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Rare Book Hub: 31 Auctions Archived, another 19 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 2 August 2019 31 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 5 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 24 in US dollars.  Turnover was $4,458,500 as 7,971 lots were offered and 6,432 sold for an 81% success rate.

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on July 28th: $1,974,865 



1 auction saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Forum Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on July 25th: 162.47% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 723 on July 30th: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Aviation, Catholic, Kennedy, 17th Century, Magazines, etc. on July 28th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 7/21 on July 28th: 99.62% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/30 on July 28th: 99.56% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 7/23 on July 30th: 99.23% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on July 23rd: 98.29% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on July 28th: 96.63% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Fine Art, Antiques and Collectors Items on July 27th: 93.75% 
North American Auction Company. Montana's Largest Western Antique & Collector Sale. on July 13th: 90.12% 
Forum Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on July 25th: 90.04% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 30th: 89.13% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Pop Culture on July 27th: 87.91% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 27th: 85.19% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - internet bidstart 7/19 on July 26th: 83.65% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/12 on July 22nd: 82.19% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Winner's Auctions Ltd Handwritten Missive Written by Rabbi Chaim Halberstam of Sanz, Author of Divrei Chaim on July 24th Actual price: USD $115,900.
  2. Heritage Auctions Dracula (Universal, 1931). Very Fine-. Title Lobby Card (11" X 14"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $114,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Dracula (Universal, 1931). Very Fine+. Lobby Card (11" X 14"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $102,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1944). Fine+ on Linen. Australian One Sheet (26.5" X 40.5"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1942). Very Fine. Hair and Makeup Keybook Photos (12) (7.5" X 9.5"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  6. Bubb Kuyper Zon en maan (Sun and moon). on May 24th Actual price: USD $52,198.
  7. Heritage Auctions Foolish Wives (Universal, 1922). Fine on Linen. One Sheet (26.5" X 40"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $36,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1942). Good+ on Cardstock. Window Card (13.75" X 21.5"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $33,600.
  9. Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Beyond a Young Boy's Dream Textured Acrylic on Board by Alan Bean, 4th Man to Walk on the Moon, and Celebrated Artist on July 28th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  10. Heritage Auctions Gone with the Wind (MGM, 1939). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. Three Sheet (41" X 78.5") Roadshow BP Style, Armando Seguso Artwork. . on July 28th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  11. Heritage Auctions The Golem (Paramount, 1920). Near Mint-. CGC Graded Title Lobby Card (11" X 14"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  12. Bubb Kuyper Hol en bol (Convex and concave). on May 24th Actual price: USD $25,055.
  13. Bubb Kuyper Straatje in Scanno, Abruzzi (Street in Scanno, Abruzzi). on May 24th Actual price: USD $23,663.
  14. Heritage Auctions The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (c.1973). Very Fine. Original 300'- Reel of Original 16mm Work Print Outtakes. on July 28th Actual price: USD $22,800.
  15. Winner's Auctions Ltd Hasagot HaRamba"n z"l. Constantinople, 1510. First Edition. Post Incunabula. Extremely Rare Book. on July 24th Actual price: USD $21,960.
  16. Bubb Kuyper MANUSCRIPT MAP, pen and brown ink and watercolour, 18th cent. w. 19th cent. on May 24th Actual price: USD $20,879.
  17. Winner's Auctions Ltd Discovery! Six Notebooks with the Writings and Torah Thoughts of the Mysterious Sage, Mr. Shoshani on July 24th Actual price: USD $20,740.
  18. Heritage Auctions Casablanca (Warner Brothers, 1946). Fine/Very Fine. First Post-War Release Italian Photobusta (19" X 13.5"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $19,200.
  19. Heritage Auctions World Without End (Allied Artists, 1956). Very Fine- on Linen. 24 Sheet (233" X 105.5"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $19,200.
  20. Bubb Kuyper Lagrime di S. Pietro, descritte dal Signor Luigi Tansillo. Tenor Primo/ Tenor Secondo. on May 24th Actual price: USD $18,095.
  21. Heritage Auctions The Maltese Falcon (Warner Brothers, 1946). Fine+ on Linen. First Post-War Release French Grande (47" X 63"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $17,400.
  22. Bubb Kuyper Manuscript songbook, on May 24th Actual price: USD $16,703.
  23. Winner's Auctions Ltd Historic Discovery. Unknown Autograph Work by Rabbi Shlomo Algazi. 17th Century on July 24th Actual price: USD $15,860.
  24. Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Cortés, Hernando -- 1527 Document Signed in Full by the Spanish Conquistador on July 28th Actual price: USD $15,600.
  25. Heritage Auctions The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Universal, 1923). Fine/Very Fine on Paper. Insert (14" X 36"). on July 28th Actual price: USD $15,600.



Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures - Fine Art Prints, Books on July 31st: 57.14%
Potomack Company. Prints and Books - online only on July 30th: 63.64%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Summer Auction offering WWII/WWI and historical autographs and ephemera. on July 31st: 77.80%
Morton Subastas. Books and Intervention Documents on July 30th: 32.00%
Forum Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on July 25th: 90.04%
National Book Auctions. Aviation, Catholic, Kennedy, 17th Century, Magazines, etc. on July 28th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 30th: 89.13%
Skinner. Country Americana - Books and Prints on July 25th: 78.26%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. Collectibles on July 28th: 69.48%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Pop Culture on July 27th: 87.91%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale - Books and Prints on July 25th: 45.71%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Fine Art, Antiques and Collectors Items on July 27th: 93.75%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Railroadiana and Autographs on July 24th: 67.94%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Seforim, Letters from Rabbis and Rebbes, Chabad, Manuscripts, Art from Israel, Important historic do on July 24th: 69.76%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 723 on July 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 7/23 on July 30th: 99.23%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 7/21 on July 28th: 99.62%
Alaska Auction. Prints, Fur Rondy memorabilia on July 25th: 73.08%
Alaska Auction. Currency, framed prints on July 24th: 36.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on July 23rd: 98.29%
Guernseys. A Century at Sea - A Comprehensive Maritime Auction - Day 2 on July 20th: 76.42%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 7/11 on July 18th: 28.68%
Guernseys. A Century at Sea - A Comprehensive Maritime Auction on July 19th: 59.00%
North American Auction Company. Montana's Largest Western Antique & Collector Sale. on July 13th: 90.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/30 on July 28th: 99.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - internet bidstart 7/19 on July 26th: 83.65%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/12 on July 22nd: 82.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/12 on July 21st: 35.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - Online bidstart 7/12 on July 20th: 50.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on July 28th: 96.63%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 27th: 85.19%


For the week ahead 19 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 5th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 155 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Online bidstart 7/26. 48 lots

Tue. Aug. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Internet bidstart 7/30. 342 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet bidstart 7/30. 155 lots

Wed. Aug. 7th
Swann Galleries. New York. Vintage Posters. 574 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Featuring WWII - Internet bidstart 7/19. 963 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books Auction. 287 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints. 91 lots

Thu. Aug. 8th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 217 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Backyard Timed Auction - Prints, Books. 84 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Summer Miscellany - Golf Books. 310 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Works on Paper - Prints. 358 lots

Fri. Aug. 9th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800). 61 lots

Sat. Aug. 10th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints, Books.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 192 lots

Sun. Aug. 11th
Skinner. Marlborough. The Forke Collection of Early Americana.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly Online bidstart 7/14. 307 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Dickens, Sci-Fi, Catholic, Pulp, Antique, Decorative, etc.. 76 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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