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Rare Book Hub: 24 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 6 September 2019, 24 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 15 denominated in US dollars, 4 in British pounds, and 5 in euros. Turnover was $4,603,482 as 6,472 lots were offered and 5,723 sold for an 88% success rate. Rising prices suggest demand is outstripping supply.
Heritage Auctions. Fall Signature Auction Featuring The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction on September 5th: $1,437,699
Heritage Auctions. The Maurice Car Collection featuring Rare Books and Manuscripts on September 4th: $1,277,320
4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Heritage Auctions. The Maurice Car Collection featuring Rare Books and Manuscripts on September 4th: 245.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/16 on August 26th: 206.82%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Signature Auction Featuring The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction on September 5th: 149.07%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Book Sale - Day 2 on August 30th: 107.52%
15 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
National Book Auctions. Books and EphemeraTurkish Manuscript, Hunt & Fish, Catholic on September 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 8/4 on September 1st: 99.26%
Leland Little Auctions. Fine Art - Prints on September 2nd: 99.02%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 98.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 98.28%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/16 on August 26th: 97.56%
Heritage Auctions. The Maurice Car Collection featuring Rare Books and Manuscripts on September 4th: 97.53%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Signature Auction Featuring The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction on September 5th: 97.22%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 31st: 88.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 86.05%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 3rd: 83.91%
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on September 4th: 83.58%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on August 28th: 81.11%
24 total sales reported this week:
Alaska Auction. Books and Prints on September 4th: 83.58%
Cowans Auctions. Books and Manuscripts: Timed Auction launch 8/22 on September 3rd: 74.69%
Lark Mason Associates. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Stamps - online bidstart 8/8 on August 27th: 55.80%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts on September 5th: 73.42%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Signature Auction Featuring The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction on September 5th: 97.22%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on August 28th: 81.11%
Leland Little Auctions. Fine Art - Prints on September 2nd: 99.02%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - Online bidstart 8/23 on September 5th: 76.84%
National Book Auctions. Books and EphemeraTurkish Manuscript, Hunt & Fish, Catholic on September 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Maurice Car Collection featuring Rare Books and Manuscripts on September 4th: 97.53%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Book Sale - Day 2 on August 30th: 64.75%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Book Sale - Day 1 on August 29th: 69.83%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 3rd: 83.91%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on August 29th: 67.63%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 98.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 8/4 on September 1st: 99.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 86.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Bidstart 8/23 on August 29th: 40.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 8/16 on August 25th: 71.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/16 on August 26th: 97.56%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 98.28%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 31st: 88.00%
For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 9th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Session 5. 1463 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Session 3. 601 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints. 8 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/30. 78 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 57 lots
Tue. Sep. 10th
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain. 112 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/3. 474 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/3. 197 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Antiques and Art: Books. 19 lots
Wed. Sep. 11th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 8/28. 827 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 410 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Photography and Photobooks. 253 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Japanese and Korean Art - Prints. 149 lots
Thu. Sep. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection Online Auction. 472 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 8/16. 825 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Graphic Work and Photography. 281 lots
Fri. Sep. 13th
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Book Auction. 397 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium Auction. 55 lots
Sat. Sep. 14th
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Important Estates Auction. 87 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints and Photographs. 129 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auction - Books, Prints. 78 lots
Sun. Sep. 15th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/8. 211 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/8.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/8.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Prints and Photographs. 68 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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
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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
November 18, 2026
