Kestenbaum and Company: Rare Hebrew Books, from the Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul. Part II., 113, Brooklyn
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOAB, YITZCHAK. | Menorath Hama'or [ethics]. |
Amsterdam | 1722 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 2 | ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC. | Rosh Amanah [on the principles of faith]. Third edition. |
Cremona | 1557 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 3 | ADARBI, YITZCHAK. | Divrei Rivoth [responsa]. Second edition. |
Venice | 1587 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 4 | AHARON BEN SHMUEL. | Beith Aharon [index to Biblical passages explained in Talmudic, Midrashic and later Rabbinic literature]. |
Frankfurt on der Oder | 1690 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 5 | ALBO, YOSEPH. | Sepher Ikrim [philosophy]. |
Venice | 1544 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 6 | ALBO, YOSEPH. | Sepher Ha'Ikrim [philosophy]. |
Rimini | 1522 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 7 | ALFASI, YITZCHAK. (RI'F). | Rav Alfas [Rabbinic code]. |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 8 | ALTSCHULER, NAFTALI HERTZ. | Nevi'im & Kethuvim. Biblical text with commentary Ayalah Sheluchah. Along with Yiddish explanatory text. |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 | ||
| 9 | (AMSTERDAM). | Group of Six rabbinic volumes printed in Amsterdam. See attached photographs for titles. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 437.50 | ||
| 10 | ARAMA, YITZCHAK. | Akeidath Yitzchak [philosophical and allegorical sermons to the Chumash and Five Megilloth]. |
Salonika | 1522 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 11 | ARIPUL, SHMUEL. | Mizmor LeThodah [commentary to selected Psalms, with vocalized text]. |
Venice | 1576 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 875.00 |
| 12 | ASCHKENAZI, TZVI HIRSCH. | ("The Chacham Tzvi.") Shailoth U'Teshuvoth [responsa]. |
Amsterdam | 1712 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 13 | ASHER BEN YECHIEL (RO'SH). | Shailoth U'Teshuvoth [responsa]. |
Venice | 1607 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 14 | AVICENNA. | (Abu Ali al-Hussein ibn Abdallah ibn Sina). HaKanon HaGadol - Canon Medicinae. Translated from Arabic into Hebrew by Nathan of Cento (HaMe'ati). |
Naples | 1491-92. | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 15 | BACHARACH, YAIR CHAIM. | Chavoth Yair [responsa]. |
Frankfurt a/Main | 1699 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 16 | BALMES, ABRAHAM DE. | Mikneh Avram (Sepher Dikduk) [grammar]. |
Venice | 1523 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 17 | BARUCH BEN YITZCHAK OF WORMS. | Sepher HaTerumah. |
Venice | 1523 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 18 | (Ecclesiastes). Sepher Koheleth. |
Naples | 1487 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 19 | (Former Prophets). Nevi'im Rishonim. |
Leiria | 1494 | USD 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 | |
| 20 | Chamisha Chumshei Torah [-end] |
Venice | 1528 & 1533. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 | |
| 21 | Magna Biblia Rabbinica. With Targum and the major classical rabbinic commentaries. Prepared by J. Buxtorf, together with Abraham Braunschweig. With a preface by Jacob ben Hayyim ben Isaac and Moses ben Yom-Tov. |
Basle | 1618-1619. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 | |
| 22 | Biblia Hebraica. Vocalized text. pp. (22), (1), 183, [1], 283, [1], 84, 203. |
Geneva | 1619 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 23 | Esrim Ve'Arba - Biblia Testamenti Veteris. |
Frankfurt a/Main | 1677 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 24 | (Chumash and Haphtaroth). Tikun Sopherim - Quinque Libri Mosis. |
Amsterdam | 1726 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 25 | Chamishah Chumashei Torah - Chamesh Megiloth - Haphtaroth. |
Venice | 1741 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
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![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
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