Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Rare and Important Items - part 1, 104a, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025
Page Size: 105 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
56

Israel-Jordan Armistice Agreement -- Official UN Publication, June 1949 -- With Reproductions of Maps Drawn in Pencil by Moshe Dayan: Map of the Division of Jerusalem and the "Green Line" Map

1949 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,750.00
57 Aziz Domet

Play by Palestinian Author Aziz Domet, First Arab Nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature -- Dedicated to Hermann Struck -- Berlin, 1924

1924 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,250.00
58 Naftali Herz Imber

Barkai HaShlishi by Naftali Herz Imber -- Inscribed by the Author to Judge Mayer Sulzberger -- Including "HaTikvah"

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 Not Sold
59

"Haggada" (Oratorio) -- Paul Dessau and Max Brod -- Original Printed Score -- Berlin, 1936 / Nine Letters by Max Brod -- Prague and Tel Aviv, 1937-1962

Berlin -- Prague and Tel Aviv 1936 / 1937-1962 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
60 Ze'ev Jabotinsky

Ze'ev Jabotinsky -- Autograph Letter with a Hand-Drawn Swastika -- German, July 1928

German, 1928 USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,000.00
61 S.Y. Agnon

S.Y. Agnon -- Autograph Essay on "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", 1961 -- "A Portrait of the World from which Divine Providence Had, as It Were, Withdrawn"

Jerusalem 1961 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,750.00
62 Anne Frank

"The Diary of Anne Frank" -- Amsterdam, June 1947 -- First Edition

Amsterdam 1947 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,125.00
63

The Diary of Ann Fink -- Pamphlet Published by the American Nazi Party -- Virginia, 1963 -- Designed as a Parody of Mad Magazine

Arlington, Virginia: 1963 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,250.00
64 Martin Luther

Martin Luther -- On the Jews and Their Lies -- Wittenberg, 1543 -- First Edition

Wittenberg 1543 USD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 3,750.00
65 Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas -- On the Government of Jews and Other Works -- Basel, 1472 -- Incunable

Basel ca. 1472-1474 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 23,750.00
66

The Spanish Inquisition in Mallorca -- Two Official Documents with Signatures of Inquisitors and Wax Seals -- 1590 / 1650

1590 / 1650 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,000.00
67

The Converso Dela Cavalleria Family -- Legal Contract, 1536 / Genealogy with Coat of Arms, 18th Century -- Mallorca

1536 / 18th Century USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,250.00
68

Two Decrees by Emperor Charles V -- Brussels, 1521 / Augsburg, 1530 -- Restrictions on the Jews of the Duchy of Wurttemberg

Brussels/ Augsburg 1521 /1530 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,750.00
69

Two Documents -- Signatures of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Franz I -- Vienna, 18th Century -- Protection Certificate for a Pilgrim to Jerusalem / Appointment of a Representative of the Holy Places in Jerusalem

Vienna 18th Century USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,500.00
70

Teseo Ambrogio degli Albonesi -- Groundbreaking Work on the Languages of the East -- Pavia, 1539 -- In Dozens of Languages, with Rare Letters Drawn by Hand -- Illustration of the Musical Instrument "Phagotus"

Pavia 1539 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,000.00
71 Rafael Mirami

Rafael Mirami -- Scientific Treatise on the Theory of Mirrors -- First Edition -- Ferrara, 1582

Ferrara 1582 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
72 Rabbi Eliau Monteyro

Manuscript, Letter from Rabbi Eliau Monteyro to Rabbi Abraham de Joseph Teixeira de Mattos -- Amsterdam, Ca. 1750

Amsterdam, Ca. 1750 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
73 Rabbi Immanuel Aboab

Manuscript, Rabbi Immanuel Aboab -- Letter on the Marranos -- Amsterdam, Late 17th to Early 18th Century -- Rare Historical Documentation of 17th Century Jewish Merchants

Amsterdam, Late 17th to Early 18th Century USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,875.00
74 Rabbi Imanuel Aboab

Nomologia o Discursos Legales, by Rabbi Imanuel Aboab -- Amsterdam, 1629

Amsterdam 1629 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,250.00
75 Joseph Penso de la Vega

Asirei HaTikvah, By Joseph Penso de la Vega -- Amsterdam, 1673 -- Early Hebrew Play

Amsterdam 1673 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,500.00
76 Joseph Penso de la Vega

Eulogies and Sermons by Joseph Penso de la Vega -- Amsterdam, 1683 -- Five Works in One Volume -- Exceptionally Rare

Amsterdam 1683 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 Not Sold
77

Sermons for Dedication of Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam -- Amsterdam, 1675 -- Fine Engravings of Synagogue and its Inauguration

Amsterdam 1675 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,250.00
78 Daniel Levi de Barrios

Mediar Estremos -- Work on Rosh Hashanah by Daniel Levi de Barrios -- Amsterdam, 1677 -- Rare

Amsterdam 1677 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
79 Daniel Levi de Barrios

Historia Real de la Gran Bretana -- Daniel Levi de Barrios -- Amsterdam, 1688-1689 -- Exceptionally Rare

Amsterdam 1688-1689 USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 8,125.00
80

Sermons of Rabbi Yitzchak de Sola -- Amsterdam, 1704 -- Original Leather Binding with Inscribed Owner's Name

Amsterdam 1704 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,250.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: 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.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.