Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 24 Auctions Archived, another 19 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 17 August 2019, 24 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 14 in US dollars. Turnover was $3,780,070 as 5,344 lots were offered and 4,969 lots sold for a 93% sell through. This is an exceptionally high rate.
For the week ahead 19 auctions are scheduled.
1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection on August 14th: $2,407,620
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Skinner. The Forke Collection of Early America/ August Americana on August 12th: 204.97%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on August 13th: 170.59%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 8th: 157.99%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on August 14th: 126.72%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 14th: 122.28%
20 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Carlsen Gallery. Antiques - Prints on June 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection on August 14th: 100.00%
Skinner. The Forke Collection of Early America/ August Americana on August 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Online Bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/4 on August 11th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - Bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly Online bidstart 7/14 on August 11th: 97.07%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on August 14th: 96.40%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 8/4 on August 11th: 95.44%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on August 13th: 94.35%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 8th: 94.01%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 10th: 93.75%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on August 10th: 91.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Online bidstart 7/26 on August 5th: 89.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) Online bidstart 8/2 on August 9th: 88.89%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 14th: 86.43%
Doyle New York. Angling & Miscellaneous Books from the Library of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson on August 13th: 85.99%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 13th: 84.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/2 on August 12th: 83.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 8/2 on August 11th: 81.82%
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24 total sales reported this week:
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on August 14th: 96.40%
Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection on August 14th: 100.00%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 14th: 86.43%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Online Bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - Bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 99.51%
Doyle New York. Angling & Miscellaneous Books from the Library of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson on August 13th: 85.99%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on August 13th: 94.35%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 13th: 84.75%
Winter Associates. Prints on August 12th: 52.38%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples Online - bidstart 8/6 on August 12th: 53.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/2 on August 12th: 83.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 8/2 on August 11th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) Online bidstart 8/2 on August 9th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Online bidstart 7/26 on August 5th: 89.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 7/26 on August 4th: 71.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/4 on August 11th: 99.72%
Carlsen Gallery. Antiques - Prints on June 30th: 100.00%
Skinner. The Forke Collection of Early America/ August Americana on August 12th: 100.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books on August 11th: 74.40%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on August 10th: 91.06%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 8th: 94.01%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 8/4 on August 11th: 95.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly Online bidstart 7/14 on August 11th: 97.07%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 10th: 93.75%
For the week ahead 19 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 19th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 52 lots
Tue. Aug. 20th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Japanese Art and the Prints of Paul Jacoulet. 245 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. New York. Printed Books and Posters. 137 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/13. 535 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/13. 157 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 76 lots
Wed. Aug. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Monthly Photographs - Internet bidstart 7/31. 97 lots
JellyFishTree. Johannesburg. South African Books. 287 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints. 44 lots
Thu. Aug. 22nd
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana, Travel & Cartography with Material from the Warren Heckrotte Collection. 509 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Artsy: The Master and the Muse. 75 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Antique Books. 43 lots
Fri. Aug. 23rd
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Single-Owner Advertising & Americana Auction, The Collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, NC. 114 lots
Sat. Aug. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 194 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Fine Art - Prints. 42 lots
Sun. Aug. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 7/28. 254 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/18.
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Fine Art - Prints. 76 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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
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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.
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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

