Yentl the Yeshiva Boy - 1st Edition/1st Printing

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0374293473 . First edition/first printing in unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket. Terra cotta colored cloth with embossed cover design and black spine lettering; Recognizing that Yentyl seems to have the soul and disposition of a man, her father studies the Torah and other holy books with her. When he dies, Yentyl feels she no longer has a reason to remain in the village, and so she cuts off her hair, dresses as a young man, and sets out to find a yeshiva where she can continue her studies and live secretly as a man. Her life becomes (truncated) entangled in a way she finds too emotionally and physically taxing to maintain. Another wonderful tale from a beloved storyteller. (from the dust-jacket) Basis for the movie starring Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Irving; Woodcuts; Large 8vo ; 58, [6] pages . (Inventory #: 19831)