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Auction Name	Kodesh Auction – Chassidut, Gra, Kabbalah, Letters, Polemic, Judaica and more	Total Sales (USD)	30,131.25
Auction Date	March 09, 2025 - March 09, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Sale Number	#82	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	0.00
Total Lots	193
Sold Lots	123	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
% of Lots Sold	63.73%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	0.00
Unsold Lots	70	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
147	The Last Rav of Frankfurt am Main - Letter with Chidushei Torah - Handwritten and Signed by the Gaon Rabbi Menachem Mendel Kirschbaum Av Beit Din of Frankfurt - Frankfurt am Main, 1931	1931	Not Available	USD 1,125.00
11	Rare! With an Approbation by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev: Eitan HaEzrachi with Shut on the Cossack Riots of 1648 - First Edition Ostrohe, 1796	1796	Not Available	USD 1,062.50
48	Signatures, Completions and Notations by Rabbi Shmuel Heller on the First Book by Rabbeinu the Chida: Sha'ar Yosef - First Edition Livorno 1756	1756	Not Available	USD 875.00
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	1858	Not Available	USD 875.00
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	1892	Not Available	USD 875.00
53	Leaf Handwritten by the Reish Galuta of Bavel, the Ben Ish Chai. Segulah Leaf		Not Available	USD 750.00
137	Signature of Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Assad the Son of the Mahari Assad: Sefer Korban Asham - Single Edition Sulzbach, 1777	1777	Not Available	USD 750.00
184	Interesting Letter Signed by the Admor the Knesset Mordechai of Sadigura - Addressed to Rabbi Meir Berlin (Bar Ilan) - Tel Aviv, 1940	1940	Not Available	USD 687.50
195	Priceless! Early Letter with Sacred Guidance Handwritten and Signed by the Admor of Toldot Aharon Shlita		Not Available	USD 625.00
92	Sharp Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Yosef David Soloveitchik the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University - Boston 1963	1963	Not Available	USD 593.75
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	1939	Not Available	USD 593.75
46	Lengthy Dedication Handwritten by Rabbi Chaim Shlomo Abulafia of Tiberius: Derech Chaim (Prayers) - Livorno, 1801	1801	Not Available	USD 500.00
174	Kuntres Mora Mikdash - with the Signature and Glosses of the Admor the Pnei Menachem of Ger		Not Available	USD 500.00
192	Fascinating and Mysterious Letter Handwritten and Signed by the Admor of Alexander Shlita - Addressed to Rabbi Tzaddok Zecharya - Bnei Brak, 1971	1971	Not Available	USD 437.50
25	Rare Chassidic Siddur! Seder Tefillah, Sephard Custom with Tikkunei Shabbat - Chernovich, 1851	1851	Not Available	USD 406.25
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	ca.	Not Available	USD 406.25
106	Treasure for Those Studying the Jewish Comunity of Brazil - Lengthy List of 172 Names of Brazillian Jews after the Holocaust - with Notations Handwritten by Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Levin		Not Available	USD 406.25
32	Sefer Takanot Beit Netzach Yisrael - Jerusalem, 1889	1889	Not Available	USD 375.00
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	1923	Not Available	USD 375.00
180	Letter from the Admor Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vishay, Av 1931	1931	Not Available	USD 375.00
14	Sefer Yesod: First Edition of Shut HaBach - Frankfurt am Main, 1697. Ancient Signatures and Glosses	1697	Not Available	USD 350.00
50	Chida First Edition: Ahavat David and Shiyurei Beracha Yoreh Deah - First Editions in the Author's Lifetime Livorno, 1792-1799 Ownership Signatures	1792-1799	Not Available	USD 350.00
100	Lengthy Letter with Chidushei Torah - Handwritten and Signed by the Famed Gaon Rabbi Zeidel Semiatitzki the Rosh Yeshiva of Torat Emet - London, 1953	1953	Not Available	USD 350.00
43	Pedigreed Copy with Significant Glosses: Bnei Chayei on Arba'ah Turim - First Edition Orthakeivi near Kushta, 1712	1712	Not Available	USD 325.00
112	Fascinating and Touching Letter - Signed by Maran the Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook- Addressed to the Activist Reb Shmuel Landau - Jerusalem, 1928	1928	Not Available	USD 325.00

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