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Rare Book Hub: 26 Auctions Archived, 29 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 26 January 26 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 18 in US dollars.  Turnover was $11,796,461 as 7,673 lots were offered and 5,757 sold for a 75% success rate.  We are off to  the races.

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Sothebys. Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana on January 24th: $4,258,875 
Heritage Auctions. 1933 Goudey PSA Set Registry Catalog on January 24th: $3,650,622 



2 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

Sothebys. The Collection of Anne H. & Frederick Vogel III on January 19th: 119.32% 
Christies. Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints - Prints on January 19th: 115.80% 

  

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


Sothebys. The Collection of Anne H. & Frederick Vogel III on January 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. 1933 Goudey PSA Set Registry Catalog on January 24th: 100.00% 
Christies. Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints - Prints on January 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/13 on January 20th: 99.51% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 12/23/18 on January 20th: 99.12% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 98.92% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/13 on January 20th: 98.44% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 98.14% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 19th: 92.90% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints on January 20th: 90.48% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Rare Books & Fine Prints on January 22nd: 83.21% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 22nd: 82.86% 
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Books on January 23rd: 82.69% 
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, Printed & Manuscript Ephemera on January 22nd: 81.25% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys THE ONLY KNOWN PRIVATELY HELD COPY OF THE CELEBRATED WILLIAM J. STONE FACSIMILE FOR WHICH PROVENANCE CAN BE TRACED BACK TO A DIRECT ANCESTOR WHO RECEIVED IT IN 1824 on January 24th Actual price: USD $975,000.
  2. Sothebys BY THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, A PROCLAMATION … on January 24th Actual price: USD $855,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig #160 PSA Mint 9 - Pop Two, None Higher! on January 24th Actual price: USD $576,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144 PSA Mint 9. on January 24th Actual price: USD $528,000.
  5. Sothebys THE FIRST BOOK-FORM PRINTING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE on January 24th Actual price: USD $471,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #181 PSA Mint 9. on January 24th Actual price: USD $456,000.
  7. Sothebys THE BLOODY MASSACRE PERPETRATED IN KING-STREET BOSTON ON MARCH 5TH 1770 BY A PARTY OF THE 29TH REG.  on January 24th Actual price: USD $362,500.
  8. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA Mint 9. on January 24th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  9. Sothebys GEORGE CLINTON’S LETTERBOOK AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, RECORDING HIS ACTS AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE LEGISLATURE on January 24th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #53 PSA NM-MT 8. on January 24th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  11. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("R E LEE") AS CONFEDERATE COMMANDER, TO RABBI MAX MICHELBACHER, DECLINING TO FURLOUGH JEWISH CONFEDERATE TROOPS FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAYS on January 24th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  12. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("GO: WASHINGTON") AS CONTINENTAL COMMANDER TO BRYAN FAIRFAX "AT TOWLSTON IN VIRGINIA," EXPRESSING HIS EAGERNESS TO RESIGN HIS COMMISSION AND RETIRE TO MOUNT VERNON on January 24th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #149 PSA NM-MT 8. on January 24th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  14. Christies Snowy Owl (Plate CXXI) Strix nyctea on January 19th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  15. University Archives Bob Dylan "Like A Rolling Stone" Handwritten Signed Lyrics, Voted #1 Song of All Time by Rolling Stone Magazine! on January 23rd Actual price: USD $96,000.
  16. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("TH: JEFFERSON"), TO ROBERT S. GARNETT, MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (1817-1827), ON LIMITING GOVERNMENT’S HAND IN THE ECONOMY  on January 24th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  17. Christies Great American cock Male (Plate I) Meleagris gallopavo Variant 1 on January 19th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Mel Ott #127 PSA Mint 9 - None Higher! on January 24th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Benny Bengough #1 PSA NM-MT 8 - Only Two Higher. on January 24th Actual price: USD $66,000.
  20. Christies Iceland or Jer Falcon (Plate CCCLXVI) Falco Islandicus on January 19th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  21. Sothebys FISH HAWK (PLATE 81) on January 19th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  22. Sothebys SUMMER OR WOOD DUCK (PLATE CCVI) on January 19th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  23. Sothebys IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER (PLATE 66) on January 19th Actual price: USD $56,250.
  24. Sothebys AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT SURVEY SIGNED (IN TEXT TWICE, “T. JEFFERSON ESQ.?? AND “JEFFERSON"), REGARDING 1,043 ACRES BORDERING MONTICELLO on January 24th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Red Faber #79 PSA Mint 9 - Pop One, None Higher! on January 24th Actual price: USD $50,400.


26 total sales were reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Art & Illustration, Children's Books & Miscellanea on January 24th: 67.64%
Sothebys. Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana on January 24th: 57.30%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Rare Books & Fine Prints on January 22nd: 83.21%
Heritage Auctions. 1933 Goudey PSA Set Registry Catalog on January 24th: 100.00%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Books on January 23rd: 82.69%
Minerva Auctions Roma. Books, Autographs and Prints on December 11th: 44.59%
Minerva Auctions Roma. Books, Autographs and Prints on December 10th: 61.60%
Minerva Auctions Roma. Prints and Multiples on December 13th: 63.33%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, Printed & Manuscript Ephemera on January 22nd: 81.25%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 22nd: 82.86%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on January 21st: 21.39%
Artcurial. MORE Design, Prints, Limited Edition, Urban, Photographs ... on January 20th: 59.30%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints on January 20th: 90.48%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints on January 19th: 77.37%
Sothebys. The Collection of Anne H. & Frederick Vogel III on January 19th: 100.00%
Eldreds. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints on January 19th: 53.01%
Christies. Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver and Prints - Prints on January 19th: 100.00%
Kestenbaum and Company. PRINTED BOOKS, HOLY LAND MAPS, POSTERS, & JEWISH GRAPHIC ART on January 17th: 75.44%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 98.92%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 98.14%
Morton Subastas. Books and Historical Documents on January 22nd: 34.35%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 12/23/18 on January 20th: 99.12%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. Collectibles on December 9th: 72.91%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/13 on January 20th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/13 on January 20th: 98.44%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 19th: 92.90%

 

For the week ahead 29 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 28th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Treasures Galore - Day 5. 952 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 114 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Property from Aristocratic Estates and Important Provenance. 17 lots

Tue. Jan. 29th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Affordable Posters. 383 lots
Christies. New York. Old Master Prints. 164 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Americana from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson. 312 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 272 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Illustrated Books and Graphics. 201 lots
Tajan. Paris. Rare and Precious Books. 79 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/22. 701 lots
Couton Veyrac Jamault. Nantes. Ancient paintings, modern and contemporary - maps and prints. 28 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 1/22. 334 lots

Wed. Jan. 30th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 576 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Private Press, Illustrated Books, and Modern First Editions. 568 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books Auction. 251 lots
Bonhams. London. The Gentleman's Library Sale - Books and Prints. 9 lots

Thu. Jan. 31st
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photography. 470 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 414 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Modern First Editions - Preview - Internet Bidstart 1/24. 404 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Artsy: The Master and the Muse.
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Books.

Sat. Feb. 2nd
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 786 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Live Auction - Books, Prints. 15 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.

Sun. Feb. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/27.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/27.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 1/6. 170 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
Michael Treloar. Adelaide SA. Signed Modern Firsts, and Australia - Online bidstart 1/25.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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