Newman, Louis I. — Biting on Granite: Selected Sermons and Addresses

New York, Bloch Publishing Company, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Scarce in the trade in this state and condition. First Edition collection of sermons and addresses by a leading Jewish intellectual (1893-1972), who became Rabbi for the Bronx Free Synagogue (1918–21). Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover, clean, unmarked interior, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bound handsomely in red cloth, sharp and distinct lettering on spine. Fully intact dust jacket, printed, little worn, mildly soiled. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xi [1]3-436 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Very Good,