Kestenbaum and Company: Rare Hebrew Books, from the Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul., 112, Brooklyn
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 12, 2025 - June 12, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABOAB, SHMUEL. | Devar Shmuel [responsa]. * With supplement (often lacking): Zichron LeB'nei Yisrael [concerning the pseudo-messiah Shabthai Tzvi - see below]. |
Venice | 1702 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown |
| 2 | ABOAB, YITZCHAK. | Menorath HaMa'or [ethics]. |
Mantua | 1563 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 3 | ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC. | Nachlath Avoth [commentary to Ethics of the Fathers, with text]. |
Constantinople | 1505 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Unknown |
| 4 | ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC. | Rosh Amanah [on the principles of faith]. |
Constantinople | 1505 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | Unknown |
| 5 | ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC. | Peirush Nevi'im Rishonim [commentary to Former Prophets, with text]. |
Pesaro | 1511 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Unknown |
| 6 | ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC. | Mirkeveth HaMishneh [commentary to the Book of Devarim]. |
Sabbioneta | 1551 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown |
| 7 | ABRABANEL, DON ISAAC. | Peirush al HaTorah [commentary to the Chumash]. |
Venice | 1579 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 8 | ACHAI GAON. | She'iltoth [homilies on Jewish law and ethics]. |
Venice | 1546 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 9 | ALBO, YOSEPH. | Sepher Ikrim [philosophy]. |
Venice | 1521 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Unknown |
| 10 | ALDABI, MEIR. | Shevilei Emunah [astronomical, medical, ethical and Kabbalistic encyclopedia]. |
Riva di Trento | 1558 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown |
| 11 | ALFASI, YITZCHAK | (RI'F). Sepher Halachoth Rav Alfas [Rabbinic Code] |
Constantinople | 1509 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | Unknown |
| 12 | ALMOSNINO, MOSHE. | Pirkei Moshe [commentary to the Ethics of the Fathers - Pirkei Avoth]. |
Salonika | 1563 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown |
| 13 | ALSHEICH, MOSHE. | Shoshanath Ha'Amakim [commentary to Shir HaShirim - the Song of Songs]. |
Venice | 1591 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 14 | ALSHEICH, MOSHE. | Torath Moshe [commentary to the Chumash]. |
Venice | 1601 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 15 | ALSHEICH, MOSHE. | Einei Moshe [commentary to the Book of Ruth, with text]. |
Venice | 1601 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 16 | ANAV, YECHIEL BEN YEKUTHIEL. | Ma'aloth HaMidoth. |
Cremona | 1556 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 17 | [ANAV, YECHIEL BEN YEKUTHIEL(?) / ANAV, ZEDEKIAH BEN AVRAHAM(?)] | Sepher Tanya [compilation of Jewish law and custom as applied by the Jews of Italy]. |
Cremona | 1565 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown |
| 18 | ARAMA, YITZCHAK. | Yad Avshalom [commentary to the Book of Mishlei - Proverbs.] |
(Constantinople c. 1565) | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 19 | ARAMA, YITZCHAK. | Akeidath Yitzchak [philosophical and allegorical homilies to the Chumash and Five Megilloth]. |
Venice | 1573 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Unknown |
| 20 | ARCHIVOLTI, SHMUEL DI. | Arugath HaBosem [grammar and cryptography]. |
Venice | 1602 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 21 | ARIPUL, SHMUEL. | Mizmor LeThodah [commentary to selected Tehillim, with vocalized text]. |
Venice | 1576 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 22 | (ASCARELLI, DEVORA). | Moshe Rieti. Ma'on HaShoalim ["Abode of the Supplicants."] * With: Barchi Nafshi (admonitions by Rabbeinu Bachya). And: Seder Avodah (Sephardic rite). With translation into rhymed Italian by Devora Ascarelli. |
Venice | (1601). | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | Unknown |
| 23 | ASCHKENAZI, ELIEZER HAROPHE. | Ma'asei Hashem [commentary to the Six Days of Creation, Ethics of the Fathers, the Passover Hagadah (with text) and various Biblical portions]. |
Venice | 1583 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown |
| 24 | AVRAHAM BEN NATHAN OF LUNEL (HaYarchi). | Sepher HaManhig. |
Constantinople | 1519 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Unknown |
| 25 | AZULAI, AVRAHAM. | Zoharei Chamah [abridgement of R. Avraham Galante's commentary to the Zohar (Bereishith) 'Yare'ach Yakar.'] |
Vinograd; Venice | 1308; 1655 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
