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Auction Update Review

M-Rare Book Hub: 57 Auctions Archived, another 56 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 23 January, 57 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+:  1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Colombian pesos, 11 in euros, 8 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 2 in Polish zloty, 1 in Swedish krona, and 30 in US dollars.


 

Turnover was $12,728,354.55. The average lot brought $1,371.74. Twelve thousand and fifty-four lots were offered and 9,279 found new homes. For the week, 76.98% of all lots offered were sold.


 

This report includes this past week’s Top 25s for 14 categories, full details for this week’s sales, as well as a full listing of the upcoming week’s 56 sales.


 

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Best wishes for a good week!

 

 

Bruce McKinney

Rare Book Hub

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2231-A $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on January 16th Actual price: USD $317,200.
  2. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2220-F $5,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Banknote About Unc 50. on January 16th Actual price: USD $244,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2231-F $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 30. on January 16th Actual price: USD $183,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Laramie City, Wyoming Territory - $5 1875 Fr. 402 The Wyoming National Bank Ch. # 2110 PCGS Choice New 63PPQ. on January 16th Actual price: USD $164,700.
  5. Heritage Auctions Tallahassee, FL - $100 1882 Brown Back Fr. 524 The First National Bank Ch. # (S)4132 PMG Very Fine 25. on January 16th Actual price: USD $91,500.
  6. Heritage Auctions Low Serial Number 29 Fr. 268 $5 1896 Silver Certificate PCGS Banknote Superb Gem Unc 68 PPQ. on January 16th Actual price: USD $64,050.
  7. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2211-I $1,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ. on January 16th Actual price: USD $51,240.
  8. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1072a $100 1914 Red Seal Federal Reserve Note Cut Sheet of Four PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. on January 16th Actual price: USD $48,800.
  9. Heritage Auctions Fr. 346e Hessler 1411 (H1411FD) $1,000 1891 Silver Certificate Face/Front Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ. on January 16th Actual price: USD $48,800.
  10. Heritage Auctions Fr. 202 as Hessler 1435b $5,000 1863 Interest Bearing Note Face Proof PCGS Banknote Extremely Fine 40 Details. on January 16th Actual price: USD $48,800.
  11. Heritage Auctions Fr. 153 $50 1875 Legal Tender PMG Choice Fine 15. on January 16th Actual price: USD $48,800.
  12. Heritage Auctions Pokemon 1st Edition Neo Discovery Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 2001). on January 21st Actual price: USD $47,500.
  13. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1190 $50 1882 Gold Certificate PCGS Extremely Fine 40. on January 16th Actual price: USD $43,920.
  14. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) Monet politely refuses a visitor whilst working on his monumental Water Lilies paintings as ' The slightest disturbance is always detrimental to my work ' on January 22nd Actual price: USD $39,659.
  15. Heritage Auctions Serial Number 1 Fr. 897a $10 1914 Red Seal Federal Reserve Note PCGS Banknote VF 35 PPQ; Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Storage Envelope Signed by Governor M.B. Welborn of the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank PCGS Banknote Genuine. on January 16th Actual price: USD $39,040.
  16. Heritage Auctions Rochester, NY - $100 1875 Fr. 458 The Flour City National Bank Ch. # 1362 PCGS Banknote Very Fine 20. on January 16th Actual price: USD $39,040.
  17. Heritage Auctions Fr. 230 $1 1899 Silver Certificate PCGS Banknote Superb Gem Unc 69 PPQ. on January 16th Actual price: USD $36,600.
  18. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2407 $500 1928 Gold Certificate. PMG About Uncirculated 50. on January 16th Actual price: USD $34,160.
  19. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1700 $10 1933 Silver Certificate. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. on January 16th Actual price: USD $31,720.
  20. Heritage Auctions Fr. 361 $5 1890 Treasury Note PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ. on January 16th Actual price: USD $31,720.
  21. Heritage Auctions Fr. 268 $5 1896 Silver Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. on January 16th Actual price: USD $31,720.
  22. Heritage Auctions Cut Sheet of Four Fr. 121 $10 1901 Mule Legal Tenders PCGS Banknote Choice Unc 64 (4). on January 16th Actual price: USD $31,720.
  23. Heritage Auctions Laramie, WY - $10 1875 Fr. 423 The Laramie National Bank Ch. # 2518 PMG Very Fine 25. on January 16th Actual price: USD $31,720.
  24. Heritage Auctions Serial Number 1 San Diego, CA - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 467 The First National Bank Ch. # 3050 PMG Extremely Fine 40. on January 16th Actual price: USD $31,720.
  25. Heritage Auctions Serial Number N1A Fr. 236 $1 1899 Silver Certificate PCGS Banknote Choice Unc 64. on January 16th Actual price: USD $30,500.
  • <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • <b><center>Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Balthus, Emily Brontë. <i>Wuthering Heights,</i> New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Charles Dickens. <i>Complete Works,</i> Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Winston Churchill. First edition of <i>War Speeches,</i> Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. <i>Holy Cats</i> First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
    Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b> <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 40<br>Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). <i>A Digest of the Different Castes of India,</i> 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 50<br>Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. <i>The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan,</i> 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 53<br>Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). <i>An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul,</i> first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 57<br>[Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). <i>Views in the Mysore Country,</i> [1794]. £2,000-3,000 <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b> <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 76<br>Bird (James). <i>Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions...,</i> first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 100<br>Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). <i>A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 123<br>D'Oyly (Charles). <i>Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book,</i> lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 139<br>Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000 <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online: India<br>Ends 19th February 2026</center></b> <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 140<br>Gantz (John). <i>Indian Microcosm,</i> first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 146<br>Grierson (Sir George Abraham). <i>Linguistic Survey of India,</i> 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 195<br>Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000 <b>Forum, Feb. 19:</b> Lot 205<br>Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. <i>The Monuments of Sanchi,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000