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16 Auctions Archived, 34 Sales upcoming
For the week ended Saturday, November 5th, 16 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 3 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 11 in US dollars. Turnover was $12,804,497 as 4,023 lots were offered and 3,281 sold for an 82% success rate.
2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on October 28th: $7,983,375
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on November 3rd: $2,693,419
3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of David Baldwin on October 29th: 131.20%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 1st: 107.36%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 1st: 103.77%
9 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of David Baldwin on October 29th: 99.31%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 98.47%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Autumn Auction - Prints, Books on November 1st: 95.24%
Eldreds. The Rosenthal Collection on October 28th: 92.31%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 1st: 89.12%
Audap and Mirabaud. Papadopoulos Library chez Audap & Mirabaud on October 28th: 87.23%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 1st: 85.51%
PBA Galleries. Fine Press Books on November 3rd: 84.05%
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16 auctions reported this week:
PBA Galleries. Fine Press Books on November 3rd: 84.05%
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on November 3rd: 62.87%
Dorotheum . Modern and Contemporary Prints on November 2nd: 64.61%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 2nd: 61.76%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Autumn Auction - Prints, Books on November 1st: 95.24%
Swann Galleries. Autographs on November 1st: 89.12%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors - Books and Pictures on October 31st: 38.10%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 1st: 85.51%
Eldreds. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints on October 29th: 73.68%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of David Baldwin on October 29th: 99.31%
Audap and Mirabaud. Papadopoulos Library chez Audap & Mirabaud on October 28th: 87.23%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. East Anglian Sale - Books on October 28th: 59.55%
Eldreds. The Rosenthal Collection on October 28th: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 10/23 on October 30th: 98.47%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on October 28th: 79.83%
For the week ahead 34 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Nov. 7th
Sothebys. London. China in Print and on Paper. 263 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Presidential and 1st Ladies Election Sale - Internet bidstart 10/24. 93 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 88 lots
Tue. Nov. 8th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. The Library of Pierre Berge - Part 2. 185 lots
25 Blythe Road. LONDON. Charles Miller - Maritime. 20 lots
Wed. Nov. 9th
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Editions. 190 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Books, Maps and Documents. 587 lots
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 233 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Rare Books, Maps, Photographs, Prints and Drawings. 1841 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 10/21. 943 lots
JellyFishTree. Johannesburg. Collectible Books. 41 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Library of Pierre Berge - Part 2, Day 2. 191 lots
Thu. Nov. 10th
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Literature. 304 lots
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Milan. Posters - Internet bidstart 10/31. 510 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. RARE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND GUSTAVE LE GRAY. 170 lots
Christies. Paris. Photographs. 123 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Motoring Literature, Early Cycling, Automobilia, Maritime & Models. 455 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Prints, Lithographs.
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Gustave Le Gray: 18 Views of Paris. 18 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Photographs. 103 lots
Fri. Nov. 11th
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare, Out of Print and Used Books. 500 lots
Sothebys. London. Bowie/Collector Part II: Modern and Contemporary Art, Day Auction. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 524 lots
25 Blythe Road. LONDON. Bruce Marchant - Film Posters and Memorabilia - Internet bidstart 11/9. 100 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Military and Aviation History. 101 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Americana - Books and Prints; War Memorabilia.
Sothebys. Paris. Photographs from Atkins to Warhol - An Important European Collection. 79 lots
Sat. Nov. 12th
Christies. Paris. Photographs. 69 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . November Estate Auction - Books and Prints.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction. 769 lots
Sun. Nov. 13th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. 19th Century Spirit.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 11/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 11/6.
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
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Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Thursday 19th NovemberForum, 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 - £50,000Forum, Nov. 19: Crescenzi (Bartolomeo). Nautica mediterranea, 2 parts in 1, second edition, with rare engraved folding map, Rome, Bartolomeo Bonfadino, 1607. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Nov. 19: Aristotle. [The Works], 10 vol.,, translated by Thomas Taylor, Printed for the Translator... by Robert Wilks, 1807-12. £6,000-8,000Forum
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Thursday 19th NovemberForum, 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]. £6,000-8,000Forum, Nov. 19: Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus). I Dieci Libri dell'Architettura, translated by Daniele Barbaro, Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1556. £7,000-10,000Forum, Nov. 19: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, hardback issue, first printing, Bloomsbury, 1997. £50,000-70,000Forum
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Thursday 19th NovemberForum, 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. £15,000-20,000Forum, 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). £35,000-45,000Forum, 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. £15,000-20,000Forum
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Thursday 19th NovemberForum, Nov. 19: Gersdorff (Hans von). Feldtbuch der Wund-Arzney, enlarged edition, Strassburg, Hans Schotten, 1540. £20,000-30,000Forum, 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. £8,000-12,000Forum, 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 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old 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 - $6,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old 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 23Ketterer, Nov. 23: L. Feininger, Collection of autograph letters to Alois J. Schardt, 1920-1955. Est: € 150,000-250,000Ketterer, Nov. 23: Flemish book of hours, Ghent-Bruges School around 1480-1500. Est: € 40,000Ketterer, Nov. 23: F. de Wit, Atlas maior, um 1700. Est: € 50,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 23Ketterer, Nov. 23: A. Stieglitz, Camera Work, 48 volumes, 1903-1914. Est: € 60,000Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. Merian & M. Zeiller, Sämtliche Topographien, 21 volumes, 1642-1736. Est: € 50,000Ketterer, Nov. 23: R. Indiana and R. Creely, Numbers, 1968. Est: € 4,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 23Ketterer, Nov. 23: Salerno Breviarium, Latin manuscript on vellum, North Italy around 1470-1476. Est: € 40,000Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. S. Merian, Surinaamsche (&) europische Insecten, 1730. Est: € 30,000Ketterer, Nov. 23: M. Beckmann, Jahrmarkt, Portfolio of 10 signed etchings, 1922. Est: € 25,000Ketterer Rare Books
Auction November 23Ketterer, Nov. 23: Justinianus, Infortiatum, 1475. Est: € 10,000Ketterer, Nov. 23: B. Besler, Hortus Eystettensis, um 1750. Est: € 28,000Ketterer, 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.