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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Tehillim - Psalms. |
Kedgaon | 1919 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 562.50 | |
| 80 | A.B. Salem. | Eternal Light, or Jew Town Synagogue. |
Ernakulam | 1929 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 81 | SHAPIRO, NATHAN OF JERUSALEM. | Tuv Ha'Aretz [on the virtues of the Land of Israel]. |
Venice | 1655 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 82 | YOSEPH SHALIT RICHIETTI. | Igereth Mesapereth Yechasuta Detzadikei [guide to the tombs of Sages and the Holy Places in the Land of Israel]. |
Mantua | 1676 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 83 | PALIASTRI, YEHUDAH. | Zichron Yerushalayim [illustrated guide to the tombs of Sages and the Holy Places]. |
Amsterdam | 1759 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 84 | Shivchei Yerushalayim [an anthology of works (including R. Chaim Vital and R. Yitzchak Luria) on the Holy Sites]. Edited by Ya'akov b. Moshe Chaim Baruch. |
Livorno | 1785 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 85 | YEHOSHUA FEIVEL BEN YISRAEL. | Kitzvei Eretz [on the boundaries of the Land of Israel]. |
Horadna (Grodno) | 1813 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 86 | BEIRAV, YA'AKOV. | Zimrath Ha'aretz ["The Song of the Land": history of the settlement of Tiberias] |
Livorno Sa'adoun | 1820 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 87 | YISRAEL BEN SHMUEL OF SHKLOV. | Pe'ath HaShulchan [agricultural laws of Eretz Israel]. |
Tzfath Yisrael Bak | 1836 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 88 | Kaplan, Ya'akov ben Shlomo Hakohen and Lewisohn, Shlomo. Eretz Kedumim... Geliloth Eretz Israel [geography of Land of Israel]. |
Vilna | 1839 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 89 | FARHI, YITZHAK. | Matok Midvash [on ethics]. |
Jerusalem | 1842 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 90 | HOROWITZ, CHAIM BEN DOV-BER HALEVI. | Sepher Chibath Yerushalayim [descriptions of the Holy Sites of Eretz Israel]. |
Jerusalem | 1844 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 91 | SCHWARZ, YOSEPH. | Tevu'oth Ha'Aretz ["Produce of the Land."] |
Jerusalem | 1845 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 92 | SCHWARZ, YOSEPH. | Divrei Yoseph: Peri Tevu'ah and Pardess. |
Jerusalem | 1861 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 93 | MOHR, AVRAHAM MENACHEM MENDEL. | Mevaseret Tzion. |
Lemberg | 1847 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 94 | Luach al kol Elef HaShishi. |
Jerusalem | 1867 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 95 | REISCHER, MOSHE. | Sha'arei Yerushalayim [guidebook to the Land of Israel]. |
Warsaw, | 1868 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 96 | Tephilah LeHithpalel Adam Kodem Limudo Be'ad Machzikav...Be'Eretz HaKodesh [a prayer to be recited by scholars residing in Eretz Israel for the wellbeing of their financial supporters]. |
Jerusalem | 1869 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 97 | FERRARA (PERIERA), AARON RAPHAEL. | Ki MeTzion Teitzeh Torah [on the sanctity of Eretz Israel]. |
Jerusalem | 1873 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 98 | LUNCZ, AVRAHAM MOSHE. | Nethivoth Tzion Veyerushalayim [topography of Jerusalem]. |
Jerusalem | 1876 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 99 | ARYEH LEIB CHARIF. | Sepher Em LeMasoroth. |
Jerusalem | 1876 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 100 | BRILL, YECHIEL. | Yesod Ha'Ma'alah [on his experiences as a founder of the colony, Mazkeret Batya (Ekron)]. |
Mainz | 1883 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 101 | MENDELOVITZ, SHNEUR ZALMAN. | Avodath Hashem [commentary to Bereishith]. |
Jerusalem | 1884 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 102 | MOSKOWITZ, SHABTHAI. | Gevulei Tzion [on the sanctity of the Holy Land and the integrity of its borders]. |
Vilna | 1899 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 103 | DEINARD, EPHRAIM. | Milchemeth Tugarma Be'Eretz Yisrael ["The War Against Turkey in the Land of Israel."] |
St. Louis | 1926 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 312.50 |
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