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Auction Name Auction of Fine Judaica: Rare and Illustrated Books, Ceremonial Objects, Graphic Art & Holy Land Maps. Total Sales (USD) 225,212.50
Auction Date March 20, 2025 - March 20, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 168,000.00
Sale Number #110 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 257,750.00
Total Lots 171
Sold Lots 110.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 353,300.00
% of Lots Sold 64.33% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 532,350.00
Unsold Lots 61 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 42.31%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2 MOSES BEN MAIMON (MAIMONIDES /

RaMBa'M.

1551 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 20,000.00
148 N. DE FER.

Terre Sainte Ancienne, Moderne, et Historique.

1701 / 1705. USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 20,000.00
139 SANUTO & VISCONTE / PTOLEMY, C.

Holy Land.

1482 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 18,750.00
151 MARSHALL, I. (J.?).

A New Map of The Land of Promise and the Holy City of Jerusalem.

c.1790. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
215 ROMAN VISHNIAC.

Group of SIX street scenes and portraits of Jewish life in pre-war Poland.

1930's; printed 1960's. Not Available USD 6,875.00
149 DELARGIVE, J.

Nouvelle Carte de la Terre Sainte.

1722 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,250.00
150 PIETER VAN DER AA.

Ierusalem.

1729 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,250.00
47 SCHNEERSON, CHAYA-MUSHKA

(The Lubavitcher Rebbetzin / Daughter of R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn and wife of the seventh Grand Rabbi of Lubavitch, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson, 1901-88).

no date. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,750.00
108

Illuminated Manuscript in Hebrew. Complete Book of Ruth.

c. 1940. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,750.00
188

OSER, LEOPOLD. Half-length portrait.

c. 1890. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 5,750.00
189 SPITZER, KARL HEINRICH.

Group of FIVE portraits.

c. 1848. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 5,250.00
19 Avraham Klausner.

Minhagim.

1559 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,000.00
147 ABRAHAM BAR YAAQOV.

From: Haggadah shel Pessah.

1695 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,000.00
53

Small Sepher Torah written in an Aschkenazi square Hebrew hand on vellum.

19th century. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,500.00
48

Complete Scroll of Esther.

c. 1800. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,250.00
54

FIFTY TORAH SCROLL SHEETS.

USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 3,750.00
62 AGUILLAR, GRACE.

FOUR AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPTS. Author copy-books of original writings.

1840's. USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,750.00
35

Sepher Tehilim [Psalms].

1648 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,375.00
4

(Hebrew, Pentateuch) Chamishah Chumashei Torah. With Targum Onkelos and commentaries of Rashi, Ramban and ibn Ezra.

1662 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,250.00
78

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OF HERZL'S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, MARGUERITE HERZL.

1917 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,125.00
21

Birkath HaMazon - Dos Benschen. ff. 71.

1722 and 1728. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,750.00
75 FRANKL, VIKTOR E.

Trotzdem Ja zum Leben Sagen

1946 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,500.00
37 (David b. Abraham of Modena(?)

Sepher Ohr Tov [text for children].

1726 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,125.00
94

(KETHUBAH). [Marriage Contract].

1886 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 2,125.00
101

Illuminated Manuscript. "The Song of Songs of Solomon."

Late 19th / early 20th century. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,000.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
    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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