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Rare Book Hub: 44 Auctions Archived, another 28 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Saturday 27 October 2018 44 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 11 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 29 in US dollars. Turnover was $36,456,421 as 12,673 lots were offered and 9,609 sold for a 76% sales rate.
Christies. Prints on October 25th: $13,239,750
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on October 22nd: $11,937,479
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Memorabilia on October 19th: $3,326,026
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 23rd: $1,388,123
10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Il Ponte. Old Master Drawings and Engravings on October 23rd: 223.94%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Tribal Art from the Collection of Allan Stone on October 19th: 203.25%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Books on October 18th: 167.57%
Charlton Hall. Estates and Private Collections - Day 1 on October 18th: 132.05%
ALDE. Antiquarian and 19th Century Books on October 25th: 107.72%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Houdiniana on October 20th: 103.96%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors online - Bidstart 10/17 on October 26th: 101.43%
Christies. Prints on October 25th: 101.25%
Ferraton. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on October 20th: 100.79%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 23rd: 100.27%
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26 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
National Book Auctions. Books – Meehan, Native American, West, Mexico, Decorative, Antique, etc. on October 21st: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Tribal Art from the Collection of Allan Stone on October 19th: 100.00%
Charlton Hall. Estates and Private Collections - Day 1 on October 18th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on October 18th: 100.00%
Carlsen Gallery. Spring Potpourri Antique Auction on April 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 23rd: 98.55%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 98.33%
North American Auction Company. September Auction: Books, Prints on September 22nd: 97.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/23 on October 21st: 97.14%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 20th: 95.35%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Houdiniana on October 20th: 94.67%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Memorabilia on October 19th: 93.79%
Il Ponte. Old Master Drawings and Engravings on October 23rd: 92.86%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Kilbourne Collection of CSA Stamps and Postal History, Part 2 on October 24th: 92.54%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts on October 25th: 92.08%
Carlsen Gallery. Anniversary Sale - Books, Prints, Photographs on September 23rd: 91.67%
James D Julia Auctioneers. Coin-Op and Advertising - Posters and Prints on October 21st: 90.32%
Charlton Hall. Estates and Private Collections - Day 2 on October 19th: 85.07%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors online - Bidstart 10/17 on October 26th: 84.91%
Christies. Prints on October 25th: 83.43%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 23rd: 83.41%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art - Prints on October 20th: 81.32%
Ferraton. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on October 20th: 80.66%
Binoche et Giquello. Autographs/Historic Manuscripts on October 19th: 80.65%
Trafford Books. Postal history, Photographs, Books, Postcards, and Ephemera. on October 10th: 80.52%
44 total sales reported this week:
National Book Auctions. Books – Meehan, Native American, West, Mexico, Decorative, Antique, etc. on October 21st: 100.00%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors online - Bidstart 10/17 on October 26th: 84.91%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 25th: 76.50%
ALDE. Antiquarian and 19th Century Books on October 25th: 68.29%
Christies. Prints on October 25th: 83.43%
Swann Galleries. Rare and important Travel Posters on October 25th: 65.95%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Kilbourne Collection of CSA Stamps and Postal History, Part 2 on October 24th: 92.54%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The John Birkinbine II Collection of Arizona and New Mexico Postal History on October 23rd: 37.33%
Il Ponte. Old Master Drawings and Engravings on October 23rd: 92.86%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Ancient and Contemporary Books from the Collection of a Bibliophile on October 23rd: 30.12%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 23rd: 79.10%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts on October 25th: 92.08%
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on October 18th: 100.00%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art - Prints on October 20th: 81.32%
Bonhams. The Sporting Sale on October 24th: 63.82%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 23rd: 83.41%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 23rd: 98.55%
James D Julia Auctioneers. Coin-Op and Advertising - Posters and Prints on October 21st: 90.32%
Rago Arts and Auctions. The Collection of Martin Cohen, Part 1 on October 21st: 75.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Remix: Contemporary + Classic on October 20th: 69.23%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Tribal Art from the Collection of Allan Stone on October 19th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Houdiniana on October 20th: 94.67%
Galerie Bassenge. Autographs on October 18th: 65.55%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on October 18th: 59.03%
Galerie Bassenge. Collection National Economy and State Philosophy on October 17th: 38.37%
Tajan. Books and Manuscripts on October 18th: 57.38%
Trafford Books. Postal history, Photographs, Books, Postcards, and Ephemera. on October 10th: 80.52%
Charlton Hall. Estates and Private Collections - Day 2 on October 19th: 85.07%
Charlton Hall. Estates and Private Collections - Day 1 on October 18th: 100.00%
Eldreds. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc. on October 20th: 61.68%
Ferraton. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on October 20th: 80.66%
Ader. Letters and Manuscripts on October 23rd: 44.69%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Books on October 18th: 73.44%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Books - Internet Bidstart 10/11 on October 18th: 45.02%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on October 22nd: 70.51%
Binoche et Giquello. Autographs/Historic Manuscripts on October 19th: 80.65%
North American Auction Company. September Auction: Books, Prints on September 22nd: 97.70%
Carlsen Gallery. Spring Potpourri Antique Auction on April 22nd: 100.00%
Carlsen Gallery. Anniversary Sale - Books, Prints, Photographs on September 23rd: 91.67%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 20th: 95.35%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/23 on October 21st: 97.14%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 98.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/14 on October 21st: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Memorabilia on October 19th: 93.79%
For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 29th
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints. 30 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 88 lots
PIASA. Paris. Library of François Mitterrand Modern books: from 1900 to today - Part one. 334 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Co Westerik: Paintings, drawings and prints. The collection of Frank Verhallen. 94 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Fine Art + Prints - Day I. 340 lots
Tue. Oct. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 10/23. 871 lots
PIASA. Paris. Library of François Mitterrand Modern books: from 1900 to the present day - Second part. 349 lots
Sothebys. London. A Private View: Property from the Country Home of Christopher Cone and Stanley J. Seeger. 32 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Travel Literature and Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson.
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, Printed & Manuscript Ephemera.
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Classic Sale - Books, Prints. 640 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Fine Art + Prints - Day 2. 38 lots
Wed. Oct. 31st
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Treasures of the Civil War.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. The Travel & Exploration Library of Steve and Peggy Fossett Part I. 213 lots
Sothebys. London. Collections. 2 lots
University Archives. Westport. Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Books & Relics. 283 lots
Thu. Nov. 1st
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 440 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. The Joel Harris Collection of Original Illustration Art and Illustrated Books (with additions). 360 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Signature Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part I. 1268 lots
Fri. Nov. 2nd
Tooveys. West Sussex. Automobilia and Aeronautica.
Sat. Nov. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment. 680 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Posters. 377 lots
Addison and Sarova. Macon. Rare Books in All Fields. 367 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. October Sale - Internet bidstart 10/26. 30 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Fine Sale - Prints. 48 lots
Sun. Nov. 4th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Baudelaire Collection and Great Writers. 143 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/7. 286 lots
Michael Treloar. Adelaide SA. Books, Photographs & Manuscripts.
Bruce McKinney
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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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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.