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Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art | Total Sales (USD) | 609,625.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | September 01, 2026 - September 01, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 177,250.00 |
| Sale Number | #109 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 265 | ||
| Sold Lots | 255.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 183,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 96.23% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Epstein Yechiel Michel | Siddur Derech Yesharah; Book of Tehillim |
1748 | USD 2,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 47,500.00 |
| 153 | Tractate Bava Metzia |
1886 | USD 500.00 - 0.00 | USD 30,000.00 | |
| 109 | Raziel HaMalach |
1701 | USD 10,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 27,500.00 | |
| 201 | Soloveitchik Yitzchak Ze'ev | Letter of Rabbi Yitzchak Ze'ev Soloveitchik |
1946 | USD 5,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 102 | Tana Devei Eliyahu |
1598 | USD 1,500.00 - 0.00 | USD 13,750.00 | |
| 61 | Sephardic-rite festival siddur |
1736 | USD 5,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 10,000.00 | |
| 103 | Yehuda Loew | Tiferet Yisrael |
1599 | USD 1,500.00 - 0.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 236 | Shimshon of Ostropoli | Igeret HaKodesh |
ca. 1760 | USD 300.00 - 0.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 248 | Parchment Ketubah with Hand-Decorated and Illustrated Engraved Frame |
1832 | USD 2,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 8,750.00 | |
| 125 | Nachmani Shimshon Chaim | Toldot Shimshon |
1766 | USD 1,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 128 | Chida | Zohar |
1791-1793 | USD 1,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 141 | Thirer Chaim | Sidduro Shel Shabbat |
1813 | USD 4,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 151 | Rosenburg Yosef Yospa | Yad Yosef and Revid HaZahav |
1863 | USD 1,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 129 | Castilo Avraham Yitzchak | Tefillah Zakah |
1789-1792 | USD 800.00 - 0.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 136 | Shapira Shmuel Avraham | Tikun Leil Shavuot and Hoshana Rabba |
1827 | USD 6,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 197 | Grodzinski Chaim Ozer;Voronovsky Aharon Dov Alter | Five Letters of Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzinski |
1937 | USD 2,500.00 - 0.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 9 | Esther Scroll |
early 18th century | USD 3,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 6,875.00 | |
| 88 | Binyamin Ze'ev | Responsa Binyamin Ze'ev |
1538 | USD 2,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 95 | Attiya Shlomo | Tehillim |
1549 | USD 1,800.00 - 0.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 261 | Shalem Shlomo | Ledger of Payments of the Avi Yetomim Society |
1779-1787 | USD 800.00 - 0.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 76 | Ibn Zabara Moshe;Ibn Chaim Yosef | The Kennicott Bible |
1985 | USD 2,500.00 - 0.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 59 | Vanneschi Gaspare | Machzor |
1731 | USD 4,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
| 60 | Machzor |
1823 | USD 3,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 200 | Yoffen Avraham;Yoffen Sarah;Waldschein Yitzchak;Potoshansky Nisan;Bobruisker Nisan;Witkind Hillel;Grayevsky Eizik;Kitai Yehudah;Weitzel Shmuel;Ravner Elyakin Getzel HaKohen;Bruk Eliezer Bentzion;Goldberg Nachum;Goldberg Zalman;Goldberg Betzalel | Collection of Letters of Deans of Novardok Yeshivas |
1920s-1930s | USD 1,000.00 - 0.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 8 | Ashkenazi Refael Yosef | Esther Scroll with Blessings Leaf |
19th century | USD 1,500.00 - 0.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
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Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746 [bound with] A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, [c.1755]. £30,000 - £50,000Forum, Sep. 24: Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, first edition, Milan, Gotarto da Ponte, 1518. £20,000 - £30,000Forum, Sep. 24: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, 1937. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Stackelberg (Otto Magnus v). Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne, first edition, Rome, 1825. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Sep. 24: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichita Romane, 4 vol., Rome, Bouchard and Gravier, 1756. £10,000 - £15,000Forum, Sep. 24: Henry VIII's Primer.- Church of England.- The Primer, set foorth by the Kynges maiestie and his clergie…,, first edition, by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, 1545; bound with 2 others, similar. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, ink inscription in the author's hand laid down to half-title, 1869. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Siebold (P.F. von) J.G. Zuccarini and F.A.W. Miquel. Flora Japonica, 2 vol., first edition, Leiden, for the author, 1835-70. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Illuminated manuscript facsimile.- Constitution Of India (The), Dehra Dun, Survey of India Offices, [c. 1950]. £3,500 - £5,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, prototype edition, Shenyang, compiled and printed by the Political Department, Air Force Division of Shenyang Military Region, 1963. £3,000 - £4,000Forum, Sep. 24: Richardson (John). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 vol., first edition, Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1829-37. £4,000 - £6,000Forum, Sep. 24: Mite (The), the printer/publisher's own copy with the original type and printing blocks for all three of its editions (1891, 1893 & 1896), Grimsby, Ernest A. Robinson, 1891. £3,000 - £4,000.