Search Results: Jewish Studies from Bookmarc's

Honolulu, Hawaii: Interantional Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies Annual Conference, 2007. CH3 - A paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling, chipping and crease, light discoloration and shelf wear. 27th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy: SYLLABUS, Sunday, July 15- Friday, July 20, 2007. 11"x8.5", 650 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, 1991. CH6 - An ex-library hardcover book in good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), bumped corners, scraping, chipping, wear, bumped and fixed on the lower spine, light discoloration and shelf wear. Green covered boards with gilt lettering and design. Brown Studies on Jews and their societies, No. 8. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Emmaus, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Rodale, 2003. AS5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have light shelf wear otherwise fine. Foreword by Christopher Dickey, Newsweek Paris bureau chief and Middle East editor.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, 1986. CC3 - A first edition (no additional printings) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has label residue and rubbing on the front, dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. With a Foreword by Charles S. Peterson. 9.5"x6.5", 196 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Madison, Wisconsin: Terrace Books, 2007. BT2 - An uncorrected page proof trade paperback in near fine condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.25"x6", 166 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York, New York, USA: George Braziller Incorporated, 2001. BZ3 - A first edition advance reading copy (ARC)/uncorrected proof book in very good condition with no dust jacket as issued (trade paperback). A tight, clean, sound copy in light green wraps with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some very light creasing on the front cover near the edge at the top left corner plus a very, very slight bump at the bottom right corner. A memoir of the author's childhood and youth in a Polish shetl which ended when he fled from the Polish authorities in 1927. It is a memoir, humorous at times, of grinding poverty and misfortune and evoking sites, characters and mood typical of great Yiddish literature. 238p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8.5". Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Fortress Press, 1994. BZ5 - A trade paperback book in very good+ condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated wraps with white and purple wraps with only very, very minor overall shelf wear. A book about how power is perceived and exercised in human societies in relationship to ancient Israel society. Bibliography, indexed, 229p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 5.5"x8.5".

Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press, 2001. Z6 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners and very light shelf wear otherwise fine. Book has some rubbing on the bottom cover edge and a remainder mark on the bottom page edges otherwise fine. What it means to be a Jew lies at the very heart of Confessions of a Secular Jew, a memoir and an examination of the nature of Jewish identity in an increasingly secular world.... First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, Inc., 2000. BY3 - A hardcover book SIGNED by William Ungar on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has remainder mark on the bottom, some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Intimate and compelling, this autobiography plunges readers into the heartrending world of love, death, and destiny in a landscape that tested the limits of the human spirit. 9.5"x6.5", 362 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Editor. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

U.S.A.: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1989. CF6 - A hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling and crease on some edges and corners, fading on the spine, some light discloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, previous owner's inscription written on the front fixed endpaper, some light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.25"x6.5", 234 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Ada, MI, U.S.A.: Baker Books, 1996. CF4 - A hard cover book in very good+ condition with no dust jacket. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in tan paper covered boards quarter bound in black cloth with white lettering and a graphic on the spine with only very minor overall shelf wear. A brief but thorough book into the history of American Jewish contributions to the culture, life, and livelihood of the United State. Indexed, 216p.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: HarperCollins, 1994. Q4 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has light wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners, some light crease and wrinkling, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has wrinkling on the spine edges, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise very good. Special Foreword by Elie Wiesel. From Generation to Generation is more than a how-to book on Jewish genealogy. It is a doorway to the past that ultimately leads to the future.. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Other Press, 2009. BW6 - An advance uncorrected proof paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, lightly curled, light discoloration and shelf wear. Translated by Shelley Frisch. A fascinating story of sex, business, and family that contributes an important chapter to the history of the fate of Jewish businesses under the Nazi regime. 8.5"x5.5", 202 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. If you wanted to buy a top-quality condom in prewar Germany, you bought Fromms Act, the first brand name condom and still a leading brand in the German market. The man behind this "pure German quality product" was Julius Fromm, a Jewish entrepreneur who had immigrated from Russia as a child. Fromm was in the right place at the right time: he patented Fromms Act in 1916, when the combination of changing sexual mores, awareness of sexual health, and the lack of reliable prophylactics meant a market primed for his product. In 1922 he began mass… Read More

Garden City Park, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1972. BF2 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner on the page after the front free endpaper in good condition in poor dust jacket. Dust jacket has large open tear on the front top, wrinkling, chipping, crease, tears and open tears on the edges, corners and some sides, soiled on the bottom edges and some scattered on the spine, some scattered scratches, rubbing, and stains, tanning, and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, large patch stain/fading on the upper front, fading on the spine and cover edges, some light stains on the page edges, soiled on the bottom edges, horizont water soiled patch on the bottom, tanning, and light shelf wear. Selected photographs by Jay Maisel. 10.5"x7.25", 236 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, 1999. BU6 - An uncorrected page proof trade paperback book in very good condition that has some lightly bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. The meaning of religion in American life -- in stories and study from a renowned religious scholar. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: The Free Press, 1989. BA5 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Roselyn Bell to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. With foreword by Arthur Hertzberg. Many of the problems touched on here are common to all families, but the solutions proposed are characteristically Jewish. Alternately moving, thoughtful, humorous, provocative, and comforting, these essays prove that there are as many ways to maintain and preserve our cherished family traditions as there are Jewish families. 9.75"x6.5", 376 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Villard Books, 2008. A5 - An advance uncorrected proof paperback book in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear. An outrageous debut memoir about growing up Jewish - and deeply neurotic - in straight-laced Nebraska. 8.5"x5.25", 258 pages.. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.: Princeton University Press, 1984. AR2 - Book has foxing on the top, chippings on the bottom spine, a scratch on the lower front, some discoloration, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. This book probes the background of the ultimately unexplainable evil of our century, the deliberate and unprovoked murder of millions of European Jews-and goes on to explore German reactions to the evil.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 2001. BR2 - A first edition trade paperback book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. Edited by Ginger Jacobs. A story told without hatred or bitterness, Holocaust Survivor teaches us that when we recognize that freedom comes from within, we are never completely powerless. 9"x6", 196 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Singapore: G.M. Spencer, 1998. CO5 - A trade paperback book in good condition that has some wrinkling, chipping, and tiny tear, some stains/tanning, pencil underlining and marking, a few pen markings, discoloration (browning) and light shelf wear. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.