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Rare Book Hub: 62 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 13 December 2019, 62 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 in Swiss francs, 18 in euros, 10 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 32 in US dollars. Turnover was $37,387,486 as 22,086 lots were offered and 16,599 sold for a 75% success rate. The holidays are quickly approaching and the field will soon get a well-deserved rest.
For the week ahead 36 auctions are scheduled.
11 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalog Auction on December 7th: $9,437,190
Christies. Books, including Science & Natural History on December 11th: $3,320,204
Christies. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: $3,211,614
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 10th: $2,707,776
Heritage Auctions. World Currency on December 6th: $1,666,705
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on December 12th: $1,615,686
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations - Online Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: $1,551,796
Christies. Shakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection on December 11th: $1,257,821
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: $1,213,304
Galerie Bassenge. Prints of the 15th-19th Century on November 27th: $1,184,758
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: $1,098,250
14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on December 11th: 152.81%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on December 12th: 144.03%
ALDE. Original Editions of the 19th to 20th Centuries on December 12th: 134.84%
Galerie Bassenge. A Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking on November 27th: 132.37%
Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - Online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 118.68%
Christies. Shakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection on December 11th: 117.11%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on November 29th: 115.74%
Christies. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: 115.20%
ALDE. Ancient and XIX Century Books on December 12th: 111.83%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: 111.13%
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: 108.20%
Galerie Bassenge. Prints of the 15th-19th Century on November 27th: 105.05%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 103.75%
Galerie Bassenge. 21st Century Photography on December 4th: 101.89%
30 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leland Little Auctions. Important Single-Owner Collection - Rembrandt and Dali Prints on December 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 100.00%
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalog Auction on December 7th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.07%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art - Prints on December 7th: 97.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/10 on December 8th: 96.76%
Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - Online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 96.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 95.75%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 94.12%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on December 12th: 92.51%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on December 11th: 90.86%
Christies. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: 90.63%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. 59th Annual Thanksgiving Americana & Fine Art on November 29th: 90.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art on December 7th: 89.77%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency on December 6th: 89.24%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on December 10th: 88.70%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints, etc. on December 7th: 88.33%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 7th: 87.50%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: 87.31%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 6th: 87.10%
Heritage Auctions. Music & Entertainment on December 7th: 87.00%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on December 12th: 86.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 85.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 3rd: 84.00%
Galerie Bassenge. A Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking on November 27th: 83.93%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. December Eclectic Auction on December 6th: 83.33%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on December 4th: 81.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 2nd: 80.95%
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62 total sales reported this week:
Finarte. Books, Autographs and Prints on December 5th: 66.12%
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations - Online Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 60.27%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 5 on December 9th: 68.81%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 4 on December 8th: 46.45%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 3 on December 7th: 34.35%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 2 on December 6th: 44.29%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Holiday Treasures - session 1 on December 5th: 35.89%
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music - Internet bidstart 12/5 on December 12th: 51.90%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Postal History on December 12th: 92.51%
ALDE. Original Editions of the 19th to 20th Centuries on December 12th: 73.82%
ALDE. Ancient and XIX Century Books on December 12th: 69.64%
Forum Auctions. Best of British: Editions 1950 - 2019 on December 11th: 60.83%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on December 6th: 66.38%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on December 10th: 88.70%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Modern Literature & First Editions, Children's, Private Press & Illustrated Books on December 12th: 86.96%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on December 11th: 90.86%
Morton Subastas. Books from the Collection of Engineer Don Lorezo Zambrano on December 10th: 48.00%
Hindman Auctions. Atlanta Collections - Online on December 10th: 68.75%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on December 10th: 68.95%
Christies. Fashion Photos - Online bidstart 12/2 on December 11th: 41.18%
Christies. Books, including Science & Natural History on December 11th: 71.02%
Christies. Important Books, Atlases, Globes & Scientific Instruments from the Collection of Nico and Nanni Isra on December 11th: 90.63%
Christies. Shakespeare and Goethe: Masterpieces of European Literature from the Schøyen Collection on December 11th: 67.09%
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West: Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography on December 10th: 100.00%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 10th: 78.11%
Tajan. Ancient and Modern Books on September 24th: 50.74%
Tajan. Prints on December 4th: 50.76%
Vermot de Pas. Comic Strips, Original Boards on December 7th: 55.65%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art on December 7th: 89.77%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/10 on December 8th: 96.76%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints, etc. on December 7th: 88.33%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: 87.31%
Leland Little Auctions. Important Single-Owner Collection - Rembrandt and Dali Prints on December 6th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. December Eclectic Auction on December 6th: 83.33%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. 59th Annual Thanksgiving Americana & Fine Art on November 29th: 90.00%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on December 7th: 58.97%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 6th: 87.10%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 94.12%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Rare Books, Decorative Prints, Historical Photography on December 6th: 42.30%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art - Prints on December 7th: 97.81%
Eldreds. Asian Art - Books and Prints on December 6th: 60.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 95.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 2nd: 80.95%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on December 4th: 81.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - Online bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 40.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 1 - Prints on November 30th: 67.07%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on November 29th: 77.55%
Galerie Bassenge. A Passion for Prints - A Collection of Classic Printmaking on November 27th: 83.93%
Galerie Bassenge. Prints of the 15th-19th Century on November 27th: 67.26%
Galerie Bassenge. 21st Century Photography on December 4th: 63.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 85.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 3rd: 84.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 11/22 on December 1st: 64.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.07%
Heritage Auctions. Music & Entertainment on December 7th: 87.00%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Card Catalog Auction on December 7th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency on December 6th: 89.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 7th: 87.50%
Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - Online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 96.04%
Doyle New York. The Angling, Decoy & Americana Collection of John Parmly of Rumson, NJ. online bidstart 11/22 on December 4th: 73.63%
For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Dec. 16th
Finarte. Milan. Photography - Internet bidstart 12/2. 251 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Books, etc.. 115 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 83 lots
Bonhams. New York. Holiday Prints and Multiples. 149 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Historic Photography: Timed Auction - Internet bidstart 12/5. 202 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - Online bidstart 12/6. 2 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 12/6. 65 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - Prints - Online bidstart 12/6. 72 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Milan. Christmas Sale - Live Internet. 79 lots
Tue. Dec. 17th
Bonhams. London. Entertainment Memorabilia. 125 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Old and Modern Books. 363 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books. 429 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/10. 517 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/10. 208 lots
Sothebys. New York. The History of Science and Technology. 35 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Gold Coins, Chabad, Amulets and Belongings of Tzaddikim, Kabala & Chassidic books, Manuscripts and L. 253 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States Postal History and Confederate States. 620 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/6. 30 lots
Wed. Dec. 18th
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 204 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 319 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Birds of America from Original Drawings by John James Audubon. 1 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 347 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Photos, Books, Sports Cards. 29 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Auction - Prints.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. ONLINE SALE OF BOOKS AND DOCUMENTATIONS (Rare architectural works, reasoned catalogs, fine arts, etc. 526 lots
Thu. Dec. 19th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. American History - Travel and Exploration - World History - Cartography. 457 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books, Sports cards.
Ader. PARIS. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts. 242 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Works of Art - Prints, Posters about Bicycles. 67 lots
Fri. Dec. 20th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 12/13. 165 lots
Sat. Dec. 21st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Sporlympic V : 100% Olympism. 235 lots
Sun. Dec. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 11/24. 211 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 12/13. 54 lots
Bruce McKinney
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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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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
