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Auction Name	Special Chabad Auction	Total Sales (USD)	67,037.50
Auction Date	May 19, 2025 - May 19, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#84	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Total Lots	67
Sold Lots	61.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	91.04%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
Unsold Lots	6	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
40	$100 Bill Given Directly by the Rebbe for the Building of a Synagogue and Renovation of the Ezrat Nashim of a Synagogue in Jerusalem		Not Available	USD 8,750.00
25	Extremley Rare! Poxket Tanya Given Directly by the Rebbe during a Yechidut - Tishrei 1978	1978	Not Available	USD 3,000.00
91	The Rebbe the Rayatz' Blessing for Good Health and Parnasah Tovah with Additions Handwritten and Signed by Him with an Assyrian Yud in His Final Year - Iyar, 1949	1949	Not Available	USD 2,750.00
108	Rare! Two Letters that were Sent Together Signed by the Rebbe and with His Blessings for Shavu'ot and the Joyful Acceptance of the Torah - Sivan, 1988	1988	Not Available	USD 2,750.00
90	Abundance of Blessings by the Rebbe the Rayatz for an Easy Delivery, the Good Health of the Couple and Their Children, Parnasah Beharchavah and Success in Buying an Apartment - Tamuz, 1947	1947	Not Available	USD 2,500.00
103	With Additions Handwritten by the Rebbe		Not Available	USD 2,500.00
105	The Rebbe's Blessing for Shavu'ot and the Joyful Acceptance of the Torah - with an Addition Handwritten by Him		Not Available	USD 2,375.00
31	Kuntres the 11th of Nissan 1990 with an Enclosed Dollar Given Directly by the Rebbe - Yom Habahir, 1990	1990	Not Available	USD 2,250.00
33	Kuntres Maamar Baruch She'Assa Nissim 1904 and 2 Dollars, Given Directly by the Rebbe - Shevat 1991	1904, 1991	Not Available	USD 2,250.00
38	Kuntres of Ma'amarim from 1922 with Two Enclosed Dollar Banknotes, Given Directly by the Rebbe---First Edition, 1992.	1922, 1992	Not Available	USD 2,250.00
106	With His Handwritten Correction: Letter by the Rebbe with a Mazel Tov Blessing for the Birth of a Daughter and Blessings for Naches and More - Tevet, 1971	1971	Not Available	USD 2,125.00
26	Tanya Given Directly by the Rebbe on His 80th Birthday - the 11th of Nissan 1982	1982	Not Available	USD 2,000.00
109	Letter by the Rebbe 2 Leaves with Important Guidance and Instructions to the Disciples - Sivan 1987	1987	Not Available	USD 2,000.00
107	Letter with the Rebbe's Blessing for Succes in Limud Torah and for a Happy Purim with the Rebbe's Promise to be Mentioned by the Grave with His Handwritten Signature and Corrections - Adar, 1982	1982	Not Available	USD 1,875.00
27	Sefer HaTanya Given Directly by the Rebbe on the 19th of Kislev, 1990 for his 40th anniversary of Admorut	1990	Not Available	USD 1,750.00
32	Kuntres "Chag HaGeulah 12-13th Tammuz 1928", with a Dollar Given Directly by the Rebbe - Tammuz 1990.	1990	Not Available	USD 1,750.00
36	Kovetz Kaf Marcheshvan, 1991 - with a Dollar Given Directly by the Rebbe	1991	Not Available	USD 1,750.00
35	Kovetz 28th of Sivan Yovel Shanim, Sivan 1991 - with a Dollar Given Directly by the Rebbe	1991	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
39	The Last Kuntres Given Out by the Rebbe: Purim Katan 1992 Given Directly by the Rebbe	1992	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
104	The 200th Anniversary of the Baal Shem Tov's Passing: Letter by the Rebbe with Blessings for the New Year - Days of Selichot, 1959	1959	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
30	Kuntres the 11th of Nissan 1990 Given Directly by the Rebbe - Yom Habahir, 1990	1990	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
101	Thrilling Letter with the Rebbe's Guidance for Ahavas Hashem, the Torah and Yisrael and Rare Blessings with Minor Corrections Handwritten by Him - Menachem Av 1952	1952	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
102	Letter by the Rebbe from the first years of the Rebbe's Admorut, with Blessings for the New Year - Elul, 1952	1952	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
29	The First of the Chalukah of Kuntresim: Ma'amar Hechaltzu - Ranat, Given Directly by the Rebbe - Cheshvan, 1987	1987	Not Available	USD 1,250.00
37	Kuntres of Ma'amarim 1922 - Given Directly by the Rebbe -First Edition, 1992	1922, 1992	Not Available	USD 1,000.00

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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.