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Auction Info

Sale Name
High Holy Days Auction
Auction Date
09/11/2022 - 09/11/2022
Year of Sale
2022
Sale Number
#12
Total Lots
53
Sold Lots
53
Lots Sold
100.0%
Unsold Lots
0
Price Unknown
0
Total Sales (USD)
3,630,840.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
844,200.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
1,190,300.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
844,200.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
1,190,300.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
305.04%
Currency
USD
Inflation Adjusted Price in U.S. Dollars
3,351,560.00

Top twenty five by sale price

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Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
15 Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk with the additions of Likutei Shoshanah and Igros Kodesh Noam Elimelech. First Edition. Lvov, 1788

1788

 USD - 1,364,000.00
14 the Chasam Sofer Handwritten! Chasam Sofer Drashos for Selichos and 27th of Elul (Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Nosson Adler). Pressburg, 1830

1830

 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 248,000.00
43 The Chasam Sofer’s Personal Copy of Maseches Succah with His Handwritten Glosses!

USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 248,000.00
38 Breathtaking 600-Year-Old Handwritten Siddur! Only 12 cm! Full Siddur with Machzor on Parchment. Italy, 15th century

15th centure

 USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 235,600.00
25 Complete Year-Round Siddur with Kavanos Ha’Ari. Amsterdam, 1681

1681

 USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 142,600.00
12 Maseches Derech Eretz U’Pirkey Ben Azzai. First Edition. Riva Di trento, 1561

1561

 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 124,000.00
6 Rabbi Yosef Albo. Incunable! Sefer Ha’Ikrim. First Edition. Soncino, 1486.

1486

 USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 111,600.00
24 Edited by Rabbi Nosson ben Rabbi Yitzchak Shapira The RARE ZOHAR  LUBLIN. Sefer HaZohar. Lublin, 1623.

1623

 USD - 111,600.00
47 14-Volume Miniature Tanach in Antique Leather Binding. Paris, 1544-1546

1544-1546

 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 93,000.00
5 Sefer Hayashar. First Edition. Constantinople, Circa 1515

1515

 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 86,800.00
26 Manuscript: Siddur with Rashash’s Holy Kavanos. Jerusalem, Circa 1777

1777

 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 62,000.00
10 the Ramchal. Layesharim Tehillah by the Ramchal. Amsterdam, 1743

1743

 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 57,040.00
19 the Admor Rabbi Yitzchak Eisik of Ziditchov. Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Ziditchov. Kabbalistic Commentary on Midrash Rabba

USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 54,560.00
54 the Admor Rabbi Yoel of Satmar The Admor Reb Yoel of Satmar. Blessings & Chizuk for the New Year Jerusalem 1953

1953

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 52,080.00
53 Rabbi Yisrael Meir Hakohein Kagan of Radin Letter with the holy signature of the Chofetz Chaim, Radin, 1927

1927

 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 52,080.00
13 Maseches Rosh Hashanah. First Bomberg Edition. Venice, 1521

1521

 USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 49,600.00
8 the Shl”a Hakadosh. Shnei Luchos Habris by the Shl”a Hakadosh. The “Nachas” Edition. Amsterdam, 1698

1698

 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 49,600.00
9 the Ramchal. Derech Chochmah by the Ramchal. First Edition. Amsterdam, 1783

1783

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 39,680.00
18 Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. Likutei Eitzos by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. First Edition. Dubna, 1816

1816

 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 32,240.00
30 the Admor Rabbi Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert. Autographed Letter by the Admor Rabbi Shalom Eliezer Halberstam of Ratzfert. 1931

1931

 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 29,760.00
45 Sefer HaMinhagim, Illustrated Brachos book Miniature Edition. Amsterdam 1708

1708

 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 29,760.00
17 the Admor Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Komarno. “Whenever he carries the amulet…he shall not fear the plague.” Sacred Amulet by the Admor Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Komarno. Lvov, 1856

1856

 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 29,760.00
42 Siddur HaShl”a. Amsterdam, 1742

1742

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 29,760.00
21 2-Volume Set of Machzorim for High Holy Days & Three Festivals. Shapira Press. Slavita, 1822

1822

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 27,280.00
4 Rabbeinu Bachya ibn Pekuda Chovos Halevavos. Venice, 1548 Bomberg Press. Venice, 1548.

1548

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 24,800.00
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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