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Twenty-eight Auctions Archived, 30 Sales Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Saturday, April 22, 2017, 28 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 2 in Australian dollars, 2 in Danish krona, 2 in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 20 in US dollars. Turnover was $11,438,897 as 7,279 lots were offered and 5,536 sold for a 76% success rate. It was a solid week.
3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Christies. Prints on April 20th: $5,415,375
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 18th: $1,341,221
Swann Galleries. Images and Objects: Photographs and Photobooks on April 20th: $1,223,927
3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on April 8th: 126.28%
PIASA. Editions : prints, illustrated books, multiples on April 20th: 117.78%
ALDE. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings on April 12th: 111.79%
9 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leland Little Auctions. Holiday Weekend Gallery Auction on April 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 99.85%
National Book Auctions. Books on April 8th: 99.50%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on April 8th: 96.11%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints -Internet bidstart: 3/31 on April 8th: 95.74%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 93.49%
Christies. Prints on April 20th: 88.89%
Northeast Auctions. Spring Auction on April 2nd: 88.68%
ALDE. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings on April 12th: 83.27%
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28 total sales reported this week:
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on April 20th: 69.38%
PIASA. Editions : prints, illustrated books, multiples on April 20th: 77.29%
Swann Galleries. Images and Objects: Photographs and Photobooks on April 20th: 71.18%
Christies. Prints on April 20th: 88.89%
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on April 19th: 77.08%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors - Books and Pictures on April 18th: 48.15%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 18th: 79.18%
One Of Kind Collectibles. Autographs, Manuscripts and Sports on April 13th: 75.21%
Leland Little Auctions. Holiday Weekend Gallery Auction on April 15th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 18th: 74.44%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 3/17 on April 12th: 71.90%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on April 12th: 64.86%
ALDE. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings on April 12th: 83.27%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 11th: 78.26%
Potomack Company. Live Auction - Books, Prints on April 8th: 74.29%
Potomack Company. Online Auction - Books, Prints on April 11th: 54.29%
Michaans Auctions. April Estate Auction on April 8th: 66.67%
The Written Word Autographs. Autographs - Session 2 on April 9th: 41.74%
The Written Word Autographs. Autographs - Session 1 on April 8th: 41.88%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on April 8th: 96.11%
National Book Auctions. Books on April 8th: 99.50%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints -Internet bidstart: 3/31 on April 8th: 95.74%
Northeast Auctions. Spring Auction on April 2nd: 88.68%
Cowans Auctions. American History - Online bidstart 3/23 on April 3rd: 79.44%
Michael Treloar. Voyages and exploration, rare medical books, art, photographs, literature, maps, prints and Australi on April 6th: 56.14%
Michael Treloar. Voyages and exploration, rare medical books, art, photographs, literature, maps, prints and Australi on April 5th: 71.49%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 93.49%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/9 on April 16th: 99.85%
For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Apr. 24th
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors Books. 285 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Maurice Neville Collection of Modern Literature (Part III). 102 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . April Premier Auction. 18 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 73 lots
Tue. Apr. 25th
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 111 lots
Tajan. Paris. Prints. 331 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Asian Art - Books and Prints. 20 lots
Wed. Apr. 26th
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Photographs. 432 lots
Christies. London - King Street. THE GIANCARLO BELTRAME LIBRARY OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS, PART III. 416 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. JEAN A. BONNA LIBRARY - SELECTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE 15TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY. 307 lots
Old World Auctions. Glen Allen. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 4/12. 809 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. The Transport Sale. 19 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. American Folk and Decorative Art - Prints. 5 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts. 306 lots
Thu. Apr. 27th
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed & Manuscript Americana. 372 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples. 294 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Eric Gruaz Library: Alchemy - Magic - Witchcraft - Occultism - Religion (Auction in association with. 222 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. The Library of the Late Hubert Dingwall. 223 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts. 295 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Books. 74 lots
Fri. Apr. 28th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Eric Gruaz Library: Alchemy - Magic - Witchcraft - Occultism - Religion (Auction in association with. 228 lots
Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions. Brussels. Books and Prints. 723 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Dynamite, Guns and Gold - Day 1 - Books, mining ephemera, manuscripts. 201 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Sporting and Taxidermy - Prints and Books. 48 lots
Sat. Apr. 29th
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
Romantic Agony Book and Print Auctions. Brussels. Books and Prints. 685 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Dynamite, Guns, and Gold(Session 2, Minerals, Gold, Numismatics, Firearms, ). 19 lots
Sun. Apr. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/23.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Dynamite, Guns, and Gold (Session 3, Western Americana, Cowboy, Indian). 268 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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. -
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
November 18, 2026