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Thirty-nine Auctions Archived, 23 Sales Upcoming
For the week ended Saturday, April 29th, 39 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 15 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 17 in US dollars. Turnover was $21,069,855 as 9,873 lots were offered and 6,816 lots sold for a 69% success rate. The market has seemed a bit cautious.
5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on April 28th: $8,712,438
Pierre Berge and Associes. JEAN A. BONNA LIBRARY - SELECTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE 15TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY on April 26th: $3,366,113
Christies. THE GIANCARLO BELTRAME LIBRARY OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS, PART III on April 26th: $1,162,613
Sothebys. The Maurice Neville Collection of Modern Literature (Part III) on April 24th: $1,124,875
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Photographs on April 26th: $1,122,874
4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Neret Minet and Tessier. Tintinomania on April 22nd: 145.04%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Important Books on the History and Conquest of Algeria on April 21st: 115.35%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts on April 27th: 115.01%
Bloomsbury Auctions. The Library of the Late Hubert Dingwall on April 27th: 106.01%
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14 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 97.39%
Forum Auctions in Italy. Online Sale: Antiquarian and Rare Books on April 18th: 93.83%
Neret Minet and Tessier. Tintinomania on April 22nd: 92.50%
Clars Auction Gallery. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints on April 22nd: 90.24%
Bloomsbury Auctions. The Library of the Late Hubert Dingwall on April 27th: 90.13%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Important Books on the History and Conquest of Algeria on April 21st: 88.29%
Swann Galleries. Printed & Manuscript Americana on April 27th: 87.63%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Photographs on April 26th: 86.57%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 25th: 86.30%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors Books on April 24th: 83.86%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on April 28th: 81.63%
Clars Auction Gallery. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints on April 23rd: 80.49%
Freemans. American Folk and Decorative Art - Prints on April 26th: 80.00%
39 total sales reported this week:
Freemans. American Folk and Decorative Art - Prints on April 26th: 80.00%
Neal Auction Company. Spring Estates Auction - Books and Prints - Day 2 on April 23rd: 77.78%
Neal Auction Company. Important Spring Estates Auction - Books and Prints - Day 1 on April 22nd: 63.89%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on April 28th: 81.63%
Pierre Berge and Associes. JEAN A. BONNA LIBRARY - SELECTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS FROM THE 15TH TO THE 20TH CENTURY on April 26th: 73.62%
Swann Galleries. Printed & Manuscript Americana on April 27th: 87.63%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts on April 27th: 61.36%
Ader. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts on April 26th: 65.36%
Christies. THE GIANCARLO BELTRAME LIBRARY OF SCIENTIFIC BOOKS, PART III on April 26th: 63.94%
Tajan. Prints on April 25th: 54.98%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Photographs on April 26th: 86.57%
Bloomsbury Auctions. The Library of the Late Hubert Dingwall on April 27th: 90.13%
Bloomsbury Auctions. The Transport Sale on April 26th: 78.95%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 20th: 71.67%
Forum Auctions in Italy. Online Sale: Antiquarian and Rare Books on April 18th: 93.83%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 13th: 76.19%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 40.92%
Neret Minet and Tessier. Tintinomania on April 22nd: 92.50%
Ader. Photographs at All Prices! on April 21st: 41.41%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors Books on April 24th: 83.86%
Freemans. Asian Art - Books and Prints on April 25th: 75.00%
Bonhams. Photographs on April 25th: 43.24%
Sothebys. The Maurice Neville Collection of Modern Literature (Part III) on April 24th: 73.53%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 25th: 86.30%
Clars Auction Gallery. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints on April 23rd: 80.49%
Clars Auction Gallery. Antiques, Asian and Fine Arts: Prints on April 22nd: 90.24%
RR Auction. Space and Aviation - Internet bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 77.21%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Important Books on the History and Conquest of Algeria on April 21st: 88.29%
Rossini. Photographs on February 1st: 4.44%
Rossini. Bibliophily, Autographs, Philately, Posters, Scripophily and Postcards on April 20th: 62.87%
Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on April 13th: 15.69%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Prints on April 11th: 66.67%
Skinner. Studio Art online - Prints - bidstart 4/6 on April 14th: 62.16%
Skinner. Discovery Interiors Online - bidstart 4/6 on April 14th: 77.78%
Galerie Bassenge. Book Sale - Day 3: Modern Literature on April 13th: 58.36%
Galerie Bassenge. Book Sale - Day 2: Literature and Autographs on April 12th: 59.39%
Galerie Bassenge. Book Sale - Day 1: Valuable Books on April 11th: 48.40%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 97.39%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.25%
For the week ahead 23 sales are scheduled:
Mon. May. 1st
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 248 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints. 35 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 74 lots
Tue. May. 2nd
Sothebys. London. Collections - Prints, Photographs. 4 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 553 lots
Wed. May. 3rd
Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions. Jerusalem. Holy books, letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Judaica, Maps, Periodicals, Postcards, banknotes, Eretz. 459 lots
Thu. May. 4th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Documenting History: Science, Exploration. 548 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Autographs. 461 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Asian Art - Prints. 64 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Illustrated Books - Children's Literature - Decorative Arts - Fine Bindings - Gary Dollar Oz Collect. 354 lots
Fri. May. 5th
Bolaffi Ambassador Auctions. Milan. Posters. 395 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1. 2586 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Marine and Travel - Books, Prints, Maps. 114 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Prints, Books. 995 lots
Sat. May. 6th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Gambling Memorabilia - Day 1 - Cards, Books, Ephemera. 633 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2. 2552 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Post War and Contemporary - Prints, Internet bidstart 4/14. 193 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Denver, . Arts of the American West Spring Auction. 28 lots
Sun. May. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/30.
Dorotheum . Vienna. Charity Auction - Graphic Prints. 30 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Cinema Posters. 211 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Gambling Memorabilia - Day 2 - Coin-op, cheating, poker chips. 32 lots
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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Forum
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.