Slavos Kadecka (7 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Third Amended Edition. Wraps (PB) in very good condition with only light cover wear.The Prague Jewish Town and its synagogues, including the famous Old-New, in photographs, taken mostly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Plan of the Jewish Town. A history of the Synagogues of this venerable town, both ancient and modern. 70 pages with selected bibliography.…

HARDCOVER. Condition: Near Fine. Fine dj. 1st Edition. 126pp. 125 color photographs by Jiri Macht. Pictorial endpapers. 1st Edition so stated. English translation by Slavos Kadecka. ** ADDITIONAL POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR FOREIGN ORDERS ** Near Fine/Fine dj. (only flaw is previous owners signature on front endpaper else book & jacket clean/tight/bright/crisp. a lovely copy).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: None as Issued. Stated First Edition. BRAND NEW w/soil spot to lower edge of pg 40. Stated First Edition. A 1991 visit to the rich and distinctly Jewish cultural imprints embedded in Prague, with the first footprints perhaps trod some ten centuries ago. A socio-cultural history. 301 pgs. Text, illustrated with archival photos and line drawings, in three parts: I, Notes on History; II, Notes on Culture; and III, Guidebook to the Monuments of the Jewish Town of Prague. Jaroslav Stanek (Illustrator) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. 125 color photographs, most full-page, each with brief explanatory text. Synagogues, cemeteries, scrolls, assorted Judaica. Includes Franz Kafka's grave, also children's drawings from Terezin concentration camp. Dust jacket has original price sticker on back cover, otherwise fine.126 pages, 8 1/2" x 12" Large book may need extra postage for international. Jiri Macht (photography) (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Jacket. First Edition. Large 4to. Black and white illustrated cloth, spine stamped in gilt, illustrated endpapers. 194pp. containing over 150 illustrations, 32 in full colour, Bibliography, List of Plates, Drawing and Plans, Index of Artists and Places. Fine, but for two small stains to rear cover in very near fine dust jacket, and includes the stapled, cardboard slipcase, as issued.…

hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. No Edition Stated. Nice condition. This is a very large tan cloth hardcover with black photo of sculpture on front cover and gold lettering on spine, no dust jacket, 194pp. Cover has no wear but back cover especially is a bit soiled from rubbing against other books. Interior is like new. HEAVY/OVERSIZE. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING WITHIN USA. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 126 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (125 color photos). This pictorial publication The Ghetto of Prague was prepared and provided with accompanying text by the specialists of the Jewish Museum in Prague. It is a record of the impressive atmosphere of the preserved historical monuments of the Prague ghetto as well as the works of art and historical objects preserved in the exhibitions, forming part of extensive collections of the Jewish Museum of Prague and documenting the wide scope of Jewish culture in Bohemia and Moravia. Professor Dr. Vladimir Sadek (September 22, 1932, Prague, May 31, 2008) was a Czech Judaist and hebraist, an expert in Jewish mysticism. He studied with Dr. Otto Munelese, who also wrote about him. He worked at the Prague State Jewish Museum. From the 1990s he taught at the Faculty of Philosophy. He devoted himself primarily to Kabbalah and mystique within Judaism, as well as Hasidism, Jewish philosophy and Jewish culture in Bohemia. Dr. Jirina Sedinová, CSc., (born April 21, 1946) is a Hebraist and a leading Czech translator of modern Israeli literature, a historian of Jewish culture and a university teacher. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Jiri Macht (Photographer) (illustrator).…