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
391 Nineteenth-Century Polish Cast Brass Hanukah Lamp

USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 2,475.00
392 Unusual German Silver Hanukah Lamp

USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 7,150.00
393 Rare Indian Brass and Glass Hanukah and Sabbath Lamp

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 5,500.00
394 East European Brass Hanukah Lamp

USD 700.00 - 900.00 1,540.00
395 Unusual Austro-Hungarian Silver Hanukah Lamp

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 3,575.00
396 Dutch Brass Sheet Hanukah Lamp

USD 700.00 - 900.00 660.00
397 Fine Syrian Copper and Silver Decorated Brass Hanukah Lamp

USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 4,400.00
398 Continental Pewter Hanukah Lamp

USD 400.00 - 600.00 605.00
399 Good Polish Parcel-Gilt Silver and Filigree Hanukah Lamp

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 10,450.00
400 Good German Silver Hanukah Lamp

USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 6,050.00
401 Torah Scroll

USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 1,760.00
402 Italian Torah

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 2,750.00
403 Pair of Austro-Hungarian Silver Torah Finials

USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 1,320.00
404 Pair Italian Torah Finials

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 9,900.00
405 North African Silver and Gold Filigree Torah Finials

USD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 2,475.00
406 Pair of Russian Silver Torah Finials

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 2,090.00
407 Pair of Small Silver Torah Finials

USD 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 1,760.00
408 Pair of German Silver-Gilt Torah Finials

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 3,800.00
409 Pair North African Silver Torah Finials

USD 700.00 - 900.00 770.00
410 Fine pair of Czech Silver Torah Finials

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 8,250.00
411 Pair of Austro-Hungarian Silver Torah Finials

USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 2,090.00
412 German Silver Torah Shield, Breslau

USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 2,090.00
413 Large German Parcel-Gilt Silver and Gem-Set Torah Shield

USD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 5,500.00
414 German Parcel-Gilt Silver Torah Shield

USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 5,500.00
415 Polish Silver Small Torah Shield

USD 500.00 - 700.00 1,100.00
416 Polish Silver Torah Shield

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 1,100.00
417 American Silver Torah Shield

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 2,090.00
419 Polish Silver Torah Shield

USD 700.00 - 900.00 1,120.00
420 Austro-Hungarian Parcel-Gilt Silver and Gem-Set Torah Shield with Similar Pointer

USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 3,300.00
421 German Silver Torah Shield

USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 3,025.00
422 Polish Parcel-Gilt Silver Small Breastplate

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 2,475.00
423 Fine Moroccan Parcel-Gilt Silver Torah Pointer

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 1,100.00
424 Continental Silver Torah Pointer

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
425 Russian Silver Torah Pointer

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 1,650.00
426 Three Silver Torah Pointers

USD 500.00 - 700.00 1,540.00
427 Set of Fine English Parcel-Gilt Silver Torah Ornaments

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 5,500.00
428 Fine Polish Silver Torah Crown

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 23,100.00
  • <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.
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