Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Books | Letters and Manuscripts | Scrolls and Jewish Ceremonial Art, 108, Jerusalem

Auction Details

Auction Date: May 12, 2026 - May 12, 2026

Page Size: 241 items in 10 pages

Auction Lot Books
Lot Number	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Decorated Shiviti Plaque, With Illustration of Temple Vessels – Italy, Ca. 1800 – The Durante family of Ancona	Italy	c. 1800	Not Available	USD 3,000.00
2	Large-Format Esther Scroll with Attached Sheet of Blessings – Italy, 1731 – Coat-of-Arms of the Perugia Family	Italy	1731	Not Available	USD 2,125.00
3	Decorated Esther Scroll – Italy, 18th Century – Aziz Family	Italy	18th Century	Not Available	USD 2,750.00
4	Large Parchment Esther Scroll – Italy, Early 18th Century	Italy	Early 18th Century	Not Available	USD 937.50
5	Colorfully Decorated Esther Scroll with Attached Sheet of Blessings – Italy, ca. 1800	Italy	c. 1800	Not Available	USD 3,250.00
6	Small-Format Esther Scroll with Attached Sheet of Blessings – Italy, 19th Century	Italy	19th Century	Not Available	USD 812.50
7	Esther Scroll with Attached Sheet of Blessings – Italy, 19th Century	Italy	19th Century	Not Available	USD 2,125.00
8	Small-Format Decorated Esther Scroll – Italy, 19th Century	Italy	19th Century	Not Available	USD 2,125.00
9	Miniature Esther Scroll with Sheet of Blessings and Handle Decorated with Pearls – Italy, Ca. 1900	Italy	c. 1900	Not Available	USD 1,375.00
10	Esther Scroll with Original Handle – Italy, ca. 1900	Italy	c. 1900	Not Available	USD 1,187.50
11	Narrative of Book of Esther, Italian Translation – Paper Scroll with Original Wooden Handle – Italy, 1921	Italy	1921	Not Available	USD 475.00
12	Small-Format Esther Scroll Sewn onto Original Cloth – Probably the Netherlands, 18th/19th Century	Probably the Netherlands	18th/19th Century	Not Available	USD 2,250.00
13	Small Esther Scroll in Filigree Silver Case – Galicia, 19th Century	Galicia	19th Century	Not Available	USD 3,500.00
14	Small Esther Scroll in High-Quality Silver Filigree Case – Europe, Ca. 1900	Europe	c. 1900	Not Available	USD 2,500.00
15	Esther Scroll in Fine Filigree Silver Case – Eastern Europe, 19th Century	Eastern Europe	19th Century	Not Available	USD 4,250.00
16	Decorated Esther Scroll – Europe, 19th/20th Century	Europe	19th/20th Century	Not Available	USD 750.00
17	Esther Scroll in Filigree Silver Case – Europe, Ca. 19th or Early 20th Century	Europe	c. 19th or Early 20th Century	Not Available	USD 3,000.00
18	Esther Scroll Adorned with Colorful Horseshoe Arches – Morocco, Early 19th Century	Morocco	Early 19th Century	Not Available	USD 3,000.00
19	Esther Scroll in Decorated Silver Case – North Africa or Near East	North Africa or Near East	N/A	Not Available	USD 2,500.00
20	Esther Scroll in Filigree Gilt Silver Case, Adorned with a Coral Stone – Ottoman Empire, 19th Century	Ottoman Empire	19th Century	Not Available	USD 3,750.00
21	Esther Scroll in Miniature Silver Case Adorned with Coral – Iraq or the Region, 19th Century	Iraq or the Region	19th Century	Not Available	USD 2,750.00
22	Esther Scroll in Silver Case Adorned with Bird – Iraq or the Region, 19th Century	Iraq or the Region	19th Century	Not Available	USD 3,250.00
24	Esther Scroll in Decorated Case – 20th Century		20th Century	Not Available	USD 1,000.00
25	Miniature Gold and Enamel Case for Esther Scroll – Israel, 20th Century	Israel	20th Century	Not Available	USD 3,000.00
26	Esther Scroll in Silver Filigree Case – Jerusalem	Jerusalem	N/A	Not Available	USD 1,875.00

Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7

Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.

Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.

Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.

Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000.
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000

Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000

Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000

Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000

Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000

Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500

Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500

Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000

Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000

Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026

Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000

Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000

Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.

Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.