F INE J UDAICA . PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, GRAPHIC &CEREMONIAL ART K ESTENBAUM & C OMPANY TUESDAY, JUNE 26TH, 2007 K ESTENBAUM & COMPANY . Auctioneers of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Fine Art Lot 86 Catalogue of F INE JUDAICA . PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, GRAPHIC AND CEREMONIAL ART Featuring: A Magnifi cent Hebrew Illuminated Prayer Book on Vellum. Holland, 1795 El Lissitzky’s Chad Gadya, 1919 The Szyk Hagadah on Vellum, 1940 An Autograph Letter Signed by Hanna Szenes Important Collection of Zionistica A Collection of Early Printed Hebrew Bibles From the Libraries of: The Late Prof. Abraham I. Katsh; The Late Leyzer Ran; The Estates of Reisa & Ilya Schor; Elias Pinkas Hepner of Leipzig (1876 - 1938) and others ——— To be Offered for Sale by Auction, Tuesday, 26th June, 2007, at 3:00 pm precisely ——— Viewing Beforehand on: Sunday 24th June - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday 25th June- 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday, 26th June - 10:00 am - 2:30 pm This Sale may be referred to as: “Kew” Sale Number Thirty-Seven Illustrated Catalogues: $35 (US) * $42 (Overseas) KESTENBAUM & COMPANY Auctioneers of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Fine Art . 12 West 27th Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10001 • Tel: 212 366-1197 • Fax: 212 366-1368 E-mail:
[email protected] • World Wide Web Site: www.Kestenbaum.net ABRAHAM ISAAC KATSH orn in Poland in 1906, Abraham Isaac Katsh was a revered scholar and pioneer in the fi eld of Jewish Studies. His father, Rabbi Reuven Katz, served as Chief Rabbi of Petach Tikva, Israel from 1932-1964; his mother, Reichel (Maskielleison) Katz was a descendent of the Maskiel Eithan.