Bidspirit auctions | Appel Auction Auction Mar 25, 2025
Appel Auction, Mar 25, 2025. 158 lots.
Appel Auction - Kabbalah, and exquisite silverware.
Lots in this catalog (158)
- Lot 1: Collection of 6 Antique Seforim, Venice & Prague Imprints, 1545-1612.
- Lot 2: Collection of 5 Antique Seforim, Italian Imprints, 1558-1626. Signature of the Gaon Rabbi David Falkon.
- Lot 3: Large & Diverse Collection of Antique Seforim, 1571-1861. Important Signatures & Handstamps.
- Lot 4: Large Collection of Antique Seforim In Elegant Leather Bindings. 1674–1839. Signatures. Half of Them First Editions.
- Lot 5: Large Collection of Antique Seforim, 1692–1834. Signatures & Stamps of Rabbis. Most are First & Only Editions.
- Lot 6: Large & Diverse Collection of Antique Seforim, 1640–1835. Signatures & Inscriptions. Half are First Editions.
- Lot 7: Large & Important Collection of Antique Seforim, 1704–1867. Mostly First Editions. Signatures.
- Lot 8: Diverse Collection of Antique Seforim in Elegant Leather Bindings, 1705–1837. Important Signatures.
- Lot 9: A Significant Collection of Rare Antique Seforim, 1711–1837. In Elegant Leather Bindings.
- Lot 10: Large & Diverse Collection of Antique & Important Seforim, 1712–1848. Signatures & Inscriptions.
- Lot 11: Collection of Rare Antique Seforim, 1719–1787. Signatures. Some are First Editions.
- Lot 12: A large and diverse collection of antique seforim with signatures and stamps from prominent Rabbis & Rebbes. 1753–1926.
- Lot 13: Collection of 7 Antique Seforim Printed in Livorno, 1762–1881. Leather Bindings. Mostly First Editions.
- Lot 14: Large Collection of Antique Rare Seforim, 1763–1894. Signatures, Dedications, and Important Marginalia.
- Lot 15: Collection of Prayer Books Printed in Livorno, 1790–1881. Signatures and Dedications.
- Lot 16: Very large collection of antique seforim, 1791–1919, including seforim by the Gaon of Vilna, Chassidic works,
- Lot 17: Large Collection of Rare Seforim, 1822–1934.
- Lot 18: Very Large & varied Collection of Antique Seforim, 1837-1932.
- Lot 19: Large Collection of 25 Antique Seforim in Elegant Leather Bindings. 1843-1931. Signatures, Marginalia & Stamps.
- Lot 20: Large Collection of Antique Seforim in Elegant Leather Bindings, 1850-1936.
- Lot 21: Very Large Collection of 28 Antique Seforim, 1850-1940. Signatures & Stamps.
- Lot 22: Collection of Antique & Rare Seforim, Jerusalem Imprints, 1865–1904. Elegant Leather Bindings.
- Lot 23: Large collection of 16 rare Seforim & prayer books, Jerusalem Imprints, 1870-1929. Copy of Rebbi Aharon Roth,
- Lot 24: Collection of Kabbalah Seforim: Sefer HaTemunah- Shoshan Sodot and Ma’ayan HaChochma, Koretz 1784.
- Lot 25: Large & highly important collection of Chassidish Seforim & Haggadot, 1792–1928. Mostly First Editions.
- Lot 26: Collection of Rare Chasidic Seforim with Luxurious Leather Bindings, 1803–1889.
- Lot 27: Large & Significant Collection of Rare Hasidic Seforim in Luxurious Leather Bindings, 1804–1909.
- Lot 28: Very large and Significant Collection of Kabbalistic and Chasidic Seforim with luxurious leather bindings. 1842–1938.
- Lot 29: Large Collection of Rare Chassidic Seforim, Biographies, Wills, and Eulogies. 1843-1940. Mostly First & Only Editions.
- Lot 30: Collection of Chasidish Seforim – Autograph and Signature of the Holy Rebbi Yechiel Natan Halberstam, Ab''d Bardejov.
- Lot 31: Very Large Collection of 32 Antique Chassidic Seforim, 1864-1942. Signatures & Stamps of renowned Rebbes & Rabbis.
- Lot 32: Collection of Very Rare Chassidic Seforim, 1872-1901. First & Only Editions, in Elegant Leather Bindings.
- Lot 33: A Large Collection of Chassidic Seforim in Elegant Leather Bindings, 1880–1930. Half of Which Are First Editions.
- Lot 34: Large collection of 18 Seforim on the history of Hasidic tzaddikim, Elegant leather bindings, 1883–1941.
- Lot 35: Large & Significant Collection of Chassidic Seforim in deluxe leather bindings, 1891–1942. Some are first editions.
- Lot 36: Large collection of Seforim on the history of Chassidic Tzaddikim, in elegant leather bindings, 1907–1932.
- Lot 37: Sefer Chassidim – Polonnoye, 1792. With approbations from Rebbi Zusha of Anipoli and the Kedushat Levi of Berdichev.
- Lot 38: Chumash Bereshit & Shmot with Rashi's Commentary, Translations, and the Holy "Or HaChaim" Commentary. Slavuta, 1805.
- Lot 39: Shulchan Aruch Even HaEzer – Slavuta, 1822. A Copy in Excellent Condition on Green Paper – Rare.
- Lot 40: Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim – Slavuta, 1827.
- Lot 41: Hamagid-Tehilim. Slavuta, 1834. Signature of the holy Rabbi Moshe Betzalel Alter of Gur.
- Lot 42: 2 Volumes of Hamagid Slavita edition of Neviim, 1834- Signatures of the Holy Rabbi Moshe Betzalel Alter of Gur.
- Lot 43: Unrecorded! Machzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Slavuta-Józefów, 1849.
- Lot 44: Regel Yeshara (Dinov) - First Edition, Lvov 1858- Copy of the Sanzer Rebbe of New York,
- Lot 45: בחינות עולם עם פירוש ה'תוספות יום טוב' – זיטאמיר, תרי"ט.
- Lot 46: Malachei Kodesh – Kabbalistic prayers with commentary by the Baal Shem Tov. Jerusalem, 1862. Rare!
- Lot 47: Machzor for Shalosh Regalim, Zhitomir, 1862.
- Lot 48: Set Zohar Hakadosh, Shapira Press - Zhitomir, 1863. Approbation of the Holy Rebbi Aharon of Chernobyl.
- Lot 49: Ohev Yisroel, First Edition. Zhitomir, 1863. Beautiful copy, lacking approbations leaf.
- Lot 50: Nishmat Adam by Rabbi Aharon Shmuel of Kremenets – Zhitomir 1863 – Published by the Holy Rabbi Meshulam Zusia of Zinkov
- Lot 51: Yesod Yosef, Zhitomir 1867- Segulah Sefer for "Children, Life, and Sustenance,
- Lot 52: Zera Kodesh 2 parts, by Rebbi Naftali of Ropshitz. First Edition. Lemberg 1868.
- Lot 53: Kabbalah & Chassidut: Set of the Holy Zohar According to Mikdash Melech & Kohelet Yaakov by the Author of Maleh HaRoim.
- Lot 54: Shofria D’Yaakov: Articles of mourning following the passing of the Holy Rebbi Avraham Yaakov of Sadigura.
- Lot 55: Segula! Magen Avraham Published By The Author The Holy Maggid Of Trisk. Lublin 1886. First Edition. 2 Parts.
- Lot 56: Ateres Zekenim (Ziditshov-Sambor), First Edition, Lemberg, 1908. Extremely Rare!
- Lot 57: Tractate Yoma – Venice, 1520 – First Talmud Edition Printed by Daniel Bomberg.
- Lot 58: Extremely Rare Kabbalistic Sefer – "Adam Sichli" – Tiengen, 1560 – First Edition.
- Lot 59: Midbar Yehuda – Sermons by Rabbi Yehuda Aryeh of Modena, First Edition, Venice, 1602.
- Lot 60: Mahari HaLevi Responsa - Venice, 1632.
- Lot 61: Raziel HaMalach – Amsterdam, 1701 – First Edition – Segulah Sefer in Very Nice Condition.
- Lot 62: Mishneh Torah by the Rambam – Amsterdam 1702-1703 / Lechem Mishneh – Amsterdam 1703-1714 – Set in Four Volumes,
- Lot 63: Sefer Yesod: Pnei Yehoshua - Seder Moed, Frankfurt am Main, 1752. First Edition - Printed During the Author's Lifetime.
- Lot 64: Shu'''t Noda BiYehuda, First Edition, Prague 1776-1777. Published during the author's lifetime.
- Lot 65: Siddur Nehora HaShalem – Corrections to the Prayer Texts and Blessings by the Gaon of Vilna – Vilna & Horodna, 1832.
- Lot 66: Chumash Toras HaElokim. Philadelphia, 1845. The original English Jewish translation of the Torah!
- Lot 67: Ateret HaChaim By Rabbi Chaim Palagi, Salonika 1841. First Edition. Authors Dedication. Very Rare!
- Lot 68: Extremely Rare! Yimatza Chaim– Prayers by Rabbi Chaim Palagi. First Edition, Izmir 1863- Luach Erez,
- Lot 69: "Otzar HaYeshuot VeHaSegulot" –Refuah V’Chaim by the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Palagi, Izmir 1874,
- Lot 70: Sha'arei Torah U'Tefillah – Yeshivat Bar Yochai in Meron – Ezrat Nashim, Gilded Titles. Jerusalem (Tzfat) 1903.
- Lot 71: Large Kabbalistic Manuscript – Kavanot for Counting the Omer and Prayers for Shavuot – Handwritten by the Kabbalist
- Lot 72: Autographs & Stamps of Famous Admorim & Rabbis. Diverse Collection of Antique Seforim in Elegant Leather Bindings.
- Lot 73: Large Collection of Antique Seforim, Signatures & Stamps of Rabbis. 1798–1931.
- Lot 74: Large & diverse collection of antique Seforim with signatures and stamps of Rabbis, 1841–1931.
- Lot 75: Tur of the Gaonim R’ Yisrael Lifshitz and His Son R’ Gedaliah Lifshitz – A Rare Manuscript Commentary.
- Lot 76: Dedication and Signature of the Genius of Geniuses Rabbi Akiva Eiger – Ma'aseh Rokeach, First Edition, Venice 1742.
- Lot 77: Signatures & Haggahot of the Holy Gaonim Rabbi David Deutsch Ab''d Ir Chadash, Rabbi Zusman Sofer,
- Lot 78: Signatures of the Gaonim Rabbi Binyamin Wolf Hamburg; a copy belonging to Rabbi Yoav Ab''d Abaújszántó,
- Lot 79: Menuchas Asher, First Edition,
- Lot 80: Copy of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Zalman Weinberger Ab''d Margareten & his family.
- Lot 81: Shnei Luchos HaBrit - Furth – 1762-1764. Copy of the Tzadik Rabbi Petachiah Kraus, Ab''d Vagas.
- Lot 82: Signature of the Father-in-Law of Rebbi Elimelech of Lizhensk? – Zikaron Torat Moshe, Prague, 1623 – Extremely Rare!
- Lot 83: Signatures of Rebbi Noach Shmuel Lifshitz of Opotchna and Turbin – Disciple of the Chozeh of Lublin and the Maggid of
- Lot 84: Copy of The Founding Rebbe of Koidanov, Rebbi Shlomo Chaim Perlov. Kabbalah & Segulah, Arba Me’os Shekel Kesef,
- Lot 85: Manuscript and Signature of the Holy Rabbi Pintche Rotenberg of Pilica - Copy of the Holy Rebbi Chuna Halberstam of
- Lot 86: Signatures of the Holy Gaon Rabbi Aryeh Leibush Halberstam of Tarnogród, father of the Divrei Chaim of Sanz,
- Lot 87: Holy and Revered! The Sacred Copy of Rebbi Chaim Halberstam, the Divrei Chaim of Sanz,
- Lot 88: Signature of the Holy Rebbi David Halberstam of Kshanov & His Son, the Holy Rebbi Yosef Ze'ev Halberstam of Kshanov.
- Lot 89: Copy of the Holy Rebbi David Halberstam of Kshanov, Signature of His grandson Rabbi Berekhyah Teitelbaum of Ujhel.
- Lot 90: Stamp of the Holy Rebbi Yitzchak Yeshaya of Tchechov- Inscriptions & signatures of the Holy Rebbi Yosef Zev Halberstam
- Lot 91: Copy gifted by the Holy Rebbi Pinchas Menachem Yostman of Pilz to the wedding of the 'Sanz Rebbe' Menachem Benjamin
- Lot 92: Signature of Rabbi Moshe Kaner of Sanok- Copy of his son the holy Rebbi Yaakov Shimshon HaLevi Kaner,
- Lot 93: Signature & Marginalia of Rabbi Moshe Kaner of Sanok- Copy of his son the holy Rebbi Yaakov Shimshon HaLevi Kaner,
- Lot 94: Glosses of Rabbi Yosef Breuer,
- Lot 95: Signature of the Holy Rebbi Eliezer Hager – the "Damasek Eliezer" of Vizhnitz. Ohel Yaakov by the Maggid of Dubno,
- Lot 96: The Tehillim of the "Sanzer Rebbe" from New York, the esteemed Gaon and Tzaddik,
- Lot 97: Manuscript – Two Pages from Mishneh Torah by Rambam, Circa 13th Century.
- Lot 98: A unique and singular letter from the renowned Rabbi Shabtai Bass, author of Siftei Chachamim!
- Lot 99: Large Manuscript of Novellae on Talmudic Topics – Europe, circa 1780 – Unpublished Autograph.
- Lot 100: A Very Large Treasure of Antique Manuscripts and Letters, 1782 Onwards.
- Lot 101: Responsa from the Gaon Rabbi Michael Bachrach, Av Beis Din of Prague, to the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Landau of Prague: "B''h,
- Lot 102: Fabulous Early Letter Entirely in the Holy Handwriting & Signature of the Great Rabbi Akiva Eiger – 1798.
- Lot 103: Long and wondrous letter of Torah insights from Rabbi Aharon Shmuel Assad Ab''d Szerdahely to Rabbi Shlomo Zalman
- Lot 104: Letter from the Gaon Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ullman, Av Beit Din of Mako regarding a Shidduch for his son. 1863.
- Lot 105: A complete composition on the Torah & Sha''s by the esteemed Rabbi Mordechai Ephraim Fishel Sofer AB''D Csúsz and &
- Lot 106: Treatise by the Gaon Rabbi Yonasan Steif – A Response to the Authorities Regarding Jewish Ritual Slaughter. 1943.
- Lot 107: מכתב נדיר מאוד מהגאון הצדיק רבי לוי יצחק הלוי פליישער אב"ד פילץ להרה"ק רבי אלטר מאיר דוד יחיאל מוואלבראם. תרל"ד.
- Lot 108: Rare Letter from the Holy Brothers, Rebbi Yitzchak David and Rebbi Eliezer Menachem Mendel Biderman of Lelov,
- Lot 109: Letter of Blessings for a Speedy Recovery – Entirely in the Holy Handwriting of Maran the Divrei Chaim of Sanz ''we
- Lot 110: An emotional letter from the Holy Rebbi Yechezkel Shraga Halberstam of Shinova regarding a married couple.
- Lot 111: Certification for a Shochet in the Holy Handwriting of Rabbi Aaron Halberstam, Av Beit Din of Biala-Bilitz, 1909.
- Lot 112: Letter from the Holy Rabbi Aharon Halberstam, Av Beit Din of Bielsko-Biała, & his family. Extremely rare!
- Lot 113: Shana Tova Letter from the Holy Rabbi Naftali Zvi Halberstam Ab''d Piekło, & his son, Rabbi Aryeh Leibush Halberstam,
- Lot 114: Shana Tova Letter from the Holy Rabbi Naftali Zvi Halberstam Ab''d Piekło, 1923. Rare!
- Lot 115: Unique letter from the holy Rebbi Pinchas Menachem Yustman, the Siftei Tzadik of Pilz,
- Lot 116: Kodesh Hakodoshim! Mazel Tov letter by the Holy Rebbe Ahron Rokeach of Belz.
- Lot 117: Torah Insights in the Handwriting of the Brilliant Gaon of Zolkiew,
- Lot 118: Letter with Signatures of 11 Leading Rabbis – Including Signature of Rabbi Mordechai Rokeach of Belz,
- Lot 119: Letter from the Holy Rebbi Yehoshua Asher Halevi Sternfeld-Horowitz of Porisov-Warsaw.
- Lot 120: Two letters from the great Gaon Rabbi Shabtai HaKohen Rappaport, Av Beit Din of Włodzisław and Pińczów Hy''d.
- Lot 121: Letter by the Wonder-Worker Rabbi David Karliner to the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Salant. 1897.
- Lot 122: ''May he be blessed by the Almighty with life, peace, and all good,
- Lot 123: Long handwritten letter with Divrei Torah & Mussar,
- Lot 124: Remarkable Letter by Rabbi Aharon Kotler Rosh Yeshivas Kletzk , During His Fundraising Journey in Europe, 1932.
- Lot 125: Lengthy Letter with Torah Insights from Rabbi Aharon Kotler, Rosh Yeshiva of Kletsk – 1934.
- Lot 126: Rare Letter from Rabbi Yisrael Gershon Soloveitchik, the Eldest Son of Rabbi Chaim of Brisk,
- Lot 127: Rare Letter from the Gaon Rabbi Moshe Halevi Soloveitchik, Son of Rabbi Chaim of Brisk – 1938.
- Lot 128: Letter from the Gaon Rabbi Yechezkel Abramsky to the Gaon Rabbi Chaim Heller. 1934.
- Lot 129: Collection of Letters from the Gaon Rabbi Avraham Jofen, Rosh Yeshiva of Novardok, Białystok, 1932–1937. London, 1932.
- Lot 130: Two letters from "The Chasam Sofer of America, " Rabbi Hillel Klein. New York, 1922–1924.
- Lot 131: Historic letter of admonition by the Holy Gaon Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Grünwald of Tzeilem to the Agudas HaAdmorim. 1941.
- Lot 132: Decisions of the Special Rabbinical Court for Agunot in Hungary, 1946),
- Lot 133: Proofreading Pg.
- Lot 134: Autograph Manuscript from the Sefer Min HaMeitzar by Rabbi Michael Ber Weissmandl – Copy of a Terrifying Letter
- Lot 135: Psak Din with the Signatures of the Gaon Rabbi Shmuel Salant – Jerusalem, 1880.
- Lot 136: Important Collection of Letters from the Rabbis of Jerusalem, 1898–1940.
- Lot 137: A Significant Collection of Letters from Leading Rabbinic Figures: Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer,
- Lot 138: Large & Important Collection of Letters from Rebbes and Rabbis of Eretz Israel, 1936-1956.
- Lot 139: Collection of Letters from Rabbis of the USA and New York
- Lot 140: Important Collection of Letters from Rebbes of the United States and Canada, 1956–1974.
- Lot 141: "And I pray for you that the Almighty will assist you in all your matters,
- Lot 143: Highly Rare Letter from the Renowned Gaon and Chassid, Rabbi Itche Masmid, HY"D, During His Mission in England,
- Lot 144: Letter Of Blessing for a Speedy Recovery from the Rebbe Rayatz to his Cousin. – 1945.
- Lot 145: Important Letter from the Rebbe with Corrections in his holy hand & a Handwritten Blessing for a "Speedy Recovery" –
- Lot 146: Shana Tova letter by the Rebbe with additions in his Holy hand. 1959.
- Lot 147: A one-hundred-dollar bill received from the Rebbe on the occasion of publishing Seforim. 1976.
- Lot 148: A Collection of Rare Receipts from Institutions in the Land of Israel, 1927–1943.
- Lot 149: Collection of Letters from the Family of the Admor Rebbi Menachem Binyamin Ben Zion Rottenberg-Halberstam
- Lot 151: Antique Miniature Sefer Torah Written on Parchment
- Lot 152: Exceptional pair of Large mid-18th Century Dutch parcel-gilt Torah finials, Rimonim.