Bidspirit auctions | Kestenbaum & Company Auction Jun 22, 2023

Kestenbaum & Company, Jun 22, 2023. 269 lots, estimates 60 - 20000 $.

Kestenbaum & Company -

Rare Printed Books,

Manuscripts, Autograph Letters,

Photographs, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts

And Featuring: A Significant Offering Relating to Jews in the American Civil War.

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Lots in this catalog (269)

• Lot 1: AMERICAN ADVERTISING TOKEN, or store card, issued by Samuel Hart & Co., Philadelphia. — $120 - $180
• Lot 2: MEDAL of Thomas Jefferson (obverse), with Monticello (reverse). — $300 - $400
• Lot 3: AMERICAN CIVIL WAR VETERANS BADGE. Two-piece German-silver badge, retaining pin and clasp. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 4: CONFEDERATE SOUTHERN CROSS OF HONOR . Two-piece bronze badge, retaining pin and clasp. — $700 - $1,000
• Lot 5: CIVIL WAR DOG TAG (identification disc) made from 1854 US quarter coin. Boldly stamped “ J. G. OCHS. ” c. 1862. — $700 - $1,000
• Lot 6: PHOTOGRAPH by W.H. Tipton of the Dedication of the 82nd Illinois Infantry Monument at Gettysburg. 1891. Framed. — $400 - $600
• Lot 7: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Brigadier General Henry Moses Judah. Chest up view in uniform. Photographer: Addis, — $600 - $900
• Lot 8: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Theodor Minnis Etting. Waist-up view in uniform. Photographer: Chase & Bacharach, — $700 - $1,000
• Lot 9: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Brigadier General Frederick Knefler. Chest-up view in uniform. No photog. imprint. — $700 - $1,000
• Lot 10: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Ferdinand Steinberg. Chest-up view in uniform. Unusual hat insignia. Medal worn on coat. — $700 - $1,000
• Lot 11: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Assistant Surgeon Jonas H. Kauffman. Vignette chest-up view of in uniform. — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 12: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Colonel Max Einstein. Knees-up view of in uniform, casually posed with sword, — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 13: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Captain Oscar Ludwig. Knees-up view of Chest-up view in uniform, — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 14: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of “Colonel” Montgomery Moses. Full-length view, posed with top hat and cane. — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 15: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Gustav Wiener, Company E, 29th New York Infantry. — $400 - $600
• Lot 16: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Brevet Brigadier General Jones (Jonas) Frankle. Seated view in uniform. — $400 - $600
• Lot 17: TWO CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPHS of Confederate diplomat Edwin de Leon, and his wife Ellen Mary Novian. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 18: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Madeline Henriques, seated view. Photographer: New York Photographic Co. — $500 - $700
• Lot 19: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of two unidentified standing young men. Photographer: Art Gallery, No. 411 Broadway. — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 20: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Julius Eichberg. Waist-up view. Identified twice in period pencil; — $500 - $700
• Lot 21: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Isachar Zacharie. Full-length view. Significantly, — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 22: TWO CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPHS of two Jewish brothers. Both men standing, — $1,500 - $2,500
• Lot 23: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Joseph Naphtaly. Full-length view. — $500 - $700
• Lot 24: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of First Lieutenant Isaac May. Chest-up view in civilian attire. — $600 - $900
• Lot 25: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Abram Lyon. Bust view. — $500 - $700
• Lot 26: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of David Urbansky, chest-up view. No photog. imprint. — $700 - $1,000
• Lot 27: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of First Lieutenant Friedrich Jacobi. Inscribed in period brown Ink “1 Lt. Fr. — $600 - $900
• Lot 28: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of “Admiral Dot.” Subject stands on table holding top hat and cane. — $300 - $500
• Lot 29: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Residence of Gen. Lee.” Rare image by Levy & Cohen. — $300 - $500
• Lot 30: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH depicting images of the Confederate Cabinet, including JUDAH P. BENJAMIN. Published by: E. — $300 - $500
• Lot 31: CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Rose Eytinge, seated view. Photographer: Fredricks, New York. — $500 - $700
• Lot 32: RABBI MORRIS JACOB RAPHALL. Salt print, knees-up seated view. — $6,000 - $9,000
• Lot 33: EXCEPTIONAL M 1850 STAFF & — $8,000 - $12,000
• Lot 34: CAPTAIN ALFRED MORDECAI SR. Autograph (circular) Letter Signed written to Captain E. Harding, Augusta Arsenal. — $300 - $500
• Lot 35: WILLIAM MALLORY LEVY. Autograph Letter Signed, written in the field to William Harland in Portsmouth, Va. — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 36: PROMISSORY NOTE between two prominent Charlestonian Jews. Signed by both. P. — $300 - $400
• Lot 37: MUSTER ROLL. Exceptionally large document for Company C, 67th Ohio Infantry, commanded by Marcus M. Spiegel. — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 38: DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE. For Private Alexander Reiss, Company K, 66th New York Infantry. — $200 - $300
• Lot 39: MYER LEVY. Autograph Letter Signed, written to his brother. Excellent content throughout. Signed Myer. Four pages. — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 40: STATE OF LOUISIANA. Parish of Orleans. Printed Loyalty Oath, signed by Sigmund Loeb. Printed in orange, — $500 - $700
• Lot 41: ISIDOR BUSH. Autograph Letter Signed written to J. — $300 - $500
• Lot 42: SONS OF LIBERTY. Lincoln Camp No. 2. Minute book. MANUSCRIPT ledger. 175 pages written in period ink. pp. 173. — $400 - $600
• Lot 43: (RABBI'S HANDBOOK). MANUSCRIPT written in Hebrew and German. — $300 - $500
• Lot 44: (M. L. Rossvally, C. F. Cutter). The Jewish Doctor and the Drummer Boy. — $200 - $300
• Lot 45: WILLIAM F. FOX. New York Monuments Commission for the Battlefields of Gettysburg and Chattanooga. — $200 - $300
• Lot 46: JONAS B. PHILLIPS. Light May the Boat Row. Duett, sung with the most enthusiastic applause by Mrs. and Miss Watson, — $500 - $700
• Lot 47: JOSEPH SCHWARZ. A Descriptive Geography and Brief Historical Sketch of Palestine. — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 48: (TALMUD, AMERICAN). Tract. Rosh Hashana of the New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud. FIRST EDITION. Edited, — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 49: (CANADA). CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Theodore Jonathan Hart. Photographer: W. Notman, Montreal. — $500 - $700
• Lot 50: (ENGLISH BOARD GAME). The New and Fashionable Game of the Jew. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 51: (WORLD WAR I). British War Medal & Victory Medal, awarded to 24439 Pte. J. Isaacs, KSLI. — $200 - $300
• Lot 52: (ANGLO-JUDAICA). MOSES BEN MAIMON (MAIMONIDES / RaMBa”M). — $300 - $500
• Lot 53: Sir Moses Montefiore. Ein Lebensbild. German text with Hebrew poem on final page. Four steel-engraved plates. pp. (12), — $80 - $120
• Lot 54: (ENGLAND). Group of seven Christian Sermons Delivered in 17th Century London. — $200 - $400
• Lot 55: (ENGLAND). L’Estrange, Robert. Group of 11 Issues of The Observator - a Royalist Mouthpiece. — $200 - $400
• Lot 56: DE SOLA POOL, DAVID. Autograph Manuscript Notes concerning death. Written in Hebrew and English. — $200 - $400
• Lot 57: (DE SOLA POOL, DAVID & TAMAR). Silver ceremonial Kiddush goblet. Repousse-work, central inscription: “D. & T. — $500 - $700
• Lot 58: MELDOLA, RAPHAEL BEN MOSES. Personal rabbinic signet ring. — $3,000 - $5,000
• Lot 59: MELDOLA, DAVID. Gold locket, containing a sprig of heather (and hair?) surrounding the initial letters: “D.M. — $1,000 - $2,000
• Lot 60: (ARGENTINA). Estatutos de la Sociedad Cooperativa “La Mutua Agrícola Limitada” de Moises Ville. pp. 24. — $300 - $500
• Lot 61: (ANTISEMITICA). [JOLY, MAURICE]. — $500 - $700
• Lot 62: (ANTISEMITICA. SWITZERLAND). Ab de Schiene d'Bundesbahn Chunt! [“Get off the Rails, — $1,500 - $2,500
• Lot 63: (CORFU). Mose. Antologia Israelitica. Ano 1. Per cura d'una societa d'amici della religione e del progresso. — $200 - $300
• Lot 64: (COOK-BOOK). Marie Kauders. Erstes Israelitisches Kochbuch für Böhmische Kü — $300 - $500
• Lot 65: (FOOD). Der Verein zur Förderung ritueller Speisehä — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 66: (HOLOCAUST). JANUSZ KORCZAK. Jak Kochać Dzieci [“How to Lovingly Care for Children.”] Three parts bound in one. — $300 - $500
• Lot 67: (HOLOCAUST). (Zoltán Hirsch) “Zoli.” Kis Ember Nagy Elete - Öné — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 68: (HOLOCAUST). RUDOLPH PHILIPP. Raoul Wallenberg: Diplomat, Kämpe, Samarit [“Diplomat, Fighter, Samaritan. — $300 - $500
• Lot 69: (HOLOCAUST). WŁADYSŁAW SZPILMAN & Jerzy Waldorff. Śmierć Miasta [“Death of the City.”] FIRST EDITION. — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 70: (HOLOCAUST). VIKTOR E. FRANKL. Österreichische Dokumente zur Zeitgeschichte, Bd. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 71: (HOLOCAUST). LIANA MILLU. Il Fumo di Birkenau. FIRST EDITION. Opening blank signed by the author. Text in Italian. pp. — $400 - $600
• Lot 72: (HOLOCAUST). Deutsches Reich Reisepass. PASSPORT of a German Jew who fled Berlin and found sanctuary in Eretz Israel. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 73: (HOLOCAUST). Copia della Relazione Presentata al Ministero della Guerra, — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 74: (HOLOCAUST). Compulsory French Judenstern. Yellow fabric imprinted with the word "Juif" — $300 - $500
• Lot 75: (HOLOCAUST). Compulsory Dutch Judenstern. Yellow fabric imprinted with the word "Jood" — $300 - $500
• Lot 76: (HOLOCAUST). Compulsory German Judenstern. Yellow fabric imprinted with the word "Jude" — $300 - $500
• Lot 77: (HOLOCAUST). Compulsory Bulgarian Judenstern. Yellow Star button, with two small holes at center. — $400 - $600
• Lot 78: (HOLOCAUST). Karl Grundmann. Fü — $400 - $600
• Lot 79: (HOLOCAUST). SCHNEERSOHN, YOSEPH YITZCHAK. “Lubavitcher Rebbe’ns Brief tzu Doktor Yaakov Klatzkin. — $400 - $600
• Lot 80: (HOLOCAUST). LUDWIG WODAK. Group of six watercolors, comprising: Portrait and five village scenes. — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 81: (HOLOCAUST). FRITZ LEDERER. “In the Eruv of Theresienstadt.” Suite of 21 engravings on large sheets, — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 82: (HOLOCAUST). LARGE ANTI-SEMITIC “VIKTORIA” POSTER. Printed in gray and orange. Large letter V, — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 83: (HOLOCAUST). Jewish National Fund. “We Shall Never Forget Our Martyred Dead. Plant Trees.” Poster. — $400 - $600
• Lot 84: (HOLOCAUST). Beyond the Statute of Limitations - Beyond Oblivion. — $500 - $700
• Lot 85: FREUD, SIGMUND. Die Zukunft einer Illusion [“The Future of an Illusion.”] FIRST EDITION. pp. 91 +(+ 3 pp. ads). — $200 - $300
• Lot 86: (HUMOR). Shlomo Bastomsky. Yiddishe Weitzen [“Jewish Jokes.”] Yiddish text. pp. 14, (2). Original printed wrappers. — $70 - $100
• Lot 87: (ISRAEL, LAND OF). RELAND, HADRIAN. Palaestina ex Monumentis Veteribus Illustrata. FIRST EDITION. — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 88: (ISRAEL / PALESTINE). The Political History of Palestine Under British Administration. — $300 - $500
• Lot 89: (ISRAEL / PALESTINE). Palestine Telephone Directory. — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 90: (LISSITZKY, ELIEZER). Yingel Tsingel Khvat [“The Mischievous Boy”]. — $500 - $800
• Lot 91: (MEDALS). Thomason Medallic Bible, Franklin Mint Version. Bronze. 48 (of 60), — $100 - $200
• Lot 92: (MUSEUM / AUCTION CATALOGUES). Group of c. 30 exhibition and bibliographic catalogues; — $100 - $200
• Lot 93: (MUSIC). Tzion’s Harpe (Zion’s Harp). Collection of Yiddish Zionist and folk songs. Many with musical notes. ff. 49. — $80 - $120
• Lot 94: (SHABTHAI TZVI). Die Geschichte von dem grossen Betrieger. Oder falschen Juden Könige Sabatai-Sevi von Smirna, — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 95: (SHABTHAI TZVI). — $6,000 - $9,000
• Lot 96: SZYK, ARTHUR. Le Statut de Kalisz. Roits accordés aux Juifs par Boleslaus le Pieux, — $20,000 - $30,000
• Lot 97: (BIBLE). Biblia Hebraica. Edited and with an introduction in Latin by Johannes Leusden. — $700 - $1,000
• Lot 98: (BIBLE, HEBREW AND LATIN). Biblia Hebraica. Torah, Nevi’im U’Kethuvim. With Latin translation by Sebastian Schmidt. — $200 - $300
• Lot 99: (GASTER, MOSES). Torah, Nevi’im U’Kethuvim [Hebrew Bible]. — $80 - $120
• Lot 100: (CHASSIDISM). Rama”z. Yalkut HaRo'im. pp. 48. * BOUND WITH: Rama”z. Ma'amar Shever Posh'im. pp. 49-80. FIRST EDITION. — $200 - $300
• Lot 101: (CHASSIDISM). (R. YA’AKOV SHIMSHON OF SHEPETOVKA). Ma’aseh Shehaya / Nora’ah… pp. 8. Modern wrappers. 8vo. Warsaw, — $100 - $200
• Lot 102: (CHASSIDISM). YISROEL OF CHORTKOV. Yismach Yisroel [novellae to the Torah portions and festivals]. FIRST EDITION. pp. — $100 - $200
• Lot 103: (CHABAD). Pardess HaTomim. Volume 1. Edited by R. Baruch Shimon Schneerson. With appended letter, Iyar, 1954. pp. 94. — $100 - $200
• Lot 104: (GOREN, SHLOMO). HaVaad LeHatzalath HaRabanuth. — $60 - $90
• Lot 105: GOREN, SHLOMO. Pesak HaDin Be’Inyan Ha’Ach Veha’Achoth. ONLY EDITION. pp. 200. Original printed wrappers, foxed. 8vo. — $200 - $300
• Lot 106: (HIRSCH, SAMSON RAPHAEL Editor). Jeschurun. Ein Monatsblatt zur Förderung judischen Geistes und judischen Lebens, — $300 - $500
• Lot 107: (LITURGY). Machzor [prayers for the entire year]. According to Roman rite. — $1,000 - $2,000
• Lot 108: (LITURGY). Machzor mikol HaShanah [Festival prayers]. According to Aschkenazi rite. Title-page signed by R. — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 109: (LOEWENSTAMM, SHAUL). Yitzchak Iyzak Friedman. Zichron Teru’ah [eulogy for The Binyan Ariel (1717-90)]. FIRST EDITION. — $300 - $500
• Lot 110: MOSES BEN NACHMAN (NACHMANIDES / RaMBa”N). Dina DeGarmei. FIRST EDITION. Printed without a title page. ff. 1-4 (of 10). — $200 - $300
• Lot 111: (TALMUD). RABINOWITZ, RAPHAEL NATHAN NOTA. Ma’amar al Hadfasath HaTalmud [“Essay on the Printing of the Talmud. — $100 - $150
• Lot 112: TRANI, MOSES DI Beith Elo-him [ethical philosophy with a section on prayer]. FIRST EDITION. — $400 - $600
• Lot 113: ZIV, SIMCHA ZISSEL OF KELM. Chochmah U’Mussar. * WITH: Yerucham Levovitz. (Ma’amarim). Two volumes. — $500 - $1,000
• Lot 114: RABBI JEROME (YISROEL YIRMIYAHU) WIDISKY. A notebook of his Torah thoughts and sermons. Manuscript in Hebrew. pp. 120. — $200 - $400
• Lot 115: BEZALEL HAKOHEN OF VILNA. Reishith Bikurim [responsa]. Vol. I. FIRST EDITION. Presentation copy. — $1,500 - $2,500
• Lot 116: (CHABAD). Group of c. 25 Documents and Letters from Grand Rebbe R. YOSEPH YITZCHAK SCHNEERSOHN. (unsigned). — $500 - $1,000
• Lot 117: EHRENREICH, SHLOMO ZALMAN (The Shimloyer Rov, 1863-1944). — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 118: KARELITZ, AVRAHAM YESHAYAH. (The Chazon Ish, 1878-1953). Autograph Letter Signed, — $5,000 - $7,000
• Lot 119: LAZARUS, HARRIS (TZVI) MYER (Dayan of the London Beth Din, 1878-1962). Group of five letters. Hebrew, one in English. — $200 - $400
• Lot 120: PERLOW, AVRAHAM ELIMELECH. (Grand Rebbe of Karlin, 1891-1942). Autograph Letter Signed, — $300 - $500
• Lot 121: PERLOW, NOACH YOSEPH BOAZ. (Grand-Rabbi of Avrutch - Chabad). Two Autograph Letters, one Signed. — $200 - $400
• Lot 122: (SATMAR / TEITELBAUM FAMILY). SILVER WINE-COASTER. — $500 - $700
• Lot 123: (UKRAINE). Two Manuscripts Pertaining to Jewish Life in Early 20th Century YEKATRINOSLAV (DNIPRO). — $200 - $300
• Lot 124: WEIL, MOISE. (Chief Rabbi of Algiers, 1852-1914). — $300 - $500
• Lot 125: HERZL, THEODOR (Father of Political Zionism, 1860-1904). Typed Letter Signed, — $800 - $1,200
• Lot 126: (LEHMANN FAMILY). Two thick binders of c. 300 letters, mostly written between family members, — $1,200 - $1,800
• Lot 127: MENDELSSOHN, MOSES. (German-Jewish philosopher and theologian, 1729-86). Autograph Letter Signed, — $20,000 - $30,000
• Lot 128: OYSHER, MOISHE. (1906-58). Varied personal archive from the famed American cantor, recording artist, — $6,000 - $9,000
• Lot 129: (HASKALAH). Yesodei Chochmath HaShiur [mathematics]. MANUSCRIPT written in a fine rabbinic Hebrew hand on paper. pp. — $400 - $600
• Lot 130: (ITALY). Luach [Annual calendar]. — $1,000 - $1,500
• Lot 131: (KABBALAH). Anonymous. Kabbalistic notes with mystical Names and diagrams. Manuscript in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic, — $200 - $400
• Lot 132: (NEAR EAST). Manuscript of various Kabbalistic Kavanoth, Pizmonim and Piyutim in a variety of Eastern hands, — $300 - $500
• Lot 133: (PINKAS). (JERUSALEM). Ten Pinkasim from Jerusalem organizations and synagogues. Written in Yiddish and Hebrew. — $400 - $800
• Lot 134: (PINKAS). (NEW YORK). Pinkas…Chevra Torah Anshei Chessed, Brooklyn. — $300 - $500
• Lot 135: (PINKAS). (NEW YORK). Pinkas Chevra Kadisha… Bnai Aharon Shlomo, Anshei Tehillim of Govorovo. — $300 - $500
• Lot 136: (POLAND). Letter from the Irgun Lomdei Yeshivot Polin in Tel Aviv, to the Jewish community of MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. — $300 - $500
• Lot 137: (RUSSIA). Two Letters by Rabbis of Orel (Oryel) to R. Shmuel Salant of Jerusalem. Two autograph letters signed by R. — $100 - $200
• Lot 138: (TALMUD FORGERY). “Massekhet Orlah U’Bikurim min Talmud Bavli. — $2,000 - $4,000
• Lot 139: (MEGILATH ESTHER). Complete Scroll of Esther. Hebrew manuscript, accomplished in black ink on vellum. — $1,000 - $2,000
• Lot 140: (MEGILATH ESTHER). Complete Scroll of Esther. Hebrew manuscript, accomplished in black ink on vellum. — $300 - $500
• Lot 141: (MEGILATH ESTHER). Complete Scroll of Esther. Hebrew manuscript, accomplished in black ink on vellum. — $300 - $500
• Lot 142: (MEGILATH ESTHER). Complete Scroll of Esther. Hebrew manuscript, accomplished in black ink on vellum. — $300 - $500
• Lot 143: (MEGILATH ESTHER). Complete Scroll of Esther. Hebrew manuscript, accomplished in black ink on vellum. — $300 - $500
• Lot 144: (MEGILATH ESTHER). Complete Scroll of Esther. Hebrew manuscript, accomplished in black ink on deerskin. — $200 - $300
• Lot 145: TORAH SCROLL. Small Sepher Torah written in an Aschkenazi square Hebrew hand on vellum. Set on wood rollers. — $4,000 - $6,000
• Lot 146: (PHOTOGRAPHY). ROMAN VISHNIAC. The Yeshiva Examination (“Faher by the Rebbe.”). Gelatin silver print. Signed below “R. — $2,000 - $3,000
• Lot 147: (PHOTOGRAPHY). ROMAN VISHNIAC. Grandfather and Granddaughter, Warsaw. Gelatin silver print. Caption titled and signed. — $1,500 - $2,000
• Lot 148: (PHOTOGRAPHY). ROMAN VISHNIAC. Group of four gelatin silver prints of Jews in Warsaw and Carpatho-Ruthenia. — $2,200 - $2,800
• Lot 149: (PHOTOGRAPHY). ROMAN VISHNIAC. Group of THREE gelatin silver prints of Jews in Poland and elsewhere. Images approx. — $1,800 - $2,200
• Lot 150: (PHOTOGRAPHY). Father and Son (unidentified). Vintage studio photograph. — $800 - $1,200