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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | Tephilah Beth Almin [burial and funeral prayers]. |
Bombay | 1888 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 156 | Shevu'ah Mi'Kapital. |
Prague | 18th century. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 157 | RUBIO, MORDECHAI. | Shemen Hame'or [responsa]. |
Livorno | 1793 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 158 | (SALANTER, YISRAEL). | Igereth HaMussar [prescription for a life of ethical consideration and awareness]. |
(n.p.) c. 1858. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 159 | SASSON, YA'AKOV. | Bnei Ya'akov [commentary to Sepher Ha'Ittur, responsa and novellae]. |
Constantinople | 1714 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 161 | SCHLESINGER, AKIVA YOSEF. | Brith Olam Ha'Acharon. |
Jerusalem | 1898 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 156.25 |
| 162 | SCHLESINGER, AKIVA YOSEPH. | Shomer Yisrael [polemic]. |
Jerusalem, | 1874 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 218.75 |
| 162A | SCHLESINGER, AKIVA YOSEPH. | Beth Yoseph Chadash. |
Jerusalem | 1875 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 163 | SCHNEERSOHN, YOSEF YITZCHAK. | (Press photo). Portrait of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the day he arrived in America, fleeing from Nazi occupied Europe. |
(New York), | 19th March 1940. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 164 | Eliezer Beilin. |
Offenbach | 1722 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 165 | Sepher Uklides [Euclid's The Elements]. Translated by Baruch Schick of Shklov. |
The Hague | 1780 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 166 | SFORNO, OVADIAH. | Bi'ur Shir HaShirim VeKoheleth [commentary to the Biblical Books of Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes]. |
Venice | 1567 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 167 | SHAPIRO, NATHAN BEN SHIMSHON. | (Attributed to). Biuri'm [super-commentary to Rashi on the Pentateuch] |
Venice | 1593 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 168 | SHARABI, RAPHAEL AVRAHAM SHALOM. | Divrei Shalom [Kabbalistic commentary and responsa concerning the works of the Ar'i z'l, along with other Halachic and Aggadic material]. |
Jerusalem | 1843 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 218.75 |
| 169 | SHLOMO IBN MELECH. | Michlol Yofi [linguistic commentary to the Bible]. |
Constantinople | 1548-49. | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 170 | STEINHARDT, YOSEF. | Shailoth U'Teshuvoth Zichron Yoseph [novellae and responsa]. |
Furth | (1773). | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 171 | SUSSKIND, ALEXANDER. | Sepher Yesod VeShoresh Ha'Avodah shel HaTephilah VeHaTorah VeHaMitzvoth [on prayer and novellae to Talmud and Tanach]. |
Grodno (Horodna) | 1795 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 172 | Masecheth Nazir. |
Venice | 1522 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 | |
| 173 | Talmud Bavli, u'Mesechtath Ketanoth Yerushalmiyoth. With Rashi commentary. |
Warsaw | c. 1920. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 174 | Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. |
Prague | 1723 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 175 | Sepher Tehilim [Psalms]. |
Brunn | 1798 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 176 | TEOMIM, YECHEZKEL. | Derishath Tzion. |
Frankfurt an der Oder | 1806 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 177 | TZAHALON, YOM-TOV (Mahari'tz). | Shailoth Uteshuvoth [responsa]. |
Venice | 1694 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 178 | URI BEN SHIMON OF BIALA. | Yichus Ha'Avoth. |
Viln | 1856 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 156.25 |
| 179 | VALERIO, SHMUEL. | Chazon LaMo'ed [commentary to the Book of Daniel, with text]. |
Venice | 1586 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 875.00 |
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