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Auction Name Judaica - Books and Manuscripts Total Sales (USD) 86,807.25
Auction Date February 10, 2021 - February 10, 2021 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #38 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 221
Sold Lots 150 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 67.87% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 71 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
4

Rare and extremely important: Psalms with the first Chassidic commentary “Imrot Taharot”, and Ma’amadot printed by ...

1855 Not Available USD 7,380.00
90

Artistic Megillat Esther on parchment, with colorful illustrations. Kosher.

Not Available USD 4,428.00
263

Shana tova and other greetings and blessings in a letter handwritten by Rabbi Itzik’leh of Peshversk, his ...

Not Available USD 4,428.00
274

Exciting: Silver kiddush cup of the Admor of Alexander of Lodz, stamped.

19th century Not Available USD 3,444.00
176

Rare, unique letter signed twice by Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ehrenreich of ?imleu, to Rabbi Asher Zelig Margaliyot, with ...

1924 Not Available USD 2,460.00
165

Manuscript, copy of the book Mekor Haim and Petach HaOhel—Tzada, Yemen, 1927.

1927 Not Available USD 2,337.00
1

Machzor of the High Holidays, Printed by the son of the Slavita Rav, Rabbi Shmuel Avraham Shapira. Slavita 1827.

1827 Not Available USD 2,214.00
78

Complete sefer torah on red gvil parchment, Sefardi script. Yemen, beginning of the 19th century.

beginning of the 19th century. Not Available USD 2,214.00
149

Miniature manuscript with a commentary on Psalms and Job and the Amida prayer, in Judeo-Arabic. Yemen, 16th century.

16th century. Not Available USD 2,214.00
77

Sefer Torah on red gvil parchment with the swirling letter style. Central Yemen, 17/18th century.

17/18th century. Not Available USD 1,968.00
91

Miniature Megillat Esther on parchment, kosher, with gilded decorations.

Not Available USD 1,968.00
268

Letter handwritten and signed by the Admor of Papa (Pupa), the Vayechi Yosef. New York, 1963.

1963 Not Available USD 1,599.00
217

Special for the current historical moment: Sefer Shmirot v’Segulot Nifla’ot LaMageifa and more—Warsaw 1913. Rare!

1913 Not Available USD 1,476.00
161

Manuscript of the Sefer Naggid u’Metzaveh and Mishnat Chassidim and other kabbalah. Northern Yemen, 1922.

1922 Not Available USD 1,353.00
169

Manuscript commentary on the Quran in Arabic. Yemen, 18th century.

18th century. Not Available USD 1,353.00
81

Ashkenazi (Ari) sefer torah wrapped around atzei hayyim.

Not Available USD 1,168.50
163

Manuscript with likkutim, te’amim, songs, leap year calculations, works of kabbalah, and more. Northern Yemen, 1927.

1927 Not Available USD 1,168.50
79

Sefer Torah in Yemenite script, ‘smeared’ parchment, inside a handsome case.

Not Available USD 1,107.00
80

Sefardi Sefer Torah, ‘smeared’ parchment, inside a wooden case covered in cloth.

Not Available USD 1,107.00
201

Sefer Beit Dino shel Shlomo/Lechem Shlomo (Rabbi Shlomo Laniado)—Constantinople 1775. Copy attributed to a number ...

1775 Not Available USD 1,107.00
220

Sefer Machazeh Avraham on the Chochmat HaParzuf (kabbalah)—first edition, Jerusalem 1880. Copy owned by the Rosh ...

1880 Not Available USD 1,045.50
213

Rare: Large shiviti amulet from the Admor grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, the Degel Machaneh Ephraim. Munkatch.

Not Available USD 984.00
87

Megillat Esther on parchment, Ashkenazi (Ari) script, with emphasis of holy names. 19th century.

19th century. Not Available USD 799.50
224

Complete set in four volumes, all 9 sections of the rare Siddur HaRashash. First edition, Jerusalem 1911-1912.

1911-1912. Not Available USD 799.50
236

Rare and meyuchas: Shoshanat HaAmakim (chassidut) with gilded title pages, copy owned by the Admor Rabbi Yochanan ...

1884 Not Available USD 799.50
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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