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

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 09, 2025 - March 09, 2025
Page Size: 193 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
52

Handwriting and signature of the Rishon LeZiyyon, Rabbi Yaakov Shaul Alisher, the Yisa Bracha

Not Available USD 187.50
53

Leaf Handwritten by the Reish Galuta of Bavel, the Ben Ish Chai. Segulah Leaf

Not Available USD 750.00
54

Fascinating Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Shaul ben Shalom Mor Yosef Av Beit Din of Imigran, Morocc - Imigran, 1862

Morocc - Imigran, 1862 Not Available Not Sold
55

Handwritten signature of the kabbalist Rabbi Chaim Shaul HaKohen Davich on a document separating from the National Zionist Committee. Jerusalem 1924

Jerusalem 1924 Not Available Not Sold
56

Treasure Trove - Dozens of Letters and Manuscripts by Rabbis - from the Archive of the Gaon Rabbi Shalom Zecharya, One of the Leading Rabbis of Yemen and the Rav of Achiezer, and His Son Rabbi Tzaddok Zecharya, One of the Rabbis of Ramat Hasharon

Not Available USD 250.00
57

Collection of Original Miniature Oil Paintings with Portraits of Gedolei Yisrael - the 20th Century

Not Available Not Sold
58

Glosses on Sefer Pelach Harimon by the Rema of Fano - Koretz, 1786

Koretz, 1786 Not Available USD 87.50
59

Discovery Handwritten by Rabbi Amram Yishai Segal Bilitzer: Notation of an Amulet for Good Health and Kavanot Haktoret for Stopping a Plague on Sefer Mishnat Chassidim - Lemberg, 1858

Lemberg, 1858 Not Available USD 875.00
60

Copy of the Admor of Drohovitch: Volume with two books on the debate over the kabbalah---Emunat Chachamim and Megilat Sdarim. Warsaw 1884.

Warsaw 1884 Not Available Not Sold
61

Sefer Hagilgulim by Rabbi Chaim Vital with Hagahot Maharam Esh - Vilna, 1886

Vilna, 1886 Not Available Not Sold
62

Book of Segulah for Protection, Parnasah and Naches! Polemic: Arba Me'ot Shekel Kesef by Rabbi Chaim Vital - Second Edition Krakow, 1886

Krakow, 1886 Not Available Not Sold
63

Rare: Kabbalistic Work on Mizmor Tehillah LeDavid of Tehillim, which "He who Says It is Promised that He shall Pass onto the World to Come" - Single Edition. Jerusalem, 1904

Jerusalem, 1904 Not Available USD 125.00
64

HaZohar Hakadosh of the Tzaddik Kabbalist Rabbi Naftali Yaakov Hacohen - Vilna, 1911

Vilna, 1911 Not Available Not Sold
65

Polemic: Minchat Kana'ut, with an Approbation by the Chatam Sofer - Pressburg, 1838

Pressburg, 1838 Not Available Not Sold
66

Polemic: Kinat Zion and Torat Hakana'ut [Work against Reform Jews] - Amsterdam, 1846

Amsterdam, 1846 Not Available USD 237.50
67

Rare Polemic: Ma'amar Meyasher To'ei Derech - Polemic against Heretics - by Rabbi Mordechai Rubin - Lemberg, 1867

Lemberg, 1867 Not Available USD 187.50
68

The Polemic of the Communities of Sighet: Sefer 'Michtav Galuy im Sefer Milchemet Mitzvah' - Sighet, 1888

Sighet, 1888 Not Available USD 187.50
69

Broadside for Electing the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Harlap as Chief Rabbi - with PIctures of Rabbi Harlap and Maran HaRav Kook - Jerusalem, 1937

Jerusalem, 1937 Not Available USD 125.00
70

Broadside - Psak Din of HaEidah HaChareidit against the Kohelet Institute - with Original Stamps of the Maharitz Dushinsky and His Beit Din

Not Available Not Sold
71

Broadside against the Activists Rabbi Moshe Blau and Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Jungreis - about the Election of the Gaon Rabbi Menachem Mendel Zack as Gaon Av Beit Din of HaEidah - Rare!

Not Available USD 125.00
72

The Despicable Hatzofeh Newspaper' - Extremely Rare Broadside - Protestagainst HaRav Amiel Signed by Seven Batei Chassidim of Ger in Tel Aviv - Tel Aviv, 1943

Tel Aviv, 1943 Not Available Not Sold
73

A Treasure! Lengthy and Sharp Letter Handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Menachem Mendel Krengel - against Sefer Tikkun Eiruvin by the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Leibush Horowitz Author of Shut Chayei Aryeh - Krakow, 1892

Krakow, 1892 Not Available USD 875.00
74

Sharp Letter of Protest - Handwritten and Signed by the Chassid Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zwein - against the Hatzofeh Newspaper of Hamizrachi - Jerusalem, 1938

Jerusalem, 1938 Not Available USD 125.00
75

Zealotry Letter and an Especially Sharp Aryicle - Handwritten and Signed by the Mekubal Rabbi Serayah Davlitzki - Ramat Gan, 1952

Ramat Gan, 1952 Not Available USD 250.00
76

"The Terrible Scandal of the Agudas Yisrael" -- a letter of complaint and protest against the Beit Din of the Agudas Yisrael, from the Eida Charedit to Maran the Steipler.

Not Available Not Sold
  • 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.
    Forum Auctions
    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
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    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