Auction Update Review
WAU: 54 Auctions Archived, 33 More This Week
For the week ended Saturday 16 June 2018, 54 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 17 denominated in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 31 in US dollars. Turnover was $29,127,781 as 14,567 lots were offered and 10,534 sold for a 72% success rate. These results include some auctions that were deferred from the previous week.
7 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Christies. The Portland Audubon on June 14th: $9,650,000
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts - Including Americana on June 14th: $3,203,250
Arenberg Auctions. Books, Maps, Prints on May 26th: $2,141,626
Christies. Arts of India - Prints, Illustrations, Manuscripts on June 12th: $1,791,344
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on June 12th: $1,410,900
Arader Galleries. June 2018 Auction on June 2nd: $1,117,151
Heritage Auctions. David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential and Political Americana on June 3rd: $1,069,808
10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Grogan and Company. The Spring Auction - Prints and Books on June 3rd: 224.74%
Christies. South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints on June 12th: 137.27%
Il Ponte. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 13th: 133.22%
Ferraton. Books on May 26th: 121.51%
Arenberg Auctions. Books, Maps, Prints on May 26th: 119.63%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on May 31st: 118.13%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fine Auction - Books and Prints on June 2nd: 117.04%
Tajan. Prints on May 29th: 107.61%
Christies. Arts of India - Prints, Illustrations, Manuscripts on June 12th: 103.34%
Potomack Company. Fine Art and Antiques - Books, Prints on June 2nd: 101.56%
24 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Grogan and Company. The Spring Auction - Prints and Books on June 3rd: 100.00%
National Book Auctions. Books on June 2nd: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. May Premier Auction - Books, Prints on May 15th: 100.00%
Potomack Company. Fine Art and Antiques - Books, Prints on June 2nd: 100.00%
Christies. The Portland Audubon on June 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 98.97%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 2nd: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 12th: 98.57%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fine Auction - Books and Prints on June 2nd: 97.22%
Alaska Auction. Prints and Books - online only on May 30th: 94.25%
Aspire Auctions. Prints - Internet bidstart 5/25 on June 2nd: 94.03%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 92.86%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/13 on June 10th: 92.18%
Christies. South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints on June 12th: 88.89%
Heritage Auctions. David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential and Political Americana on June 3rd: 88.36%
Alaska Auction. Prints and Books on May 31st: 86.49%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on May 31st: 84.17%
Charlton Hall. 89th Anniversary Sale on June 1st: 83.33%
Il Ponte. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 13th: 83.33%
Swann Galleries. Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books on June 7th: 82.87%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 7th: 81.65%
Ferraton. Books on May 26th: 81.52%
Doyle New York. Photographs on June 14th: 81.08%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Collectibles on June 9th: 80.56%
54 total sales reported this week:
Doyle New York. Photographs on June 14th: 81.08%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts on June 14th: 68.78%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints and Drawings on June 9th: 77.32%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Collectibles on June 9th: 80.56%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 14th: 76.47%
Potomack Company. Postmaster General Collection & Other Estates Online Auction on June 7th: 49.15%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 5/18 on June 13th: 56.32%
Il Ponte. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 13th: 83.33%
ALDE. First Editions of the 19th and 20th Century on June 13th: 53.45%
Minerva Auctions Roma. Books, Autographs and Prints on June 12th: 47.33%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on June 12th: 62.94%
Christies. The Portland Audubon on June 14th: 100.00%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts - Including Americana on June 14th: 74.06%
Christies. Arts of India - Prints, Illustrations, Manuscripts on June 12th: 74.36%
Christies. South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints on June 12th: 88.89%
ALDE. Antiquarian and 19th Century Books - Natural History on June 11th: 55.92%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on June 9th: 69.05%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 7th: 81.65%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on June 6th: 58.33%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. June Estate Treasures: Printes on June 7th: 41.38%
PIASA. Editions: Prints, Illustrated Books, Multiples on June 6th: 54.90%
Grogan and Company. The Spring Auction - Prints and Books on June 3rd: 100.00%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on May 31st: 84.17%
Rossini. Online Book Auction - Internet bidstart 5/17 on May 30th: 38.21%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 12th: 77.38%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 5th: 79.25%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Fine Art 17th-20th Century - Prints, Photographs, Autographs on June 12th: 79.67%
Ferraton. Books on May 26th: 81.52%
National Book Auctions. Books on June 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 12th: 98.57%
Aspire Auctions. Prints - Internet bidstart 5/25 on June 2nd: 94.03%
Alaska Auction. Prints and Books on May 31st: 86.49%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fine Auction - Books and Prints on June 2nd: 97.22%
Alaska Auction. Prints and Books - online only on May 30th: 94.25%
Chiswick Auctions. Modern First Editions, Illustrated Books & Limited Editions on May 30th: 76.55%
Charlton Hall. 89th Anniversary Sale on June 1st: 83.33%
Dorotheum . Graphic Prints on June 5th: 64.10%
Dorotheum . Art Photography on June 5th: 53.00%
Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts and Certificates on June 4th: 66.08%
Morton Subastas. Prints & Multiples from United States, Latin America and Europe on June 4th: 14.58%
Swann Galleries. Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books on June 7th: 82.87%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on June 5th: 77.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 98.97%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/13 on June 10th: 92.18%
Potomack Company. Fine Art and Antiques - Books, Prints on June 2nd: 100.00%
Minerva Auctions Roma. Photographs on May 30th: 38.65%
Arader Galleries. June 2018 Auction on June 2nd: 57.71%
Heritage Auctions. David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential and Political Americana on June 3rd: 88.36%
Arenberg Auctions. Books, Maps, Prints on May 26th: 63.83%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. May Premier Auction - Books, Prints on May 15th: 100.00%
Tajan. Prints on May 29th: 67.52%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 2nd: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 92.86%
For the week ahead 33 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jun. 18th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . 4 * Free Arts * Works and Correspondence. 323 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 97 lots
Tue. Jun. 19th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photography. 434 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 296 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . 6 • LITERATURE • WRITERS & POETS OF XIX TH -XX TH BY AGUTTES. 116 lots
Drouot Estimations. Paris. Aristophil 5 • Literature • Writers and Poets of the 19th and 20th Centuries. 96 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Letters by A. Einstein and Other Illustrious Personalities. 342 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/12. 424 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Manuscripts. 175 lots
Wed. Jun. 20th
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 296 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 505 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . 8 • MUSIC • FROM LULLY TO STRAVINSKY BY AGUTTES. 176 lots
Ader. PARIS. Music - The Aristophil Collection. 151 lots
University Archives. Westport. Fabulous Autographs, Rare Books and Relics. 266 lots
Thu. Jun. 21st
Swann Galleries. New York. Revolutionary & Presidential Americana from the Collection of William Wheeler III. 229 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc..
RR Auction. Amherst. Sports - Internet Bidstart 6/14. 654 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs. 345 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, PRIVATE PRESS, TOYS & GAMES, ORIGINAL ILLUSTR. 366 lots
Fri. Jun. 22nd
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Ancient Books and Manuscripts.
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Modern Contemporary Art, Modern Photography. 431 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History: Live Salesroom Auction. 502 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Rare Books. 619 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Treasures from Pacific Shores - Numismatic, Mining, Americana, etc..
Sat. Jun. 23rd
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Rare Books - Day 2. 798 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Unreserved Estate Sale.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana - Day 2.
Sun. Jun. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/27. 223 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/17.
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Summer Sizzler Sale - Books and Prints.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana - Day 3.
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

