Search Results: Modern Literature (Jewish Authors) from Quercus Rare Books

New York: Pantheon, 2010. Rebecca Goldstein is an academic philosopher, an interesting novelist, and a MacArthur Award winner. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Tan paper-covered boards with a blue cloth spine, gilt lettering. Clean text; 402 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1954. Mordecai Richler (1931-2001) is recognized as perhaps the finest Canadian author of the mid-20th Century. This is his first book, an uncommon title. Set in post-WWII Spain with a cast of expatriots, it has a very left-bank feel. This is a Near Fine copy of the First American Edition. Although published in the same year as the English edition, it is much less common. Black cloth binding, with spine lettering in black, red, and gilt. Some very minor wear at the edges, else Fine. Clean text; 246 pages. is bright but has some minor wear at the edges. The very "period" modernist dustjacket is complete and unclipped but has overall soiling, some edgewear, a small chip on the rear, and a 1-1/2" tear to the lower spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus.

New York: The Viking Press, 1953. The third published novel by the Canadian/American winner of the Nobel Prize (1976). This is a Very Good copy of the Book Club Edition; with printing date of September 1953 and printing by H. Wolff. Gray and black cloth binding, with lettering in red. Clean text; 536 pages. The corners are mildly bumped and there is some darkening around the upper margins. The dustjacket (which actually follows the First Edition points) has been price-clipped. It shows quite a bit of edgewear, with creasing and chipping, although the colors remain bright. In an archival plastic protector.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good (Minus). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. Translation from the original Yiddish by Tamara Kahana. A very nice copy; blue cloth binding with gilt stamping still bright. Unclipped DJ has a bookstore sticker on rear panel and a closed tear on the front; the spine is beginning to tan. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1959. Malamud's second novel, included on Time Magazine's "Top 100." This is a Near Fine copy of the First English Edition, issued two years after the American version. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 222 pages, very bright and fresh. Just a slight lean, else a Fine copy. The striking dustwrapper, a design by Milton Glaser, is unclipped; some chipping along the margins, and the spine slightly darkened. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First UK Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Boston: David R. Godine, 1980. The first of the Israeli author's books to be tranlated into English. A Fine copy of the First American edition. Maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering.Translated from the original Hebrew by Dalya Bilu. DJ has been clipped and shows a bit of edgewear; tiny chip at top of spine. Jacket illustration by Nancy Lawton. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux, 2001. Israeli writer and activist's fifth novel, considered somewhat of a departure into romance. Translated from the Hebrew by Vered Almog and Maya Gurantz. This is a Fine copy of the First American Edition (stated). Gray boards with black linen spine, gilt lettering. The dustjacket is unclipped and Fine; in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Random House, 1970. Lightly bumped, small smudge on fore-edge, some fading Unclipped DJ has just a tiny wrinkle at the bumped corners. In archival protector.. First American Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Near Fine.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966. Friedman's fourth book, and second collection of short stories. Contains the story that became the film "Heartbreak Kid." Friedman is generally classified as a black humorist; whatever, he is a masterful comic writer. A Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the First Edition (stated First Printing). Bright red cloth binding with black lettering. Some mottling to the topstain and a small ink or pencil mark on the FFEP. DJ is unclipped, has two small marks (colored pencil?) on spine and front panel; crease on front flap. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.

New York: Norton, 2002. Wonderful novel of Prague, the Holy Roman Empire, Rabbi Loew and the Golem, all held together by an ironic humorous take. Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Unclipped DJ in an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

New York: Knopf, 1981. Chaim Potok (1929-2002), one of the best American Jewish authors of the XXth century, wrote frequently of the conflict between the religious and secular world. This was his fourth published novel. A Near Fine copy of the First Edition (just a couple of minor bumps, else Fine). The dustjacket is clipped and has some very minor wear at the edges. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus.

Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. Born in Poland, Anzia Yezierska (1880-1970) chronicled the Jewish immigrant life on the Lower East Side of New York. After a plunge into obscurity, she has been re-discovered and considered an important feminist voice. This is her most famous work, a Very Good copy of a Later Printing (Quercus presumes the Second). Dark blue ribbed cloth binding with yellow titling on the spine and front cover. Clean text: viii, 297 pages; yellow topstain.. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP; front paste-down has one edge torn off. Mildly bumped, cracked at the rear endpapers; the top edge has a floodmark that continues down the edge of the FFEP. Lacking the dustjacket; in an archival plastic protector.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972. Roth's sixth book. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition (stated). Maroon cloth binding with Roth's initials in gilt on the front cover; gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 78 pages, with an author biography as one of the endpapers. The dustjacket is bright and unclipped, but marred by some chips at the edges and a small closed tear on the front panel. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

New York: Literary Guild, 1937. Originally written in Hebrew; this is the first edition in English, Translation by Israel Meir Lask. S(hmuel) Y(osef) Agnon (1888-1970) won the Nobel Prize in 1966. A Near Fine copy. The First Edition was published by Doubleday Doran, with a simultaneous Literary Guild edition from the same plates. The dustjacket is uncliupped; bearing the Literary Guild name. Shows light wear with some creasing at the edges. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1967. A novel of WWII by an important Irsaeli writer; winner of the Shlonsky Prize. Originally written in Hebrew (translation by David S. Segal). First Edition (stated). White cloth binding with red and black decoration on front cover. DJ is unclipped. In a protective plastic cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Patterson: Pageant Books, Inc., 1960. Originally published in 1934, Roth's iconic novel has from the first moment been a critical success. First Edition copies are out of range for most collectors; but this reissue can stand as a good place-holder. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition Thus, including a History by Harold A. Ribalow; a Critical Introduction by Maxwell Geismar; and a Personal Appreciation by Meyer Levin. Light gray cloth binding with a spine label in black and gilt. Clean text; 599 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped (but the price has been crossed out); a bit of darkening of the spine and margins; there is some light chipping along the edges. In an archival plastic protector.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Random House, 2001. This is a Fine copy of the First Edition. Red/orange paper-covered boards with a cloth spine; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 206 pages. The dustjacket is unclipped, also Fine. In a plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Liveright, 1963. The German-Jewish author Jacob Wasserman (1873-1934) had his books banned by the Nazis in 1933. Originally written in 1908; today his novel of the "wild child" is most famous for inspiring the 1974 film by Werner Herzog. This is a Very Good Plus to Near Fine copy of the Third Printing (Liveright published their First Edition in English 1928). Light gray cloth binding with metallic red lettering. Clean text. The dustjacket is complete; it is still bright, but has minor edgewear and two large chips. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Third Printing.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Minus.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. Wouk's second novel, first published in the USA in 1948. Rather unsuccessful; It was perhaps too gentle a work for the postwar market. Quercus, however, attests that it is a great read. This is a Near Fine copy of the First English Edition. A rather uncommon title in either vertsion. Blue cloth binding;titled in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 347 pages. Very fresh and bright. There is a previous-owner bookplate on the front paste-down, and spine gilt appears a bit dulled; else a Fine copy. The dustwrapper is unclipped, with only hints of edgewear; light soiling. In an archival plastic protector.. First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Criterion Books, 1955. An acknowledged master of Twentieth Century Russian lterature, Isaac Babel (1894-1940) was a protoge of Gorky, who published his first stories. Here is a selection of Babel's "Odessa Stories" and his "Red Cavalry" stories - based upon his service during the 1920 war with Poland, in the unusual situation of a Jew in a Cossack regiment. Babel did not survive Stalin; he died in prison, his realism resulting in political enemies. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. An uncommon title. Translated and Edited by Walter Morrison; Introduction by Lionel Trilling. Orange cloth binding with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 381 pages. Previous-owner signature on the FFEP; Title Page reinforced with archival tape. The dustjacket is price-clipped; the spine has faded, but all remains clear and bright in its own way. Chipped around the margins. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over… Read More