• 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
  • 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
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Auction Update Review

AuctionAta February 9th.
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Seven Auctions Archived, 15 Upcoming this week

For the week ended Saturday 9 January 2016 7 auctions were archived to the RBH Database; 2 in euros and 5 in US dollars.  Two thousand and forty-one lots were offered and 1,888 sold for a 92.5% success rate.  Sales were $366,398.

1 auction saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on January 4th: 133.11% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/27 on January 3rd: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books on January 3rd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/27 on January 3rd: 98.44% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/31 on January 7th: 94.53% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on January 4th: 92.31% 

7 total sales reported this week: 

Auctionata. Prints of the 19th and 20th Centuries on January 8th: 20.67% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/31 on January 7th: 94.53% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern and Contemporary Prints on January 5th: 77.42% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Old Master Prints on January 4th: 92.31% 
National Book Auctions. Books on January 3rd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/27 on January 3rd: 98.44% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/27 on January 3rd: 100.00% 

 

The Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 on January 3rd Actual price: USD $7,170.
  2. Auctionata Le Danseur on January 8th Actual price: USD $5,450.
  3. Heritage Auctions Art Adams - Magik and S'ym Illustration Original Art on January 3rd Actual price: USD $3,585.
  4. Bruun Rasmussen "Panoramic wiew of St. Petersburgh". on January 4th Actual price: USD $3,250.
  5. Bruun Rasmussen Uden titel. on January 5th Actual price: USD $2,903.
  6. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 Verified Signature Series - Trimmed on January 3rd Actual price: USD $2,868.
  7. Heritage Auctions The Avengers #1 UK Edition - Signature Series on January 3rd Actual price: USD $2,390.
  8. Bruun Rasmussen Six views from St. Petersburg. on January 4th Actual price: USD $2,375.
  9. Heritage Auctions Daredevil #223 Page 9 Original Art on January 3rd Actual price: USD $2,271.
  10. Auctionata Cheyenne Buck on January 8th Actual price: USD $2,180.
  11. Auctionata Vor Feierabend on January 8th Actual price: USD $2,180.
  12. Bruun Rasmussen "Familie". on January 5th Actual price: USD $2,160.
  13. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 Trimmed/Married Cover on January 3rd Actual price: USD $2,151.
  14. Heritage Auctions The Brave and the Bold #28 Justice League of America on January 3rd Actual price: USD $2,151.
  15. National Book Auctions The Old Man and the Sea on January 3rd Actual price: USD $1,998.
  16. Auctionata PAN, 2 Volumes, Julius Meier-Graefe / Otto Bierbaum on January 8th Actual price: USD $1,962.
  17. Heritage Auctions X-Men Annual #14 Page 8 Original Art on January 3rd Actual price: USD $1,912.
  18. Bruun Rasmussen Abstraktion. on January 5th Actual price: USD $1,890.
  19. Heritage Auctions King of the Underworld (Warner Brothers, 1939). Other Company Half Sheet (22" X 28"). Crime. on January 3rd Actual price: USD $1,793.
  20. Heritage Auctions X-Men #3 on January 3rd Actual price: USD $1,673.
  21. Heritage Auctions Conan the Barbarian #1-3 Multiple Copies Group of 24 on January 3rd Actual price: USD $1,673.
  22. National Book Auctions 3Pcs FRAMED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAVES Latin Texts Rubrication Glosses on January 3rd Actual price: USD $1,586.
  23. Heritage Auctions Passage to Marseille (Warner Brothers, 1944). Half Sheet (22" X 28") Style A. War. on January 3rd Actual price: USD $1,554.
  24. Auctionata Portrait Felix H. Man on January 8th Actual price: USD $1,363.
  25. Heritage Auctions The Brave and the Bold #25 Suicide Squad on January 3rd Actual price: USD $1,315.



For the week ahead 15 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 11th
Auctionata. Berlin. Post War Prints. 148 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 53 lots

Tue. Jan. 12th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Interiors: Day 1 - Prints. 11 lots

Wed. Jan. 13th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 332 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Autographs and Artifacts - Internet bidstart 12/18. 845 lots

Thu. Jan. 14th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile. 360 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature - Science Fiction - Books in All Fields. 714 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 1/7. 195 lots

Fri. Jan. 15th
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Books, Prints. 19 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Books. 1231 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. English, Continental, Asian & Ethnographic Furniture, Decorations & Art - Prints. 10 lots

Sat. Jan. 16th
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. January 16th Auction - Books, Prints. 13 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints.

Sun. Jan. 17th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 1/10.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 1/10.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.