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Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Rare and Important Items - part 1

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Auction Name Rare and Important Items - part 1 Total Sales (USD) 865,750.00
Auction Date October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 658,000.00
Sale Number #104a High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 955,000.00
Total Lots 105
Sold Lots 94.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 760,500.00
% of Lots Sold 89.52% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,120,500.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 77.27%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
100

Likutei HaPardes (Halachic Rulings Attributed to Rashi) -- Venice, 1519 -- First Edition -- Printed by Daniel Bomberg -- With Several Other Works

1519 USD 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 52,500.00
116

LaYesharim Tehillah, by the Ramchal -- Amsterdam, 1743 -- First Edition Printed by the Author in Only 50 Copies -- Wide Margins -- Additional Handwritten Leaf with Poem for Bride and Groom, and Another Printed Leaf with Riddle in Their Honor

1743 USD 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 40,000.00
111

Shnei Luchot HaBrit (Shlah) -- Amsterdam, 1648 -- First Edition

1648 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 37,500.00
115

Mesilat Yesharim (Ramchal) -- First Edition -- Amsterdam, 1740 -- Fine Copy in Early Leather Binding -- Handwritten Dedication

1740 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 37,500.00
130 Rabbi Meir Margolies

Certificate of Appointment for Rabbi Meir Margolies, Author of Meir Netivim, Disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and One of His "Sixty Warriors", as Rabbi of Ostroh -- Ostroh, 1777-1784 -- Fulfillment of the Prophecy of the Baal Shem Tov that Rabbi Meir Margoli

1777-1784 USD 60,000.00 - 100,000.00 USD 37,500.00
7

Illustrated Esther Scroll on Parchment -- Germany, Early 18th Century

Early 18th Century USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 30,000.00
13

Esther Scroll in Elaborate Silver Case -- Gift to High Commissioner Herbert Samuel

Silver Case USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 25,000.00
99

Commentary of the Ramban on the Torah -- Pesaro, 1513-1514 -- Printed by Gershom Soncino

1513-1514 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 25,000.00
65 Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas -- On the Government of Jews and Other Works -- Basel, 1472 -- Incunable

ca. 1472-1474 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 23,750.00
110 Salamone Rossi

HaShirim Asher LiShlomo by Salamone Rossi -- Venice, 1622 -- Polyphonic Musical Notations for Prayers -- First Edition -- First Hebrew Book with Musical Notation -- Earliest Work on Jewish Liturgy -- Very Rare

1622 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 23,750.00
8

Engraved Esther Scroll from the Netherlands -- Written by a Woman in Heidelberg, Germany, 1757

1757 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 21,250.00
131

Manuscript, Homilies for the High Holidays by the Yismach Moshe -- Glosses Handwritten by the Yitav Lev of Sighet, His Grandson and Disciple -- Dozens of Glosses Handwritten by the Editor, Rebbe Moshe David Teitelbaum Rabbi of Laposch

USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 21,250.00
3

Miniature Torah Scroll -- Poland, Early 19th Century -- Silver Rollers

Early 19th Century USD 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 20,000.00
112 the Shach

Selichot and Kinot for the Chmielnicki Pogroms, By the Shach -- Amsterdam, 1651 -- First Edition -- Exceptionally Rare Edition

1651 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 20,000.00
102

Pocket-Size Bible -- Paris, 1543-1546 -- Complete Seventeen-Volume Set -- Fine Leather Bindings

1543-1546 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 17,500.00
104

Meshal HaKadmoni -- Venice, 1547 -- Many Woodcut Illustrations

1547 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 16,250.00
121

Decorated Miniature Manuscript -- Minchah and Maariv Siddur -- Baghdad, 1859 -- Sassoon Ms. 60

1859 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,250.00
108 Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh of Modena

Sur MeRa by Rabbi Yehudah Aryeh of Modena -- Denouncing Card Games -- Venice, 1595 -- First Edition -- Exceptionally Rare

1595 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 15,000.00
4

Miniature Torah Scroll -- Poland, 19th Century

19th Century USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
15

Decorated Parchment Manuscript -- Order of Circumcision and Mohel Ledger -- Hoorn (Netherlands), 1830-1840

1830-1840 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,500.00
21

Ornate Silver Binding, 18th Century / Roman Rite Machzor -- Two Parts -- Venice, 1626

1626 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,500.00
20

Quality Silver Binding -- Esther Orvieto / Roman Rite Machzor -- Venice, 1626

1626 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 11,250.00
107

Chavatzelet HaSharon (Commentary of Alshich on Daniel) -- Constantinople, 1563 -- First Edition of First Printed Work of Alshich -- Early Leather Binding

1563 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,625.00
120 Rabbi Chaim Vital

Manuscript, Otzrot Chaim by Rabbi Chaim Vital -- Central Europe, 1770 -- Illustrated Title Page

1770 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,625.00
128 Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik

Letter of Recommendation from Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik, the Brisker Rav -- Brisk, Kislev 1936

1936 USD 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,625.00
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.