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Rare Book Hub: 39 Auctions Archived, another 43 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 27 September 2019, 39 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 10 denominated in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars. Turnover was $16,946,698 as 9,856 lots were offered and 8,325 sold for another very strong week: 85% of all lots sold.
For the week ahead 43 sales are scheduled.
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part II Sports Cards Catalog on September 19th: $2,745,185
Sothebys. Charles Dickens: The Lawrence Drizen Collection on September 24th: $2,389,155
Robert Siegel Galleries. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING Outstanding Pony Express Covers from the George J. Kramer Collection on September 25th: $1,553,770
Christies. Banksy: I can't believe you Morons actually buy this sh*t - Online bidstart 9/11 on September 24th: $1,122,750
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on September 25th: $1,086,963
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on September 26th: $1,050,601
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on September 26th: $1,046,068
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - Featuring Gangsters - bidstart 9/13 on September 21st: $1,012,268
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on September 24th: 149.32%
Il Ponte. Books, Manuscripts and Engravings on September 24th: 133.80%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on September 26th: 124.66%
Christies. Banksy: I can't believe you Morons actually buy this sh*t - Online bidstart 9/11 on September 24th: 124.61%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs on September 26th: 120.72%
22 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part II Sports Cards Catalog on September 19th: 100.00%
Christies. Banksy: I can't believe you Morons actually buy this sh*t - Online bidstart 9/11 on September 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/15 on September 22nd: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/17 on September 24th: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/17 on September 24th: 99.07%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/15 on September 22nd: 98.28%
Alaska Auction. Prints on September 19th: 97.67%
Robert Siegel Galleries. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING The Clovis Collection of Confederate States Illustrated Covers on September 25th: 97.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/15 on September 22nd: 97.21%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Book Auction on September 13th: 93.20%
Dorotheum . Globes on September 25th: 92.59%
Heritage Auctions. The David and Janice Frent Collection Presidential & Political Americana, Part VI on September 22nd: 90.64%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs on September 26th: 90.26%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 24th: 90.14%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on September 26th: 89.88%
North American Auction Company. Western Antique & Collector Sale on September 7th: 89.66%
Il Ponte. Books, Manuscripts and Engravings on September 24th: 89.57%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on September 26th: 87.23%
Trafford Books. Books, Photos & Ephemera, Postcards, and Postage Stamps. on September 25th: 87.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 9/13 on September 20th: 87.02%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 21st: 83.50%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - online bidstart 9/11 on September 25th: 80.18%
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39 total sales reported this week:
Skinner. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs on September 26th: 90.26%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Backyard Auction on September 26th: 62.86%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on September 26th: 89.88%
PBA Galleries. Golf Books, Clubs and Memorabilia, at GHS Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH on September 26th: 76.53%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on September 26th: 87.23%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on September 25th: 58.03%
Trafford Books. Books, Photos & Ephemera, Postcards, and Postage Stamps. on September 25th: 87.04%
Robert Siegel Galleries. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING The Clovis Collection of Confederate States Illustrated Covers on September 25th: 97.66%
Robert Siegel Galleries. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING Outstanding Pony Express Covers from the George J. Kramer Collection on September 25th: 78.79%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - online bidstart 9/11 on September 25th: 80.18%
Dorotheum . Globes on September 25th: 92.59%
Bonhams. Art Editions and Designs - Prints and Photographs on September 25th: 37.50%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on September 25th: 76.67%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 8/28 on September 11th: 70.37%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/17 on September 24th: 99.07%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on August 14th: 62.07%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Prints and Photographs on September 25th: 54.41%
Il Ponte. Books, Manuscripts and Engravings on September 24th: 89.57%
ALDE. Italian Prints on September 24th: 60.74%
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on September 24th: 71.43%
Christies. Banksy: I can't believe you Morons actually buy this sh*t - Online bidstart 9/11 on September 24th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Charles Dickens: The Lawrence Drizen Collection on September 24th: 70.37%
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - Featuring Gangsters - bidstart 9/13 on September 21st: 71.76%
Eldreds. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints on September 21st: 56.45%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 24th: 90.14%
Ader. Photobooks on September 20th: 45.73%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/15 on September 22nd: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/17 on September 24th: 99.62%
North American Auction Company. Western Antique & Collector Sale on September 7th: 89.66%
Alaska Auction. Prints on September 19th: 97.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 9/13 on September 20th: 87.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 9/6 on September 16th: 77.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 9/6 on September 15th: 71.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 21st: 83.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/15 on September 22nd: 98.28%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/15 on September 22nd: 97.21%
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part II Sports Cards Catalog on September 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The David and Janice Frent Collection Presidential & Political Americana, Part VI on September 22nd: 90.64%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Book Auction on September 13th: 93.20%
For the week ahead 43 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 30th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 64 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 9/20. 41 lots
Tue. Oct. 1st
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books and Graphics. 764 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Works on Paper - Prints. 22 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 242 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Americana and Hunting Books from the Estate of Arnold "Jake" Johnson. 285 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/24. 510 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/24. 229 lots
Wed. Oct. 2nd
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 154 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 429 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Manuscripts and Autographs - Books. 285 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Illustration - Collection of an Amateur. 378 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Books and Prints. 123 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction. 689 lots
Rossini. Paris. Lithographs, Fine Art Prints. 175 lots
ALDE. Paris. Ancient and XIX Century Books - Paris. 416 lots
Christies. New York. Photographs. 299 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Prints and Books. 21 lots
University Archives. Westport. Important Selection of Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Books and Photos. 240 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. BOOK OF ART, LITERATURE AND MOTORING FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR. DON LORENZO ZAMBRANO. 269 lots
Thu. Oct. 3rd
Sothebys. New York. Photographs. 139 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper.
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Online Auction - Books, Prints. 156 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Photography: India, China, & the Far East, Documents & Ephemera. 300 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters, Manuscripts and Autographs. 123 lots
Fri. Oct. 4th
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Rare Books. 1139 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Posters. 247 lots
Heritage Auctions. New York. Photographs. 311 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Day 1. 566 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Online Auction: Robert McNamara Estate, and Diana Byfield McNamara Book Collection. 80 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 9/27. 114 lots
Sat. Oct. 5th
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Automobilia and Petroliana. 1577 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Fall Discovery Auction - Books and Prints. 61 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. A Collection of Maritime Antiques - Session 1. 103 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Day 2. 356 lots
Sun. Oct. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/8. 149 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. A Collection of Maritime Antiques - Session 2. 31 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. October Auction - Day 3. 621 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 9/27. 38 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/29.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/29.
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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. -
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