Non Christian Religions

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  • Analyse des traditions religieuses des peuples Indigènes d'Amérique. by KASTNER, Adolphe
    KASTNER, Adolphe
    Analyse des traditions religieuses des peuples Indigènes d'Amérique.

    Louvain: Chez C. L. Fonteyn, 1845. A second edition. Text in French. Later stiff card boards with blue cloth spine. - Both have a touch of darkening and rubbing. Owner's name to the front end paper. The rest of the book is clean and tidy, but with mild to moderate foxing. 120 pages. One folding map and one folding illustration to the rear of the book. Overall a very nice example. The author is attempting to demonstrate that religions around the world, shared core belief with Christianity from a time before the Jewish faith. Hence he had a "Christiano-centric" interpretation of primitive American mythology and religious customs.
    120 pages + 2 plates. 210 x 130 mm (8¼ x 5…

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    Louvain: Chez C. L. Fonteyn, 1845. A second edition. Text in French. Later stiff card boards with blue cloth spine. - Both have a touch of darkening and rubbing. Owner's name to the front end paper. The rest of the book is clean and tidy, but with mild to moderate foxing. 120 pages. One folding map and one folding illustration to the rear of the book. Overall a very nice example. The author is attempting to demonstrate that religions around the world, shared core belief with Christianity from a time before the Jewish faith. Hence he had a "Christiano-centric" interpretation of primitive American mythology and religious customs.
    120 pages + 2 plates. 210 x 130 mm (8¼ x 5 inches). Une deuxième édition. Texte en français. Plus tard, carton rigides avec dos en tissu bleu. -Les deux ont une touche d'assombrissement et de frottement. Nom du propriétaire sur le papier frontal. Le reste du livre est propre et bien rangé, mais avec des rousseurs légères à modérées. 120 pages. Une carte dépliante et une illustration dépliante. Dans l'ensemble, un très bel exemple. 210 par 130 mm (8¼ par 5 pouces). L'auteur tente de démontrer que les religions du monde entier partageaient une croyance fondamentale avec le christianisme avant la foi juive. Par conséquent, il avait une interprétation « christiano-centrique » de la mythologie et des coutumes religieuses américaines primitives.

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    Book ID: 1985
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  • Three Jewish Legal works with beautiful engraved plates.
    De jure naturali et gentium juxta disciplinam Ebraeorum libri septem, by SELDENI, Joannis [John Selden]
    SELDENI, Joannis [John Selden]
    De jure naturali et gentium juxta disciplinam Ebraeorum libri septem, [With] Uxor Ebraica, seu de Nuptiis et Divortiis ex Jure Civili, id eft, Divino & Talmudico, Veterum Ebraeorum, libri tres [With] De successionibus ad leges Ebraeorum in bona defunctorum. Liber singularis in pontificatum. Libri duo.

    Lipsiae & Francofurti [Leipzig & Frankfurt]: Jeremiam Schrey [Jeremiae Schrenk], 1695. Three legal works bound as one volume. Contemporary vellum binding with the three titles written neatly to the spine. Vellum is in very good shape, with a little darkening and marking only. All new editions. All published by Schrey in 1695. [1] de Jure Naturali. On Natural Law according to the discipline of the Jews. [44], 892 pages. 7 engraved plates. In Latin, with numerous texts quoted first in Hebrew or Arabic. The 7 engraved plates following p. 298 concern the Jerusalem Temple. Other illustrations scattered throughout the text. pi²)(² *-5*⁴ A-Uuuuu2. Conforms to FirstSearch / OCLC: 23641484 with the exception that our copy ends on page 892…

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    Lipsiae & Francofurti [Leipzig & Frankfurt]: Jeremiam Schrey [Jeremiae Schrenk], 1695. Three legal works bound as one volume. Contemporary vellum binding with the three titles written neatly to the spine. Vellum is in very good shape, with a little darkening and marking only. All new editions. All published by Schrey in 1695. [1] de Jure Naturali. On Natural Law according to the discipline of the Jews. [44], 892 pages. 7 engraved plates. In Latin, with numerous texts quoted first in Hebrew or Arabic. The 7 engraved plates following p. 298 concern the Jerusalem Temple. Other illustrations scattered throughout the text. pi²)(² *-5*⁴ A-Uuuuu2. Conforms to FirstSearch / OCLC: 23641484 with the exception that our copy ends on page 892 which states it is the end of the volume. OCLC copy has another [27] pages, but it states that it is bound with another work, so we suspect that these belong with the second work. [2], Uxor Ebraica. The Jewish Wife - on marriage and divorce under Hebrew law. [2], 456, [14] pages. A-Nnn3. Separate title and full index to end. Bound as seems usual with [3] De successionibus ad leges Ebraeorum. On succession and inheriting the goods of the dead under Jewish Law. [22], 248. pp. Collation OOO-Qqq2, A-Hh4. These two titles together conform to OCLC: 5188611. Internally the work is in good, clean but slightly darkened state. Owner's signature and purchase details from 1900 to the front end paper. John Selden (1584–1654) was an English jurist and scholar of Jewish law. John Milton hailed Selden in 1644 as "the chief of learned men reputed in this land". 210 by 170mm (8¼ by 6¾ inches).

    . Trois ouvrages juridiques reliés en un seul volume. Reliure en vélin de l'époque avec les trois titres écrits proprement au dos. Le vélin est en très bon état, avec un peu de noircissement et des marques seulement. Toutes les nouvelles éditions. Toutes publiées par Schrey en 1695. [1] de Jure Naturali. Sur la loi naturelle selon la discipline des Juifs. [44], 892 pages. 7 planches gravées. En latin, avec de nombreux textes cités d'abord en hébreu ou en arabe. Les 7 planches gravées qui suivent la p. 298 concernent le Temple de Jérusalem. Autres illustrations dispersées dans le texte. pi²)(² *-5*⁴ A-Uuuuu2. Conforme à FirstSearch / OCLC : 23641484 à l'exception de notre exemplaire qui se termine à la page 892 qui indique qu'il s'agit de la fin du volume. L'exemplaire d'OCLC contient [27] pages supplémentaires, mais il indique qu'il est relié à un autre ouvrage ; nous soupçonnons donc que ces pages appartiennent au second ouvrage. [2], Uxor Ebraica. L'épouse juive - sur le mariage et le divorce selon la loi hébraïque. [2], 456, [14] pages. A-Nnn3. Titre séparé et index complet à la fin. Relié comme d'habitude avec [3] De successionibus ad leges Ebraeorum. De la succession et de l'héritage des biens des morts selon la loi juive. [22], 248. pp. Collation OOO-Qqq2, A-Hh4. Ces deux titres ensemble sont conformes à l'OCLC : 5188611. L'intérieur de l'ouvrage est en bon état, propre mais légèrement assombri. Signature du propriétaire et détails de l'achat en 1900 sur la première page de garde. John Selden (1584-1654) était un juriste anglais et un spécialiste de la loi juive. John Milton a salué Selden en 1644 comme "le chef des hommes savants réputés dans ce pays". 210 by 170mm.

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    Book ID: 4530
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  • Manual Order of Service and Ritual [of the] Church of Illumination. by CLYMER, Rev. Dr. R. Swinburne
    CLYMER, Rev. Dr. R. Swinburne
    Manual Order of Service and Ritual [of the] Church of Illumination. Prepared especially for the Priests and Ministers Consecrated and Ordained to the Service of God, in the Priesthood of Melchizedek and Church of Illumination

    Quakertown: Philosophical Publishing Company Beverly Hall, 1952. Limited edition, privately printed. (although a stated limitation, there is no indication as to the size of the limitation). Hardback in red buckram, with gilt cross to front board, and gilt title to spine. Boards and contents in very good, clean condition. A touch of darkening to the end pages. 100 pages. 220 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches). A guide to services and prayers of the Church of Illumination. A nominally Christian organisation, based in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, the Church is quite "New Age" in outlook, and would be see as outside Orthodox Christianity. "The Church teaches that within each of us is a Divine Spark, our soul spark, which is a part of God." Still existing in Quakertown.

    Book ID: 4445
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  • Moses. by BIRNBAUM, Uriel
    BIRNBAUM, Uriel
    Moses. Ein biblischer Zyklus in fünfzig Bildern. Mit einem einleitenden Essay.

    Wien und Berlin: Im Thyrsos Verlag, 1924. First edition. A very nice copy of this first edition. Original blue cloth hardback with Gilt and black illustrations and titles to the front and rear boards. Spine is significantly faded and has a little rubbing to the top and bottom edges. Coloured end papers, with bookplate to the inside front board. With one coloured initial and 50 coloured plates by Uriel Birnbaum. Birnbaum was the Viennese son of the Jewish philosopher Nather Birnbaum. He emigrated to the Netherlands when Germany annexed Austria. He died in 1956. Internally clean and tidy throughout. 84 pages. Text in German. 310 by 235mm (12¼ by 9¼ inches).

    . Première édition. Un très bel exemplaire de…

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    Wien und Berlin: Im Thyrsos Verlag, 1924. First edition. A very nice copy of this first edition. Original blue cloth hardback with Gilt and black illustrations and titles to the front and rear boards. Spine is significantly faded and has a little rubbing to the top and bottom edges. Coloured end papers, with bookplate to the inside front board. With one coloured initial and 50 coloured plates by Uriel Birnbaum. Birnbaum was the Viennese son of the Jewish philosopher Nather Birnbaum. He emigrated to the Netherlands when Germany annexed Austria. He died in 1956. Internally clean and tidy throughout. 84 pages. Text in German. 310 by 235mm (12¼ by 9¼ inches).

    . Première édition. Un très bel exemplaire de cette première édition. Couverture rigide originale en toile bleue avec illustrations et titres dorés et noirs sur les planches avant et arrière. Le dos est sensiblement décoloré et les bords supérieur et inférieur sont légèrement frottés. Papiers de fin en couleur, avec un ex-libris à l'intérieur de la première planche. Avec une initiale en couleur et 50 planches en couleur d'Uriel Birnbaum. Birnbaum était le fils viennois du philosophe juif Nather Birnbaum. Il a émigré aux Pays-Bas lorsque l'Allemagne a annexé l'Autriche. Il est décédé en 1956. L'intérieur de l'ouvrage est propre et bien rangé. 84 pages. Texte en allemand. 310 par 235mm (12¼ par 9¼ pouces).

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    Book ID: 4669
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  • A nice signed edition of this translation of a core Buddhist text.
    Mūlamadhyamakakārikās (Mādhyamikasūtras) de Nāgārjuna [मध्यमकवृत्तिः] [Madhyamakavr̥ttiḥ] by Nāgārjuna, Siddha
    Nāgārjuna, Siddha
    Mūlamadhyamakakārikās (Mādhyamikasūtras) de Nāgārjuna [मध्यमकवृत्तिः] [Madhyamakavr̥ttiḥ] avec la Prasannapadā commentaire de Candrakīrti

    St Pétersbourg: Académie imperiale des sciences, 1903. A scarce European edition of a Buddhist work. The fourth work in the Bibliotheca Buddhica. First edition thus. Recently bound in attractive marbled boards, with a leather label and gilt titles to the spine. Immaculate binding. Inside, the original paper covers are bound in. These are nicked and tatty, but still present. Book itself is in good, largely uncut condition, with a little darkening to the edges. Despite being printed in Russia, the text is in Sanskrit, with notes in French. Founding text of the "mādhyamika" Buddhist school composed of 458 kārikā (mnemonic verses) divided into 27 chapters. To the title page there is a dedication to Émile Senart from the editor…

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    St Pétersbourg: Académie imperiale des sciences, 1903. A scarce European edition of a Buddhist work. The fourth work in the Bibliotheca Buddhica. First edition thus. Recently bound in attractive marbled boards, with a leather label and gilt titles to the spine. Immaculate binding. Inside, the original paper covers are bound in. These are nicked and tatty, but still present. Book itself is in good, largely uncut condition, with a little darkening to the edges. Despite being printed in Russia, the text is in Sanskrit, with notes in French. Founding text of the "mādhyamika" Buddhist school composed of 458 kārikā (mnemonic verses) divided into 27 chapters. To the title page there is a dedication to Émile Senart from the editor Louis de la Vallée Poussin (L.V.P). Senart was the translator of several Hindu and Buddhist works into French. The front cover also shows the library stamps of the Société Asiatique. There are no other library stamps. 208 pages. 260 by 175mm (10¼ by 7 inches). FirstSearch records a couple of editions of the Russian printing, but all from 1913.

    . Rare édition européenne d'un ouvrage bouddhiste. Le quatrième ouvrage de la Bibliotheca Buddhica. Première édition. Récemment reliée en belles planches marbrées, avec une étiquette en cuir et des titres dorés au dos. Reliure impeccable. A l'intérieur, les couvertures en papier d'origine sont reliées. Elles sont entaillées et abîmées, mais toujours présentes. Le livre lui-même est en bon état, en grande partie non coupé, avec un léger assombrissement des bords. Bien qu'il ait été imprimé en Russie, le texte est en sanskrit, avec des notes en français. Texte fondateur de l'école bouddhiste "mādhyamika" composé de 458 kārikā (versets mnémotechniques) divisés en 27 chapitres. Sur la page de titre figure une dédicace de l'éditeur Louis de la Vallée Poussin (L.V.P) à Émile Senart. Sénart fut le traducteur de plusieurs ouvrages hindous et bouddhistes en français. La première de couverture porte également le cachet de la bibliothèque de la Société Asiatique. Il n'y a pas d'autres cachets de bibliothèque. 208 pages. 260 par 175mm (10¼ par 7 pouces). FirstSearch signale quelques éditions de l'impression russe, mais toutes datent de 1913.

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    Book ID: 4454
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  • Fay Weldon Presentation Copy
    Nightingale: The Story Since 1840. by ROBERTS, Marcus
    ROBERTS, Marcus
    Nightingale: The Story Since 1840.

    Tymsder Publishing, 2001. First edition in dust jacket. In the 1820's and '30s the London Jewish community was distressed by the number of destitute Jews living on the streets or in the workhouses. To deal with the problem groups of Jewish East Enders established three charities that later merged and became 'Nightingale'. Marcus Roberts is a researcher in to Anglo-Jewish history, and has been widely published. 112 pp. 250 x 180 mm (9¾ x 7 inches).

    Fine dust jacket and fine book. This copy bears the following dedication to the FFEP: Presented to Ms Fay Weldon CBE by Nightingale at the Guildhall Dinner 22nd October 2001.

    Book ID: 2324
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  • Nippon no tera (Buddhist Temples in Japan): Chūson-ji by Shigeharu Nakano, Toshio Fukuyama
    Shigeharu Nakano, Toshio Fukuyama
    Nippon no tera (Buddhist Temples in Japan): Chūson-ji

    Tōkyō: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1959. First Edition. Pale stiff card boards, in original photographic dust jacket, which is slightly crinkled. Mostly b/w photographs, but one in full colour. In Japanese, with English summary on green inlaid sheet. Chuson-ji is a heavily gilded early 12th century Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, Tohoku province. 32, 13 pp. 350 by 260mm (13¾ by 10¼ inches).

    . Première édition. Carton rigide pâle, dans une jaquette photographique d'origine, légèrement froissée. La plupart des photographies sont en noir et blanc, mais l'une d'entre elles est en couleur. En japonais, avec un résumé en anglais sur un feuillet vert incrusté. Le Chuson-ji est un temple bouddhiste du début du XIIe siècle, très doré, situé à Hiraizumi, dans la…

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    Tōkyō: Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, 1959. First Edition. Pale stiff card boards, in original photographic dust jacket, which is slightly crinkled. Mostly b/w photographs, but one in full colour. In Japanese, with English summary on green inlaid sheet. Chuson-ji is a heavily gilded early 12th century Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, Tohoku province. 32, 13 pp. 350 by 260mm (13¾ by 10¼ inches).

    . Première édition. Carton rigide pâle, dans une jaquette photographique d'origine, légèrement froissée. La plupart des photographies sont en noir et blanc, mais l'une d'entre elles est en couleur. En japonais, avec un résumé en anglais sur un feuillet vert incrusté. Le Chuson-ji est un temple bouddhiste du début du XIIe siècle, très doré, situé à Hiraizumi, dans la province de Tohoku. 32, 13 p. 350 x 260 mm

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    Book ID: 4411
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  • First Edition in unclipped dust jacket.
    Pagan Celtic Britain: by ROSS, Anne
    ROSS, Anne
    Pagan Celtic Britain: Studies in Iconography and Tradition.

    London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1967. A very good hardback - 433 pp. Original gilt and bronze lettered brown cloth, top edge brown, dust jacket in good condition (now in clear protective cover). Internally without inscriptions or other marks. Slight spine lean.255 x 195 mm (10 x 7¾ inches).

    A substantial work, which includes over 200 line drawings, 96 monochrome photographs, maps, appendix, list of abbreviations and a good sized index.

    Dr. Anne Ross has wide experience of living in Celtic-speaking communities where she has traced vernacular tradition. Using archaeological and anthropoligical evidence, as well as folklore, Dr. Ross provides broad insight into the early Celtic world.

    Book ID: 2290
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  • Bardo-Druidic Celtic philosophy
    The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg: by ITHEL, J. William ab
    ITHEL, J. William ab
    The Barddas of Iolo Morganwg: A Collection of Original Documents, Illustrative of the Theology Wisdom, and Usages of the Bardo-Druidic Systems of the Isle of Britain. Introduction by John Matthews

    Boston M.A: Red Wheel / Weiser, 2004. On its publication in the 19th century, Barddas stirred controversy. Some critics claimed that it was completely made up, or based on forgeries. Others defended it by pointing out similarities to other surviving Celtic documents with clear provenance.
    Photo-offset from the first printing, this edition of Barddas includes the original Welsh on verso pages with the English translation running on the recto pages. 425 pp.In original dust jacket. John Matthews has been a practicing shaman for over 30 years and is a leading authority on Celtic traditions, Grail and Arthurian legends, and the tarot. He is the author of a number of successful divinatory systems based on early spiritual beliefs, and has…

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    Boston M.A: Red Wheel / Weiser, 2004. On its publication in the 19th century, Barddas stirred controversy. Some critics claimed that it was completely made up, or based on forgeries. Others defended it by pointing out similarities to other surviving Celtic documents with clear provenance.
    Photo-offset from the first printing, this edition of Barddas includes the original Welsh on verso pages with the English translation running on the recto pages. 425 pp.In original dust jacket. John Matthews has been a practicing shaman for over 30 years and is a leading authority on Celtic traditions, Grail and Arthurian legends, and the tarot. He is the author of a number of successful divinatory systems based on early spiritual beliefs, and has acted as an adviser on several motion pictures, including Jerry Bruckheimer's King Arthur. Both book and dust jacket are in fine / as new condition. 240 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼ inches

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    Book ID: 2297
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  • The Book of Job. A New Critically Revised Translation, with Essays on Scansion, Date, Etc. by BATESON WRIGHT, G. H.
    BATESON WRIGHT, G. H.
    The Book of Job. A New Critically Revised Translation, with Essays on Scansion, Date, Etc.

    London / Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate, 1883. Scarce First Edition. English translation, with some Hebrew. Brown, hardback buckram boards. Neat, small ex-libris to front. Buckram is just starting to split to bottom front of spine; barely noticeable. Neat ink annotations to glossary, and occasional further pencil. Bateson was a Hebrew scholar, and Headmaster of Central School, Hong Kong. 240 pages. 230 x 150 mm (9 x 6 inches).

    . Première édition rare. Traduction anglaise, avec un peu d'hébreu. Carton rigide en bougran marron. Petit ex-libris soigné au recto. Le bougran commence à se fendre en bas de la partie avant du dos, ce qui est à peine perceptible. Annotations à l'encre sur le glossaire et parfois au crayon. Bateson…

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    London / Edinburgh: Williams and Norgate, 1883. Scarce First Edition. English translation, with some Hebrew. Brown, hardback buckram boards. Neat, small ex-libris to front. Buckram is just starting to split to bottom front of spine; barely noticeable. Neat ink annotations to glossary, and occasional further pencil. Bateson was a Hebrew scholar, and Headmaster of Central School, Hong Kong. 240 pages. 230 x 150 mm (9 x 6 inches).

    . Première édition rare. Traduction anglaise, avec un peu d'hébreu. Carton rigide en bougran marron. Petit ex-libris soigné au recto. Le bougran commence à se fendre en bas de la partie avant du dos, ce qui est à peine perceptible. Annotations à l'encre sur le glossaire et parfois au crayon. Bateson était un spécialiste de l'hébreu et directeur de l'école centrale de Hong Kong. 240 pages. 230 x 150 mm

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    Book ID: 4191
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  • The Earliest Illustrated Haggadah. by GOLDSCHMIDT, Lazarus
    GOLDSCHMIDT, Lazarus
    The Earliest Illustrated Haggadah. Printed by Gershom Cohen at Prague.

    London: Barmerlea Book Sales Ltd, 1940. First edition. Limited to 200 copies. Number in pen No. 46 to colophon. Hardback blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Neat ex libris to front pastedown. Front free end paper has at some point been detached, and is now held in place with archival tape. 61 pages of text and then a separate plates section where all plates are protected by (some slightly darkened and some loose) tissue inserts. Clean copy of a scarce item. 290 x 225 mm (11½ x 8¾ inches).

    . From the bookplate, we can see that this book belonged to Helge Loewenberg-Domp. She was a German musician and music (piano) seller of Jewish parents who escaped…

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    London: Barmerlea Book Sales Ltd, 1940. First edition. Limited to 200 copies. Number in pen No. 46 to colophon. Hardback blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Neat ex libris to front pastedown. Front free end paper has at some point been detached, and is now held in place with archival tape. 61 pages of text and then a separate plates section where all plates are protected by (some slightly darkened and some loose) tissue inserts. Clean copy of a scarce item. 290 x 225 mm (11½ x 8¾ inches).

    . From the bookplate, we can see that this book belonged to Helge Loewenberg-Domp. She was a German musician and music (piano) seller of Jewish parents who escaped to the Netherlands before the war. She later went into hiding with her family, and survived the war. (Her brother died in the camps). She was one of the first to import Japanese pianos to the Netherlands. In the 1970's she was knighted to the Order of Orange-Naussau. Three years later, she founded the Helge Domp Foundation for Music for young musicians. She died in 2021.

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    Book ID: 3901
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  • The Memphite Tomb-Chapel of Mose by GABALLA, G. A.
    GABALLA, G. A.
    The Memphite Tomb-Chapel of Mose

    Warminster: Aris & Phillips Ltd, 1977. First Edition. Includes English translations of Egyptian texts, and a transcription and translation of the 'Legal text'. Hardback in light blue cloth covered boards. Inside original unclipped illustrated dust jacket. Dust jacket has some wear to the edges but no tears. Also a little handled / darkened as it's was originally white. Inside clean and unmarked. v, 40 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations. 300 x 210 mm (11¾ x 8¼ inches)

    Book ID: 4379
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  • They that Walk in Darkness by ZANFWILL, I.
    ZANFWILL, I.
    They that Walk in Darkness Ghetto Tragedies.

    Edition: First Edition

    London: William Heinemann, 1899. First edition. Original orange cloth with gilt titles to the spine and shield of David design to the front board. There is a touch of darkening to the orange cloth, and a small stain to the bottom of the rear board. Mainly clean and tidy though. Owner's bookplate to the inside front board. Internally clean and tidy, with just a little darkening to the page edges. Jewish author and political activist, Israel Zangwill (1864 - 1926), was passionate about campaigning for the oppressed. He was best known for his work "Children of the Ghetto." Initial ad. leaf, half title, 32pp + ads.

    Book ID: 1632
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