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New York: Balalntine Books A Del Rey Book, 1982. Uncorrected Proof.. 3rd Issue. 267pp. Crane Duplicating Services. 8vo. Blue wrappers. Uncorrected Proof.. 3rd Issue. 267pp. Crane Duplicating Services. 8vo.

In Hebrew and English. 5 vols. 8vo. Padded blue morocco, a.e.g., with the name "Samuel M. Bronfman" on upper over of each and his father's bookplate Samuel Bronfman in three of them. Some wear, esp to one volume's head of spine. In Hebrew and English. 5 vols. 8vo. UNIQUE, SAM & EDGAR BRONFMAN"S PRAYER BOOKS.

1956. 1 vols. Fine. 1 vols. Sidney Hook is arguably the most controversial figure in the tradition of American philosophy. Coming to prominence in the late 1920s as both the star pupil of John Dewey and an eminent Marx scholar, Hook devoted his early career to political action which placed him firmly among the fellow travelers of the Communist Party. Hook's political disposition began shifting towards the Right just prior to World War II. Around 1940, Hook adopted a vehement anti-Communism which led him to defend the reactionary political views for which he is now notorious. The coup d'grace of Hook's career for those who would demonize him as the quintessential turncoat came in 1985 when he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Reagan.

Paris: chez l'auteur ... et chez Ponce, 1788. First editions. Vol 1: Title, 24 plates, and 24 leaves of text; vol 2: title, dedication, 24 plates, and 24 leaves of text. 4to. Contemporary green morocco with gilt Greek key borders, pink silk endpapers, a.e.g. Corners rubbed, spine a touch browned, marginal foxing in first volume and to a few leaves in second. First editions. Vol 1: Title, 24 plates, and 24 leaves of text; vol 2: title, dedication, 24 plates, and 24 leaves of text. 4to. First editions, beautifully and fully engraved. The first volume is on the life of Confucius, the second details notable events in the reigns of various Chinese emperors. The plates were made after a series of drawings by the Jesuit missionary Joseph Marie Amiot. Cohen-De Ricci 479; Lust 729, 1133. Provenance: Francis John Hughes (bookplate)

Annapolis: J. Hughes, 1825. 167, [1]pp. The Jew Bill appearing on pages 154-155. [With:] Laws made and passed by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland, at the Session begun and held at the City of Annapolis, on Monday the Twenty-sixth Day of December, 1825 [which includes the enactment of the Jew Bill on page 21]. 2 vols. 8vo. Later tan cloth. Association of the New York Bar (inked stamps and blindstamps). 167, [1]pp. The Jew Bill appearing on pages 154-155. [With:] Laws made and passed by the General Assembly of the State of Maryland, at the Session begun and held at the City of Annapolis, on Monday the Twenty-sixth Day of December, 1825 [which includes the enactment of the Jew Bill on page 21]. 2 vols. 8vo. Important Printing of the Maryland Jew Bill. Although Article VI of the Constitution of the United States declares that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States" at the federal level, many states continued to… Read More

London: Charles Bill, Executrix of Thomas Newcomb, 1702. 453-454 pp. 4to. Contemporary blind-stamped paneled calf, manuscript spine label. 453-454 pp. 4to. "To the end that sufficient maintenance be provided and allowed for the children of Jewish parents, who shall turn Protestants ..." The law was enacted in response to the case of Jacob de Mendez Berta, who refused to support his 18-year-old daughter Mary after her conversion. The testimony of Mary and her Protestant supporters is recorded in the Journals of the House of Commons, after which it was resolved that a bill (i.e. the present Act) be written to address her case. The law remained in effect until the middle of the 19th century, though it was enacted expressly for Mary de Mendez Berta's benefit and does not seem to have been enforced thereafter. In bound collection of Acts from the reigns of William III (years 13 & 14) and Queen Anne (years 1-5).

New York: Charles Scribnerr's Sons, 1943. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth. Fine, in half crimson morocco slipcase and chemise. 1 vols. 8vo. INSCRIBED. Inscribed twice on half-title. First: "John J. Roberts K.M., with best wishes Francis J. Spellman" and below: "Mrs Charles W. Engelhard/with best wishes/ Prayerfully/ F. Cardinal Spellman/A Blessing/FJS.

[Washington, D.C.]: United States Printing Office, 1937. First edition, one of 75 (but probably one of only 7 in this binding). 97, [3] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in full light bown pigskin, with metallic plaque of the Seal of the United States inset into the upper cover, now with a fine patina, pigskin doublures and silk endpapers. Fine. In quarter leather and marbled boards pull off slipcase. First edition, one of 75 (but probably one of only 7 in this binding). 97, [3] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Inscribed to Morgenthau in the Deluxe Binding. A sumptously produced White House Christmas book, commemorating FDR's nearly month-long diplomatic mission to promote "hemispheric solidarity" with South America. The book was issued in an uncertain, though undoubtedly strictly limited, number, with two issues--in full pigskin, as seen here, and half pigskin and marbled boards. The colophon calls for 75 copies, with the more desirable full pigskin binding scheduled to run to 50 copies for distribution to South American… Read More

Rome: Typis. Sac. Congreg. de Prop. Fide, 1771. First edition. 16 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Recent morocco backed boards, a.e.g. First edition. 16 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Birrell & Garnett 15; Smitskamp PO 204

Rome: Typis. Sac. Congreg. de Prop. Fide, 1771. 15 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Recent morocco backed marbled boards, a.e.g. Fine. 15 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Birrell & Garnett 15; Smitskamp PO 205; Brunet I, 197

Rome: Typis. Sac. Congreg. de Prop. Fide, 1797. 15 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Recent morocco backed marbled boards, a.e.g. Fine. 15 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Not in Birrell & Garnett. Smitskamp PO 216; Brunet I, 197

Rome: Typis. Sac. Congreg. de Prop. Fide, 1787. Second, revised edition, following the 1776 first edition. Text rewritten, plate enlarged. Folding engraved plate of Pali text by G. Expilly, each page printed within a border of typographical ornaments, numerous examples of Burmese types. [iii]-xvi, 64 pp. Lacking [a1] blank. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Recent morocco backed marbled boards, a.e.g. Fine. Second, revised edition, following the 1776 first edition. Text rewritten, plate enlarged. Folding engraved plate of Pali text by G. Expilly, each page printed within a border of typographical ornaments, numerous examples of Burmese types. [iii]-xvi, 64 pp. Lacking [a1] blank. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Birrell & Garnett 21; Smitskamp PO 212

Rome: Typis. Sac. Congreg. de Prop. Fide, 1771. First edition. xx, 152 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Recent morocco backed boards, a.e.g. Paper flaw in margin of A1 (no loss), else fine. First edition. xx, 152 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Birrel & Garnett 12; Updike, Printing Types I (1951), pp. 181-3; Smitskamp PO 206; Brunet I, 197

[Rome: Typis. Sac. Congreg. de Prop. Fide, 1809. [4] ff. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Recent morocco backed marbled boards, uncut edges. Fine. [4] ff. 1 vols. Small 8vo. The last in the series of elegant type specimens of exotic languages issued by the Propaganda Press from the 1770s onward. Uncommon. Birrell & Garnett 25; Smitskamp PO 217

Rome: Typis. Sac. Congreg. de Prop. Fide, 1789. 32 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Recent morocco backed boards, a.e.g. Library perforation stamp at foot of title page, else fine. 32 pp. 1 vols. Small 8vo. Birrell & Garnett 22; Smitskamp PO 213; Goldschmidt 30

Newburyport: Daniel Bayley, 1771. The Seventh Edition, with Additions. Music engraved throughout recto and verso. Vol. 1: 4. [1], 10pp., plus engraved plates 1-96; Vol. 2: [4]pp, engraved plates 1-96. Manuscript music on rear endpaper. Oblong 8vo. Contemporary calf, worn, lacks upper cover. The Seventh Edition, with Additions. Music engraved throughout recto and verso. Vol. 1: 4. [1], 10pp., plus engraved plates 1-96; Vol. 2: [4]pp, engraved plates 1-96. Manuscript music on rear endpaper. Oblong 8vo. Bayley published "editions and issues of Tans'ur's The Royal Melody Complete, Williams's Universal Psalmodist and Tansur-Williams-Bayley's The American Harmony that appeared in New England between 1767 and 1774, thereby creating a major bibliographic tangle. Because some of the same engraved plates were used for every issue of the three related works, the three must be described together. Bayley's dominant role in the project explains why the works are here listed under his name, rather than Tans'ur or… Read More

Leipzig: Brockhaus, 1863. First edition, printed at the author's expense at the Academic press, Berlin. viii, 95, [1, index] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Later black cloth backed boards. Ownership signature of the great American biblical scholar and translator Max Margolis 1928 and his bookplate. First edition, printed at the author's expense at the Academic press, Berlin. viii, 95, [1, index] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Early work on Old Testament translation issues from the German biblical scholar and orientalist Paul de Lagarde (1827-1891), professor at Göttingen, and a fine association, from the library of the chief translator of the Jewish Bible, Max Margolis, "The greatest Jewish master of Biblical learning in America".

Brussels: Chez R. Fancois Foppens, 1740. Rare edition, same year as LeHaye edition. xvi, 175, [1]pp. "Préface de l'editeur" est signée : F. de Voltaire, et datée : "A La Haye, ce 12. octobre 1740". 8vo. Mottled contemporary calf, spine darkened, edges red. Minor foxing. Rare edition, same year as LeHaye edition. xvi, 175, [1]pp. "Préface de l'editeur" est signée : F. de Voltaire, et datée : "A La Haye, ce 12. octobre 1740". 8vo. OCLC 965245392

London: R. Norton for R. Roylston, 1677. Third Edition. Engraved frontispiece, double-page genealogical table, and text illustrations. [8], lxvii, [4], xvii, [1], 234pp. 1 vols. Folio. Bound in mid-19th-century high Victorian green morocco, richly gilt, covers with wheel centerpiece surrounded by 4 raised triangles froming a cross heavily gilt, four gilt stamped raised bands, raised head and tail caps gilt, edges carmine with gilt gauffering, with inner contemporary buckram joint at front and rear. Some loss of upper margin and lower portion of frontispiece. Frontispiece, title, and table mounted, a few marginal repairs, not affecting text. In quarter morocco and cloth folding case. Third Edition. Engraved frontispiece, double-page genealogical table, and text illustrations. [8], lxvii, [4], xvii, [1], 234pp. 1 vols. Folio. New Wing C 1588

London: Printed by W.D. for J. Walthoe, etc., 1716. The Fourth Edition Corrected. Engraved frontispiece, chronological table, and text illustrations. (24), xxii, 239 pp; Frontispiece, (1), 243-738. 1 vols. Folio. Contemporary paneled calf, black leather spine label. A nice, tight, clean copy. Bookplate and rear pocket of the Zion Research Library. The Fourth Edition Corrected. Engraved frontispiece, chronological table, and text illustrations. (24), xxii, 239 pp; Frontispiece, (1), 243-738. 1 vols. Folio. New Wing C 1588