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Rare Book Hub: 26 Auctions Archived, another 28 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 3 January 2020, 26 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 14 denominated in euros and 12 in US dollars.  Six thousand eight hundred forty lots were offered and 5,669 sold for an 83% success rate.  Turnover was above $3.0 million.  We have descended briefly into the doldrums but recovery will be quick.  There are best times to sell but no longer any quiet periods.

 

For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled.

 

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 18th: $1,216,086



4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 18th: 132.29% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Monstrous Two-Ring Antique Auction on December 27th: 112.68% 
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books and Prints - Session 2 on December 3rd: 103.32% 
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books and Prints - Session 3 on December 4th: 101.26% 


16 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell: 

Dirk Soulis Auctions. Monstrous Two-Ring Antique Auction on December 27th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 12/1 on December 29th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/17 on December 24th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/24 on December 31st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/22 on December 29th: 99.68% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/1 on December 31st: 99.23% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/17 on December 24th: 98.46% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/22 on December 29th: 97.84% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/13 on December 24th: 96.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/15 on December 22nd: 95.99% 
Alaska Auction. Prints, Photos, Books, Sports Cards on December 18th: 89.66% 
Alaska Auction. Prints, Books, Sports cards on December 19th: 89.29% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 21st: 88.50% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 12/13 on December 23rd: 88.06% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 28th: 87.50% 

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 86.47% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams The Loyal Address on December 18th Actual price: USD $157,066.
  2. Bonhams The State of the War -or- the Monkey-Race in Danger on December 18th Actual price: USD $157,066.
  3. Bonhams Maniac Raving's-or-Little Boney in a Strong Fit on December 18th Actual price: USD $123,999.
  4. Bonhams Girl with Balloon on December 18th Actual price: USD $113,544.
  5. Profiles in History Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta original artwork for The Mighty Thor #139 complete 16-page story. on December 12th Actual price: USD $86,250.
  6. Profiles in History Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #37 Page 8. on December 12th Actual price: USD $86,250.
  7. Profiles in History John Byrne original artwork for Fantastic Four #256 complete 22-page story 'The Annihilation Gambit' on December 12th Actual price: USD $86,250.
  8. Dorotheum Beytrag zur Naturgeschichte der Vögel. Bände 1,4,5 und 6 von 6. 4 Bde. on December 18th Actual price: USD $80,446.
  9. Profiles in History Robert Crumb original artwork for American Splendor #4 complete 7-page story 'The Young Crumb Story' on December 12th Actual price: USD $70,400.
  10. Profiles in History Barry Windsor-Smith original monumental painting 'Artemis & Apollo'. on December 12th Actual price: USD $69,000.
  11. Profiles in History Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten artwork for The Eternals #2 complete 17-page story 'The Celestials". on December 12th Actual price: USD $66,125.
  12. Profiles in History Harvey Kurtzman original artwork for Frontline Combat #3 complete 6-page story 'Prisoner of War!' on December 12th Actual price: USD $63,250.
  13. Profiles in History Wally Wood original artwork for Two Fisted Tales #35 complete 7-page story 'New Orleans'. on December 12th Actual price: USD $48,875.
  14. Pandolfini Practica musice Franchini Gafori Laudensis (Impressa Mediolani opera & impensa Ioannis Petri de Lomatio per Guillermum Signerre, 1496 die vltimo Septembris). on December 16th Actual price: USD $41,610.
  15. Zwiggelaar Auctions [Fine arts: 20th century] [Wiener Werkstätte] Wallpaper sample book Dagobert Peche (1887-1923) on December 3rd Actual price: USD $36,464.
  16. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen La divine comédie. on December 14th Actual price: USD $34,417.
  17. Profiles in History Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #6 Page 21. on December 12th Actual price: USD $31,625.
  18. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Sammlung von 19 mont. Photographien. on December 14th Actual price: USD $30,287.
  19. Profiles in History Bernie Wrightson original cover painting for A Look Back. on December 12th Actual price: USD $28,750.
  20. Profiles in History Michael Kaluta monumental original painting 'The Shadow Knows'. on December 12th Actual price: USD $28,750.
  21. Profiles in History Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #32 Page 3. on December 12th Actual price: USD $28,750.
  22. Profiles in History Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #27 Page 18. on December 12th Actual price: USD $28,750.
  23. Profiles in History Steve Ditko original artwork for The Amazing Spider-Man #10 Page 5. on December 12th Actual price: USD $28,750.
  24. Profiles in History John Buscema and George Klein original title splash artwork for Avengers #58 Page 1. on December 12th Actual price: USD $28,750.
  25. Bonhams John Lennon: A large self-portrait with Yoko Ono, on December 17th Actual price: USD $25,979.


26 total sales reported this week:

Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Autographs, Photographs, Prints on December 14th: 61.59%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Monstrous Two-Ring Antique Auction on December 27th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. Sporlympic V : 100% Olympism on December 21st: 57.87%
Alaska Auction. Prints, Books, Sports cards on December 19th: 89.29%
Alaska Auction. Prints, Photos, Books, Sports Cards on December 18th: 89.66%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books and Prints - Session 3 on December 4th: 78.65%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books and Prints - Session 2 on December 3rd: 75.44%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Books and Prints - Session 1 on December 2nd: 74.96%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/24 on December 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/1 on December 31st: 99.23%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 28th: 87.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 12/1 on December 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/22 on December 29th: 97.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/22 on December 29th: 99.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 86.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 26th: 40.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/13 on December 24th: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 12/13 on December 23rd: 88.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 12/13 on December 22nd: 68.52%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/17 on December 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 12/17 on December 24th: 98.46%
Bonhams. Entertainment Memorabilia on December 17th: 56.80%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 18th: 70.61%
Bonhams. Holiday Prints and Multiples on December 16th: 53.02%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/15 on December 22nd: 95.99%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 21st: 88.50%


For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 6th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 68 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly, session 2 Bidstart 12/29. 336 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 12/27. 53 lots

Tue. Jan. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Currency Auction - bidstart 12/31. 176 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Weekly - online bidstart 12/31. 578 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/27. 29 lots

Wed. Jan. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 1. 768 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction, featuring Animation - online bidstart 12/13. 966 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Sports cards, Prints, Books. 68 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books. 194 lots
Hindman Auctions. West Palm Beach, Florida . Palm Beach Collections. 28 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Posters (online sale). 319 lots

Thu. Jan. 9th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN World Paper Money - Session 1. 415 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper - Online. 206 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Art & Illustration - Occult & Hermeticism. 398 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 2 - 6pm. 669 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection from the Estate of D. Peter Ogden Online. 256 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Sports Cards, etc.. 74 lots

Fri. Jan. 10th
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. 20th Century Fine Art Online. 59 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 3 - 1pm. 295 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 4 - 6pm. 253 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 5 - 8:30pm. 386 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/3. 145 lots

Sat. Jan. 11th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . January Gallery Auction. 38 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. New Year's Collectors Sale. 73 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.

Sun. Jan. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly - Online bidstart 12/29. 128 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 1/3. 47 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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