Kestenbaum and Company: Auction of Hebraica & Judaica Rare Printed Books and Manuscripts Including the Eretz Israel / Holy Land Collection of the late Dr. Gershon Hait., 114, Brooklyn
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 18, 2025 - November 18, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALBARGELONI, YITZHAK. | Seder Azharoth [piyutim for Shavu'oth]. |
Jerusalem | 1842 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 2 | (ALEPPO). | SHEM TOV IBN FALAQUERA. |
Aleppo | 1867 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 3 | (ALEPPO). | Shivchei Ha'Ari [biography of R. Yitzhak Luria]. Edited with an introduction and notes by Shaul Dayan. |
Aleppo | 1872 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 4 | (ALEPPO). | Shalom Hedaya. Shalom La'Am. |
Aleppo | 1896 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | ALGAZI, YOM TOV. | Kedushath Yom Tov [commentary to Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, with sermons: Yom Tov DeRabanan]. |
Jerusalem | 1843 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 6 | ALMOSNINO, MOSHE. | Pirkei Moshe [commentary to the Ethics of the Fathers]. |
Salonika | 1563 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 7 | ALSHEICH, MOSHE. | Shailoth U'Teshuvoth [responsa]. |
Venice | 1605 | USD 700.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 8 | (AMULET). | Adam veChava Chutz Lilith ["Adam and Eve - excluding Lilith."] |
Central/Eastern Europe | c. 1750 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 9 | (AMULET). | Shemirah LeBayith U'Leyoledeth. |
Jerusalem | 1863 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 10 | ARAMA, YITZCHAK. | Yad Avshalom [commentary to the Book of Proverbs - Mishlei, with text]. |
(Constantinople | c. 1565). | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 11 | ASCHKENAZI, ELIEZER BEN ELIYAHU HA'ROPHE. | Ma'asei Hashem [commentary to the Six Days of Creation, Ethics of the Fathers, the Passover Hagadah (with text) and various Biblical portions]. |
Venice | 1583 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 12 | AUSCHENBERG, SHIMON. | Devek Tov [super-commentary to Rashi on the Chumash]. |
Lublin | (1600-07). | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 13 | AVIEZER BEN YITZCHAK OF TITKIN. | Sha'arei Tzedek LeZera Yitzchak [Kabbalistic treatises]. |
Jerusalem | 1843 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 14 | (AZULAI, CHAIM YOSEPH DAVID). (The Chid'a). | Eliyahu ibn Chaim of Constantinople (RANa"CH). Teshuvoth Shailoth [responsa]. |
Constantinople | c. 1610. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 15 | AZULAI, CHAIM YOSEPH DAVID. | (The Chid'a). Devash L'Fi [alphabetic, encyclopedic, mystical work]. |
Livorno | 1801 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 16 | AZULAI, CHAIM YOSEF DAVID. | (Chid'a). Ma'agal Tov HaShalem [travel diary]. |
Berlin & Jerusalem | 1921 & 1934. | USD 120.00 - 180.00 | USD 87.50 |
| 17 | BENJAMIN OF TUDELA. | Masa'oth shel Rabi Benyamin [travel]. |
Amsterdam | 1698 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 18 | BERMAN, YITZCHAK. | Sepher Chidushei Yitzchak ben Pinchas. |
Koenigsberg | 1856 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 19 | (BIBLE). | Chumash - Five Megiloth - Haphtaroth. |
Venice | 1588-89. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 20 | (BIBLE). | Psalterium Harmonicum. |
Nuremberg | 1602 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 21 | (BIBLE). | Psalmis Davidis Hebraici [Tehilim]. |
Leiden | 1615 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 22 | (BIBLE). | Psalmi Davidis [Tehillim]. |
Franeker (Friesland, the Netherlands) | 1646 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 23 | (BIBLE). | Esrim Ve'Arba - Biblia Testamenti Veteris. |
Frankfurt a/Main | 1677 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 24 | (BIBLE). | Sepher Tehillim...Sepher Kinoth [Psalms and Lamentations]. |
Cambridge (England) | 1685 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 218.75 |
| 25 | (BIBLE). | Sepher Tehillim - Liber Psalmorum. |
Utrecht | 1688 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 312.50 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<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.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
