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
77	Artistic megillat esther on parchment with colorful illustrations. Kosher, very luxurious			Not Available	Not Sold
78	Filigree Silver Spice Tower - Berlin, Germany Late 19th Century	Berlin, Germany	Late 19th Century	Not Available	USD 250.00
79	Collection of Doznes of Bookplates (Ex-Libris) - Europe and Israel, the 20th Century and Onward	Europe and Israel,	the 20th Century and Onward	Not Available	Not Sold
80	Rare and Numbered Facsimile: De Castro Pentateuch Manuscript from 1344 - Israel Museum, 1980	Israel Museum,	1980	Not Available	Not Sold
81	Rare Americana: Zchut Avot - Pirkei Mishnayot for a Yahrzeit with a Yiddish Translation by Rabbi Shmuel David Sobel - New York, 1906	New York,	1906	Not Available	USD 87.50
82	Letter with Divrei Torah on a Polemic Issue - Handwritten by the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Berman Rav in Rochester, New York	Rochester, New York		Not Available	USD 125.00
83	Letter for the Hebron Yeshiva after the 1929 Riots - by Rabbi Zeev Wolf Gold One of theLeaders of HaMizrachi - New York, 1930	New York,	1930	Not Available	USD 125.00
84	Touching Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Dov Zvi Heiman, Rav of Minneapolis Maine - Addressed to the Gaon Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna the Rosh Yeshiva of Hebron - Minneapolis, 1934	Minneapolis,	1934	Not Available	USD 125.00
85	Fascinating Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Gedalya Silverstone Av Beit Din of Washington - Safed, 1936	Safed,	1936	Not Available	USD 125.00
86	Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Zeev Wolf Leiter Av Beit Din of Pittsburgh Addressed to the Gaon Rabbi Yechezkel Sarna - Pittsburgh, 1938	Pittsburgh,	1938	Not Available	USD 87.50
87	Touching Letter Handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Zeev Rodelheim Rav in New York - Addressed to the Management of the Etz Chaim Yeshiva - Tel Aviv. 1957	Tel Aviv.	1957	Not Available	USD 125.00
88	Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Nechemya Katz the Brother-in-Law of Maran the Posek Rabbi Moshe Feinstein and Rav of the Toledo Community in Ohio - 1957		1957	Not Available	USD 125.00
89	Interesting Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Bulka Rav of the Bronx who Rescued HaMeiri's Writings - Bronx, 1959	Bronx,	1959	Not Available	Not Sold
90	Rare Letter - Handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Guttman Av Beit Din of Boston - Addressed to the Etz Chaim Yeshiva - Boston, 1960	Boston,	1960	Not Available	USD 125.00
91	Letter Handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Yisrael Porat Av Beit Din of Cleveland and Author of Mevoh HaTalmud - Cleveland, 1960	Cleveland,	1960	Not Available	USD 125.00
92	Sharp Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Yosef David Soloveitchik the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University - Boston 1963	Boston	1963	Not Available	USD 593.75
93	Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Shmuel Sorkin, Rav in Brooklyn - Addressed to the Etz Chaim Yeshiva - New York, 1964	New York,	1964	Not Available	USD 125.00
94	Rare Letter - Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Yaakov Shabtai Kahn - Rav of Troy, Rensselaer County, New York - Troy, 1966	New York - Troy,	1966	Not Available	USD 125.00
95	Fascinating Letter - Handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Rabinovich Av Beit Din of Liverpool - Liverpool, 1921	Liverpool,	1921	Not Available	USD 162.50
96	Letter handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Yisrael Brody, the Chief Rabbi of Britain -- addressed to the Gaon Rabbi Hillel Medallia Av Beit Din of Antwerp -- London, 1939	London,	1939	Not Available	USD 593.75
97	Letter Handwritten and Signed by the Chabadic Gaon Rabbi Yerachmiel Binyaminson Av Beit Din of Zabelin - London, 1947	London,	1947	Not Available	USD 100.00
98	Piskei Halachot pertaining to the London Customs of Gittin Handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leib Grossnass Rosh Av Beit Din of London, Author of Shut Lev Aryeh - London, 1952	London,	1952	Not Available	USD 212.50
99	Unique Letter of Blessings - Handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leib Grosnas Rosh Av Beit Din of London - Addressed to Rabbi Hillel Medallia Av Beit Din of Antwerp			Not Available	USD 250.00
100	Lengthy Letter with Chidushei Torah - Handwritten and Signed by the Famed Gaon Rabbi Zeidel Semiatitzki the Rosh Yeshiva of Torat Emet - London, 1953	London,	1953	Not Available	USD 350.00
101	Interesting and Historical Letter Handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Shneur Zalman Yosef Alony Av Beit Din of Dublin to the Gaon Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer - Dublin, 1958	Dublin,	1958	Not Available	USD 125.00

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.

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

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

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