PIRKE ABOTH: Sayings Of The Fathers ~ In Etchings By Saul Raskin

Tannaim ( & Saul Raskin)

Verlag: NY. February 1940. Saul Raskin / Academy Photo Offset.

Beschreibung

very large reddish brown & gilt lettered cloth hardbound folio ~ 2º . very large ("coffee table" book), international or priority shipping will cost extra. no dustwrapper. vg cond. binding square & tight. covers have couple of tiny spots, minor rubbing to spine top & bottom. edges aged looking with a few spots. rear inner hinge has been reinforced with white silk hinge tape (paper was cracked a little). contents free of markings. nice vintage copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing (date on copyright page ~1940 & date at end of Raskin's preface ~ February 1940). ~ Please Note: book is larger than scanner so the photos are a bit cropped. hebrew open. full color title pg. yiddish text by Yehoash. english text by Dr. B. Halper. 124p. Hebrew text with Yiddish & English translations. 49 full page b&w illustrations by Rankin. ". Pirke Aboth, the best known treatise of the Mishnah. Pirke Aboth consists of paragraphs on ethical maxims attributed to 65 teachers, Tannaim, covering a period of about two centuries BC and two centuries AD. religion. theology. philosophy. medieval literature. ancient literature. judaism. torah studies. biblical studies. ancient history. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2281802

Bibliografische Details

Titel: PIRKE ABOTH: Sayings Of The Fathers ~ In ...

Verlag: NY. February 1940. Saul Raskin / Academy Photo Offset.

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1. Auflage