There are three upcoming auctions, Kestenbaum , Asufa, and Jerusalem Judaica. The first two have their catalogs online while the final one is only available in hardcopy. Kestenbaum has two very rare and thus highly prized pieces, one the 1526 Prague Haggadah. (Lot number 124) This edition, which is the first complete (there were some leaves found in a binding containing illustrations that may or may not be earlier, but, in all events, it was not a complete copy), illustrated…
New Books from Biegeleisen While Eliezer is in the midst of preparing a comprehensive list of new seforim issued in the past months, I wanted to provide a shorter list of new seforim that I have recently received from Biegeleisen. All of these are of course available at Biegeleisen in Boro Park (and I assume elsewhere as well) and some will be reviewed in greater detail in the coming months. Batim le-Vadim, Yaakov Mosowitz, Beni Brak, 2008, 663 pp. a…
In the next few weeks there are a bunch of auctions. First, is Sotheby's auction of the "Delmonico" collection. This collection, of an anonymous collector, is amazing. It includes fifty incunabula with the balance of the auction being 16 and 17th century books. Included in the later portion are volumes of the first edition Bomberg Talmud printed on blue paper. These are the only known copies of these volumes. The incunabula includes the first edition of the Rambam's commentary on…
Yeshiva Ahavas Torah, Baranovich is having an auction Wednesday, November 19th. One can download the catalog here. While I don't intend to cover the whole catalog, I want to briefly highlight a few items. Those interested in early Hebrew/English primers (or English Hebraica) and the like should take a look at lots 12-17. For those interested in early 20th century American figures, such as Rodkinson and Eisenstein, see lot 62 for Eisenstein's quasi-autobiography, Otzar Zikronoti . And for a polemic…
There are two upcoming auctions. The first, Kestenbaum & Co. will take place this Thursday, June 26th, the catalog is available on their website. The auction includes R. S.R. Hirsch’s copy of the Zohar, which is interesting in that R. Hirsch is not readily associated with Kabbalah. Of course, R. Hirsch and other German Jews had a more nuanced view of Kabbalah and were not antagonistic as some others (think certain groups of Yemenites). Additionally, for those interested in incunabula,…
SEFORIM HARD DRIVES SALES UPDATE etc.The Otzrot HaTorah (AKA “The Morgenstern Library”) is now ON SALE thru June 30.The library contains 13,000 volumes in the “regular” version and 14,000 volumes in the “expanded” edition.The SALE prices are as follows:Expanded edition: Reg. price $1990 SALE price: $1480.Standard edition: Reg. price $1480 SALE price: $1160.There is a payment plan of (up to) 20 monthly payments. Payments can be made by cash, check or credit card.For those making a one time payment by…
