Fine Judaica Books, Manuscripts and Works of Art November 12, 2002 by Kestenbaum & Company - 2002

Kestenbaum & Company, New York, auction catalogue for the sale held on 27th June 2000. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to,. 99 pp in double-column format, ills. 337 lots. The sale comprised "the property of various owners including: Selections from a Private Collection in The Delaware River Valley; The Final Offering from a Distinguished European Collection of Hebrew Printed Books; The Late Herman Winter Library of Responsa Literature; A Private Collector of Significant Hebrew Manuscripts." From the introduction - "With a keen historical eye. Winter collected the entire panorama of Responsa and important Halachic Literature. Indeed, his Library covers a full spectrum, from the editions of the Teshuvoth HaGe'onim, Rishonim, 16th- and 17th-century Turkish, Polish, German and Italian codifiers through to decisors of the 20th century. In addition to the Library's importance for its wealth of rabbinic law, Winter fully appreciat¬ed the historical value of Responsa as a… Read More

NY: Kestenbaum & Company, 2002. Auction prices written on some items. Not Indicated. Soft Cover. Very Good +. Illus. by b/w Plates.

NY: Kestenbaum & Company, 2002. Corners a little curled, otherwise in very nice condition.. New Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +. Illus. by b/w Plates.