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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $1,000
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A letter handwritten and signed by David Ben-Gurion, sent to Zvi Maimon in the Jewish Agency in Jerusalem. London, June 1945.
A letter by David Ben-Gurion to Zvi Maimon, a stenographer in the Jewish Agency who served, for several years, as Ben-Gurion's personal secretary. The first part of the letter contains a long list of dozens of books that Ben-Gurion sent to Palestine, and the second part deals with the need to act for immigration to Palestine: "I see that the urgency of a Zionist conference was not appreciated in Jerusalem. We cannot continue on the basis of the White Paper and we shall not wait for the managers of the Colonial Office to run out of permits. However, this announcement to His Majesty's Government must come from an authorized conference (not formally, but politically authorized) and an authorized conference will be one that the movement as it is now will take part in – especially the remnants of European Jewry […] it seems that Jerusalem cannot see the forest for the trees …" (Hebrew). The letter is signed: "D.B.G" (Hebrew).
In 1942, David Ben-Gurion, then the chairman of the Jewish Agency, was one of the initiators and organizers of the Biltmore Conference, a conference of the Zionist organizations which decided on an action plan and demanded to open the gates of Palestine to mass immigration and to establish a Jewish state. After the war, when it became clear that the British government would not revise its previous policy of objecting to the Jewish settlement of Palestine, Ben-Gurion led a strategy of fighting the British government. In June 1945 (shortly after writing the present letter), he travelled to the USA to raise funds for purchasing weapons and machines for the military industry. In the Zionist Congress that took place during late 1946, Ben-Gurion was handed over the responsibility for the defense department of the Jewish Agency. For about two months, he studied combat tactics and the structure of the Haganah and its needs in order to turn the Haganah into an army prepared for a possible war with the Arab world.
[1] leaf (aerogram), approx. 25X20 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and minor creases. Minor blemishes.
A letter by David Ben-Gurion to Zvi Maimon, a stenographer in the Jewish Agency who served, for several years, as Ben-Gurion's personal secretary. The first part of the letter contains a long list of dozens of books that Ben-Gurion sent to Palestine, and the second part deals with the need to act for immigration to Palestine: "I see that the urgency of a Zionist conference was not appreciated in Jerusalem. We cannot continue on the basis of the White Paper and we shall not wait for the managers of the Colonial Office to run out of permits. However, this announcement to His Majesty's Government must come from an authorized conference (not formally, but politically authorized) and an authorized conference will be one that the movement as it is now will take part in – especially the remnants of European Jewry […] it seems that Jerusalem cannot see the forest for the trees …" (Hebrew). The letter is signed: "D.B.G" (Hebrew).
In 1942, David Ben-Gurion, then the chairman of the Jewish Agency, was one of the initiators and organizers of the Biltmore Conference, a conference of the Zionist organizations which decided on an action plan and demanded to open the gates of Palestine to mass immigration and to establish a Jewish state. After the war, when it became clear that the British government would not revise its previous policy of objecting to the Jewish settlement of Palestine, Ben-Gurion led a strategy of fighting the British government. In June 1945 (shortly after writing the present letter), he travelled to the USA to raise funds for purchasing weapons and machines for the military industry. In the Zionist Congress that took place during late 1946, Ben-Gurion was handed over the responsibility for the defense department of the Jewish Agency. For about two months, he studied combat tactics and the structure of the Haganah and its needs in order to turn the Haganah into an army prepared for a possible war with the Arab world.
[1] leaf (aerogram), approx. 25X20 cm. Good condition. Fold lines and minor creases. Minor blemishes.
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![Zichronot [Memoirs], David Ben-Gurion. Tel-Aviv: Am Oved, 1971-1973. Volumes 1-3. The first three volumes of David Ben-Gurion](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale68-public/182.jpg "David Ben-Gurion’s Memoirs – An Association Copy, Dedicated by Ben-Gur")
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
Zichronot [Memoirs], David Ben-Gurion. Tel-Aviv: Am Oved, 1971-1973. Volumes 1-3.
The first three volumes of David Ben-Gurion’s book "Zichronot" [Memoirs] (the only volumes published in his lifetime), signed by the founding father and first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. The title page of each volume carries a short Hebrew dedication and signature, handwritten by Ben-Gurion to Abba Eban ("To Abba Eban, respectfully, D. Ben-Gurion" or "To Abba Even, with friendship, D. Ben-Gurion"). A unique association copy.
Abba Eban (1915-2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. He served as Israeli ambassador to the USA and to the UN, Education Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. During the period these books were published and gifted to him, he held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Three volumes, 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Some wear and tear to the dust jackets.
The first three volumes of David Ben-Gurion’s book "Zichronot" [Memoirs] (the only volumes published in his lifetime), signed by the founding father and first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. The title page of each volume carries a short Hebrew dedication and signature, handwritten by Ben-Gurion to Abba Eban ("To Abba Eban, respectfully, D. Ben-Gurion" or "To Abba Even, with friendship, D. Ben-Gurion"). A unique association copy.
Abba Eban (1915-2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. He served as Israeli ambassador to the USA and to the UN, Education Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. During the period these books were published and gifted to him, he held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Three volumes, 24 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Some wear and tear to the dust jackets.
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
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"Israel – 25 Years of Independence" – souvenir sheet of the Israel Postal Company depicting the complete Scroll of Independence. Issued for Israel's 25th Independence Day, 1973. Hand-signed by David Ben-Gurion.
Souvenir sheet designed by Moshe Amar, with The Scroll of Independence stamp and the inscription "25 years of Independence". The sheet is hand-signed by David Ben-Gurion (Bun-Gurion died on December 1, 1973, several months after the issuing of this sheet).
6.5X14.5 cm. Very good condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Souvenir sheet designed by Moshe Amar, with The Scroll of Independence stamp and the inscription "25 years of Independence". The sheet is hand-signed by David Ben-Gurion (Bun-Gurion died on December 1, 1973, several months after the issuing of this sheet).
6.5X14.5 cm. Very good condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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!["Massa Ve'Ma'as" [Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann], by Chaim Weizmann. Translated by Asher Barash. Jerus](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale68-public/184_1.jpg "\"Trial and Error\", by Chaim Wezimann – Published by Shoken, 1949 – Fir")
!["Massa Ve'Ma'as" [Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann], by Chaim Weizmann. Translated by Asher Barash. Jerus](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale68-public/184_2.jpg "\"Trial and Error\", by Chaim Wezimann – Published by Shoken, 1949 – Fir")
Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
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"Massa Ve'Ma'as" [Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann], by Chaim Weizmann. Translated by Asher Barash. Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv: Shoken, 5709 [1949]. First edition. A signed and numbered copy (of 171 copies).
The first edition of Chaim Weizmann's autobiography, "Trial and Error", which was published four years prior to his death. This book was the first to use the Shoken font designed by Franzisca Baruch. 171 copies of the book were numbered and signed by Chaim Weizmann. This is copy no. 46, hand-signed by Chaim Weizmann on the colophon page.
487, [1] pp + [8] plates, 21 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Leather-covered binding, with abrasions and blemishes to spine, partly detached. In a cardboard slipcase.
The first edition of Chaim Weizmann's autobiography, "Trial and Error", which was published four years prior to his death. This book was the first to use the Shoken font designed by Franzisca Baruch. 171 copies of the book were numbered and signed by Chaim Weizmann. This is copy no. 46, hand-signed by Chaim Weizmann on the colophon page.
487, [1] pp + [8] plates, 21 cm. Good overall condition. Stains. Leather-covered binding, with abrasions and blemishes to spine, partly detached. In a cardboard slipcase.
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,750
Including buyer's premium
Three letters and a reproduction of the Scroll of Independence, each signed by a different signatory of the Scroll: Saadia Kobashi, Moshe Kol, Kalman Kahana and Zerach Warhaftig. Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv, ca. late 1970s to 1987.
1-3. Three letters describing the signing of the Scroll of Independence, dated 1987: • Letter with the testimony of Moshe Kol - Kolodny (typewritten): "I didn't attend the festive ceremony in Tel-Aviv since I was besieged in Jerusalem… Only during the ceasefire was I flown in on a small, rickety, Piper… I signed with my family name, Kolodny; by doing so I wanted to compensate my family and my wife's family, most of whom perished in the Holocaust". • A handwritten letter with the testimony of Saadia Kobashi: "I signed with awesome respect and a thanksgiving prayer to the Creator of the World…". • A handwritten letter by Kalman Kahana: "After 40 years this indeed will not be a reconstruction of emotions, and I fear that they will contain more imagination than reality. A recorder for emotions, to preserve them, has not yet been invented…"
4. "Independence Day Souvenir, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Jerusalem", a printed sheet of paper. On one side is the symbol of the menorah and on the other side, a reproduction of the Scroll of Independence in three languages – Hebrew, English and French. Hand-signed on the bottom by Zerach Warhaftig, in Hebrew and in English.
Enclosed: a photocopy of a letter from 12.5.1948, which was sent to David Ben-Gurion by Moshe Kol, Yitzchak Greenbaum and Yehuda Leib Fishman Maimon. Hand-signed with initials by Kol (in pen).
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. The letters are in their original envelopes.
1-3. Three letters describing the signing of the Scroll of Independence, dated 1987: • Letter with the testimony of Moshe Kol - Kolodny (typewritten): "I didn't attend the festive ceremony in Tel-Aviv since I was besieged in Jerusalem… Only during the ceasefire was I flown in on a small, rickety, Piper… I signed with my family name, Kolodny; by doing so I wanted to compensate my family and my wife's family, most of whom perished in the Holocaust". • A handwritten letter with the testimony of Saadia Kobashi: "I signed with awesome respect and a thanksgiving prayer to the Creator of the World…". • A handwritten letter by Kalman Kahana: "After 40 years this indeed will not be a reconstruction of emotions, and I fear that they will contain more imagination than reality. A recorder for emotions, to preserve them, has not yet been invented…"
4. "Independence Day Souvenir, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Jerusalem", a printed sheet of paper. On one side is the symbol of the menorah and on the other side, a reproduction of the Scroll of Independence in three languages – Hebrew, English and French. Hand-signed on the bottom by Zerach Warhaftig, in Hebrew and in English.
Enclosed: a photocopy of a letter from 12.5.1948, which was sent to David Ben-Gurion by Moshe Kol, Yitzchak Greenbaum and Yehuda Leib Fishman Maimon. Hand-signed with initials by Kol (in pen).
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. The letters are in their original envelopes.
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Manuscripts, Letters, Signatures and Dedications
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
The Camp David Accords, Documents Pertaining to the Conclusion of Peace. Washington, D.C.: Information Department, Embassy of Israel, [1979]. English. A copy signed by Menachem Begin.
A booklet containing the texts of the camp David Accords, A Framework for Peace in the Middle East and A Framework for a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel, letters, memorandums, and documents pertaining to the agreements, and the speeches given by Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin during the signing ceremony of the Israel-Egypt Peace Accords on the White House lawn in Washington. The booklet contains four maps.
The front cover of the booklet is hand-signed by Menachem Begin, in Hebrew and English.
The peace treaty between Israel and Egypt was signed on the lawn of the White House on 26.3.1979 and was the first peace treaty signed between Israel and any of its neighboring countries. The peace talks opened officially with the surprising arrival of the President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, to Israel, only four years after the Yom Kippur War. At first, the talks encountered some difficulties; however, after the intervention of USA President Jimmy Carter, the parties met at Camp David, the presidential country retreat, and after two weeks of negotiations, a festive ceremony was held in which the first treaty, A Framework for Peace in the Middle East, was signed. About six months later, the parties met at the White House and in the presence of 1500 guests signed the peace treaty, which marked a new chapter in the history of the Middle East. For signing the treaty, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat were awarded the shared 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.
[16] leaves, 28 cm. Good condition. Several minor stains on the front cover.
A booklet containing the texts of the camp David Accords, A Framework for Peace in the Middle East and A Framework for a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel, letters, memorandums, and documents pertaining to the agreements, and the speeches given by Jimmy Carter, Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin during the signing ceremony of the Israel-Egypt Peace Accords on the White House lawn in Washington. The booklet contains four maps.
The front cover of the booklet is hand-signed by Menachem Begin, in Hebrew and English.
The peace treaty between Israel and Egypt was signed on the lawn of the White House on 26.3.1979 and was the first peace treaty signed between Israel and any of its neighboring countries. The peace talks opened officially with the surprising arrival of the President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, to Israel, only four years after the Yom Kippur War. At first, the talks encountered some difficulties; however, after the intervention of USA President Jimmy Carter, the parties met at Camp David, the presidential country retreat, and after two weeks of negotiations, a festive ceremony was held in which the first treaty, A Framework for Peace in the Middle East, was signed. About six months later, the parties met at the White House and in the presence of 1500 guests signed the peace treaty, which marked a new chapter in the history of the Middle East. For signing the treaty, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat were awarded the shared 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.
[16] leaves, 28 cm. Good condition. Several minor stains on the front cover.
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Manuscripts, Letters, Signatures and Dedications
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
Four printed copies of the speeches delivered by Yitzchak Rabin and Shimon Peres during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony. One copy of each of the speeches is in Hebrew and the other in English. Peres's speeches are hand-signed by him.
The Nobel Peace Prize for 1994 was awarded jointly to Yitzchak Rabin, Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat for signing the Oslo Accords, which were considered the greatest achievement in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. These are four printed copies of the speeches of the Israeli leaders: two copies of Shimon Peres's speech (both hand-signed by him on the last page), and two copies of Yitzchak Rabin's speech. The copies are in official folders with the emblem of the State of Israel and the Hebrew title "The State of Israel, the Prime Minister".
Enclosed: two official envelopes of the State of Israel in which the speeches were sent; two letters that were enclosed with the speeches, one handwritten and one printed, by representatives of the Prime Minister's Office.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes.
The Nobel Peace Prize for 1994 was awarded jointly to Yitzchak Rabin, Shimon Peres and Yasser Arafat for signing the Oslo Accords, which were considered the greatest achievement in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. These are four printed copies of the speeches of the Israeli leaders: two copies of Shimon Peres's speech (both hand-signed by him on the last page), and two copies of Yitzchak Rabin's speech. The copies are in official folders with the emblem of the State of Israel and the Hebrew title "The State of Israel, the Prime Minister".
Enclosed: two official envelopes of the State of Israel in which the speeches were sent; two letters that were enclosed with the speeches, one handwritten and one printed, by representatives of the Prime Minister's Office.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Minor blemishes.
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $600
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Four books, a photograph and a poster, bearing the handwritten signature of Yitzchak Rabin. Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, London and the USA, the late 1970s to 1990s.
1. Photograph of Yitzchak Rabin in the Prime Minister's office. Signed on bottom.
Approx. 18X23 cm. good condition.
2. Poster with Yitzchak Rabin's photographic portrait (photograph: Ya'akov Sa'ar), and the Hebrew inscription: "Yitzchak Rabin, Prime Minister". Signed on bottom in Hebrew and English.
Approx. 24X34 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes to margins.
3-6. Four books by Yitzchak Rabin: "The War in Lebanon" (Hebrew) (Tel-Aviv: Am Oved, 1983); Service Notebook (Hebrew) (two volumes, Tel-Aviv: Ma'ariv Library, 1979); The Rabin Memoirs (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1979); The Rabin Memoirs (Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1979). All are hand-signed on their first pages by Yitzchak Rabin, in Hebrew and English. Two are dated in his handwriting.
Enclosed: two official envelopes of the State of Israel, in which the photograph and the poster were sent; a printed greeting card issued by the Minister of Defense's Office.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
1. Photograph of Yitzchak Rabin in the Prime Minister's office. Signed on bottom.
Approx. 18X23 cm. good condition.
2. Poster with Yitzchak Rabin's photographic portrait (photograph: Ya'akov Sa'ar), and the Hebrew inscription: "Yitzchak Rabin, Prime Minister". Signed on bottom in Hebrew and English.
Approx. 24X34 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes to margins.
3-6. Four books by Yitzchak Rabin: "The War in Lebanon" (Hebrew) (Tel-Aviv: Am Oved, 1983); Service Notebook (Hebrew) (two volumes, Tel-Aviv: Ma'ariv Library, 1979); The Rabin Memoirs (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1979); The Rabin Memoirs (Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1979). All are hand-signed on their first pages by Yitzchak Rabin, in Hebrew and English. Two are dated in his handwriting.
Enclosed: two official envelopes of the State of Israel, in which the photograph and the poster were sent; a printed greeting card issued by the Minister of Defense's Office.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
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Manuscripts, Letters, Signatures and Dedications
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $700
Sold for: $875
Including buyer's premium
A letter handwritten by the writer Naguib Mahfouz, signed in Arabic and English. Sent from Cairo to Israel. December 11, 1988. Arabic.
The letter, written one day after Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, expresses his age-old aspiration for peace in Israel and his hope that Israelis and Palestinians will be able to live together in Israel as partners.
The writer Naguib Mahfouz (نجيب محفوظ,i 1911-2006), born in Cairo, is considered one of the leading contemporary Arab writers. He published more than 30 novels, hundreds of short stories and dozens of screenplays in his lifetime. His most famous work, "The Cairo Trilogy", was published during 1981-1987, winning him the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. Throughout his life, Mahfouz was known for his liberal and democratic opinions and was one of the prominent supporters of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. His opinions earned him many enemies in the Arab world, in Egypt and abroad, and for many years his books were banned in Syria, Iraq and other countries. In 1994, a Muslim extremist tried to assassinate Mahfouz, but only succeeded in wounding him. Mahfouz died in 2006 at the age of 94.
[1] leaf, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Enclosed is the original envelope in which the letter was sent.
The letter, written one day after Mahfouz was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, expresses his age-old aspiration for peace in Israel and his hope that Israelis and Palestinians will be able to live together in Israel as partners.
The writer Naguib Mahfouz (نجيب محفوظ,i 1911-2006), born in Cairo, is considered one of the leading contemporary Arab writers. He published more than 30 novels, hundreds of short stories and dozens of screenplays in his lifetime. His most famous work, "The Cairo Trilogy", was published during 1981-1987, winning him the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. Throughout his life, Mahfouz was known for his liberal and democratic opinions and was one of the prominent supporters of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. His opinions earned him many enemies in the Arab world, in Egypt and abroad, and for many years his books were banned in Syria, Iraq and other countries. In 1994, a Muslim extremist tried to assassinate Mahfouz, but only succeeded in wounding him. Mahfouz died in 2006 at the age of 94.
[1] leaf, 32.5 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Enclosed is the original envelope in which the letter was sent.
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Manuscripts, Letters, Signatures and Dedications
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $800
Sold for: $1,500
Including buyer's premium
Approx. a hundred autographs of composers, conductors, musicians and opera singers from around the world; most of them on programmes of concerts and classical music performances held in Israel since the 1950s and onward.
The collection contains autographs of the conductors Leonard Bernstein, Georg Solti, Zubin Mehta, Paul Paray, Daniel Barenboim, Paweł Klecki, Carlo Maria Giulini; the composers Igor Stravinsky, Gary Bertini, Aaron Copland; the violinists Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Nathan Milstein, David Oistrakh and Alexander Schneider; the pianists Glenn Gould, Arthur Rubenstein, Eugene Istomin, Rudolf Serkin and Clifford Curzon; the opera singers Maureen Forrester, Victoria de los Ángeles, Shirley Verrett, Richard Tucker and Plácido Domingo; the cellists Leonard Rose, Jacqueline du Pré, Mstislav Rostropovich and John Ogdon; and others. Most of them are signed on programmes or advertising leaflets of concerts and classical music performances in Israel. Several of the musicians are signed on more than one item.
The collection also contains a portrait photograph of the Italian conductor Carlo Maria Giulini, with a signed and dated autograph inscription (1.3.1959).
Approx. a hundred autographs on approx. 50 items. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
The collection contains autographs of the conductors Leonard Bernstein, Georg Solti, Zubin Mehta, Paul Paray, Daniel Barenboim, Paweł Klecki, Carlo Maria Giulini; the composers Igor Stravinsky, Gary Bertini, Aaron Copland; the violinists Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern, Nathan Milstein, David Oistrakh and Alexander Schneider; the pianists Glenn Gould, Arthur Rubenstein, Eugene Istomin, Rudolf Serkin and Clifford Curzon; the opera singers Maureen Forrester, Victoria de los Ángeles, Shirley Verrett, Richard Tucker and Plácido Domingo; the cellists Leonard Rose, Jacqueline du Pré, Mstislav Rostropovich and John Ogdon; and others. Most of them are signed on programmes or advertising leaflets of concerts and classical music performances in Israel. Several of the musicians are signed on more than one item.
The collection also contains a portrait photograph of the Italian conductor Carlo Maria Giulini, with a signed and dated autograph inscription (1.3.1959).
Approx. a hundred autographs on approx. 50 items. Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Manuscripts, Letters, Signatures and Dedications
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $1,200
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The Hebrew Bible; from the edition of Everardo van der Hooght, the Book of Genesis and the Book of Exodus (until chapter 14, verse 16 – Parashat Beshalach). New York: Whiting & Watson, 1815. Hebrew, with an advertisement of the publishers and a note of the editors (in English), and a Latin preface by Everardo van der Hooght. Parts 1 and 2 (no further parts were printed).
A volume comprising the Book of Genesis and a part of the Book of Exodus, with vowelization and cantillation notes. Originally, this volume was supposed to be published as part of a complete bible in sixteen volumes; eventually, however, the other parts of the series were not printed. The main reason for the discontinuation of the printing was the simultaneous publishing of a complete bible by Thomas Dobson (the first Hebrew Bible printed in America), which preceded this edition by only a few months, and rendered it superfluous.
The present book is the first Hebrew bible printed in New York and the third Hebrew bible printed in America (preceded only by the edition of the bible published by Dobson and by the Book of Psalms).
[3] leaves, 41, 112 pp, 22.5 cm. Cardboard binding. Uneven edges. Uncut sheets in the Hebrew part. Good-fair condition. Stains (dark dampstains on the binding and first and last leaves). Damaged binding, with stains. Tears to spine. The back board is loose. The lower part of the spine is missing.
Goldman 5.
A volume comprising the Book of Genesis and a part of the Book of Exodus, with vowelization and cantillation notes. Originally, this volume was supposed to be published as part of a complete bible in sixteen volumes; eventually, however, the other parts of the series were not printed. The main reason for the discontinuation of the printing was the simultaneous publishing of a complete bible by Thomas Dobson (the first Hebrew Bible printed in America), which preceded this edition by only a few months, and rendered it superfluous.
The present book is the first Hebrew bible printed in New York and the third Hebrew bible printed in America (preceded only by the edition of the bible published by Dobson and by the Book of Psalms).
[3] leaves, 41, 112 pp, 22.5 cm. Cardboard binding. Uneven edges. Uncut sheets in the Hebrew part. Good-fair condition. Stains (dark dampstains on the binding and first and last leaves). Damaged binding, with stains. Tears to spine. The back board is loose. The lower part of the spine is missing.
Goldman 5.
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Anglo-Judaica and American Judaica
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Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
September 19, 2019
Opening: $500
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Selections of a Father for the Use of his Children, in Prose and Verse, by Isaac Gomez. New York: Southwick and Pelsue, 1820. English. First edition.
Isaac Gomez Jr. (1768-1831), a Jewish writer and merchant, was a descendant of one of the first Jewish families who immigrated to America (his grandfather's father, Lewis Moses Gomez, arrived at New York in 1703). Although in his lifetime he was considered one of the prominent figures of the Jewish community, Gomez is remembered mainly for his contribution to American children's literature – the book before us, an anthology of selections from the greatest writers: Aristotle, Plato, Shakespeare, Milton, Alexander Pope and many others. One of the enthusiastic fans of the book was second USA President John Adams, who expressed his fondness of the book in a letter from 1820: "Your Selections of a Father for the Use of his Children, are worthy to be presented by every father, to every child – and deserve a place in every family, there is not an impure or mean thought in the whole Book… to me it shall be a manual on my table – in which I can constantly find almost any of the most beautiful morsels".
This book is considered the first children's book by a Jewish-American author. See: The Way Jews Lived: Five Hundred Years of Printed Words and Images, by Constance Harris (USA, 2009), p. 273.
A printed piece of paper with an approbation by Phillip Milledoler is mounted on page 3 (a blank page).
VIII, [9]-408 pp, approx. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes. Small tears along edges. Handwritten notation on top of the title page (English, from 1853). Torn spine (some of it missing). The binding (front and back) and one of the endpapers are detached. Strips of tape on the inside binding.
Singerman 322.
Isaac Gomez Jr. (1768-1831), a Jewish writer and merchant, was a descendant of one of the first Jewish families who immigrated to America (his grandfather's father, Lewis Moses Gomez, arrived at New York in 1703). Although in his lifetime he was considered one of the prominent figures of the Jewish community, Gomez is remembered mainly for his contribution to American children's literature – the book before us, an anthology of selections from the greatest writers: Aristotle, Plato, Shakespeare, Milton, Alexander Pope and many others. One of the enthusiastic fans of the book was second USA President John Adams, who expressed his fondness of the book in a letter from 1820: "Your Selections of a Father for the Use of his Children, are worthy to be presented by every father, to every child – and deserve a place in every family, there is not an impure or mean thought in the whole Book… to me it shall be a manual on my table – in which I can constantly find almost any of the most beautiful morsels".
This book is considered the first children's book by a Jewish-American author. See: The Way Jews Lived: Five Hundred Years of Printed Words and Images, by Constance Harris (USA, 2009), p. 273.
A printed piece of paper with an approbation by Phillip Milledoler is mounted on page 3 (a blank page).
VIII, [9]-408 pp, approx. 21.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and blemishes. Small tears along edges. Handwritten notation on top of the title page (English, from 1853). Torn spine (some of it missing). The binding (front and back) and one of the endpapers are detached. Strips of tape on the inside binding.
Singerman 322.
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