Kestenbaum and Company: Auction of Hebraica & Judaica Rare Printed Books and Manuscripts Including the Eretz Israel / Holy Land Collection of the late Dr. Gershon Hait., 114, Brooklyn

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Auction Report
Auction Date
November 18, 2025 - November 18, 2025
Page Size: 371 items in 15 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ALBARGELONI, YITZHAK.

Seder Azharoth [piyutim for Shavu'oth].

Jerusalem 1842 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 343.75
2 (ALEPPO).

SHEM TOV IBN FALAQUERA.

Aleppo 1867 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 187.50
3 (ALEPPO).

Shivchei Ha'Ari [biography of R. Yitzhak Luria]. Edited with an introduction and notes by Shaul Dayan.

Aleppo 1872 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
4 (ALEPPO).

Shalom Hedaya. Shalom La'Am.

Aleppo 1896 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
5 ALGAZI, YOM TOV.

Kedushath Yom Tov [commentary to Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, with sermons: Yom Tov DeRabanan].

Jerusalem 1843 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 250.00
6 ALMOSNINO, MOSHE.

Pirkei Moshe [commentary to the Ethics of the Fathers].

Salonika 1563 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
7 ALSHEICH, MOSHE.

Shailoth U'Teshuvoth [responsa].

Venice 1605 USD 700.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,125.00
8 (AMULET).

Adam veChava Chutz Lilith ["Adam and Eve - excluding Lilith."]

Central/Eastern Europe c. 1750 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,125.00
9 (AMULET).

Shemirah LeBayith U'Leyoledeth.

Jerusalem 1863 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 500.00
10 ARAMA, YITZCHAK.

Yad Avshalom [commentary to the Book of Proverbs - Mishlei, with text].

(Constantinople c. 1565). USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,250.00
11 ASCHKENAZI, ELIEZER BEN ELIYAHU HA'ROPHE.

Ma'asei Hashem [commentary to the Six Days of Creation, Ethics of the Fathers, the Passover Hagadah (with text) and various Biblical portions].

Venice 1583 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,250.00
12 AUSCHENBERG, SHIMON.

Devek Tov [super-commentary to Rashi on the Chumash].

Lublin (1600-07). USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
13 AVIEZER BEN YITZCHAK OF TITKIN.

Sha'arei Tzedek LeZera Yitzchak [Kabbalistic treatises].

Jerusalem 1843 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 343.75
14 (AZULAI, CHAIM YOSEPH DAVID). (The Chid'a).

Eliyahu ibn Chaim of Constantinople (RANa"CH). Teshuvoth Shailoth [responsa].

Constantinople c. 1610. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,750.00
15 AZULAI, CHAIM YOSEPH DAVID.

(The Chid'a). Devash L'Fi [alphabetic, encyclopedic, mystical work].

Livorno 1801 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 562.50
16 AZULAI, CHAIM YOSEF DAVID.

(Chid'a). Ma'agal Tov HaShalem [travel diary].

Berlin & Jerusalem 1921 & 1934. USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 87.50
17 BENJAMIN OF TUDELA.

Masa'oth shel Rabi Benyamin [travel].

Amsterdam 1698 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 281.25
18 BERMAN, YITZCHAK.

Sepher Chidushei Yitzchak ben Pinchas.

Koenigsberg 1856 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
19 (BIBLE).

Chumash - Five Megiloth - Haphtaroth.

Venice 1588-89. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 Not Sold
20 (BIBLE).

Psalterium Harmonicum.

Nuremberg 1602 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
21 (BIBLE).

Psalmis Davidis Hebraici [Tehilim].

Leiden 1615 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
22 (BIBLE).

Psalmi Davidis [Tehillim].

Franeker (Friesland, the Netherlands) 1646 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
23 (BIBLE).

Esrim Ve'Arba - Biblia Testamenti Veteris.

Frankfurt a/Main 1677 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 312.50
24 (BIBLE).

Sepher Tehillim...Sepher Kinoth [Psalms and Lamentations].

Cambridge (England) 1685 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 218.75
25 (BIBLE).

Sepher Tehillim - Liber Psalmorum.

Utrecht 1688 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 312.50
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
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