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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Collection of items with dedications and signatures handwritten by the Jewish-American writer and playwright, Pulitzer Prize winner, Herman Wouk (1915-2019). English.
1. The Caine Mutiny, a Novel of World War II, with Paintings by Lawrence Beall Smith. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1952. First illustrated edition.
Wouk's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A copy inscribed by Wouk, signed by him in English and Hebrew (1959).
XIV, [1], 494 pp, 23 cm. Without dustjacket. Good condition. A few stains. A small tear to first leaf.
2. This Is My God, The Jewish Way of Life. New York: Pocket Books, 1974.
Inscribed by Wouk on the first page, in English, with the words "Kol Tuv" ("All the best) in Hebrew. (1982).
XVII, 317 pp, 18 cm. Good condition.
3. A Biographical Sketch. A short biography of Wouk, signed by him on the first page.
4 pp.
4. A typewritten letter, signed by Wouk (1982). The letter was enclosed with the abovementioned copy of his book This Is My God.
Enclosed: a letter by Wouk's secretary; the original envelopes.
Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Collection of items signed by the architect, Holocaust survivor, Simon Wiesenthal (1908-2005), known as "the Nazi hunter"; and a collection of items signed by the writer and intellectual, Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his "practical work in the cause of peace".
1. A typewritten letter from Wiesenthal, in which he shares with the addressee his opinion about chemical-biological weapons; signed by Wiesenthal in English (1990).
2. An issue of Response, the journal of the Shimon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (vol. 20, issue 1, Winter/Spring 1999), with Wiesenthal's picture on the cover. Signed by Wiesenthal.
3. An issue of Response (vol. 15, issue 5, Spring 1994). Signed by Wiesenthal on the back cover, on a page dedicated to Steven Spielberg's winning the Academy Award for his movie "Schindler's List".
4. Eli Wiesel's visitinf card, with a short dedication and signature (English).
5. A short, printed letter, in English, signed by Eli Wiesel (1986).
6-7. Two letters handwritten by Eli Wiesel, in Hebrew (1986 and 1995).
Size and condition vary. Good to very good overall condition. The original envelopes are enclosed.
1. A typewritten letter from Wiesenthal, in which he shares with the addressee his opinion about chemical-biological weapons; signed by Wiesenthal in English (1990).
2. An issue of Response, the journal of the Shimon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles (vol. 20, issue 1, Winter/Spring 1999), with Wiesenthal's picture on the cover. Signed by Wiesenthal.
3. An issue of Response (vol. 15, issue 5, Spring 1994). Signed by Wiesenthal on the back cover, on a page dedicated to Steven Spielberg's winning the Academy Award for his movie "Schindler's List".
4. Eli Wiesel's visitinf card, with a short dedication and signature (English).
5. A short, printed letter, in English, signed by Eli Wiesel (1986).
6-7. Two letters handwritten by Eli Wiesel, in Hebrew (1986 and 1995).
Size and condition vary. Good to very good overall condition. The original envelopes are enclosed.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Two items signed by the philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), historian of ideas and theorist, one of the main thinkers of modern liberalism. English.
1. Einstein in Israel. A printout of the lecture delivered by Berlin in a symposium on Albert Einstein that took place in Jerusalem (reprinted from Albert Einstein – Historical and Cultural Perspectives, The Centennial Symposium in Jerusalem, Princeton University Press, 1982), with a dedication signed by Berlin on the cover.
2. A short printed letter, signed by Berlin. 1987.
Size varies. Very good condition.
1. Einstein in Israel. A printout of the lecture delivered by Berlin in a symposium on Albert Einstein that took place in Jerusalem (reprinted from Albert Einstein – Historical and Cultural Perspectives, The Centennial Symposium in Jerusalem, Princeton University Press, 1982), with a dedication signed by Berlin on the cover.
2. A short printed letter, signed by Berlin. 1987.
Size varies. Very good condition.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Three items signed by the American physicist Edward Teller (1908-2003) who participated in the production of the first atomic bomb and led the development of the hydrogen bomb; known as "The Father of the Hydrogen Bomb". English.
1. Letter from December 1982, printed on the letterhead of the Hoover Institution, signed by Teller. In the letter, Teller notes that he recently visited Israel, discussed its energy problems with his friend, scientist Yuval Ne'eman, and even noticed with concern the disagreements in the Israeli society, after witnessing a demonstration in Tel-Aviv against the Lebanon War: "during my visit I was deeply saddened by the violent disagreement within Israel itself".
2. Photocopy of an article by Teller – Israel and the Technological Revolutions of the 21st Century (from Moment, March 1989). Signed by Teller.
3. Photocopy of a chapter from Phillip Berman's book The Courage of Conviction (1985) dealing with Teller's life, signed by Teller.
Size varies. Good overall condition.
1. Letter from December 1982, printed on the letterhead of the Hoover Institution, signed by Teller. In the letter, Teller notes that he recently visited Israel, discussed its energy problems with his friend, scientist Yuval Ne'eman, and even noticed with concern the disagreements in the Israeli society, after witnessing a demonstration in Tel-Aviv against the Lebanon War: "during my visit I was deeply saddened by the violent disagreement within Israel itself".
2. Photocopy of an article by Teller – Israel and the Technological Revolutions of the 21st Century (from Moment, March 1989). Signed by Teller.
3. Photocopy of a chapter from Phillip Berman's book The Courage of Conviction (1985) dealing with Teller's life, signed by Teller.
Size varies. Good overall condition.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Vaccination Against Paralytic Poliomyelitis Performance and Prospects. A printout of an article by the physician and virologist Dr. Jonas Salk (1914-1995), who developed the first vaccination against polio (infantile paralysis).
A printout of an article about the vaccination against polio, from the American Journal of Public Health (volume 45, no. 5, May 1955), signed by Salk on the first page.
pp. 575-596, 21.5 cm. Very good condition.
A printout of an article about the vaccination against polio, from the American Journal of Public Health (volume 45, no. 5, May 1955), signed by Salk on the first page.
pp. 575-596, 21.5 cm. Very good condition.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Printed photographic portrait of Marc Chagall, inscribed by him.
Printed photographic portrait of Marc Chagall. Inscribed by him (in French) on the upper right corner: "To Mr. and Mrs. Altman, Marc Chagall, Chicago, 1958".
Print: approx. 18X23 cm, in a 31X36 cm frame. Good condition. Unexamined out of frame.
Printed photographic portrait of Marc Chagall. Inscribed by him (in French) on the upper right corner: "To Mr. and Mrs. Altman, Marc Chagall, Chicago, 1958".
Print: approx. 18X23 cm, in a 31X36 cm frame. Good condition. Unexamined out of frame.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Collection of postcards and photographs, signed by prominent musicians: Bernstein, Menuhin, Barenboim, Stern and Perlman. [Last decades of the 20th century].
1-5. Four photographs signed by the violinist Isaac Stern and an issue of the journal of the Tel-Aviv University ("The University", March 1983), inscribed and signed by him (a picture of Stern at the ceremony awarding him the title of "Honorary Doctor" is printed on the first page of the issue).
6-8. Two photographs signed by the violinist Itzhak Perlman (large, 20X25.5 cm.), one with an English dedication and the other with a Hebrew one; issue no. 13 of "The Philharmonic" (Hebrew; June 1998), with a picture of Perlman on the cover, and a dedication signed by him.
9-10. Two photographs signed by the pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim.
11. A postcard signed by the composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein.
12. A postcard signed by the violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
Size varies. Good to very good condition.
1-5. Four photographs signed by the violinist Isaac Stern and an issue of the journal of the Tel-Aviv University ("The University", March 1983), inscribed and signed by him (a picture of Stern at the ceremony awarding him the title of "Honorary Doctor" is printed on the first page of the issue).
6-8. Two photographs signed by the violinist Itzhak Perlman (large, 20X25.5 cm.), one with an English dedication and the other with a Hebrew one; issue no. 13 of "The Philharmonic" (Hebrew; June 1998), with a picture of Perlman on the cover, and a dedication signed by him.
9-10. Two photographs signed by the pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim.
11. A postcard signed by the composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein.
12. A postcard signed by the violinist Yehudi Menuhin.
Size varies. Good to very good condition.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Six bibliography books that were printed in Russia and are based on libraries and collection of books in Saint Petersburg.
1. HaMatsevah Harishonah BeRusya LeMaʻaśeh HaDefus: The list of Hebrew books that were published in Russia and the Kingdom of Poland, [by Avraham Eliyahu Harkavy]. Saint Petersburg, 1894.
Hebrew and Russian on facing pages.
2-4. Bibliotheca Friedlandiana; Kohelet Moshe, Aryeh Leib Friedland, a list of all the Hebrew books, printed and manuscripts, in the Friedland-Collection of the Asiatic Museum of the Academy of Sciences of Saint Petersburg… alphabetically ordered (Hebrew), by Shmuel Winner, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Chwolson. Saint Petersburg, 1893-1897.
A bibliographic list of the Hebrew books in the Asiatic Museum of the Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg (The Aryeh Leib Friedland Library). Three booklets bound together: the entries of Aleph (1893), the entries of Bet (1895) and the entries of Gimel-Daled (1897), with separate title pages.
5. Bibliotheca Friedlandiana; Kohelet Moshe, Aryeh Leib Friedland, by Shmuel Winner. Saint Petersburg, 1892. Presumably, this is the first edition of the first booklet, listing 115 books only.
6. A list of Passover Haggadahs, which were printed in all countries of the world during four hundred years (Hebrew) (1500-1900), by Shmuel Winner. Saint Petersburg, 1901.
Size varies. Condition varies, fair to good. Tears and blemishes to several of the books. Inked stamps and a few handwritten notations. Bound in new leather bindings.
1. HaMatsevah Harishonah BeRusya LeMaʻaśeh HaDefus: The list of Hebrew books that were published in Russia and the Kingdom of Poland, [by Avraham Eliyahu Harkavy]. Saint Petersburg, 1894.
Hebrew and Russian on facing pages.
2-4. Bibliotheca Friedlandiana; Kohelet Moshe, Aryeh Leib Friedland, a list of all the Hebrew books, printed and manuscripts, in the Friedland-Collection of the Asiatic Museum of the Academy of Sciences of Saint Petersburg… alphabetically ordered (Hebrew), by Shmuel Winner, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Chwolson. Saint Petersburg, 1893-1897.
A bibliographic list of the Hebrew books in the Asiatic Museum of the Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg (The Aryeh Leib Friedland Library). Three booklets bound together: the entries of Aleph (1893), the entries of Bet (1895) and the entries of Gimel-Daled (1897), with separate title pages.
5. Bibliotheca Friedlandiana; Kohelet Moshe, Aryeh Leib Friedland, by Shmuel Winner. Saint Petersburg, 1892. Presumably, this is the first edition of the first booklet, listing 115 books only.
6. A list of Passover Haggadahs, which were printed in all countries of the world during four hundred years (Hebrew) (1500-1900), by Shmuel Winner. Saint Petersburg, 1901.
Size varies. Condition varies, fair to good. Tears and blemishes to several of the books. Inked stamps and a few handwritten notations. Bound in new leather bindings.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Four publications about Hebrew manuscripts in Russia, by Avraham Eliyahu Harkavy, an orientalist, historian and bibliographer, the director of the Eastern-Semitic department of the imperial library of Saint Petersburg; and by the writer and bibliographer Chaim Yonah Gurland.
1. Neuaufgefundene Hebräische Bibelhandschriften, Bericht an die Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg, von A. Harkavy. Saint Petersburg, 1884. Fair condition. Dry and brittle paper.
2-4. Neue Denkmaler der judischen Literatur in St. Petersburg.
• Booklet A, Lyck, 1865.
• Booklet C, Saint Petersburg, 1866. Includes VI, 38 pp. only (without the Cyrillic section).
• Booklet D, Saint Petersburg, 1867.
Size and condition vary. Bound in new leather bindings.
1. Neuaufgefundene Hebräische Bibelhandschriften, Bericht an die Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg, von A. Harkavy. Saint Petersburg, 1884. Fair condition. Dry and brittle paper.
2-4. Neue Denkmaler der judischen Literatur in St. Petersburg.
• Booklet A, Lyck, 1865.
• Booklet C, Saint Petersburg, 1866. Includes VI, 38 pp. only (without the Cyrillic section).
• Booklet D, Saint Petersburg, 1867.
Size and condition vary. Bound in new leather bindings.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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Four booklets about printing, accompanied by illustrations and photographs. Jerusalem: Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, 1950s-1960s. Hebrew.
1. Hayadata Eich Madpisim Sfarim? [Do you know how to print books?], a booklet for youth, no. 3. Jerusalem: Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, 1957.
15, [1] pp. + [8] plates, 20 cm.
2. Al Otiyot Vesfarot [About Letters and Numbers], by Henry Friedlander. Jerusalem: Educational Printing Jerusalem, Brandeis Center / Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, [1960].
39, [1] pp. 20 cm.
3. Melechet Hasefer, Tzurot Hasefer Vedrachim Lahatvayato [The craft of the book, the forms of the book and ways of laying it out], by Henry Friedlander. Jerusalem: Educational Printing Jerusalem, Brandeis Center / Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, [1962].
20, [4] pp., 20 cm.
4. Al Dfus Sheka [About Intaglio], by Chananya Cohen. Jerusalem: Educational Printing Jerusalem, Brandeis Center / Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, 1962.
20 pp., 20 cm.
Very good condition.
1. Hayadata Eich Madpisim Sfarim? [Do you know how to print books?], a booklet for youth, no. 3. Jerusalem: Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, 1957.
15, [1] pp. + [8] plates, 20 cm.
2. Al Otiyot Vesfarot [About Letters and Numbers], by Henry Friedlander. Jerusalem: Educational Printing Jerusalem, Brandeis Center / Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, [1960].
39, [1] pp. 20 cm.
3. Melechet Hasefer, Tzurot Hasefer Vedrachim Lahatvayato [The craft of the book, the forms of the book and ways of laying it out], by Henry Friedlander. Jerusalem: Educational Printing Jerusalem, Brandeis Center / Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, [1962].
20, [4] pp., 20 cm.
4. Al Dfus Sheka [About Intaglio], by Chananya Cohen. Jerusalem: Educational Printing Jerusalem, Brandeis Center / Hadassah Apprentice School of Printing, 1962.
20 pp., 20 cm.
Very good condition.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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The description and condition report appear below in Hebrew. For information in English, please contact us at [email protected]
לוח מעשר שנים, "מתקופות ומולדות... מתחיל משנת התנ"ד עד שנת התס"ד, ועוד הוסף בו תיקון... ומשנה... ועוד נוסף תפלות הדרך...". ויניציאה, [תנ"ד 1694]. דפוס ברגאדין.
לוח כיס, עם זמני המולדות והתקופות, סדר לימוד התנ"ך ושישה סדרי משנה ("מה שיקרא אדם בכל שבוע... להשלים לשנה"), ובסופו "תפלת הדרך" קבלית "להולכי-דרכים ומדברות וליצול מלסטים" וברכות לכבוד "המשכיל כה"ר חיים גוראדו יצ"ו אשר הפליא לעשות בנפשו ומאודו להוציא לאור העולמות הספר הנחמד הזה".
לב דף, 10 ס"מ. מצב בינוני-טוב. בלאי, קמטים וכתמים. קרעים קלים בשולי הדפים. נתון במעטפת-נייר מהתקופה וכרוך בכריכת עור חדשה.
אינו בספריה הלאומית.
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Online Auction 023 Part I + Part II - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture + Judaica
June 9, 2020
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The description and condition report appear below in Hebrew. For information in English, please contact us at [email protected]
ספר מועד דוד, "כולל כל עניני המחזור, והמולדות, עיבור שנים, והתקופות, עם לוחותיהם, כלליהם וסימניהם ופירושיהם", מאת רבי דוד מילדולה. אמשטרדם, [ת"ק 1740]. דפוס רפאל חזקיהו עטיאש
[סח], [4] דף. 12 ס"מ. מצב בינוני. כתמים רבים ובלאי. קרעים קלים בשולי הדפים. חותמות. כריכה מקורית מהתקופה, עם שדרה ופינות מעור.
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