Jonathan David Publishers, New York, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. General introduction, notes, bibliography and index. Dark blue coloured end pages. Dark blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Plaintext dustwrapper with blue and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and white and blue coloured titles to the back strip and back strip. Quoting the front fold over panel blurb " ... The Second Jewish Book of Why deals with more complex, controversial, and far ranging subjects, including the attitudes of Jewish legal scholars towards such issues as abortion, conversion, birth-control, artificial insemination, organ transplants, smoking, proselytising, intermarriage, Sabbath observance, and Jewish-Christian relations." Softening of the back strip edges with a little rubbing of the book corners. Very light age toning of the text block edges with some marks to the top edge. Rubbing of the book edges and panels and there is a piece missing to the lower left hand corner of the front panel. A little sunning to the back strip. Sunning to the fold over panels and there is a few stains to the lower edge of the dustwrapper on the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 423, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Reference; Judaica; Religion & Theology. ISBN: 0824602560. ISBN/EAN: 9780824602567. Inventory No: 0290703. . 9780824602567

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0290703
Title: The Second Jewish Book of Why
Author: Kolatch, Alfred J
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0824602560
ISBN 13: 9780824602567
Publisher: Jonathan David Publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1994
Keywords: BZDB2 Judaism, Jewish, Jew, Torah, Kashrut, Kosher, Religion, Tradition Reference; Judaica; Religion & Theology. Unbranded ISBN: 0824602560 EAN: 9780824602567 Kolatch, Alfred J. The Second Jewish Book of Why
Bookseller catalogs: Judaica; Reference;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Blurb: The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...