Bidspirit auctions | Kestenbaum & Company Auction Sep 20, 2023

Kestenbaum & Company, Sep 20, 2023. 211 lots, estimates 60 - 10000 $.

Kestenbaum & Company -

Auction of Judaica. Including a large offering of Americana from a distinguished Private Collection. Focusing on Jews in the American Civil War, featuring photographs, autograph letters and printed books.

Judaica books and manuscripts (non-Hebraic) are offered next.

This includes two important letters from the United States regarding Edgardo Mortara (Lot 31); an exceptionally rare E.M. Lilien livre-de-artiste (Lot 150); an impressive 18th-century plate-book featuring the Holy Land (Lot 156); a recently discovered illustrated letter by Arthur Szyk (Lot 199).

Utilize the Search-bar to locate books that are of regional interest, including: Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Russia, South Africa and Spain.

The final portion of the auction includes a wide selection of Jewish Graphic Arts, many formerly in the collection of the late Peter Ehrenthal; and Ceremonial Objects from a distinguished four-generation collection.

For any and all inquiries please contact Shaya Kestenbaum: jack@kestenbaum.net.

תיאורי הפריטים המוגשים בעברית אינם מכילים את כל המידע על הפריטים. חובת המציע לעיין בקטלוג באנגלית לפני ההשתתפות במכירה. לא ניתן להחזיר פריטים שמצבם מתוארים באנגלית.

Lots in this catalog (211)

Lot 1: (66TH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS). Camp at St. Peter’s Church, Yorktown. — $300 - $500
Lot 2: BENJAMIN, JUDAH P. ALBUMEN PROOF PHOTOGRAPH by Matthew Brady. Signature below: “J. P.Benjamin / La / 185-. — $500 - $700
Lot 3: ABRAHAMS, BENJAMIN. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Chest-up view in uniform. Photographer: C. D. Fredericks & Co. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 4: COHEN, GRATZ. Of Savannah Artillery, CSA. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Standing view in uniform, with sash. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 5: COHEN, ISAAC. Captain of Company D, 8th New York Infantry. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 6: D'UTASSY, FREDERICK GEORGE. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Seated knees-up view in uniform, holding hat and sword. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 7: ETTING, FRANK MARX. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel US Volunteers. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. — $800 - $1,200
Lot 8: JACOBSON, EUGENE P. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Standing view in uniform holding kepi and wearing cape. — $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 9: (JEWISH OFFICER). CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Bust view of unidentified Union officer. — $500 - $700
Lot 10: LEVY, MICHAEL. Captain in Company E (Dixie Grays), 6th Arkansas Infantry CSA. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. — $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 11: LIEB, HERMAN. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Chest up view in uniform. Photog: Washington Gallery, Vicksburg, — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 12: MAYER, MORITZ. Second Lieutenant, Company E, 5th New York Infantry (famously known as Duryée's Zouaves). — $600 - $900
Lot 13: MORDECAI, ALFRED JR. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of General Quincy Gilmore (seated with walking stick), — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 14: MYERS, SOLOMON Of the 87th Pennsylvania Infantry. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. — $800 - $1,200
Lot 15: NEWBURGH, JOSEPH Of Company G, 10th New York Infantry (National Guard Zouaves). CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 16: STERN, HENRY CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Waist-up view in uniform. Signed below in brown period ink “Respectfully, — $800 - $1,200
Lot 17: STERNBERG, MORITZ. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Relaxed standing view in uniform. Photographer: Merz & Ulrich, — $800 - $1,200
Lot 18: STERNBERG, THEODORE. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Directly faces camera. “US” within wreath cap insignia. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 19: TOBIAS, JOSEPH FRANKLIN. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Chest-up view in uniform. Identified in period pencil. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 20: TOBIAS, JOSEPH FRANKLIN. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 21: WOLFF, SOLOMON B. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Signed below: “Respectfully, S. Wolff. — $600 - $900
Lot 22: (JEWISH COUPLE). CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Seated bearded Orthodox Jew wearing yarmulke, — $500 - $700
Lot 23: (SAVANNAH). CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Panoramic view of Savannah, Georgia, issued Civil War period. Photog: J.N. — $200 - $300
Lot 24: (COMPOSITE). CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. Depicting 51 prominent Confederate military and political notables. — $400 - $500
Lot 25: DAVIS, JEFFERSON. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH. published by Jewish Confederate photographer. — $600 - $900
Lot 26: JACKSON, THOMAS JONATHAN “STONEWALL. — $800 - $1,200
Lot 27: THE GOUGENHEIM SISTERS. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Adelaide and Josephine Gougenheim; — $500 - $700
Lot 28: (THEATER). CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Rachel Felix, French Jewish tragedienne. Photog: Allen & Horton, — $200 - $300
Lot 29: MENKEN, ADAH ISAACS. CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH, suggestively posing with Alexandre Dumas, — $500 - $700
Lot 30: MENKEN, ADAH ISAACS. Infelicia. Dedicated to Charles Dickens with reproduction of his letter to her from Gads Hill. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 31: (MORTARA AFFAIR). — $5,000 - $7,000
Lot 32: (COHEN, SOLOMON). Medical Discharge. — $600 - $900
Lot 33: (EINSTEIN, GABRIEL). Large Citizenship Document. Printed with manuscript additions, — $200 - $300
Lot 34: (HART, ALEXANDER). Manuscript Document concerning the LIBBY PRISON ESCAPE signed “J.W. Pegram AA General. — $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 35: (JOACHIMSEN, PHILIP J.) First NY Infantry, Roster of Officers and Equipment. — $400 - $600
Lot 36: (LEVY, BENJAMIN). “Historical Report of Company G, First New York Infantry, — $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 37: (SPIEGEL, MARCUS M.) Muster Roll for Company C, 67th Ohio Infantry. Large printed document completed in manuscript. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 38: ALMAN, JUSTINIAN. Pay-voucher for this Captain of the Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry, — $500 - $700
Lot 39: (ELEVENTH CORPS QUARTERMASTER). Finely written manuscript Roster. — $400 - $600
Lot 40: HIRSCH, HERMANN. Confederated States Quartermaster Receipt No. 12. Printed and with manuscript additions, — $300 - $500
Lot 41: JACOBSON, HERMAN. Certificate for Discharge Payment. Printed with manuscript additions, — $300 - $500
Lot 42: JUDAH, HENRY MOSES. Portion of prewar document clipped from muster roll. Signed at lower right “H. M. Judah / Capt. — $100 - $200
Lot 43: LEVY, FERDINAND. — $300 - $500
Lot 44: LOEB, SIGMUND. — $500 - $700
Lot 45: LOEWENTHAL, HERRMANN. Headquarters Army of the Potomac. Leave of absence on Surgeon’s certificate of disability. — $400 - $600
Lot 46: MOSES, ISAAC. Moses, as Asst. Adjutant General, signs General Orders (G.O.) No. — $300 - $500
Lot 47: MYERS, ABRAHAM C. Shipping document for Lieutenant Colonel Abraham C. Myers, then in command of the U. S. — $200 - $300
Lot 48: MYERS, EMANUEL. Ordnance Invoice. Printed with manuscript additions, — $200 - $300
Lot 49: ROSENTHAL, LEOPOLD. Pay-voucher for this Captain, Commissary of Subsistence, U. S. Volunteers; — $500 - $700
Lot 50: (JEWS IN CIVIL WAR). Autograph Letter Signed, written to “my dear Hattie” by Captain William W. Dorr, — $600 - $900
Lot 51: (LEVY, BENJAMIN). Autograph Letter Signed by Lt. Col. Garrett Dyckman, written to Col. William Allen, — $500 - $700
Lot 52: (NETTER, GABRIEL). Autograph Letter Signed written by one C. — $500 - $700
Lot 53: COHEN, ISAAC. Autograph Letter Signed written to Major Jones, — $300 - $500
Lot 54: COHEN, MATILDA SAMUEL. Autograph Letter Signed written by Sophia W. — $400 - $600
Lot 55: COWAN, HADDASSAH. Autograph Letter Signed written by Captain Edward B. — $200 - $300
Lot 56: LEVY, J. Autograph Letter Signed on letterhead of the Ordnance Office, written to Colt Manufacturing Co., Hartford, — $200 - $300
Lot 57: LEVY, SAMUEL YATES. (1827-87). Autograph Letter Signed. Written to (former) Confederate General Lafayette McLaws. — $700 - $1,000
Lot 58: LIEBER, FRANCIS. Autograph Letter Signed, expressing thanks for “the copy of the Acts of Congress 2c, — $200 - $300
Lot 59: LILIENTHAL, THEODOR. Secretarial Letter Signed, written to J.P. Van Nest, Ohio officer based in Mobile, Alabama, — $500 - $700
Lot 60: SOLIS COHEN, DR. JACOB. Printed death certificate, with autograph manuscript additions and signature by Dr. — $120 - $180
Lot 61: (MORDECAI, ALFRED SR.) The Pennsylvania Canal Company. Stock certificate for 100 shares. Signed “A. — $100 - $150
Lot 62: BELMONT, AUGUST. SIGNED BOND. — $120 - $180
Lot 63: DE LEON, EDWIN. Autograph Signature on blank, pre-printed Power of Attorney form. — $120 - $180
Lot 64: POZNANSKI, RABBI GUSTAV. Charleston County Court document, with Poznanski autograph signature. — $200 - $300
Lot 65: HERSHFIELD, LEWIS H. Group of nine engraved bank checks from the Banking House of L. H. Hershfield of Helena, — $400 - $600
Lot 66: MEARS, OTTO. Bill for Voucher, printed with manuscript additions and signed by Otto Mears. — $200 - $300
Lot 67: STERNBERG, THEODORE. (SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR). Secretarial Letter Signed, titled “Maj(or) and Add’l Paymaster, USV. — $200 - $300
Lot 68: MEHL, B. MAX. Canceled check for $50.00 on the Texas National Bank, Fort Worth. — $100 - $150
Lot 69: (AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MELIORATING THE CONDITION OF THE JEWS). — $800 - $1,200
Lot 70: MORDECAI, ALFRED. Report on Experiments on Gunpowder made at Washington Arsenal, in 1843 and 1844. FIRST EDITION. — $300 - $500
Lot 71: (MORDECAI, ALFRED JR.) Printed pamphlet issued by the Ordnance Office of the War Department. PERSONAL COPY, — $500 - $700
Lot 72: (SALOMON, EDWARD). Proclamation: to the People of the State of Wisconsin. From Gov. Edward Salomon. — $400 - $600
Lot 73: (VIRGINIA). By-Laws and List of Members of Richmond Lodge, No. 10. pp. 12. Foxed. Original printed wrappers. 12mo. — $500 - $700
Lot 74: (WOLF, HART). Printed notice. Simon Wolf and A. — $200 - $300
Lot 75: KLEEBERG, MINNA. Gedichte. FIRST EDITION. German text throughout. A FINE COPY. pp. 12. Lightly stained. — $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 76: (IMMIGRATION). Persecution of the Jews in Russia. Mansion House Relief Fund. Liverpool Commission. pp. 14. — $600 - $900
Lot 77: (RUSSIA). House of Representatives. 4th Congress, 1st Session, Ex. doc. no. 192. CONDITION OF ISRAELITES IN RUSSIA. — $600 - $900
Lot 78: MARKENS, ISAAC. The Hebrews in America. A Series of Historical and Biographical Sketches. FIRST EDITION. pp. — $100 - $150
Lot 79: DE LEON, T.C. Four Years in Rebel Capitals: An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy, from Birth to Death. — $400 - $600
Lot 80: MORAIS, HENRY SAMUEL. The Jews of Philadelphia. Their History from the earliest Settlements to the Present Time. — $150 - $200
Lot 81: (NEW YORK). Constitution of the First New York Tailors Benevolent Association. Organized July 16th, 1898. — $600 - $900
Lot 82: AGUILLAR, GRACE. Home Influence: A Tale of Mothers and Daughters. pp. vii, 411 + ads. Original boards, — $300 - $500
Lot 83: (THEATER). — $400 - $600
Lot 84: DEEDS OF VALOR. Beyer, W.F. & O.F. Keydel (Eds.) From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; — $300 - $500
Lot 85: (WORLD WAR I). — $600 - $900
Lot 86: EZEKIEL, HERBERT T. And Gaston Lichtenstein. The History of the Jews of Richmond from 1769 to 1917. FIRST EDITION. — $150 - $200
Lot 87: HERTZ, EMANUEL. (Ed.) Abraham Lincoln, The Tribute of the Synagogue. — $120 - $180
Lot 88: ALTFELD, E. MILTON. The Jew’s Struggle for Religious and Civil Liberty in Maryland. FIRST EDITION. — $100 - $150
Lot 89: LLOYD, JOHN URI. Felix Moses: the Beloved Jew of Stringtown on the Pike. FIRST EDITION, second issue. — $100 - $150
Lot 90: (LITURGY). Minchath Todah - Service for Thanksgiving Day. Congregation Shearith Israel in the City of New York. — $200 - $300
Lot 91: GUMPERTZ, SYDNEY G. The Jewish Legion of Valor. — $120 - $180
Lot 92: (MICROGRAPHY). LEVI DAVID VAN GELDER. “Our Creator, Our Former, — $4,000 - $6,000
Lot 93: (DREYFUS, ISAAC). President Abraham Lincoln Inaugural Ribbon. Multicolored silk ribbon, — $1,500 - $2,000
Lot 94: FINE CIVIL WAR M PRESENTATION SAUERBIER OFFICER SWORD. — $7,000 - $9,000
Lot 95: ROSENTHAL, LOUIS N. The Soldier’s Dream of Home. Lithograph. 19 x 24 inches. Framed. Philadelphia, — $500 - $700
Lot 96: ROSENTHAL, LOUIS N. Camp Brightwood. — $120 - $180
Lot 97: (AARONSBURG). Union patriotic cover with stamp affixed. — $120 - $180
Lot 98: FRIEDMAN, MAX. Patriotic regimental Union Army cover. Large portrait of Colonel Max Friedman, — $120 - $180
Lot 99: (MORDECAI, ALFRED SR.) Four-page lettersheet with multicolor lithograph letterhead featuring the US Arsenal, — $100 - $150
Lot 100: BENJAMIN, JUDAH P. Engraving, carte-de-viste size. Published by Magnus, NYC, — $200 - $300
Lot 101: (AMERICAN KOSHER WINE BOTTLE). (EARLY 20TH-CENTURY). Ab. Katz. Frucht-Brandy [“Fruit Brandy. — $300 - $500
Lot 102: (ANGLO-JUDAICA). “This Indenture…” Marriage Agreement between David (Fernando) Cardozo and Sarah Lameira. — $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 103: (ANGLO-JUDAICA). — $300 - $500
Lot 104: (ANGLO-JUDAICA). — $300 - $500
Lot 105: (ANGLO-JUDAICA). CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Knees-up seated view. Photog: W. — $200 - $300
Lot 106: (CHINA). Order of Service at the Consecration of the Synagogue “Ohel Rachel, ” Shanghai. - Shir Zimrah U’Tefillah. — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 107: (CZECH REPUBLIC). Seznam Telefonních ústředen, Hovoren a účastníků sí — $1,000 - $1,500
Lot 108: (DENMARK). Jødisk Familieblad. Volume X, numbers 1-12. Edited by Max Goldschmid. Illustrated. — $400 - $600
Lot 109: (GERMANY). Yom Kippur 1870 vor Metz. Single page lithograph. Central 36-line German poem by Dr. G. — $700 - $1,000
Lot 110: (GERMANY). Volume of Telegrams: Wedding congratulations. Text in German. Manuscript in various hands. pp. 150. — $200 - $400
Lot 111: (HUNGARY). A Budapesti Egységes Hálózat (Budapest és Környé — $500 - $700
Lot 112: (HUNGARY). Kazinczy Street Synagogue, Budapest. Communal Letter of Appeal. — $800 - $1,200
Lot 113: (ISRAEL, LAND OF). SIMONIS, JOHANN. — $6,000 - $8,000
Lot 114: (ISRAEL, LAND OF). CYRUS ADLER. Memorandum on the Western Wall. — $600 - $900
Lot 115: (ISRAEL, LAND OF). (LOMZA YESHIVA.) Sepher HaZahav - Golden Book of Jeshibat Petach-Tikva, Eretz Israel. — $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 116: (ISRAEL / PALESTINE). U.N. s.c.o.p. Jerusalem, 1947. Drawings by Ross. 51 black-and-white portraits of UN members, — $100 - $200
Lot 117: (ISRAEL, STATE OF). JAAP SOETENDROP. Sherut Ha’am - Dienst Aan het Volk. — $200 - $300
Lot 118: (ISRAEL, STATE OF). BEN-GURION, DAVID. Israel: A Personal History. FIRST EDITION. The deluxe edition. — $400 - $600
Lot 119: (ITALY). La Nuova Scuola Elementare della Comunita Israelitica. With architectural designs. pp. 20. — $200 - $300
Lot 120: (MOROCCO). JOSEPH GOULVEN. Les Mellahs de Rabat-Salé. FIRST EDITION. Text entirely in French. — $200 - $300
Lot 121: (POLAND). Spis Abonentów Sieci Telefonicznych Dyrekcji Okręgu Poczt i Telegrafó — $2,000 - $3,000
Lot 122: (POLAND). Spis Abonentów Warszawskiej Sieci Telefonow Polskiej Akcyjnej Spó — $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 123: (SOUTH AFRICA). Israel Abrahams. Memorandum on the War, the Peace, and the Post-War Problems of South Africa. pp. — $200 - $300
Lot 124: (SPAIN). MANUSCRIPT EDICT BY WHICH KING OF CASTILE, — $5,000 - $7,000
Lot 125: (SPAIN). MANUSCRIPT of the Last Testament of conversa Sevilla Lopez Carvajal, — $2,000 - $4,000
Lot 126: (ANTISEMITICA). CHAMBERLAIN, HOUSTON STEWART. — $500 - $700
Lot 127: (BEZALEL). Bezalel Exhibition: Palestine Arts and Crafts (Twentieth Anniversary of Bezalel School, — $300 - $500
Lot 128: BIALIK, CHAIM NACHMAN. Kitvei Ch.N. Bialik u-Mivchar Targumav [“The Collected Works of Bialik, — $400 - $600
Lot 129: (BIBLE). (Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [entire 24 Books]. Woodcut title within ornate arch, — $800 - $1,200
Lot 130: BROTHERS, RICHARD. The New Covenant Between God and His People; Or, The Hebrew Constitution and Charter; — $5,000 - $7,000
Lot 131: (COOK-BOOK). Lenna Frances Cooper. The New Cookery. pp. 475. Stained. Original boards, detached, lacking spine. — $60 - $90
Lot 132: (COOK-BOOK). Mrs. Simon Kander. The Settlement Cook Book. Photographic frontispiece portrait of the author. pp. — $60 - $90
Lot 133: (HERMETIC QABALAH). [CROWLEY, ALEISTER]. — $800 - $1,200
Lot 134: (HOLOCAUST). Le IIIe Reich et les Juifs. Essai d’une Documentation. FIRST EDITION. — $120 - $800
Lot 135: (HOLOCAUST). Anti-German propaganda fold-up paper puzzle. “Where is the 5th Pig?” Text in English and Dutch. — $150 - $250
Lot 136: (HOLOCAUST). The Mass Extermination of Jews in German Occupied Poland. — $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 137: (HOLOCAUST). JOS. HAKKER. The Mysterious Dossin Barracks in Mechlin. The Deportation Camp of the Jews. — $400 - $600
Lot 138: (HOLOCAUST). HANUŠ BOHMAN. Kreatury "Nové Evropy" [“Creatures of the New Europe. — $600 - $900
Lot 139: (HOLOCAUST). BRUNO MARCUSE. Erlebnisse im KZ Theresienstadt. Original illustrated wrappers by Mangold. pp. 47. — $300 - $500
Lot 140: (HOLOCAUST). Liberated Jews Arrived in Sweden in 1945. List No. 1. Original printed stiff wrappers, chipped. 8vo. — $1,200 - $1,800
Lot 141: (HOLOCAUST). Akik Meghaltak és Akik Harcoltak Népünk Becsületéé — $800 - $1,200
Lot 142: (HOLOCAUST). Tzurik fun Gehinom - Back from Hell. Collected Sketches by BERL FRIEDLER. — $800 - $1,200
Lot 143: (ILLUMINATED FACSIMILE). (Liturgy). The Worms Machzor. — $800 - $1,200
Lot 144: ISRAELS, JOZEF. (Dutch artist, 1824-1911). Artist’s statement written in English. AUTOGRAPH MANUS CRIPT SIGNED. — $200 - $300
Lot 145: (JERUSALEM). Temple de Jerusalem. Hand-colored engraving by ROMEYN DE HOOGHE. — $2,000 - $2,500
Lot 146: (JERUSALEM). Modell des Salomonischen Temples in Jerusalem. — $300 - $500
Lot 147: (JUDAICA). Hebraica. Documents d’Art Juif. — $400 - $600
Lot 148: (JUDAICA). Group of c.48 Judaica auction catalogues. Most pre-1970. — $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 149: (JUDAICA). Group of c.25 reference books relating to Fine Judaica and antique silver. — $1,000 - $2,000
Lot 150: LILIEN, EPHRAIM MOSHE. Die Bücher der Bibel. Volumes I and VI. LUXURY ISSUE, all published. — $8,000 - $12,000