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M-Rare Book Hub: 80 Auctions Archived, another 83 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 10 October, 80 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Columbian pesos, 26 in euros, 12 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 39 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $15,317,786.43. The average lot brought $1,102.71

 

This report includes this past week’s Top 25s for 14 categories, full details for this past week's sales, as well as a full listing of the upcoming week’s 83 sales.

 

It's a long report because collectible paper is making history every week.

 

Bon chance!

 

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Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Dominic Winter Book Auctions Einstein's Violin. A German violin formerly belonging to Albert Einstein, late 19th century on October 8th Actual price: USD $1,457,990.
  2. Bonhams The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 1 January, 2011 on October 7th Actual price: USD $279,900.
  3. Bonhams Amaryllis in Vase, from Moving Focus on October 7th Actual price: USD $140,200.
  4. Sothebys Irises on October 6th Actual price: USD $104,058.
  5. Galerie Bassenge Histoire naturelle des oiseaux on October 7th Actual price: USD $89,386.
  6. Galerie Bassenge Das Ritman-Exemplar der Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica zu Amsterdam on October 7th Actual price: USD $81,937.
  7. Bonhams Reflections on Soda Fountain on October 7th Actual price: USD $70,350.
  8. Bonhams The Blue Guitar 20 on October 7th Actual price: USD $70,350.
  9. Bonhams Imperfect (67 5/8 x 91 1/2"), from Imperfect Series on October 7th Actual price: USD $64,000.
  10. University Archives Wilson Declares War on Germany! 1917 Original Government Printed Joint Resolution Signed by the President, VP & House Speaker on October 8th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  11. Heritage Auctions The Hand of Miles Davis, New York, 1986 Selenium toned on October 3rd Actual price: USD $62,500.
  12. Christies Les trois modeles on October 8th Actual price: USD $57,150.
  13. Galerie Bassenge Das Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten on October 7th Actual price: USD $53,632.
  14. Bonhams Blue Curve, from Fans on October 7th Actual price: USD $51,200.
  15. Morphy Auctions SINCLAIR AIRCRAFT GASOLINE PORCELAIN SERVICE STATION SIGN W/ AIRPLANE GRAPHIC. on October 5th Actual price: USD $51,200.
  16. Christies Nu assis les bras etendus on October 8th Actual price: USD $50,800.
  17. Heritage Auctions Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, circa 1944 on October 3rd Actual price: USD $46,250.
  18. RR Auction Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Letter Signed, Arranging a Meeting with the Father of a Child Prodigy Pianist on October 8th Actual price: USD $42,071.
  19. Galerie Bassenge Theologische Sammelhandschrift on October 7th Actual price: USD $41,713.
  20. Bonhams Flowers on October 7th Actual price: USD $40,960.
  21. Bonhams IF on October 7th Actual price: USD $40,960.
  22. Bonhams Water Lily on October 7th Actual price: USD $40,960.
  23. Bonhams Belvedere on October 7th Actual price: USD $40,960.
  24. Christies La pompadour: one print on October 8th Actual price: USD $40,640.
  25. SD Auctions NORWAY 14th-20th c.: THE UVDAL CALENDAR | MS in Norwegian and Latin on vellum, Uvdal, Norway, 1636 and 1696. on October 9th Actual price: USD $40,111.

 

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars -


46 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell -


80 total sales reported this week -


For the week ahead 83 sales are scheduled -


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Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

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  • <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> These are the Times that Try Men's Souls, Thomas Paine. $80,000-$120,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> Manuscrpit from Aboard The Discovery, Signed by George Vancouver. $80,000-$120,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> Exceedingly Rare Holograph Fragment of James Cook's Logbook. $80,000-$120,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> Colonial America: The Collection of William Nesheim: Thomas Lechford: Important First-Hand Account of Life in New England. $40,000-$60,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> The First Expanded Edition of Common Sense, Thomas Paine. $30,000-$50,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> California! The Gold Rush Collection of Bruce Maclin: Album of Exceptional California Lettersheets. $20,000-$30,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> California! The Gold Rush Collection of Bruce Maclin: An Exceptional Group of Gold Rush Letters, c. 1849-1850. $20,000-$30,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> Colonial America: The Collection of William Nesheim: Mather's King Phillips War Tract 1639-1723. $15,000-$25,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> Colonial America: The Collection of William Nesheim: The First Contemporaneous Account of the Salem Witch Trials, Cotton Mather. $15,000-$25,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> Poor Richard's Almanack 1749, Benjamin Franklin. $15,000-$20,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> California! The Gold Rush Collection of Bruce Maclin: Fruits of Mormonism by Nelson Slater. $15,000-$25,000 <b>Bonhams, Oct. 13-23:</b> California! The Gold Rush Collection of Bruce Maclin, Across the Plains in '49 by Emanuel Goughnour. $12,000-$18,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: These are the Times that Try Men's Souls, Thomas Paine. $80,000-$120,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: Manuscrpit from Aboard The Discovery, Signed by George Vancouver. $80,000-$120,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: Exceedingly Rare Holograph Fragment of James Cook's Logbook. $80,000-$120,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: Colonial America: The Collection of William Nesheim: Thomas Lechford: Important First-Hand Account of Life in New England. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: The First Expanded Edition of Common Sense, Thomas Paine. $30,000-$50,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: California! The Gold Rush Collection of Bruce Maclin: Album of Exceptional California Lettersheets. $20,000-$30,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: California! The Gold Rush Collection of Bruce Maclin: An Exceptional Group of Gold Rush Letters, c. 1849-1850. $20,000-$30,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: Colonial America: The Collection of William Nesheim: Mather's King Phillips War Tract 1639-1723. $15,000-$25,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: Colonial America: The Collection of William Nesheim: The First Contemporaneous Account of the Salem Witch Trials, Cotton Mather. $15,000-$25,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: Poor Richard's Almanack 1749, Benjamin Franklin. $15,000-$20,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: California! The Gold Rush Collection of Bruce Maclin: Fruits of Mormonism by Nelson Slater. $15,000-$25,000
    Bonhams, Oct. 13-23: California! The Gold Rush Collection of Bruce Maclin, Across the Plains in '49 by Emanuel Goughnour. $12,000-$18,000
  • <center><b>Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair<br>17 and 18 Oct</b><center> <center><b>Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair<br>17 and 18 Oct</b><center> <center><b>Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair<br>17 and 18 Oct</b><center>
    Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair
    17 and 18 Oct
    Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair
    17 and 18 Oct
    Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair
    17 and 18 Oct
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>By a Lady<br>1-15 October 2025</b> <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> Queen Elizabeth I. A queen’s defense of the realm, and the birth of the British Empire. $500,000 to $700,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> Vanessa Bell — [Virginia Woolf]. An exceptional encapsulation of the Bloomsbury Group. A striking tile created by Vanesa Bell for her sister, Virginia Woolf, ca. Christmas 1926. $25,000 to $35,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> Austen, Jane. A long and intimate autograph letter signed ("JA"), to Cassandra Austen. $300,000 to $400,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> Austen, Jane. “Lines on Maria Beckford,” autograph manuscript signed ("Jane Austen"). $100,000 to $150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15:</b> [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.
    Sotheby’s
    By a Lady
    1-15 October 2025
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Queen Elizabeth I. A queen’s defense of the realm, and the birth of the British Empire. $500,000 to $700,000.
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Vanessa Bell — [Virginia Woolf]. An exceptional encapsulation of the Bloomsbury Group. A striking tile created by Vanesa Bell for her sister, Virginia Woolf, ca. Christmas 1926. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. A long and intimate autograph letter signed ("JA"), to Cassandra Austen. $300,000 to $400,000.
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. “Lines on Maria Beckford,” autograph manuscript signed ("Jane Austen"). $100,000 to $150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.