Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Esther Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art, 105, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Date: January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2026

Page Size: 219 items in 9 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
126	Letter of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski to the Chief Rabbi of Britain -- On the Anti-Shechitah Laws in Poland -- 1938	Vilna,	1938	Not Available	USD 2,125.00
127	Two Letters of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski -- Medical Expenses of Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik of Brisk, Rabbi Baruch Ber Leibowitz and Rabbi Shimon Shkop -- Vilna, Av 1939	Vilna,	1939	Not Available	USD 2,125.00
128	Letter of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski -- On Time for Kabbalat Shabbat in London -- Vilna, 1939	Vilna,	1939	Not Available	USD 2,250.00
129	Two Letters of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski -- During the Holocaust -- Vilna, Adar II 1940	Vilna,	1940	Not Available	USD 2,250.00
130	Collection of Letters -- Deans of Lithuanian Yeshivas and the Vaad HaYeshivot in Vilna -- Ca. 1920s-1930s	Lithuania and Poland,	ca. 1920s-1930s.	Not Available	USD 875.00
131	Letter of Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik, the Brisker Rav -- Brisk, 1936	Brisk,	1936	Not Available	USD 16,250.00
132	Letter of Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer -- Jerusalem, Cheshvan 1947	Jerusalem, 9th Cheshvan	1947	Not Available	USD 750.00
133	Torah and Shanah Tovah Letter -- Rabbi Elazar Menachem Man Shach -- Bnei Brak, 1958	Bnei Brak, Motzaei Shabbat, eve of 10th Tevet	1958	Not Available	USD 2,750.00
134	Letter of the Steipler Gaon to His Mechutan Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv -- Request to Save Yeshiva from Collapse -- Bnei Brak, 1975	Bnei Brak,	1975	Not Available	USD 1,750.00
135	Collection of Letters -- Hebron Yeshiva -- 1926-1961			Not Available	USD 500.00
136	Collection of Letters of Rabbis -- Hungary, 1938-1951 -- Community Affairs, Rescue and Holocaust Agunot			Not Available	USD 1,625.00
137	Large Collection of Reply Postcards -- Division of the Talmud Among the Union of Orthodox Rabbis -- 1959		1959	Not Available	USD 1,375.00
138	Large Collection of Reply Postcards -- Activities of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis -- 1949-1964		1959	Not Available	USD 1,250.00
139	Letter of Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe -- Supervision of Courses for Teachers -- Jerusalem, 1998	Jerusalem	1998	Not Available	USD 400.00
140	Letter of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch -- Kislev 1947	Brooklyn, New York	1947	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
141	Letter of the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch -- Av 1949	Brooklyn, New York	1949	Not Available	USD 2,125.00
142	Shanah Tovah Letter from the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch -- Elul 1949	Brooklyn, New York	1949	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
143	Shanah Tovah Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe -- Elul 1951 -- "A Good and Sweet Year, Both Physically and Spiritually"	Brooklyn, New York	1951	Not Available	USD 1,375.00
144	Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe -- Blessing for Birth of a Girl -- Tishrei 1951	Brooklyn, New York	1951	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
145	Birthday Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Unpublished) -- Iyar 1952	Brooklyn, New York	1952	Not Available	USD 1,750.00
146	Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Unpublished) -- Av 1953 -- Blessings for Health and Success in Educational Work for Girls	Brooklyn, New York	1953	Not Available	USD 1,375.00
147	Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Unpublished) -- Elul 1954	Brooklyn, New York	1954	Not Available	USD 1,750.00
148	Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe -- Shevat 1955	Brooklyn, New York	1955	Not Available	USD 2,000.00
149	Lengthy Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe -- Shevat 1955	Brooklyn, New York	1955	Not Available	USD 1,875.00
150	Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe with Blessings for Recovery -- Iyar 1955	Brooklyn, New York	1955	Not Available	USD 1,625.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 March

Koller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.

Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.

Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.

Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000

Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.