For A Dinner September 12 1949 At The Hotel Astor Nyc Honoring Wallace. All From The Papers Of Radical Leftist Artist And Cartoonist William Gropper. From Wikipedia: Julius Lazarus 1919-2008 Was Born And Raised In Europe And Educated In Vienna Austria. After Serving An Apprenticeship With A Blacksmith He Acquired Skills As A Machinist And Toolmaker. In 1939 Lazarus Emigrated From Austria To The United States To Escape Nazi Oppression. Settling In New York City He Obtained Work As A Machinist And Joined The United Electrical Workers Union Ue A Union That Was Active In Progressive Political And Social Causes Including The Early Civil Rights Movement In America. The Ue's Left-Wing Orientation And Strong Stand Against International Fascism Dovetailed And Reinforced Lazarus's Own Socialist Perspective. Lazarus Joined The United States Army In 1942 But Was Honorably Discharged Following A Knee Injury That Rendered Him Unfit For Combat Duty. Returning To Civilian Life He Attended Classes At The New York Institute Of Photography And Embarked Upon A New Career As A Photographer And Photojournalist. Upon Graduation He Traveled Extensively As A Freelance Photographer Throughout The United States Europe And Communist Bloc Countries During The Post-War Period Documenting In Photographic Images Influential Political Figures Intellectuals And Social Activists. Among His More Prominent Subjects Were: Paul Robeson W.E.B. Dubois Henry A. Wallace And Vito Marcantonio The American Labor Party Congressman From New York. During The 1948 Presidential Election Campaign Lazarus Attended Progressive Party Events And Rallies And Photographed Presidential Candidate Henry A. Wallace. Lazarus Accompanied And Photographed Noted Singer Actor And Political Activist Paul Robeson At Many Of These Political Rallies. Lazarus Contributed Photographic Images To Union Publications Domestic Left-Wing Newspapers And Journals And A Variety Of Foreign Magazines Covering Youth Cultural And Sporting Festivals In Communist Bloc Countries During The Late 1940S And Early 1950S. Through His Documentary Photography Lazarus Exposed Urban Squalor Poverty And Unfair Housing Discrimination Against Black Families In New York City. During This Same Period He Also Photographed Political Demonstrations In New York City Denouncing The Cold War Policies Of The United States And Organized Rallies Supporting American Communist Party Leaders And Members Under Indictment For Violation Of The Smith Act. In 1968 He Started His Own Commercial Photography Business Lazarus Photo In Hyannis Massachusetts Specializing In Cape Cod Scenery Postcards And Brochures. <br/> <br/> Office Of Facts And Figures / U. S. Government Printing Office unknown
1980BN39367Garland STPM Press 1980. 1980. Hardcover. 203 x 51 x 254 cm. Sprache englisch Maße 150 x 230 mm ISBN-10 0-8240-7130-1 / 0824071301 ISBN-13 978-0-8240-7130-1 / 9780824071301 The Face of Man: Expressions of Universal Emotions in a New Guinea Village Englisch Hardcover Paul Ekman Autor Richard S. Lazarus Vorwort psichology terms Universal Facial Expressions Paul Ekman Group culture-specific anger sadness disgust happiness <br/><br/>psichology terms Universal Facial Expressions Paul Ekman Group culture-specific anger sadness disgust happiness ISBN-10 0-8240-7130-1 / 0824071301 ISBN-13 978-0-8240-7130-1 / 9780824071301 The Face of Man: Expressions of Universal Emotions in a New Guinea Village Englisch Hardcover Paul Ekman Autor Richard S. Lazarus Vorwort Sprache englisch Maße 150 x 230 mm Garland STPM Press hardcover
1951516867New York: Handy Brothers Music Co. Inc 1951. Unbound. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Single leaf folded to make 4pp 3pp plus ads on rear cover. Slight tanning on front cover at edge of lower spine else near fine. OCLC locates two holdings. Inscribed and signed by W. C. Handy on the front cover in the year of publication: "Dr. & Mrs. William C. Handy. 6-16-1951 Handy Brothers Music Co. Inc unknown
1918N2443aBerlin: Max Perl 1918. Limited/Numbered PRIVATE PRESS. Full Decorative Leather. Very Good. Folio -. 86pp. FOLIO. Eines von 200 numerierten Exemplaren gedruckt bei Offizin Trowitzsch & Sohn. Mit wunderschönem Buchschmuck alten Bibeln-Initialen nachempfunden. Prachtvoller Meister-Ganzledereinband von Hübel & Denck Leipzig mit zentriertem Ornament mit Goldverzierung. Einband mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren. Rücken am Kopf 3cm ohne die Verzierung und glattem Ersatz. Vorsatz stockl. mit Namenszug des Vorbesitzers und Jahr dazu sein hebräisches Ex Libris. Innen vollkommen sauber und frisch. Ein sehr schönes Exemplar dieser seltenen bibliophilen Handpressen-Ausgabe --- Übersetzt ins Deutsche wurde dieses Werk aus dem masoretischen Text dem URTEXT DER HEBRÄISCHEN BIBEL von LAZARUS GOLDSCHMIDT1871 Litauen -1950 London einem der bedeutendsten Orientalisten und Gelehrten des Judentums seiner Zeit. Er kam 1890 nach Berlin zum Studium der Orientalistik. Nach dem Studium ließ er sich in Berlin als Privatgelehrter nieder und beschäftigte sich intensiv mit den semitischen Sprachen und deren Literatur. In dieser Zeit entstanden seine heute noch gültigen Übersetzungen des Korans der hebräischen Bibel und des Babylonischen Talmuds. Mit der Machtergreifung der Nazis emigrierte er 1933 nach London. --- One of 200 numbered copies. with superb decorations of the text and hand -coloured lettrines.Extremely sumptuous binding with rich gold ornaments. A phantastic production a true museum piece. Some minor wear on binding and spine.Some foxing on fly-leaves these with name and Ex Libris. Inside very fresh and clean. <br/> <br/> Max Perl hardcover
197016.663BattLa Habana: OSPAAAL 1970. 1ª ed. 33x53. OSPAAAL unknown
197016.663La Habana: OSPAAAL 1970. 1ª ed. 33x53. OSPAAAL unknown
191946405652Paris, Soc. Littéraire de France, 1919 ; in-12 carré, demi-chagrin brun à nerfs, tête dorée, couv. et dos. (Franz) 242 pp., 1 f.ÉDITION ORIGINALE. Portrait de l’auteur en frontispice. Lazare Weiller est une célébrité alsacienne. Il est né à Sélestat en 1858 dans une modeste famille juive, d’un père colporteur et d’une mère servante. Après l’annexion de l’Alsace-Moselle en 1871, il rejoint son oncle, Moïse Weiller, un industriel fixé en Charente. Après de brillantes études à Angoulême, au lycée St. Louis à Paris puis à Oxford, il retourne dans l’usine de tamis métalliques de son oncle. Il se convertit au catholicisme en 1882, épouse sa cousine qui meurt en couches et se remarie avec la fille d’un député de l’Yonne. Il fit fortune avec des usines de tréfilerie en produisant des câbles téléphoniques et des câbles sous-marins. Il fut aussi un pionnier de la télévision. En 1908 il crée la Cie Générale de Navigation aérienne en en 1912 la Cie Universelle de télégraphie et téléphonie sans fil. Waldeck-Rousseau lui confia une mission aux États-Unis où il rencontra Pierpont Morgan et Vanderbilt. En 1914 le gouvernement l’envoie en Suisse où les Allemands avaient établi leur QG de propagande. De mai 1915 à sept. 1918, il publie dans Le Temps une série de lettres sous le titre L’Allemagne vue de Suisse. Ces lettres forment la 1ere partie du volume (pp. 1 à 96). La deuxième partie, intitulée Pro Alsatia, avec une photogr. hors-texte d’Alsacienne en costume) est une série de textes d’avant la délivrance et d’après la victoire - Les noms alsaciens, Les spoliations en Alsace Lorraine, Le pèlerinage d’un Alsacien, Schlestadt, Que faut-il faire pour l’Alsace, Choses d’Alsace, l’Alsace ne veut pas être méconnue par les Américains, l’Université de Strasbourg, etc.ENVOI AUTOGRAPHE à Melle Suzanne Lefranc (de la famille des célèbres inventeurs de la peinture en tube) : Lisez ici ces pages brèves, Pour que dans vos yeux émouvants, Le lac et ses sables mouvants, Viennent bercer vos rêves souvent. À Mademoiselle Suzanne Lefranc, en respectueux et fervent et très sympathique hommage. Le Weiller Evian, août 1920.
1921N2465aBerlin: Otto von Holten 1921. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Wilhelm Schocken. LIMITIERTER HANDPRESSENDRUCK. Übertragung aus dem masoretischen Text und Druckleitung von LAZARUS GOLDSCHMIDT. Holzschnitte von WILHELM SCHOCKEN. Kleines Folio. Dekorativer geprägter Ganzleder- Meistereinband Euphorion-Einband von Hubel und Denck Leipzig. Rücken mit 5 Bünden und Goldbuchstaben. Mit 17 ORIGINAL-HOLZSCHNITTEN von WILHELM SCHOCKEN davon sind sechs ganzseitig und vom Künstler in Bleistift SIGNIERT . EINMALIGE AUFLAGE von nur 105 NUMERIERTEN EXEMPLAREN. - Nr. 27 von nur 90 EXEMPLAREN DIE FÜR DEN HANDEL BESTIMMT WAREN. - Einband mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren . Ansonsten ein sehr schönes sauberes und frisches Exemplar dieser seltenen Handpressen-Ausgabe. - Übersetzt ins Deutsche wurde dieses Werk aus dem masoretischen Text dem URTEXT DER HEBRÄISCHEN BIBEL von LAZARUS GOLDSCHMIDT1871 Litauen -1950 London einem der bedeutendsten Orientalisten und Gelehrten des Judentums seiner Zeit. Er kam 1890 nach Berlin zum Studium der Orientalistik. Nach dem Studium ließ er sich in Berlin als Privatgelehrter nieder und beschäftigte sich intensiv mit den semitischen Sprachen und deren Literatur. In dieser Zeit entstanden seine heute noch gültigen Übersetzungen des Korans der hebräischen Bibel und des Babylonischen Talmuds. Mit der Machtergreifung der Nazis emigrierte er 1933 nach London. - Über den Illustrator WILHELM SCHOCKEN Pleszew Polen 1874 - 1958 Tel-Aviv ist bekannt dass er und seine Frau Sophie Meyer-Schocken sehr eng mit Max Beckmann in Berlin befreundet waren . Er stellte auch bei der Secession aus. Nach der Machtergreifung der Nazis 1933 emigrierte er ins damalige Mandats-Palästina. Eine Retrospective seines graphischen Werkes fand im Goethe-Institut Boston USA Ende 1984 statt. PRESSENDRUCK FINE PRINTING PRIVATE PRESS <br/> <br/> Otto von Holten hardcover
1980HVD-35874-OS-0New York NY: Garland STPM Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. B&W Photographs; 143 pages; Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. Otherwise in Very Good condition. No noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages.; - We're committed to your satisfaction. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . Garland STPM Press hardcover
196138504New York: American Book- Prices Current. As New. 1961. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - - -- with a bonus offer-- . American Book- Prices Current hardcover
195138503New York: R. R. Bowker Co. As New. 1951. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - - -- with a bonus offer-- . R. R. Bowker Co. hardcover
198336941Pittsburgh PA: University Art Gallery of the University of Pittsburgh. New. 1983. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY BRAND NEW PRISTINE NEVER OPENED 24 pages; 31 works catalogued; many black and white illustrations. Among the artists represented: Alberto Collie Alphonse Legros Charles Meryon Jules Dupre and others. -- with a bonus offer-- . University Art Gallery of the University of Pittsburgh paperback
196370045Englewood Cliffs NJ: Prentice Hall. Very Good. 1963. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - TEXT PRISTINE -109 pages. -- with a bonus offer-- . Prentice Hall paperback
194029216Art Associates Inc. / Art Aid Corporation. As New. 1940. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Includes works by Goya Hobbema Rembrandt De Hooch Sisley and others. -- with a bonus offer-- . Art Associates, Inc. / Art Aid Corporation paperback
1968145489Cuba: OSPAAAL 1968. Striking original poster by Cuban designer Lazaro Abreu appropriated from an image by Emory Douglas the Black Panther Minister of Culture and the party's in-house artist demonstrating the solidarity between the Black Panthers and the Fidel Castro-founded Organisation in Solidarity with the People of Africa Asia and Latin America OSPAAAL the aim of which was to combat US imperialism and promote Pan-Africanism. OSPAAAL was born out of the Tricontinental Conference hosted in Havana in 1966. Formed with the intention of facilitating the union of liberation movements across the three continents OSPAAAL's primary work was accomplished through its publishing arm. Although multiple Tricontinental conferences were planned they were never realised and the quarterly Tricontinental magazine that was born of the 1966 conference became an important method for those involved to maintain contact and share information. Vivid posters now considered examples of the "golden age" of Cuban poster design were often included in issues of the magazine with messages printed in English French Spanish and Arabic: "The posters were designed to galvanise and unite liberation struggles around the world - from civil rights and anti-apartheid movements to protests against the Vietnam war and Portuguese rule in Angola." FT. OSPAAAL's strong affinity with the Black Panther Party in the US led to several unofficial collaborations. Stokely Carmichael described Tricontinental magazine as "a bible in revolutionary circles" FT. In this particular poster Cuban designer Abreu demonstrates visual solidarity with the Black Panthers by appropriating one of Emory Douglas's images. When discussing his influences in a 2015 interview Emory Douglas explained the circle of inspiration solidarity and informal collaboration between himself and OSPAAAL: "I was influenced more not by artists but more by revolutionary art of that time like the political art that came out of Vietnam and Cuba amazing political posters by - Tri-Continental posters OSPAAAL posters out of Cuba". In reference to his own artistic involvement with OSPAAAL Douglas went on to explain ". what happened is they used to remix them with the images that I did and send them back out into the world in solidarity with the people's struggle around the world. So in that context we were linked together by our solidarity in relationship to fighting against the oppression that was going on around the world in our very different ways. So that was the connection not that of one directly working with them in any way that what would be considered a formal way but in a more like indirect informal way where they would see art that I'd done in the The Black Panther paper and they would remix them into posters and redesign them and send them out to the world. We used to get them in the mail and stuff like that so it was a good thing then; it wasn't like plagiarising because it was solidarity in the context of the struggle and highlighting the contradictions in the struggle and sharing those kinds of images. So in that connection the artwork was linked and there was that connection." This poster appears in a number of exhibitions and catalogues including 'Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas' NY: Rizzoli 2014 and 'You Say You Want a Revolution Records and Rebels 1966-1970' London: V&A 2016. Original poster 530 x 355 mm mounted and framed 672 x 493 mm. 3 horizontal creases from folding as is usual else near-fine. Presented in a black wooden frame with conservation acrylic glazing. Angelica McKinley and Giovanni Russonello "Fifty Years Later Black Panthers' Art Still Resonates" New York Times 15 October 2016. Anny Shaw "The art behind Cuban propaganda" Financial Times 26 September 2019. Dhruv Shah "Interview With Revolutionary Artist Emory Douglas" I am Hip Hop 20 January 2015. Available online. unknown
19183197Berlin: Max Perl 1918. First edition. First edition. Folio. Bound in full rich black crushed morocco with gilt ruled lines on both covers and spine by Rud Schmid of Berlin. ONE OF ONLY SIX COPIES; Goldschmidt's Own Copy with his superb bookplate on front pastedown woodcut Hebrew lettering at top. Translated by Lazarus Goldschmidt number 5 of only 6 copies on thick paper and illuminated in gold from an edition limited to 200 frontispiece borders and decorations printed in green and brown with initials supplied by hand in gold and red prospectus loosely inserted frayed at edges the translator's own copy with his bookplate. Lazarus Goldschmidt 1871-1950 was a widely acclaimed German Jewish writer and translator who was the first to translate the entire Babylonian Talmud into German a hitherto supreme obstacle for scholars. A gorgeous and lofty production printed on very thick handmade paper with superb flowing border design motifs throughout in many colors and highlighted in gold. Spine a little rubbed and faded slightly chipped at head and foot joints repaired slip-case. A most scarce and desirable item of Judaica. <br/><br/> Max Perl unknown books
193639319London: NP 1936. Manuscript. Hardcover. g to vg. Rare collection of two Minute-Books from the North London Zionist Society 1917/18 and the Council of the British Section of the World Jewish Congress 1936-37: <br /> <br /> - Minute-Book from the North London Zionist Society 1917/18 SIGNED. Quarto. Unpaginated. 68 leaves. Original half decorative cloth over moire covered boards. This minute-book contains the manuscript notes pertaining to the meetings 34 held by the North London Zionist Society between January 7 1917 and December 31 1918. The notes are written on the first 39 leaves. Affiliated to the English Zionist Federation EZF the North London Zionist Society supported the reestablishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine then an area controlled by the Ottoman Empire. This minute-book is particularly interesting in the sense that it was written at a turning point in the history of Zionism. World War I was in its fourth year and the conflict raised hopes among Zionists that the crumbling Ottoman Empire will eventually break up. They hoped to attain support from one of the Great Powers for increased Jewish immigration and eventual sovereignty in Palestine and they eventually succeeded thanks to their chief spokesman Chaim Weizmann a bright statesman and a scientist highly respected in Great Britain and well versed in European diplomacy. In support of the Zionist cause his skillful negotiations with the Foreign Office were climaxed on November 2 1917 by the letter from the foreign secretary to Lord Rothschild which became known as the Balfour Declaration. This document declared the British government's "sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations" viewed with favor "the establishment in Palestine of a National Home for the Jewish People" and announced an intent to facilitate the achievement of this objective. The Balfour Declaration radically changed the status of the Zionist movement. It promised support from a major world power and gave the Zionists international recognition. That day Zionism was transformed by the British pledge from an utopy into a legitimate and achievable undertaking. <br /> <br /> The minutes of the 34 meetings featured in this manuscript indicate this event see the entry for November 25 1917 and discuss the following projects and resolutions: decision to reorganize the Society and place Zionist propaganda in the North of London on a firmer basis 1/7/1917; the announcement that Mr. Nahum Sokolow Zionist leader author translator and a pioneer of Hebrew journalism has agreed to address the first public meeting of the Society 1/31/1917; the announcement that Dr. Weizmann has agreed to address the next public meeting of the Society 3/28/17. followed by a protest made at the London Council in connection with the non-appearance of Dr. Weizmann 4/25/1917; Proposal to obtain Mr. Israel Zangwill's services as lecturer at a public meeting 4/11/1917; the question of Jewish military action in Palestine 6/13/1917 and the question of raising a Jewish Legion 12/23/1917; the appointment of Nathan Lazarus and Maurice L. Perlzweig as delegates to the special conference of the EZF 10/1918 etc. Each entry is dated and hand-signed by Chairman Nathan Lazarus. By order of appearance the following members' names are mentioned in the minute-book: Nathan Lazarus Chairman; Maurice L. Perlzweig; Miss Cohen; Mr. B. Grad; Mr. Morgenstern; Mr. Kersch; Mr. Scher; Miss P. Slowe; Mr. Ginsburg; Mr. Benson; Mr. L. Wainstein; Mr. Traub; Mr. A. Levine warden of the New Synagogue Stamford Hill; and Mr. Charles Kauffman. Some rubbing and abrasion to moire. Sporadic smudges to endpapers. Minor age-toning throughout. Binding in overall fair to good- interior in very good condition. <br /> <br /> Notes: <br /> <br /> After almost two millennia of existence of the Jewish diaspora without a national state the Zionist movement was founded in the late 19th century by secular Jews largely as a response by Ashkenazi Jews to rising antisemitism in Europe exemplified by the Dreyfus affair in France and the anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire. The political movement was formally established by the Austro-Hungarian journalist Theodor Herzl in 1897 following the publication of his book "Der Judenstaat." At that time the movement sought to encourage Jewish migration to the Ottoman Palestine. <br /> <br /> Rabbi Maurice Perlzweig 1895-1985 was a founder of the World Jewish Congress and served as the first chairman of the British Section. He was born in Poland and was educated in England where he received acclaim for his oratorical skills and his athletic abilities as a world-class runner at Cambridge. He was founder and chairman of the University Labor Federation of Great Britain and president of the World Union of Jewish Students. After receiving his ordination he officiated at the Liberal Synagogue in London. Joining Nahum Goldmann and Stephen Wise at the founding assembly of the WJC in Geneva in 1936 Perlzweig shortly thereafter was elected chairman of the British Section. During the critical war years Perlzweig was appointed director of the WJC international affairs department in New York. In the post-war years he represented the WJC at the Economic and Social Council of the UN drafting many documents submitted to the Commission on Human Rights. Notably he served as a chief spokesman and negotiator at the UN on behalf of the rights of the North African Jewish communities during the turbulent period in the 1950’s when the Maghreb states were achieving independence. <br /> <br /> WITH <br /> <br /> - Minute-Book from the Council of the British Section of the World Jewish Congress 1936-37 SIGNED. Folio. Unpaginated. 30 leaves. Original half red cloth over moire covered boards with hand-written title label pasted on front board. This minute-book contains the typed notes pertaining to the meetings 6 held by the Council of the British Section of the World Jewish Congress between December 8 1936 and March 8 1937. The typed notes are pasted on the first 11 leaves. They all deal with difficult issues regarding the condition of Jews in pre-WWII Europe such as: the desperate situation of the Jews in Danzig; the desperate position of the Jews in Spain under Franco Jews in constant danger and those living within the jurisdiction of the Government held as hostages on account of their German nationality see page 3 of the entry for Dec. 8 1936; conditions affecting the Jews in Tripoli and Silesia 1/5/1937; proposal to take strong measures to protect the Polish Jews against the anti-Jewish attitude of the Polish government; withdrawal of the Uruguayan legislation against the Jewish cultural rights 1/25/1937; call for a political action for the defense of Polish Jewry 2/8/1937; mass meeting against Hitlerism in New York; statement made by the Franco government in the Anglo-Jewish press that it was not anti-Jewish 2/22/1937; proposed resolution on the rapid deterioration of the political and economic status of Polish Jewry resulting from the failure of the Polish government to afford adequate protection to Polish Jews against physical outrage 3/8/1937. Each entry is dated and hand-signed by Chairman Rabbi Maurice L. Perlzweig. By order of appearance the following members' names are mentioned in the minute-book: Rabbi Maurice L. Perlzweig Chairman; Mrssrs. B. A. Bagnari L. Bakstansky Dr. N. Barou Councillor M. H. Davis Barnett Janner J. Podrushnik and Gabriel Cohen; Morris Myer; W. N. Williams; Councillor J. L. Fine; Rabbi Unterman; J. Letchinsky; Mr. Schupakevitch; Mr. Rollin; P. Horowitz; J. Makower; Dr. Levinson; Mr. Nathan etc. Rubbing along edges of binding. Front hinge starting. Leaves age-toned not affecting the typed notes. Binding in overall fair interior in good- to good typed-notes in very good condition. <br /> <br /> Notes: <br /> <br /> The World Jewish Congress WJC was founded in Geneva Switzerland in August 1936 as an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations in reaction to the rise of Nazism and the growing wave of European anti-Semitism. The main aims of the organization were “to mobilize the Jewish people and the democratic forces against the Nazi onslaught†to “fight for equal political and economic rights everywhere and particularly for the Jewish minorities in Central and Eastern Europe†to support the establishment of a “Jewish National Home in Palestine†and to create “a worldwide Jewish representative body based on the concept of the unity of the Jewish people democratically organized and able to act on matters of common concern.â€. NP hardcover