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Rare Book Hub: 19 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Saturday 6 July 2019 19 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 8 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 9 in US dollars. Turnover was $13,331,916 as 11,223 lots were offered and 6,717 sold for a slim 60% success rate. Several sales underperformed but otherwise it was a very regular week.
2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Christies. Single Owner Book Collection on July 5th: $9,170,027
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on June 26th: $1,482,278
4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Pierre Berge and Associes. Books on June 28th: 192.36%
Christies. Single Owner Book Collection on July 5th: 114.39%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Book and Literature Sale on June 18th: 108.30%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 2nd: 106.81%
11 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/2 on June 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 98.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 97.21%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Book and Literature Sale on June 18th: 94.91%
North American Auction Company. Early American Indian and Western Auction on June 8th: 94.25%
Christies. Single Owner Book Collection on July 5th: 89.93%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins - Part 2 on June 29th: 88.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 2nd: 85.71%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 29th: 82.58%
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19 total sales reported this week:
Christies. Single Owner Book Collection on July 5th: 89.93%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Book and Literature Sale on June 18th: 94.91%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Posters on June 20th: 11.53%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Books on June 28th: 50.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins - Part 2 on June 29th: 88.89%
North American Auction Company. Early American Indian and Western Auction on June 8th: 94.25%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 2nd: 85.71%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on June 27th: 43.54%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on June 26th: 60.81%
Soler Y Llach. Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Collections on June 27th: 34.21%
Soler Y Llach. Vintage Posters on June 27th: 69.48%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica on June 20th: 48.31%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 98.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/2 on June 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/25 on July 2nd: 99.18%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on June 27th: 61.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 29th: 82.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 97.21%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/23 on June 30th: 99.18%
For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jul. 8th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/28. 94 lots
Tue. Jul. 9th
Sothebys. London. English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 7/2. 243 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 7/2. 182 lots
Christies. London - King Street. The Golden Age of Russian Literature: A Private European Collection.
Christies. London - King Street. Important Scientific Books from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune.
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Documents on the History of Mexico.
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Comics. 31 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints.
Wed. Jul. 10th
Christies. London - King Street. Printed Books and Manuscripts.
Christies. London - King Street. Single Owner #1 - Books and Manuscripts.
Forum Auctions. London. Selected 16th and 17th century English books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library. 227 lots
Bonhams. New York. Stonewall@50 - Online bidstart 6/27.
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Featuring Animation and Presidents/Founding Fathers - Internet bidstar. 1074 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books. 21 lots
Thu. Jul. 11th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography.
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 234 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Frank Darabont Collection - Part 2.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer Americana Auction - Session 1: Native Americana, General Americana. 522 lots
Christies. London - King Street. From Artist to Woodblock: Japanese Prints - internet bidstart 7/4.
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books. 10 lots
Fri. Jul. 12th
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Precious Books, Decorative Prints, Historical Photographs.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer Americana Auction - Session 2: General Americana Pt.2; Numismatics. 354 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/5. 104 lots
Sat. Jul. 13th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs.
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Historic Summer Fine Art, Antique, and Jewelry Auction - Books, Prints, Advertising. 90 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Nantucket Auction. 16 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints, Books.
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Montana's Largest Western Antique & Collector Sale..
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Numismatic Literature.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer Americana Auction - Session 3: Minerals, Mining. 785 lots
Sun. Jul. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 7/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 7/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/16. 153 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Aviation, Easton, Atlases, Socialism, 17th Century, etc.. 167 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Summer Americana Auction - Session 4: Mining, Pt.2; Railroad, Transportation. 764 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints, Books. 47 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/5. 35 lots
Bruce McKinney
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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. -
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
November 18, 2026