21. Sachar, Abram L. / Gurion, Ben / Aiken, Henry.

Photograph, showing Abram Leon Sachar and David Ben Gurion together at a conference.

Original, vintage photograph, signed and inscribed by Abram L. Sachar [first president of Brandeis University] to american philosopher Henry David Aiken. [Brandeis], 1962. 20.3 cm x 25.3 cm. Excellent condition.

22. Buber, Martin.

Die Legende des Baalschem.

Erste Ausgabe / First Edition. Frankfurt, Rütten & Loening, 1908. 14.5 cm x 20.6 cm. 257 Seiten. Originaler, illustrierter Leinenband. Titel, Initialen und Einband von E.R.Weiss. Deckled Edge. Minimal stockfleckig. Ganz minimale Papierläsuren im oberen Buchblock der ersten 6 Seiten. Die außergewöhnlich gut erhaltene Leinenbindung in einer seltenen Bibelklappenausführung (Die Leinenenden der beiden Buchdeckel wurden über den Deckelbezug hinaus flexibel weitergeführt und schliessen nahezu perfekt über dem seitlichen Schnitt). Die wunderschönen Vorsatzblätter erhalten.

23. Egypt – Ortelius, Abraham. (1527 – 1598).

Aegyptus Antiqua.

Original engraving. Antwerp, Ortelius, [c.1595]. Plate Size: 51.2 cm x 35.8 cm. Sheet Size: 58 cm x 43.4 cm. Original map. In very good condition. Discreet tears near lower left and top right. Slight staining to top of sheet. Central vertical fold as issued. Professional repaired wormholes to above centre top border and near centre of map. A very minor hole along each lower vertical border of plate frame. Reverse carries Latin text. The map was orientated with Egypt’s north to the right.

24. [Tasso, Torquato] / Hoole, John.

Jerusalem Delivered; an Heroic Poem. [Large / Better Paper Edition of “Gerusalemme liberata”]. Translated from the Italian of Torquato Tasso, by John Hoole. [Including a biographical account “Life of Tasso”]

The Eighth Edition – With Notes. In Two Volumes. [Two Volumes bound in one]. London, T.Bensley, Bolt Court, Fleet Street, 1803. Quarto (22 cm x 28 cm). Frontispiece, XLVII, 339, [3], 335 pages plus 44 unnumbered pages of a thorough Index. Illustrated with thirteen (13) beautiful copper engravings (plus the Frontispiece). Hardcover / Stunning, modern half leather with new boards, preserving the original spine. With gilt lettering and ornament, bound to style of the 18th/19th century by an english masterbinder. Excellent condition. With some occasionall foxing. From the library of Richard Meade (Ballymartle), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

25. Krommer, Anna.

Galiläa (Lieder einer Siedlung) – [With beautiful autographed letters, signed etchings and reviews].

First Edition. Wien, Europäischer Verlag, 1955. 13.4 cm x 20.9 cm. 31 Seiten. Original Hardcover (schlichter Pappband). Signed on the endpaper by Anna Krommer. / Signiert. Sehr guter Zustand. Mit zahlreichen Beigaben wie Briefen und einer kurzen Besprechung des Buchs von Harry Zohn sowie einem Dankschreiben Krommers an Zohn. / Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Includes some wonderful letters by Krommer to Zohn and a review by Zohn of Krommer’s book.

26. Anonymous.

Memorials of Jewish Missions – 19th century Scrapbook on Jewish History, depicted in Wood Engraved Pictures including illustrations of Jewish and Arab Locations in Palestine, Illustrations of schooling of jewish Children, “The Rev. H.A.Stern, Preaching to the Felashas at Shargee” / Illustrations of jewish streetscenes in european Cities, Jewish Costume and People / Deption of Biblical Scenes and Jewish Ceremonial Instruments etc. / “The Jewish Intelligence” by A.Johnston / Original Ephemeral Cover-Art of “The Jewish Missionary Advocate and Monthly Record of The Children’s Beehive for Israel” [″Work and Pray is our Motto”] //

c. 1875. 24 cm x 32 cm. Scrapbook with 179 Wood engravings on Jewish History, Fauna in the Holy Land, etc. Original 19th-century red cloth Hardcover with gilt-decoration on boards. Upper spine is slightly bumped but the beautiful binding is overall firm. Interior is in excellent condition.

27. Mediterranean – Ortelius, Abraham. (1527 – 1598).

Natoliae, quae olim Asia Minor Nova Descriptio – Aegypti Recentior Descriptio – Carthaginis Celeberrimi Sinus Typus.

Original hand-coloured copper engraving. Antwerp, Ortelius, [c.1600]. Plate Size: 49 cm x 32.5 cm. Sheet Size: 53.8 cm x 36.2 cm. Original map. Very good condition. Clean and crisp. Reverse carries Latin text.

28. Simonis, Johanne [Johannes].

Biblia Hebraica Manualia, Ad Hooghtianam, & optimas quasque Editiones recensita, atque cum brevi Lectionum Masorethicarum KETHIBAN et KRIJAN, Resolutione ac Explicatione, Ut et cum Dictionario Omnium Vocum Veteris Testamenti Hebraicarum et Chaldaicarum in usum Studiosae Juventis edita a Johanne Simonis. Old Testament [Bilingual: Hebrew and Latin Edition] with commentary and Dictionary of biblical terminology by german oriantalist and theologian Johann Simonis.

Second Edition. Amsterdam, Jacob Wetstein, 1753. Octavo. Frontispice, [9], 640, 320, 384, 72, 79, [3] pages. [While others mention two fold-out-plates being part of this edition, we could not verify this. Our edition has no fold-out-plates]. Hardcover / Modern half leather with gilt lettering on spine. Bound to period style. Binding in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition !

29. 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”.

30. Sutzkever, Abraham.

In Fayervogn.

First Edition. Israel, 1952. 17.8 cm x 24.5 cm. 184 (3) pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition of the volume itself with only minor signs of external wear and a small chip to the spine. The rare dustjacket with fraying and some larger chips, but now protected by Mylar. Wonderfully inscribed by Sutzkever and with a little drawing on the endpaper. Extremely rare yiddish publication.