Auction Update Review
Twenty-seven Auctions Archived, 36 new Sales this Week
For the week ended Saturday 23 September 2017 27 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 8 denominated in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 15 in US dollars. Turnover was $16,023,540 as 6,898 lots were offered and 5,435 sold for a 79% success rare. The average lot brought $2,948.
Christies. Prints and Multiples on September 20th: $4,870,969
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on September 20th: $4,312,406
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Prints and Drawings on September 19th: $2,625,109
Tajan. Books on September 14th: $1,129,338
8 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
PBA Galleries. Rare Cartography - Americana on September 21st: 214.69%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on September 6th: 164.36%
Tajan. Books on September 14th: 159.73%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments - Books on September 20th: 146.53%
Artcurial. The Banksy Years on September 19th: 129.18%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on September 20th: 103.71%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 19th: 102.11%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on September 20th: 100.79%
17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leland Little Auctions. Customer Appreciation Gallery Auction on August 26th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Property from the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection, Part II on September 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions in Italy. NO RESERVE: Online Auction: Antiquarian and Rare Books on September 21st: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/12 on September 19th: 97.31%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments - Books on September 20th: 96.88%
Treadway Toomey Auctions. 20th Century Art and Design - Prints on September 16th: 91.25%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on September 6th: 90.81%
Tajan. Books on September 14th: 88.75%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on September 17th: 88.10%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on September 20th: 86.57%
Brunk Auctions. September 16 Catalogue Auction - Books, Prints on September 17th: 86.36%
Leland Little Auctions. The Fall Quarterly Auction featuring The Collection of Esther B. Ferguson, Secessionville Manor, SC on September 16th: 85.71%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 19th: 85.45%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art and Antiques - Books, Prints on September 16th: 84.24%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on September 20th: 83.60%
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27 total sales reported this week:
Forum Auctions in Italy. NO RESERVE: Online Auction: Antiquarian and Rare Books on September 21st: 98.81%
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on September 21st: 74.12%
PBA Galleries. Rare Cartography - Americana on September 21st: 57.62%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments - Books on September 20th: 96.88%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on September 20th: 83.60%
Artcurial. More - Prints on September 19th: 63.27%
Artcurial. The Banksy Years on September 19th: 70.00%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on September 20th: 86.57%
Swann Galleries. 19th and 20th Century Prints and Drawings on September 19th: 72.64%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on September 19th: 63.64%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/12 on September 19th: 97.31%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 19th: 85.45%
Leland Little Auctions. Customer Appreciation Gallery Auction on August 26th: 100.00%
Treadway Toomey Auctions. 20th Century Art and Design - Prints on September 16th: 91.25%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on September 17th: 88.10%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art and Antiques - Books, Prints on September 16th: 84.24%
Brunk Auctions. September 16 Catalogue Auction - Books, Prints on September 17th: 86.36%
Tajan. Books on September 14th: 88.75%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Property from the Camilla and Earl McGrath Collection, Part II on September 13th: 100.00%
Dallas Auction Gallery. Fine and Decorative Art - Prints on September 13th: 75.00%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 8/18 on September 13th: 48.48%
RR Auction. Princess Diana Tribute - Online bidstart 8/18 on September 13th: 61.70%
Rossini. Works of Art - Prints, and Books on September 12th: 29.03%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on September 6th: 90.81%
Leland Little Auctions. The Fall Quarterly Auction featuring The Collection of Esther B. Ferguson, Secessionville Manor, SC on September 16th: 85.71%
For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 25th
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Quarterly Catalogue Auction. 27 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 91 lots
Tue. Sep. 26th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . THE PATRIOTIC ICONOGRAPHY OF THE WAR 14-18 - COLLECTION A. AND H. PARENT DE CURZON. 83 lots
Bonhams. New York. Rare Books and Manuscripts featuring Exploration and Travel. 159 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Important Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 191 lots
Sothebys. London. The Vivien Leigh Collection. 86 lots
ALDE. Paris. Antiquarian and 19th Century Books. 442 lots
Grogan and Company. Dedham. Fine and Decorative Asian Works of Art Auction. 3 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Paul F. Walter. 140 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Image Theatre Cinema Advertising. 346 lots
Sothebys. London. The Library of John and Suzanne Bonham. 393 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Mister D. Succession : Postcards, Stamps, Posters, Historical Documents, etc.... 499 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 26 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Interior Decoration - Modern Art/Modern Antiques - Prints. 146 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/19. 604 lots
Wed. Sep. 27th
Bonhams. New York. The Air and Space Sale. 210 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Prints Before 1900. 102 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books and Works on Paper. 576 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. The Prince Auction - Online bidstart9/14. 223 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Printed Books and Manuscripts. 187 lots
Skinner. Boston. Fine Prints, Fine Photographs. 143 lots
Sothebys. London. Yeats: The Family Collection. 64 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Sale - Books and Prints - online bidstart 9/13. 92 lots
Thu. Sep. 28th
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 325 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 284 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Globes. 13 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Prints. 294 lots
Sothebys. New York. Post-War and Contemporary Photographs. 94 lots
Quagga Rare Books and Art. Cape Town. Internet Book Sale - Historical, Non-fiction - Bidstart 9/21. 89 lots
The Antiquarian Book. Izola. Online sale of Fine & Rare Antiquarian Books and Documents.
Fri. Sep. 29th
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Modern Art, Modern Photography, Old Paintings & Antiques. 393 lots
The Written Word Autographs. Tamworth, NH . Autographs. 629 lots
Sun. Oct. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 9/3. 245 lots
Heritage Auctions. Beverly Hills. The Connie Francis Collection Entertainment. 243 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/24.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/24.
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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
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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.
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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

