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Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts

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Auction Name Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts Total Sales (USD) 453,300.00
Auction Date April 09, 2024 - April 09, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #96 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 307
Sold Lots 291 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 94.79% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 16 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
273

Large Collection of Letters of Rabbis and Rebbes -- Hungary, Ca. 1920s-1930s

Ca. 1920s-1930s Not Available USD 18,750.00
37

Arbaah Turim with Beit Yosef -- Four Parts of Different Editions -- Venice, 1565-1594 -- Some Printed in Lifetime of Author -- Early Ashkenazic Signature, Possibly by the Bach

1565-1594 Not Available USD 13,750.00
217

Collection of Letters from Around the World -- Sent to R. Shmuel Salant, Rabbi of Jerusalem

Not Available USD 10,625.00
106 Rebbe Avraham Aharon Teitelbaum of Kolbasov

Letter of Rebbe Avraham Aharon Teitelbaum of Kolbasov (Son of the Yitav Lev) -- Kolbasov, 1901 -- Blessings and Guidance for Pesach, For Healing and Salvation

1901 Not Available USD 10,000.00
115

Shem MiShmuel -- Lviv, 1902 -- Copy from the Home of Rabbi Yeshayah of Kerestir

1902 Not Available USD 8,750.00
51

Tikun Leil Shavuot and Hoshana Rabba -- Slavita, 1827

1827 Not Available USD 6,875.00
100

Yismach Moshe -- First Edition -- Lviv, 1848-1861 -- Four-Volume Set

1848-1861 Not Available USD 6,875.00
112

Yeshuot Yaakov -- Lviv, 1862 -- Copy of Munkacs Rebbes -- Shem Shlomo and His Son the Darchei Teshuvah

1862 Not Available USD 6,000.00
119

Responsa of the Bach / Avodat HaGershuni -- Frankfurt, 1697-1699 -- Signature of Rabbi Avraham Danzig (the Chayei Adam) and Rabbi Moshe Meisels, Rabbi of Wislica

1697-1699 Not Available USD 5,750.00
28

Neviim and Ketuvim -- Livorno, 1780-1782 -- With Map of Temple and of Tribal Portions in Eretz Israel -- First Edition of Metzudot Commentaries -- Set in Five Volumes

1780-1782 Not Available USD 5,500.00
73

Bnei Yissachar (Dinov) -- Part I -- Zhovkva, 1850 -- First Edition -- Signature of Rabbi Shmuel Zanvil Kallech of Ustrzyki Dolne

1850 Not Available USD 5,500.00
226

Collection of Letters to Rabbi Shmuel Salant, Rabbi of Jerusalem -- England and Various Countries in the British Empire

Not Available USD 5,500.00
26

Mikraot Gedolot -- Venice, 1568 -- Complete Set -- Large Format

1568 Not Available USD 5,250.00
80 Rebbe Meir of Apta

Or LaShamayim (Rebbe Meir of Apta) -- Lviv, 1850 -- First Printing of the Author's Prayer for Livelihood, Called by the Tiferet Shlomo "An Awesome Segulah for Livelihood and Success"

1850 Not Available USD 5,000.00
117

Collection of Books -- Important Ownership -- Copies Belonging to Rebbes and Their Families

Not Available USD 5,000.00
52

Chok LeYisrael -- Zhitomir, 1865 -- Five-Volume Set

1865 Not Available USD 4,750.00
93

Large Collection of Polish Chassidic Books -- Many First Editions

Not Available USD 4,750.00
233 Rabbi Yosef Rosen, Rabbi of Dvinsk

Interesting, Lengthy Letter from the Rogatchover, Rabbi Yosef Rosen, Rabbi of Dvinsk -- Blessings for Sukkot and Torah Thoughts

Not Available USD 4,500.00
282

Early Chabad Manuscript ("Bichel") -- Letters and Discourses of the Alter Rebbe -- 1815 -- Unpublished Discourse -- Copying of the Baal HaTanya's Signature

1815 Not Available USD 4,250.00
43 the Maharal of Prague

Tiferet Yisrael -- First Edition, Published in the Lifetime of the Author, the Maharal of Prague -- Venice, 1599

1599 Not Available USD 4,000.00
63

Noam Megadim UKevod HaTorah -- Lviv, 1807 -- First Edition -- Leaves with List of Pre-Subscribers, Including the Chozeh of Lublin and Rabbi Naftali of Ropshitz

1807 Not Available USD 4,000.00
149

Large Collection of Books -- Printed in Lviv -- 1807-1929

1807-1929 Not Available USD 4,000.00
228

Large Collection of Letters -- English Rabbis -- Ca. 1890s-1960s

Ca. 1890s-1960s Not Available USD 4,000.00
35

Divrei HaYamim -- History of French and Turkish Kings -- Sabbioneta, 1553 -- First Edition

1553 Not Available USD 3,750.00
105

Signatures of the Yitav Lev of Sighet on Endpaper of a Book

Not Available USD 3,750.00
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
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