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Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Part 2 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev – Rosh Hashana of Chassidut

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Auction Name	Part 2 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev – Rosh Hashana of Chassidut	Total Sales (USD)	49,612.50
Auction Date	November 21, 2023 - November 21, 2023	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#50b	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Total Lots	66
Sold Lots	61.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	92.42%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
Unsold Lots	5	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
204		Collection of Booklets Given by the Rebbe Rayatz and the Lubavitcher Rebbe to their Grandson and Nephew Barry Gurary Letter of Authenticity Included with Each Booklet		Not Available	USD 7,500.00
191		Four Unpublished Responsa by Chabad Rabbis in Russia Rabbi Gershon Dov Ber Pinsker Rabbi of Kherson / Rabbi Sheiman Itkin Rabbi of Romanovka / Rabbi Dov Ze'ev Kozhevnikov Rabbi of Yekaterinoslav / Rabbi Chaim Naeh author of Kuntres HaShiurim (10-Page Re		Not Available	USD 2,250.00
170		Shulchan Aruch HaRav Huge Collection from Twenty Editions Printed Between 1826-1949 94 Volumes	1826-1949	Not Available	USD 2,000.00
211		Devar Malchut Received from the Lubavitcher Rebbe - 15 Iyar, 1991	1991	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
203		Book Given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe to his Nephew Barry Gurary		Not Available	USD 1,375.00
219	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	Letter of Blessings by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 1956 Chag HaGeulah Gathering, 19 Kislev Blessing on the Birth of a Son Blessing for an Easy Pregnancy and Birth Blessing for Diligent Study	1956	Not Available	USD 1,375.00
215	the Rebbe Rayatz	Letter of Blessings from the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch Tishrei 1948 "May God Bolster All Their Health and May they Succeed in their Studies and Fear of Heaven"	1948	Not Available	USD 1,250.00
171		Siddur Im Dach (By the Baal HaTanya) First Edition, Kopust, 1816 Detached Leaves from Various Copies Incomplete Copies	1816	Not Available	USD 1,187.50
227	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	Shanah Tovah Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe Elul 1961	1961	Not Available	USD 1,062.50
183		Tzemach Tzedek All Nine Parts First Editions, 1871-1884 Responsa, Novellae and Halachic Rulings Stamps	1871-1884	Not Available	USD 1,000.00
213	the Rebbe Rayatz	Letter of the Rebbe Rayatz ("Department of Kollel Chabad Affairs") Statutes of Kollel Chabad Riga, 1932	1932	Not Available	USD 1,000.00
220	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe 9 Shevat 1956 Blessing for a Wedding "Improvement of Health both Physically and Spiritually"	1956	Not Available	USD 1,000.00
222	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	Letter of Blessing from the Lubavitcher Rebbe 24 Tevet, 1959 Congratulations on the Celebration of 19 Kislev, the Chassidic New Year	1959	Not Available	USD 1,000.00
173		Collection of Torah Or Siddurim With Shaar HaKolel and Netiv HaChaim by Rabbi Avraham David Lavut (Grandfather of the Lubavitcher Rebbe)		Not Available	USD 937.50
212		Kuntres Maamarim 5682 and Two Dollars Given by the Rebbe of Lubavitch 10 Shevat, 1992	1992	Not Available	USD 937.50
218	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	"Public-Private Letter" from the Lubavitcher Rebbe 1967 Between the Two Chag HaGeulah Days, 10-19 Kislev With Blessing for Success in Moving	1967	Not Available	USD 937.50
223	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Elul 1962 Blessing for a Wedding With Blessing for a Ketivah VaChatimah Tovah	1962	Not Available	USD 937.50
224	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	Letter of Blessing from the Lubavitcher Rebbe 1963 "For Your Wishes to be Fulfilled for the Good"	1963	Not Available	USD 937.50
229	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	Shanah Tovah Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe Elul, 1962	1962	Not Available	USD 937.50
184		Magen Avot (Kopust) Complete Set First Edition Berditchev, 1902	1902	Not Available	USD 875.00
209		Etz HaChaim and Dollar for Charity Given by the Rebbe of Lubavitch 20 Cheshvan, 1990	1990	Not Available	USD 875.00
216	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	"Public-Private Letter" from the Lubavitcher Rebbe 1961	1961	Not Available	USD 875.00
217	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	"Public-Private Letter" of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Shevat 1962 12th Yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rayatz "In Order to be Victorious in War We Open the Treasury to Give to the Soldiers"	1962	Not Available	USD 875.00
225	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe 1974 Blessing for Engagement	1974	Not Available	USD 875.00
226	the Lubavitcher Rebbe	Shanah Tovah Letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, With his Signature in English Elul, 1958	1958	Not Available	USD 875.00

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.
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