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Parafrasis Comentado Sobre el Pentateuco by Aboab, Isaac da Fonseca; Jan van den Aveele (engraving)

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Title: Parafrasis Comentado Sobre el Pentateuco
Author: Aboab, Isaac da Fonseca; Jan van den Aveele (engraving)
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition: g+ to vg-
Description: Amsterdam: Estampado en caza de Iaacob de Cordova, 5441. First edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg-. Large quarto. [5] 634pp. Re-backed in modern spine with raised bands, blind-stamped tooling and the original gilt-stamped leather label pasted on. Retains original leather boards. Edges of the book block in red. Engraved title page. Text throughout printed in a two-column format with decorative woodcut initials and tailpieces. This work is a paraphrased translation of the Pentateuch (the Five Books of Moses) into Spanish, by Rabbi Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (1605-1693), seamlessly incorporating and utilizing past rabbinic commentary and midrash into the text. The previous commentaries referenced by Aboab throughout are usually attributed to the views of "sages" or "theologians" without specifically citing the individual source. The book was important for the ex-converso Sephardic Jewish community of Amsterdam as many of these Jews, who had in more recent years reconnected with there Jewish heritage after a period of more than one hundred years living as Catholics on the Iberian peninsula, could not read Hebrew. This publication is one of a large number of works of Judaica (including bibles and prayer books) published from the 16th - early 18th centuries which catered to that community. The author, a respected scholar and prominent member of the Sephardic community, was himself from a Portuguese Jewish family which had previously been forcibly converted to Christianity. The work is considered to be Aboab's magnum opus, and was the standard by which all other similar works of the period were judged. The engravings which surround the text on the title page by Jan van den Aveele (c. 1650 - 1727) depict a number of biblical scenes and figures, and contain some Hebrew text. The prologue contains approbations (including some Hebrew text) from three other prominent religious figures in the community: Jacob ben Aaron Sasportas (1610 – 1698), Immanuel Abenatar Melo and Selomoh de Oliveira. Text throughout in Spanish. Binding with some light rubbing to the extremities, and some period abrasions to the covers. Interior with some light water staining to the interior covers and free endpapers. Text pages throughout with some sporadic minor to light foxing and water stains, with a few small instances of worming or other holes. Title page with a small hole at the center, and a closed tear at the bottom. The initial 7 printed leaves have been repaired and/or reinforced to one degree or another mostly in the margins. In the case of the title page (laid down) this has resulted in some minor loss of image to the edges of the leaf, and some loss of text along the left margin of the prologue leaf and on p.1 and 3. Pages throughout on the whole in good shape. Binding in very good-, interior in good+ condition overall. About the author: Isaac Aboab da Fonseca (1605-1693) was a leading Rabbi and scholar of the Portuguese Jewish community of Amsterdam in the 17th century. He was born in the Portuguese town of Castro Daire as Simão da Fonseca, and was a member of the large and prominent Aboab family which was comprised of many noted rabbis, scholars, physicians, and merchants over the centuries. He was born into a family of conversos, but still constant anti-Semitic persecution caused the family to immigrate to Amsterdam when Isaac was seven years old. There they reestablished their Jewish roots. From 1642-1654 he was appointed to be the head of the Jewish community in Recife, Brazil during the brief period of Dutch control. He served as Rabbi of the Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue, the first synagogue in the Americas. Upon the retaking of the colony by the Portuguese, Aboab came back to Amsterdam, and in 1656 he was one of several prominent religious leaders of the Portuguese-Jewish community of Amsterdam to excommunicate the famed philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Reference: Darlow and Moule, #8481.

Fur: A Practical Treatise by Bachrach, Max

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Title: Fur: A Practical Treatise
Author: Bachrach, Max
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition: vg
Description: New York: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1930. Hardcover. vg. 8vo. xiv, 678 pp. Brown buckram. Illustrated with drawings, figures, photos and maps. Corners bumped. Light wear to spine. Former owner's signature on title page. Descriptive history of fur trade and industry. Overall very good condition.

A Description of the Royal Palace and Monastery of St. Laurence, called the Escurial; and of the Chapel Royal of the Pantheon ... Translated from the Spanish of Frey Francisco de los Santos by George Thompson

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Title: A Description of the Royal Palace and Monastery of St. Laurence, called the Escurial; and of the Chapel Royal of the Pantheon ... Translated from the Spanish of Frey Francisco de los Santos by George Thompson
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition: Twentieth-century quarter morocco and cloth. Some traces of soot in margins. Fine
Description: London: Printed by Dryden Leach, for S. Hooper at Caesar's Head, in the Strand, 1760. With 13 plates (9 folding), including engraved coat of arms of dedicatee on verso of errata in Part I and engraved coat of arms on dedication leaf in Part II. xxxvii, [1, blank], 299, [1], xi, [1, blank], 60 pp. 1 vols. Large 4to. Twentieth-century quarter morocco and cloth. Some traces of soot in margins. Fine. With 13 plates (9 folding), including engraved coat of arms of dedicatee on verso of errata in Part I and engraved coat of arms on dedication leaf in Part II. xxxvii, [1, blank], 299, [1], xi, [1, blank], 60 pp. 1 vols. Large 4to. ESTC T31699. Provenance: General Theological Seminary (bookplates and blindstamps)

Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper “Uchi Sakurada kinkata ikken” [trans.: “Record of the Activity at the Inner Sakurada Gate”] by UCHI SAKURADA LOG BOOK

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Title: Manuscript on paper, entitled on upper wrapper “Uchi Sakurada kinkata ikken” [trans.: “Record of the Activity at the Inner Sakurada Gate”]
Author: UCHI SAKURADA LOG BOOK
Seller: Jonathan A. Hill, Bookseller, Inc. (United States)
Description: 61 folding leaves, written in a fine & legible hand, several diagrams in the text. 8vo (255 x 158 mm.), self-wrappers, stitched. Edo: copied in 1809 by “Masatoshi Tada.” This fascinating document is a copy of a log book, prepared by the guards and government officials who oversaw the activities of the famous Inner Sakurada Gate, part of Edo Castle. Following the title leaf, we find a table of contents with the following sections: 1. number of guards and officials, their positions and roles; 2. rules and regulations of the gate; 3. hours of duty and changing of the guard; 4. the actual log; and 5. annual events and precessions which take place at this gate. As one studies this manuscript, one becomes aware of the inner workings of the shogun’s castle in all its complexity on a nearly daily basis: many names are listed, detailed comings and goings of dignitaries and doctors, rules for the workers, security issues in case of fire or earthquakes, armaments at the ready, lists of gifts and supplies for the shogun’s household, etc. In fine condition.

Rage by Bachman, Richard; [Psuedonym of Stephen King]

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Title: Rage
Author: Bachman, Richard; [Psuedonym of Stephen King]
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: London: New English Library, 1983. First British Edition. Near Fine. First British edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's yellow printed wrappers. Near Fine with light curl to book, light shelf wear, old price sticker to front cover and pages toned as usual. A scarce title written by Stephen King under pseudonym, out-of-print.

Aerodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche by Erik Nitsche

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Title: Aerodynamics" -- Atoms for Peace Poster Series by Erik Nitsche
Author: Erik Nitsche
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Condition: Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple short closed tears.
Description: Lausanne, Switzerland: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Very good. Light dust soiling, a couple short closed tears.. An exceptional poster designed by Erik Nitsche (1908-1998), while working as art director for the engineering firm General Dynamics in 1955. It is part of the "Atoms for Peace" poster series, and was exhibited by the firm at the 1955 International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in Geneva, Switzerland. What makes the series so impactful-- aside from their stunning use of color, typography, and image-- is the coherent message Nitsche has woven throughout the pieces: that atomic energy can be used for peace and modern innovation among nations, rather than destruction and discord sown by the advent of Oppenheimer's atomic bomb. The posters each feature a different minimal, yet nuanced expression of modern science and innovation, with the phrase "Atoms for Peace" in different languages including French, Hindi, English, Spanish, German, Italian, and Arabic. Nitsche, Erik. "Aerodynamics". Lausanne: General Dynamics, Lith. R. Marsens, 1955. Lithographed poster measuring approx. 50" by 35". Red design with map of the world and two planes, referencing aerodynamics and the possibilities of travel, with German phrase at head reading "atome im dienste des friedens

FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME by Thomas, Marlo; Steinem, Gloria; Pogrebin, Letty Cottin; Vonnegut, Kurt

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Title: FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME
Author: Thomas, Marlo; Steinem, Gloria; Pogrebin, Letty Cottin; Vonnegut, Kurt
Seller: Type Punch Matrix (United States)
Condition: Near fine in very good jacket.
Description: New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1974. First printing. Near fine in very good jacket.. First edition of these collected stories and songs, a companion volume to the preceding album and Emmy-winning television special, a beloved and hugely influential feminist project of children's liberation from imposed gender roles. FREE TO BE... was first conceived by Thomas, and brought into being with the support of MS. magazine editor Pogrebin and producer Carole Hart: "Letty Cottin Pogrebin knew feminism. Carole Hart knew songwriters. And Marlo Thomas knew everybody" (Kois). Book contributors include Carl Reiner, Stephen Lawrence, Shel Silverstein, Judy Blume, Judith Viorst, Mary Rodgers, Anne Roiphe, Betty Miles, and Lucille Clifton, with illustrations by Barbara Bascove, Guy Billout, Arnold Lobel, and Doug Taylor. Increasingly hard to find in collectible condition. 11'' 8.5''. Original purple cloth. Yellow endpapers. In original price-clipped dust jacket. 143, [1] pages. Touches of shelfwear to book. Scuff to rear panel. Overall, bright and sharp.

OH WOW: A Scenario by John Steinbeck, IV & Tom Costner by Steinbeck IV, John; Costner, John

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Title: OH WOW: A Scenario by John Steinbeck, IV & Tom Costner
Author: Steinbeck IV, John; Costner, John
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Condition: Very good plus.
Description: (New York): John Steinbeck, IV & Tom Costner, 1971. Very good plus.. First edition of this collaboration between journalist Steinbeck (son of renowned author John Steinbeck) and Tom Costner - a tale of American forces in Vietnam, presented in a screenplay format. 11'' x 8.5''. Original orange pictorial wrappers. vii, 82 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Faint edgewear and minor toning to text block. Bright copy.

Birds of the West Indies (Signed) by SIMON, Taryn

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Title: Birds of the West Indies (Signed)
Author: SIMON, Taryn
Seller: Harper's Books (United States)
Condition: Fine in yellow cloth boards in a fine jacket.
Description: Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2013. Fine in yellow cloth boards in a fine jacket.. First Edition. Thick quarto. 439pp. SIGNED by Simon to the title page. Volume one in a two part series with volume two published in 2015. Simon’s project begins with a visual catalog documenting the female characters, weaponry, and modes of transport featured throughout five decades of James Bond films. The second volume shifts focus as Simon adopts the role of Bond as an ornithologist, systematically locating, recording, and categorizing every bird that appears across the franchise’s 24 films.

Allgemeine Grundlagen der Kunstpadagogik by AMERSDORFFER, Heinrich, et al.

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Title: Allgemeine Grundlagen der Kunstpadagogik
Author: AMERSDORFFER, Heinrich, et al.
Seller: Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description: hardcover. 328 illus., 20 in color some mounted. 498pp. 8vo, cloth. Berlin, 1953. Handbuch der Kunst-Und Werkerziehung Band I.

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Trans-Siberian Express by Adler, Warren

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Title: Trans-Siberian Express
Author: Adler, Warren
Seller: Books Tell You Why, Inc. (United States)
ISBN: 9780399118951
Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket
Description: New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1977. Second Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0399118950 . A Nearly Fine Second Printing with some sunning to the board edges and housed in a dust-jacket that bears mild scuffing, else Fine ; The Trans-Siberian Express is a train that travels from Moscow to Beijing. The train is a classic example of the Russian engineering and design.; 8vo; 345 pages .

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France, 1848-1945. Volume 1: Ambition, Lvoe and Politics by Zeldin, Theodore

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Title: France, 1848-1945. Volume 1: Ambition, Lvoe and Politics
Author: Zeldin, Theodore
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780198221043
Description: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1973. [vii] 823p., maps, dj (The Oxford history of modern Europe).

Night Train by AMIS, Martin

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Title: Night Train
Author: AMIS, Martin
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780609601280
Description: New York: Harmony Books, 1997. First edition. Softcover. Uncorrected proof. 181 pages. A slim novel from the author of "London Fields" and numerous other classic books. A clean near fine copy in wrappers.

The National Geographic Magazine (July 1946: vol. 90, no. 1)

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Title: The National Geographic Magazine (July 1946: vol. 90, no. 1)
Seller: Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: National Geographic Society, 1946. Very Good. The National Geographic Magazine (July 1946: vol. 90, no. 1). Washington D. C.: National Geographic Society, 1946. Illustrated. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with gentle bumping and rubbing.

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