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Kestenbaum and Company: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, and Autograph Letters

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Auction Name Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, and Autograph Letters Total Sales (USD) 445,550.00
Auction Date September 19, 2024 - September 19, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 332,740.00
Sale Number #107 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 492,310.00
Total Lots 290
Sold Lots 195 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 472,990.00
% of Lots Sold 67.24% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 703,610.00
Unsold Lots 95 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 63.32%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
94

Hagadah LeLeilei Shimurim.

1833 USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD 162,500.00
38 KARO, YOSEPH.

Shulchan Aruch ["Prepared Table": Code of Jewish Law].

(1565-68). USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 22,500.00
28

The Haggadah. Executed by Arthur Szyk. Edited by Cecil Roth.

1939 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 17,500.00
37 KARO, YOSEPH.

Shulchan Aruch ["Prepared Table": Code of Jewish Law].

(1565-68) USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 16,250.00
258 SZYK, ARTHUR.

"Of Course I Understand the Jewish Rights for Palestine, But Oil is Oil!"

 1943 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,625.00
88 Kitzur Shas.

Hebrew manuscript written in a tight cursive Italian hand on paper.

mid-16th-century. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 8,750.00
170

(Papal Brief). Autograph Letter Signed, written by Antonio Fiordibello, Secretary to Pope Pius IV to King Sebastian of Portugal. 10th September, 1562.

1562 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,500.00
92 VITAL, CHAIM.

Derech Eitz Chaim.

1772 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,250.00
226

[MORTARA, PIE E.] Magnificat anima mea Dominum, Mon cantique d'action de graces au Dieu, Pere de toute misericorde, au jour beni du 50me anniversaire de mon Ordination Sacerdotale celebre dans l'eglise de Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Bouhay (Bressoux-lez-Liege)

 1923 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 5,750.00
41

Tikun Leil Shavu'oth and Hoshana Raba.

 1827 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 5,000.00
84

Selichoth. Hebrew manuscript of penitential prayers according to the customs of the community in Worms.

1573)." USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,000.00
230

Benjamin Senior Godines (Ed.) Me'ah Berachoth / Orden de Bendiciones.

1687 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,000.00
90 TOLEDANO, YA'AKOV.

Drushim VeHespeidim.

 18th-century. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,750.00
178

Statuten des Humanitaren Vereines "Erste Hilfe" der armsten bedrangten zugereisten Juden aus Russland und der Armen der osterreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie in Wien

c. 1915. USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 4,250.00
81 LANDAU, YITZCHAK ELIYAHU.

Bi'ur al Sepher Tehillim.

19th-century. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 4,000.00
206

Archive relating to the German-Jewish physician Paul Bendix of Frankfurt and Shanghai.

1895-1961 Not Available USD 4,000.00
53 YA'AKOV BEN ASHER.

(Arbah Turim) Orach Chaim [Rabbinic law].

1550 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,750.00
91 VITAL, CHAIM.

Sha'ar HaMitzvoth - VeSha'ar HaPesukim. Hebrew manuscript written in an Oriental rabbinic hand on thick paper. Two parts in one.

c. 1700 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
171

Zur Statistik der Fabriks-Etablissements von J.J. Pollak & Sohne in Prag.

1854 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,750.00
175

Statuten des israelitischen Bethaus-Vereines Chewra Beth-Hatfilah im Bezirke Allergrund in Wien ["Statues of the Jewish Synagogue-Association Chevra Beth-HaTefilah in the District of Alsergrund in Vienna."]

 1887 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,750.00
176

Geschaftsordnung des Israel. Bethausvereines "Chewra Beth-Hatfilah" im IX. Bezirk in Wien ["Rules of procedure of the Israel prayer house association "Chewra Beth-Hatfilah" in the IXth district of Vienna].

1898 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,750.00
248 ENGELBRECHT, MARTIN.

"Temple des Juifs."

c. 1740. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,750.00
259 SZYK, ARTHUR.

"Hungary..."

 1943 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,750.00
159 BEN-GURION, DAVID.

David Ben-Gurion Signed Travel Pass. Printed with manuscript entries.

1941 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,500.00
122

(Napoleon Sanhedrin). Group of eight Autograph Letters Signed, written to

1806-07. Not Available USD 3,250.00
  • <b><center>Gonnelli<br>Auction 54<br>Books, Autographs & Manuscripts<br>October 8th-10th 2024</center></b> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Menù di gala per l'incoronazione di Nicola II Romanov e di Aleksandra Feodorovna. Moskva, 1896. Starting price 1000 € <b>Gonnelli:</b> Raccolta di 38 albumine, molte colorate a mano, di vedute della Cina, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Giappone e vari ritratti, 1880. Starting price 340 € <b><center>Gonnelli<br>Futurism</center></b> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Lucio Fontana. Milan: Achille Mauri, 1968. Starting price 400 € <b>Gonnelli:</b> Mucha Alphonse, Documents décoratifs, 1901-1902. Starting price 10000 € <b>Gonnelli:</b> Christie Agatha, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. A detective story. London: John Lane, 1921. Starting price 460 € <b>Gonnelli:</b> Alberti Leon Battista, Ecatonphyla. Venice: Bernardino da Cremona, 1491. Starting price 10000 € <b>Gonnelli:</b> Menabrea Luigi Federico, Sketch of the analytical engine invented by Charles Babbage Esq. London: Richard and John E. Taylor, 1843. Starting price 5000 € <b>Gonnelli:</b> Bardi Giovanni, Memorie del calcio fiorentino. Florence, 1688. Starting price 1000 €
    Gonnelli
    Auction 54
    Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
    October 8th-10th 2024
    Gonnelli: Menù di gala per l'incoronazione di Nicola II Romanov e di Aleksandra Feodorovna. Moskva, 1896. Starting price 1000 €
    Gonnelli: Raccolta di 38 albumine, molte colorate a mano, di vedute della Cina, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Giappone e vari ritratti, 1880. Starting price 340 €
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    Futurism
    Gonnelli: Lucio Fontana. Milan: Achille Mauri, 1968. Starting price 400 €
    Gonnelli: Mucha Alphonse, Documents décoratifs, 1901-1902. Starting price 10000 €
    Gonnelli: Christie Agatha, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. A detective story. London: John Lane, 1921. Starting price 460 €
    Gonnelli: Alberti Leon Battista, Ecatonphyla. Venice: Bernardino da Cremona, 1491. Starting price 10000 €
    Gonnelli: Menabrea Luigi Federico, Sketch of the analytical engine invented by Charles Babbage Esq. London: Richard and John E. Taylor, 1843. Starting price 5000 €
    Gonnelli: Bardi Giovanni, Memorie del calcio fiorentino. Florence, 1688. Starting price 1000 €
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  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th September 2024</b> <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Bible, Arabic & Latin. <i>Biblia Sacra Arabica,</i> 3 vol., Rome, Tipografia della Congregazione di Propaganda Fide, 1671. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shepard (Ernest). <i>"Wind in the Willows" Toad Escapes from Prison,</i> original pencil drawing with watercolour, 1931. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Economics.- Smith (Adam). <i>An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,</i> 2 vol., second edition, Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1778. £12,000 to £18,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th September 2024</b> <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> More (Sir Thomas). <i>La Description de l'Isle d'Utopie ou est comprins le Miroer des republiques du monde,</i> first French edition, Paris, Charles l'Angelier, 1550. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Botany.- Dioscorides (Pedanius). <i>De medicinali materia libri sex,</i> hand-coloured throughout, Frankfurt-am-Main, Chr. Egenolff, 1543. £8,000 to £12,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th September 2024</b> <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th September 2024</b> <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Albertolli (Ferdinando). <i>Porte di Città e Fortezze...di Michele Sammicheli,</i> Milan, 1815. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Gregynog Press.- Euripides. <i>The Plays,</i> one of 25 specially-bound copies, this by George Fisher at the Gregynog Bindery, 1931. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: Bible, Arabic & Latin. Biblia Sacra Arabica, 3 vol., Rome, Tipografia della Congregazione di Propaganda Fide, 1671. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Shepard (Ernest). "Wind in the Willows" Toad Escapes from Prison, original pencil drawing with watercolour, 1931. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Economics.- Smith (Adam). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vol., second edition, Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1778. £12,000 to £18,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: More (Sir Thomas). La Description de l'Isle d'Utopie ou est comprins le Miroer des republiques du monde, first French edition, Paris, Charles l'Angelier, 1550. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Botany.- Dioscorides (Pedanius). De medicinali materia libri sex, hand-coloured throughout, Frankfurt-am-Main, Chr. Egenolff, 1543. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: World.- Blaeu (Johannes). Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu, engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Shelley (Mary). Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: Lewis (C.S.) [The Chronicles of Narnia], 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Albertolli (Ferdinando). Porte di Città e Fortezze...di Michele Sammicheli, Milan, 1815. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Gregynog Press.- Euripides. The Plays, one of 25 specially-bound copies, this by George Fisher at the Gregynog Bindery, 1931. £4,000 to £6,000.
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