Essays in Jewish Biography by Alexander Marx - 1973-01-01

Description: "The twelve biographies included in this volume were not written according to a plan. Most of them were called forth by anniversaries of great men others were intended as memorials to departed scholars whose names and achievements deserve to be retained in the minds of our own and future generations." -- preface

Publisher Information: Copyright date - 1948 (Presumed First Edition � No other printings listed), The Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia PA, # Pages - 298, hardcover, no dust jacket. Includes bibliography.

Overall Condition: Good: structurally intact and tight, light yellowing to pages, slight soil and overall wear, shows some minor edge and corner wear on cover

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Philadelphia: The Jewish Pub. Soc. of America, 1947. 1947, 298pp, light shelfwear to cover, light browning to eps, bookplate to fep, some rubbing & edgewear to dj, wear ot top dj spine, contents clean & unmarked.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good -.

Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Interestingly, the title page has a prior publication date (1947) than what the copyright page says (1948), but a presumptive First Edition nevertheless. A fine collection of essays by Alexander Marx (1878-1953). Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only moderate wear, mostly to tips and along edges, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Comprised of 12 biographies, of Rab Saadia Gaon, Rabbenu Gershom, Rashi, Maimonides, Moritz Steinschneider, David Hoffmann, Mayer Sulzberger, Solomon Schechter, Joseph Jacobs, Henry Malter, Max Leopold Margolis, and Israel Friedlander the Scholar. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. x [2], 3-298… Read More

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Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Publication Society of America, 5708-1947. Very Good+. 1948. Hardcover. Brown Hardcovers, gilt titles to the spine. Tightly bound pages, clean & unmarked. Light spine end bumping. Contents: Rab Saadia Gaon; -Rabbenu Gershom, Light of the Exile; -Rashi; -Maimonides; -Moritz Steinschneider; -David Hoffmann; -Mayer Sulzberger; -Solomon Schechter; -The Jewish scholarship of Joseph Jacobs; -Henry Malter; -Max Leopold Margolis; -Israel Friedlaender the scholar; -Bibliography " ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 298 pages .

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Small Temple Stamp, FLEP, check out sheet, BLEP, very slight toning, else content appears as unread and unblemished with Fine dark maroon, cloth covered boards displaying no signigicant surface/edge wear. The author of this volume, through these twelve compelling biographies, offers a revealing look at his own deep convictions. The four classic figures presented, Saadia, Gershom, Rashi and Maimonides, stand for the intellectual heritage of German Judaism. The eight modern figures, among them, Steinschneider, Hoffman, Sulzberger, Schechter, Jacobs, Malter, Margolis and Friedlander, find a place at the center of the movement for the intellectual modernization of Judaism. Essays Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will advise. Written 1.21.21J Biblio #4586-20821 Img.#5724

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