Crown publishers, New York, 1956. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Introduction by editor, Glossary and index. Olive coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with pale purple and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. The title says it all, but, book also includes a section on songs and dances, with music totalling some 73 pages. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges some fraying to the top back strip corners. Bumping and rubbing of the book corners; with rubbing of the other book edges and to the panels. The panels are somewhat stain and some flecking has also occurred. There is a crease that runs the full length of the back strip and some brown staining is also present. A previous owner had covered the book in plastic and held the plastic down with tape Â– which has left the inevitable residue to the end pages. Original bookseller's rubber stamp to the top right hand corner of the front paste-down; with, previous owners name to the top edge of the free front end page. Offset tanning to the end pages cracking of the hinge between the title page and half title page Â– the underlying webbing is visible. Tanning of the text block edges and age toning of the pages. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Rubbing of the dustwrapper panels and there is fading of the back strip and sunning of the rear panel. Again tape residue is visible on the fold over panels. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. XXIV, 742 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: humour; Judaica; Sociology & Culture. Inventory No: 0291139. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0291139
Title: A Treasury of Jewish Folklore: The Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom and Folk Tales of the Jewish People
Author: Ausubel, Nathan Â Editor
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown publishers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1956
Keywords: BZDB2 Jewish folklore humour; Judaica; Sociology & Culture. Unbranded Ausubel, Nathan Â– Editor A Treasury of Jewish Folklore: The Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom and Folk Tales of the Jewish People
Bookseller catalogs: Humour; Judaica;

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Offset: A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...