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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% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions At the Earth's Core book dust jacket, 1922 on August 14th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  2. Heritage Auctions The Moon Conquerors, Science Wonder Quarterly cover, Winter 1930 on August 14th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  3. Heritage Auctions Foundation's Edge paperback cover, 1983 on August 14th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  4. Heritage Auctions Hand from the Void, Super Science Stories cover, January 1951 on August 14th Actual price: USD $65,625.
  5. Heritage Auctions The World Jones Made paperback cover, 1956 on August 14th Actual price: USD $52,500.
  6. Heritage Auctions Run to the Stars paperback cover, 1986 on August 14th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  7. Heritage Auctions Shadow Over Mars, Startling Stories cover, Fall 1944 on August 14th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Chaos and Back, Spicy Adventure Stories cover, July 1941 on August 14th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Castaways on Deimos, Wonder Stories magazine cover, August 1933 on August 14th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Infinite Worlds: the Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art book cover, 1997 on August 14th Actual price: USD $38,750.
  11. Heritage Auctions Starship Soldier, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction cover, November 1959 on August 14th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  12. Heritage Auctions Space Police book dust jacket, 1956 on August 14th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  13. Heritage Auctions Conan the Victorious, Fantastic Universe cover, September 1957 on August 14th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  14. Heritage Auctions Thuvia, Maid of Mars interior book illustration, 1920 on August 14th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  15. Heritage Auctions Reader, I Hate You, Super Science Stories cover, May 1943 on August 14th Actual price: USD $31,376.
  16. Heritage Auctions Weird Science color recreation, 1978 on August 14th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Gateway paperback cover, 1977 on August 14th Actual price: USD $27,500.
  18. Heritage Auctions Maza of the Moon, Argosy cover, December 21, 1929 on August 14th Actual price: USD $27,500.
  19. Heritage Auctions The Harry Potter Books, comprising: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press, 1998. on August 14th Actual price: USD $26,250.
  20. Heritage Auctions Hide and Go Mad, Creepy cover, January 1977 on August 14th Actual price: USD $25,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions The Thing from the Swamp, Spicy Mystery cover, February 1942 on August 14th Actual price: USD $25,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Toffee Takes a Trip, Imaginative Tales cover, November 1954 on August 14th Actual price: USD $21,250.
  23. Heritage Auctions Primordial Rage, 1986 on August 14th Actual price: USD $20,625.
  24. Heritage Auctions The Long Way Home, Astounding Science Fiction cover, April 1955 on August 14th Actual price: USD $20,625.
  25. Heritage Auctions Foundation book cover, 1951 on August 14th Actual price: USD $20,000.

 


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

  • 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