• Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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  • Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.

Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Rare and Important Items - part 1, 104a, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025
Page Size: 105 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

Omer and Mizrach Plaque Decorated with Micrography, Produced by Yosef Eibeshitz, Great-Grandson of Rabbi Yehonatan Eibeshitz -- Germany, Ca. 1850 -- With Prayer for Welfare of Government

Germany, Ca. 1850 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,750.00
2

Lengthy Manuscript Parchment Scroll -- Ilan Sefirot -- North Africa, 18th/19th Century

North Africa 18th/19th Century USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 5,750.00
3

Miniature Torah Scroll -- Poland, Early 19th Century -- Silver Rollers

Poland, Early 19th Century USD 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 20,000.00
4

Miniature Torah Scroll -- Poland, 19th Century

Poland 19th Century USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
5

This item was withdrawn from the auction and was purchased by the Israel Museum with the assistance of Kedem Auction House.

USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 Not Sold
6

Large Esther Scroll with Illustrated Family Coat of Arms -- Rome, 17th Century

Rome 17th Century USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 3,750.00
7

Illustrated Esther Scroll on Parchment -- Germany, Early 18th Century

Germany, Early 18th Century USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 30,000.00
8

Engraved Esther Scroll from the Netherlands -- Written by a Woman in Heidelberg, Germany, 1757

written Heidelberg, Germany [Printed in the Netherlands, probably Amsterdam]; 1757 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 21,250.00
9

Esther Scroll in Fine Filigree Silver Case -- Eastern Europe, 19th Century

Eastern Europe Silver Case USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 Not Sold
10

Esther Scroll in Large Filigree Silver Case, set with Coral Bead -- Ottoman Empire, 19th Century

Ottoman Empire Silver Case USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 6,250.00
11

Decorated Esther Scroll in Silver Case -- Probably Greece, 19th Century

Probably Greece Silver Case USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 5,000.00
12

Esther Scroll in Decorated Silver Case -- Greece, 19th Century

Greece Silver Case USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,250.00
13

Esther Scroll in Elaborate Silver Case -- Gift to High Commissioner Herbert Samuel

Silver Case USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 25,000.00
14

Passover Haggadah -- Decorated Paper Manuscript -- Gift to a Grandson from His Grandmother -- Copenhagen, Denmark, 1842

Copenhagen, Denmark 1842 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 4,000.00
15

Decorated Parchment Manuscript -- Order of Circumcision and Mohel Ledger -- Hoorn (Netherlands), 1830-1840

Hoorn (Netherlands) 1830-1840 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,500.00
16

Early Wimpel, Embroidered and Decorated -- Germany, 1649

Germany 1649 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,500.00
17

Wimpel Embroidered in Colorful Silk -- Germany, 1714

Germany 1714 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
20

Quality Silver Binding -- Esther Orvieto / Roman Rite Machzor -- Venice, 1626

Venice 1626 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 11,250.00
21

Ornate Silver Binding, 18th Century / Roman Rite Machzor -- Two Parts -- Venice, 1626

Venice 1626 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,500.00
45

Portrait of the Chatam Sofer -- Vienna, 1828 -- Printed in the Lifetime of the Chatam Sofer, by His Disciple Rabbi Yissachar Ber Frank

Vienna 1828 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,750.00
46

Portrait of the Baal Shem of Michelstadt -- Rabbi Sekl Loeb Wormser -- Strasbourg, After 1833

Strasbourg, After 1833 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 3,000.00
47 Hermann Struck

Hermann Struck (1876-1944) -- Portrait of Rabbi Akiva Eiger -- High-Quality Print on Parchment (One of Five Parchment Printings), Signed and Dated

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,000.00
53

Ben Uri Album -- Six Prints by Lazar Berson -- Hand-Colored Copy

London, 1916 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,250.00
54

First Maccabi Winter Games in Zakopane -- Illustrated Poster, 1933

Krakow: 1933 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,250.00
55

Minister Sheets -- First Day of Hebrew Post -- First Nine Postage Stamps of the State of Israel

1948 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,500.00
  • Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Temple Shakespeare. Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365.
    Sotheby’s: Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900.
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180.
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
  • Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Rashleigh (Philip). Specimens of British Minerals, 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on South America, 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Sowerby (James). The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Emerson (William). Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics, 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Robinson (Thomas). New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter, 1696. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Aquinas (Thomas). [Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte, Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Parfit (Cliff). Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan, 1981-1988. £400 to £600.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Herbert (Thomas). A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia, 1634. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Lindbergh (Charles A.). The Spirit of St. Louis, 1955, signed. £200 to £300.