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Auction Update Review

M-Rare Book Hub: 116 Auctions Archived, another 110 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 5 November, 116 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Czech koruna, 45 in euros, 18 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 2 in New Zealand dollars, 1 in Swedish krona, 43 in US dollars, and 1 in South American rand.

 

 

Turnover was $32,590,803,47. The average lot brought $1,500.36. The number of lots offered was 29,443 of which 21,722 were sold. The win percentage was 73.78%. It was another day at the office.

 

 

This report includes this past week’s Top 25s for 15 categories, full details for this past week’s sales, as well as a full listing of the upcoming week’s 110 sales.

 

 

Start by clicking on the tabs for the top 25s. They suggest they are not marching in unison. They are live! 


Best wishes for a good week!


Bruce Mckinney


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Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Arnout Tholinx, Inspector on December 3rd Actual price: USD $4,131,029.
  2. Christies Christ presented to the People ('Ecce Homo') on December 3rd Actual price: USD $1,269,292.
  3. Christies Christ healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print') on December 3rd Actual price: USD $930,814.
  4. Sothebys Adam and Eve on December 3rd Actual price: USD $676,956.
  5. Christies A Scholar in his Study ('Faust') on December 3rd Actual price: USD $482,331.
  6. Christies The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece on December 3rd Actual price: USD $473,869.
  7. Christies Christ crucified between the two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' on December 3rd Actual price: USD $338,478.
  8. Christies The Entombment on December 3rd Actual price: USD $304,630.
  9. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) & DONCIEUX CAMILLE (1847-1879) A letter of extraordinary rarity signed by both Monet and his first wife, Camille on December 3rd Actual price: USD $303,068.
  10. Sothebys The mathematical principles of natural philosophy..., London, 1729, first edition in English, 2 volumes, contemporary calf on December 2nd Actual price: USD $253,858.
  11. Christies Thomas Haaringh ('Old Haaringh') on December 3rd Actual price: USD $220,011.
  12. Winner's Auctions Ltd Rare in the extreme. Talmud Bavli, with the Rif. Slavuta, printed by the holy Rabbi Moshe Shapiro. 1817--1822 on November 30th Actual price: USD $212,500.
  13. SD Auctions Aurora Australis on December 4th Actual price: USD $199,230.
  14. Christies The Angel appearing to the Shepherds on December 3rd Actual price: USD $186,163.
  15. Sothebys Jacqueline au chapeau de paille (Tete de femme) (B. 1067; Ba. 1279) on December 3rd Actual price: USD $177,695.
  16. Christies Christ preaching ('La Petite Tombe') on December 3rd Actual price: USD $169,239.
  17. Christies Saint Jerome reading in an Italian Landscape on December 3rd Actual price: USD $160,777.
  18. SD Auctions Norske Kongers Kronicke oc bedrifft [...] on December 4th Actual price: USD $138,133.
  19. Sothebys Aletschgletscher on December 3rd Actual price: USD $133,272.
  20. Christies The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight on December 3rd Actual price: USD $126,929.
  21. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL HITLER ADOLF: (1889-1945) Adolf Hitler inscribes his portrait to one of the most significant women in his life on December 4th Actual price: USD $121,227.
  22. Christies Recueil de Quatre-Vingt-Cinq Estampes originales, Tetes, Paysages et differents Sujet, dessinees et gravees par Rembrandt (Recueil Basan) on December 3rd Actual price: USD $118,467.
  23. Christies Clump of Trees with a Vista on December 3rd Actual price: USD $118,467.
  24. Christies The Omval on December 3rd Actual price: USD $110,005.
  25. Sothebys 16h 54m -- 40deg on December 3rd Actual price: USD $103,656.
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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