• Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: The ‘Saxe-Meiningen Psalter’, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [northern France or adjacent southern Netherlands, second half of the thirteenth century]. £30,000 - £50,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Crescenzi (Bartolomeo). Nautica mediterranea, 2 parts in 1, second edition, with rare engraved folding map, Rome, Bartolomeo Bonfadino, 1607. £15,000 - £20,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Aristotle. [The Works], 10 vol.,, translated by Thomas Taylor, Printed for the Translator... by Robert Wilks, 1807-12. £6,000-8,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Turing (Alan).- Alan Turing's Slide Rule, engraved initials "A.M.T. Noli Hoc Furari", alongside other ephemera, housed in early 20th-century letter box, [mid.1920s-40s]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus). I Dieci Libri dell'Architettura, translated by Daniele Barbaro, Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1556. £7,000-10,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, hardback issue, first printing, Bloomsbury, 1997. £50,000-70,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Lord of the Rings, later impressions, each vol. signed by the author, London, George Allen & Unwin, 1957-58. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, [1862]-73; plus a presentation copy of Gould's Introduction to the Birds of Great Britain (6). £35,000-45,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Galilei (Galileo). Istoria e Dimostrazioni intorno alle Macchie Solari e loro accidenti, comprese in tre lettere scritte all’illustrissimo signor Marco Velseri Linceo, first edition, Rome, 1613. £15,000-20,000
    Forum
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    Thursday 19th November
    Forum, Nov. 19: Gersdorff (Hans von). Feldtbuch der Wund-Arzney, enlarged edition, Strassburg, Hans Schotten, 1540. £20,000-30,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Kitchin (Thomas). A New Universal Atlas, first edition with maps in full original hand-colouring, Printed and Published by Robert Laurie and James Whittle, 1796. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Nov. 19: Cassas (Louis François). Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phenicie, de la Palestine, et de la Basse Egypte, 2 vol., first edition, [Paris], 1799. £10,000-15,000
  • Heritage, Dec. 9: Philip K. Dick. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? First edition, author Brian Aldiss’ copy.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: Robert A. Heinlein. Assignment in Eternity. First edition, inscribed by Heinlein to author “Doc” Smith.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: Frank Herbert. Dune. First edition, inscribed by Herbert to his literary agent.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. First edition, first impression, in an unrestored dust jacket.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare, perhaps unique variant, English sheets bound in an American Osgood binding.
    Heritage, Dec. 9: Isaac Asimov. The Naked Sun. First edition, inscribed by Asimov to Alex Berman, founder of Phantasia Press.
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 41. Rare First State of the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1595) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 8. Mariette's Rare and Decorative Map of the World Based on the Work of Hondius (1642) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 716. Bible Leaf with Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Magi (1490) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: L. Feininger, Collection of autograph letters to Alois J. Schardt, 1920-1955. Est: € 150,000-250,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: Flemish book of hours, Ghent-Bruges School around 1480-1500. Est: € 40,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: F. de Wit, Atlas maior, um 1700. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: A. Stieglitz, Camera Work, 48 volumes, 1903-1914. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. Merian & M. Zeiller, Sämtliche Topographien, 21 volumes, 1642-1736. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: R. Indiana and R. Creely, Numbers, 1968. Est: € 4,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: Salerno Breviarium, Latin manuscript on vellum, North Italy around 1470-1476. Est: € 40,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. S. Merian, Surinaamsche (&) europische Insecten, 1730. Est: € 30,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. Beckmann, Jahrmarkt, Portfolio of 10 signed etchings, 1922. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction November 23
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: Justinianus, Infortiatum, 1475. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: B. Besler, Hortus Eystettensis, um 1750. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer, Nov. 23: J. Gris and P. Reverdy, Au soleil du plafond, 1955. Est: € 3,000
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Auction Update Review

38 Auctions Archived, 32 upcoming

For the week ended Saturday 6 June 38 auctions were archived to the RBH database; 1 in Australian dollars, 19 in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 11 in US dollars.  Turnover was $23,293,813 as 20,302 lots were offered and 14,350 sold for a 71% success rate.  And this is summer?
 
6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 30th: $6,037,056 
Sothebys. Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts on May 28th: $4,083,804 
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 19th: $1,561,249 
Christies. Posters on June 4th: $1,280,711 
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Manuscripts and Graphic Arts on May 22nd: $1,278,181 
Galerie Bassenge. 15th -19th Century Prints on May 28th: $1,190,848 

The Arader Galleries Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR AUTOGRAPH WORKING MANUSCRIPT OF THE ORCHESTRAL SUITE NO.2 OP.53 on May 28th Actual price: USD $503,370.
  2. Dorotheum Rituals/Pontifical, Sacramentary, Calendar and Computistical Notes For the Notre Dame Cathedral in Le Puy-en-Velay, on June 1st Actual price: USD $399,616.
  3. Sothebys MOZART, WOLFGANG AMADEUS FINE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF MOZART’S TRANSCRIPTION OF THE “STABAT MATER” BY MARCHESE EUGENIO LIGNIVILLE, [K.ANH.238 (ANH. on May 28th Actual price: USD $255,510.
  4. Ader Paysages et Intérieurs. on May 28th Actual price: USD $210,130.
  5. Sothebys THE HOBBIT. on June 4th Actual price: USD $209,610. ARader Auction Galleries
  6. Sothebys BOOK OF HOURS. USE OF ROME on May 28th Actual price: USD $172,125.
  7. Heritage Auctions Alex Raymond Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-21-39 (King Features Syndicate, 1939). on May 30th Actual price: USD $155,350.
  8. Sothebys MANN, THOMAS IMPORTANT SERIES OF C. 90 EARLY AUTOGRAPH LETTERS AND POSTCARDS, TO OTTO GRAUTOFF, ABOUT BUDDENBROOKS, INCLUDING ELEVEN UNPUBLISHED ITEMS, WITH POEMS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS on May 28th Actual price: USD $153,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Winsor McCay Little Nemo in Slumberland Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 7-18-09 (New York Herald, 1909). on May 30th Actual price: USD $131,450.
  10. Sothebys THEOCRITUS AND DIOSCORIDES A VOLUME OWNED BY FLETCHER OF SALTOUN, on May 28th Actual price: USD $118,575.
  11. Hauswedell and Nolte Decretales cum glossa Bernardi Parmensis. on May 20th Actual price: USD $112,865.
  12. Sothebys WAGNER, RICHARD AUTOGRAPH SKETCH-LEAF CONTAINING DRAFTS AND IDEAS FOR “SIEGFRIED” AND “SIEGFRIEDS TOD”, THE FIRST VERSION OF “GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG”, on May 28th Actual price: USD $99,450.
  13. Sothebys BOULEZ, PIERRE AUTOGRAPH WORKING MANUSCRIPT OF 'CONDUITE' FROM LE VISAGE NUPTIAL, FOR VOICES AND LARGE ORCHESTRA with the title at the head of the first page ("I. on May 28th Actual price: USD $99,450.
  14. Christies MOULIN ROUGE- LA GOULUE on June 4th Actual price: USD $95,625.
  15. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT FOR A PICTORIAL NONSENSE ALPHABET, 26 SEPARATE LEAVES, EACH WITH PEN AND INK LETTER FOLLOWED BY DRAWING AND VERSE BENEATH, on June 4th Actual price: USD $91,800.
  16. Sothebys THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS. on June 4th Actual price: USD $91,800.
  17. Heritage Auctions Alex Raymond Flash Gordon Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 7-12-36 (King Features Syndicate, 1936). on May 30th Actual price: USD $89,625.
  18. Sothebys PLATO OMNIA PLATONIS OPERA. on May 28th Actual price: USD $86,063.
  19. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #33 (DC, 1939) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to off-white pages. on May 30th Actual price: USD $83,650.
  20. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Reise in das Innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834. on May 19th Actual price: USD $79,200.
  21. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages. on May 30th Actual price: USD $77,675.
  22. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages. on May 30th Actual price: USD $77,675.
  23. Sothebys BOULEZ, PIERRE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF 'STRUCTURE 1A', THE OPENING MOVEMENT OF STRUCTURES, PREMIER LIVRE, FOR TWO PIANOS on May 28th Actual price: USD $76,500.
  24. Galerie Bassenge Die Cappella Paolina im Vatikan während der Zer... on May 28th Actual price: USD $74,592.
  25. Sothebys STRAVINSKY, IGOR FINE AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF BERCEUSES DU CHAT AND PRIBAOUTKI, [VOCAL SCORE], SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE COMPOSER TO PRINCESS EUGÈNE (VIOLETTE) MURAT on May 28th Actual price: USD $72,675.


5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

Dorotheum . Autographs on June 1st: 298.56% 
Ader. Prints on May 28th: 163.86% 
Ader. Prints on May 29th: 121.45% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Old & Rare Conjuring Books on May 31st: 108.41% 
ALDE. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts on May 29th: 106.33% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Doodle for Hunger Illustration Art Auction Benefiting St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelter - online on June 1st: 100.00% 
Aspire Auctions. Printed Art - Internet bidstart 5/22 on May 30th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - Genealogy, Ephemera, Kane, etc. on May 31st: 99.80% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 30th: 99.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 97.95% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Old & Rare Conjuring Books on May 31st: 95.65% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art and Antiques - Books, Prints - Day 2 on May 31st: 92.47% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/28 on June 4th: 89.07% 
Australian Book Auctions. THE COLLECTION OF JOHN LANE MULLINS on June 1st: 84.42% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on May 30th: 82.26% 
Christies. Posters on June 4th: 80.00% 


38 total sales reported this week: 

Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part I - Prints on May 30th: 77.22% 
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Manuscripts and Graphic Arts on May 22nd: 68.28% 
Bloomsbury Auctions. Photo Opportunities on June 4th: 61.90% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books and Ephemera - Day 2 on May 29th: 62.02% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books and Ephemera - Day 1 on May 28th: 71.65% 
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Manuscripts, Incunabula and Books on May 28th: 54.55% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 5/28 on June 4th: 89.07% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Old & Rare Conjuring Books on May 31st: 95.65% 
Christies. Posters on June 4th: 80.00% 
Sothebys. Library on an English Bibliophile, Part IV on June 4th: 64.84% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art and Ephemera - Genealogy, Ephemera, Kane, etc. on May 31st: 99.80% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 3rd: 67.06% 
Dorotheum . Autographs on June 1st: 66.56% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 2nd: 76.19% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art and Antiques - Books, Prints - Day 2 on May 31st: 92.47% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on May 30th: 82.26% 
Audap and Mirabaud. Weapons, Hunting, Militaria, Historical Memories on May 19th: 27.27% 
Audap and Mirabaud. Sport on May 30th: 41.30% 
Aspire Auctions. Printed Art - Internet bidstart 5/22 on May 30th: 100.00% 
Binoche et Giquello. Books on May 29th: 47.04% 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paul Coze Archives - Wakanda on April 10th: 0.00% 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Comic Strips on May 29th: 63.87% 
Ader. Prints on May 29th: 66.21% 
Ader. Prints on May 28th: 77.67% 
Australian Book Auctions. THE COLLECTION OF JOHN LANE MULLINS on June 1st: 84.42% 
ALDE. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts on May 29th: 60.48% 
Skinner. Americana and European Prints and Photography on May 29th: 68.81% 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Books and Manuscripts on May 27th: 50.80% 
Hauswedell and Nolte. Rare Books and Autographs on May 20th: 49.68% 
Hauff and Auvermann. Modern and contemporary art. Paintings, prints, sculptures. on May 23rd: 39.62% 
Heritage Auctions. Doodle for Hunger Illustration Art Auction Benefiting St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelter - online on June 1st: 100.00% 
Galerie Bassenge. 15th -19th Century Prints on May 28th: 58.33% 
Hauff and Auvermann. Books, autographs, avant-garde and posters on May 22nd: 49.64% 
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 19th: 72.63% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 97.95% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 30th: 99.60% 

Sothebys. Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts on May 28th: 64.76% 

 

For the week ahead 32 sales are scheduled: 

Mon. Jun. 8th
Audap and Mirabaud. PARIS. From Empire to Literary Salons. 34 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Tintinomania. 508 lots
Skinner. Bolton. Gentleman's Auction - Online Bidstart 5/28. 20 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 84 lots

Tue. Jun. 9th
Christies. London -South Kensington. Posters. 286 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Important Collection of Modern and Contemporary Prints. 108 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Books, Old Paper. 133 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Max Reneman - The Magical Provo, initiator of the 'Insect Sect' and the 'Expertology Lab'. 44 lots
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Old Master Prints. 91 lots
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Contemporary Art - Prints. 166 lots
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Modern Art/Contemporary Art - Prints. 39 lots

Wed. Jun. 10th
Swann Galleries. New York. Art, Press & Illustrated Books. 376 lots
ALDE. Paris. Books of an Amateur Collector. 142 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. PRINTED BOOKS, MAPS & EPHEMERA, NATURAL HISTORY & FISHING BOOKS, SPORTING ART, TAXIDERMY & FOSSILS. 720 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints and Photographs. 100 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Modern Literature: The Personal Collection of Anthony Hobson. 250 lots
Hauswedell and Nolte. Hamburg. Modern Art - Prints. 203 lots

Thu. Jun. 11th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile. 427 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 6/4. 237 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. Historical Auction. 199 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Books. 361 lots
Sothebys. Hong Kong. Boundless: Contemporary Art. 31 lots

Fri. Jun. 12th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History. 413 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts - Including Americana. 213 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Books. 331 lots

Sat. Jun. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Civil War and Militaria. 534 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Works on Paper and Books. 543 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Estate Auction - Prints, books, documents. 34 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Audubons, Maps, and Natural History. 311 lots
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Old and Modern Art, Modern Photography, Antiques. 349 lots

Sun. Jun. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 6/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 6/7.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 
  • Heritage, Nov. 18: Orson Welles. Signed Third Revised Final Draft for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). July 16, 1940.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Bob Dylan. Autograph manuscript working lyrics to "Man on the Street."
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon. Inscribed by the author to the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Jack London. The Call of the Wild. Inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Inscribed by 27 members of the movie cast and crew, including James Dean and Elia Kazan.
  • Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026