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Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 27 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 22 November 2019, 41 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 14 denominated in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 22 in US dollars. Turnover was $23,049,421 as 13,968 lots were offered and 11,366 sold for an 81% success rate. It was another strong week.
For the holiday shortened week ahead 22 auctions are scheduled.
9 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Aguttes. Aristophil - 22 • BRITANNICA-AMERICANA on November 18th: $4,208,432
Arader Galleries. November Sale on November 16th: $2,906,834
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part IV on November 16th: $2,558,101
Sothebys. Library of Jean-Francois Chopin on November 18th: $1,981,755
Sothebys. The Cottesloe Military Library on November 19th: $1,913,583
Sothebys. Sacred Splendor: Books and Manuscripts on November 20th: $1,673,438
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia on November 17th: $1,379,573
Cowans Auctions. American History: Premier Auction on November 15th: $1,131,346
Artcurial. French Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries on November 19th: $1,065,231
9 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on November 17th: 182.61%
Aguttes. Aristophil - 22 • BRITANNICA-AMERICANA on November 18th: 160.97%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on November 13th: 160.60%
Sothebys. The Cottesloe Military Library on November 19th: 138.97%
Doyle New York. Fine Modern Art - Prints on November 19th: 120.89%
Sothebys. Library of Jean-Francois Chopin on November 18th: 120.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/1 on November 12th: 112.85%
Skinner. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 11/11 on November 17th: 104.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/1 on November 11th: 102.78%
21 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Book Auction on November 8th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/12 on November 19th: 98.97%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/10 on November 17th: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/12 on November 19th: 98.42%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/10 on November 17th: 97.40%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part IV on November 16th: 96.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/20 on November 17th: 95.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/1 on November 12th: 94.44%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on November 17th: 91.67%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus - Side Show - Oddities on November 16th: 90.25%
Skinner. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 11/11 on November 17th: 88.54%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on November 13th: 88.48%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 16th: 87.00%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on November 12th: 86.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/1 on November 11th: 86.36%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 14th: 85.59%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 19th: 83.58%
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on November 16th: 82.31%
Winter Associates. Prints on November 18th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 14/1 on November 10th: 81.25%
Cowans Auctions. American History: Premier Auction on November 15th: 81.22%
41 total sales reported this week:
Artcurial. French Literature of the 19th and 20th Centuries on November 19th: 52.63%
Potomack Company. Online Auction - Books, Prints on November 19th: 64.10%
Soler Y Llach. Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles on November 21st: 40.45%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc. on November 19th: 75.00%
Winter Associates. Prints on November 18th: 81.82%
PosterConnection Inc.. Posters on November 16th: 64.25%
Skinner. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 11/11 on November 17th: 88.54%
Aguttes. Aristophil - 22 • BRITANNICA-AMERICANA on November 18th: 76.38%
Aguttes. Aristophil 26 • History; Pages of History on November 18th: 54.46%
Sothebys. Sacred Splendor: Books and Manuscripts on November 20th: 46.33%
Sothebys. The Cottesloe Military Library on November 19th: 77.92%
Doyle New York. Fine Modern Art - Prints on November 19th: 75.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 19th: 83.58%
Sothebys. Artists and Bindings: Books and Manuscripts on November 18th: 68.09%
Sothebys. Library of Jean-Francois Chopin on November 18th: 75.44%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on November 17th: 91.67%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/12 on November 19th: 98.42%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/12 on November 19th: 98.97%
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on November 16th: 82.31%
Cowans Auctions. American History: Premier Auction on November 15th: 81.22%
Potomack Company. American, European & Asian Historic to Modern Auction on November 16th: 68.18%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus - Side Show - Oddities on November 16th: 90.25%
Trafford Books. Books, Photos & Ephemera, Postcards, and Postage Stamps. on November 13th: 71.98%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on November 14th: 45.50%
Vermot de Pas. Library on Gastronomy and Oenology on November 13th: 40.82%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Book Auction on November 8th: 99.00%
Forum Auctions. Banksy X Editions on November 13th: 46.70%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 14th: 85.59%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on October 18th: 75.16%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/10 on November 17th: 98.81%
Arader Galleries. November Sale on November 16th: 56.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/10 on November 17th: 97.40%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on November 13th: 88.48%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia on November 17th: 79.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/20 on November 17th: 95.34%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part IV on November 16th: 96.61%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on November 12th: 86.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/1 on November 12th: 94.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/1 on November 11th: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 14/1 on November 10th: 81.25%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 16th: 87.00%
For the week ahead 27 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Nov. 25th
Dorotheum . Vienna. Autographs, Manuscripts, Certificates. 301 lots
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books - Evening Sale. 92 lots
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books - Main Sale. 248 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 113 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/15. 42 lots
Tue. Nov. 26th
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books. 5383 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Book and Document Auction of the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution. 423 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/19. 717 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/19. 198 lots
Christies. Paris. Library of Martine de Behague and the Counts of Ganay - Part One. 187 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/15. 29 lots
Wed. Nov. 27th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 201 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Russia: Important Books and Manuscripts. 188 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Mickey Mouse and Friends - Animation Art. 289 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Prints of the 15th-19th Century. 678 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . A Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking. 112 lots
Thu. Nov. 28th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Cape Town. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 11/21. 610 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Online Bidstart 11/22. 50 lots
Fri. Nov. 29th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. 59th Annual Thanksgiving Americana & Fine Art. 20 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Art Part 2 - Prints. 343 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/22. 158 lots
Sat. Nov. 30th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Art Part 1 - Prints. 164 lots
Sun. Dec. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/24.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/24.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/2. 289 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 11/22. 42 lots
Bruce McKinney
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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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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
