Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Online Auction: Jewish History and Zionism – Books – Art – Photography – Prints and Maps – Numismatics, 54a, Jerusalem

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Auction Report
Auction Date
July 23, 2024 - July 23, 2024
Page Size: 299 items in 12 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Jacob Herzl

Letter Signed by Jacob Herzl, Father of Theodor Herzl -- Vienna, 1901 -- "My Son Left on a Journey and Will Return within 14 Days" -- Written During Herzl's First Meeting with the Ottoman Sultan, Abdul Hamid II

Vienna 1901 Not Available Not Sold
2 Theodor Herzl

Letter Signed by Theodor Herzl -- Vienna, 1901 -- Preparations for the 5th Zionist Congress in Basel

Vienna 1901 Not Available USD 1,125.00
3 Theodor Herzl

Printed Letter, Hand-Signed by Theodor Herzl -- Vienna, 27 December 1903 -- Establishment of a Jewish Colonial Trust Branch in St. Petersburg

Vienna 1903 Not Available USD 937.50
4 Theodor Herzl

Circular Hand-Signed by Theodor Herzl -- Vienna, February 1903

Vienna 1903 Not Available USD 937.50
5 Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl -- Signed Autograph Letter, Addressed to Max Nordau -- Vienna, 1898

Vienna 1898 Not Available USD 2,750.00
6 Jacob Herzl

Envelope with the Business Seal of Jacob Herzl, Father of Theodor Herzl -- Pest, 1864

Pest 1864 Not Available Not Sold
7

Altneuland -- First Yiddish Edition -- Warsaw, 1902

Warsaw 1902 Not Available USD 250.00
8 Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl -- [Altneuland] -- First Arab Language Edition, 1968

1968 Not Available USD 525.00
9

Last Will of Baron Maurice de Hirsch -- Official English Translation on Parchment -- London, 7 August 1896 -- With Notary Certificate on Parchment and Official British Wax Seal

London 1896 Not Available USD 2,375.00
10

Photo Album -- Baron Hirsch's Colonies in Argentina -- Late 19th Century / Early 20th Century -- "Jewish Gauchos"

Late 19th Century / Early 20th Century Not Available USD 875.00
11

Assortment of Booklets Concerning the Settlement of Eretz Israel / Rabbinical Essays on the Subject of Eretz Israel

Not Available USD 187.50
12 Eliezer ben Yehudah

Eliezer ben Yehudah -- Hebrew-Yiddish-Russian Dictionary -- Vilna, 1903 -- Early Edition Based on Drafts of the Monumental ben Yehudah Dictionary

Vilna 1903 Not Available USD 125.00
13

Large Assortment of Personal Documents and Membership Cards, Issued by Various Jewish and Zionist Organizations -- Europe, First Half of the 20th Century

Not Available USD 400.00
14

Tiny Jewish National Fund Money Box for Children -- Jerusalem, Ca. 1930s

Jerusalem Ca. 1930s Not Available USD 750.00
15

Two Proclamations -- Jewish National Fund in Vilnius and Bessarabia -- 1920s-1930s

1920s-1930s Not Available USD 225.00
16

The Blue Box -- Publication for Children Concerned with the Activities of the Jewish National Fund -- Jerusalem, 1926 -- Cover Illustrated by Shmuel Ovadyahu

Jerusalem 1926 Not Available Not Sold
17

Tourism Advertisement -- Early Voyage to Palestine, 1836 -- The Ship "Leopold II"

1836 Not Available USD 187.50
18

Albums of Pressed Flowers -- Assorted Collection of Souvenirs from Palestine, with Decorated Olivewood Bindings

Not Available USD 525.00
19

Pressed Flowers Album -- Jerusalem, 1871 -- Rare Flower Arrangements

Jerusalem 1871 Not Available USD 275.00
20

Protection Letter for a Jewish Citizen -- Signed by British Consul in Jerusalem James Finn

Not Available USD 625.00
21

"Turkey under Abdul Hamid" -- Revolutionary Publication by the the Young Turks, 1893 -- Printed in Britain and Distributed by Mail (Rare)

Britain 1893 Not Available Not Sold
22

"HaMevasser" -- Hebrew Weekly Magazine -- Constantinople, 1909-1910

Constantinople 1909-1910 Not Available USD 187.50
23

"Herzliya" Hebrew Gymnasium -- Assortment of Early Paper Items, 1913-1923 -- Students' Newspaper, with a Poem by the Student Avraham Shlonsky (His First Published Poem?)

1913-1923 Not Available Not Sold
24

Sefer Yizkor -- In Memory of Fallen Shomrim and Workers of the Jewish Yishuv -- Lodz, 1918 -- Pictures and Illustrations

Lodz 1918 Not Available Not Sold
25

Assortment of Real Photo WWI Postcards / The Jewish Legion -- Palestine and Its Surroundings, Ca. 1914-1918

Palestine and Its Surroundings Ca. 1914-1918 Not Available USD 1,625.00
  • Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
  • Sotheby’s
    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
  • 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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