Moreshet Auctions: Prestigious Winter Auction, 89, Jerusalem

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Auction Report
Auction Date
February 08, 2026 - February 08, 2026
Page Size: 146 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
51

Touching Eulogy for the Rav of Ponevezh Handwritten by the Famed Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Rozovsky the Rosh Yeshiva -

Bnei Berak 1969 Not Available USD 375.00
52

Dozens of Lengthy Unpublished Glosses Handwritten by the Gaon Rabbi Joseph Jaffe of Salant and Manchester on Ashlei Ravravei Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah - with the Approbation of the Admor Rabbi Aharon of Chernobyl

Shapira Press, Zhytomyr 1865-1866 Not Available USD 531.25
53

Americana Judaica: Polemic against the American Mission - Unknown Variant! The Victory - The First Documentation of Jewish Freedom of Expression in the USA

New York 1891? Not Available USD 375.00
54

Unicum! Americana: Di Yesodot fon Hachalutz - - Apparently the Only Copy in the World!

New York 1916 Not Available Not Sold
55

Extremley Rare! Early Deposition from London Signed by the Dayanim Rabbi Aryeh Leib Frumkin, Rabbi Pinchas Gerber and Rabbi Avraham Yissachar Segal -

London 1902 Not Available USD 562.50
56

Two Letters by the Gaon Rabbi Yaakov Rosenheim the President and Founder of Agudas Yisrael -

London 1938 Not Available USD 375.00
57

The Jewish Soldiers inLocations Far from any Jewish Settlement Interesting letter that was Sent from Egypt during the Holocaust by Rabbi Yisrael Brody the Chief Rabbi of Britain -

Egypt 1941 Not Available USD 406.25
58

Rare! Fine and Poetic Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi David Chaim the Grandson and Successor of the Ben Ish Chai -

Baghdad 1924 Not Available USD 625.00
59

Fine Ornate Ketubah Signed by the Mekubal Rabbi Meir Abuhatzeira the Baba Meir -

Erfoud Morocco 1949 Not Available USD 2,500.00
60

Two Letters by the Admor Rabbi Yitzhak Abuchatzeira, the Baba Khaki -

Ramla 1966 Not Available USD 250.00
61

Unbelieveable! Marachah Written by Rabbi Meir Mazuz When He was Only 11!!!

Tunis 1956 Not Available USD 437.50
62

The State of Israel accoridng to Torat Yisarel - Letter of Blessing Handwritten by Maran the Gaon Rabbi Ovadya Yosef - to the Conference of the Mafdal Party in the USA -

Jerusalem 1970s Not Available USD 300.00
63

Interesting Responsum about the Custom of Saying Tashlich Handwritten by Maran the Gaon Rabbi Ovadya Yosef - Awe-Inspiring Geonut and Knowledge!

Not Available USD 750.00
64

Museal Item! Large and Beautiful Ornate Persian Ketubah -

Isfahan Iran 1856 Not Available Not Sold
65

Museal Item! Huge and Beautiful Ornate Persian Ketubah -

Isfahan Iran 1897 Not Available Not Sold
66

Unique Color Ketubah from Mashhad Iran Made like a Kuntres and Decorated with Many Gilt Decorations -

Mashhad 1898 Not Available USD 375.00
67

Extremely Rare! A Handwritten Leaf on Parchment with Rif and Halachot Gedolot -

Eastern Countries the 12th/13th Century Not Available USD 3,250.00
68

Trainee Script as Found in Many Remnants of the Cairo Genizah Ancient Handwritten Leaves and Remnants of Leaves with Biblical Passages

Not Available USD 2,250.00
69

Handwritten Leaves with Passages of Halachot from the Rambam's Mishneh Torah -

Yemen ca. 15th Century Not Available USD 1,250.00
70

Rare! Manuscript of Refu'ot and Segulot -

Russia Poland Early 19th Century Not Available USD 562.50
71

Rare! Autograph of 21 Pages Handwritten by the Gaon Rabbi Mordechai Zeev Orenstein the Son of the Yeshu'ot Yaakov of Lviv with References to His Father - Some of It not Published

Not Available Not Sold
72

Historical: Ledger of Vaad Haklali of Jerusalem, with Records of More than a Thousand Donors from All Over the World, especially the USA and London -

Jerusalem 1923-1924 Not Available USD 687.50
73

Rare! Author's Autograph: a Leaf from His Famed Book Kaf Hachaim Handwritten by Rabbeinu Yaakov Chaim Sofer in an Impressive Leather Binding

Not Available USD 750.00
74

Wonder! "I have Learned by a Dream..."!!! Large Leaf Handwritten and Signed by the Mekubal Rabbi Shaul Dweik Hasadeh with Kavanot Rosh Hashana from the Torah of His Rav Rabbi Nissim Harari Raful

Not Available USD 1,750.00
75

Fascinating Letter by the Jerusalem Mekubal Rabbi Menachem Menchin Halperin to Rabbi Chaim Berlin about the Prohibition against Reprinting the Siddur HaRashash -

Jerusalem 19th Century Not Available USD 406.25
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000