Jewish And Israeli History from Berthoff Books

Farrar Straus Giroux, 1978. Soft cover. Good. 420 pages, with index, Foreword by Leon Edel. First printing of 1978 edition, incorporating essays written earlier, in the 1950s. Mass-market paperback, crease to spine, soil and scratches to wraps, shelf wear, foxing to edges, one page dog-eared. Old price in pencil on half-title, pages unmarked.

Sagar Publications, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 136 pages. Illustrated with b&w photos on four double-sided plates. A history of Jewish groups in India: the Cochin Jews in Kerala, the Bene Israel of Bombay, and the Baghdadi Jews in Calcutta. The author was a long-time correspondent for the Press Trust of India, including in the… Read more about this item

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1991. Soft cover. Good. 396 pages, with index, glossary of terms, court documents and other documentary appendices. Insider account of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. Mass-market paperback, raised silver gilt letters on cover, creases to spine, shelf wear, foxing to edges/inside cover/a few pages at each end. Pages unmarked.

Schocken Books, 1971. Hardcover. Good/Good. 176 pages, with index and bibliography. Anthropological study of the Bene Israel, including the impact of caste relations on their community, and how they are seen by other groups of Jews in India. 8vo, green cloth with gilt lettering on spine, exposed estremities of boards faded, with a patch of greater damage along… Read more about this item

Bantam Books, 1980. Soft cover. Good. 664 pages, with index, glossary of Yiddish terms, section of b&w photos on unnumbered pages. Written "with the assistance of Kenneth Libo." "Specially condensed by the author." Originally published by Harcourt 1976. Mass-market paperback, shelf wear, 1/4" tear to front wrap on fore-edge, a bit wavy at back as from being stored… Read more about this item

Random House, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 269 pages, with index, illustrated with two maps (Israel, Jerusalem), eight double-sided plates of black and white photos. First American edition. 8vo, turquoise cloth, light blue end papers, boards bowed, back board frayed and gouged at bottom, stains to edges of boards at top and bottom, coffee stain to fore-edge… Read more about this item

The University of Alabama Press, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 161 pages, with Index. Judaic Studies Series, Leon J. Weinberger, General Editor. Illustrated with several full-page black and white photos of the young Herzl. 8vo, charcoal cloth with gilt lettering on spine, corners sharp, green endpapers, in unclipped clean DJ with little shelf wear. Name… Read more about this item

Harper & Row, 1990. Soft cover. Good. 342 pages, illustrated with photographs on four double-sided plates. Mass-market paperback (Harper Paperbacks), rubbing along spine and especially to front wrap, which has two eroded patches (largest one 2" long), faint foxing to edges, edges and page margins age-toned, small singes to inside front cover and ffep. No markings observed to… Read more about this item

Adler & Adler, 1987. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 273 pages. 8vo, beige boards with green cloth quarterbinding, gilt lettering on spine, faint foxing and dust-soiling to edges, corners sharp, in DJ that is not price-clipped, but has small cutaway of damage at the crown, small tears at top of flaps, smudges. Pages clean and unmarked. … Read more about this item

Bantam Books, 1967. Soft cover. Good. 143 pages. "The on-the-spot story of Israel's spectacular six-day battle for survival," illustrated with maps (cuts) and large picture section "A Picture History of the Israeli-Arab War" (approximately 60 pages), appendix "The Third Temple" by Leon Uris. Mass-market paperback, creases to front wrap, rubbing along spine, edges lightly soiled, a few pages… Read more about this item

The Jewish Museum, 1982. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 168 pages, exhibition catalogue on semi-gloss stock with art reproductions, glossary, bibliography, and introductory essays. 8-1/2" x 11", light edge wear, eroded spot at top of back wrap. Margin brackets or underscoring on approximately five of the pages.