Kestenbaum's Early Spring auction of Fine Judaica is, as usual with all our sales, exceptionally broad in Judaic subject matter.
The opening 33 lots are seasonal, being Passover Hagadot. Of particular note is Lot 30.
American-Judaica commences with lot 34. Initial 14 lots are Civil War era carte-de-visite photographs, followed by varied autograph letters and printed books. Of particular note is Lot 50.
The next subsection are Hebrew manuscripts and autograph letters (Lots 68-98). This includes Chassidic materials, Synagogue Pinkas record books, and two very sweet Italian liturgical manuscripts (lots 82 and 83).
Lot 99 commences the section of Printed Books in which both Hebrew texts and books in a multiplicity of other languages are combined. Sprinkled throughout are books from the library of the late Haham Solomon Gaon, especially Sephardic texts, many of which carry inscriptions from the Authors.
Utilize the Search-bar to locate books that are of regional interest, including: Austria, China, Denmark, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland, Russia, Sweden and Syria.
Holocaust-era materials are numbered Lots 149-169.
The penultimate lot in the auction is the first English edition of Theodor Herzl's Jewish State (Lot 228).
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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.
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LOT 38:
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Sold for: $800
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$600 - $900
Buyer's Premium: 25%
sales tax: 8.875% On the full lot's price and commission
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(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).
CARTE-DE-VISITE PHOTOGRAPH of Leopold C. Newman, Lieutenant Colonel, 31st New York Infantry.
Autographed by Newman in brown period ink. Photographer: B. P. Paige, Washington, D. C.
Exceedingly rare image of Newman. Standing view in uniform, holding the “Shapka” Polish army hat that was unique to his regiment. An attorney in Brooklyn, Newman joined as captain of Company B of the 31st. He rose in rank to Lieutenant Colonel and assumed command of the regiment at the Chancellorsville Campaign. Severely wounded on May 3, 1863 in Fredericksburg resulting in the amputation of a leg. He died in New York on June 7th.
See Adam D. Mendelsohn, Jewish Soldiers in the Civil War: The Union Army (2022) p. 184.
