Lots #1-69 - Books, small prints

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1.       (BAAL SHEM TOV) Judaeus: The Baal Shem Tov of Michelstadt. New York— Jerusalem, 1973. Translated by M. F. Kuttner. Illustrated with photos. 151 pages. Original, slightly damaged hardcover.

4000.-

2.       Bachia ben Josef Ibn Pakuda: Hovot haLevavot. Lehrbuch der Herzenspflichten. (Important Jewish ethical handbook of the middle ages.) Translated to German by Mendel G. Stern. Wien, 1853. Hebrew and German edition. 476 pages. Bound together with: Fassel, Hirsch B.: Dat Mose veIsrael. Die mosaisch-rabbinische Religionslehre, katechetisch für den Unterricht bearbeitet. (German, with Hebrew quotations.) Nagykanizsa (Gross-Kanischa), 1858. 152 pages. (Bound in one volume) Original half cloth cover. RARE!

30.000.-

3.       Balla Ignác: A Rotschildok. (History of the Rotschild family.) Budapest, 1912. Új Idők publication. 236 pages. In nice, original Art noveau hardcover binding.

 2200.-

4.       (BIBLE) Kis Szentírás (Holy Scripts, in one volume). Edited by Frenkel Bernát, Edelstein Bertalan, Fényes Mór, Hevesi Simon, Kandel Sámuel, Pfeiffer-Pap Izsák, Weisz Miksa, Zsoldos Jenő. Budapest, 1942. 576 p. (This book was given as a gift of the Buda Jewish Community, on the Shavuot of 1942, with hand written recommandations of Vidor Pál rabbi. Signed and sealed by the community. In gilt hard cover.)

3000.-

5.       (BIBLE) Zsoltárok. Dávid király és zsoltáros társai könyve. (Psalms, in translation of Telekes Béla) Vol. I-II. (Complete) Remény publ. Budapest, 1929. 247 pages. Recommending inscription by rabbi Eisenberg, Gödöllő with seal of the Rabbinate.

5000.-

6.       Bibliai történet. I. A világ teremtésétől József haláláig. II. Mózes születésétől a Tóra befejezéséig. (Bible Stories. Textbook for the Jewish primary school students I-IV. grades. Published by the Budapest Jewish Community Religious Education Publishing. Edited by József (Fisch) András. Budapest, 1950 (!). 31, 40. + 8 pages. With Hebrew reading exercise.

3600.-

7.       Braun, Johannes: Bigdei Kohanim. Vestitus sacerdotum Hebraeorum, sive commentarius amplissimus… I-II. (Two volumes bound in one) (Latin, with Greek and Hebrew words.) Amsterdam, 1698. 752 p. + Index Rerum at Verborum, 36+60 p. In original, repaired full leather cover, 21 full page engravings (!), initials, nice print mark.

200.000.-

8.       Buber, Martin: Száz chászid történet. (Hassidic stories. Yavne books 9.) Translation and notes by Pfeiffer Izsák. Kolozsvár-Budapest, (1942.) 156 p. Original, repaired hardcover.
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2000.-

9.       Buxtorf, Johannes (Hebraist, professor of the Bazel University, 1564—1629): Frorilegium hebraicum. (Jewish customs, definitions and wisdoms in alphabetic order, based on Talmudic and rabbinical literature, in Hebrew and Latin, with comments.) Basel, 1648. (!) 390 + 8 pages. In original half leather cover, nice print marks.

46.000.-

10.   Chomer Lámádrich. (Lectures from the winter 1945. madrich seminar edited by M. C. Kádri and M. Uziél. Notes of Szimchá Braun.) Budapest, 1946. Published by Magyarországi Báchád (= Associations of Religious Future Immigrants to Israel from Hungary). (Important document of the Hungarian Jewish history and the Zionist movement after the Holocaust! Lecturers include professors Hahn István and Scheiber Sándor, rabbi Schwartz Ábrahám, Dénes Béla writer and others.) 125 pages. Slightly worn. VERY RARE!

2400.-

11.   Disraeli, Benjamin: David Alroy. Novel. Published by the Otthon Könyvtára series of Menorah Publishing. Hungarian translation by Németh Andor. Budapest, (1920s) 356 pages. In original hardcover, gilt spine.

1500.-

12.   Engelmann Géza: A héber és az árja nyelvek ősi rokonságáról. (Scientific dissertation about the unknown common roots of Hebrew and European languages.) Published by the author. Budapest, 1943. 128 pages. RARE!

3000.-

13.   Eötvös Károly: A nagy per. I-III. (Memoir and documents by the famous Hungarian author, lawyer of the well known Tiszaeszlár trial.) Budapest, (1904). First Edition! In original, nice Art Noveau hardcover binding.

10.000.-

14.   Friedmann Hillél (chief rabbi of Szarvas, later of Dombóvár): Fényben és viharban. (Jewish religious-social discussions and orations.) Dombóvár, 1932. 82 p. In Hungarian, with Hebrew quotes. RARE!

3600.-

15.   Gerő Katalin: A szeretet munkásai. (History of the Pest Jewish Women’s Association 1866—1937.) Budapest, 1937. 445 p. With figures and name lists. Slightly worn original cover.

3000.-

16.   Hahn István (rabbi, historian, academic, 1913—1984): A fény ünnepe. (Chanukka) With writings, songs, pictures. (Javne books 3.) Kolozsvár-Budapest (1941). 95 p. In original hardcover, slightly repaired.

2000.-

17.   Harsányi László: A kőszegi zsidók. Budapest, 1974. (Jewish monographic books, the Jews of Kőszeg.) Foreword by Scheiber Sándor. 260 p.+ 7 p. illustrations.

5000.-

18.   Heimler Jenő: Örök hajnal. Poems. Foreword by Várnai Zseni. Signed by the author. 48 p. Together with: new poems of Heimler Jenő (typescript). Budapest, 1943. (This typescript, ready for publishing just before the Holocaust, did not have the chance to be printed!) (2 pieces.)

3600.-

19.   Herzl Tivadar: A zsidó állam. (The Jewish State) Budapest, 1941. Zsidó Nemzet publ. Spinoza edition. 48. p. With engraved portrait of the author. Slightly worn cover.

3000.-

20.   (HEVESI SIMON) Memorial book of Hevesi Simon, Pest chief rabbi, commemorating his fortieth years of rabbinical service. Published by his students, friends and admirerers.  Edited by Guttmann Mihály, Hevesi Ferenc, Lőwinger Sámuel and Friedman Dénes. Budapest, 1934. In Hungarian and Hebrew. 304+120 pages. Original, gilt hardcover. 

3800.-

21.    (HOLOCAUST) Balázs Dezső: Halló! Itt Péter! Péter beszél!  (The history of a Jewish family in Budapest, 1944.) (Budapest, 1946.) 180 pages. Repaired cover and spine, slight faults.

2000.-

22.   (HOLOCAUST) Ember Mária: 100 kép. (100 pictures. Photos and reflections on the Holocaust in Hungary.) Budapest, 1984. 108 pages. In original hardcover.

4600.-

23.   (HOLOCAUST) Gömöri Jenő Tamás: A szörnyű év. I. A siralomházban. (Poems of the persecution, 1944) Budapest, 1946. Uncut, new copy. 79 pages.

1800.-

24.   (HOLOCAUST) Kivel mi történt? (Report of the important figures and victims of the Holocaust. First comprehensive report from the German occupation until the liberation.) Edited by Turcsányi Gyula. Budapest, 1945. 62 p. In original cover.

4000.-

25.   (HOLOCAUST) Lévai Jenő: A pesti gettó csodálatos megmenekülésének hiteles története. (True story of the magic survival of the Pest ghetto.) (Budapest, 1945.) Officina publ. 174 p. With official map of the Pest ghetto. In original cover. RARE!

5000.-

26.    (HOLOCAUST) Lévai Jenő: Szürke könyv. (Grey book of saving Hungarian Jews.) (Budapest, 1945.) Officina publ. 238 pages. In original, slightly worn cover. Signed by the author!

5000.-

27.   (HOLOCAUST) Petyke Mihály: A Gestapo foglya voltam… (Political report novel.) Gábor Áron publ. Budapest, 1945. 118 pages. Slightly worn cover.

3000.-

28.   (HOLOCAUST) Vajda Zoltán József: Nők a pokolban. Kispest, 1945. 128 pages. Original cover.

3000.-

29.   Idelsohn, Abraham Z. (Jewish music historian, 1882—1938): The ceremonies of Judaism. New York, 1966. 134 pages. In original hardcover.

2000.-

30.   (PRAYER BOOK) Izrael könyörgései. (Tefillat Israel) Translated to Hungarian by Deutsch Henrik (teacher of the National Rabbinical Seminar) Budapest, 1887. 432 p. Original, ornamented purple velvet cover with artistic copper inlays and clip, gilt edges. 

18.000.-

31.   (PRAYER BOOK) Kiss Arnold (chief rabbi of Veszprém, later at Buda, writer and poet, 1869–1940): Mirjam. (Prayers for Jewish women.) Budapest, (1900s). 603 pages. Bone cover with brass inlays, lacking clip, repaired.

10.000.-

32.   Katona József (chief rabbi of the Dohány synagogue, 1909-1959): A 90 éves Dohány-utcai templom. + Grünvald Fülöp — Naményi Ernő: Budapesti zsinagógák. (The 90-years old Dohány synagogue + Synagogues of Budapest, two books bound in one with illustrations.) Budapest, 1949. 32 p. RARE!

4000.-

33.   Katona József: A zsidó orvos a középkorban. (The Jewish doctor in the middle ages.) Budapest, 1948. (Yizkor memorial book to the martyr Jewish doctors) 46 pages.

3600.-

34.   Katz, Albert: Biographische Charakterbilder aus der Jüdischen Geschichte und Sage. Berlin—Wien, 1922. 255 p. (With biography of Ezra, Hillel, Gamliel, Simon bar Yochai and others). In original, gilt hardcover. Loose title page.

2000.-

35.   Kóbor Tamás: Ki a gettóból I-II. Budapest, 1911. Franklin-társulat publ. Original, Art Noveau gilt hardcover, two volumes.

3800.-

36.   Kőnig Pál—Szabó Ödön (editors): Ünnepnapok. (The emotions and thoughts of Judaism. Antology with writings of Agnon, Bialik, Ibn Gabirol, J. L. Perec and others.) Budapest, 1940. 94 pages. Original hardcover. RARE!

2000.-

37.   Leszynsky, Rudolf: Pharisäer und Saduzäer. Frankfurt am Main, 1912. (Volksschriften über die jüdische Religion I. Jahrgang V. Heft) 70 p. 

3000.-

38.   Magyar Hadviselt Zsidók Aranyalbuma. (Golden Album of Hungarian Jewish War Veterans. Commemorative album to the Jewish heroes of World War I.). Budapest, 1940. Gilt, original full cloth ornamental hardcover. 466+80 pages.

12.000.-

39.   Magyar Zsidó Lexikon (Edited by Újvári Péter) Budapest, 1929. 1028 pages. Original, fine gilt half leather hardcover! FIRST EDITION!

9000.-

40.   (MINIATURE BOOK) Nagy Imre (humorist, editor in chief of Ojság): Bölcs rabbi a mellényzsebben. Ojság publ. V. series. (64 pages.) In original cover.

5000.-

41.   Muckle, Frierdich: Der Geist der jüdischen Kultur und das Abendland. Wien—Leipzig—München, 1923. 659 p. Original hardcover.

5000.-

42.   Munkácsi Ernő: Könyvek és kövek. (Historical and art historian writings, mostly of Jewish memories from the ancient Rome, medieval Italy and Hungary.) Libanon publ. Budapest, 1944. (!) 139 p. In original cover, with ex libris of Dr. Jakobovits Béla.

2400.-

43.   Munkácsi Ernő: Küzdelmes évek… (Articles and studies from the past decades of Hungarian Judaism.) Budapest, 1943. Libanon publ. 145 p. lacking cover. (Important historical documentation!)

3000.-

44.   Nordau, Max: Doktor Kohn. (Drama in 4 acts.) Published by the Zsidó Szemle. Budapest, 1920. 111 p. Slightly damaged cover and edges.

2000.-

45.   Paneth, Philipp: Rabbenu Jecheskiel. (Paneth Ezekiel, Bielitz, 1783—Gyulafehérvár, 1845, chief rabbi of Transylvania, story of his family!) (In German.) (Berlin, 1927.) 160 pages. In original gilt hardcover.

1500.-

46.   Patai József: Babylon vizein. (Nice, Art Noveau edition with artistic illustrations, photo of Alfred Lakos painting from 1906.) Budapest, 1906. 205 p. Cloth hardcover binding, nice cover.

2000.-

47.   Rosenthal László (Rabbi of Tata, 1915—1944): Mózes Ibn Ezra „Siré Éror” című versgyűjteményének elemzése és fordítása. (About the origin of European sonett!) Philosophical doctoral dissertation. Budapest, 1939. 68 p. + 1 p. Signed by the author, with personal dedication. RARE!

3000.-

48.   Scheiber Sándor: A feltárt középkori soproni zsinagóga. (The medieval synagogue of Sopron.) Special print from Soproni szemle, 1958. In Hungarian and German, illustrated. Signed with personal dedication. 12 pages.

3200.-

49.   Schweiger Albert: Mendelssohn Mózes aesthetikai és metaphysikai jelentősége. Doctoral dissertation. Budapest, 1907. 50 p. Original cover. RARE!

1600.-

50.   Sulchan Aruch. A zsidó vallás törvényei dióhéjban. (The Sulhan Arukh in short.) Translated and edited by Rosenberg Leopold. Miskolc, 1936. 119 pages. Original cover.

 2400.-

51.   Szabolcsi Lajos: Chasszideus könyv. (Hassidic stories) Budapest, 1942. 139 pages. Lacking cover.

3000.-

52.   Szilágyi-Windt László: A kállói cádik. (Yizkor book. History of the Nagykálló Jewish community and the Kallo Rabbi.) Tel-Aviv, (1959). (History of the world famous rabbi and his community, with many pictures, documents, and the complete list of martyrs from Nagykálló.) 128 pages. Signed by the author, slightly worn. RARE!

4000.-

53.   Talmudi életszabályok és erkölcsi tanítások. (Regulations and ethical teachings of the Talmud.) Translated, commented and noted by Krausz Sámuel (rabbi, principal of the Vienna Rabbinical Seminar, 1866—1948). Budapest, 1896. IMIT publication. 55 pages. In original, repaired hardcover.

3600.-

54.   Vázsonyi Vilmos (Minister of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Jewish active community member. 1868—1926): Beszédei és írásai (Speeches and writings.) Budapest, 1927. I-II. 568+558 pages. (in two volumes) Nice, gilt hardcover, fine paper.

8000.-

55.   Venetianer Lajos (chief rabbi of Újpest, teacher at the Budapest Rabbinical Seminar, 1867—1922): A zsidóság eszméi és tanai. (Values and Teachings of Judaism.) Budapest, 1913. 185 pages. In amateur cloth cover.

3000.-

56.   Venetianer, Ludwig (Újpest): Jüdisches im Christentum. Frankfurt am Main, 1913. (Volksschriften über die jüdische Religion V. Heft) 82 pages. Unique copy with hand written scientific notes, comments!

3600.-

57.   Vidor Pál (Rabbi of Buda, 1909—1944): A szombat könyve. (Selected writings, songs and pictures.) (Javne books 8.) (Budapest-Kolozsvár, 1943). 144 pages. Damaged spine.

2000.-

58.   Vihar Béla: Szovjet-jiddis költészet. (Soviet-Yiddish poetry.) Cserépfalvi print. Budapest, (1947). Translations by Gáspár Endre, Kardos László, Komlós Aladár, Radó György and Vihar Béla. 45 pages. RARE!

2600.-

59.   zalai Szalay László (Hungarian noble, philosemite author): A zsidó nők története. (History of Jewish women) With foreword by Hevesi Simon (chief rabbi). Budapest, (1920s). 338 p. Half leather, gilt hardcover.

2400.-

60.   Zolnay László: Buda középkori zsidósága. (Medieval history of Buda.) Budapest, 1968. TIT publ. 71 p. With English summary, map, in original cover.

2400.-

61.   Zsidó gondolatok. (Jewish thoughts.) Selected and edited by dr. J. H. Hertz, chief rabbi (of Hungarian origin) of the British Emprire, member of the House of Lords. Translated to Hungarian by Weisz Sámuel rabbi. Budapest 1928. (1927.) 192 p. In original, repaired cover, new spine. Slightly damaged title page.  Signed by the translator! RARE!

3600.-

62.   (ANTI-SEMITISM) Gergely István: Út a nemzet jövőjébe. (Path to the nation’s future.) National Socialist Hungarian Organization National Unity Board publication. (Budapest, 1920s) 91 p. (Anti-Semitic content)

2200.-

63.   (ANTI-SEMITISM) Hermann Imre: Az antiszemitizmus lélektana. (The Psychosis of anti-Semitism) Budapest, 1945. Bibliotheca publ. 107 p In original cover.

4000.-

64.   (ANTI-SEMITISM) Two pamphlets on the regulation of changing names of Jewish people.

a: A névváltoztatás szabályai. (Rules of name change. Order 40.00/1933. of the Ministry of Home Affairs.). Budapest, 1933.  8 pages.

b: A védelemben részesülő és a sokszor felvett nevek jegyzéke. (List of names under protection and frequently adapted names.) Budapest, 1933. 39 p. (Set of 2.)

4000.-

65.    (ANTI-SEMITISM) Kovács Alajos (State secretary, president of Central Statistic Bureau): A csonka-magyarországi zsidóság a statisztika tükrében. (The Jewish population of Hungary in the light of statistics.) Budapest, 1938. Published by the Christian United National League. 80 pages. With lots of facts and tables.

2400.-

66.    (ANTI-SEMITISM) Kozma Nándor: Hadimilliomosok. (War millionaires.) Budapest, 1918. Táltos publ. 26 chapters describing personalities who he suspects of having had become millionaires by profiting from the First World War. 202 pages. Amateur, gilt hardcover binding.

2000.-

67.    (ANTI-SEMITISM) Radisics Elemér: Judaizmus, antiszemitizmus, cionizmus. (Judaism, anti-Semitism, Zionism) With comments by Bereczky Albert (reformed priest) and Herskovits Fábián (chief rabbi of the Dohány utca synagogue). Officina publ. Budapest, 1947. 64 pages.

2800.-

68.   (ANTI-SEMITISM) Sartre, Jean Paul: Vádirat az antiszemitizmus ellen. (Indictment against anti-Semitism.) Translated by H. Perci Éva. Budapest, 1947. First Hungarian edition! Káldor György publ. 129 p. In original cover.

4000.-

69.   (ANTI-SEMITISM) A Talmud magyarul. Translated and published by Luzsénszky Alfonz. Nagykőrös, 1933. (Anti-Semitic, forged Talmud edition in Hungarian, German and Hebrew!). 76+IX p. Slightly damaged cover.  

2400.-

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