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Rare Book Hub: 26 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Saturday 13 October 2018 24 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 8 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 15 in US dollars. Turnover was $11,807,382 as 6,218 lots were offered and 4,842 sold for a 78% success rate.
For the week ahead 39 auctions are scheduled.
3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Library R. & BL VII, 19th century (1840-1898). Original editions - Journals - Letters and autograph on October 9th: $3,998,624
Christies. Photographs on October 5th: $3,297,563
Christies. An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks on October 5th: $2,470,000
3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Binoche et Giquello. 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MIDDLE-EAST AND ETHNIC JEWELLERY - ONLINE AUCTION - bidstart 9/18 on October 1st: 286.99%
De Baecque and Associes. Posters - Prints on October 5th: 142.08%
Sothebys. Library R. & BL VII, 19th century (1840-1898). Original editions - Journals - Letters and autograph on October 9th: 119.05%
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14 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leland Little Auctions. The Collection of NOA Living presented by Leland Little Auctions and Iron Horse Auction Co. - Poster on October 5th: 100.00%
National Book Auctions. Select Language?? Books and Ephemera – Americana, Indians, Polar Exploration, Civil War, etc. on September 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/30 on October 7th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 10/2 on October 9th: 98.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/30 on October 7th: 97.76%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 6th: 95.18%
Alaska Auction. Prints, Advertising on October 4th: 95.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/9 on October 7th: 93.68%
Forum Auctions in Italy. NO RESERVE Online Sale: A Bibliophile's Bibliographic Library on October 10th: 92.93%
Binoche et Giquello. 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MIDDLE-EAST AND ETHNIC JEWELLERY - ONLINE AUCTION - bidstart 9/18 on October 1st: 86.54%
De Baecque and Associes. Posters - Prints on October 5th: 84.70%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on October 11th: 84.24%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 9th: 83.78%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Books, Prints on October 6th: 80.81%
24 total sales reported this week:
RR Auction. Autographs and Artifacts - Internet bidstart 9/26 on October 10th: 62.13%
PBA Galleries. Rare Golf Books & Memorabilia on October 11th: 64.10%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Books, Prints on October 6th: 80.81%
Dorotheum . October Auction - Modern Prints on October 11th: 54.90%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on October 11th: 84.24%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 10/2 on October 9th: 98.33%
Binoche et Giquello. 19TH CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MIDDLE-EAST AND ETHNIC JEWELLERY - ONLINE AUCTION - bidstart 9/18 on October 1st: 86.54%
Forum Auctions in Italy. NO RESERVE Online Sale: A Bibliophile's Bibliographic Library on October 10th: 92.93%
Sothebys. Library R. & BL VII, 19th century (1840-1898). Original editions - Journals - Letters and autograph on October 9th: 71.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/9 on October 7th: 93.68%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 9th: 83.78%
Pandolfini. Works on Paper: 15th-19th Century - Prints on October 3rd: 40.00%
Alaska Auction. Prints, Advertising on October 4th: 95.08%
Christies. Photographs on October 5th: 66.30%
Christies. An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks on October 5th: 54.69%
Leland Little Auctions. The Collection of NOA Living presented by Leland Little Auctions and Iron Horse Auction Co. - Poster on October 5th: 100.00%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on September 28th: 51.59%
De Baecque and Associes. Posters - Prints on October 5th: 84.70%
Winter Associates. Prints on October 1st: 78.57%
National Book Auctions. Select Language?? Books and Ephemera – Americana, Indians, Polar Exploration, Civil War, etc. on September 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/30 on October 7th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/30 on October 7th: 97.76%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 6th: 95.18%
J & J LUBRANO MUSIC ANTIQUARIANS LLC. Printed Music on October 6th: 22.72%
For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 15th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 88 lots
Sothebys. New York. Gallison Hall: The James F. Scott Collection. 33 lots
Tue. Oct. 16th
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed, Medical, Scientific and Travel Books. 276 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Geography. 193 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 10/9. 720 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Miscellanea. 219 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature, Children's Books. 182 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Manuscripts, Incunables, Theology, Paper Antiquities. 283 lots
Wed. Oct. 17th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Printed Books: Travel, Natural History, Sporting & Sciences. 283 lots
ALDE. Paris. Library of an Amateur - Modern Illustrated Books and Bindings. 363 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Autumn Book Sale.
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Art and Architecture Around the World. 121 lots
Sothebys. London. The Midas Touch - John Keats Book. 1 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Ed Asner Family Center Fundraiser Internet Comic Art -Online bidstart 10/3. 68 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Collection National Economy and State Philosophy. 1032 lots
Thu. Oct. 18th
Swann Galleries. New York. Artists and Amateurs: Photographs and Photobooks. 432 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Books - Internet Bidstart 10/11. 462 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature & Poetry. 558 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Photographs by Josef Sudek. 142 lots
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. Estates and Private Collections - Day 1. 38 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 183 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Fall Sports Memorabilia. 1530 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Cornucopia of Collectibles.
RR Auction. Amherst. Space and Aviation - Internet bidstart 10/11. 694 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples. 442 lots
Sothebys. Paris. The Collection of Renand-Chapet. 7 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature and Art Documentation. 742 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Autographs. 476 lots
Fri. Oct. 19th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Autographs/Historic Manuscripts. 217 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc.. 107 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Cornucopia of Collectibles- 2018 October Auction - session 2.
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. Estates and Private Collections - Day 2.
Sat. Oct. 20th
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints. 182 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Houdiniana. 244 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Cornucopia of Collectibles- 2018 October Auction - session 3.
Sun. Oct. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/23. 280 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Cornucopia of Collectibles- 2018 October Auction - session 4.
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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 -
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. -
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