Moreshet Auctions: Kodesh Auction – Chassidut, Gra, Kabbalah, Letters, Polemic, Judaica and more, 82, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 09, 2025 - March 09, 2025

Page Size: 193 items in 8 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	Seder Tikkunei Shabbat - Warsaw, 1859	Warsaw,	1859	Not Available	Not Sold
27	Rare! Sha'arei Shamayim - Section II of the Siddur Yavetz - Zhytomyr, 1874	Zhytomyr,	1874	Not Available	USD 137.50
28	Birat Migdal Oz Section III of Siddur Yavetz - Zhytomyr, 1874	Zhytomyr,	1874	Not Available	Not Sold
29	Rare! Fine Copy: Seder Tefillot Mikol Hashanah with the Beer Chaim Elucidation - with Igeret HaGra and Reference to Rabbi Yisrael Salanter in His Lifetime - First Edition Vilna, 1878	Vilna,	1878	Not Available	Not Sold
30	Avodat Hakodesh by the Chida - Two Editions - Bak Press Jerusalem, 1844-1847	Jerusalem,	1844-1847	Not Available	USD 137.50
31	Shivchei HaAri - the Press of Rabbi Yisrael Bak Jerusalem, 1864 Bound with 2 Additional Mussar Books. Copy of the Rav of Safed	Jerusalem,	1864	Not Available	Not Sold
32	Sefer Takanot Beit Netzach Yisrael - Jerusalem, 1889	Jerusalem,	1889	Not Available	USD 375.00
33	Copy of Rabbi Zeev Wolf Tenenbaum Author of Rechovot Hanahar Father of the Rabbis of the Tenenbaum Family: Ketzot Hachoshen Section I with an Approbation by Rabbi Moshe of Zvhil - Russia-Poland, ca. 1830	Russia-Poland,	ca.	Not Available	USD 406.25
34	Sefer Yesod! Copy of Rabbi David Weber the Son of the Rav of Ada: Three Sections of the Mahadura Kama of Shut Shoel UMeishiv by Rabbi Yosef Shaul Nathanson - First Edition Lemberg, 1865	Lemberg,	1865	Not Available	USD 250.00
36	Important Document with Unknown Historical Details: Shtar Mechirat Chametz from Majdanka in the Maramures County - 1869		1869	Not Available	Not Sold
37	Antique ketubah from Novron, Lithuania. 18th century.	Lithuania.	18th century.	Not Available	USD 87.50
38	Old Italian handwritten pages with a wedding song.			Not Available	USD 112.50
39	Handwritten Leaves on a Binding - North Africa Late 19th Century	North Africa	Late 19th Century	Not Available	Not Sold
40	Unique Manuscript - Piyyutim for Sabbath, Moadim, Bar Mitzvah and a Wedding - Rabbi Yaakov Amar ben Massud - North Africa, 20th Century	North Africa,	20th Century	Not Available	USD 175.00
41	Machzor for Rosh Hashana Printed in Wien 1867 - Bound with 27 Leaves of Prayers in Sephardic Script	Printed in Wien	1867	Not Available	Not Sold
42	Sha'arei Zion with 7 Handwritten Completing Leaves including a Colophon, Bound with Schiyot Hachemdah with the Rare Half-Title - Hebrew and Ladino Vienna, 1811	Vienna,	1811	Not Available	USD 137.50
43	Pedigreed Copy with Significant Glosses: Bnei Chayei on Arba'ah Turim - First Edition Orthakeivi near Kushta, 1712	Orthakeivi near Kushta,	1712	Not Available	USD 325.00
44	Sefer Yachin UBo'az Shut by the Tashbetz' Grandsons and Sefer Zera Rav Drashot by Rabbi Masoud Ben Ganon with an Approbation by the Chida - First Edition Livorno, 1782	Livorno,	1782	Not Available	Not Sold
45	Lengthy Handwritten Glosses: Sefer Chelko shel Yosef - Single Edition Izmir 1887	Izmir	1887	Not Available	USD 150.00
46	Lengthy Dedication Handwritten by Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Abulafia of Tiberius: Derech Chaim (Prayers) - Livorno, 1801	Livorno,	1801	Not Available	USD 500.00
47	Dedication by Rabbi Avraham Palacci on His Father's Book Birkat Moe'adecha Lechaim Section II by Rabbi Chaim Palacci - First Edition Izmir 1871	Izmir	1871	Not Available	Not Sold
48	Signatures, Completions and Notations by Rabbi Shmuel Heller on the First Book by Rabbeinu the Chida: Sha'ar Yosef - First Edition Livorno 1756	Livorno	1756	Not Available	USD 875.00
49	Chida First Edition - Pedigreed Copy with Glosses: Machzik Beracha on Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim and Yoreh Deah - Livorno, 1785	Livorno,	1785	Not Available	USD 300.00
50	Chida First Edition: Ahavat David and Shiyurei Beracha Yoreh Deah - First Editions in the Author's Lifetime Livorno, 1792-1799 Ownership Signatures	Livorno,	1792-1799	Not Available	USD 350.00
51	Complete Set in Original Bindings of Sefer Petach haOhel by Rabbi David Abuhatzeira Published by His Brother the Baba Sali - First Edition Jerusalem 1923 Dedications	Jerusalem	1923	Not Available	USD 375.00

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.

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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
27th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.

Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum Auctions
The Library of Barry Humphries
26th March 2025

Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
Sotheby's
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Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

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Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann
Printed & Manuscript African Americana
March 20, 2025

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.

Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000

Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000

Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000

Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000