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Auction 117 Auction of Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books & Manuscripts

By Kestenbaum & Company

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Jun 11, 2026
Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Overall contents of this auction can be found at the Table of Contents

More specific detailed contents here:


Hebrew Bibles: Lots 2-12 and 65-70.

Books of Ceremonies (Minhagim), most of which are illustrated: Lots 13-21.

Chassidic Books and holy realia: Lots 22-24 and 81-88.

Prayer-books: Lots 42-53.

Tehillim / Psalms: Lots 65-70.

Hebrew Manuscripts, 10th-14th centuries, stemming from the Cairo Genizah and formerly in the Sassoon Collection; and other mss: Lots 89-95.

Americana, lots 96-126.

Antisemitica & Holocaust: Lots 137, 140-41, 174-189.

Alfred Dreyfus Affair: Lots 157-65.

Israel/Palestine & Zionism: Lots 193-201 and 232-40.

Maps of the Holy Land: Lots 241-46.

Illustrated books / Livres d'Artistes: Lots 247-78.


The auction also includes books of Jewish-related affairs in: America, Argentina, Austro-Hungary, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Israel / Palestine, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Spain, Surinam, Sweden and Syria.


Additionally, the auction includes larger group lots of liturgies, bibliographies, art reference and illustrated books; the penultimate offering from a substantial private library.

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(ALEPPO). Vital,
Sold for: $400
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(ALEPPO). Vital, ...

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BIBLE. (Hebrew and Latin.
Sold for: $700
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BIBLE. (Hebrew and Latin.

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$ 700
BIBLE. (Hebrew). Arba’ah Ve’Esrim. Printers
Sold for: $1,000
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BIBLE. (Hebrew). Arba’ah Ve’Esrim. Printers ...

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$ 900
BIBLE. (Hebrew). Sepher Tehillim - Psalterium
Sold for: $1,300
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BIBLE. (Hebrew). Sepher Tehillim - Psalterium ...

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$ 1,000
BIBLE. (Hebrew, Pentateuch & Five Scrolls).
Sold for: $3,400
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BIBLE. (Hebrew, Pentateuch & Five Scrolls). ...

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$ 2,000
BIBLE. (Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [entire 24
Sold for: $1,000
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BIBLE. (Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [entire 24 ...

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BIBLE. (Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [entire
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BIBLE. (Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah [entire ...

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$ 1,500
BIBLE. Sepher Tehillim - Liber Psamorum. Hebrew
Sold for: $150
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BIBLE. Sepher Tehillim - Liber Psamorum. Hebrew ...

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$ 150
BIBLE. (Hebrew, Pentateuch and Haphtaroth). Tikun
Sold for: $1,200
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BIBLE. (Hebrew, Pentateuch and Haphtaroth). Tikun ...

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BIBLE. (Hebrew, Pentateuch & Haphtaroth). Me’or
Sold for: $2,600
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BIBLE. (Hebrew, Pentateuch & Haphtaroth). Me’or ...

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$ 2,500
BIBLE.
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BIBLE.

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$ 600
BIBLE. (Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah
Sold for: $55,000
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BIBLE. (Hebrew). Chamishah Chumshei Torah ...

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$ 30,000
(CEREMONIES). Yitzchak Tyrnau.
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(CEREMONIES). Yitzchak Tyrnau.

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$ 2,000
(CEREMONIES). Yitzchak Tyrnau.
Sold for: $1,500
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(CEREMONIES). Yitzchak Tyrnau.

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$ 1,500
(CEREMONIES). Yitzchak Tyrnau. Minhagim.
Sold for: $500
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(CEREMONIES). Yitzchak Tyrnau. Minhagim. ...

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$ 400
(CEREMONIES). Birchath Hamazon - Dos Benshen
Sold for: $1,300
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(CEREMONIES). Birchath Hamazon - Dos Benshen ...

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$ 1,200
(CEREMONIES). Minhagim. Title flanked by
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(CEREMONIES). Minhagim. Title flanked by ...

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$ 1,000
(CEREMONIES). Minhagim. According to the custom
Sold for: $900
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(CEREMONIES). Minhagim. According to the custom ...

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$ 800
(CEREMONIES). Yitchak Tyrnau.
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(CEREMONIES). Yitchak Tyrnau.

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$ 200
(CEREMONIES). Seder Birchath Hamazon U’Keriath Shema.
Sold for: $2,400
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(CEREMONIES). Seder Birchath Hamazon U’Keriath Shema. ...

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$ 1,500
(CEREMONIES). Group of eight editions of Sepher
Sold for: $2,000
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(CEREMONIES). Group of eight editions of Sepher ...

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$ 800
(CHASSIDISM).
Sold for: $13,000
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(CHASSIDISM).

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$ 2,500
(CHASSIDISM).
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(CHASSIDISM).

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$ 150
(CHASSIDISM). Mara’n Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter
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(CHASSIDISM). Mara’n Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter ...

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$ 150
BEILIN, ELIEZER. Sepher Ha’Ibronoth [astronomy and
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BEILIN, ELIEZER. Sepher Ha’Ibronoth [astronomy and ...

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$ 1,000
CHAIM BEN AVRAHAM HAKOHEN OF ALEPPO. Tur Bareket -
Sold for: $1,100
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CHAIM BEN AVRAHAM HAKOHEN OF ALEPPO. Tur Bareket - ...

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$ 300
(FRANKFURT). Group of 16 Hebrew volumes, all
Sold for: $1,800
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(FRANKFURT). Group of 16 Hebrew volumes, all ...

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$ 400
GAGUINE, CHAIM AVRAHAM. Chukei Chaim [responsa with
Sold for: $300
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GAGUINE, CHAIM AVRAHAM. Chukei Chaim [responsa with ...

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$ 100
HAGIZ, YA’AKOV.
Sold for: $2,000
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HAGIZ, YA’AKOV.

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$ 2,000
IMMANUEL BEN SOLOMON OF ROME. (Manoello Giudeo).
Sold for: $5,500
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IMMANUEL BEN SOLOMON OF ROME. (Manoello Giudeo). ...

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$ 3,000
(INDIA). Pizmonim LeYamim Rosh HaShanah U’leYom Kippur
Sold for: $700
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(INDIA). Pizmonim LeYamim Rosh HaShanah U’leYom Kippur ...

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$ 300
(INDIA). Haham Shlomo Twena. Sepher Midrash Eliyahu
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(INDIA). Haham Shlomo Twena. Sepher Midrash Eliyahu ...

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$ 150
(INDIA). Sepher Tehillim [Book of Psalms]. Text
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(INDIA). Sepher Tehillim [Book of Psalms]. Text ...

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$ 150
(INDIA). [Haftorah for Tisha b’Av]. Printed on
Sold for: $225
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(INDIA). [Haftorah for Tisha b’Av]. Printed on ...

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$ 150
(ITALY). Shir Le’Ma’aloth Chaburath Mishmereth HaBoker
Sold for: $450
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(ITALY). Shir Le’Ma’aloth Chaburath Mishmereth HaBoker ...

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$ 100
(ITALY). Seder HaHa’arachah VeHanhagah [communal tax
Sold for: $250
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(ITALY). Seder HaHa’arachah VeHanhagah [communal tax ...

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$ 250
(JERUSALEM).
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(JERUSALEM).

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(JERUSALEM).
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(JERUSALEM).

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$ 300
(JERUSALEM). Group of six Hebrew volumes, all
Sold for: $1,700
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(JERUSALEM). Group of six Hebrew volumes, all ...

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$ 500
(KABBALAH). Shimon
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(KABBALAH). Shimon ...

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(LITURGY). Seder Tephiloth Mikol Hashanah.
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(LITURGY). Seder Tephiloth Mikol Hashanah. ...

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$ 600
(LITURGY). Sha’arei Rachamim [selected prayers, with
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(LITURGY). Sha’arei Rachamim [selected prayers, with ...

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(LITURGY). Machzor [festival prayers]. According to
Sold for: $2,000
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(LITURGY). Machzor [festival prayers]. According to ...

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$ 1,500
(LITURGY). Isaac Tyrnau. Birkath HaMazon [selected
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(LITURGY). Isaac Tyrnau. Birkath HaMazon [selected ...

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$ 800
(LITURGY).
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(LITURGY).

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$ 1,000
(LITURGY). Group of five Hebrew prayer-books,
Sold for: $1,100
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(LITURGY). Group of five Hebrew prayer-books, ...

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$ 500
(LITURGY). Group of six Hebrew volumes, all
Sold for: $1,000
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(LITURGY). Group of six Hebrew volumes, all ...

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$ 600
(LITURGY). Group of six Hebrew prayer-books,
Sold for: $1,200
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(LITURGY). Group of six Hebrew prayer-books, ...

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$ 1,200
(LITURGY). Group of eight Hebrew prayer-books,
Sold for: $1,300
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(LITURGY). Group of eight Hebrew prayer-books, ...

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$ 500
(LITURGY). Group of Ten Hebrew volumes .
Sold for: $1,500
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(LITURGY). Group of Ten Hebrew volumes. ...

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