Arabs, Islam, Israel, Judaica and the Middle East

London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1959 A Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June). Shavuot commemorates the anniversary of the day God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. It is one of the shalosh regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals. It marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer. Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Croom Helm, 1979 Scarce title.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1961 Adolf Eichmann was the architect of The Final Solution which led to the systematic murder of Jews during WW2.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Touro College Graduate School of Jewish Studies, 1996 First Edition. Pamphlet. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Curzon Press, 1971 Introduction by R.B. Serjeant.. First Thus. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: George G. Harrap, 1936 A cross-cultural social history of the harems of the Middle East. Inscribed dedication from Penzer to "Con". Some rubbing to boards. Rare.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Spring Books, 1967 Built between 1459-65, Constantinople's Tokapi Palace remained among the world's most mysterious and unapproachable retreats for more than five centuries. This glimpse into the Grand Seraglio offers vivid portraits of the palace's architecture and of life within its walls, with particular emphasis on the manners and politics of the women of the harem and the eunuchs who guarded them. Some wear and chipping to d/j.. Third Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: United Synagogue Commission on Jewish Education, 1959 Fifth Printing. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ruth Levin. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: C. S. Publishing Company, 1959 Translated by Otto de Vuchetich and Salvator Attanasio. Signed by the author and inscribed to Richard Fry. Also includes the author's compliment slip and a typewritten errata slip. Some staining to lower boards and d/j.. Signed by Author. First English Edition. Cloth. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Office of School of Archaeology, 1906 The Hyksos first appeared in the Eleventh dynasty of Egypt, began their climb to power in the Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt and came out the other side of the second intermediate period in control of Avaris and the delta. By the Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt they ruled lower Egypt and at the end of the Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt they were expelled. The hiatus in the rule of their own land by the Egyptians extended from the end of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt to the start of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt and the move of the capital to Thebes. some minor foxing, all illustrations present.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: The Soncino Press, 1956 Hinges cracked.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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Englewood: SBS Publishing, 1979 First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Igael Tumarkin. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Fogfree, 2006 fep removed.. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Odhams Press, 1949 With a foreword and appreciation by Her Excellency Sarojini Naidu. Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1899 Rebound in strong library binding.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: Philosophical Library, 1956 Contents include: The Rabbis; Teachings of the Rabbis; Incidents in the Lives of the Rabbis; Proverbs and Sayings of the Rabbis; and Legends. 129 pgs. Preface by Dagobert D. Runes. Translation from the original Hebrew and Aramaic by Professor H. Polano.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1975. Translated by Miriam Kochamn.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: A & W Visual Library, 1979. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Bloch Publishing Company, 1994 A joyful, witty celebration of Cholent, that delicious long-simmering Shabbat stew, full of the lore and history of cholent-making from all over the world. Interspersed are cooking hints and sotries that will enhance your own family's culinary adventures. International Cholent, Vegetarian Cholent, and more!. First Edition. Paperback. New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's, 1975 Rare.. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Ktav Publishing House, 1969 Introduction by Moshe Carmilly-Weinberger.. First Thus. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Faber and Faber, 1968. From the series Library of illuminated manuscripts.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: Leon Amiel, 1975 Foreword by Dr. Jacob Rothschild.Contents: Introduction 1. Writing: in ancient times, writing surfaces, writing equipment, Talmud and Halakhah, the scribe. 2. The scroll: scrolls as early books, the Sefer Torah. 3. The manuscript: non-illuminated manuscripts, illuminated manuscripts. 4. The science of the Hebrew book: journals, catalogs, the preliminary pages, 20th-century, methods, future tasks. 5. Printing: introduction, incunabula, 1500-1550, 1550-1627, the 17th and 18th centuries, modern period. 6. Major centers. 7. Hebrew printers. 8. Love of the book: the beginnings, Hebrew book titles, the foreword, the recommendation, colophons, proofreaders, trade in books, censorship, bibliophiles, bookplates. 9. The artistry of the book: typography, methods and techniques, printers' marks, illustrations, binding. 10. Some basic books: the Bible, the Mishnah and Talmud, the Prayer Books, the Mishneh Torah, the Zohar and Kabbalah, the Haggadah. 11. Libraries: public libraries in Israel. Appendices: I. transliteration table, II. reading list, III. alphabetical index of title pages.. First Edition. Cloth. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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New York: Bloch Publishing Company, 1965 Foreword by Senator Abraham Ribicoff.. First Edition. Cloth. New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: John Long, 1927. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Vallentine, Mitchell & Co., 1974 Tells how the Jewish people maintained their Judaism under unbearable hardships in Spain, then dispersed to other European countries and to the New World.. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Frederick Muller, 1981 First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Pall Mall Press, 1965. Eight authorities examine the relationship between Islamic culture and world politics. Based on discussions at the Duke University Committee on International Relations.. First U.K. Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1966. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1978 First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Lund Humphries, 1949 The foreign language reader doesn't come much better than this, and it's a particular joy when it's been written for a difficult language like Hebrew. Short selections of unvowelled Modern Hebrew on the top half of the page and full vocabulary with vowelling and notes below. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Oxford University Press, 1957 Argues that the Dead Sea documents were written by Pharisees rather than Essenes. Includes a speculative chapter on "Islam and the Qumran Sect.". First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Thomas Yoseloff, 1960 First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: A.S. Barnes, 1971. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Vallentine, Mitchell & Co., 1970 First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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New York: Hermon Press, 1972 A reconstruction, from scattered references in contemporary Rabbinical works, of the Social Life of the Jews of Northern France in the 12th to the 14th Centuries, the creative period of the Tosafists. The Author paints an interesting picture of the social life of a medieval Jewish community before the Ghetto Walls closed about them, while they were still able to move freely, and hold social intercourse with their neighbours. Some holing to d/j.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1938 First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Philosophical Library, 1953 First Edition. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Eyre & Spottiswode, 1962. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Chatto & Windus, 1968 First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Cassell & Company, 1960 Set in post-war London this novel explores territory that the author has made his own. It charts the lives and tensions of several Jewish families - Otto Khane, a Dachau refugee, delicatessen-keeper Isidore, Ben, a zealous Communist, Paul the reluctant Jew and his girl-friend, Julia. Some wear and ter to d/j.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Robern Publishing, 1999 Introduction by Eugene Raskin. This Jewish LIfe Postcard Collection book features 30 reproductions of Saul Raskin's masterpiece paintings. It examines Jewish life through a series fo exraordinary paintings which have been vividly reproduced in exceptional posctard form. Wonderful for poastcard collectors, a great gift for Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Celebrate Jewish Life today. Saul Raskin (1878-1966) was born in Nogaysk, Russia. At the age of 15 he studied lithography in Odessa and later attended art academies in Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. After migrating to America in 1904 he became a multifaceted artist and produced etchings, paintings, water colors and even cartoons. Between 1921 and 1960 he visited Israel six times. At the time of his last visit, at 82, after an absence of thirteen years, he found Israel to be a new and exciting place. After his last trip he published "Personal Surrealism", the paintings of his dreams. He became a famed illustrator of Jewish subjects and was also a lecturer, writer and teacher. His work has been exhibited in the US and in Israel.. First Edition. Paperback. New. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Jerusalem: Feldheim Publishers, 1978. Some wear to d/j.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: East and West Library, 1953 First Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Sphere, 1971. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1943 Rare study of the Jewish question in pre-war Europe.. Fourth Printing. Cloth. Fine/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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London: C. Hurst & Co., 2001. Riddell evaluates the development of Islamic religious thought in the Malay-Indonesian world from the earliest times to the present. He also compares theological trends in other parts of the Muslim world as they relate to developments in Muslim South East Asia.. First Edition. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1974 Frontispiece removed.. First U.K. Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. more information

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London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1980. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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London: Allen Lane, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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