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The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art

AUCTION 79 | Thursday, November 15th, 2018 at 1:00 PM
The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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  1. Merzbacher, Leo (1810-56). Autograph Letter Signed wriiten to Dr. Joshua Cohen, in English.
    Lot 201
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA)
     Merzbacher, Leo (1810-56). Autograph Letter Signed wriiten to Dr. Joshua Cohen, in English.
    New York, 1849
    Est: $800 - $1,200
    Hammer $1,500
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  2. Mordecai, Jacob (1762-1838). Autograph Manuscript in English (and some Hebrew) entitled: “Explanations of the Sacrifices from Maimonides More Nevochim or Teacher to the Perplexed.”
    Lot 202
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA)
     Mordecai, Jacob (1762-1838). Autograph Manuscript in English (and some Hebrew) entitled: “Explanations of the Sacrifices from Maimonides More Nevochim or Teacher to the Perplexed.”
    (Richmond, Virginia), (1830)
    Est: $8,000 - $12,000
    Hammer $11,000
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  3. Mordecai, Jacob. Autograph Letter Signed, written to the Corresponding Committee of the Reformed Society of Israelites in Charleston.
    Lot 203
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA).
     Mordecai, Jacob. Autograph Letter Signed, written to the Corresponding Committee of the Reformed Society of Israelites in Charleston.
    Richmond, 1825
    Est: $15,000 - $20,000
    Hammer $30,000
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  4. Raphall, Morris Jacob (1798-1868). Autograph Letter Signed written to Isaac Leeser, in English (two words in Hebrew).
    Lot 204
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA)
     Raphall, Morris Jacob (1798-1868). Autograph Letter Signed written to Isaac Leeser, in English (two words in Hebrew).
    New York, , 1860
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $800
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  5. Rehine, Zalma (1757-1843). Autograph Letter Signed written to Isaac Leeser, in English.
    Lot 205
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA)
     Rehine, Zalma (1757-1843). Autograph Letter Signed written to Isaac Leeser, in English.
    Baltimore, 1836
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  6. Rehine, Zalma. Autograph Letter Signed written to Isaac Leeser, in English.
    Lot 206
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA)
     Rehine, Zalma. Autograph Letter Signed written to Isaac Leeser, in English.
    Baltimore, 1839
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  7. Solis, Solomon da Silva (1819-54). Autograph Manuscript Signed (“S.S.”) Entitled “The Law of the Immutable.” With autograph edits by <<Isaac Leeser.>>
    Lot 207
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA)
     Solis, Solomon da Silva (1819-54). Autograph Manuscript Signed (“S.S.”) Entitled “The Law of the Immutable.” With autograph edits by <<Isaac Leeser.>>
    (Philadelphia, 1843)
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
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  8. (Washington, George / Gratz, Michael). Manuscript ledger of Gratz’s expenses.
    Lot 208
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA).
     (Washington, George / Gratz, Michael). Manuscript ledger of Gratz’s expenses.
    Philadephia, 1780
    Est: $4,000 - $6,000
    Hammer $4,000
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  9. Rokeach, Israel Dov. Autograph Manuscript, a ledger of funds raised to benefit Knesseth Israel of Jerusalem, Palestine - Kupat Rabbi Meir Ba’al Hanes. Text in Yiddish and Hebrew.
    Lot 209
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA)
     Rokeach, Israel Dov. Autograph Manuscript, a ledger of funds raised to benefit Knesseth Israel of Jerusalem, Palestine - Kupat Rabbi Meir Ba’al Hanes. Text in Yiddish and Hebrew.
    Various American and Canadian cities, 1921
    Est: $800 - $1,200
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  10. “HEBREW PRINTING IN AMERICA, 1735-1926” <<The Yosef Goldman Collection.>> Containing c. 1,009 titles built over many decades of careful, intelligent and assiduous pursuit.
    Lot 210
    (AMERICAN JUDAICA)
     “HEBREW PRINTING IN AMERICA, 1735-1926” <<The Yosef Goldman Collection.>> Containing c. 1,009 titles built over many decades of careful, intelligent and assiduous pursuit.
    Est: $300,000 - $500,000
    Hammer $330,000
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  11. BONFILS, FELIX. Wailing Place of the Jews Jerusalem (Western Wall). “Mur ou vont Pleurer les Juifs.”
    Lot 211
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     BONFILS, FELIX. Wailing Place of the Jews Jerusalem (Western Wall). “Mur ou vont Pleurer les Juifs.”
    Alès, c. 1875
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,600
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  12. FOLBERG, NEIL. Group of three gelatin silver prints featuring Lubavitcher Hassidim.
    Lot 212
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     FOLBERG, NEIL. Group of three gelatin silver prints featuring Lubavitcher Hassidim.
    c. 1980
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,000
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  13. NELSON, LUSHA. Rabbinical Scholars.
    Lot 213
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     NELSON, LUSHA. Rabbinical Scholars.
    (New York, 1934)
    Est: $600 - $800
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  14. SHAHN, BEN. Lower East Side.
    Lot 214
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     SHAHN, BEN. Lower East Side.
    New York, 1936 (printed later)
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
    Hammer $1,100
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  15. VISHNIAC, ROMAN. Heder in Slonim, 1938.
    Lot 215
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     VISHNIAC, ROMAN. Heder in Slonim, 1938.
    (1938) printed 1970’s
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $1,800
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  16. VISHNIAC, ROMAN. Cheder Boys, Vrchni Apsa (Carpathian Mountains). 6 x 7 inches. <<* And:>> Old Woman on a Bench, Paris. 7 x 9 inches.
    Lot 216
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     VISHNIAC, ROMAN. Cheder Boys, Vrchni Apsa (Carpathian Mountains). 6 x 7 inches. <<* And:>> Old Woman on a Bench, Paris. 7 x 9 inches.
    (1937), printed 1943
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  17. (HOLOCAUST). Group of 16 black-and-white photographs by <<Willy Georg>> of street scenes featuring Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
    Lot 217
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     (HOLOCAUST). Group of 16 black-and-white photographs by <<Willy Georg>> of street scenes featuring Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.
    Warsaw, June-August, 1941
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
    Hammer $8,000
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  18. (HOLOCAUST). Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
    Lot 218
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     (HOLOCAUST). Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
    (1943) printed 1945
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $2,000
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  19. (HOLOCAUST). Group of six contemporary press photographs pertaining to the Holocaust. All with press markings on versos.
    Lot 219
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     (HOLOCAUST). Group of six contemporary press photographs pertaining to the Holocaust. All with press markings on versos.
    1938-61
    Est: $600 - $900
    Hammer $500
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  20. (GERMANY). “Jews Quarter, Frankfurt, 1875.”
    Lot 220
    (PHOTOGRAPHY)
     (GERMANY). “Jews Quarter, Frankfurt, 1875.”
    1875
    Est: $500 - $700
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  21. Zionist Pioneer: A profile-portrait. Hebrew quote from Psalms 126 above: “Hazorim Bedimah Berinah Yiktzoru” [“They who sow in tears shall reap with songs of joy.”]
    Lot 221
    (ISRAEL, LAND OF)
     Zionist Pioneer: A profile-portrait. Hebrew quote from Psalms 126 above: “Hazorim Bedimah Berinah Yiktzoru” [“They who sow in tears shall reap with songs of joy.”]
    Late 19th-century
    Est: $8,000 - $10,000
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  22. The Old City of Jerusalem. Featuring Temple Mount (Har HaBayit) and surrounding buildings.
    Lot 222
    (BEZALEL)
     The Old City of Jerusalem. Featuring Temple Mount (Har HaBayit) and surrounding buildings.
    Jerusalem, early 20th century
    Est: $3,000 - $4,000
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  23. Pair of miniature portraits, evidently of an Orthodox husband and wife, very finely painted and encassed behind glass.
    Lot 223
    (PORTRAITS)
     Pair of miniature portraits, evidently of an Orthodox husband and wife, very finely painted and encassed behind glass.
    Central Europe, early 19th-century
    Est: $10,000 - $15,000
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  24. Prayers.
    Lot 224
    PERLROTT-CSABA, VILMOS
     Prayers.
    1924
    Est: $50,000 - $70,000
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  25. Klezmer Musicians.
    Lot 225
    MANE-KATZ
     Klezmer Musicians.
    Ukrainian/French, (1894-1962)
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
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  26. Torah Study.
    Lot 226
    KLEINMAN, ZALMAN
     Torah Study.
    n.d
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
    Hammer $16,000
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  27. Group of 10 etchings in preparation for and utilized in Budko’s illustrated edition of the Chassidische Legenden and Das Jahr des Juden.
    Lot 227
    BUDKO, JOSEPH
     Group of 10 etchings in preparation for and utilized in Budko’s illustrated edition of the Chassidische Legenden and Das Jahr des Juden.
    1920’s
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  28. The Prophet Jonah. <<*>> The Prophet Jeremiah.
    Lot 228
    BASKIN, LEONARD
     The Prophet Jonah. <<*>> The Prophet Jeremiah.
    1949
    Est: $1,200 - $1,800
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  29. Bearded Jew.
    Lot 229
    STEIN, MODEST
     Bearded Jew.
    (New York), 1949
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
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  30. The Golem of Prague.
    Lot 230
    SCHMITT, OSCAR
     The Golem of Prague.
    (German, 1825-71)
    Est: $10,000 - $15,000
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  31. Aleph-Beis.
    Lot 231
    RYBACK, ISAACHER BER
     Aleph-Beis.
    n.d
    Est: $3,000 - $5,000
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  32. Soldiers.
    Lot 232
    RYBACK, ISAACHER BER
     Soldiers.
    n.d
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
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  33. Jewish Women in the Fields of the Ukraine.
    Lot 233
    RYBACK, ISAACHAR BER
     Jewish Women in the Fields of the Ukraine.
    c. 1926
    Est: $4,000 - $5,000
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  34. “You Saved Them in 1917, Will You Let Them Starve Now? American Jewry! The wolves of hunger are still attacking. Will we protect our own from starvation?”
    Lot 234
    (AMERICANA)
     “You Saved Them in 1917, Will You Let Them Starve Now? American Jewry! The wolves of hunger are still attacking. Will we protect our own from starvation?”
    New York, 1918
    Est: $1,500 - $2,000
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  35. Multicolored needlepoint depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac (Akedath Yitzchak).
    Lot 235
    (BIBLICAL FOLK ART)
     Multicolored needlepoint depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac (Akedath Yitzchak).
    20th-century
    Est: $600 - $900
    Hammer $300
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  36. Prayers in the Synagogue.
    Lot 236
    SCHOR, ILYA
     Prayers in the Synagogue.
    (New York, c. 1960)
    Est: $800 - $1,200
    Hammer $900
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  37. American Soldier (G.I).
    Lot 237
    SZYK, ARTHUR
     American Soldier (G.I).
    New York, 1944
    Est: $6,000 - $9,000
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  38. “Glubb Pasha: And we will fight you Jews to the last American dollar…”
    Lot 238
    SZYK, ARTHUR
     “Glubb Pasha: And we will fight you Jews to the last American dollar…”
    New Canaan, 1948
    Est: $5,000 - $7,000
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  39. “The Melancholic Baby…”
    Lot 239
    SZYK, ARTHUR
     “The Melancholic Baby…”
    New Canaan, 1948
    Est: $4,000 - $6,000
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  40. Joseph Hirsch Dünner (Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam, 1833-1911).
    Lot 240
    STRUCK, HERMANN.
     Joseph Hirsch Dünner (Chief Rabbi of Amsterdam, 1833-1911).
    circa 1920.
    Est: $400 - $600
    Hammer $400
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  41. Burial-site of R. Elijah, Gaon of Vilna.
    Lot 241
    STRUCK, HERMANN.
     Burial-site of R. Elijah, Gaon of Vilna.
    1920’s
    Est: $500 - $700
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  42. Akiva Eger.
    Lot 242
    STRUCK, HERMANN.
     Akiva Eger.
    circa 1930.
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  43. Prayer at the Western Wall.
    Lot 243
    STRUCK, HERMANN.
     Prayer at the Western Wall.
    1920’s
    Est: $300 - $500
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  44. The Purim Story.
    Lot 244
    SHALOM OF SAFED (MOSKOWITZ, SHOLOM)
     The Purim Story.
    Safed, n.d
    Est: $2,000 - $3,000
    Hammer $4,500
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  45. Reading in Bed.
    Lot 245
    LILIEN, EPHRAIM MOSES.
     Reading in Bed.
    c. 1912
    Est: $800 - $1,200
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  46. Grandmother.
    Lot 246
    LILIEN, EPHRAIM MOSES.
     Grandmother.
    1915
    Est: $600 - $900
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  47. Konia.
    Lot 247
    LILIEN, EPHRAIM MOSES.
     Konia.
    1918
    Est: $500 - $700
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  48. Landscape in Galicia II.
    Lot 248
    LILIEN, EPHRAIM MOSES.
     Landscape in Galicia II.
    1921
    Est: $600 - $900
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  49. Esther (in red).
    Lot 249
    LILIEN, EPHRAIM MOSES.
     Esther (in red).
    1911
    Est: $1,000 - $1,500
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  50. Camel Caravan in Beirut “Karawanserei.”
    Lot 250
    LILIEN, EPHRAIM MOSES.
     Camel Caravan in Beirut “Karawanserei.”
    1914
    Est: $800 - $1,200
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