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Lot 245 245 (ISRAEL, LAND OF). Hebrew Letter written
to R. Yedidiah Tarika (1713-69) concerning
communal matters in reference to Greece.
Signed by each of the seven principal Rabbis
of Hebron, including: Aaron Alfandari,
Chaim Judah Gomitz Fato, Isaac Hacohen,
Chaim Ze’evi, Eliyahu ibn Archa, and
Pinchas Mordechai Bagayo. Congratulates
R. Tarika upon his appointment as Rabbi of
Chania, Crete. Requests that he intervene in
order to recoup charitable sums that were
deposited with the recently deceased investor
Samuel Leon. One page. Trimmed at left margin
affecting a few letters. 4to.
Hebron, 26th Shevat, 1766. $10,000-15,000
❧ All seven signatories were the very
same scholarly rabbis of note who issued
the approbations for the Chida’s work
“Birkei Yoseph.”
The recipient of this letter, R. Yedidiah
Tarika, was Rabbi of Chania, formerly
the capital city of Crete, the largest of
the Greek islands. Tarika later served as
rabbi of his birthplace, Rhodes where he
was supported by his wealthy father. The
death of his father is also noted on this
document.
See S. Rosanes, Korot HaYehudim
BeTurkiyah Ve’Artsot HaKedem, Vol. V
p. 66.

246 (K ABBALAH). Kabbalistic commentary
to passages in the Zohar pertaining
to the various names of God, aspects
of the soul and related topics. With an
interpretation to the Book of Esther (ff.
5-10), a section on Yichud Hashem (letter
combinations of the Tetragrammaton)
(f. 13-14) and Talmudic passages. Hebrew
manuscript on paper, written in a cursive
Italian hand, with marginalia in another
hand. Censor’s signatures dated 1613
and 1626 on final leaf. Tipped in: French
19th-century description of the ms. ff. 17.
Stained, edges frayed. Modern boards. Sm. 4to.

(Italy, 16th century). $1000-1500
❧ Wherever the Zohar is referred to in this manuscript, the citation is: “Thus
says R. Shimon Bar Yochai (see f. 1a and f. 3a). Among the novel explanations
pertaining to God’s name “Sha-dai,” the author notes (f. 5) that the words
“Mordechai HaYehudi” have the same Gematria as the name “Sha-dai” (=
314). In the discussion of how to appropriately compose the letter “Hey” of the
Tetragrammaton (the smaller foot at the left should not be as thick as the right),
the manuscript states that “HaGaon… R. Chaim” checked the writing of a Sofer to
see if the Tetragrammaton was written in this manner (f. 14a).

Lot 246
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247 (K ABBALAH). Chaim Vital. Eitz Chaim Lot 248
[“Tree of Life”: magnum opus of Lurianic
Kabbalah]. Part II (Gates 46-50 only, i.e.
Sha’ar HaTzelem through Sha’ar Kitzur
ABI”A), here entitled Kelipath Nogah.
Hebrew manuscript on paper written in a
Sephardic cursive hand, chapter headings in
square letters. Marginalia in various hands.
ff. 106. Commences with f. 2, lacking ff. 3-8, f.
20 misbound. Some staining and slight worming.
Modern boards. Folio.
(Morocco?), 18th century. $800-1200
❧ This manuscript contains textual
variances from the standard Brandwein
edition of Eitz Chaim (Jerusalem, 1988).
In addition, our manuscript contains
eleven chapters for the final Sha’ar while
the same text in the published edition is
divided into only ten chapters.
Eitz Chaim was first published in
Koretz in 1782, this manuscript very likely
predates the first edition.

248 KOTLER, AARON. (Rosh Yeshiva of Kletzk and Beth Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, 1891-1962). Autograph Letter Signed writen in
Hebrew to Rabbi Zalman Sorotzkin of Jerusalem. Eleven enumerated matters, variously concerning the Va’ad HaYeshivoth, the Va’ad
HaHatzalah, the Joint, Tashbar, etc. Air-Letter, written on all folds
Lakewood, New Jersey, Eighth day of Chanukah, 1952. $1200-1800
❧ Rabbi Aaron Kotler famously reorganized his Polish pre-war yeshiva that was based in Kletzk, into the world-class Beth Medrash
Gevoha situated in Lakewood, New Jersey. R. Zalman Sorotzkin (1881-1966), son-in-law of R. Eliezer Gordon of Telz Yeshiva, served as
Rabbi of Lutzk, Poland; he was heavily active in the Vilna-based Va’ad HaYeshivoth (under the auspices of R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinski),
and after the war, directed the Israeli Va’ad HaYeshivoth until his death.
The present detailed letter touches upon many issues affecting the Charedi population of Eretz Israel including efforts to relieve social
and welfare needs, organizing the shipment from America of food and clothing for the benefit of impoverished yeshivah students and their
families.
Rabbi Kotler reports here that he has had meetings with the leadership of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee seeking
a million dollar contribution; also met with Gen. Chaim Herzog, defence attaché at the Israeli Embassy in the United States. Notes that
the Va’ad HaHatzalah is shipping three thousand volumes of the Talmud, as well as ten thousand “litroth” of potatoes for those who chose
not to till the land during Shemittah. R. Kotler advises that the Va’ad HaYeshivoth should not protest against Mifal HaTorah (a religious
organization established by Mizrachi) unless they choose to represent the entire Yeshivah community in Eretz Israel.

249 KANIEVSKY, YA’AKOV YISRAEL. (The Steipler Gaon, 1899-1985). Autograph Letter Signed. Written in Hebrew to R. Yisrael Eliyahu
Weintraub. Extending Passover greetings and blessings for success in all matters. One page.
(Bnei Brak), circa 1980. $600-900
❧ The recipient, R. Yisroel Elya Weintraub (1932-2010) was a prolific author, known as one of the leading Kabbalists of his generation.
Born in Brooklyn, he settled in Bnei Brak in 1965 where he became a member of the illustrious Kollel Chazon Ish and study-partner
with the Steipler. Rabbi Elazar Menachem Shach, encouraged his followers to consult with R. Yisroel Elya when seeking to determine
“da’as Torah” on any given subject.

250 KLEIN, LEOPOLD. [Essays on Jewish thought] Manuscript in German, with some use of Hebrew. Signed by author after each essay.
Opening blank inscribed by the author’s son, William Klein. ff. 127. Original boards, light wear. 4to.
(Chicago-Berlin), circa 1900. $1000-1500
❧ Slovakian born Leopold (Yehudah Aryeh) Klein (1861-1922) was a disciple of the Mahara’m Schick (d. 1879) from whom he received
Rabbinical ordination. He then married his mentor’s grand-daughter (the daughter of R. Joseph Schick) and after her death in a
cholera epidemic in 1892, married her sister. Although Klein returned to Berlin for the last four years of his life, he spent much time in
Chicago. His son Julius Klein rose to the rank of general in the US military.
These unpublished essays display an most erudite mind, comfortably at home in a wide gamut of Jewish learning.

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Lot 251
251 (KETHUBAH). Marriage Contract. Uniting Shlumiel Aviad Hai (Pacifico), son of Moses Jacob

Pisa, with Bianca, daughter of Isaac Monteglia. Written in square Hebrew script on vellum. In two
panels, surmounted by arches and bounded by pillars, containing celebratory wedding related
verses, the text at right contains the marriage formula, financial and related obligations appear at
left, each followed by the signatures of the parties and witnesses. Accomplished in ink and gouache.
Decorated in vibrant colors, with twin medallions containing the decalogue and a central Star-of-
David motif. Unexamined out of frame. 15 x 21 inches.

Split (Croatia), 11th Nisan, 1856. $4000-6000
❧ OF CROATIAN ORIGIN. AN ATTRACTIVE KETHUBAH FROM AN UNUSUAL LOCALE. TEXT WITH DISTINCT

VARIANTS TO TRADITIONAL FORMULA.

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Lot 252
252 (KETHUBAH). Marriage Contract. Uniting David Barukh (1871-1947), son of Yehezkel Ezra Sassoon, with Simhah (1876-1921), daughter of

Ezra Avraham. Finely composed in an attractively fluid, neat rabbinic script on vellum. The upper portion, in two panels, comprise a florid
blessing for the bridal couple, the subsequent text contains the marriage formula, financial and related obligations appear next, followed by
the signatures of the parties and witnesses. Accomplished in ink, silver and gouache. Decorated in vibrant colors, adorned with exotic local
flora and fauna, including fish, peacocks, songbirds, and tigers. 23.5 x 14 inches.

Calcutta, 7th Adar, 1892. $4000-6000
❧ A KETHUBAH LINKING THREE EXOTIC COMMUNITIES: INDIA, BURMA AND JAVA (INDONESIA).

One of three distinct communities comprising Indian Jewry as a whole, the “Baghdadis,” (Jews stemming primarily from Baghdad, Basra
and Aleppo, but also from other Arabic speaking parts of the Ottoman Empire) arrived in India in the late 18th century and ultimately
formed important Diaspora trading communities in Bombay and Calcutta. Among the most prominent members of the community were
the members of the Sassoon family, the “Rothschilds of the East,” recognized as one of the wealthiest families in the world, with a merchant
empire spanning the continent of Asia.

The groom, David Barukh Sassoon and his bride Simhah, settled in Rangoon, Burma (Yangon, Myanmar) during the early years of
their marriage, part of the wave of Jewish merchants and traders in teak, cotton and rice who were pouring into what was then a part
of British India. There they raised a family of five children before Simhah’s untimely death in 1921, buried in the Yangon cemetery. An
accompanying note to this Kethubah suggests that following David’s death in 1945, it was sent to “S. David,” in Surabaya, Indonesia, the
site of yet another Asian enclave of Baghdadi Jewry. It has been speculated that S. David, may in fact be David Sassoon, grandson of David
Barukh and Simhah Sassoon.

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Lot 253

253 (LITURGY). A Prayer-Book for the weekday and
Sabbath, as well as selected holiday prayers. According
to Italian (Roman) rite. Hebrew Manuscript on paper.
Written by [HAIM] MIKHEL BEN ANSHEL EMDEN in brown
ink on paper in a minuscule Ashkenazic semi-cursive
script; headings and running titles in square script.
pp. 114 (excluding blanks), 40-44 lines per page. Original
pagination in ink. Very lightly soiled, wear as expected.
Scribal colophon on p. 114, additional owners’ notes on rear
free endpapers. Original maroon calf, tooled and paneled,
gilt extra, spine in five compartments, upper cover tooled in
Hebrew: Gimpel ben Anshel Emden, marbled endpapers,
lightly rubbed. 32mo.
Amsterdam, 1739. $7000-9000

❧ AN EXQUISITE MINIATURE PRAYER-BOOK, IN A FINE

18TH-CENTURTY BINDING.

Created in Amsterdam in 1739 as a gift for his
brother Gimpel, the scribe of this manuscript
Siddur [Haim] Mikhl ben Anshel Emden,
deployed a truly infinitesimal hand as he filled
its pages with minuscule Hebrew characters.
Clearly a cherished family heirloom, the siddur
passed from Gimpel to his nephew Haim, who Lot 253 (Shown actual size)
in turn passed it to his son-in-law, Moses ben
Abraham in 1806 in London. By 1870, it was in the possession of Charles Isaacs who gifted it to his “much
esteemed friend” H. Simmons.
Because of its diminutive size, the scribe was able to include the shortened Torah readings for all 54
parshiyoth, let alone all standard prayers, the whole in fewer than just 60 leaves.

A CALLIGRAPHIC TOUR-DE-FORCE.

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254 (LITURGY). Birchath HaLevanah [sanctification of the New Lot 254
Moon] Hebrew Manuscript on vellum. Composed by Eliezer
Zussmann Mezeritsch in square Hebrew script with nikud,
instructions in a rabbinic hand. pp. 8. Contemporary gilt-bordered
green diced morocco; minor losses to spine and corners. 16mo.
Frankfurt a/Main, 1836. $3000-5000
❧ So well regarded was the scribe of the present work, Eliezer
Zussmann Meseritch, that he was selected by Charlotte von
Rothschild to prepare the text of her illuminated masterpiece
Haggadah, created for her uncle Amschel.
Though only a single other exemplar of a Kiddush Levanah
manuscript produced in 1823 by Eliezer remains extant
(Frankfurt, Stadt und Universitätsbibliothek Oct. 209). The
scribal proficiency displayed by Eliezer here is exemplified by
the surviving corpus of manuscripts which bear his name.
The present manuscript was created in honor of the Bar
Mitzvah of Wolfgang Speyer, son of Isaac and Hannschen
Speyer, which took place on Shabbat HaGadol, the 8th of
Nissan, 1836. The scribe has included a blessing that young
Wolfgang’s parents merit to escort him to the wedding canopy
and that he follow in the footsteps of his ancestors, fully
observing God’s commandments and His Torah.

255 (MEGILATH ESTHER). Illuminated manuscript Esther Scroll,
written on vellum, in an Aschkenazic hand. Each column of text
surrounded by pink and green flora with alternate foliate motif.
Set on wooden turner. Handsomely mounted within wooden
shadow box. Unexamined out of glass-case. Scroll height: 4.75 inches.
Continental, 19th-century. $2000-2500

Lot 255

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Lot 256
256 (MEGILATH ESTHER). Created by YAACOV AGAM. The Scroll of

Esther. A ritually penned scroll. Black ink on vellum. Square Hebrew
script. 42 lines arranged in eleven columns on seven membranes.
Columns within extravagantly designed silkscreen borders by Agam.
Lower corners of each membrane inscribed “167/180.” Signed by
Agam in Hebrew at end.

Israeli, circa, 1980. $6000-8000
❧ Agam’s remarkable Megillah, a tour-de-force in modern
illustration and design.

(Detail of signature)
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257 (TEITELBAUM, CHAIM TZVI OF SIGHET). Jacob Lot 257
Joshua Falk. Pnei Yehoshua. Part III. THE R. CHAIM TZVI Lot 259
TEITELBAUM COPY, signed by him on title-page (several
times). Includes inscriptions by various Chassidim that
their learning should be blessed. Contemporary boards. Folio.
Warsaw, 1874. $6000-9000
❧ The signatory, R. Chaim Tzvi Teitelbaum of
Sighet, author of Atzei Chaim (1889-1926) was the
older brother of R. Yoel Teitelbaum of Satmar and
father of R. Moshe Teitelbaum, author of Beirach
Moshe, the Rebbe of Sighet and Satmar.

258 (SEPHARDICA). Livro do Hazan David de Iman[uel]
da Silva das Observacoens & Costums do K. K. de
Amsterdam. Manuscript in Portuguese, with much use
of Hebrew, written in brown ink on paper. Each page
within ruled border.
From the library of the late Rabbi David da Sola Pool
(with his related notes laid in). pp. 115 (excluding blank
leaves). Contemporary vellum. 8vo.
Amsterdam, Late 18th-century. $3000-5000
❧ “The Book of Hazan David de Imanuel da Silva
regarding the Observances and Customs of the
Holy Congregation of Amsterdam.”
This volume comprises a complete list of the
proper order of prayer, including special insertions
for all of the holidays and fast days of the year. It
is written in a fine hand very likely by the Hazan
himself. The book is predominantly in Portuguese
(still the internal language of the Western
Sephardim into the 18th century) with copious
amounts of Hebrew (also in a fine hand).
It is noted here that da Silva was the successor
of Hazan Joseph Sarfatim and was selected from
among seven candidates. His election was celebrated
in a poem by M.A. Gavilán published as a broadside
in 1772 (now in the collection of JTSA (B. NS. PP122).

259 SHACH, ELAZAR MENACHEM MAN. (Rosh Yeshiva of Ponovezh, 1899-
2001). Autograph Letter Signed in Hebrew, written on letterhead to R.
Yisrael Eliyahu Weintraub. Approbation for R. Weintraub’s work entitled
Mikveh Yisrael. One page.
Bnei Braq, 19th Iyar, 1970. $500-700
❧ Rav Shach was the pre-eminent leader of Lithuanian Jewry in the
post-War period. His dominating personality had a profound effect on
the religious, social and political outlook of Aschkenazic Torah Jewry,
especially in Israel.
Includes extensive honorific titles that Rav Shach extends to Rabbi
Weintraub who ultimately, from a sense of personal humility, decided
not to include in the published version of this work.

260 SHARETT, MOSHE. (Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel,
1894-1965). Group of three Autograph Letters Signed, with initials
“M.S.” Written in Hebrew to David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel.
Concerning his pending resignation; a new inquiry into the Lavon Affair;
and the World Zionist Organization’s relationship with the Revisionist party
and Menachem Begin. Sharrett’s strained relationship with Ben-Gurion is
distinctly palatable.
Further details of each letter available upon request. Total of eleven pages.
(Israel), 1956-63. $1000-1500

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261 SCHNEERSON, YOSEF YITZCHAK & MENACHEM MENDEL. (Sixth and seventh Grand Rabbis of Lubavitch) And others. Collection of
c. 63 Typed Letters Signed letters all written to Benjamin Glazer, New York. Comprising:
FRIEDIKER REBBE. Circa 40 Typed Letters Signed, on letterhead. Most in Yiddish, eleven in Hebrew and one in English. Dated from the 28th
Marcheshvan, 1943 - 29th Kislev, 1950.
THE REBBE: Seven Typed Letters Signed, on letterhead. Six in English, one in Yiddish. Dated from 1948-1951.
R. SHEMARYAHU GURARY: Fifteen Typed Letters Signed, on letterhead. One in Yiddish, all others in English. Dated from 1946-1951.
NECHAMA DINA SCHNEERSON: One Typed Letters Signed, on letterhead, in Hebrew. 1951.
ACCOMPANIED BY: Many original envelopes, as well as related papers including: Telegrams, Lubavitch Yeshiva building fund certificates,
unsigned letters translated into English, photographs and newspaper clippings of historic events in Lubavitch. As well as an internal press-
release announcing the inauguration of R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson as the new Rebbe (18th January, 1951), along with copy of letter
from Glazer congratulating the Rebbe upon his appointment.
Brooklyn, NY, 1943-51. $20,000-25,000
❧ Benjamin Glazer, a prominent Manhattan businessman, philanthropist and communal activist shared a close relationship with the
Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Joseph I. Schneerson. It appears this began in 1929 when the Rebbe first visited America and solidified once
the Rebbe settled in the United States a decade later. Glazer was a key supporter in creating the initial institutional structures of Chabad
in America, including the United Lubavitch Yeshiva, Kehot Publication Society and Chabad’s European refugee relief programs.
Above and beyond the practicalities of lending both financial and organizational support in establishing “bricks and mortar,” Glazer was
clearly devoted to Chassidic teachings as indicated amidst the correspondence here, where he pledged the large sum of that time - $8,000 -
to publish the writings of the third Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Tzemach Tzedek.
The letters here indicate the depth of feeling between the Rebbe Rayat”z and Glazer. For example during a challenging health crisis
the Rebbe writes: “Last Tuesday I wasn’t feeling well…Your writing dear friend Mr. Glazer, was the greatest medicine.” Elsewhere: “In your
writing I feel your elevated spiritual pleasure and strong spiritual desire to assist me in my souls mission. This gives me the greatest pleasure
and makes it all the easier to carry my great burden.”
From these letters we learn that from 1945 and on, Glazer was chairman of the annual dinners in support of United Lubavitch Yeshiva,
drawing in those of means to support its very first school building located on the corner of Bedford and Dean in Brooklyn. * In 1946, upon
the request of the Rebbe Rayat”z, Glazer traveled to Montreal to speak at the annual dinner of the Canadian branch of Lubavitch Yeshiva.
On his return, the Rebbe Rayat”z thanks Glazer for the tremendous impact his speech had on Montreal Jewry. * In the mid-1940’s the Non-
Partisan Committee for the Survival of Eastern European Jewry is formed under the auspices of the Rebbe, who in turn, appoints Glazer as
committee chairman. * Efforts are exerted to obtain American visas for Chabad yeshiva students stranded in Shanghai.
In addition to much discussion of communal business matters, many personal affairs are noted here, including blessings upon reaching
personal and family milestones, as well as good wishes extended by the Rebbe across the annual cycle of holidays and related special
occasions.
Amidst the great number of letters presented here - from the last days of the Friediker Rebbe and the very first days of the new Rebbe
- there is much raw material that can be learnt concerning the establishment of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in America right in its
infancy.
With grateful thanks to Rabbi Akiva Nussbaum (Brooklyn, NY) for his research assistance in cataloguing this lot.
MANY OF THESE LETTERS REMAIN UNPUBLISHED. Further details available upon request, including a listing of each letter by date and
abbreviated content, as well as notation whether published in Igrois.

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280 HOMANN, JOHANN BAPTIST. “Iudaea seu Palaestina ob sacratissima Redemtoris vestigia hodie dicta Terra Sancta prout olim

In Duodecim Tribus Divisa separatis ab invicem Regnis Iuda et Israel …” Hand-colored copperplate map, two sheets cojoined.
20.25 x 23.5 inches. Laor 340; Nebenzahl 144-45.

Nuremberg, first edition 1707 (or later). $400-600
281 HARENBERG, JOHANN CHRISTOPH. Carte de la Terre Sainte divisee…selon les Douze Tribus D’Israel. Hand-colored double-page

engraved map. Unexamined out of frame. 19.5 x 21 inches to mat. Laor 325.
Nurenberg, 1750. $500-700

❧ From: Homann’s Major Atlas Scholasticus.
This map includes an elaborate cartouche along with the Spies bearing a large grape clusters and the front and back of an ancient shekel

coin. The upper left quadrant offers an overview of the region as a whole with ancient country delineation.
282 (ITINERA). “Tabula quarta itinera et peregrinationes jesu christi domini nostri.” Copperplate in red and black. Linen-backed. 24.25 x 32 inches.

Milan, 1736. $600-900
❧ From: In curia regia per Joseph Richinum Malatestam regium, ducalemque typographum (1736).

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283 283 BOWEN, EMANUEL. “A Map of the Journey in the Wilderness and of
the Conquest and Partition of the Land of Canaan, by the Children of
284 Israel according to its History.” Hand-colored copperplate engraving.
Unexamined out of frame. 11.25 x 11 inches to mat. Not in Laor.
285 (London), 1748(?). $400-600
116 ❧ A vibrantly colored itinerarium. Emanuel Bowen (1693-1767)
was Royal Mapmaker to both King George II of England and
Louis XV of France.

284 HOLE, WILLIAM. “A Description of the Land of Gosen, and Moses
passage though the Deserts.” Hand-colored copperplate engraving.
Cojoined. 14.5 x 16.75 inches. Laor 337.
London, first edition 1614 (or later). $800-1200
❧ From: Sir Walter Raleigh. The History of the World. London,
1614, f. 203.
Detailed map illustrating Moses exodus from Egypt as the leader
of the Israelites. Shows the crossing of the Red Sea and wandering
in the desert, illustrated by 42 numbered encampments. One of
the few maps to show the Exodus using English nomenclature and
annotations. Two large strapwork cartouches and fine compass rose.
Appears in Raleigh’s publication in which he sought to tell the
history of the world from Creation to the present. He wrote this
while imprisoned in the Tower of London after being charged with
conspiracy by James I.

285 HOLLAR, WENCESLAUS. “The desert Arabia / Arabia the
stonie.” Hand-colored copperplate map, two sheets cojoined.
13.25 x 15.75 inches. Not in Laor.
London, c. 1657. $500-700
❧ From: Brian Walton (editor), Biblia Sacra Polyglotta. London,
Thomas Roycroft, c. 1657, f. 325.
A map of the Holy Land by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677)
depicting much detail of various battles and captioned with where
they occurred.

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286 (JERUSALEM). Bird’s Eye View of Holy Jerusalem. Chromolithograph. Title in Russian, Arabic, French and English. Unexamined out of

frame. Several marginal chips and tears. 21 x 27.5 inches.
Odessa, E.I. Fesenko (publisher), 1907. $2000-3000

❧ A view of the city of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, identifying Jewish, Christian and Islamic holy sites. A variant view was
produced by the American Syro-Maronite Church.

287 GROUP OF FIVE HOLY-LAND MAPS. Five, double-page copperplate engraved maps of the Holy-Land or Jerusalem in German text:
* Abriss der Hütten… Gezelten der Kinder Israel [Demolition of the huts… Tents of the Children of Israel]. August Christian Fleischmann.
* Die Gegend des irdischen Paradieses und des Landes Canaan [The Territory of the Earthly Paradise and the Land of Canaan]. Jacob von

Sandrart. (Laor 814).
* Die Reise der Kinder Israel aus Egypten [The Journey of the Children of Israel from Egypt]. J. von Sandrart. (Laor 815).
* Erster Abrissz der Stadt Jerusalem… [First Demolition of the City of…]. A.C. Fleischmann. (Laor 1022).
* Eigentliche Vorstellung der Statt Jerusalem… [Actual Idea of the Place…] A.C. Fleischmann. (Laor 1023). Previous owner’s markings

along left margin. Each 16 x 21 inches.

Nuremberg, 1736. $1000-1500

❧ From: Biblia. Martin Luther, Johann Andrea Endters Seel 287
Sohn und Erben, Nuremberg, 1736.

(1) A bird’s-eye view of the encampment of the Jewish
people with the central Tabernacle and its courtyard showing
the priests at service. (2) Earthly Paradise shows the route
of Abraham from Ur with vignettes of Adam naming
the animals, Eve’s creation from Adams rib, Eve with the
apple and the Expulsion from the Garden of Eden. (3)
The Peregrination of the Children of Israel through the
desert. (4) A copy in reduced scale of Adrichom’s 1584 plan
of ancient Jerusalem including Renaissance-era buildings,
temples and fountains and the fortified walls of the town. (5)
An antique plan of Jerusalem.

German printmakers and engravers August Christian
Fleischmann (1687-1736) and Jacob von Sandrart (1630-1708)
were active in Nuremberg. Sandart was the founder and first
director of the Nuremberg Academy of Fine Art.

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288 (MIZR ACH). Multicolored map of Palestine with
Yiddish text throughout. Central large illustration
depicting the Holy Land and Mediterranean Sea,
delineated by Biblical distribution; including the
latitude and longitude degrees; surrounded by vignettes
of holy sites and cities of Israel: Western Wall, Jaffa,
Safed, Tomb of King David on Mount Zion, Tomb of
Abraham in Hebron, Tiberias and Haifa. On either side
in neoclassical frames are lists of twenty-two ‘Yiddish
Colonies’ including: Chadera, Metulah, Petach Tiqva,
Zichron Yaakov and Rechovot.” Under the central
illustration is a shield for parental yahrtzeit information.
The whole titled ‘Mizrach’ and bearing Hebrew and
English ‘Jerusalem’ at top. Lithograph. Closely trimmed at
lower margin. 21.5 x 17 inches.
(American), 1937. $1000-1500

289 (MIZRACH). “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right
hand forget her cunning.” Central image depicting Har
Habayith (Temple Mount), Mount of Olives, Western Wall
and other attractions of the area facing east, labeled with
letters relating to Hebrew and English indices. Flanked
by corner illustrations of the Tomb of Rachel, the Tomb
of the Patriarchs, the Tower of David and the Synagogue
of Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi. Under the central illustration
is a Yiddish “techinah” prayer to be said before candle-
lighting. Lithograph printed in gold. Text in Hebrew,
Yiddish and English. 11.75 x 16.25 inches.

288 Jerusalem, early 20th century. $500-700

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Autograph Letters , Holy Land Maps & Fine Art, to be held March 16th, 2017. These bids are made subject to the Conditions of Sale and Advice to
Prospective Purchasers printed in the catalogue. I understand that if my bid is successful a premium of 25% will be added to the hammer price.

Name:

Address:

Telephone Number: First Word $Bid (Excluding Premium)
Signature:
Lot Number

 IN ORDER TO AVOID DELAYS BUYERS ARE ADVISED TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE THE SALE FOR PAYMENT. IF SUCH ARRANGEMENTS

ARE NOT MADE, CHECKS WILL BE CLEARED BEFORE PURCHASES ARE RELEASED.

 T RADE REFERENCE OR 25% DEPOSIT REQUIRED IF BIDDER IS NOT KNOWN TO KESTENBAUM & COMPANY.

—  Conditions of Sale  —

Property is offered for sale by Kestenbaum & Company as agent for the Consignor.
By bidding at auction, the buyer agrees to be bound by these conditions of sale.
1. All property is sold “as is,” and any representation or statement in the auction catalogue or elsewhere as to authorship,

attribution, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price is a statement of opinion only. All
interested parties should exercise their own judgement as to such matters, Kestenbaum & Company shall not bear
responsibility for the correctness of such opinions.

2. Notwithstanding the previous condition, property may be returned by the purchaser should such property prove to be
defective, incomplete or not genuine (provided such defects are not indicated in the catalogue or at the sale). Written
notice of the cause for return must be received by Kestenbaum & Company within seven (7) days from the date of the
sale of the property, and the property must be returned to Kestenbaum & Company in the same condition as it was at the
time of sale. Any lot containing three or more items will be sold “as is” and is not subject to return.

3. The Auctioneer has the right to refuse admission to the premises and/or refuse the participation in the auction of any
person. The Auctioneer has the right to reject any bid and to advance the bidding at his absolute discretion and, in the
event of any dispute between bidders, to determine the successful bidder or to reoffer and resell the article in dispute.
Should there be any dispute after the sale, the Auctioneer’s record of final sale shall be conclusive.

4. The fall of the Auctioneer’s hammer marks the acceptance of the highest bid and the conclusion of a contract for sale
between the seller and the buyer. The buyer will then be required to sign confirmation of purchase, supply his/her legal
name and full address and pay the full purchase price.

5. The buyer is obliged to collect his purchased lot(s) and to fulfill his obligations to pay for the lot(s) no later than seven
days from the date of the sale of the item. The buyer will not acquire title to the lot until all amounts due to Kestenbaum
& Company from the buyer have been received by Kestenbaum & Company in good cleared funds even in circumstances
where the lot has been released to the buyer.

6. If the buyer fails to make payment in full in good cleared funds within the time required, Kestenbaum & Company shall
be entitled in our absolute discretion to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies (in addition to asserting
any other rights or remedies available to us by law): (a) cancel the sale, retaining as liquidated damages all payments
made by the purchaser, (b) resell the property, either publicly or privately, for the account and risk of the buyer, or (c)
charge interest at such rate as we reasonably decide. In such event the defaulting buyer shall be liable for the payment of
all deficiencies plus all costs, including legal fees, warehousing, the expenses of both sales, and Kestenbaum & Company’s
commission at its regular rates and all other charges due hereunder.

7. Any right of the purchaser under this agreement or under the law shall not be assignable and shall be enforceable only
by the original purchaser and not by any subsequent owner or any person who shall subsequently acquire any interest.
No purchaser shall be entitled to any remedy, relief or damages beyond return of the property, rescission of the sale and
refund of the purchase price; and without limitation, no purchaser shall be entitled to damages of any kind.

8. Kestenbaum & Company reserves the absolute right to withdraw any property at any time before its actual final sale.

9. All lots in this catalogue are subject to a reserve, which is the conditional minimum price acceptable to the Consignor.
No reserve will exceed the low presale estimate stated in the catalogue.

10. The purchase price paid by the buyer shall be the sum of the final bid and a buyer’s premium of 25% of the first
$150,000 of the final bid on each lot, and 20% of the final bid price above $150,000, plus all applicable sales tax.

11. Any payment made via credit card is subject to a 3% convenience charge.
12. All property must be paid for and removed from our premises by the buyer at his expense not later than seven days

following its sale. If not so removed, storage charges may be charged of $5. 00 per lot per day. In addition, a late charge of
1. 5% per month of the total purchase price may be imposed if payment is not made.

13. Kestenbaum & Company accepts no responsibility for errors relating to the execution of commission bids, either from
the floor, telephone or via the internet.

14. Kestenbaum & Company is not responsible for unsold lots left on our premises sixty (60) days from their date of sale.

15. The rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. All bidders and the purchaser
submit to the personal jurisdiction of the New York State courts and their rules and procedures in the event of any dispute.

—  Advice to Prospective Purchasers  —

1. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to inspect property prior to the
sale. We would be pleased to answer all queries and describe items in
greater detail.

2. Those unable to attend the sale, Kestenbaum & Company will execute
bids on the buyer’s behalf with care and discretion at the lowest pos-
sible price as allowed by other bids and any reserves. Commission bids
must be received no less than two hours before the auction commences.
Successful bidder will be notified and invoiced following the sale.

3. B idding may also be placed via telephone or via the internet. All such
arrangements must be made 24 hours before the sale commences.

4. In order to avoid delays, buyers are advised to make arrangements
before the sale for payment. If such arrangements are not made, checks
will be cleared before purchases are released. Invoice details cannot be
changed once issued.

5. Kestenbaum & Company cannot provide shipping services of any kind
for purchases made in this auction. We can suggest an independent shipping
company who will provide all necessary services and bill the buyer directly.

6. We are not responsible for purchases left on our premises 90 days from
their date of sale.

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Kestenbaum & Company undertakes Collection Appraisals for
insurance, estate tax, charitable and other purposes. Relevant fees will

be refunded should items be subsequently consigned for sale.

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We are currently accepting consignments for future
auctions. Terms are highly attractive and payment timely.

To discuss a consignment, please contact:
Daniel E. Kestenbaum

Tel: 212 366-1197 • [email protected]

Forthcoming Auctions

Fine Judaica
June, 2017

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— Sale dates subject to change —
Detailed illustrated Catalogues are available
approximately 3 weeks prior to each sale and may be purchased
individually or at a special subscription rate.





K estenbaum & Compa ny

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Auctioneers of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Fine Art