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Fourteen Auctions Archived, 36 Sales Upcoming this Week

 

For the week ended Saturday, March 18, 2017, 14 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database:  1 in Danish krona, 1 in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 11 in US dollars.  Turnover was $2,394,339 as 4,385 lots were offered and 3,417 sold for a 78% success rate.

 

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


Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on March 10th: 140.58% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana - 18th and 19th Century Fine and Applied Art - Prints on March 11th: 117.68% 
Michaans Auctions. A Prominent San Francisco Library from the Andrew F. Burke Family on March 9th: 104.11% 


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

Carlsen Gallery. Early March Antique Auction - Books and Prints on March 5th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/5 on March 12th: 99.87% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana - 18th and 19th Century Fine and Applied Art - Prints on March 11th: 97.78% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 3/5 on March 12th: 97.28% 
Michaans Auctions. A Prominent San Francisco Library from the Andrew F. Burke Family on March 9th: 92.90% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 16th: 80.16% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Binoche et Giquello Traicté de l'oeconomie politique. on March 10th Actual price: USD $113,863.
  2. Binoche et Giquello Passio domini nostri Jesu [...]. on March 10th Actual price: USD $43,691.
  3. RR Auction Queen Elizabeth I - Rare partly-printed DS on March 8th Actual price: USD $36,750.
  4. RR Auction Actresses - Massive collection of more than 2250 photos on March 8th Actual price: USD $31,850.
  5. RR Auction Actors - Enormous collection of more than 2250 photos on March 8th Actual price: USD $31,850.
  6. Swann Galleries TOURNÉE DU CHAT NOIR. on March 16th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  7. RR Auction Thomas Paine - Rare and important autograph manuscript on March 8th Actual price: USD $29,400.
  8. Binoche et Giquello HEURES.- Heures à l'usage de Rome. on March 10th Actual price: USD $26,215.
  9. RR Auction George Washington and Thomas Jefferson - Highly desirable partly-printed DS on March 8th Actual price: USD $23,275.
  10. Potter and Potter Auctions Archive of Movie Stills and Glamour Photos. on March 11th Actual price: USD $22,800.
  11. Swann Galleries DOCUMENTS DÉCORATIFS. on March 16th Actual price: USD $22,500.
  12. RR Auction Steve Jobs - Very rare color 24 x 30 poster promoting the inaugural NeXTWORLD Expo held at San Francisco's Civic Auditorium and Brooks Hall on January 22 - 24 on March 8th Actual price: USD $19,600.
  13. Swann Galleries SALON DES CENT. on March 16th Actual price: USD $16,900.
  14. RR Auction Entertainers - Large collection of over 2300 ink signatures of a wide variety of entertainers on March 8th Actual price: USD $15,925.
  15. RR Auction Declaration of Independence - Striking rice paper engraving of the Declaration of Independence on March 8th Actual price: USD $15,925.
  16. RR Auction Dwight D. Eisenhower - Impressive original oil painting accomplished by President Eisenhower during his time in the White House on March 8th Actual price: USD $14,700.
  17. Swann Galleries [TIMES OF THE DAY.] Four decorative panels in folding screen. on March 16th Actual price: USD $13,750.
  18. RR Auction Beatles - Official circa late 1963 Beatles Fan Club promo card featuring the classic Dezo Hoffman portrait of the group seated in their matching collarless suits on March 8th Actual price: USD $12,250.
  19. RR Auction Daniel Boone - Extremely rare ADS on March 8th Actual price: USD $12,250.
  20. RR Auction Benjamin Franklin - Choice partly-printed DS on March 8th Actual price: USD $12,250.
  21. RR Auction Marilyn Monroe - Early DS on March 8th Actual price: USD $11,638.
  22. Swann Galleries ST. MORITZ. on March 16th Actual price: USD $11,250.
  23. RR Auction Confederate Generals - Tremendous assemblage of three of the most sought-after confederate generals on March 8th Actual price: USD $11,025.
  24. Binoche et Giquello Le Théâtre d'agriculture et mesnage des champs. on March 10th Actual price: USD $10,725.
  25. RR Auction Music, Opera, and Dance - Massive collection of well over 1,250 items on March 8th Actual price: USD $10,413.


14 total sales reported this week:

Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 16th: 80.16%
Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on March 16th: 60.16%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Music and Movies on March 11th: 72.90%
Grays Auctioneers. 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, Louisiana Purchase Exposition - Prints and Books on March 13th: 76.92%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 14th: 76.99%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 2/17 on March 8th: 61.55%
Carlsen Gallery. Early March Antique Auction - Books and Prints on March 5th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana - 18th and 19th Century Fine and Applied Art - Prints on March 11th: 97.78%
Michaans Auctions. March Estate Auction - Books and Prints on March 11th: 51.02%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on March 10th: 58.99%
Michaans Auctions. A Prominent San Francisco Library from the Andrew F. Burke Family on March 9th: 92.90%
Quagga Rare Books and Art. Rare Books and Prints of South African interest - Internet bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 47.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/5 on March 12th: 99.87%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 3/5 on March 12th: 97.28%


For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 20th
Skinner. Marlborough. A Scholar's Library - Online, bidstart 3/9. 74 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 8 lots

Tue. Mar. 21st
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 278 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 410 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Books, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards and Stamps. 101 lots
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Bruxelles . Antiquarian and Modern Books. 464 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books. 236 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 71 lots

Wed. Mar. 22nd
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 117 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 283 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Books.
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Pub and Shop Memorabilia - Posters and Prints.
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints.
Ader. PARIS. Judaica. 128 lots

Thu. Mar. 23rd
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Library of Dr. Henning Rasner. 950 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. 20th Century Books and Works on Paper. 505 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature. 443 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 103 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Fine Sale - Day 3: Books. 119 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 13 lots

Fri. Mar. 24th
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books, Prints and Drawings, Autographs. 1069 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Texana and Western Americana. 363 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Prints, Books. 144 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Exposition Auction - Books and Prints. 42 lots

Sat. Mar. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters. 950 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and contemporary Prints and Drawings · Modern Books. 399 lots
Forum Auctions in Italy. Roma. Books and Works on Paper. 433 lots
Addison and Sarova. Macon. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera. 213 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints. 238 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Spring 2017 Auction. 263 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Three Day Estates Auction, Day 2 - Books, Prints. 60 lots

Sun. Mar. 26th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Empire at Fontainebleau. Historical Souvenirs.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 3/19.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/19.
Mid Hudson Auction Galleries. Cornwall-on-Hudson, . Antiques, Fine Art, Audubons, Collectibles.
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Three Day Estates Auction, Day 2 - Books, Prints. 16 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