Kestenbaum and Company: Auction of Hebraica & Judaica Rare Printed Books and Manuscripts Including the Eretz Israel / Holy Land Collection of the late Dr. Gershon Hait., 114, Brooklyn

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 18, 2025 - November 18, 2025
Page Size: 371 items in 15 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
155

Tephilah Beth Almin [burial and funeral prayers].

Bombay 1888 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 312.50
156

Shevu'ah Mi'Kapital.

Prague 18th century. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
157 RUBIO, MORDECHAI.

Shemen Hame'or [responsa].

Livorno 1793 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 187.50
158 (SALANTER, YISRAEL).

Igereth HaMussar [prescription for a life of ethical consideration and awareness].

(n.p.) c. 1858. USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
159 SASSON, YA'AKOV.

Bnei Ya'akov [commentary to Sepher Ha'Ittur, responsa and novellae].

Constantinople 1714 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
161 SCHLESINGER, AKIVA YOSEF.

Brith Olam Ha'Acharon.

Jerusalem 1898 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 156.25
162 SCHLESINGER, AKIVA YOSEPH.

Shomer Yisrael [polemic].

Jerusalem, 1874 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 218.75
162A SCHLESINGER, AKIVA YOSEPH.

Beth Yoseph Chadash.

Jerusalem 1875 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 625.00
163 SCHNEERSOHN, YOSEF YITZCHAK.

(Press photo). Portrait of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the day he arrived in America, fleeing from Nazi occupied Europe.

(New York), 19th March 1940. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 437.50
164

Eliezer Beilin.

Offenbach 1722 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
165

Sepher Uklides [Euclid's The Elements]. Translated by Baruch Schick of Shklov.

The Hague 1780 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,000.00
166 SFORNO, OVADIAH.

Bi'ur Shir HaShirim VeKoheleth [commentary to the Biblical Books of Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes].

Venice 1567 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,375.00
167 SHAPIRO, NATHAN BEN SHIMSHON.

(Attributed to). Biuri'm [super-commentary to Rashi on the Pentateuch]

Venice 1593 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 937.50
168 SHARABI, RAPHAEL AVRAHAM SHALOM.

Divrei Shalom [Kabbalistic commentary and responsa concerning the works of the Ar'i z'l, along with other Halachic and Aggadic material].

Jerusalem 1843 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 218.75
169 SHLOMO IBN MELECH.

Michlol Yofi [linguistic commentary to the Bible].

Constantinople 1548-49. USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,375.00
170 STEINHARDT, YOSEF.

Shailoth U'Teshuvoth Zichron Yoseph [novellae and responsa].

Furth (1773). USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
171 SUSSKIND, ALEXANDER.

Sepher Yesod VeShoresh Ha'Avodah shel HaTephilah VeHaTorah VeHaMitzvoth [on prayer and novellae to Talmud and Tanach].

Grodno (Horodna) 1795 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 625.00
172

Masecheth Nazir.

Venice 1522 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,875.00
173

Talmud Bavli, u'Mesechtath Ketanoth Yerushalmiyoth. With Rashi commentary.

Warsaw c. 1920. USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
174

Sepher Tehilim [Psalms].

Prague 1723 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,625.00
175

Sepher Tehilim [Psalms].

Brunn 1798 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 312.50
176 TEOMIM, YECHEZKEL.

Derishath Tzion.

Frankfurt an der Oder 1806 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
177 TZAHALON, YOM-TOV (Mahari'tz).

Shailoth Uteshuvoth [responsa].

Venice 1694 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 375.00
178 URI BEN SHIMON OF BIALA.

Yichus Ha'Avoth.

Viln 1856 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 156.25
179 VALERIO, SHMUEL.

Chazon LaMo'ed [commentary to the Book of Daniel, with text].

Venice 1586 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 875.00
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