• Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Rare 3-Paper Offprint Identifying the Double Helix Structure of DNA, Signed by Crick, Wilkins, Wilson, Stokes and Gosling. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph book and Report from the Thirtieth Indian National Congress, featuring the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
  • Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Fine Books & Manuscripts
    June 24-25
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Keats, John. The most significant collection of Keats’s love letters to come to market since 1885. $1,500,000 to $2,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Chassériau, Benoît. The “Expedicion secreta” of the Free State of Cartagena de Indias against the forts of Portobelo (Panama). $50,000 to $70,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: (Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay). "One of the new nation's most important contributions to the theory of government”. $150,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated". $80,000 to $120,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: (Johann Conrad Beissel). A Sammelband of two of Benjamin Franklin's rarest imprints. $70,000 to $100,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: [Pernambuco]. First printed work in favor of Brazilian Independence. $150,000 to $200,000.
  • Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    Bøker & Manuskripter
    Fine Books & Manuscripts
    June 24, 2026
    SD Auctions, June 24: [HENRIK IBSEN] BRYNJOLF BJARME: «Catilina», 1850. Originalt hvitt omslag.
    SD Auctions, June 24: PAULUS OROSIUS + Pseudo SENACA: «Historiae adversus paganos...», 1491. CIRCULAR WORLD MAP, SHIRLEY NUMBER 15.
    SD Auctions, June 24: OLAUS MAGNUS: «Historia Delle Genti Et Della Natura [...].», 1565.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    Bøker & Manuskripter
    Fine Books & Manuscripts
    June 24, 2026
    SD Auctions, June 24: AXEL HEIBERG: Pengekiste, 17-1800-tall.
    SD Auctions, June 24: HENRIK IBSEN: Teaterplakater 2 stk. «FRU INGER TIL ØSTRÅT» 1895-1896.
    SD Auctions, June 24: HENRIK WERGELAND: Stort manuskript, signert + dedikasjonseksemplar, 1845.
  • Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 73 Auctions Archived, another 75 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended May 31, 73 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database of rare and collectible books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 19 in euros, 15 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, and 36 in U.S. dollars.

 

 

Turnover was $10,575,100.09. The average lot brought $794.94. Seventeen thousand and five lots were offered and 13,303 found new homes. For the week, 78.23% of all lots offered were sold.

 

 

This report includes this week’s Top 25s for 14 categories, full details for the past week’s sales, and a full listing of the upcoming week’s 75 sales.

 

 

Start by clicking the Category Headings for the Top 25s. Each category reflects different experiences. They are live!

 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Robert Siegel Galleries Pony Express, July 22d on May 28th Actual price: USD $300,900.
  2. Bubb Kuyper Dubbele planetoide (Dubbele planeet). (Double Planetoid (Double Planet)) on May 22nd Actual price: USD $85,532.
  3. Christies Piet Mondrian—Unternehmen “Seelőwe” on May 22nd Actual price: USD $76,200.
  4. Christies 5. Jan. 98 on May 22nd Actual price: USD $76,200.
  5. Robert Siegel Galleries Charles A. Lindbergh's Nonstop Transatlantic Flight in The Spirit of St. Louis, New York to Paris, May 20-21, 1927. on May 28th Actual price: USD $73,750.
  6. Bonhams James Bond: The Scubacraft on May 28th Actual price: USD $68,757.
  7. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on May 28th Actual price: USD $67,100.
  8. Christies Orchidee II on May 22nd Actual price: USD $57,150.
  9. Weiss Auctions 1986 Fleer #57 Michael Jordan Rookie Card on May 28th Actual price: USD $52,890.
  10. Purcell Auctioneers 15th Century Medieval Legal Manuscript on May 27th Actual price: USD $52,282.
  11. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #31 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent GD+ 2.5 Extensive (C-5) Off-white pages. on May 28th Actual price: USD $40,260.
  12. Forum Auctions Hymnologia Damulica on May 28th Actual price: USD $35,560.
  13. Ader Prochainement Tournee du Chat Noir avec Rodolphe Salis on May 28th Actual price: USD $35,311.
  14. Bonhams The Complete Works on May 28th Actual price: USD $34,379.
  15. Christies The Moment on May 22nd Actual price: USD $33,020.
  16. Bubb Kuyper Regelmatige vlakverdeling (Regular division of the plane) on May 22nd Actual price: USD $32,787.
  17. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages. on May 26th Actual price: USD $31,720.
  18. Christies Still Life with Coffee Pot and Flower Pot on May 22nd Actual price: USD $30,480.
  19. Forum Auctions Der catechismus mit kurtzen ausslegungen symbolum Athanasij on May 28th Actual price: USD $30,226.
  20. Christies Natura morta con sette oggetti in un tondo on May 22nd Actual price: USD $27,940.
  21. ALDE Florilege des Amours on May 27th Actual price: USD $27,593.
  22. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages. on May 28th Actual price: USD $26,840.
  23. Forum Auctions A Political Ode on May 28th Actual price: USD $26,670.
  24. Forum Auctions Northanger Abbey: and Persuasion on May 28th Actual price: USD $26,670.
  25. Forum Auctions La Hypnerotomachia di Poliphilo on May 28th Actual price: USD $26,670.

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on May 22nd: $1,141,469

 


16 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Memorial Day Antiques & Collectibles Online Auction on May 25th: 544.02%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp, Paperback, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Illustration Art Showcase Auction on May 27th: 271.63%
Hansons. May Medals, Militaria & Firearms Auction on May 27th: 193.45%
Il Ponte. Prints and Multiples on May 28th: 182.71%
Crafoord Auktioner. Art & Antiques XVI on May 25th: 151.24%
Beaussant Lefevre. History & Chivalry on May 28th: 147.08%
Crafoord Auktioner. Fine Art XVIII on May 28th: 143.70%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria, English Civil War Arms & Armour on May 21st: 142.92%
Christies. Breaking Ground: The Private Collection of Marian Goodman Part I on May 22nd: 134.47%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Prints on May 28th: 131.95%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on May 22nd: 127.18%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Prints on May 27th: 116.76%
Bonhams. The Robert Lusk Collection. Automobilia & Posters on May 28th: 111.68%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on May 26th: 111.23%
Vogt Auction. Memorial Day on May 25th: 110.20%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on May 28th: 106.45%


47 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Crafoord Auktioner. Fine Art XVIII on May 28th: 100.00%
Christies. Breaking Ground: The Private Collection of Marian Goodman Part I on May 22nd: 100.00%
amelia jeffers. Weekly Collectors' Warehouse Treasure Auction on May 25th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Sporting Art Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
KC Auction Company. May Art Auction on May 25th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with No Reserve No Buyers Premium! on May 24th: 100.00%
EV Stamps. Stamps & Postal History Auction on May 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Key Comics Showcase Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Posters After Midnight Movie Posters Showcase Auction on May 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume IX Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on May 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on May 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on May 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on May 24th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on May 26th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 27th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp, Paperback, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Illustration Art Showcase Auction on May 27th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 27th: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on May 26th: 99.15%
Bonhams. The Robert Lusk Collection. Automobilia & Posters on May 28th: 98.97%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on May 24th: 98.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on May 20th: 97.50%
Il Ponte. Prints and Multiples on May 28th: 97.22%
Beaussant Lefevre. History & Chivalry on May 28th: 96.97%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper + Asian on May 27th: 93.98%
Sworders. Open House on May 25th: 93.44%
Weiss Auctions. May Sports Cards & Memorabilia on May 28th: 91.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on May 20th: 90.77%
Rago Arts and Auctions. 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition on May 27th: 90.00%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Las Vegas on May 23rd: 89.20%
New England Book Auctions. Early Printing Americana on May 26th: 88.73%
Vogt Auction. Memorial Day on May 25th: 88.37%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Silver & Golden Age Comics and Collectibles on May 24th: 87.66%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on May 28th: 87.50%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 23rd: 86.67%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectable and Estate Auction on May 26th: 86.55%
One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Memorial Day Antiques & Collectibles Online Auction on May 25th: 86.36%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Art & Design on May 28th: 85.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on May 18th: 84.62%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria, English Civil War Arms & Armour on May 21st: 84.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on May 17th: 83.33%
Eldreds. Americana + Marine Art on May 28th: 82.76%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Antiquarian, Modern and Contemporary Art, Part II on May 21st: 82.35%
Duke's. The Paul Whitfield Collection: A Lifetime of British Cinema and Cult Film Memorabilia on May 27th: 82.00%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Antiquarian, Modern and Contemporary Art Part I on May 19th: 80.67%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Prints on May 28th: 80.20%
Crafoord Auktioner. Art & Antiques XVI on May 25th: 80.00%


73 total sales reported this week:

Weiss Auctions. May Sports Cards & Memorabilia on May 28th: 91.94%
Soler Y Llach. Antiquarian Books, Manuscripts and Maps on May 28th: 45.70%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Buccleuch Block and World Philatelic Rarities on May 28th: 66.67%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Art & Design on May 28th: 85.04%
PBA Galleries. Fine Photography & Art on May 28th: 66.57%
Potomack Company. May Art Cornucopia on May 28th: 78.90%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. May 2026 Auction on May 28th: 20.97%
Leland Little Auctions. Sporting Art Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
Il Ponte. Prints and Multiples on May 28th: 97.22%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on May 28th: 87.50%
Eldreds. Americana + Marine Art on May 28th: 82.76%
Duke's. Interiors & Design on May 28th: 66.67%
De Baecque and Associes. 20th - 21st Centuries - Modern And Contemporary Art - Design on May 28th: 58.33%
Crafoord Auktioner. Fine Art XVIII on May 28th: 100.00%
Bonhams. The Robert Lusk Collection. Automobilia & Posters on May 28th: 98.97%
Bonhams. London: Espionage. Fact & Fiction on May 28th: 71.43%
Beaussant Lefevre. History & Chivalry on May 28th: 96.97%
Heritage Auctions. Key Comics Showcase Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume IX Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Prints on May 28th: 80.20%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Prints on May 27th: 69.23%
Purcell Auctioneers. Sale of an Exceptional Library and other select Lots to include Incunabula, Early Printings, Early Manuscripts, Maps, Significant Books from the 16th to the 19th Centuries of Irish and World Interest on May 27th: 75.75%
Rago Arts and Auctions. 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition on May 27th: 90.00%
Hansons. May Medals, Militaria & Firearms Auction on May 27th: 73.68%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Prints, Multiples & Works on Paper + Asian on May 27th: 93.98%
Duke's. The Paul Whitfield Collection: A Lifetime of British Cinema and Cult Film Memorabilia on May 27th: 82.00%
ALDE. Original Bindings & Modern Illustrated Books on May 27th: 62.57%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on May 20th: 90.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on May 20th: 97.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700 on May 18th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs & Manuscripts Auction on May 17th: 83.33%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Antiquarian, Modern and Contemporary Art, Part II on May 21st: 82.35%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Antiquarian, Modern and Contemporary Art Part I on May 19th: 80.67%
Crafoord Auktioner. Art & Antiques XVI on May 25th: 80.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp, Paperback, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Illustration Art Showcase Auction on May 27th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 27th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 27th: 99.25%
New England Book Auctions. Early Printing Americana on May 26th: 88.73%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Weekly Antiques, Collectables & Effects on May 26th: 60.00%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectable and Estate Auction on May 26th: 86.55%
Hansons. The Cornwall Antiques sale to include Jewellery, Silver and Watches with Collectors and Asian on May 26th: 33.77%
Vogt Auction. Memorial Day on May 25th: 88.37%
Sworders. Open House on May 25th: 93.44%
KC Auction Company. May Art Auction on May 25th: 100.00%
One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Memorial Day Antiques & Collectibles Online Auction on May 25th: 86.36%
amelia jeffers. Weekly Collectors' Warehouse Treasure Auction on May 25th: 100.00%
Turner Auctions & Appraisals. A Family Collection on May 24th: 55.26%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Moments in History: Maps, Photographs, Art, Costumes and Books on May 24th: 47.15%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with No Reserve No Buyers Premium! on May 24th: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Silver & Golden Age Comics and Collectibles on May 24th: 87.66%
EV Stamps. Stamps & Postal History Auction on May 24th: 100.00%
De Baecque and Associes. Interiors and Décor on May 24th: 64.10%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on May 23rd: 40.63%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria, English Civil War Arms & Armour on May 21st: 84.21%
Vermot de Pas. Comics: Albums - TT - Originals - Signing Sessions - Animation - Pokemon on May 22nd: 61.66%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on May 26th: 99.15%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on May 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on May 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on May 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on May 24th: 98.83%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on May 24th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on May 26th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Posters After Midnight Movie Posters Showcase Auction on May 23rd: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 23rd: 86.67%
Duke's. Asian Art on May 22nd: 67.86%
Morphy Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Las Vegas on May 23rd: 89.20%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Nosbüsch & Stucke: Spring Auction, Part 3: Art before 1900, Modern Art & Graphics, Photography on May 23rd: 65.48%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Spring Auction, Part 2: Modern Literature, Erotica, Posters & Advertising on May 22nd: 59.11%
Christies. Breaking Ground: The Private Collection of Marian Goodman Part I on May 22nd: 100.00%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on May 22nd: 69.70%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Manuscripts - Timed Online on May 24th: 56.43%
Chiswick Auctions. Modern Living: Art & Design on May 22nd: 43.41%


For the week ahead 75 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 1st
EinsZwei. Prague. eAuction of Fine Arts. 33 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Marilyn Monroe Collection from the Estate of Norman and Hedda Rosten Hollywood/Entertainment Signature® Auction. 61 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. A Century of Marilyn: The Timeless Image - Photographs Showcase Auction. 78 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. House & Garden Sale. 41 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 71 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. From the Fairytale to Paper. Children's Illustration and more. 36 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Jewelry, Silver, 19th-20th C. Paintings & Prints; Early American to MCM furniture; Garden; Asian; 19th & 20th C. Decorative Arts; Oriental Rugs, etc.. 33 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Weekly Antiques, Collectables & Effects.

Tue. Jun. 2nd
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Toys and General Collectibles. 127 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Coins, Stamps & Collectables. 262 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 101 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 175 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 412 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Antiquarian Books and Modern Manuscripts. 214 lots
Sothebys. Cologne. Modern & Contemporary Discoveries. 5 lots
Gros & Delettrez. PARIS. Automobilia. 130 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 650 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Collectible Cards. 100 lots
Dreweatts. Newbury. The Collection of The Hon. Patrick and Lady Amabel Lindsay. 15 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books & Ephemera. 215 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Modern Art & Design | The Laskett. 77 lots
Christies. Paris. Thessa Herold, une femme d’intuition. 8 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. June Shelf Lot Auction.
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Dumfries. Fishing Tackle, Sporting Collectables, Home Furnishings & Interiors.

Wed. Jun. 3rd
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Pop Culture and Memorabilia. 34 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Art Auction. 1032 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 149 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 396 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books, Manuscripts & Rprints. 60 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints & Multiples. 195 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . The Printed Page. 98 lots
Christies. Paris. Contemporary Art - online auction, including exceptional prints by Nan Goldin. 4 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Art of the 15th - 19th Centuries, Modern and Contemporary Art. 670 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 12 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs & Manuscripts Auction. 115 lots
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Motorcycles & Memorabilia Auction. 51 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Comics & Comic Art: Online Edition. 241 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Weekly Wednesday Auction.

Thu. Jun. 4th
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Online - Music Memorabilia. 106 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 278 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Books, Maps and Photographs. 250 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Twenty One Contemporary. 14 lots
Gros & Delettrez. PARIS. Books & Manuscripts. 243 lots
Rossini. Paris. Antique & Modern Books, Lithographs, Including a Collection of Artists' Books from the Hôtel D'Agar, Cavaillon. 271 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Fred Feinsilber Collection, from Giacometti to Brauner | Online. 25 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Yorkville Designer Sale - Prestige Downsizing.

Fri. Jun. 5th
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Sport Memorabilia. 43 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comics. 174 lots
Rossini. Paris. Collection from a Photographic Gallery. 679 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Matthew Perry Estate Auction Benefitting the Matthew Perry Foundation Hollywood/Entertainment Signature®Auction. 31 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazines Signature® Auction. 557 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Collections Auction. 33 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old & Rare Books Auction Pre-1700. 42 lots

Sat. Jun. 6th
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photo Auction. 317 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 146 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Discovery Auction. 135 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Card & Comics Auction. 136 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Books. 305 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. USA 250th Anniversary War & Government Posters Showcase Auction. 570 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Auto Racing Sports Showcase Extended Bidding Auction. 47 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction. 26 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. May 2026 Online Auction. 31 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale.

Sun. Jun. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 400 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
EV Stamps. Richmond. Coin and Paper Money Auction. 58 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Weekly Stamp Auction. 32 lots
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Saskatchewan and Canadian Art. 60 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Hanson Ross Art and Interiors Auction. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Photography Books Auction. 28 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. The Timed Specialist Stamp Sale, Ottoman Empire, Levant, Arabia and Beyond. 155 lots
Olympia Auctions. London. Olympia Timed: Modern and Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Science, early printing, signed firsts, comics and more.

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  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000