Sothebys: Fine Judaic Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art The property of various owners, including Charles E. Feinberg The Traub Collection The Collection of the Warner Resort Company, San Francisco, CA, 5237,

Auction Details

Auction Date
December 06, 1984 - December 06, 1984
Page Size: 437 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
102 LUZZATTO, MOSHE CHAIM Klach Pischei Choch-mah Shklov

1785

 USD 650.00 - 850.00 Not Sold
103 LUZZATTO, MOSHE CHAIM Leshon Limudim Mantua

1727

 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
104 LUZZATTO, MOSHE CHAIM Leshurum Tehillah Derech Ha'Shem

1896

 USD 350.00 - 450.00 Not Sold
105 LUZZATTO, MOSHE CHAIM Mesilat Yeshurim Amsterdam

1740

 USD 500.00 - 600.00 495.00
106 MACHZOR Venice

1772

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 935.00
107 MACHZOR Livomo

1856

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
108 MEIR IBN GABAI Cracow

1581

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 990.00
109 ABARBANEL, DON YITZCHAK MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL Amsterdam

1644

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 495.00
110 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL Amsterdam

USD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
111 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL

1639, 38

 USD 1,100.00 - 1,400.00 1,045.00
112 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL Frankfurt

1632

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
113 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL

1641-1651

 USD 1,750.00 - 2,000.00 1,540.00
114 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL Amsterdam

1633

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
115 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL Amsterdam

1636

 USD 650.00 - 850.00 605.00
116 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL Amsterdam

1633

 USD 1,100.00 - 1,300.00 935.00
117 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL Amsterdam

1651

 USD 500.00 - 600.00 605.00
118 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL Koenigsburg

1861

 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
119 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL Amsterdam

1628

 USD 500.00 - 600.00 385.00
120 MENASSEH BEN ISRAEL London

1707-08

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 275.00
121 REMBRANDT HARMENSZ

USD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 6,050.00
122 MIDRASH CHAMESH MEGILOT Venice

1545

 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 1,320.00
123 MIDRASH HÄMECHILTA Venice

1545

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
124 MINHAGIM Amsterdam

1723

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 1,210.00
125 MORDECAI BEN HILLEL Riva di Trento

1559

 USD 900.00 - 1,100.00 880.00
126 MORDECAI HA'LEVI Venice

1697-8

 USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
127 MOSHE of VILNA Cracow

1670

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
128 MOSHE BEN NACHMAN Venice

1545

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 990.00
129 MOSHE BEN NACHMAN Venice

1523

 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 1,320.00
130 MOSHE BEN NACHMAN Venice

1518-19

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
131 MOSHE BEN NACHMAN GIRONDI Venice

1595

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 302.00
132 NAGARA, ISRAEL Zemirot Israel: Olat Tamid Venice

1599-1600

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 550.00
133 NAROL, MOSHE HACOHEN Birchat Tov Venice

1711

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
134 NATHAN MORDECHAI BEN KALYNYMOS Venice

1523-24

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
135 RECANATI, MENACHEM Piskei HalachoL Rabbinic law

1538

 USD 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 1,540.00
136 REUBEN BEN HOSCHKE Amsterdam

1700

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
137 RESPONSA Cremona

1557

 USD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
137A SAHULA, YITZCHAK IBN Sefer HaTappuah Frankfurt

1693

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
138 SEDER MEA BERACHOT Amsterdam

1687

 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 4,400.00
139 SEFER HAKAMEH Koretz

1786

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 660.00
140 SELICHOT MIKOL HASHANA MTNHAG ASHKE-NAZIM Venice

1548

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 1,045.00
141 SHIMON of CAIRO Venice

1548

 USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 880.00
142 SHIMON BEN YOCHAL Mantua

1558-1560

 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
143 SHIMON DARSHAN of FRANKFURT Venice

1566

 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
144 SHAUL LEV MORTIRA Amsterdam

1645

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
145 SHLOMO BEN MOSHE ROCCA Venice

1670

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 385.00
146 SHLOMO EPHRAIN BEN AHARON LUNTSCHITZ Amsterdam

1709

 USD 350.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
147 SHLOMO IBN MELECH Amsterdam

1684-85

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
148 SHLOMO YAFE ASHKENAZI Venice

1590

 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
149 SHMUEL ABUHAV or YITZCHAK YESHURUN Sefer Ha'Zichronot Prague

1631-51

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
150 SHMUEL COHEN TZEDEC Venice

1600-1605

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
151 SIMEON DURAN Altona

1804

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
152 TALMUD Venice

1523

 USD 700.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
153 TRAM, MOSHE DI. Beth Elohim Venice

1576

 USD - 1,045.00
154 TRAM, MOSHE DI. She'eilot UTeshuvot Responsa Venice

1629

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 605.00
155 VITAL, CHAIM Etz Chaim Schklov

1800

 USD 500.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
156 YEHUDA DE MODENA Venice

1600

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 4,125.00
157 YEHUDA LIWA BEN BEZALEL Venice

1599

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
158 YITZHAK BEN ABBA-MARL Ha'Itur Venice

1608

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 495.00
159 YITZHAK IBN ARAMA Sabbioneta

1551

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 880.00
160 YOM TOV BEN AKIVA TSAHALON Venice

1694

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
161 YOSEF BEN GURGON Attributed Venice

1625

 USD 700.00 - 900.00 990.00
162 ZVI HIRSCH of NADVORNA Jozepow

1842

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 440.00
163 AZULAI, RAFAEL Homiletics and various commentaries

USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 550.00
164 BLESSINGS

USD 400.00 - 600.00 330.00
165 CHEVRA KADISHA

1901

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,475.00
166 ELIJAH German

USD 500.00 - 700.00 550.00
167 KABBALAH

USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 3,300.00
168 KALMANS, MORDECAI of LUBLTN

1910

 USD 500.00 - 800.00 440.00
169 MACHZOR/SIDDUR

USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 12,100.00
170 MEGILLAT ESTHER Amsterdam

c. 1640

 USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 82,500.00
171 MEGILLAT ESTHER THE SCROLL OF ESTHER FOR THE FESTIVAL OF PURIM

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
172 MUSIC

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 880.00
173 PINKAS of the Chevra Kadish Hungary

1890-1944

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 825.00
174 PINKAS of the Chevra Kadish of Chevra Anshei Machnivka Russia

1881

 USD 700.00 - 900.00 1,650.00
175 SELECTED PRAYERS scribe

1838

 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 2,750.00
176 TIKUN CHATZOT

1887

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
177 TIKUNEI HAZOHAR

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 3,575.00
178 TIKUNEI SHABBAT Germany

1775

 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 57,750.00
179 TORAH [TAG] Yemen

USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
180 YEMLN MOSHE Yemen

1859

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
181 YIDDISH THEATER New York

1920's to 1950's

 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 11,000.00
182 ZEMACH, YAAKOV Nagid U'Metzaveh

USD 500.00 - 700.00 825.00
183 Palestinian Silver-Cased Esther Scroll

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 825.00
184 Balkan Silver

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,200.00
185 Polish Silver

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
186 Rare American Silver Esther Scroll Case

USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 6,600.00
187 Austro-Hungarian Silver-Cased Esther Scroll

USD 700.00 - 900.00 1,320.00
188 Italian Silver-Mounted Miniature Esther Scroll

USD 500.00 - 700.00 880.00
189 Russian Parcel-Gilt Silver Esther Scroll Case

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 990.00
190 Persian Paper Marriage Contract

USD 600.00 - 800.00 550.00
191 Persian Illuminated Paper Marriage Contract

USD 500.00 - 700.00 935.00
192 Important Italian Illuminated Marriage Contract on Parchment

USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 9,350.00
193 Fine Italian Illuminated Parchment Marriage Contract

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
194 Jewish Colonial Trust Bond

USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
195 American Jewish Leaders

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 2,090.00
195A Hungarian Painted Paper Shivisi

USD 600.00 - 800.00 825.00
196 Anna Tikho German

1937

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 660.00
197A Prague

USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 880.00
197 Portfolio of Sixteen Color Prints

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 2,750.00
198 Zeev Raban

1931

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
  • <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.
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    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.
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