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GORGEOUS COPY OF JACK THE GIANT KILLER WITH FIVE LOVELYCHROMOLITHOGRAPHS FROM McLOUGHLIN BROS, NY - ca. 1890s. 5 lovely chromoliths, unsigned, but R. Andre may be the artist. There are 4 chromoliths within the book- as double-spreads and 1 chromo on the front cover. Brown & orange drawings on alternate pages of the story.8vo, soft cover - decorated paper wraps, blank back cover with the logo "New Wonder Story Series, No. 29. This copy appears never to have been handled by child nor adult.There is a very light mark on cover - barely seen and back cover has 2small brown spots - a VG copy of a fresh, barely touched Mcloughlin.

EIGHTEEN JEWISH SONGS ABOUT LIFE IN PALESTINE AND THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS - Including Purim, Chanukah, Simchat Torah, and the Sabbath. B/W Illustrations by ARTHUR BRYKS- a Polish Hasidic Painter and Illustrator.THIS BOOK done in 1935 was to encourage the children of Holland (and their parents) to make Aliyah. On page 1 - there is a Photographic Sepia Print Tipped-In of 2 boys who made Aliyah. One could imagine the urgency in 1935 to reach Palestine - away from ominous times in wretched Europe. I would imagine not many of these books survived unless one did leave.The songs are by various composers - one of which is Chaim N. Bialik, a famous Jewish Poet who wrote in Hebrew and Yiddish. He is known as the National Poet of Israel. (He is actress Mayim Bialik's uncle.) The lyrics are in Dutch with a Hebrew translation. Music edited by Austrian-Jewish composer Paul Pella. Introduction by A. Schwimmer-Vigeveno.The book is 4to oblong with a blue cloth spine and a Beautiful and Striking Color… Read More