Genazym: Catalog of the Giants
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Catalog of the Giants | Total Sales (USD) | 3,796,125.00 |
| Auction Date | September 07, 2025 - September 07, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,391,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #625 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,488,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 76 | ||
| Sold Lots | 75 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,421,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.68% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,538,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 107.30% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | The Bas Ayin's Holy Handwritten Signature |
USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 325,000.00 | ||
| 16 | Rare and Exceptional |
1505 | USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 231,250.00 | |
| 24 | "Success in all matters and never lacking parnasah" Segulos and Remedies in the Holy Handwriting of Rabbi Chaim Vital |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 168,750.00 | ||
| 55 | Maseches Sanhedrin and Shavuos of Chazon Ish |
USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 143,750.00 | ||
| 37 | Siddur Kol Yaakov |
1804 | USD 120,000.00 - 180,000.00 | USD 125,000.00 | |
| 54 | Masechtos from Bomberg's Historic Venice Talmud |
USD 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 125,000.00 | ||
| 13 | Historical Letter Signed by the Rashash. 1774 |
1774 | USD 80,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 | |
| 18 | Sefer Yesod on the Principles of the Talmud |
1510 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 | |
| 19 | Sefer Yesod |
1514 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 106,250.00 | |
| 1 | Pri Megadim Original Signature |
USD 70,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 | ||
| 2 | Noda BYehuda and his Beis Din |
USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 | ||
| 8 | Miraculous Drashah of Chasam Sofer Saving Jews of Pressburg from Yom Kippur Desecration |
USD 40,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 | ||
| 25 | Manuscript Owned and signed by the Chida. |
late 17th century | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 | |
| 17 | Sefer Yesod |
1515 | USD 40,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 82,500.00 | |
| 3 | Handwritten Haskama by the Chavas Da'as on an Important Manuscript |
USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 77,500.00 | ||
| 44 | Letter of blessings by Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Twersky of Skver announcing the engagement of his only son. New Square, 1959 |
1959 | USD 40,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 77,500.00 | |
| 5 | Beis Meir, author's Personal Copy, with Hundreds of Glosses in His Handwriting |
USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 72,500.00 | ||
| 41 | Founding of a Shul in Nusach Sefard |
1925 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 70,000.00 | |
| 28 | First Chassidic Sefer Printed in Slavita: Rav Yaivy. |
1792 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 65,000.00 | |
| 76 | Magnificent Painting of Rabbi Yeshayale of Kerestir. 1925 |
1925 | USD 120,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 65,000.00 | |
| 6 | Glosses by Rabbi Akiva Eiger and his son Rabbi Shlomo Eiger |
USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 | ||
| 62 | First Edition of the Shl"a. Amsterdam 1648--1649 |
1648--1649 | USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 | |
| 32 | Likutei Eitzos by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. First Edition. Rare. Dubna, 1816 |
1816 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 57,500.00 | |
| 36 | Rare Leaf of chiddushim handwritten by the Sfas Emes |
USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 | ||
| 58 | Minhagei Ashkenaz |
1455 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 55,000.00 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
