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Auction Update Review

M-Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 63 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 9 January, 37 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Canadian dollars, 8 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1. In Norwegian krone and 24 in U.S. dollars.

 

 

 

 

Turnover was $3,540,464.57. The average lot brought $598.46. Seven thousand one hundred ninety-two lots were offered and 5,916 found new homes. For the week, 82.26% of all lots offered were sold.

 

 

 

 

This report includes this past week’s Top 25s for 13 categories, full details for the past week’s sales, as well as a full listing of the upcoming week’s 63 sales.

 

 

 

Start by clicking on the tabs for the Top 25s. They are live!

 

 

 

 

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Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Rago Arts and Auctions Albert Einstein (from the Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century portfolio) (Unique Trial Proof) on January 7th Actual price: USD $152,400.
  2. University Archives Jefferson's Owned & Signed "Plutarch's Morals" Vol. 4, Foundational to Declaration of Independence. 1st Time at Auction in Nearly 200 Years! on January 7th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  3. Heritage Auctions Pokemon 1st Edition Neo Discovery Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 2001). on January 7th Actual price: USD $51,250.
  4. University Archives One of the Finest Lincoln Assassination Letters Extant April 15, 1865 Illustrated and Beyond Dramatic! 8pp. on January 7th Actual price: USD $40,625.
  5. University Archives Abraham Lincoln Donates $5 to Springfield's Catholic Church, PSA NM-MT 8: Historic Check to Dr. P. Moran - Later He Campaigned For Lincoln For President. A New Discovery! on January 7th Actual price: USD $34,375.
  6. Rago Arts and Auctions A l'heure de l'observatoire - les amoureux on January 7th Actual price: USD $30,480.
  7. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN- 5.5 White pages. on January 6th Actual price: USD $28,060.
  8. University Archives John H. Surratt, Accused Lincoln Assassination Conspirator, Signed 4x & War Dated, Unique! on January 7th Actual price: USD $17,500.
  9. University Archives Isaac Newton Highly Important Religious Manuscript with 85+ Words in his Hand, Ex-Bonhams on January 7th Actual price: USD $16,875.
  10. University Archives Marilyn Monroe Gorgeous Signed & Inscribed Photograph, PSA Authenticated on January 7th Actual price: USD $16,250.
  11. Rago Arts and Auctions Sling-Shots Lit #2 on January 7th Actual price: USD $15,240.
  12. University Archives Rare Ernest Hemingway 1 of 10 Signed Presentation Copies of "Farewell to Arms" on January 7th Actual price: USD $13,750.
  13. University Archives M. Lincoln Calls Abe a "great & good man, who loved & served his country so well" - Seeks Pension "After the death of my dearly beloved husband" on January 7th Actual price: USD $13,750.
  14. Propstore AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME (1999)/AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER (2002) Collection of Storyboards, Continuity Photos, and Production Paperwork on January 8th Actual price: USD $12,600.
  15. University Archives George Pickett PSA GEM MT 10 Signed CDV, JSA Authentication Too, 1 of 2 Known! on January 7th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  16. University Archives Robert E. Lee Requests "additional Canon" & Tells Troops to "bring his ammunition, 100 rounds at least" - Superb Battle Letter on January 7th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  17. University Archives 1859 Receipt for Enslaved Teenager, a "Negro Man... of Dark Color" Incredibly Rare on January 7th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  18. University Archives Lincoln Endorsement for Release of One of Morgan's Raiders in October 1864, After Mom Begs for Release! on January 7th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  19. University Archives Thomas Jefferson Certifies An Act Concerning Deserters and Commerce on The High Seas! on January 7th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  20. Rago Arts and Auctions Untitled (Anxious Men) (from the XL portfolio) on January 7th Actual price: USD $11,880.
  21. University Archives Ayn Rand 11pp Revised AMS "The Cold Civil War" For LA Times Newspaper- 900+ Words in Her Hand! on January 7th Actual price: USD $11,875.
  22. Sothebys Book production - Printing - Italy, 1465-1500 - Venice - Aldo Manuzio - Exhibitions on January 8th Actual price: USD $11,430.
  23. University Archives Fantastic J.P. Morgan Multi-Million Dollar Checkbook from 1908-1918, Complete with Checks on January 7th Actual price: USD $10,880.
  24. Rago Arts and Auctions Flowers (Hand-Colored) on January 7th Actual price: USD $10,795.
  25. Rago Arts and Auctions Flowers (Hand-Colored) on January 7th Actual price: USD $10,795.
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Year in Review</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
  • <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.