Heritage: Civilization and the Jews [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]
by Eban, Abba
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- vg
- ISBN 10
- 0671441035
- ISBN 13
- 9780671441036
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Summit Books, 1984. Limited edition. Hardcover. vg. 1/300. 4to. 355, [1]pp. Blue cloth with gold-stamped facsimile signature of Abba Eban on front cover, gold lettering on spine in original sturdy blue cloth slipcase. Signed by Eban in blue ink on limitation page. Captivating study on Jewish civilization by Eban, starting with Ancient Jewry and ending with the Modern Age in Israel. Contents: A people is born. The power of the word. The uses of adversity. The shaping of traditions. The age of faith. The crucible of Europe. Search for deliverance, Jews in the West: 1492-1789. Search for deliverance, Jews in East Europe: Creativity and oppression. Roads from the Ghetto. The golden land. Out of the ashes. Israel and world Jewry: The Modern Age. Index. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of photographs as well as paintings, sculptures, maps, etc. Staining and some scuffing on slipcase. Tight copy with slipcase in good, book in near fine to fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29240
- Title
- Heritage: Civilization and the Jews [SIGNED BY AUTHOR]
- Author
- Eban, Abba
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671441035
- ISBN 13
- 9780671441036
- Publisher
- Summit Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- ancient jewish history, medieval jewish history, modern jewish history, holocaust, Jerusalem, State of Israel, world jewry, international jewry, jewish customs, jewish politicians, eastern europran jewry
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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