161. Tamarin, Alfred H.

Revolt in Judea: The Road to Masada. The eyewitness account by Flavius Josephus of the Roman campaign against Judea, the destruction of the Second Temple; and the heroism of Masada. Condensed and adapted for modern readers b Alfred H. Tamarin.

First Edition. New York, Four Winds Press, 1968. 22 cm x 28 cm. 157 pages. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

162. The Insight Team of the Sunday Times.

The Yom Kippur War.

First Edition. London, Andre Deutsch, 1975. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. VIII, 514 pages. Original Hardcover in original dustjacket. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear.

163. The Jewish Publication Society of America.

The Jews of Czechoslovakia. Historical Studies and Surveys. Volume 1.

New York / Philadelphia, Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews / The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1968. 14.5 cm x 21 cm. 283 pages. Original Hardcover in original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. [The Jews of Czechoslovakia]

164. Trebitsch, Arthur.

Geist und Judentum. Eine Grundlegende Untersuchung.

Wien, Verlag Ed. Strache, 1919. 15 cm x 22 cm. 282 Seiten. Original Hardcover. Privates Halbleinen. Guter bis sehr guter Zustand mit minimalen Gebrauchsspuren. Minimale Stockfleckbildung.

165. Uris, Leon.

Exodus. Illustrated by Harlan M. Karkovitz.

Signed Limited Edition. Pennsylvania, The Franklin Library, 1977. 16 cm x 25,5 cm. 720 Pages. Original Hardcover. Full leather with gilt lettering and ornament. Gilt edges. Beautifully singed by Leon Uris. Small smudge to the fore-edge of the book. Otherwise in excellent condition. Enclosed is a little pamphlet: “Note from the Editors”.

166. van Agt, J.F.

Synagogen in Amsterdam.

First Edition. ‘s-Gravenhage, Staatsuitgeverij, 1974. 20 cm x 28 cm. 95 pages. Illustrated with numerous photographies and drawings. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Slight discoloration on spine.

167. Egypt – Vaugondy, Robert. (1723 – 1786).

Karte von Egypten.

Original hand-coloured engraving. Augsburg, Joh. Walch, 1798. Plate Size: 54.5 cm x 49.2 cm. Sheet Size: 67.3 cm x 55.1 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Large margin between plate and sheet edges. Some spotting along sheet edges beyond map border. Central vertical fold as issued. Map is orientated to the north.

168. Vilnay, Zev.

The Guide To Israel. With over 650 Illustrations and a General Map of Israel.

Ninth edition, Revised. Jerusalem, Sole Agency 1966. 12 cm x 17 cm Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and front cover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. A few scrabbles on the front flap in ballpen.

169. von Gräfe [Graefe], Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht / [Provenance: Dr. Otto Simon (1873 – 1953 ?)– Exiled Jewish Ophthalmologist from Magdeburg to Cambridge]

Sammelband of rare publications on Ophthalmology / Ophthalmologie and Calabar Bean as a Remedy / The Sammelband includes: 1. [Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Graefe] – “Ueber Calabar Bean” – Auszug aus einem Vortrag gehalten in der Berliner medicinischen Gesellschaft am 24.Juni, 1863. 3 pages / 2. [Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Graefe] – Vorträge aus der Gräfe’schen Klinik, zusammengestellt und mitgetheilt von Dr.Engelhardt – I. Ueber Amblyopie und Amaurose (p.129 – p.144 aus dem Monatsblatt fuer Augenheilkunde, 1865) / 3. Vorträge aus der Gräfe’schen Klinik – Fortsetzung: Heilbare Form congestiver Amblyopie mit normalem Gesichtsfeld – (p.193 – p.275 aus dem Monatsblatt fuer Augenheilkunde, 1865) / 4.[Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Graefe] – Ueber v. Hasner’s Kritik der Linearextraction. – Separat-Abdruck aus den Klinischen Monatsblaettern fuer Augenheilkunde (Januar-Heft). Rostock, Carl Boldt, 1868. 20 Seiten / 5. [Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Albrecht von Graefe] – Noch ein Wort an den Verfasser der “Neuesten Phase”. (p.259 – 269)//.

Rostock u.a., Carl Boldt u.a., c. 1863 – 1868. Octavo. Private Hardcover with original offprints and pamphlet bound in. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely scarce and early publications by the pioneer of German ophthalmology.

170. Waxman, Mordecai (ed.).

Tradition and Change. The Development of Conservative Judaism.

Second printing of the first edition. New York, The Burning Bush Press, 1964 16x 24 cm. 477 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Former library copy with the typical stamps and markings (Simmons College Library).