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RBH: 34 Auctions Archived, 23 up this Week

For the week ended Saturday 5 May 2018 34 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 9 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 23 in US dollars.  Turnover was $18,612,475 as 11,947 lots were offered and 9,923 sold for an exceptional 83% success rate.  The buying spirits are alive in the rooms.

 

For the week ahead a fresh 23 auctions go under the hammer.

 

6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Christies. Comic Strips and Illustrations on May 3rd: $3,003,000 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 2 on May 1st: $1,802,209 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 5 on May 1st: $1,666,206 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 4 on May 1st: $1,585,266 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 1st: $1,449,935 
Kedem Auction. Rare and Important Items on April 24th: $1,244,637


4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Sothebys. Collections - Prints, Books on May 3rd: 154.31% 
ALDE. Maps and Plans - Travel on April 27th: 119.83% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 1st: 111.28% 
Christies. Comic Strips and Illustrations on May 3rd: 102.98% 


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

Forum Auctions in Italy. No Reserve Online Sale: Antiquarian and Rare Books on May 3rd: 100.00% 
Sothebys. Collections - Prints, Books on May 3rd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/22 on April 29th: 99.55% 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 5 on May 1st: 99.05% 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 6 on May 1st: 98.14% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/24 on May 1st: 97.71% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/1 on April 29th: 96.19% 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 3 on May 1st: 96.08% 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 8 on May 1st: 96.05% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/22 on April 29th: 95.21% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Property from the William D. Hutsell Trust - Books, Prints on April 28th: 94.12% 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 4 on May 1st: 92.73% 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 7 on May 1st: 92.44% 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS World Currency Signature Auction - session 2 on April 30th: 91.52% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fine Auction - Books and Prints on April 29th: 91.30% 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 2 on May 1st: 89.70% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 1st: 89.02% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 1st: 87.65% 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Comics on April 27th: 86.36% 
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 1 on May 1st: 83.23% 
Cowans Auctions. Fine Books, Maps and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/19 on April 30th: 82.68% 
Kedem Auction. Rare and Important Items on April 24th: 81.34% 
One Of Kind Collectibles. Autographs, Manuscripts and Sports Memorabilia on April 26th: 80.92% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies LE PETIT VINGTIÈME, 1939, Illustration originale, couverture du Petit Vingtième n° 25, du 22 juin 1939. on May 3rd Actual price: USD $729,000.
  2. Christies COKE EN STOCK (T.19), CASTERMAN 1958 on May 3rd Actual price: USD $210,000.
  3. Kedem Auction Holidays Machzor - High Holy Days, Pesach, Shavuot, Sukkot and Rosh Chodesh - Elaborate Miniature on a Single Sheet of Parchment Cut Into Circles - Unusual and Unique Hebrew Manuscript - Italy, 15th Century on April 24th Actual price: USD $209,100.
  4. Christies LUCKY LUKE, Illustration originale pour l’article Lucky Luke on May 3rd Actual price: USD $172,500.
  5. Kedem Auction Manuscript - Sefer HeChazon (HaChezyonot) by Rabbi Chaim Vital - Handwritten by Rebbe Natan of Breslov (Moharnat) - With His Request to Send a Copy as a Gift to the Ohev Yisrael of Apta - Discovery on April 24th Actual price: USD $159,900.
  6. Swann Galleries [LONDON TRANSPORT] - KEEPS LONDON GOING. 1938. on May 3rd Actual price: USD $149,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Fr. 375 Serial Number One $20 1891 Treasury Note PCGS Very Fine 35. on May 1st Actual price: USD $114,000.
  8. Artcurial Livre d’heures en latin à l’usage deParis, manuscrit et enluminé sur vélin on April 26th Actual price: USD $106,964.
  9. Bonhams Growing #2, from Growing Suite on May 1st Actual price: USD $102,500.
  10. Artcurial Livre d’heures en latin à l’usage deRome, manuscrit et enluminé sur vélin on April 26th Actual price: USD $102,245.
  11. Heritage Auctions Fr. 362 Serial Number One Courtesy Autographed $5 1891 Treasury Note PCGS New 62. on May 1st Actual price: USD $102,000.
  12. Christies BLAKE ET MORTIMER, LES 3 FORMULES DU PROFESSEUR SATO (T.11), LE LOMBARD 1977 on May 3rd Actual price: USD $97,500.
  13. Bonhams The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, from The Apocalypse on May 1st Actual price: USD $95,000.
  14. ALDE Portulan de la Méditerranée. on April 27th Actual price: USD $90,750.
  15. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1217 $500 1922 Gold Certificate PCGS About New 53. on May 1st Actual price: USD $90,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions Fr. 810 $10 Serial Number One 1918 Federal Reserve Bank Note PCGS Very Choice New 64PPQ. on May 1st Actual price: USD $87,600.
  17. Heritage Auctions Fr. 341 $100 1880 Silver Certificate PMG Very Fine 30. on May 1st Actual price: USD $87,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Fr. 167a $100 1863 Legal Tender PMG Choice Very Fine 35 Net. on May 1st Actual price: USD $78,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Fr. 148 $50 1862 Legal Tender PCGS Very Fine 30. on May 1st Actual price: USD $78,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Fr. 842a Serial Number One $5 1914 Red Seal Federal Reserve Note PCGS About New 53. on May 1st Actual price: USD $78,000.
  21. Bonhams Giant Panda, from Endangered Species on May 1st Actual price: USD $75,000.
  22. Kedem Auction Letter of Recommendation, Handwritten and Signed by the Chatam Sofer - with Blessings for a Good Year and "Health, Children and Livelihood" on April 24th Actual price: USD $73,800.
  23. Neret Minet and Tessier Paire de globes terrestre et céleste par CARYPieds tripodes en acajou, tables équatoriales avec les signes du zodiaque. on April 26th Actual price: USD $69,575.
  24. Galerie Bassenge Journal fondé et dirigé par Ch. Philipon. on April 17th Actual price: USD $66,974.
  25. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1890-G* $100 1929 Federal Reserve Bank Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. on May 1st Actual price: USD $66,000.

 


34 total sales reported this week:

PosterConnection Inc.. Posters on April 28th: 43.58%
One Of Kind Collectibles. Autographs, Manuscripts and Sports Memorabilia on April 26th: 80.92%
Neret Minet and Tessier. Comics on April 27th: 86.36%
Swann Galleries. Graphic Design on May 3rd: 64.57%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature and Books on May 3rd: 75.15%
Christies. Comic Strips and Illustrations on May 3rd: 78.49%
Sothebys. Collections - Prints, Books on May 3rd: 100.00%
Forum Auctions in Italy. No Reserve Online Sale: Antiquarian and Rare Books on May 3rd: 100.00%
Cowans Auctions. Fine Books, Maps and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/19 on April 30th: 82.68%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/24 on May 1st: 97.71%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 1st: 87.65%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 1st: 89.02%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 2 on May 1st: 89.70%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 4 on May 1st: 92.73%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 3 on May 1st: 96.08%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 7 on May 1st: 92.44%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 1 on May 1st: 83.23%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 8 on May 1st: 96.05%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 6 on May 1st: 98.14%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS Currency Signature Auction - session 5 on May 1st: 99.05%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books on April 17th: 52.06%
Kedem Auction. Rare and Important Items on April 24th: 81.34%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS World Currency Signature Auction - session 2 on April 30th: 91.52%
Heritage Auctions. CSNS World Currency Signature Auction - session 1 on April 26th: 77.87%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fine Auction - Books and Prints on April 29th: 91.30%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Property from the William D. Hutsell Trust - Books, Prints on April 28th: 94.12%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. East Anglian Sale, Part 1 - including Books and Maps on April 27th: 70.18%
Artcurial. Books and Manuscripts on April 26th: 56.59%
Neret Minet and Tessier. Marine and Travel - Books, Prints, Maps on April 26th: 52.31%
ALDE. Russian Art on April 27th: 46.84%
ALDE. Maps and Plans - Travel on April 27th: 65.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/22 on April 29th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/1 on April 29th: 96.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/22 on April 29th: 95.21%

 


For the week ahead 7 sales are scheduled:


Mon. May. 7th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Americana, Railroad, Mining and More! Day 1. 510 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 74 lots
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Online Auction 13: Judaica – Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Objects. 545 lots

Tue. May. 8th
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Rare Books - Day 1. 568 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 527 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Eretz Israel and Zionism, Postcards and Photographs, Numismatics, Posters, Maps, Judaica, Holy books. 423 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART INCLUDING FLASH: BRITISH PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JEFFREY M. KAP. 61 lots
University Archives. Westport. Fantastic Selection of Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Photos, Books & Relics. 255 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Americana, Railroad, Mining and More! Day 2. 126 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 5/1. 438 lots

Wed. May. 9th
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 4/20. 1023 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Americana, Railroad, Mining and More! Day 3. 583 lots
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Rare Books - Day 2. 590 lots
Jasper52. New York. Antique Civil War Books. 200 lots

Thu. May. 10th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics. 1692 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 141 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Poster. 119 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Americana, Railroad, Mining and More! Day 4. 753 lots

Fri. May. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 562 lots
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Books. 466 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Catalogue Auction - Prints, Books. 120 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Exposition Auction - Books and Prints. 19 lots

Sat. May. 12th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs. 54 lots

Sun. May. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/15. 215 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/6.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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