Kestenbaum and Company: Rare Hebrew Books, from the Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul. Part II., 113, Brooklyn
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | Salah, Yahya (Chaim) ben Ya'akov. | Mekor Haim. An abridgement of R. Yahya ben Yosef Salah (Mahar'i Tzalach)'s work on the laws of ritual slaughter, Zevach Todah. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 154 | VITAL, CHAIM. | Sha'ar HaHakdamoth [Kabbalah]. |
1857 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 155 | Franciscus Octavius Cleofilus of Fano (Francesco Ottavio Cleofilo). | Anthropotheomachia. Historia de bello Fanensi. Et quaedam alia. |
Fano | 1516 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 156 | Constantius, Jacob of Fano. | Collectaneorum Hecatostys Prima. |
Fano | 1508 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 157 | Arrian of Nicomedia (Flavius Arrianus). | De rebus gestis Alexandri regis. |
Pesaro | 1508 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 158 | Psalterium ex hebreo diligetissime ad verbum fere tralatum. |
Venice | 1515 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 159 | GALATINUS, PETRUS COLUMNA. | De Arcanis Catholicae Veritatis. |
Ortona | 1518 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 160 | MARGARITHA, ANTON. | Der Gantz Judische Glaub. |
Augsburg | 1530 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 161 | MOSES OF COUCY. | Mitzvoth Lo Ta'aseh U'Mitzvoth Aseh / Praecepta Mosaica. |
Basle | 1533 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 162 | MONTANUS, BENEDICTUS ARIAS. | Antiquitatum Iudaicarum Libri IX. In quis, praeter Iudaeae, Hierosolymorum, & Templi Salomonis accuratam delineationem, praecipui sacri ac profani gentis ritus describuntur ["Antiquities of the Jews, Book IX, in which Judea, Jerusalem and the Temple of So |
Leiden | 1593 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 163 | Mischna sive Totius Hebraeorum Juris. With commentary by Moses Maimonides and Ovadiah Bartenura. |
Amsterdam | 1698-1703. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,250.00 | |
| 164 | GOEREE, WILLEM & DAVID | Mosaize Historie der Hebreeuwse Kerke. |
Amsterdam | 1700 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 165 | CUNAEUS, PETRUS. | De Republyk der Hebreen, Of Gemeenebest der Joden ["The Republic of the Hebrews, On the Commonwealth of the Jews."] |
USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 166 | NICOLAI, JOHANNES. | De Sepulchris Hebraeorum. |
Leiden | 1706 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 167 | Orden de las Oraciones Cotidianas...Con Hanuca, Purim, Ayuno del Solo, y las tres Pascuas con sus Parasioth, Aphtarot, As`aarot, y muchas Cosa mas. pp. (16), 535, (3). [Kayserling, pp. 60-1]. |
Amsterdam | 1717 and 1718. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 168 | CALASIO, MARIO DI. | Concordantiae Sacrorum Bibliorum Hebraicorum. |
London | 1747-49. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 169 | (Spanish). La Biblia Vulgata Latina, traducida en Espanol. Prepared by Phelipe Scio de San Miguel. |
Valencia | 1790-93. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 170 | KIRCHNER, PAUL CHRISTIAN. | Juedisches Ceremoniel. |
Nuremberg | 1726 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 171 | BUXTORF, JOHANNES. | Synagoga Judaica. |
Frankfurt & Leipzig | 1738 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 172 | BODENSCHATZ, JOHANN CHRISTOPH GEORG. | Kirchliche Verfassung der heutigen Juden sonderlich derer in Deutschland ["The Religious Condition of Contemporary Jews, Especially those in Germany."] |
Frankfurt and Leipzig | 1748-49. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 173 | Steinschneider, Moritz. Catalogus Codicum Hebraeorum Bibliothecae Acadamiae Lugduno-Batavae. |
Leiden | 1858 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 | |
| 174 | Three works in five volumes, all mint: |
Jerusalem | v.d | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 175 | Group of c. 16 Hebrew Book-Dealers' Catalogues (all pre-war). |
v.p | v.d | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 218.75 | |
| 176 | (MONTEFIORE, MOSES). Tobias Goodman. | Emunath Yisrael [Hebrew] - The Faith of Israel. |
London | 1834 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 177 | (MONTEFIORE, MOSES). Hodgkin, Thomas. | Narrative of a Journey to Morocco in 1863 and 1864. |
London | 1866 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
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![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
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