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Auction 85 · November 7, 2019

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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The catalogue for this auction appears in two formats:

A comprehensive version fully describing and illustrating each of the 246 lots in the sale is available on our website.

A printed version of the catalogue contains highlights of the auction.

Rare books of note include Theodor Herzl’s novel “Altneuland” inscribed and signed by the Author to his wife’s sister (lot 93); Isaac ibn Sahula’s book of fables “Mashal HaKadmoni” the most celebrated illustrated Hebrew work of the 16th century (lot 128); Arthur Szyk’s expansively illustrated “Statute of Kalisz,” a paean to Polish-Jewish relations (lot 187). Within the section of American-Judaica is a heretofore unknown albumen photograph of Mordecai Manuel Noah (lot 18) and in the section of Holocaust-era items is a single lot of more than 1,200 historical documents (lot 95).

Outstanding art in this sale is an exceptional portrait by Isidor Kaufmann (lot 216) as well as an extensive archive of several hundred artworks all executed by Hermann Struck (lot 217).

A most noteworthy item of Judaica is one that stems from the Estate of Marilyn Monroe: A Menorah gifted to the screen legend by the parents of her new husband, the playwright, Arthur Miller (lot 234)

Further details, including additional photographs, of any lot in this auction is available upon request.

Lots in this auction

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Auction 85 · Lot 1

Menorath HaMa’or [“The Candelabrum of Light”: Ethical Treatise]

Hammer price $500

Auction 85 · Lot 2

Miphaloth Elo-him [“The Deeds of God”: on the question of creation ex nihilo, miracles, and prophecy]

Hammer price $550

Auction 85 · Lot 3

Atereth Zekenim [“Crown of the Elders”: philosophy]. Appended short essay by Abrabanel, “Tzuroth HaYesodoth” [medieval science].

Hammer price $1,200

Perush Nevi'im Acharonim [commentary to Later Prophets]. Along with text of Bible.

Auction 85 · Lot 4

Mordecai, Jacob (1762-1838). Autograph (untitled) Manuscript, written in English (with some Hebrew): Analysis and refutation of Christian readings of the Hebrew Bible. 38 pages. Incomplete at end.

Hammer price $11,000

Auction 85 · Lot 12

A Form of Prayer for the General Fast to be Read in Synagogue on the 11th August in Commemoration of the Hurricane in the Year 1831. - A Form of Prayer for Tuesday 11th August 1835 After the Morning Amidah.

Hammer price $5,000

Auction 85 · Lot 13

(Warder Cresson). Babylon the Great Is Falling! The Morning Star, or Light from on High. Written in Defence of the Rights of the Poor and Oppressed.

Hammer price $900

Auction 85 · Lot 14

Isaac Leeser. Discourses, Argumentative and Devotional, on the Subject of the Jewish Religion. Delivered at the Synagogue Mikveh Israel, in Philadelphia, in the years 5590-5597.

Hammer price $900

Auction 85 · Lot 15

Rosanna Dyer Osterman. Autograph Letter Signed, written in English to her brother in Baltimore, Leon Dyer.

Hammer price $3,600

Auction 85 · Lot 16

Seder Hagadah shel Pesach. Service for the Two First Nights of the Passover.

Hammer price $4,000

Auction 85 · Lot 17

Jonas B. Phillips. My Old Wife. A Favorite Ballad Sung by Mr. J[oseph]. P[hillip]. Knight & Mr. [Henry] Russell. The Poetry by Jonas B. Phillips Esq. The MusicComposed & Respectfully Dedicated to Mrs. Frederick F. Backus of Rochester, NY by Henry Russell.

Hammer price $900

Auction 85 · Lot 18

Large, albumen carte-de-visite photograph of Mordecai Manuel Noah.

Auction 85 · Lot 19

Carte-de-visite photograph of a Union Cavalryman, with autograph signature on front: “Isidore Kastner.”

Auction 85 · Lot 20

A coin-silver soup-ladle made by Solomon Ralph Biesenthal of Louisville Kentucky (1829-1903). Engraved “Remember Jetta Gerstley.” Marked: “SRBiesenthal Louisville.”

Hammer price $600

Auction 85 · Lot 21

Lithograph portrait by Max Rosenthal of Dr. Isaac Leeser, Rabbi of the Jewish Congregation “Beth El-Emeth” Philadelphia. Born 1806 - Died Feb. 1st 1868.

Auction 85 · Lot 22

The Constitution and By-Laws of the Hebrew Sunday School Society of Philadelphia.

Hammer price $4,500

Auction 85 · Lot 23

Wise, Isaac Mayer (1819-1900). Autograph Letter Signed written in German to Rabbi Max Landsberg (1845-1927) on letterhead of The Israelite & Die Deborah. * On verso: Autograph response from Landsberg back to Wise. Written in pencil.

Hammer price $3,000

Auction 85 · Lot 24

Minhag America - The Daily Prayers, for American Israelites, Revised in Conference. With: Select Prayers for Various Occasions In Life. Edited by Isaac Mayer Wise.

Hammer price $850

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Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

Lots in this auction

Menorath HaMa’or [“The Candelabrum of Light”: Ethical Treatise]

Miphaloth Elo-him [“The Deeds of God”: on the question of creation ex nihilo, miracles, and prophecy]

Atereth Zekenim [“Crown of the Elders”: philosophy]. Appended short essay by Abrabanel, “Tzuroth HaYesodoth” [medieval science].

Perush Nevi'im Acharonim [commentary to Later Prophets]. Along with text of Bible.

Divrei Rivoth [responsa]

Divrei Shalom [sermons and homilies to the Pentateuch]

Sefer Ho’il Moshe [sermons].

Chavatzeleth HaSharon [commentary to the Book of Daniel, with text]

Maroth Hatzovoth [commentary to Former Prophets]

The New Jamaica Almanack and Register, Calculated to the Meridian of the Island for the Year of our Lord 1796.

Mordecai, Jacob (1762-1838). Autograph (untitled) Manuscript, written in English (with some Hebrew): Analysis and refutation of Christian readings of the Hebrew Bible. 38 pages. Incomplete at end.

A Form of Prayer for the General Fast to be Read in Synagogue on the 11th August in Commemoration of the Hurricane in the Year 1831. - A Form of Prayer for Tuesday 11th August 1835 After the Morning Amidah.

(Warder Cresson). Babylon the Great Is Falling! The Morning Star, or Light from on High. Written in Defence of the Rights of the Poor and Oppressed.

Isaac Leeser. Discourses, Argumentative and Devotional, on the Subject of the Jewish Religion. Delivered at the Synagogue Mikveh Israel, in Philadelphia, in the years 5590-5597.

Rosanna Dyer Osterman. Autograph Letter Signed, written in English to her brother in Baltimore, Leon Dyer.

Seder Hagadah shel Pesach. Service for the Two First Nights of the Passover.

Jonas B. Phillips. My Old Wife. A Favorite Ballad Sung by Mr. J[oseph]. P[hillip]. Knight & Mr. [Henry] Russell. The Poetry by Jonas B. Phillips Esq. The MusicComposed & Respectfully Dedicated to Mrs. Frederick F. Backus of Rochester, NY by Henry Russell.

Large, albumen carte-de-visite photograph of Mordecai Manuel Noah.

Carte-de-visite photograph of a Union Cavalryman, with autograph signature on front: “Isidore Kastner.”

A coin-silver soup-ladle made by Solomon Ralph Biesenthal of Louisville Kentucky (1829-1903). Engraved “Remember Jetta Gerstley.” Marked: “SRBiesenthal Louisville.”

Lithograph portrait by Max Rosenthal of Dr. Isaac Leeser, Rabbi of the Jewish Congregation “Beth El-Emeth” Philadelphia. Born 1806 - Died Feb. 1st 1868.

The Constitution and By-Laws of the Hebrew Sunday School Society of Philadelphia.

Wise, Isaac Mayer (1819-1900). Autograph Letter Signed written in German to Rabbi Max Landsberg (1845-1927) on letterhead of The Israelite & Die Deborah. * On verso: Autograph response from Landsberg back to Wise. Written in pencil.

Minhag America - The Daily Prayers, for American Israelites, Revised in Conference. With: Select Prayers for Various Occasions In Life. Edited by Isaac Mayer Wise.

Lots in this auction

Menorath HaMa’or [“The Candelabrum of Light”: Ethical Treatise]

Miphaloth Elo-him [“The Deeds of God”: on the question of creation ex nihilo, miracles, and prophecy]

Atereth Zekenim [“Crown of the Elders”: philosophy]. Appended short essay by Abrabanel, “Tzuroth HaYesodoth” [medieval science].

Perush Nevi'im Acharonim [commentary to Later Prophets]. Along with text of Bible.

Divrei Rivoth [responsa]

Divrei Shalom [sermons and homilies to the Pentateuch]

Sefer Ho’il Moshe [sermons].

Chavatzeleth HaSharon [commentary to the Book of Daniel, with text]

Maroth Hatzovoth [commentary to Former Prophets]

The New Jamaica Almanack and Register, Calculated to the Meridian of the Island for the Year of our Lord 1796.

Mordecai, Jacob (1762-1838). Autograph (untitled) Manuscript, written in English (with some Hebrew): Analysis and refutation of Christian readings of the Hebrew Bible. 38 pages. Incomplete at end.

A Form of Prayer for the General Fast to be Read in Synagogue on the 11th August in Commemoration of the Hurricane in the Year 1831. - A Form of Prayer for Tuesday 11th August 1835 After the Morning Amidah.

(Warder Cresson). Babylon the Great Is Falling! The Morning Star, or Light from on High. Written in Defence of the Rights of the Poor and Oppressed.

Isaac Leeser. Discourses, Argumentative and Devotional, on the Subject of the Jewish Religion. Delivered at the Synagogue Mikveh Israel, in Philadelphia, in the years 5590-5597.

Rosanna Dyer Osterman. Autograph Letter Signed, written in English to her brother in Baltimore, Leon Dyer.

Seder Hagadah shel Pesach. Service for the Two First Nights of the Passover.

Jonas B. Phillips. My Old Wife. A Favorite Ballad Sung by Mr. J[oseph]. P[hillip]. Knight & Mr. [Henry] Russell. The Poetry by Jonas B. Phillips Esq. The MusicComposed & Respectfully Dedicated to Mrs. Frederick F. Backus of Rochester, NY by Henry Russell.

Large, albumen carte-de-visite photograph of Mordecai Manuel Noah.

Carte-de-visite photograph of a Union Cavalryman, with autograph signature on front: “Isidore Kastner.”

A coin-silver soup-ladle made by Solomon Ralph Biesenthal of Louisville Kentucky (1829-1903). Engraved “Remember Jetta Gerstley.” Marked: “SRBiesenthal Louisville.”

Lithograph portrait by Max Rosenthal of Dr. Isaac Leeser, Rabbi of the Jewish Congregation “Beth El-Emeth” Philadelphia. Born 1806 - Died Feb. 1st 1868.

The Constitution and By-Laws of the Hebrew Sunday School Society of Philadelphia.

Wise, Isaac Mayer (1819-1900). Autograph Letter Signed written in German to Rabbi Max Landsberg (1845-1927) on letterhead of The Israelite & Die Deborah. * On verso: Autograph response from Landsberg back to Wise. Written in pencil.

Minhag America - The Daily Prayers, for American Israelites, Revised in Conference. With: Select Prayers for Various Occasions In Life. Edited by Isaac Mayer Wise.

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