The Holy Bible - Chamishah Chumshei Torah.
Auction 92 |
Thursday, February 18th,
2021 at 1:00pm
Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Arts
Lot 211
(HOLOCAUST).
The Holy Bible - Chamishah Chumshei Torah.
Munich: Vaad Hatzala 1947
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $800
An importatn religious text issued by the American Vaad Hatzala Rescue Committee for the benefit of the survivors of the Nazi Holocaust (She’erit Hapleita).
This custom-bound copy prepared for the Norwegian politican Trygve Halvdan Lie (1896-1968), the first Secretary-General of the United Nations.
See A.J. Karp, From the Ends of the Earth: Judaic Treasures from the Library of Congress (1991) p. 34 (illustrated).