Vallentines's Jewish Encylopaedia by Hyamson, Albert M. & Dr. A.M. Silbermann (editors) - 1938

Paterson, New Jersey: Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, 1950. Booster Edition. Thursday, May 25, 1950. 25th Anniversary of Paterson, New Jersey Jewish Center. Folio sized stapled magazine binding. Unpaginated, about 40 pages. This volume is a combination of articles, black and white photographs and many advertisements. Selling space in this issue would have been a fundraiser for the group. A gaggle of Bubbe's would have been on the telephone calling the local businesses and selling the ads. The ads generally have a business name or a message from someone, i.e. "Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. David Moskow." There are also vintage product and company advertisements. A photo essay shows the building of the "Y" in 1949 and 1950, other photographs date back to 1906. The majority of candid photos are not captioned, most head shots are captioned, such as "Harry S. Reiman presents Dr. Samuel Singer Trophies to best campers of the 1949… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1920. Rare, collectible first edition of this novel. Authorized translation from the Yiddish by Isaac Goldberg. Blue cloth with bright gilt borders and titles on cover. Gilt titles on spine are not as bright. 238 toned pages. Name and check mark on inside cover. Dusty top. Firmly bound. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brooklyn, NY: Hebrew Publishing Company, 1901. Rare 1901 Siddur (Jewish Prayerbook) with Celluloid Covers This is a well-loved, well-used volume. Book opens right to left. 511 pages. 32mo: 4.75 by 3.5 inches in size and 1.75 inches thick. Sewn binding. Cream colored celluloid cover (front, back and spine) with cream cloth underneath. An ornate brass medallion is centered in the middle of front cover. A plain hinged brass clasp is missing the peg to hold the volume closed. The endpapers are an ivory moire. Both pastedowns are cracked. The sewn binding has several loose sections: pages 160-192 are held in by a loose thread, pages 193 to 222 are detached and laid in. The book is shaken. The page marked 322 is actually page 223. The remainder of the book appears firmly bound. The pages are bordered with bright gilt on all sides. Pages 508 to 511 are cut very tight on the top margin so that the page numbers are not visible. The blank pages after page 511 to the endpaper are chipped at… Read More

New York: Behrman's Jewish Book House, 1934. In one volume. Navy blue leather corners and spine with wear to tips and complete exterior cracking. Lighter blue cloth. Spine has some addition wear to leather, red block with bright gilt titles. Five raised bands and five bright gilt decorations. Small area of leather loss above the red title block. 686 toned pages. Rear endpapers and half title page heavily tanned. Booksellers sticker inside back cover. Fep torn out. Pencilled price on half title. Some soil to outside pages. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Brookline, Massachusetts, 1964. Privately published, very rare surviving anniversary book published at the dedication of The Young Israel of Brookline June 14, 1964. Blue cloth with stamped gilt titles and decorations. Unnumbered pages - our estimate is about 125. Half of the book is given in to congradulatory advertisements. There is some text covering some events and the history of the shul. It's charter is also reproduced. There are many black and white photographs. This book is very similiar in look and style to a yearbook. A paper cover has kept the book clean and in great condition. Please email if you'd like to verify the name or photograph of someone you think may be in the book. Included: Mr. Samuel C. Feuerstein; David G. Margolis; Rabbi Emanuel Forman; Dr, Saul Isserow; Dr. Samuel Dershowitz; Mrs. Lillian Freeman; Joseph Abelow. Also includes photographs of the building, nursery school; there are also many candid photographs of dedication related events (most of which… Read More

Paterson, New Jersey: Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association, 1950. Booster Edition. Thursday, May 25, 1950. 25th Anniversary of Paterson, New Jersey Jewish Center. Folio sized stapled magazine binding. Unpaginated, about 40 pages. This volume is a combination of articles, black and white photographs and many advertisements. Selling space in this issue would have been a fundraiser for the group. A gaggle of Bubbe's would have been on the telephone calling the local businesses and selling the ads. The ads generally have a business name or a message from someone, i.e. "Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. David Moskow." There are also vintage product and company advertisements. A photo essay shows the building of the "Y" in 1949 and 1950, other photographs date back to 1906. The majority of candid photos are not captioned, most head shots are captioned, such as "Harry S. Reiman presents Dr. Samuel Singer Trophies to best campers of the 1949… Read More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co. Inc., 1920. Rare, collectible first edition of this novel. Authorized translation from the Yiddish by Isaac Goldberg. Blue cloth with bright gilt borders and titles on cover. Gilt titles on spine are not as bright. 238 toned pages. Name and check mark on inside cover. Dusty top. Firmly bound. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. First. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Brooklyn, NY: Hebrew Publishing Company, 1901. Rare 1901 Siddur (Jewish Prayerbook) with Celluloid Covers This is a well-loved, well-used volume. Book opens right to left. 511 pages. 32mo: 4.75 by 3.5 inches in size and 1.75 inches thick. Sewn binding. Cream colored celluloid cover (front, back and spine) with cream cloth underneath. An ornate brass medallion is centered in the middle of front cover. A plain hinged brass clasp is missing the peg to hold the volume closed. The endpapers are an ivory moire. Both pastedowns are cracked. The sewn binding has several loose sections: pages 160-192 are held in by a loose thread, pages 193 to 222 are detached and laid in. The book is shaken. The page marked 322 is actually page 223. The remainder of the book appears firmly bound. The pages are bordered with bright gilt on all sides. Pages 508 to 511 are cut very tight on the top margin so that the page numbers are not visible. The blank pages after page 511 to the endpaper are chipped at… Read More

New York: Behrman's Jewish Book House, 1934. In one volume. Navy blue leather corners and spine with wear to tips and complete exterior cracking. Lighter blue cloth. Spine has some addition wear to leather, red block with bright gilt titles. Five raised bands and five bright gilt decorations. Small area of leather loss above the red title block. 686 toned pages. Rear endpapers and half title page heavily tanned. Booksellers sticker inside back cover. Fep torn out. Pencilled price on half title. Some soil to outside pages. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Brookline, Massachusetts, 1964. Privately published, very rare surviving anniversary book published at the dedication of The Young Israel of Brookline June 14, 1964. Blue cloth with stamped gilt titles and decorations. Unnumbered pages - our estimate is about 125. Half of the book is given in to congradulatory advertisements. There is some text covering some events and the history of the shul. It's charter is also reproduced. There are many black and white photographs. This book is very similiar in look and style to a yearbook. A paper cover has kept the book clean and in great condition. Please email if you'd like to verify the name or photograph of someone you think may be in the book. Included: Mr. Samuel C. Feuerstein; David G. Margolis; Rabbi Emanuel Forman; Dr, Saul Isserow; Dr. Samuel Dershowitz; Mrs. Lillian Freeman; Joseph Abelow. Also includes photographs of the building, nursery school; there are also many candid photographs of dedication related events (most of which… Read More