b'F O R E W O R D T he 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 via our website: Kestebaum.net. A printed version of the catalogue contains highlights of the auction. Rare books of note include Theodor Herzls novel Altneuland inscribed and signed by the Author to his wifes sister (lot 93); Isaac ibn Sahulas book of fables Mashal HaKadmoni the most celebrated illustrated Hebrew work of the 16th century (lot 128); Arthur Szyks 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of Mordecai Manuel Noah (lot 18) and in the section of Holocaust-era items is a single lot of more than 1,200 historical documents (lot 95).Outstanding art in this sale is an exceptional portrait by Isidor Kaufmann (lot 216) as well as an extensive archive of several hundred artworks all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. DEK'