Search Results: Judaica & Jewish Studies from Black Cat Hill Books

Syracuse, NY Syracuse University Press, 1998. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 139pp. (Library of Modern Jewish Literature). Hardback with DJ. I read the connected stories in one sitting and have already started on the sequel Anna in the Afterlife. Perhaps the stories told by a grumpy, smart, disappointed, often mean-spirited, culturally alive woman as she passes from her 70s into her 90s will only appeal to a small demographic. Anna got me right in the solar plexus. The details of her life were her own story and not mine but her impossible attempts over and over and over again to try and make the world welcoming, appreciative, softer -- that Sisyphean struggle is my struggle, too. She can't abide the lies that are everywhere and on everyone's lips, the greed, the… Read More

New York, NY Oxford University Press, 1995. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows only minute indications of use: mild shelving wear along the bottom edge; faint smudging at the fore-edge; the upper front corner shows the gentlest bump; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows just a hint of wear to the extremities; a half-inch, closed tear at the bottom edge of the front panel; very mild rubbing; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. No longer 'As New', but remains close to it. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 694pp. Hardback with DJ. An anthology to the core, "Art from the Ashes" is a fantastic look into the Holocaust genre. This was one of the primary texts used in my graduate level Holocaust class and it was an eye opener. I thought I knew a lot about the Holocaust but this anthology tore that idea apart and replaced it with a raw and… Read More

New York, NY Verso, 2006. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 12mo. 97pp. Hardback with DJ.

London, UK George Allen & Unwin, 1964. Hardcover First Edition UK (1964), so stated. This translation copyrighted by Allen & Unwin in 1960; the original Danish edition was published in 1957. First Edition UK (1964), so stated. Very Good in Very Good DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of moderate use. The Book shows light shelving wear to the lower extremities, a bit of crimping at the heel of the backstrip; slight spine lean; the binding is perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Shows a couple of very minor flaws; but remains a handsome copy: clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. The DJ shows light wear to the extremities; a one-inch 'crack' near the bottom of the front hinge; the price has not been clipped; mylar-protected. Overall, a handsome, if imperfect copy in a like DJ. 8vo. (8.8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches). 217 pages. Translated fromt the Danish by Reginald Spink. Language: Englsh.… Read More

Los Altos, CA Owl's House Press, 1998. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good: shows only minor indications of use. Mild rubbing at heel of backstrip; head of backstrip shows lignt bumping, as do the outside edges of both panels. Binding shows slight lean, but remains secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. Oblong 8vo. HBK: Pictorial Laminate Boards. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR.

New York, NY Basic Books, 1984. Hardcover First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good in Fair DJ: Book shows indications of light use; light wear to extremities; boards ever-so-slightly bowed; faintest soiling at the outside edges. Binding remains quite secure; text clean. DJ shows heavy use: fairly heavy wear to extremities; minor chip loss; several short closed tears; unprice clipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 230pp. Translated by Yehuda Hanegbi and Yehudit Keshet. Hardback with DJ. In these short portraits of Biblical characters Rabbi Steinsaltz reveals essential meanings. In this work his account of the Biblical patriarch Isaac ( Yitzhak) made an especially strong impression upon me. Rabbi Steinsaltz shows how this particular patriarch is dominated by a sense of severe restriction and limitation connected with the experience of the Akedah. This work will provide the reader of the Bible new insight into some of its… Read More

New York, NY McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1964. Hardcover First Ed, so stated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR: Dedicated at front endpaper: “To Manfred Warren, Cherished friend and coworker, With heartfelt good wishes. Faithfully, Maurice N. Eisendrath. Chanukah 5725, December 1964.” First Ed, so stated. Very Good+ in Very Good DJ: Book shows light shelfwear; minor smudging at lower page block edge; pages ever-so-slightly tanned; binding shows very slight spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. DJ shows mild scuffing; light wear to the extremities; faint but pervasive soiling at rear panel; price clipped; mylar protected. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 315pp. Hardback with DJ. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

New York, NY Schocken Books, 1988. Hardback with DJ. First Ed; First Printing indicated. First Ed; First Printing indicated. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ: Both book and DJ show indications of very light use. Book shows moderate shelfwear; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows similar minor wear to extremities; mild rubbing; price unclipped, but has a pencil line through it; mylar-protected. Overall, remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 246pp. Illustrated by Mark Podwal. Hardback with DJ. One of the ways in which followers of Hasidism communicate their teachings is through the telling of stories. This tradition started with the eighteenth-century Hasidic master, Reb Nachman of Bratslav, who was the great grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism. Reb Nachman was the first rebbe to teach primarily through stories, and his tales remain among the most haunting and imaginative Hasidic tales that have… Read More

New York, NY Schocken Books for B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations, 1970. Hardcover First Ed; Second Printing. Near Fine in Very Good DJ: Book shows just a touch of wear to the extremiies; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ shows light wear to extremities, with several tiny closed tears; mild rubbing; price unclipped. No longer pristine, but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 182pp. First Ed; Second Printing [1970]; First Published in 1969. Hardback with DJ.

Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, 1957. Paperback First Edition Thus (1957), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with Princeton University Press's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition Thus (1957), unstated, but implied: no subsequent printings noted, in accordance with Princeton University Press's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good+ to Near Fine in Wraps: faint creases near the upper rear corner and a mild bump at the top of the front hinge; just a hint of wear to the extremities; the binding is square and remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, close-to-like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws.… Read More

New York, NY Penguin Books, 1975. Paperback First Edition Thus (1975), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited, in accordance with Penguin Books' customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition Thus (1975), not directly stated, but implied by lack of subsequent printings cited, in accordance with Penguin Books' customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to the top of the front "hinge"; mild rubbing to the panels and a little faint soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; the text pages have tanned slightly, due to aging; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or… Read More

Berkeley, CA Alternative Press, 1984. Paperback First Ed thus, later printing. Near Fine in Wraps: shows only the most minute indications of use: just a hint of wear to extremities; a very faint hairline crease near the upper rear corner. Binding square and secure; text clean. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 160pp. First Ed thus, Second printing. Inscribed and Signed by Bob Trupin, the author's son. Introduction, Photograph, Glossary of Hebrew and Yiddish terms. Paperback. Dakota Diaspora is a lovely book which tells of the author's experiences as a child growing up Jewish on the prairie. From Russia to "Nordakota" Ms. Trupin attempts to understand her parents and their motivations for leaving the "known" for such a great "unknown." She draws mostly upon her own childhood memories, rather than gathering first-hand accounts from her parents. I found the ending somewhat disappointing because we don't find out if… Read More

Sandwich, MA: North Star Publications. Fine. 2001. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Paperback. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition Thus [2000], unstated. Copyright date given as 2001. Fine in Wraps: flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the panels. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches) . Language: English. Weight: 9 ounces. The Printing is stated to be October, 2000. The copyright is stated as 2001. Go figure. Some of the material had been previously published in "Love, Otto", published in 1995. Trade… Read More

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Ohalah, Rabbinic Fellowhip et al, 1973. Pamphlet Fine in Wraps: binding square and secure; text clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 86pp. A "Nachdichtung" Freelyn Rendered by Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi. Published by Ohalah, Rabbinic Fellowhip/Aleph, Alliance for Jewish Renewal/Yesod, Foundation for a Jewish Future. Originally published in Warsaw by Indsel Verlag in 1933. Paperback: Staple-bound Wraps. Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century. Heschel, a professor of Jewish mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, authored a number of widely read books on Jewish philosophy and was active in the American Civil Rights movement. Heschel explicated many facets of Jewish thought, including studies on medieval Jewish philosophy, Kabbalah, and Hasidism.… Read More

Teetz, Brandenburg, Germany Verlag Hentrich und Hentrich, 2005. Hardcover Very Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: a couiple of tiny spots at the front panel and the lower corner tip of the front panel shows just a hint of wear; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing only a couple of very minor flaws. Remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.8 x 6.75 x 0.75 inches). 280 pages. Language: German. Weight: 1 pound, 8.5 ounces. There is a small label affixed to the bottom of the title page with the author's name in script. Whether this is a signed and printed label, an actual signature plate we are not sure. Hardback: Lacks DJ. 

Gutersloh Gutersloher Verlagshaus, 1999. Hardcover First Ed, unstated. Fine in Fine DJ: Book shows former owner's gift inscription at front endpaper; else flawless; binding square and secure; text clean. DJ unclipped; mylar-protected. As New. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 407pp. A Day-Book. Jewish Meditations for Every Day of the Year. German Text. First Ed, unstated. Hardback with DJ.

New York, NY Crown: Harmony Books, 2000. Hardcover First Edition [2000]; First Printing indicated. First Edition [2000]; First Printing indicated. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. The Book shows a bit of crimping to the heel of the backstrip; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. The DJ shows some faint scuffing, mainly to the rear panel; else flawless; the price is unclipped. No longer absolutely pristine, but remains very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 203 pages. Hardback with DJ. 

New York, NY International Center for Holocaust Studies/Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1989. Paperback First Edition (1989), unstated. Very Good+ in Wraps: shows indications of very careful use: light wear to the extremities; moderate rubbing to the panels; the binding leans slightly but remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear only. Close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11 x 8.5 x 0.35 inches). ix, 102 pages. Appendix. Glossary. Chronologies, Lesson Plans and other Teacher Helps. This is a complete course of study for use in secondary school classrooms. Liberally illustrated with vintage photographs in black & white. Language: English.… Read More

Watsonville, CA Margaret Loos, 2003. Paperback First Edition (2003), unstated. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR at the title page. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only a barely discernible cock to the binding. There is a very superficial scratch at the bottom edge of the text block (not really a mark), so this may be a Remainder; else flawless. The binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing a couple of very minor flaws. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches). 108 pages + two family trees. Language: English. Weight: 8.4 ounces. First Edition (2003), unstated. Trade Paperback.  INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Watsonville, CA Margaret Loos, 2003. Paperback First Edition (2003), unstated. Very Near Fine in Wraps: shows only barely discernible lean at the bottom edge of the backstrip; else flawless. The binding is secure; the text is clean. Free of any creases. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, showing single, very minor flaw. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches). 108 pages + two family trees. Language: English. Weight: 8.4 ounces. First Edition (2003), unstated. Trade Paperback.