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Rare Book Hub: 18 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week

For the week ending April 27, 2019, 18 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Transaction Database, 10 in U.S. dollars, 8 in euros. Sales totalled $13,437,220. There were 7,433 lots offered while 6,297 sold for a success rate of almost 85%. The average lot sold for a healthy $2,134. Another 26 auctions are scheduled for next week. May is a busy month, generally the second busiest of the year after November.

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Card Catalogue on April 19th: $8,864,348 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 23rd: $2,461,572 

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

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Fortgranite Baltinglass Wicklow Country House Sale - Books and Prints on April 16th: 137.05% 
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books (Varia) on April 16th: 106.62% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 23rd: 105.59% 


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

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Fortgranite Baltinglass Wicklow Country House Sale - Books and Prints on April 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 3/24 on April 21st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 99.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Card Catalogue on April 19th: 99.61% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.22% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 97.60% 
North American Auction Company. February Premier Collector Auction on February 23rd: 97.00% 
North American Auction Company. American Frontier April Auction on April 13th: 94.23% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 23rd: 93.02% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 20th: 90.63% 


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1915 Cracker Jack Ty Cobb #30 PSA Mint 9. on April 19th Actual price: USD $504,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 1932 U.S. Caramel Babe Ruth #32 PSA Mint 9 - Pop Two, None Higher! on April 19th Actual price: USD $432,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1902-11 W600 Sporting Life - Type 2 Honus Wagner (Street Clothes-John "Hans" Wagner) SGC 60 EX 5! on April 19th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1941 Play Ball Joe DiMaggio #71 PSA Mint 9. on April 19th Actual price: USD $216,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Circa 1860 CDV Brooklyn Atlantics Baseball Card SGC VG 3. on April 19th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady Rookie Ticket Autograph #144 PSA Gem Mint 10. on April 19th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Untitled Acrylic on canvas 39 x 29 in. Not signed on April 23rd Actual price: USD $137,500.
  8. Heritage Auctions Untitled Acrylic on canvas 38 x 27 in. Not signed on April 23rd Actual price: USD $125,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM 7. on April 19th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal Eddie Plank PSA VG-EX 4. on April 19th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Carmen, Brown & Bigelow calendar illustration, 1929 Oil on canvas 60 x 80 in. Signed lower right on April 23rd Actual price: USD $93,750.
  12. Heritage Auctions Red Snow, Doc Savage magazine cover, February 1935 Oil on canvas 29.75 x 20.25 in. Signed lower left The IRI Collection on April 23rd Actual price: USD $84,375.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1934 Goudey Lou Gehrig #37 SGC Mint 9 - Pop Three, One Higher. on April 19th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions 1912 Boston Garter Christy Mathewson SGC 10 Poor 1. on April 19th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1932 U.S. Caramel Bobby Jones #3 PSA Mint 9 - Pop Three, None Higher! on April 19th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  16. Galerie Bassenge Over de voortteeling Surinaamsche Insecten [und... on April 16th Actual price: USD $76,445.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1932 U.S. Caramel Ty Cobb #14 PSA Mint 9 - Pop Three, None Higher. on April 19th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1914 Boston Garter Tris Speaker SGC 40 VG 3 - Only Two Graded Examples on the SGC & PSA Census. on April 19th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Tarzan and the Golden Lion, book frontispiece, 1922 Oil on board 35 x 22 in. (sight) on April 23rd Actual price: USD $68,750.
  20. Heritage Auctions Boy Trudging to School, The Saturday Evening Post cover, September 5, 1925 Oil on canvas 28 x 23 in. Signature added later by another hand The IRI Collection on April 23rd Actual price: USD $62,500.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Lou Gehrig #160 PSA NM-MT 8. on April 19th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1911 D304 Brunners Bread Ty Cobb SGC 86 NM+ 7.5 - Pop One! The Highest Graded Example! on April 19th Actual price: USD $57,600.
  23. Heritage Auctions The Gamble, Life Magazine cover, August 11, 1927 Ink and watercolor on board 14 x 10.75 in. (sight) on April 23rd Actual price: USD $55,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Smoke Screen, 1958 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 in. Signed lower right The IRI Collection on April 23rd Actual price: USD $55,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1932 U.S. Caramel Rogers Hornsby #11 PSA NM-MT+ 8.5 - Pop One, None Higher! on April 19th Actual price: USD $52,800.

 

18 total sales reported this week: 

Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Fortgranite Baltinglass Wicklow Country House Sale - Books and Prints on April 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 23rd: 99.22% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 23rd: 93.02% 
North American Auction Company. American Frontier April Auction on April 13th: 94.23% 
North American Auction Company. February Premier Collector Auction on February 23rd: 97.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 3/24 on April 21st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 97.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 99.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Card Catalogue on April 19th: 99.61% 
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on April 18th: 56.25% 
Galerie Bassenge. Autographs on April 17th: 53.05% 
Galerie Bassenge. Bibliotecha Scholastica on April 17th: 50.35% 
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Book Illustrations on April 16th: 56.73% 
Galerie Bassenge. Manuscripts and Old Prints on April 16th: 65.54% 
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books (Varia) on April 16th: 52.77% 
Galerie Bassenge. History, Geography and Travel Books on April 16th: 47.95% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 20th: 90.63% 

 

For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 29th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 63 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples. 58 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. JOHANNESBURG | FINE ART & DESIGN AUCTION - Prints. 41 lots

Tue. Apr. 30th
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 225 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 4/23. 220 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 4/23. 221 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Prints. 8 lots

Wed. May. 1st
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 436 lots
Bonhams. Edinburgh. The Sporting Sale. 26 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Antiques and Interiors - Day 2 - Prints. 16 lots

Thu. May. 2nd
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 447 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Americana - Including California and the West. 455 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 193 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 325 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Asian Art Auction - Prints. 131 lots

Fri. May. 3rd
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Rare Books. 4743 lots

Sat. May. 4th
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Post War and Contemporary Art - Prints. 191 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Americana and Political. 359 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. May Gallery Auction. 83 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. American and European Fine Art - Prints. 52 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 165 lots

Sun. May. 5th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. Spring Auction - Books and Prints. 31 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/7. 198 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 4/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 4/28.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Aelian, Ohio, Americana, Atlases, Collecting, Antique, etc..

Michael Stillman

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