• Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Keats, John] Spenser, Edmund: The Works of that Famous English Poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser. $50,000 - $80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: (Walton, Izaak): The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Thomas, Gabriel: An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania; and of West-New-Jersey in America. $25,000 - $35,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Carroll, Lewis]: The Game of Alice in Wonderland. $2,000 - $3,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Athias, Joseph, et al.: Biblia Hebraica. $7,000 - $10,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Warhol, Andy, and Jens Quistgaard] Dansk Designs Salesman's Presentation Catalogue. $2,500 - $3,500.
  • Sotheby’s, June 26: Poe, Edgar Allan. Tamerlane — the most poignant rarity in American literature. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: The Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: William Blake. “Poems with very wild and interesting pictures” 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Thomas Taylor [artist]. The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
  • Finarte, July 4-5: FERMI, ENRICO. Letters, 1923. €30,000 to €40,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The comedy, 1477. €45,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The Comedy [Commentary by Christophorus Landinus]. Addition: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in Latin and Italian], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ASTRONOMIA - CALENDARIO - REGIOMONTANUS, JOHANNES (MÜLLER, JOHANN, OF KÖNIGSBERG) Kalendarium, 1483. €5,000 to €7,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: CATERINA II DI RUSSIA, Parchment diploma granted by Catherine II of Russia, 1778. €15,000 to €20,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: VICO, GIAMBATTISTA New Science Principles, 1725.

Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts, 96, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 09, 2024 - April 09, 2024
Page Size: 307 items in 13 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

Printed Aleph-Bet Chart -- Hebrew and Italian -- Livorno, 1846

Livorno 1846 Not Available USD 1,500.00
2 Rabbi Menachem Yaakov Cracovia

Large Ketubah on Parchment -- Venice, 1815 -- Signature of Rabbi Menachem Yaakov Cracovia

Venice 1815 Not Available USD 375.00
3

Collection of Ketubot and Tena'im on Parchment -- Italy, 18th-19th Century

Italy 18th-19th Century Not Available USD 1,375.00
4

Four Ketubot and Tena'im Document, On Parchment and Paper -- Venice, 19th Century

Venice 19th Century Not Available USD 875.00
5

Three Leaves of Wedding Riddles -- Italy, 18th Century

Italy 18th Century Not Available Not Sold
6 Rabbi Shlomo Bassan

Poems and Riddles for Weddings By Rabbi Shlomo Bassan -- Four Large Printed Leaves -- Verona, 18th Century

Verona 18th Century Not Available Not Sold
7

Collection of Handwritten and Printed Leaves -- Poems and Prayers -- Italy, 19th Century

Italy 19th Century Not Available USD 625.00
8

Two Shechitah Ordinations -- Ferrara, 1842-1889

Ferrara 1842-1889 Not Available USD 375.00
9

Yavin Shemuah -- Livorno, 1792 -- Original Elegant Leather Binding with Dedication -- Reward for a Student's Diligence from the Or Torah Society in Livorno

Livorno 1792 Not Available USD 425.00
10 Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchak Finzi of Ferrara

Toldot Gedolei Yisrael in Italy -- Trieste, 1853 -- Copy with Handwritten Additions of Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchak Finzi of Ferrara -- Copy of Rabbi Chaviv Toledano -- Glosses and Additions of Prof. E. S. Hartom

Trieste 1853 Not Available USD 1,375.00
11 Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh of Modena

Ordinance of the Italian Synagogue in Venice by Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh of Modena, 1636 -- Large, Decorated Manuscript Leaf, 19th Century

Not Available USD 450.00
12 Rabbi Avraham Graziano

Manuscript -- Notarial Document on Sale of Residences in the Jewish Ghetto in Modena, By Rabbi Avraham Graziano -- Modena, 1668

Modena 1668 Not Available USD 400.00
13 Rabbi Yishmael HaKohen of Modena

Manuscript Responsum of Rabbi Yishmael HaKohen of Modena, Author of Zera Emet, Regarding Grafted Etrogim -- Unpublished -- Italy, 1793

Italy 1793 Not Available USD 1,250.00
14 Rabbi Mazal Tov Modena

Booklet Handwritten by Rabbi Mazal Tov Modena -- Index of Rulings of His Teacher Rabbi Yishmael HaKohen, Author of Zera Emet

Not Available USD 375.00
15

Manuscript -- Sefirat HaOmer According to Kabbalah -- Prayers and Kavanot for Sustenance, Healing and More -- Italy, 19th Century

Italy 19th Century Not Available USD 1,125.00
16

Manuscript -- Haftarot for Pesach and Shavuot -- Ferrara, First Half of 19th Century -- Family Inscriptions and Documentation of Private Miracles in the Bianchini Family

Ferrara First Half of 19th Century Not Available USD 500.00
17

Manuscript, Anthology of Piyyutim and Songs -- Ancona, 1826 -- Illustrated Title Pages

Ancona 1826 Not Available USD 2,000.00
18

Manuscript, Prayers and Piyyutim for High Holidays and Festivals -- Pitigliano, 1865

Pitigliano 1865 Not Available USD 1,062.50
19

Machzor with the Kimcha DeAvishuna Commentary -- Bologna, 1540 -- Two Parts in Two Volumes -- Handwritten Glosses

Bologna 1540 Not Available USD 2,125.00
20

Prayer Service for Four Fast Days -- Venice, 1638

Venice 1638 Not Available USD 812.50
21

Beit Tefillah and Divrei HaYamim Siddur / Hen Kol Chadash -- Amsterdam, 1712-1713 -- Handwritten Kabbalistic Additions

Amsterdam 1712-1713 Not Available USD 2,500.00
22

Year-Round Siddur According to Sephardic Rite -- Venice, 1703-1704

Venice 1703-1704 Not Available USD 450.00
23

Machzor Shaar Bat Rabim -- Venice, 1711-1715 -- Complete Set in Two Volumes

Venice 1711-1715 Not Available USD 2,500.00
24

Siddur Siftei Renanot, with Tehillim, Maamadot and Techinot -- Sulzbach, 1739

Sulzbach 1739 Not Available USD 475.00
25

Year-Round Siddur, With Tehillim and Maamadot -- Vienna, 1793 -- Original Decorated Leather Binding -- Rare Edition

Vienna 1793 Not Available USD 625.00
  • Bonhams, June 25: Vesalius, Andreas. 1514-1564. De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. $200,000 - $300,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Gersdorff, Hans Von. 1455-1529. Feldtbuch der wundartzney. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Pare, Ambroise. C.1509-1590. La Methode Curative des Playes, et Fractures de la Teste humaine. Avec les pourtraits des Instruments necessaires pour la curation d'icelles. $25,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Reisch, Gregor. 1470-1525. Margarita Philosophica. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bright, Richard. 1789-1858. Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Berengario da Carpi, Giacomo. C. 1460-1530. Tractatus de fractura calve sive cranei. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Vicq D'Azyr, Felix. 1748-1794. Traite d'antomie et de physiologie. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Croce, Giovanni Andrea Della. 1509?-1775. Chirurgia libri septem... $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bruno Da Longburgo. 1200-1286. La cyrogia di Maistro Bruno: Expertissimo in quella. Tradutta in vulgare. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Schwann, Theodor. 1810-1882. Mikroskopische Untersuchungen uber die Ubereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Cowper, William. 1666-1709. The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, with Figures Drawn after the Life… $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bidloo, Govard. 1649-1713. Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis. $6,000 - $9,000
  • Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Audubon Birds of America, 1st Octavo Edition; 5 vols plus Journals, ex. J.J. Pringle. $4,000 to $4,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: American Ornithology Plates Folio in 2 Vols, A. Wilson and C. Bonaparte. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 23 CP Railroad Photographs c. 1883 by O.B. Buell. $1,800 to $2,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Cormac McCarthy, Signed 1st Editions, The Passenger & Stella Maris Box Set. $1,700 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Oliver Buell Cabinet Photograph, Chief Crowfoot. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Colton's Atlas of the World, 1856, in Two Volumes; plus Africa / Mahdist War Map. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1805 Thomas Jefferson Inaugural Speech. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Barflies and Cocktails, Harry McElhone, First Edition Mixology Book. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1861 U. S. Grant Broadside Proclamation, Paducah, KY. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 2 John Overton Signed Letters, 1803, re: TN Statehood. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Simon Wastell "Microbiblion or The Bibles Epitome: in Verse" 1629. $600 to $700.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Thomas Lewis Family Letter Archive; Boston, Massachusetts. $400 to $500.
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