Three Rings by Borchsenius (46 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1963. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

G/VG, clean HB; DJ-G+. 244 pp.

red & black gilt lettered decorative full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. vg+ cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. couple of tiny pinholes in front gutter. edges clean. old name blacked over on front flyleaf (about 1" size), one small page corner crease, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in vg cond. small tears to spine top & bottom, bit of suntanning, minor spots & smudges, not price clipped. nice vintage copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no inking, underlining or remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (FPu1963 & nap). translated from the Danish. decorative title pg. 244p.+ publisher's ads. index. medieval history. jewish history. history of spain. religion. reconquista. the cabbala. ahasverus. albigensian heresy. abraham abulafia. abraham ibn ezra. averroes. avicebron (solomon ibn gabirol). the black death. chazars. crusades. inquisition. isaac avravanel. rayomond lull. maimonides. marranos. nahmanides. spinoza. moses de leon. zohar. ~ In The Son of a Star, Poul Borchsenius recorded the history of the Jews during the struggle with Rome and their dispersal in the early part of the Christian era. A later book, And it was Morning, dealt with the return of the Jews to their new home of Israel, following the horrors of their most recent European persecution. Now the writer has turned his attention to the least known part of Jewish history: the golden age of Jewish culture in Spain, with the interaction of Jewish, Muslim and Christian cultures, the horrors of the Inquisition and the final banishment of the race from the Iberian peninsula. The Jews had lived in Spain from time immemorial and in the Middle Ages there were large numbers of them in most Spanish cities: and though it is true that Moors and Christians forged between them the destiny of Spain and consequently laid the foundation of the modern world, the achievements of the Spanish Jews were no less splendid. There were financiers and statesmen, poets and musicians, and they were honoured by the rulers of the great cities of Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Toledo, to name but a few. This history ended abruptly: they were persecuted abominably, tortured, burned, imprisoned, dispossessed, and the survivors driven out unmercifully and brutally, and scattered over many countries. Poul Borchsenius has here told their whole story and provides a fascinating record of their literature and art.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 242pp+ index; ads. Very good hardback in a tanned ajcket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. the history of the Spanish Jews, 244 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. The history of the Spanish Jews, translated by Michael Heron, 244 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. CLEAN, UNMARKED COPY.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover in box. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Books in overall VG condition with minor rubbing and wear to corners, edges, crown, and heel. Interiors clean, tight, and unmarked. Individual volume notes as follows. V1 220 pp small discoloration on front cover. V2 242 pp. V3 217 pp. V4 236 pp. V5 216 pp. Slipcase box is rubbed with wear to corners. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The boards are a bit sunned and edgeworn. Internally clean and tightly bound. A few spots. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Three Rings: The History of the Spanish Jews. Book.

Condition: Gebraucht / Used. Hardcover. Good. 244pp.

Hardcover. Dustjacket. Inscription. Good.

Hardcover. Good.

First edition. 8vo. 244 pp. Hardcover binding, gilt lettering spine, no jacket, overall very good condition. (101217). Translated by Michael Heron.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book condition: VG with bumps to corners; tiny nick to front blank end-paper. Jacket: VG with bumps to corners; very slight browning to white section of spine. A bright copy.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. I.g.st., stofomslag waterschade (binnenwerk, incl. Voor- en achterplat uitstekend). 244 pp., vertaling Michael Heron. Uit de collectie van Igor Cornelissen, letterbox mail.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. CLOTH BOUND BOARDS. Good plus/very Good. 1st Edition (uk). 8vo. TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL HERON.; 60519.

Condition: New.