Search Results: Titles starting with U from Dan Wyman Books

[Washington, D. C. ], Air Force History And Museums Program. 1995. Paperback. HOLO6, AMR4, EE2, YUSC, YUofC, CDS . Original Stapled Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 46 pages. Ill. Maps. 24 cm. SUBJECT (S) : World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Balkan Peninsula. World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. Named Corp: United States. Army Air Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945. "50th anniversary of World War II". Includes bibliographical references (page 46) . Very good condition. (HOLO2-60-23) .

New York; Knopf. 1967. Braham1. (ja) . Original Wraps. 8vo. VIII, 299 pages. 21 cm. First edition. Edited by Samuel Hendel and Randolph L. Braham. Contents: The U. S. S. R. After fifty years: an overview, by S. Hendel. -The soviet political system, by A. G. Meyer. -The pursuit of affluence: the economic record, by P. Wiles. -The social and cultural record, by W. Miller. -Reflections on the soviet system: the durable core of totalitarianism, by B. D. Wolfe. -Reflections on the soviet system: toward a more human and equal society, by W. M. Mandel. -The U. S. S. R. In world affairs: an historic survey of Soviet foreign policy, by F. L. Schuman. -The U. S. S. R. In world affairs: problems of a "communist" foreign policy, by U. Ra'anan. -The "Socialist commonwealth": an appraisal, by R. L. Braham. -Selected bibliography (p. 295-299) . Subjects: Political science. Social history. Soviet Union - Politics and government. Soviet Union - Social conditions. Light wear to… Read more

Hardcover. ger2 . Berlin: Gerson Wechselmann, 1918. Cloth; 8vo. 164, xi, 151, xv, 132 pages. First edition. In German. Series: Schriften zur beleuchtung der lehrwise und entwicklung des Talmuds. Rosenthal was a German rabbi and scholar; this 3-volume Mischna study is of particular importance. (EJ) SUBJECT(S) : Mishnah. OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Ex-library with minimal markings. "Archival-Depot Offenbach A. M. " stamp on flyleaf. Dampstained; some wrinkling and staining to pages. Front hinge gone; series title page nearly detached. Pages dark and brittle. Text in very good condition. (GER-9-33) .

Stuttgart : A. Krabbe.. 1844.. Hardcover. BIBLE2, arab1 . 8vo. Xxiv, 160 pages. In German with Arabic and Hebrew. SUBJECT (S) : Hebrew language – grammar – history. SERIES: Beiträge zur Geschichte der ältesten Auslegung und Spracherklärung des Alten Testamentes ; ; Bd. 1. Ewald (1803-1875) was a “Protestant theologian [and] scholar of the Bible, Israelite history, and Semitic languages... He served as professor at Goettingen and Tuebingen. He was twice dismissed from his post – once in 1837 for protesting against the abolition of the Hanoverian constitution by the king, and again in 1867 for refusing to swear allegiance to the king of Prussia. Ewald viewed historical criticism not as a religious threat but as a means of reconstructing the process by which divine providence had chosen to reveal the true faith to humanity. He believed that the stories of the patriarchs could be used to reconstruct ancient Israelite tribal history, but that the patriarchs… Read more

Paperback. ger9, rab11, inbt ae . Berlin: No Publisher (Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften? ) , 1908. Wrappers; large 8vo. 887-914 pages. In German; occasional Arabic, Hebrew and Samaritan Aramaic. Offprint of the Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1908, vol. 39./ Includes bibliographical references. SUBJECT(S) : Samaritan literature -- History and criticism. Samaritans -- Doctrines -- Controversial literature. Manuscripts, Samaritan. Bible. O. T. Joshua -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. OCLC lists six copies worldwide. Some soil and darkening to covers. Spine chipping, with some creases; otherwise, good condition. (LB-3) .

Berlin, Schriftgiesserei H. Berthold, Abt. Privatdrucke,. 1926. Mx3, Bibliog2, heb2, ger7new, bibliog4a . Hardcover, 21-39 pages, Folio, 33 x 25 cm. In German. Contents: Zur einfuhrung. --In memoriam Rafael Frank. --Uber hebraische typen und schriftarten, von Rafael Frank. --Die renaissance des hebraischen, von dr. Jacques Adler. SUBJECT (S) : Hebrew type. Hebrew language. "Sechzehnter Bertholddruck. " "Hergestellt in einer beschrankten auflage fur einem kreis von freunden. "--Leaf at end. Reprinted from Archiv fur buchgewerbe, 48. Jg. , hft. 11. Ex-library. Water stain to front and back cover. Slight browning on edges of pages. Hinge repair. Otherwise, good condition. (BIB-11-7)xx .

Gotha, F. A. Perthes.. 1905. Hardcover. NJ . 12mo. Vi, 89 pages. In German. SUBJECT (S) : History – philosophy; Historische sociologie; Sociale ontwikkeling; Sociale verandering. OCLC lists 21 copies worldwide. Good condition; light water marks throughout. (NJ-1-12) .

Leipzig-Wien; Franz Deuticke. 1910. SPEC6, nj1 (JA) . Original Wraps. 8vo. 26 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In German. Von Dr. Med. Et jur. C. G. Jung. "Sonderabdruck aus dem Jahrbuch für psychoanalytische und psychopathologische Forschungen, II. Band. " Conflicts in the Child's Soul. Written during the period of Jung's editorship of the Yearbook for Psychoanalytical and Psychopathological Research and his position as chairman of the IPA, three years prior to his break with Freud. Subjects: Child study - Special phases. OCLC lists 12 copies. Wraps loose, soiled. Internally fresh. Good - condition. (SPEC-40-29) .

Frankfurt A. M. : Verlag Des Israelit Und Hermon. 1931. GER8, SPEC6. (JA) liturgy1 . Original Wraps. 8vo. 60 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In German. Author Insribed on title page. An explanation of the Kaddish prayer. The author, Wolf S. Jacobson was a leader of Agudas Yisroel in Berlin between the world wars; he emigrated to Denmark and served as Orthodox Rabbi at Machsike Hadas in Copenhagen; then to Sweden in 1943, and finally to Israel. Subjects: Kaddish. OCLC lists 21 copies. Light soiling to outer edges, overall very fresh and clean. Very good condition. (GER-43-6) .

Halle : E. A. Schwetschke,. 1833. Hardback. Ger9, holo15 . 1st Edition. Later Boards. 8vo. 64 pages ; 23 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, “On the Relation of Jews to the Christian States. ” “Karl Streckfuß (1779 –1844) was a German writer, translator and lawyer. He is the father of the writer Adolf Streckfuß… (his) 1833 work about the relationship of the Jews to the Christian states published, which critically commented on legal equality for Jews, sparked controversy… after having positive experiences in contact with Prussian Jews, Streckfuß later revised his views in a paper which he published ten years later under the same title. ” (Wikipedia, 2016) This is Streckfuss’ original commentary before revision. OCLC lists 28 copies worldwide. Ex-library with Jewish Instiutional Bookplate/Stamp and usual markings. Pages show some discoloration and foxing but overall this is a bright copy. A few pages torn with no text… Read more

Frankfurt A. M. : Verlag Des Israelit Und Hermon. 1931. GER9, SPEC6. (JA) liturgy1, inbt rg . Original Wraps. 8vo. 60 pages. 24 cm. First edition. In German. Insribed on title page. An explanation of the Kaddish prayer. The author, Wolf S. Jacobson was a leader of Agudas Yisroel in Berlin between the world wars; he emigrated to Denmark and served as Orthodox Rabbi at Machsike Hadas in Copenhagen; then to Sweden in 1943, and finally to Israel. Subjects: Kaddish. OCLC lists 21 copies. Light soiling to outer edges, overall very fresh and clean. Very good condition. (GER-43-6A) .

Schwerin : Kurschner.. 1844.. Hardcover. MX3, rab6, ger7new . 8vo. 88 pages. In German. SUBJECT (S) : Circumcision. OCLC lists 11 copies worldwide. Holdheim (1806-1860) was a German Reform leader. He preached in German, established modern schools, and held services on Sundays. His general idea was to separate Jews' religious imperative from their civic duties owed to the countries they lived in. (Levinger, EJ) Boards worn, pages foxed, good condition. (MX-21-4) .

Hildesheim, New York, G. Olms. 1822. Hardback. Sef9, ger9, period1 . 1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. [114] – 176 pages (i. E. 63 pages) ; 20 cm. In German. Title translates into English as, “On the Hispanic Locale-names in Hebrew-Jewish Writings. ” Librarian and scholar Alexander Marx’s copy of this landmark publication with his notes throughout. “Marx (1878–1953) was an American historian, bibliographer and librarian… Marx published articles in many languages and was at home in both classical and Semitic languages. Marx contributed monographs and articles to journals on a wide variety of subjects… and with Max L. Margolis wrote ‘A History of the Jewish People, ’ (a) pioneering work. ” (Wikipedia, 2016) This volume of “Zeitschrift…” (“Journal of the Science of Judaism”) was the very first volume of the periodical that began the first serious scientific inquiry of Judaism and Jewish texts. Zunz was not only the… Read more

Schwerin, C. Kürschner; In Commission Der Plahn'schen Buchhandlung, Berlin,. 1843. Paperback. WOMEN1, . 1st edition. Period Wrappers, 8vo, xii, 263 pages 26 cm. In German. Includes bibliographical references. Title translates as, “On The Autonomy of the Rabbis and ahe Principle of Jewish Marriage; A Contribution to Understanding About Some Relevant Jewish Issues of the Day. ” Samuel Holdheim (1806 –1860) was a “German rabbi and author, and one of the more extreme leaders of the early Reform Movement in Judaism. A pioneer in modern Jewish homiletics, he was often at odds with the Orthodox community…. The most important work by Holdheim appeared under the title Die Autonomie der Rabbinen, (Schwerin and Berlin, 1843) . In this he pleads for the abolition of the antiquated Jewish marriage and divorce regulations mainly on the ground that the Jews do not constitute a political nation. The Jewish religious institutions must be rigidly kept distinct from the… Read more

Rheinberg [Pest, E. Bartalits]. 1850 [1872]. Hardback. Ger9, military1, women2 . 1st Edition. Period Boards. 8vo. 15 pages; 207 pages, 19 cm. In German. At the rear of this volume is a rare 15 page graveside sermon by Rabbi Benjamin Willstätter in which Willstätter eulogizes a fallen Jewish soldier. Bound (at the front) with essays on marital laws by Rabbi Albert Stern. Stern was a Hungarian Rabbi and “a versatile scholar (who) founded the German periodical ‘Ha-Mehakker. ’” (Jewish Encyclopedia, 2016) . SUBJECT(S) : Marriage (Jewish law) Judaism. OCLC lists just 3 holdings worldwide of Willstäatter’s sermon, and 15 copies worldwide, and. Ex-library with Jewish Institutional Stamp and usual markings. Faint damp stains. A few tears with no text effected. Some pages are dirty. Overall good condition. (GER-58-37) .

Breslau : Druck Von Grass, Bartl Und Comp.. 1880. Hardback. Ger9 . 1st Edition. Modern Boards. 8vo, 38 pages (iv) . 20cm. In German. Title translates to, “Concerning Food and Drink of the early Semites: A Comparative Study” SUBJECT(S) : Semitic races. OCLC lists 8 copies worldwide. Short inscription on front page from the author, inside hinges starting. Good condition. (Ger-50-11) .

Minneapolis; St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church. 1945 - 1955. Ukr1 (hg) . Staple bound single-sided leaves. 4to. Unpaged. 28cm. First Edition. In English and Ukrainian. Seven early issues of the mimeographed newsletter published and written by young members of St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Folk Ballet of the Twin Cities. Covers feature amateur line drawings submitted by readers and contributors. First published in 1941, The UKadet is a cultural and community bulletin featuring articles of interest to Ukrainians living in the Twin Cities, as well as general lifestyle information. Each of these issues features a 3-5 page section in Ukrainian. €œThe Ukrainian Folk Ballet of the Twin Cities was founded in 1934 in Minneapolis. The aims of the group were to organize Ukrainian youth, promote Ukrainian arts and culture, especially the national dances, and to promote the Ukrainian cultural heritage among Americans. Its… Read more

Washington D. C. ; American Peace Society.. 1940. Paperback. Ukr1 (hg) . Original Wrappers. 8vo. 10 pages. 25 cm. First Edition. Reprinted from World Affairs, Vol. 103, No. 1, pp. 25-34. March, 1940. An essay describing the history of the Ukrainian independence movement, and the importance of the establishment of an independent Ukraine during the beginning of World War II. Granovsky, the president of the US based Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine, was closely tied to the Ukrainian struggle for independence and the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. Subjects: Ukraine -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements. Ukraine -- International status. OCLC lists 7 copies worldwide. (Stanford, Yale, Univ. Of Illinois, Indiana Univ. , Harvard, Univ. Of Minnisota, Univ. Of Toronto. ) Light age toning and shelf wear. Previous owner’s name. Very good + condition. (UKR-1-22) xx .

New York; The Ukrainian Congress Committee Of America.. 1961. Paperback. UKR1 (HG) , ee2 . Original Wrappers. 8vo. 12 pages. 25 cm. Offprint. Reprinted from The Ukrainian Quarterly Vol. XVII, No. 2, Summer 1961. Opinion piece by an Israeli correspondent for the London Daily Mail. Describing examples of Soviet antisemitism, the conditions of Ukrainian Jews in the Soviet Union, and the relationship of Ukrainian Jews to The State of Israel. Subjects: Jews -- Ukraine. Antisemitism -- Ukraine. OCLC lists 6 copies worldwide. (Harvard, Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Univ. Of Wisconson, Univ. Of Canberra, Univ. Of Toronto, Univ. Of Regina) Light edge wear and age toning. Some staining to front wrapper. Good + condition. (UKR-1-36) .

New York; United Ukrainian Organizations Of The United States. 1939. Paperback. Ukr1 (hg) . Original Wrappers. 16mo. 46 pages. 17 cm. First Edition. A concise history of the Ukrainian National Movement, written by Stephen Shumeyko, an influential figure in Ukrainian American communities and the first editor of the Ukrainian Weekly Newspaper. Subjects: Ukraine -- History. Some shelf wear and light age toning. Very good + condition. (UKR-1-9) xx .