Search Results: the golem legends of the ghetto by chayim bloch

Garber Communications, 1987. Paperback. VG-. 8x5x0. VERY-GOOD-MINUS TRADE-PAPERBACK. VERY-GOOD-PLUS EXCEPT FAINT DISCOLORATION TO COVERS.

Kessinger Publishing, 9/10/2010 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 0.7480 10.3543 7.2441. Some wear to the cover from shelfwear.

Vienna 1925 first edition. Vernay. Hardcover sm octavo. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Translated from the German by Harry Schneiderman. Preface note by Hans Ludwig Held. 247pp. illustrated and tissue guards present.cloth. VG hinges not cracked; binding secure. no owner marks; no dj. .

Blauvelt, N.Y.: Rudolf Steiner Press. VG+. 1972. Paperback Original; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0-8334-1726 . Light edgewear, rubbing; Tight binding, clean cover. Solid copy. Paperback first edition ; Mass market paperback; 244 p. .

Vienna: John N. Vernay, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo in dark blue wraps. Corners slightly rubbed, front cover slightly loose, gilded print on spine rubbed off. Property of Shaare Zedek stamped in inside cover. First Edition. This is Bloch's famous work that popularized the Golem in modern Jewish culture.

The Golem, Vienna, 1925. Presumed first. Hardcover. Good Condition (ex-library)/No Dust Jacket. Library discard with usual library pocket and stamps. Gold lettering on front board and spine is wearing off. Moderate age and reading wear. 248 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Austria; Myths, Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 56246. .

Vienna, AU: The Golem / Printing Office John N. Vernay, ( 1925 ). First English Language Edition, regular state. Hardcover. Near Fine. 12mo, 247 pages, black cloth, tender front hinge, tight, bright. The Golem, the legendary Jewish bogeyman. Translated by Harry Schneiderman. The stories here originally appeared in 1917 in "Oesterreichischen Wochenschrift". "One feels a kind of rapture in reading these stories. I think that the same longing for deliverance, which led our ancestors to the compiling of such beautiful tales, also transports us into a beautiful dream, makes us forget the terrible truth and thus we feel so happy in the reading of such tales!" - Dr. Isaac Alcalay, Chief Rabbi of Yugoslavia. With ten plates, including "The Golem" by Georg Jilovsky. This text shows the signs of having been printed by a non-English speller. Bloch had traveled to America to raise the funds to have this edition produced from the German original.

Vienna: John N. Vernay, 1925. Hardcover. g. 8vo. 247pp. Original blue cloth with red lettering on cover and spine. Collection of legends surrounding the character of the Golem of Prague, a man of clay supposedly brought to life by means of a kabbalistic ceremony by Rabbi Judah Loew of Prague. In some of the popular accounts the Golem's purpose was to patrol the Jewish ghetto to guard against Christians attempting to frame Jews with blood libel accusations. Translated by Harry Schneiderman with prefatory note by Hans Ludwig Held. Text in English, translated from the German. Book condition: Good.

Vienna: Printing-Office John N. Vernay, 1925. Hardcover. g to g+. Octavo. 247 (1)pp., 10 plates. Original textured blue buckram with gilt lettering on spine. Collection of legends surrounding the character of the Golem of Prague, a man of clay supposedly brought to life by means of a cabalistic ceremony by Rabbi Judah Loew of Prague. In some of the popular accounts the Golem's purpose was to patrol the Jewish ghetto to guard against Christians attempting to frame Jews with blood libel accusations. Illustrated with ten b/w reproductions of photographs and artwork. Translated by Harry Schneiderman with prefatory note by Hans Ludwig Held. Text in English, translated from the German. Binding with light wear along edges, spine sunned. Light pencil markings on title page, inked number on in lower left margin of dedication page. Some remnants of removed paper on inside back cover. Binding and interior in overall good to good+ condition.

Vienna: The Golem/ Printing-Office John N. Vernay, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Octavo. 247pp. [1], [+ 10 plates]. Original textured black buckram with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Collection of famous legends surrounding the character of the Golem of Prague, a man of clay supposedly brought to life by means of a Kabbalistic rituals by Rabbi Judah Loew of Prague. In some of the popular accounts the Golem's purpose was to patrol the Jewish ghetto to guard against Christians attempting to frame Jews with blood libel accusations. Illustrated with ten b/w reproductions of photographs and artwork. Translated by Harry Schneiderman with prefatory note by Hans Ludwig Held. Interleaved throughout with ten plates of b/w illustrations, including photographic reproductions. Text in English, translated from the German. Binding with minor bumping to corners and a few minor smudges to the covers. Starting at interior covers and p.100. A few sporadic markings and underlining in pen… Read More

Wien, The Golem (1925).. 247 S., 10 Abb. auf Tafeln, brosch., locker, unaufgeschnitten, Rücken fehlt. Uncut, needs repair

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Paperback / softback. New.

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Vienna, 1st. 1925. Trans. by Harry Schneiderman. Illustrated. Hardback. Good Condition

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Vienna, Austria: Printing Office John N. Vernay, 1925. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/None Issued. VG/1st ed. (U.S) Wonderful and mystical legends of the Golem, in this case, created by Rabbi Loew to protect the Jews in the Prague Ghetto from crimes comitted by non-Jews and blamed on them. These legends were translated by Harry Schneiderman with prepatory note by Hans Ludwig Held. The book is clean and tightly and securely bound. No marking or foxing. Sweet inscription to previous owner---this was a present for good Religous School attendence 1935-1936. Ten inserted b&w plates fronted with tissue paper. Spine has faded to a light gold color with black lettering on front and spine. Small dent to cover under title. 247 pages, with Table of Contents and Illustrations listed last in book. A quite remarkable book.