Tannaim (1 results)

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.