Kestenbaum and Company: Auction of Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books & Manuscripts, 117, Brooklyn
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 11, 2026 - June 11, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | Libre Parole |
Paris | 1894; 1897 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 160 | Huard Charles; Mably Jean | En Israel |
Paris | c. 1897 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 161 | Zola Emile | J’Accuse…! Lettre au President de la Republique |
Paris | 1898 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 162 | Cartes Postales Illustrees |
Paris | 1906 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 163 | Bruno | Les Gens du “Bloc” |
Paris | 1903; 1904 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold |
| 164 | Journal de Paris |
Paris | 1789 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 165 | Bonnay Charles-Francois | Journal en Vaudevilles |
Paris | 1790 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 166 | Invitation to a Charity Dinner honoring Prof. Albert Einstein |
New York | 1944 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 625.00 | |
| 167 | Royal Edict |
Berlin | 1710 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,750.00 | |
| 168 | Charles VI | Manuscript issued by Charles VI |
Vienna | 1721 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 169 | Nachdem Konigl. Ministerium zu Bekanntmachung der Verordnung wegen der Hausdieberey |
Hanover; Stade | 1773 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 170 | Lowenstamm Abraham ben Aryeh Loeb | Eileh Divrei HaBerith; Tzeror HaChaim |
Altona; Amsterdam | 1819; 1820 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
| 171 | Dietz Alexander | 11 Books, including: Stammbuch der Frankfurter Juden |
Frankfurt a/ Main; Berlin | 1907; 1928; 1936; 1980’s-2000’s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 218.75 |
| 173 | Nahmoli Joseph | Seder Tephiloth - Kathimerinai Proseukhsi |
Corfu | 1885 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 174 | Safe Conduct Pass of Szaja and Eta Szymonowicz |
Kaunas | 1940; 1941 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 | |
| 175 | Pabst Friedrich | Warschau. Die Neue Deutsche Stadt |
ND | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 176 | The Nazi Horror: German Concentration Camps |
London | 1934 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 177 | McDonald James G. | Petition In Support of the Letter of Resignation of James G. McDonald |
1935 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 281.25 | |
| 178 | Schmerler Abraham Israel | Die Umschichtungs-Aktion der Auswanderungsabteilung im ersten Jahre ihres Bestandes |
Vienna | 1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 179 | Nisko Transporte. Teilnehmer-Liste des am 20. Oktober 1939 abgehenden Transportes |
Vienna | 1939 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 180 | Anti-Semitic pamphlet distributed to students during the baccalaureate exam |
France | c. 1940 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 181 | Francais! …Il Faut Redevenir |
Paris | 1942 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 182 | Abramowicz Josef | Two postcards sent from Auschwitz to the United States |
1941 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 183 | Thiem Erwin | Plan von Litzmannstadt mit Strassenverzeichnis |
Litzmannstadt | 1942 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 184 | Hirsch Zoltan (1885-1944) | Kis Ember Nagy Elete - Oneletrajz |
Budapest; Hungary | 1942; 1950’s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
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