Category: 19th Century Judaica

1859 - 1860 HAMASAEF: The Hebrew Review and Magazine for Jewish Literature: The journal of Hebrew Enlightenment and the First Modern Hebrew Periodical

Price: $1,259.99

Publisher: London, : 1859

Seller ID: 000679

Condition: Good

On offer the famed HEBREW PERIODICAL: HAMASAEF: The Hebrew Review, and Magazine for Jewish Literature. HaMasaef was the journal of Hebrew Enlightenment and the First Modern Hebrew Periodical New Series; Vol. 1, No. 1 - 48. London, 1859-1860. (i.e., October 1859 to September 1860.) 8vo. An extended run of 48 numbered issues bound in one volume. Individual issues in VERY GOOD condition, original boards, loose and shaken, spine replaced with crude tape. VERY RARE. Copac records only the British Library copy which contains only the first 10 issues [Ref: "Hameasef Breakthrough in Hebrew Periodi...
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Haggadah Shel Pesach : PASSOVER HAGGADAH WITH COMMENTARY OF RABBI SHABBTAI COHEN

Price: $199.99

Publisher: Warsaw, Poland, : 1870

Seller ID: 000453

Binding: Original Wraps

Condition: Poor

1870 Warsaw HAGGADAH. Rare. No copies in American auction records. Last similar book was 1868 Warsaw Haggadah sold in 1982. The Book: Haggadah Shel Pesach, Warsaw, 1870. 8vo. One must be more forgiving of the condition of Haggadot than other books. This is a very worn copy with 1/2 loss to rear board, partial loss to last leaf, partial loss to upper title, some fraying. However, it is a still a nice rare example of a Polish 19th century Haggadah. ; Hebrew, Judaica; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Bible Studies, Bible, Genesis, Hassidic, Hassidim, Chassidic, Judaism, Jewish, Judaica, Israel,...
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1886 INTIMATE TYPED LETTER SIGNED [TLS] BY FAMED JEWISH INTELLECTUAL, LECTURER, SOCIAL REFORMER AND RELIGIOUS LEADER TO HIS FRIEND NOTED LINCOLN PORTRAIT ARTIST DOUGLAS VOLK

By: FELIX ADLER

Price: $985.99

Publisher: NEW YORK CITY NY, : 1886

Seller ID: 000610N

Condition: Very Good+

On offer is an original typed letter signed [TLS] dated The Society for Ethical Culture, NY, April 14, 1886, 1-1/2 pages by Felix Adler (1851-1933) Jewish rationalist intellectual, popular lecturer, religious leader and social reformer who founded the Ethical Culture movement. Although not mentioned by name this was written to Douglas Volk, the American artist noted for his famous portrait of Abraham Lincoln that was used for the postage stamp. Also of note this letter comes on the heels of Volk's founding of the Minneapolis School of Fine Art, Minnesota (now the Minneapolis College of Art and...
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Sefer Ikarim, Sh'chaber Hachacham ish HaElokai M'Ranna V'Rabban Yosef Albo Z'Tz'L

By: Rabbi Joseph Albo

Price: $189.99

Publisher: Lemburg [Lvov] Poland, S.L. KUGEL : 1861

Seller ID: 000REU002

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Good+

Book Description : Lemburg, 1861.Sefer Ikkarim, Sh'chaber Hachacham ish HaElokai M'Ranna V'Rabban Yosef Albo Z'Tz'L. "Book of Fundamentals, written by the wise man of God, the Rabbi Yosef Albo of holy and blessed memory." Sefer Ikkarim is a major work of Jewish philosophy written in the fifteenth century by Rabbi Joseph Albo. With two commentaries by Gedaliah and Lipshitz. ; Hebrew, Judaica; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Ikarim, Bible Studies, Bible, Judaica, Juden, Jew, Hebrew Studies, Hebraic, Talmud, Kabbalah, Seferim, Sefer, JEWISH TRADITIONS, CUSTOMS, Liturgy, Manuscript, an...
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1829 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT REGARDING THE FARMER'S BANK OF VIRGINIA AND PROMINENT JEWISH MERCHANT AND BUSINESSMAN PERHAPS ACTING FOR WOULD-BE PLAYWRIGHT AND DESCENDANT OF A COLONIAL JEWISH FAMILY

By: WILLIAM NEKERVIS

Price: $859.99

Publisher: New York NY, Virginia VA, : 1829

Seller ID: 000522

Condition: Good+

WILLIAM NEKERVIS. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED as Cashier, Farmers Bank of Virginia, (Richmond, Virginia), April 10, 1829. 8 x 10 inches, 1 page + integral stampless address leaf. Horizontal and vertical folds; light soil; some weakness at folds; large docketing note on address leaf; Good condition overall. To T.I. Tobias: ...Since I last wrote to you, two of Mr. Judah's notes have been consolidated and reduced to $240. The debt is now $455, in two notes, $240 and $215, both due 27/30 April. There is a bit of a mystery behind this letter. T.I. TOBIAS was a prominent New York Jewish merchant and imp...
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Category: 19th Century Judaica

1859 - 1860 HAMASAEF: The Hebrew Review and Magazine for Jewish Literature: The journal of Hebrew Enlightenment and the First Modern Hebrew Periodical

Haggadah Shel Pesach : PASSOVER HAGGADAH WITH COMMENTARY OF RABBI SHABBTAI COHEN

1886 INTIMATE TYPED LETTER SIGNED [TLS] BY FAMED JEWISH INTELLECTUAL, LECTURER, SOCIAL REFORMER AND RELIGIOUS LEADER TO HIS FRIEND NOTED LINCOLN PORTRAIT ARTIST DOUGLAS VOLK

Sefer Ikarim, Sh'chaber Hachacham ish HaElokai M'Ranna V'Rabban Yosef Albo Z'Tz'L

1829 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT REGARDING THE FARMER'S BANK OF VIRGINIA AND PROMINENT JEWISH MERCHANT AND BUSINESSMAN PERHAPS ACTING FOR WOULD-BE PLAYWRIGHT AND DESCENDANT OF A COLONIAL JEWISH FAMILY