Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Jewish Ceremonial Art and Photographs, 60, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 02, 2025 - December 02, 2025
Page Size: 378 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
126

Zikaron Tov -- Lviv, 1874 -- Dedication of Author Rabbi Ezra Tzoref Head of the Szerdahely Beit Din, Disciple of the Chatam Sofer and Baruch Taam

Lviv 1874 Not Available USD 325.00
127

Responsa Imrei Esh -- Uzhhorod, 1864 -- Signature of Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Weinberger Rabbi of Kisvarda (Stepson-in-Law of the Chatam Sofer)

Uzhhorod 1864 Not Available USD 250.00
128

Responsa Meshiv KaHalachah / She'erit Chaim -- Signature of Rabbi Azriel Hildesheimer Rabbi of Berlin

Not Available USD 187.50
129

Chemdat Yisrael -- Piotrkow, 1903 -- Dedication of Author Rabbi Meir Dan Plotzky, Author of Kli Chemdah

Piotrkow 1903 Not Available USD 275.00
130

Nidchei Yisrael -- By the Chafetz Chaim -- Warsaw, 1897 -- "Proofread" Inscriptions

Warsaw 1897 Not Available USD 100.00
131

Collection of Books -- Distinguished Copies -- Rabbis and Kabbalists of Jerusalem

Not Available USD 1,625.00
132

Maharam Chalawa -- Jerusalem, 1873 / Chovat HaLevavot -- Suwalki, 1863 / Siddur Nehora -- Collection of Books of Rabbi Yechezkel Zwebner of Jerusalem

Jerusalem / Suwalki / Siddur Nehora 1873 / 1863 / Not Available USD 212.50
133

Tiv Gittin VeKiddushin by Rebbe Chaim Yosef Gottlieb of Stropkov --Ungvar, 1868 -- First Edition -- Distinguished Copy

Ungvar 1868 Not Available USD 550.00
134

Three Books from Library of Rabbi Meir Shapiro and the Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva

Not Available USD 475.00
135

Collection of Books with Dedications

Not Available USD 750.00
136

HaTorah VehaChochmah -- Vilna, 1913 -- Copy of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Ruderman -- Portrait of Author, Rabbi Zechariah Isaiah Jolles

Vilna 1913 Not Available Not Sold
137

Et Ratzon Siddur -- With Handwritten Blessings from Bnei Brak Tzadikim (Rabbi Galai, Rabbi Stern and Rabbi Baadani) -- "G-d Will Hear and Willingly Accept One's Prayer for All Good Things"

Not Available USD 137.50
138

Alphabetum Hebraicum -- Latin Booklet for Study of Hebrew -- Geneva, 1554

Geneva 1554 Not Available USD 875.00
139

Commentary on Shir HaShirim (by Rabbi Elisha Gallico) -- Venice, 1587 -- First Edition

Venice 1587 Not Available USD 375.00
140

Sefer Aruch -- Basel, 1599

Basel 1599 Not Available USD 275.00
141

Tapuchei Zahav -- Rome, 1618 -- Latin Work on the Hebrew Language -- Incomplete Copy

Rome 1618 Not Available USD 75.00
142

Mahalach Shevilei HaDaat, With Latin Translation and Notes -- Leiden, 1631

Leiden 1631 Not Available USD 175.00
143

Abarbanel on Neviim Acharonim -- Amsterdam, 1641 / Michlal Yofi -- Amsterdam, 1684-1685

Amsterdam / Michlal Yofi 1641 / 1684-1685 Not Available USD 200.00
144

Commentary on Kohelet and Tehillim by Rabbi Moshe Yisrael de Mercado -- Amsterdam, 1653 -- First Edition

Amsterdam 1653 Not Available USD 2,375.00
145

Pesikta Rabbati -- Prague, 1653 -- First Edition

Prague 1653 Not Available USD 200.00
146

Nachalat Tzvi -- Tractate Avot -- Venice, 1659 -- Only Edition

Tractate Avot Not Available USD 162.50
147

Mishlei Shualim, With Latin Translation -- Prague, 1661 -- Illustrated Half-Title

Prague 1661 Not Available USD 475.00
148

Leket Yosef (Rabbi Yosef Ginzburg) -- Prague, 1690

Prague 1690 Not Available USD 275.00
149

Moreh Tzedek -- Amsterdam, 1690 -- Signature of Rabbi Shlomo of Dubno

Amsterdam 1690 Not Available USD 300.00
150

Michlol Yofi -- Amsterdam, 1695 -- Commentary on Kohelet by Rabbi Eliyahu Baal Shem Rabbi of Worms -- First Edition

Amsterdam 1695 Not Available USD 175.00
  • Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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