Auction 61 - Rare and Important Items 2018-04-24 Auction - 133 Price Results - Kedem Auctions in IL - Page 2
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Auction 61 - Rare and Important Items

Rare and Important Items - Judaica, rare books, manuscripts, Jewish ceremonial art and Israeliana
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Bible - Venice, 1521 - Printed by Daniel Bomberg: Bible. [Venice: Daniel Bomberg, 1521]. One volume containing all 24 books of the Bible, fine vowelized printing. Ornamented initial words in most of the books. This edition is identical to the first
0025: Bible - Venice, 1521 - Printed by Daniel BombergEst. $5,000-$10,000
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Rivash Responsa - First Edition - Constantinople, 1546: "Responsa of Rabbi… Yitzchak son of R. Sheshet" - Rivash responsa. [Constantinople]: Eliezer Soncino, [1546-1547]. First edition. Basic book of halachic responsa. The Rivash, who lived at the
0026: Rivash Responsa - First Edition - Constantinople, 1546Est. $2,000-$3,000
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Torat HaChatat - Krakow, 1577: Torat HaChatat, laws of issur and heter, as practiced in Poland and Ashkenaz, by R. Moshe Isserles, the Rema. Krakow: Yitzchak Prostitz, 1577. Second edition with supplements by the author. An
0028: Torat HaChatat - Krakow, 1577Est. $4,000-$6,000
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Mekor Chaim - Mantua, 1559 - Signature of Moses: Mekor Chaim, commentary on the Torah, by R. Samuel ibn Seneh Zarza. Mantua: Meir son of Efraim of Padua and Ya'akov son of Naftali HaCohen of Gazzuolo, 1559. Only edition. On the top of the title
0029: Mekor Chaim - Mantua, 1559 - Signature of MosesEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Autographic Manuscript - Whole Halachic and Aggadic: Large manuscript, homilies and novellae in halacha and aggada. Amsterdam, [1730s]. Ashkenazic handwriting, characteristic to the early 18th century. Autographic writing of the author, with
0030: Autographic Manuscript - Whole Halachic and AggadicEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Dina D'Chayei - Constantinople, 1742 - Signatures of: he was blessed with extreme wealth. He was close to Chassidism and to the leading disciples of the Magid of Mezritch and endorsed the Dina D'Chayei, commentary on the Smag (Sefer Mitzvot HaGadol),
0031: Dina D'Chayei - Constantinople, 1742 - Signatures ofEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Baalei HaNefesh, Berlin 1762 - Signature of Rabbi Meir: Baal HaNefesh, Hilchot Nidah by the Raavad, with Hilchot Nidah by the Ramban, and Chiddushei HaRan on Tractate Nidah. Berlin, [1762]. The (original) pastedown of the binding bears a handwritten
0032: Baalei HaNefesh, Berlin 1762 - Signature of Rabbi MeirEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Letter Handwritten by Rabbi Akiva Eger - Response to: A leaf handwritten by R. Akiva Eger. Letter of Torah novellae [unsigned], sent to his son R. Shlomo Eiger. [Posen, ca. 1820s]. Halachic responsa on various treatises discussed between the
0033: Letter Handwritten by Rabbi Akiva Eger - Response toEst. $20,000-$30,000
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Letter of Recommendation, Handwritten and Signed by the: Letter of recommendation handwritten and signed by R. Moshe Sofer, author of the "Chatam Sofer". Pressburg (Bratislava). Elul, 1824. Approximately 17 lines handwritten and signed by the Chatam Sofer
0034: Letter of Recommendation, Handwritten and Signed by theEst. $50,000-$60,000
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Chiddushei HaMe'eri, Tractate Megillah - First Edition: Chiddushei HaMe'eri on Tractate Megillah. Amsterdam: Leib Zusmensch, [1769]. First edition. Approbations of Amsterdam rabbis, Hebron emissaries and Dutch rabbis. The front flyleaf bears the
0035: Chiddushei HaMe'eri, Tractate Megillah - First EditionEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Halachic Responsum, Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi: Halachic Responsum, handwritten and signed by R. Shlomo Ganzfried. [Uzhorod, between 1868-1879]. Long halachic responsum (4 pages), regarding the kosher status of milk from gentile-owned animals who
0036: Halachic Responsum, Handwritten and Signed by RabbiEst. $5,000-$10,000
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Halachic Responsum Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi: Long letter (2 large pages) handwritten and signed by R. Mordechai Leib Winkler. [Brezova, 1900]. Halachic responsum regarding the laws of birthright (story of a woman under suspicion, whose son was
0038: Halachic Responsum Handwritten and Signed by RabbiEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Letter by the First Ostrowiec Rebbe Meir Yechiel: Letter of recommendation to the rabbinate, signed by R. Meir Yechiel HaLevi of Ostrowiec, to R. Yissachar Tamar, author of the Ale Tamar series on the Talmud Yerushalmi. Ostrowiec [Poland], 1925.
0039: Letter by the First Ostrowiec Rebbe Meir YechielEst. $3,000-$5,000
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Two Letters by the Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch: Two letters signed by the Rebbe Rayatz, R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of Lubavitch: 1. Letter handwritten by a scribe, with two lines handwritten and signed by the Rebbe Rayatz. Leningrad [St.
0041: Two Letters by the Rebbe Rayatz of LubavitchEst. $2,000-$3,000
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Letter of Recommendation and Good Wishes Handwritten: A letter (24 lines) handwritten and signed by Rebbe Moshe Yitzchak Gewirtzman, R. Itzik'l of Pshevorsk. Antwerp, [ca. 1950s-1970s]. The letter opens with heartfelt blessings (in Yiddish and Hebrew)
0042: Letter of Recommendation and Good Wishes HandwrittenEst. $4,000-$6,000
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Ohr HaYashar by Maharam Poppers - The Copy of Rebbe: Ohr HaYashar, Kabbalistic practices and ethics, by R. Meir Poppers. Lviv: Yehuda Gershon Druker, 1875. Ownership stamps of Rebbe "Isaje [Yeshaya] Steiner" of Kerestir (Bodrogkeresztúr, Hungary).
0043: Ohr HaYashar by Maharam Poppers - The Copy of RebbeEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Ancient Amulet for Safeguarding the Home - "Kerestirer: Ancient amulet for safeguarding the home from thieves and evil spirits, of the type of amulets given by Rebbe Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir (Bodrogkeresztúr, Hungary - "R. Yeshaya'le Kerestirer").
0044: Ancient Amulet for Safeguarding the Home - "KerestirerEst. $20,000-$30,000
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Manuscript, Shaar HaKavanot - 16th-17th Century -: Manuscript of the book Shaar HaKavanot, containing the teachings of the Ari and of R. Chaim Vital, edited by his son R. Shmuel Vital. [Late 16th-early 17th centuries]. Title page in a later writing
0045: Manuscript, Shaar HaKavanot - 16th-17th Century -Est. $5,000-$8,000
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Manuscript, Kanfei Yonah, Lurianic Kabbalah Edited by: Manuscript, Kanfei Yonah, Lurianic kabbalah edited by R. Menachem Azariah (Rema) of Fano; with various compositions from the writings of the Ari. [Europe, 17th century]. Complete manuscript, fine
0047: Manuscript, Kanfei Yonah, Lurianic Kabbalah Edited byEst. $8,000-$10,000
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Manuscript - Etz HaChaim With Kabbalistic Selections,: Manuscript, "Etz HaChaim of the Ari", by R. Chaim Vital, with various additions: prayers, liturgical poems, Shabbat songs with commentary, Kabbalistic illustrations and charts, segulot and cures.
0048: Manuscript - Etz HaChaim With Kabbalistic Selections,Est. $6,000-$8,000