Explication of an Engraving Called the Origin of the Rites and Worship of the Hebrews; Together with Remarks on Creation, and A Brief Account of Some Observances and their Symbolical Signification

Published by Office of the "Jewish Messenger", New York, 1859

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Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)

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Octavo. 112pp. Original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering and debossed decorative tooling on front cover. English and Hebrew title pages. The work is Rabbi Max Wolff's attempt to re-examine and possibly redefine the definition of Jewish practice and rituals, through a mystical lens and in reaction to many of the then current theological, philosophical, and scholarly views of the day. The author examines the origins of Jewish beliefs and practices, and attempts to realize his stated purpose, through the examination of subjects and influences, including Kabbalah, Astrology, Numerology, Gematria and Biblical interpretation. Includes a few astrological, numerical and Kabbalistic (including the Sephirot/Sephiroth) charts throughout the text. In English with occasional Hebrew. Binding with chipping, rubbing and fraying along edges, to corners, to spine and front & back covers. Smudging to front and back covers. Half of spine missing. Interior with age toning to pages and occasional light water stains along edges. Book block tight. Binding in overall fair, interior in good- condition. Singerman 1599.…

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Title
Explication of an Engraving Called the Origin of the Rites and Worship of the Hebrews; Together with Remarks on Creation, and A Brief Account of Some Observances and their Symbolical Signification
Author
Wolff, Max
Publisher
Office of the "Jewish Messenger", New York
Publication year
1859
Condition
fair to g-
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First edition.
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ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB)

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Since 1985 we offer individual books for sale from our inventory of 150,000 rare, out-of-print and antiquarian volumes on many topics, with an emphasis on Judaica, Hebraica, Bibles and rabbinics, the fine and decorative arts, architecture, photography, textile and wallpaper sample books, Bauhaus and the avant garde, expressionist dance, Olympic Games and sport, the ancient near-east and archeology, erotica, illustrated and foreign-language books, especially German, Yiddish, Polish and Hebrew, as well as books from the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich, plus Russian constructivist materials. We create book collections, both large and small, for individuals, decorators, archives and libraries¿currently available: a 10,000-volume research collection on Judaica in the German language. In addition, we maintain a beguiling selection of original works of art and photography. Eric Chaim Kline provides appraisal services for estate, insurance and tax purposes, often helping to match book donors with libraries and museums. We purchase books of merit and entire collections; we also take books on consignment with favorable terms. We are a rental source for movie and tv production, occasionally providing the prop on which the plot turns. Traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe, Eric Chaim Kline has been buying and selling old and rare books since the 1980¿s, when in graduate school at Brandeis University. Proprietor of bookshops in several Los Angeles locations since 1985, he hosts visitors by appointment in our lively bookstore and ships books to collectors, libraries and museums worldwide. Kline occasionally lectures on topics in book collecting and Jewish studies. He sponsors the annual Bibliography Award granted by the Association of Jewish Libraries and serves on the national board of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America. We welcome your inquiries.…

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