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Rare Book Hub: 35 Auctions Archived, another 28 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Saturday 20 July 35 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database, 14 denominated in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 17 in US dollars. Turnover was $6,441,213 as 7,934 lots were offered and 5,944 sold for a 75% success rate.
1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Christies. Contemporary Editions - online bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: $1,714,625
2 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, Printed & Manuscript Ephemera on July 16th: 224.11%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on July 11th: 104.57%
16 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/16 on July 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 98.60%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 97.60%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, Printed & Manuscript Ephemera on July 16th: 95.85%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 3rd: 93.39%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on July 10th: 89.51%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/21 on June 28th: 88.19%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on July 11th: 88.03%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - online bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 86.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Book Auction (Old & Rare Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/28 on July 5th: 85.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/14 on June 24th: 85.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 13th: 81.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/5 on July 12th: 80.77%
Forum Auctions. Selected 16th and 17th century English books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on July 10th: 80.62%
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35 total sales reported this week:
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, Printed & Manuscript Ephemera on July 16th: 95.85%
Eldreds. The Nantucket Auction on July 13th: 68.75%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on July 13th: 58.33%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on July 14th: 68.09%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on July 13th: 60.53%
Christies. One Giant Leap: Celebrating Space Exploration 50 Years after Apollo 11 on July 18th: 68.71%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - online bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 86.30%
Freemans. Collector's Sale on July 17th: 73.91%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Featuring Animation and Presidents/Founding Fathers - Internet bidstar on July 10th: 55.96%
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts - Historical Memories on July 6th: 61.54%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on July 10th: 89.51%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Precious Books, Decorative Prints, Historical Photographs on July 12th: 46.18%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs - Online bidstart 6/26 on July 17th: 74.03%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 98.60%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 100.00%
JellyFishTree. Books, Manuscripts, Prints on July 3rd: 25.34%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on June 26th: 66.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/5 on July 12th: 80.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/28 on July 8th: 79.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/28 on July 7th: 71.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Book Auction (Old & Rare Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/28 on July 5th: 85.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/21 on July 1st: 77.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/21 on June 30th: 57.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/21 on June 28th: 88.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 6/21 on June 27th: 42.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/14 on June 24th: 85.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/14 on June 23rd: 65.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Photography - Internet bidstart 6/14 on June 22nd: 56.00%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on July 11th: 88.03%
Forum Auctions. Selected 16th and 17th century English books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on July 10th: 80.62%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 3rd: 93.39%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/16 on July 14th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 13th: 81.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 97.60%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 99.64%
For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jul. 22nd
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/12. 73 lots
Tue. Jul. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 7/16. 348 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 7/16. 175 lots
Skinner. Boston. The Mystic Collection: Early Books. 230 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 178 lots
Wed. Jul. 24th
Christies. New York. Photographs: New York, New York - Online bidstart 7/16. 34 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 477 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Seforim, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Chabad, Manuscripts, Art from Israel, Important historic do. 248 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Select Modern and Contemporary Editions. 199 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Currency, framed prints. 25 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History Timed Online Auction - bidstart 7/11. 240 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Railroadiana and Autographs. 131 lots
Thu. Jul. 25th
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. The Sporting Sale. 32 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Art and Illustration. 447 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Artsy: Urban Jungle. 66 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Marine Sale - Books and Prints. 35 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Fur Rondy memorabilia. 26 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Country Americana - Books and Prints. 23 lots
Fri. Jul. 26th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - internet bidstart 7/19. 104 lots
Sat. Jul. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters. 831 lots
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. LOS ANGELES. Collectibles. 439 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Pop Culture. 637 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 189 lots
Sun. Jul. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 7/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 7/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/30. 229 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Aviation, Catholic, Kennedy, 17th Century, Magazines, etc.. 101 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/19. 60 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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.