Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $120
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1. "A notice to be written" – a handwritten letter, lithographic printing, on Rabbi Shmuel Salant's official stationary and a printed copy of his signature and stamp. A recommendation of the "General Committee of Rabbi Meir Ba'al Haness of the Ashkenasi kollelim". Mentioned amongst the names of the committee members is "Rabbi Yitzchak Belazer". Jerusalem, 1907.
28.5 cm. Very good condition. Folding marks.
2. "An open letter", a proclamation on behalf of the "City Committee for Ashkenazi Communities", with a list of names of 70 elected members at the beginning of the committee's third year. Jerusalem, 1920.
41 cm. Fair condition. Tears, folding marks and file holes, with damage to text.
28.5 cm. Very good condition. Folding marks.
2. "An open letter", a proclamation on behalf of the "City Committee for Ashkenazi Communities", with a list of names of 70 elected members at the beginning of the committee's third year. Jerusalem, 1920.
41 cm. Fair condition. Tears, folding marks and file holes, with damage to text.
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Books printed in Jerusalem, books about Eretz Israel
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $2,500
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Tehillim and Eicha, The Hebrew Text. London, 1656. Printed by the Scottish historian William Robertson (“Presently resides and teaches Hebrew in London”).
Apparently the first Tehillim book printed in Hebrew in England. Printed approximately a year after the return of the Jews to England (after an absence of over 300 years).
The book was printed in a number of versions; the text in this copy is in Hebrew, without an English translation and without vowel symbols.
[1], 4 leaves; [2], 96, 70-81 109-156, 149-191; 15, [1] pages. 14.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Minor signs of wear on margins of a number of leaves. Ownership notation upon first leaf. Worn leather binding.
Apparently the first Tehillim book printed in Hebrew in England. Printed approximately a year after the return of the Jews to England (after an absence of over 300 years).
The book was printed in a number of versions; the text in this copy is in Hebrew, without an English translation and without vowel symbols.
[1], 4 leaves; [2], 96, 70-81 109-156, 149-191; 15, [1] pages. 14.5 cm. Good condition. Few stains. Minor signs of wear on margins of a number of leaves. Ownership notation upon first leaf. Worn leather binding.
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Books Printed in USA and UK
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![Megilat Esther. [New York], 1887.
Hebrew version with translation of the story of the megila into English, published by the J](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale14-public/614.jpg "Megilat Esther – US, 1887")
Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $120
Sold for: $325
Including buyer's premium
Megilat Esther. [New York], 1887.
Hebrew version with translation of the story of the megila into English, published by the Jewish American newspaper "The Hebrew Standard".
[1],16; 13, [2] pages. 17 cm. Jacket title pages. Good condition. Stains. Loose pages.
Hebrew version with translation of the story of the megila into English, published by the Jewish American newspaper "The Hebrew Standard".
[1],16; 13, [2] pages. 17 cm. Jacket title pages. Good condition. Stains. Loose pages.
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Books Printed in USA and UK
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $700
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Machzor Siftei Tzadikim, vol.6, including prayers for fast days, Sephardic rite, proofread by Yitzchak son of Uri Ibn Eliezer, Shliach Tzibbur of the Mikveh Yisrael congregation in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, 1838. First edition.
Hebrew and English, page facing page, parallel pagination.
[4], 185, 186, [4], 12 pages, 22.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Single moth hole through all leaves. Moisture stains and foxing. Rebound.
Hebrew and English, page facing page, parallel pagination.
[4], 185, 186, [4], 12 pages, 22.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Single moth hole through all leaves. Moisture stains and foxing. Rebound.
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Books Printed in USA and UK
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $120
Sold for: $150
Including buyer's premium
1. Shir Ve-Zimra L’Hashem, commemorating the 800th birth anniversary of Maimonides. Sephardic congregation of the Sha’ar Shamayim synagogue, London, 1935. Hebrew and English.
2. Toda Ve-Kol Zimra L’Hashem, commemorating the 500th birth anniversary of Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Sephardic congregation of the Sha’ar Shamayim synagogue, London, 1937. Hebrew and English.
3. King George VI – lecture delivered at the coronation ceremony by the chief rabbi of England, Rabbi Dr. Yosef Herman Hertz. Great Synagogue, London, 1937.
22 cm. Good condition.
2. Toda Ve-Kol Zimra L’Hashem, commemorating the 500th birth anniversary of Don Yitzchak Abarbanel. Sephardic congregation of the Sha’ar Shamayim synagogue, London, 1937. Hebrew and English.
3. King George VI – lecture delivered at the coronation ceremony by the chief rabbi of England, Rabbi Dr. Yosef Herman Hertz. Great Synagogue, London, 1937.
22 cm. Good condition.
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Books Printed in USA and UK
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $180
Unsold
8 prayer booklets in honor of or in memory of kings and kingdom: Eulogy of the beloved Queen Victoria (1901). *Memorial service on the death of His Majesty King Edward (1910) *Prayer for Our Majesty The King (1929). *Eulogy to be said at the memorial service of the powerful and beloved King George (1936). *Prayer of thanksgiving and rejoicing… on the coronation of Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth (1937). * Prayer of thanksgiving and blessing on the coronation of Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth (1937). *Eulogy at the memorial service for the powerful and beloved King George (1952). *Prayer of thanksgiving and rejoicing upon the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth (1953). Hebrew and English. C. 22 cm. Good condition.
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Books Printed in USA and UK
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $200
Sold for: $250
Including buyer's premium
Machzor L'Mo'adei Hashem according to Polish custom, with English translation by David son of Rabbi Aharon Di Sola, Ne'im Zemirot Yisrael of the Sefardi community. London, 1906. Hebrew and English, page facing page. Stereotype printing of London 1860 edition. The order of division into volumes: Pesach; Shavuot; Rosh Hashana; Evening and Morning Services of Yom Kippur; Mussaf, Mincha and Ne'ila of Yom Kippur; Succot. Six volumes in original leather bindings, with impressed golden decorations, owner's initials and golden leaf cutting. 18 cm. Foxing. Handwritten dedications in beginning of each volume. All in good condition, except third volume, whose binding is partially detached and damaged and with some damaged leaves.
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Books Printed in USA and UK
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Auction 14 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters
March 2, 2011
Opening: $180
Sold for: $238
Including buyer's premium
Forms of Prayers according to the custom of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews, with glosses, additions and English translation by David son of Rabbi Aharon di Sola. London, 1852-1857, Yosef son of Rabbi David Wertheimer’s print. Second edition.
Five volumes bound with luxurious leather bindings, with golden adornments and gilded page cutting. Vol. 1 includes the daily and Shabbat prayers, the Purim and Hanukkah prayers, the Seder Sefirat Ha-Omer and additional prayers, it was printed in 1852; the remaining volumes were printed in 1856-1857. Fifty-year calendars included.
5 volumes, 22 cm. Varying conditions. Leather bindings, inscriptions which were engraved on the bindings’ front were cut, leaving rectangular spots of missing leather.
Five volumes bound with luxurious leather bindings, with golden adornments and gilded page cutting. Vol. 1 includes the daily and Shabbat prayers, the Purim and Hanukkah prayers, the Seder Sefirat Ha-Omer and additional prayers, it was printed in 1852; the remaining volumes were printed in 1856-1857. Fifty-year calendars included.
5 volumes, 22 cm. Varying conditions. Leather bindings, inscriptions which were engraved on the bindings’ front were cut, leaving rectangular spots of missing leather.
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Books Printed in USA and UK
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