Moreshet Auctions: Chabad auction for Yud Shevat – 75 Years since the passing of the Rebbe the Rayatz and the Rebbe receiving the Nessi’ut, 81, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 25, 2025 - February 25, 2025

Page Size: 64 items in 3 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Likutei Amarim Tanya - Rom Press - Vilna, 1912	Vilna Rom Press	1912	Not Available	USD 125.00
2	Munich Tanya in the Original Binding - the First Tanya Published by the Rebbe in the Lifetime of the Rayatz - Munich, 1947 - She'erit Hapletah	Munich	1947	Not Available	USD 150.00
3	Sefer HaTanya - Edition #78 printed in Fayid during the Yom Kippur War - Egypt 1973	Egypt	1973	Not Available	USD 175.00
4	Sefer Tehillim Ohel Yosef Yitzchak Printed in Fayid at the Height of the Yom Kippur War			Not Available	USD 300.00
5	Siddur Tehilat Hashem Printed in Fayid at the Height of the Yom Kippur War			Not Available	USD 300.00
6	Fine Copy of Siddur HaRav: Siddur with Divrei Elokim Chaim Seder Hatefillah based on the Ari Version 2 Sections - Warsaw, 1886	Warsaw	1886	Not Available	USD 137.50
7	Pedigreed Copy! Noam Elimelech with an Approbation by the Rayatz of Lubavitch, a Segulah Book. New York 1942	New York	1942	Not Available	USD 375.00
8	The Rambam of the Famed Mashpi'ah Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Kesselman			Not Available	USD 62.50
9	Rare! The Neve Shalom Quarter of Jerusalem Plan to Build a Chabadic Neighborhood in Jerusalem - Jerusalem, 1930? With Illustrations and Pictures of Rabboteini Nessi'einu	Jerusalem	1930?	Not Available	Not Sold
12	Couple of Original Postcards with a Photograph of the Admor the Rayatz - New York Early 1940s	New York	Early 1940s	Not Available	USD 125.00
13	The Rebbe's Iconic Picture Waving Goodbye from Adar 1 1992 - Original Photograph with the Original Signature of the Photographer Shlomo Friedreich Vishinsky			Not Available	USD 150.00
14	Tanya Given Directly by the Rebbe on His 80th Birthday - the 11th of Nissan 1982		1982	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
15	Likkutei Amarim Tanya that the Rebbe gave out with the help of the avreichim of the Kollel, with a dollar which he gave with it. 1000th edition, 1984.		1984	Not Available	USD 1,250.00
16	Sefer Kitzurim Vehe'arot to the Tanya, Given Directly by the Rebbe - 29th Elul 1989		1989	Not Available	USD 937.50
17	The First of the Chalukah of Kuntresim: Ma'amar Hechaltzu - Ranat, Given Directly by the Rebbe - Cheshvan, 1987		1987	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
18	Kuntres Ma'amar Ushe'avtem Mayim Besasson with a General Letter and. Dollar Given Directly by the Rebbe -Tishrei 1989		1989	Not Available	USD 1,250.00
19	Kuntres the 11th of Nissan 1990 Giver Directly by the Rebbe - Yom Habahir, 1990	Yom Habahir	1990	Not Available	USD 1,750.00
20	Kuntres the 11th of Nissan 1990 with an Enclosed Dollar Given Directly by the Rebbe - Yom Habahir, 1990	Yom Habahir	1990	Not Available	USD 1,750.00
21	Kuntres "Chag HaGeulah 12-13th Tammuz 1928", with a Dollar Given Directly by the Rebbe - Tammuz 1990.		1990	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
22	Kuntres "Chag HaGeulah 12-13th Tammuz 1928", - Tammuz 1990.		1990	Not Available	USD 1,500.00
52	Collection of Israeli Stamps Given Directly by the Rebbe			Not Available	USD 300.00
53	Lot of USA Stamps Given Directly by the Rebbe			Not Available	USD 275.00
54	Collection of International Stamps - Includes a stamp from Iran - Given Directly by the Rebbe			Not Available	USD 275.00
55	Unique! Chabadic Fabric Kippah with a Button from the Rebbe's Sirtuk on Its Top			Not Available	USD 3,125.00
56	Special! Object of Kedusha and Mitzvah: Leaves of Hadas and a Branch from the Rebbe - 1980s		1980s	Not Available	USD 687.50

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

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