Rare Collection Up for Sale

A collection of what many experts consider the greatest collection of Hebrew books and manuscripts in private hands will soon go on sale at Sotheby’s. The 11,000 items are part of the Valmadonna Trust Library. The collection includes a 16th-century Hebrew Bible once owned by Westminster Abbey and a complete edition of the Babylonian Talmud that was printed in the 16th century. Valued at more than $40 million, the collection is on display in New York for another week. The seller is 88-year-old London collector Jack Lunzer.