Leftwich Joseph Editor (15 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Sturdy copy. Moderate surface, edge, and corner wear. Slightly loose from binding. Stains and fading. A nice copy for scholarly use. No dust jacket. ZM.

Hardcover. Condition: G+. No Jacket. First Edition Thus. 723 pp, there is a very light and small damp stain on the lower edge on the first 40 or so pages, it does not come close to affecting any text, the front endpaper has a small price tag remnant on the upper right corner, the covers are tight with some light scuffing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good slipcase, some wear to the slipcase from shelving.

723pp. 8vo Deep violet cloth. Spine heavily sunned, light cover soil: VG-/no dj. Text clean/tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First American Edition. "A treasury of the best Jewish writing of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries", containing 76 stories written by Jews in many lands, in many tongues, and according to many traditions. The writings are arranged in an English section, American section, German section, Yiddish section, Hebrew section, French section, Russian section, Dutch section, and Czech section - with all writings being in English. Dust jacket has significant edge wear and has been tape reinforced. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Dust jacket in clear protector. 849pp 2.99lb 9.2x6.6x2.5in.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. reprint. the jacket is worn and torn. tanning. light marks. well bound. good copy.[S.Nor]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hard Cover. Revised Edition. 723pp. Good Plus. Lower front corner bumped. Former owner signature on front end paper. Dj is tattered and chipped. (loc 635/1).

Hard Cover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good Plius. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Re-issue. Bound in light tan cloth with gilt peacock stamped on upper board and gilt lettering on spine. Front tips gently bumped and a few very small faint spots on upper board; endpapers sound. Dust jacket, of pale orange paper, is clipped though UK published price remains above clip, wear along upper edge, a 3/4" tear top of front spine fold, and spine panel is darkened. Contains selections from the works of nearly 250 Yiddish poets, and many fold songs, translated into English. Originally published in 1939. 910 pages with index. Inscribed by author on page opposite the title page "For ___ / For her Wedding Day / With love and good wishes, Joseph Leftwich / July 4th 1948.". Signed by Author.

First edition. 8vo. Two volumes. Vol. 1. 412 pp. / Vol 2. [viii], 428 pp. Hardcover bindings in labeled slipcase, very good condition. (99978). Jewish Essays at Mid-Century. Compiled and Translated by Joseph Leftwich.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Re-Issue . Re-issue. The jacket and boards are edge rubbed with creasing and scuffing along the edges. The binding is secure. Foxing on the early and late pages, not affecting text. The pages are browned due to age. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Protected in cellophane. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. r*13/08/2025 JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

723 pp, gift inscription on front end-paper, else very good copy in like d/j.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Ex-library, hardback without D/J, usual stamps/markings. 1961 publication by Thomas Yoseloff, New York with 722 pages. Compiled, Translated and Edited by Joseph Leftwich. Some shelf wear/bump damage to the corners of the boards, boards little discoloured, sellotape stain to spine from library sticker, fading/wear to the spine, slight marks/creases to a couple of pages but otherwise textblock clean. Ready for immediate dispatch from UK. Heavy book - 1.1 kg - will ship overseas for extra postage. 13E*.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Stated first edition, first impression, Signed limited edition first impression no 24/100. SIGNED BY JOSEPH LEFTWICH, IN SMALL NEAT HAND WRITING, IN BLUEISH INK, ON LIMITED EDITION SLIP, BOUND BEFORE TITLE PAGE. Limited edition bound in dark blue half leather (spine and corners) with gilt titling and boards covered in greyish green / pink 'Magen David' (Star of David design), jacket original innovative cellophane, much yellowed, worn and split at corners, folds and spine, with original glued on paper flaps. Not price clipped (no published price, no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and reasonably square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 1065pp. One of the first anthologies of short stories and other writings by Jewish authors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Joseph Leftwich (1892-1983), born Joseph Lefkowitz, was a British critic and translator into English of Yiddish literature. He is known particularly for his 1939 anthology 'The Golden Peacock of Yiddish poetry' and his 1957 biography of Israel Zangwill. He was one of the 'Whitechapel Boys' (the others being John Rodker, Isaac Rosenberg and Stephen Winsten) of aspiring young Jewish writers in London's East End, in the period roughly between 1910-1914. He himself retrospectively coined the name, to include also the artists David Bomberg and Mark Gertler. His daughter Joan married the American writer Joseph McElroy. Very scarce in this first signed edition. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good.