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Rare Book Hub: 25 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Saturday 30 March 2019 25 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 2 denominated in Swiss francs, 3 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 13 in US dollars. Turnover was $12,075,096 as 7,196 lots were offered and 6,314 lots sold for a stellar 88% success rate.
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 26th: $3,030,720
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on March 24th: $2,037,626
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 27th: $1,105,277
Forum Auctions. Fine Books and Works on Paper on March 28th: $1,081,655
3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Sothebys. Prints from the Collection of Marina Picasso - Online, bidstart 3/20 on March 27th: 171.68%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books and Works on Paper on March 28th: 122.89%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 28th: 115.86%
17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leland Little Auctions. March Gallery Auction - Prints, Books on March 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Silver Age Special Collection Internet bidstart 2/27 on March 27th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/17 on March 24th: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 98.63%
Sothebys. Prints from the Collection of Marina Picasso - Online, bidstart 3/20 on March 27th: 97.22%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on March 24th: 96.87%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 2/24 on March 24th: 95.51%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction - Prints on March 23rd: 91.10%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 28th: 86.98%
Morton Subastas. ART BOOKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ENGINEER DON LORENZO ZAMBRANO on March 26th: 86.64%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 26th: 86.58%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books and Works on Paper on March 28th: 85.21%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Spring Quarterly Catalog on February 26th: 84.62%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Books - Railwayana Books and Ephemera on March 13th: 81.56%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts on March 21st: 80.87%
25 total sales reported this week:
Koller Auctions. Books on March 26th: 69.60%
Koller Auctions. Manuscripts and Autographs on March 26th: 69.84%
Chiswick Auctions. Modern Literature, Limited Editions and Illustrated Art on March 28th: 75.30%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books and Works on Paper on March 28th: 85.21%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on March 27th: 71.95%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 28th: 86.98%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Spring Quarterly Catalog on February 26th: 84.62%
Morton Subastas. ART BOOKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF ENGINEER DON LORENZO ZAMBRANO on March 26th: 86.64%
Heritage Auctions. Silver Age Special Collection Internet bidstart 2/27 on March 27th: 99.72%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 27th: 77.95%
Sothebys. Prints from the Collection of Marina Picasso - Online, bidstart 3/20 on March 27th: 97.22%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 26th: 86.58%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts on March 21st: 80.87%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 26th: 76.56%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 98.63%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 2/24 on March 24th: 95.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/17 on March 24th: 99.35%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Books - Railwayana Books and Ephemera on March 13th: 81.56%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on March 19th: 60.56%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction - Prints on March 23rd: 91.10%
Leland Little Auctions. March Gallery Auction - Prints, Books on March 23rd: 100.00%
Binoche et Giquello. Before Guards Surrealism Books on March 22nd: 80.36%
Moreshet Auctions. Judaica on February 20th: 65.12%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on March 24th: 96.87%
For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Apr. 1st
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Aristophil 16 - Fine Arts, Writings. 183 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . April Gallery Sale. 142 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints and Photographs. 119 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Fine Art - Prints. 25 lots
Tue. Apr. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 3/26. 509 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 3/26. 218 lots
Christies. New York. Photographs. 141 lots
Christies. New York. Daydreaming: Photographs from the Goldstein Collection. 69 lots
Christies. New York. The Face of the Century: Photographs from the F Collection. 90 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Aristophil - Writings and Works by Artists from the 16th to the 20th Centuries. 149 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Works of Art - Prints. 54 lots
Couton Veyrac Jamault. Nantes. Books - Manuscripts - Autographs - Comic Books. 89 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. EXPLORERS AND TRAVELERS OF THE WORLD, GEOGRAPHY, MAPS AND CARTOGRAPHY INCLUDES DOCUMENTS AND BOOKS O. 260 lots
Wed. Apr. 3rd
James D Julia Auctioneers. Fairfield. Automobilia and Petroliana. 416 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Aristophil 18 - Famous Writers of the 19th and 20th Centuries. 303 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books. 74 lots
Thu. Apr. 4th
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. 90TH ANNIVERSAY AUCTION. 14 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper.
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Aristophil 20 - History, Famous Historical Characters. 226 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Rare and Important Books, Prints, and Maps on the Subject of Exploration, Travel, and the Natural Wo. 262 lots
Ader. PARIS. Aristophil 18 - Historical Documents. 203 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Art and Illustration: Books and Graphics - Illustrated Books - Miscellanea. 269 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. New York. Passover Haggadot - Online Auction. 190 lots
Fri. Apr. 5th
Bonhams. New York. Photographs.
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Spring Sale. 215 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 208 lots
Sothebys. New York. Photographs.
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Aristophil 21 - Mailing History. 265 lots
Sat. Apr. 6th
Arader Galleries. New York City. Spring 2019 Auction. 199 lots
Heritage Auctions. New York. Photographs. 287 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. The Empire at Fontainebleau - Books and Manuscripts. 172 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Sun. Apr. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 3/31.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 3/31.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 3/10. 207 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
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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.