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GATES TO THE OLD CITY; A Book of Jewish Legends / Selected & Translated by Raphael Patai
by Patai, Raphael
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0876689586
- ISBN 13
- 9780876689585
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Jason Aronson Inc, 1988. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Thick 8vo, black cloth with gilt lettering and mystical hand on spine with gilded lettering on cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with mystical hand in black & gold, translations from several languages by Raphael Patai, li + 807 pages. SCARCE, Very Useful and Textually Exact Collection of Aggada by the brilliant anthropologist and scholar. Raphael Patai (1910 1996) was a Hungarian-Jewish ethnographer, historian, Orientalist and anthropologist. An excellent companion volume to Louis Ginzberg's, Legends of the Jews. Superior Condition! Very slight age-toning to pages. Rare in a dj so Fine.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1605
- Title
- GATES TO THE OLD CITY; A Book of Jewish Legends / Selected & Translated by Raphael Patai
- Author
- Patai, Raphael
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0876689586
- ISBN 13
- 9780876689585
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Bible, Mishna, Talmud, Jewish, religion, Aggada, folklore, legends
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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