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20 Auctions Archived, 34 Sales upcoming

For the week ended Saturday, 17 September, 20 sales were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 13 in US dollars.  Turnover was $2,669,910 as 5,869 lots were offered and 4,423 sold for a 76% success rate.  The volume is picking up.

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Rare Books Books Signature Auction on September 15th: $1,233,617 


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

Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Morningthorpe Manor Country House Sale - Day 4 - The Library on September 9th: 113.84% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books Books Signature Auction on September 15th: 110.71% 
Ader. Books and Advertising on September 15th: 104.79% 


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

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints on September 9th: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books on September 10th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 98.55% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 98.16% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books Books Signature Auction on September 15th: 96.88% 
Waverly Auctions. Rare Books on September 8th: 90.59% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 13th: 86.36% 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions The Federalist. A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. on September 15th Actual price: USD $175,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi...By Joseph Smith, Junior, Author and Proprietor. on September 15th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  3. Michaans Auctions Mt. Fuji from Gotenyama at Shinagawa on Tokaido on September 10th Actual price: USD $31,329.
  4. Heritage Auctions The Lord of the Rings, including: The Fellowship of the Ring. on September 15th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  5. ALDE Belle du Seigneur. on June 29th Actual price: USD $21,862.
  6. Heritage Auctions The Beasts of Tarzan. on September 15th Actual price: USD $18,750.
  7. Heritage Auctions The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism. on September 15th Actual price: USD $17,500.
  8. Heritage Auctions Journals of Congress. Containing Their Proceedings [from September 5, 1774, to November 3, 1788]. on September 15th Actual price: USD $16,250.
  9. Heritage Auctions Three Stories & Ten Poems. on September 15th Actual price: USD $15,625.
  10. Ader Réunion des 3 plaquettes éditées par les établissements NICOLAS de 1930 à 1932 : on September 15th Actual price: USD $14,518.
  11. Heritage Auctions De Legibus & consuetudinibus Anglia, Libri Quinq... on September 15th Actual price: USD $14,375.
  12. Heritage Auctions Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. on September 15th Actual price: USD $13,750.
  13. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics Group of 104 on September 11th Actual price: USD $13,145.
  14. Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers A SURVEY OF THE NORFOLK ESTATES OF THE RIGHT HON'BLE JOHN LORD WODEHOUSE on September 9th Actual price: USD $12,502.
  15. Heritage Auctions The Moon Maid. on September 15th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  16. Heritage Auctions Archive of Production Artwork for Carl Sagan's Cosmos. on September 15th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  17. Heritage Auctions Increase Mather. A Further Account of the Tryals of the New England Witches. on September 15th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  18. Old World Auctions A New and Accurat Map of the World Drawne According to ye Truest Descriptions Latest Discoveries & Best Observations yt Have Beene Made by English or Strangers" on June 22nd Actual price: USD $12,075.
  19. Ader Ensemble de 38 plaquettes publicitaires et tarifs des établissements Nicolas, imprimées par Draeger, in-8 et in-4. Tête de collection complète des tarifs et des catalogues de 1927 à 1973. Prestigieuse publication illustrée en couleurs par les meilleurs ar on September 15th Actual price: USD $11,956.
  20. Heritage Auctions The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War Which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States. on September 15th Actual price: USD $11,875.
  21. Heritage Auctions Great Auk. on September 15th Actual price: USD $11,250.
  22. Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers MEMORANDUMS OF HERALDRY on September 9th Actual price: USD $10,470.
  23. Heritage Auctions Men Without Women. on September 15th Actual price: USD $10,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Route Across the Rocky Mountains, With a Description of Oregon and California; Their Geographical Features, Their Resources, Soil, Climate, Productions, &c., &c. on September 15th Actual price: USD $10,000.
  25. Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers VELLUM GRANT OF A STANDARD BY SIR THOMAS WRIOTHESLEY, GARTER, AND JOHN YONGE, NORROY TO SIR JOHN CARRE "DE HART" IN THE BISHOPRIC OF DURHAM DATED 14 March 1515 on September 9th Actual price: USD $9,689.


20 total sales reported this week:

Ader. Books and Advertising on September 15th: 52.84%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books Books Signature Auction on September 15th: 96.88%
JellyFishTree. Books on August 10th: 67.44%
JellyFishTree. September Auction: Books - Internet bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 33.88%
RJM Autographs and Antiques. Autographs on September 13th: 11.88%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 13th: 86.36%
Winter Associates. Fine Arts, Antiques, Americana on September 12th: 72.73%
National Book Auctions. Books on September 10th: 100.00%
Waverly Auctions. Rare Books on September 8th: 90.59%
Vermot de Pas. CollectioMania - Posters, Prints on September 8th: 19.09%
Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on July 25th: 28.77%
ALDE. Original Edition, 19th-21st Centuries on June 30th: 31.25%
ALDE. Antiquarian and 19th Century Books on June 29th: 50.00%
Old World Auctions. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 6/15 on June 22nd: 61.15%
Michaans Auctions. Estates Sale - Prints on September 10th: 53.13%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Estates Sale on September 10th: 73.77%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints on September 9th: 100.00%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Morningthorpe Manor Country House Sale - Day 4 - The Library on September 9th: 70.53%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 98.16%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 98.55%


For the week ahead 34 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 19th
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . September Catalogue Auction. 85 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 98 lots

Tue. Sep. 20th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Clocks, etc. - Books. 6 lots
Bonhams. New York. Exploration and Travel. 149 lots
Tajan. Paris. Claude Morillon's Library.
Dorotheum . Vienna. Posters, Advertising Art, Comics, Film and Photohistory. 270 lots
Christies. New York. Private Collection of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan - Books, Prints. 78 lots
Paige Auction. Portland. Art, Advertising, Collectibles and More. 58 lots
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Jewish and Israeli History and Culture. 401 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books. 17 lots

Wed. Sep. 21st
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 158 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 187 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiquarian Books. 401 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints.
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . History of the Jewish People in Eretz Israel and the Diaspora. 509 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Canals and River Books. 146 lots

Thu. Sep. 22nd
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Prints and Drawings.
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Angling & Sporting with Travel & Exploration plus Cartography. 392 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books and Works on Paper. 524 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. New York. Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Holy Land Maps and Ceremonial Objects. 235 lots

Fri. Sep. 23rd
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books and Prints.
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Paintings, Lithographs, Etchings and Woodcuts Featuring Part I of the Robert Hudson Collection.
Skinner. Boston. Fine Prints, Fine Photographs. 164 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 70 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints. 55 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 66 lots

Sat. Sep. 24th
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Books and Prints. 40 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Autographs. 89 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Advertising, Toys and Con-Op: Posters and Prints.
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and contemporary Prints and Drawings · Modern Books.
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books. 354 lots

Sun. Sep. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 9/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 9/18.
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Books and Prints. 45 lots

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
  • 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