Search Results: Judaica from Mare Booksellers

New York: J. Emory and B. Waugh et al, Publishers, 1829. Hard Cover. Good. 1829 and other dates. Paper covered board with leather spine. Pagination varies. A few illustrated title pages. A bound volume of various religious and theological tracts, including parables for children. Perhaps of note is an "Epitome of Jewish History," abridged by Dr. Adam Clarke from the work of Dean Prideaux spanning from the days of Malachi to the birth of Christ. Also included is an account of missionary work in Southern Africa, focusing primarily on the missionary, with a little account of the lives and culture of natives. GOOD condition. Heavy scuffing, fading and some soiling to the covers. A few minor stains present. Heavy bumping, scuffing and wear along the extremities and spine, with some loss of leather. Interior front hinge cracked and beginning to separate. Scattered foxing, soiling and staining in the interior.

No Place: United Synagogue Commission on Jewish Education, 1969. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Maurice Sendak. Stated second printing. Hard cover. No jacket. With color illustrations throughout by Maurice Sendak. A harder to find Sendak title. In GOOD condition with moderate fading, scuffing and soiling to the covers, including a small noticeable section of soiling on the lower front cover. Extremities scuffed with some rounding and fraying to the corners and head and foot of the spine. Some soiling to the endpapers with a previous owner's stamp on the front endpaper. Interior clean and solid. Slight musty odor to the book.

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1911. Wraps. Good. Single issue of this journal devoted to subject relating to Jewish history and Judaism. This issue includes articles such as: leading motives of modern Jewish history; the revolution in Turkey and Jewish activities in Palestine; the Free Jewish Organisation, III; astronomy in the Babylonian Talmud, etc. GOOD condition. Large tear, with other smaller tears to the front cover, as well as extensive chipping and tearing along the extremities. Rear cover with a jagged 1 ½ by 3 inch piece missing from the center fore edge. Minor toning.

No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Fair. No publisher, place or date. Presumed circa 1951, based on a stamped date on the upper front cover. 5 leaves, printed on single sides only. All loose, held together with a paper clip. A newsletter style publication, perhaps aimed at a juvenile audience, discussing the holiday Chamisha Asas BiShvat; news in the Machoz; the message of Tu Bishvat; and a Chamisa Asar Mystery. This newsletter was perhaps issued by the Betar, a Revisionist Zionist youth movement founded in 1923. It was founded in Riga by Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky, and after World War II, was instrumental in helping the Herut and Likud political parties in the newly formed Israel. FAIR condition. Ex-library, with stamping/pencil note on the front cover. Heavy chipping, tearing and loss along the lower edge and lower left edge of the first several pages, resulting in minor loss of text. Some tearing along the edges. Minor toning and soiling. Overall worn and very fragile.