Auction Update Review
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41 auctions scheduled this week. The busy season is upon us
For this week and next we will be omitting recently archived auctions as we both update our software and take a breather. During this two week hiatus, we will provide a list of upcoming sales and, as today shows, the flow is significant: 41 sales this week.
Here are the scheduled events:
Mon. Oct. 16th
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Fine Art (16th – 20th Century) and Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints. 103 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 73 lots
Tue. Oct. 17th
ALDE. Paris. Precious Ancient Books. 86 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed, Medical, Scientific and Travel Books. 306 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . History, Geography and Travel Books. 243 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Francis Giacobetti Photographs. 34 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Modern & Contemporary Art, part 2 (F t/m Z). 112 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books. 328 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Manuscripts, Incunabula and Books. 208 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 10/10. 820 lots
Wed. Oct. 18th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 234 lots
Christies. London - King Street. VILLA WUNDERKIND: SELECTED WORKS FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF WOLFGANG JOOP. 5 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Schofield Collection of Political Memorabilia. 516 lots
Forum Auctions. London. THE MOON: Vintage NASA Photographs 1964-1972 (Online only). 150 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature, Children's Books. 327 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . The Romantic Ballet. 82 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Autographs. 469 lots
Thu. Oct. 19th
Swann Galleries. New York. Art and Storytelling: Photographs and Photobooks. 407 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. The Richard Beagle Collection of Angling & Sporting Books, Part II. 426 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space and Aviation - Internet bidstart 10/12. 534 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 432 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Ancient Books and Manuscripts. 400 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Cinema Posters.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Historical Manuscripts. 532 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Mining: Books and Ephemera. 442 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Collection Private Press Books. 400 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature and Art Documentation. 625 lots
Forum Auctions in Italy. Roma. Ancient and Rare Books. 77 lots
Fri. Oct. 20th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Native American Books - Cowboy Ephemera. 78 lots
Sat. Oct. 21st
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints. 205 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Automobilia - Books and Prints.
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Specialty Auction: Weird Fiction: the Brammer Family Collection of Books, Comics, Pulp, and Ephemera. 932 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Online Auction - Books, Prints. 137 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Books, Paper Ephemera, Postal History. 267 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential & Political Americana Americana & Political. 381 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Modern and Contemporary Works of Art - Prints. 378 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books and Ephemera.
Sun. Oct. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - bidstart 9/24. 259 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Americana: Books, Ephemera.
Mossgreen. Armadale, Melbourne VIC. The Martin Copley Collection of Important Natural History and Voyages and Travels. 127 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
November 18, 2026 -
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.