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Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 29 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 25 May 2019 41 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 9 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 25 in US dollars.  Turnover was $30,017,813 as 15,385 lots were offered  and 12,567 sold for an 82% success rate.  These are exceptional numbers.

 

 

6 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 17th: $15,201,836 
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Memorabilia Catalogue on May 17th: $3,419,361 
Kedem Auction. Rare and Important Items on May 15th: $1,846,968 
Bonhams. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on May 21st: $1,690,768 
Christies. On the shoulders of Giants - Online bidstart 5/16 on May 23rd: $1,388,678 
Sothebys. Bibliothèque R. et B. L. Autographes et Manuscrits XIXe et XXe Siècles on May 22nd: $1,336,722 

 


8 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Robert Siegel Galleries. The Dr. William H. Johnson Collection of the U.S. 1890 Small Bank Note Issue on May 21st: 175.30% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction on May 18th: 156.37% 
Ader. Girls, Lorettes and Courtesans, Bals Public: Library J.-PF on May 16th: 123.52% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors Books on May 21st: 122.02% 
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Special Auction Russian Avant-Garde on May 18th: 116.11% 
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Art and Graphics on May 17th: 108.62% 
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on May 22nd: 101.11% 
Sothebys. Bibliothèque R. et B. L. Autographes et Manuscrits XIXe et XXe Siècles on May 22nd: 100.99% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/21 on May 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 17th: 99.43% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 99.40% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 98.28% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Dr. William H. Johnson Collection of the U.S. 1890 Small Bank Note Issue on May 21st: 96.67% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/12 on May 19th: 95.63% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/12 on May 19th: 95.12% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 18th: 94.58% 
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Book Auction on May 10th: 93.95% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction - Books, Posters, Prints, Letters, Photos - Online on May 18th: 93.57% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors Books on May 21st: 93.50% 
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Memorabilia Catalogue on May 17th: 93.46% 
Carlsen Gallery. Books and Prints on April 14th: 90.48% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction on May 18th: 90.00% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on May 22nd: 87.50% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Discovery Auction - Prints on May 18th: 81.82% 
Kedem Auction. Rare and Important Items on May 15th: 80.95% 
Ader. Girls, Lorettes and Courtesans, Bals Public: Library J.-PF on May 16th: 80.81% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 21st: 80.56% 
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on May 22nd: 80.49% 
Forum Auctions. Banksy X Editions on May 23rd: 80.00% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta Egyptian Queen Painting Original Art (1969). on May 17th Actual price: USD $5,400,000.
  2. Christies An Apple-1 personal computer, Palo Alto, 1976. on May 23rd Actual price: USD $467,775.
  3. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages. on May 17th Actual price: USD $456,000.
  4. Bonhams Flowers 4 works on May 21st Actual price: USD $312,575.
  5. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Cream to off-white pages. on May 17th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC FN- 5.5 Cream to off-white pages. on May 17th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  7. Christies Autograph letter signed (‘Stephen Hawking’) to Charles W. Misner, n.p., n.d. [early 1968]. on May 23rd Actual price: USD $204,750.
  8. Heritage Auctions John Byrne and Terry Austin X-Men #137 Double Splash Pages 2-3 Original Art (Marvel, 1980). on May 17th Actual price: USD $204,000.
  9. Sothebys LETTRE AUTOGRAPHE À GEORGE SAND, SIGNÉE CH, DATÉE JEUDI 3 H [5 DÉCEMBRE 1844].  on May 22nd Actual price: USD $173,600.
  10. Heritage Auctions Carl Barks McDuck of Duckburg Painting CB-OIL 84 Original Art (1974). on May 17th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott Fantastic Four #70 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1968). on May 17th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  12. Bonhams Moonwalk on May 21st Actual price: USD $150,075.
  13. Sothebys LE PANAMA OU LES AVENTURES DE MES SEPT ONCLES. LES QUATRE MANUSCRITS DU PANAMA. MANUSCRITS AUTOGRAPHES. [1912-1918]. on May 22nd Actual price: USD $128,800.
  14. Heritage Auctions Murphy Anderson Hawkman #4 Zatanna First Appearance Complete 13-Page Story "The Girl Who Split In Two!" Original Art (DC, 1964). on May 17th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  15. Kedem Auction Noam Elimelech - Second, Rare Edition on May 15th Actual price: USD $116,850.
  16. Heritage Auctions Tales of Suspense #39 Iron Man (Marvel, 1963) CBCS NM+ 9.6 White pages. on May 17th Actual price: USD $111,000.
  17. Kedem Auction Korban Chagiga - Copy of Rabbi Meir Margolies Author of Meir Netivim, Disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and one of his "Sixty Warriors" on May 15th Actual price: USD $110,700.
  18. Heritage Auctions Carl Barks The Wadfather Painting CB-OIL 21 Original Art (1972). on May 17th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 1956 Roy Campanella Game Worn Brooklyn Dodgers Jersey, MEARS A9.5. on May 17th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Carl Barks Menace out of the Myths Painting CB-OIL 50 Original Art (1973). on May 17th Actual price: USD $102,000.
  21. Bonhams Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean), from Ads on May 21st Actual price: USD $100,075.
  22. Heritage Auctions 2016 New England Patriots Super Bowl LI Championship Ring Presented to Player. on May 17th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Murphy Anderson Showcase #60 The Spectre Part 1 "War That Shook the Universe!" Original Art Group of 8 Consecutive Pages (DC, 1966). on May 17th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Robert Crumb "Keep On Truckin'" Illustration Original Art (1969). on May 17th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel Incredible Hulk #180 Partial Story Original Art Group of 15 (Marvel, 1974). on May 17th Actual price: USD $84,000.



41 total sales reported this week:

Christies. On the shoulders of Giants - Online bidstart 5/16 on May 23rd: 78.95%
Swann Galleries. Graphic Design on May 23rd: 59.34%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Special Auction Russian Avant-Garde on May 18th: 75.41%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Photography. on May 18th: 61.88%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Art and Graphics on May 17th: 72.49%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints on May 17th: 62.71%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on May 22nd: 87.50%
Sothebys. Bibliothèque R. et B. L. Autographes et Manuscrits XIXe et XXe Siècles on May 22nd: 72.48%
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on May 22nd: 80.49%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors Books on May 21st: 93.50%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Dr. William H. Johnson Collection of the U.S. 1890 Small Bank Note Issue on May 21st: 96.67%
Forum Auctions. Banksy X Editions on May 23rd: 80.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Select Photographs and Photobooks on May 21st: 60.32%
Bonhams. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on May 21st: 70.69%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Spring Auction - Autographs, documents, manuscripts, propaganda on May 1st: 75.24%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 21st: 80.56%
Trafford Books. Books, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History on May 15th: 77.87%
Rossini. Lithographs, Fine Art Prints on May 20th: 57.47%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Discovery Auction - Prints on May 18th: 81.82%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Americana Auction - Session 5: Bargains and Dealer Specials on May 20th: 74.91%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Americana Auction - Session 4: Sports, Art, Native Americana, and More on May 19th: 46.99%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Americana Auction - Session 3: Air, Auto, Railroad, Express, on May 18th: 79.60%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Americana Auction - Session 2: Mining Part II on May 17th: 73.33%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Americana Auction - Session 1: General Americana, Numismatics, Mining on May 16th: 56.65%
Carlsen Gallery. Books and Prints on April 14th: 90.48%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Book Auction on May 10th: 93.95%
Purcell Auctioneers. Antiques and Collectables -Books and Prints on May 15th: 68.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction - Books, Posters, Prints, Letters, Photos - Online on May 18th: 93.57%
Kedem Auction. Rare and Important Items on May 15th: 80.95%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 99.40%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 5/14 on May 21st: 98.28%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on May 16th: 75.19%
Ader. Girls, Lorettes and Courtesans, Bals Public: Library J.-PF on May 16th: 80.81%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction on May 18th: 90.00%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction - Prints, Books on May 16th: 76.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/12 on May 19th: 95.63%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/12 on May 19th: 95.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 4/21 on May 19th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 18th: 94.58%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Memorabilia Catalogue on May 17th: 93.46%
Heritage Auctions. Comics on May 17th: 99.43%


For the week ahead 29 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 27th
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books - Part 1. 96 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. NRC Veiling - Art Sale Online - Session 1: Fine Art - bidstart 5/3. 252 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 68 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Memorial Day Sale - Prints, Books. 78 lots
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books - Part 2. 394 lots

Tue. May. 28th
Artcurial. Paris. Limited Edition. 200 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Spectacular Toy and Collectibles Auction. 56 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Bindings and Modern Illustrated Books. 341 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 5/21. 695 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 5/21. 202 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. NRC Veiling - Art Sale Online - Session 2: Modern and Contemporary Art - bidstart 5/3. 252 lots

Wed. May. 29th
Tajan. Paris. Prints and Illustrated Books. 270 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 307 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . 15th-19th Century Prints. 705 lots

Thu. May. 30th
Pandolfini. Florence . Books, Manuscripts and Autographs. 236 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 541 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 429 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 266 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Leonard Glazer Collection of Civil War Dated Currency & Related Items US Currency Online Only -. 1344 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. 1915 Cracker Jack PSA Set Registry Auction. 176 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Creatures - Fine Art Prints. 67 lots

Fri. May. 31st
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints. 55 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Art Part 2 - Prints. 345 lots

Sat. Jun. 1st
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Master Graphics of German Classics. 40 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Art Part 1 - Prints. 132 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.

Sun. Jun. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 5/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 5/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/5. 212 lots

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