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  • Scarce account of an infamous blood libel - the 1840 Damascus Affair: The Great Trial against the Jews in Damascus for the alleged murder of Father and his servant. Publishe anonymously by 'Yona'.
    Scarce account of an infamous blood libel - the 1840 Damascus Affair: The Great Trial against the Jews in Damascus for the alleged murder of Father and his servant. Publishe anonymously by 'Yona'.

    YONA ******.
    Der große prozeß gegen die Juden in Damaskus 1841.
    $1,230.00

  • The first facsimile edition of the second book printed in the English language, The Game of Chesse from the press of William Caxton
    The first facsimile edition of the second book printed in the English language, The Game of Chesse from the press of William Caxton

    CAXTON, William.
    The Game of the Chesse, 1855].
    $2,050.00

  • Comprehensive book of Jewish customs and codes of conduct written in the 14th century.
    Comprehensive book of Jewish customs and codes of conduct written in the 14th century.

    TYRNAU, Isaac.
    Minhagim. 1818.
    $526.00

  • Both volumes of Thomas Hood's Serious and Comic Poems bound in half brown morocco in 1897.
    Both volumes of Thomas Hood's Serious and Comic Poems bound in half brown morocco in 1897.

    HOOD, Thomas.
    Serious Poems [and] Poems of Wit and Humour. 1897.
    $117.00

  • The third impression, printed the same year as the first of Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams
    The third impression, printed the same year as the first of Sigmund Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

    FREUD, Sigmund.
    The Interpretation of Dreams. 1913.
    $1,093.00

  • Penitential prayers for the whole year according to the Ashkenazic rite in two volumes.
    Penitential prayers for the whole year according to the Ashkenazic rite in two volumes.

    [PRAYER BOOK]. EIZERLOHN, Aaron ben Isaac (editor).
    Selichoth Mi'Kol HaShanah. 1800.
    $2,596.00

  • Ashkenazic rite prayer book containing penitential prayers for the whole year.
    Ashkenazic rite prayer book containing penitential prayers for the whole year.

    [PRAYER BOOK].
    Seder Selichoth Mi'kol HaShanah. 1712.
    $2,050.00

  • Responsa work by Hagiz, bound together with sermons by Galante, both published in Venice the same year.
    Responsa work by Hagiz, bound together with sermons by Galante, both published in Venice the same year.

    HAGIZ, Ya'akov ben Shmuel. GALANTE, Moshe b. Yonatan.
    Sefer Halakhot Ktanot [bound together with] Sefer Korban Hagiga. 1704.
    $1,093.00

  • Bound Hebrew manuscript of Seder Hosha'anot, prayers which are recited during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.
    Bound Hebrew manuscript of Seder Hosha'anot, prayers which are recited during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

    [ANON.]
    Seder Hosha'anot. [19th century].
    $3,074.00

  • The first edition in English of the Baron de Sainte-Croix's Life of Alexander the Great, translated from the original French by Sir Richard Clayton
    The first edition in English of the Baron de Sainte-Croix's Life of Alexander the Great, translated from the original French by Sir Richard Clayton

    SAINTE-CROIX, Baron de; CLAYTON, Sir Richard (translator).
    A Critical Inquiry into the Life of Alexander the Great, 1793.
    $684.00

  • Parashat Drakhim ('Crossroads' in Hebrew) is a homiletical work by Judah ben Samuel Rosanes, the Chief Rabbi of the Ottoman Empire.
    Parashat Drakhim ('Crossroads' in Hebrew) is a homiletical work by Judah ben Samuel Rosanes, the Chief Rabbi of the Ottoman Empire.

    ROSANES, Judah ben Samuel.
    Sefer Parashat Drakhim. 1799.
    $684.00

  • The second edition of Romaine's Answer To a Pamphlet attacking the Jewish Naturalisation Act of 1753.
    The second edition of Romaine's Answer To a Pamphlet attacking the Jewish Naturalisation Act of 1753.

    [ROMAINE, William].
    An Answer To a Pamphlet, entitled, Considerations on the Bill to permit Persons professing the Jewish Religion to be naturalized; 1753.
    $3,416.00

  • First edition of the science fiction novel World of Difference by poet and Soviety historian Robert Conquest.
    First edition of the science fiction novel World of Difference by poet and Soviety historian Robert Conquest.

    CONQUEST, Robert.
    A World of Difference. 1955.
    $137.00

  • Order of Prayers for the Shofar Blower to be recited before blowing the Shofar, the order of the blowing procedure and the prayers to be recited after the act.
    Order of Prayers for the Shofar Blower to be recited before blowing the Shofar, the order of the blowing procedure and the prayers to be recited after the act.

    [PRAYER BOOK].
    Seder Tefiloth LaBa'al HaTokeah. 1855.
    $3,074.00

  • The poor rate assessment ledger for the parish of St. James Duke's Place, Aldgate, a testament to a thriving Jewish community in the heart of London.
    The poor rate assessment ledger for the parish of St. James Duke's Place, Aldgate, a testament to a thriving Jewish community in the heart of London.

    [POOR RATE LEDGER].
    St. James Dukes Place Poor Rate from Lady Day 1825 to Midsummer 1825. 1825.
    $6,831.00

  • First edition with dust jacket, of Peter Fleming's Bayonets to Lhasa, the story of Younghusband's military expedition to Tibet which had been conceived by Lord Curzon as part the 'Great Game' against Russia.
    First edition with dust jacket, of Peter Fleming's Bayonets to Lhasa, the story of Younghusband's military expedition to Tibet which had been conceived by Lord Curzon as part the 'Great Game' against Russia.

    FLEMING, Peter.
    Bayonets to Lhasa. 1961.
    $205.00

  • Report to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by Herbert Samuel, The High Commissioner of Palestine at the time.
    Report to the Secretary of State for the Colonies by Herbert Samuel, The High Commissioner of Palestine at the time.

    [BRITISH MANDATE]. SAMUEL, Herbert.
    Palestine. Report of The High Commissioner of the Administration of Palestine, 1920-1925. 1925.
    $786.00

  • Two first edition Ashkenazi commentary books bound together in a contemporary blind-tooled binding, with Cohn's gift inscription to half-title verso.<br />
    Two first edition Ashkenazi commentary books bound together in a contemporary blind-tooled binding, with Cohn's gift inscription to half-title verso.<br />

    CAHANA (COHN), David.
    Sefer Or Khadash; 1880 / 1847.
    $547.00

  • Work of slightly antisemitic tone and of questionable authorship.
    Work of slightly antisemitic tone and of questionable authorship.

    MIRABAUD, Jean Baptiste de.
    Opinions des Anciens sur les Juifs. 1769.
    $376.00

  • Second edition but the first to include the Derrotas, the instructions for navigation within the Americas. One of the rarest books of its class.
    Second edition but the first to include the Derrotas, the instructions for navigation within the Americas. One of the rarest books of its class.

    NODAL, Bartolome Garcia de & NODAL, Goncalo.
    Relacion del viage que por orden de su Magestad, y acuerdo de el real Consejo de Indias... [1766] & [1753].
    $12,296.00

  • A work on the history and theory of music by Isaac Nathan - the Jewish-English composer of the famous Hebrew Melodies. <br />
    A work on the history and theory of music by Isaac Nathan - the Jewish-English composer of the famous Hebrew Melodies. <br />

    NATHAN, Isaac.
    An Essay on The History and Theory of Music; 1823.
    $1,708.00

  • Rare Megilat Esther commentary publication with gift inscription to a Rabbi in Hebrew by the editor, Mosheh Aryeh Bamberger.<br />
    Rare Megilat Esther commentary publication with gift inscription to a Rabbi in Hebrew by the editor, Mosheh Aryeh Bamberger.<br />

    NAHMIAS, Josef Ben Josef; BAMBERGER, Mosheh Aryeh (editor).
    Commentar des R. Josef Nachmias zum Buche Esther / Pirush Megilat Esther. 1891.
    $615.00

  • First edition of this scarce and important work on Tahiti. Morenhout was sometime US Consul in the Pacific Islands and French consul in Tahiti.
    First edition of this scarce and important work on Tahiti. Morenhout was sometime US Consul in the Pacific Islands and French consul in Tahiti.

    MOERENHOUT, Jacques Antoine.
    Voyages aux iles du Grand Ocean. 1837.
    $11,613.00

  • An exquisite miniature Qur'an from the early Qajar period.
    An exquisite miniature Qur'an from the early Qajar period.

    [QUR'AN].
    A Fine Miniature Qur'an, dated 1225 AH (1815 AD).
    $40,985.00

  • A late Victorian edition of Mill's great essay On Liberty, in the publisher's purple cloth
    A late Victorian edition of Mill's great essay On Liberty, in the publisher's purple cloth

    MILL, John Stuart.
    On Liberty. 1884.
    $376.00

  • The first edition, first issue of John Stuart Mill's Autobiography in the publisher's pebble-grain green cloth
    The first edition, first issue of John Stuart Mill's Autobiography in the publisher's pebble-grain green cloth

    MILL, John Stuart.
    Autobiography. 1873.
    $684.00

  • Oppinion work by the Jewish writer, journalist and scholar Micha Josef Berdyczewski.
    Oppinion work by the Jewish writer, journalist and scholar Micha Josef Berdyczewski.

    BERDITSCHEWSKI, M.J.
    Die Ansichten / Reshut HaYachid [Be'ad HaRabim]. 1892.
    $342.00

  • The earliest translation to English of the Jewish Prayer-book.
    The earliest translation to English of the Jewish Prayer-book.

    MEARS, Abraham.
    The book of religion, ceremonies, and prayers of the Jews, 1738.
    $3,074.00

  • First edition of these memoirs of an early nineteenth-century English-Jewish circus comedian.
    First edition of these memoirs of an early nineteenth-century English-Jewish circus comedian.

    DECASTRO, J[acob]; HUMPHRYS, R. (editor).
    The Memoirs of J. Decastro, Comedian. 1824.
    $684.00

  • Prayer book for Tish'ah BeAv with Yiddish translation by Max Emanuel Stern.
    Prayer book for Tish'ah BeAv with Yiddish translation by Max Emanuel Stern.

    STERN, Max Emanuel [Mendel] (translator).
    Seder HaKinot LeTish'ah BeAv. 1844.
    $888.00

  • The first UK edition of Men Against the Stars edited by Martin Greenburg with an introduction by Willy Ley.
    The first UK edition of Men Against the Stars edited by Martin Greenburg with an introduction by Willy Ley.

    GREENBURG, Martin (editor); LEY, WILLY (introduction).
    Men Against the Stars. 1951.
    $171.00

  • A scarce collection of maps and engraved plates illsutrating famous battles described in Livy's History of Rome
    A scarce collection of maps and engraved plates illsutrating famous battles described in Livy's History of Rome

    LIVY.
    Maps and Plans, Illustrative of Livy, [c.1830].
    $513.00

  • Donald MacIntre's Hindu-Koh is a big game classic. Macintyre travelled from Srinagar to Leh, and then to Chang Chenmo in 1871.
    Donald MacIntre's Hindu-Koh is a big game classic. Macintyre travelled from Srinagar to Leh, and then to Chang Chenmo in 1871.

    MACINTYRE, Donald.
    Hindu-Koh: 1889.
    $786.00

  • Autobiography of Morris Lissack, a Jewish-English author and an active advocate for the cause of Jewish emancipation.
    Autobiography of Morris Lissack, a Jewish-English author and an active advocate for the cause of Jewish emancipation.

    LISSACK, M[orris].
    Jewish Perseverance, or The Jew, at Home and Abroad: an Autobiography. 1851.
    $547.00

  • A Series of Conversations at Jerusalem between a Patriarch of the Greek Church and a Chief Rabbi of the Jews, concerning the malicious charge against the Jews of using Christian Blood.
    A Series of Conversations at Jerusalem between a Patriarch of the Greek Church and a Chief Rabbi of the Jews, concerning the malicious charge against the Jews of using Christian Blood.

    LEVINSOHN, J. B.; LOEWE, Dr L. (translator).
    Éfés Dammim, 1841.
    $2,186.00

  • A first edition of Tomorrow's Comet by Lewis Sowden.
    A first edition of Tomorrow's Comet by Lewis Sowden.

    SOWDEN, Lewis.
    Tomorrow's Comet. 1951.
    $117.00

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