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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 28 Upcoming this Week.

For the week ended Saturday, 7 February 2020, 37 auctions have been archived; denominated 1 in Swiss francs, 11 in euros, 1 in Swedish krona, and 24 in US dollars.  Turnover was $8,903,135.  17,168 lots were offered and 12,490 sold for a 73% success rate. 

 

 2 auctions this past week saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Christies. Paul Distribats - Avant Garde Library on February 4th: $2,398,768 
Bubb Kuyper. Books on May 24th: $1,437,310 

10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

Brunk Auctions. Presidential and 1st Ladies Election Sale - Internet bidstart 10/24 on November 7th: 247.49% 
Beaussant Lefevre. JEAN-CLAUDE DELAUNEY COLLECTION - ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS on October 23rd: 188.37% 
Christies. Paul Distribats - Avant Garde Library on February 4th: 171.52% 
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books and Graphics on October 3rd: 122.67% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on January 31st: 121.95% 
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Rare Books on November 23rd: 113.34% 
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on February 7th: 110.07% 
Doyle New York. Sporting & Travel Books From the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - bidstart 1/23 on February 4th: 107.96% 
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Numismatic Literature on February 1st: 101.92% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 27th: 100.95% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 100.00% 
Christies. Paul Distribats - Avant Garde Library on February 4th: 100.00% 
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale on July 25th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Super Bowl Sunday Football Collectibles Online Auction - bidstart 1/19 on February 2nd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 99.42% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on February 2nd: 99.08% 
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on February 1st: 97.62% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/26 on February 2nd: 96.90% 
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on February 7th: 96.88% 
Brunk Auctions. Presidential and 1st Ladies Election Sale - Internet bidstart 10/24 on November 7th: 93.55% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on January 31st: 90.61% 
Doyle New York. Sporting & Travel Books From the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - bidstart 1/23 on February 4th: 89.14% 
Carlsen Gallery. September Anniversary Antiques Auction on September 22nd: 88.89% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 1st: 88.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 27th: 86.67% 
John McInnis Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints on December 15th: 86.67% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 26th: 86.15% 
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Rare Book, Maps and Manuscripts on December 16th: 85.65% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on June 11th: 82.33% 
Cowans Auctions. Native and Western Art and Culture Reference Books: Timed Live Auctioneers Auction - Bidstart 3/13 on March 25th: 82.14% 
Cowans Auctions. Historic Photography: Timed Auction - Internet bidstart 12/5 on December 16th: 81.19% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Beaussant Lefevre Recueil de croquis et de dessins et aquarelles originaux, principalement pour le Gil Blas illustré, on October 23rd Actual price: USD $490,975.
  2. Christies Maquette de La Maigre. on February 4th Actual price: USD $179,513.
  3. Christies Maximiliana ou l’exercice illégal de l’astronomie. Ecritures et eaux-fortes de Max Ernst pour commenter et illustrer les données de Guillaume Tempel mises en lumière par Iliazd. on February 4th Actual price: USD $131,182.
  4. Christies Les Douze portraits du célèbre Orbandale pris sur le vif et gravés à l'eau-forte par Alberto Giacometti. on February 4th Actual price: USD $104,946.
  5. Christies Si large mon image. on February 4th Actual price: USD $82,852.
  6. Christies La Rose et le Chien. on February 4th Actual price: USD $75,948.
  7. Christies Poésie de mots inconnus. on February 4th Actual price: USD $66,282.
  8. Christies Le Courtisan grotesque. on February 4th Actual price: USD $62,139.
  9. Christies Chevaux de minuit. Épopée. on February 4th Actual price: USD $57,996.
  10. Christies L’Escalier de Flore. on February 4th Actual price: USD $55,235.
  11. Christies Le Frère mendiant o Libro del Conocimiento. Los viajes en Africa publicados antiguamente por Bergeron Margry y Jimenez de la Espada e ilustrados ahora y compaginados por Pablo Picasso e Iliazd. on February 4th Actual price: USD $52,473.
  12. Bubb Kuyper Zon en maan (Sun and moon). on May 24th Actual price: USD $51,948.
  13. Christies VIIIe Pythique. on February 4th Actual price: USD $48,330.
  14. PBA Galleries Taber: Pacific Coast Views [cover title] - a custom-made view book of San Francisco businesses, people, schools, hotels, and places of interest along the Pacific Coast on February 6th Actual price: USD $48,000.
  15. Christies Autre chose. on February 4th Actual price: USD $46,950.
  16. Christies Poésie de mots inconnus. on February 4th Actual price: USD $44,188.
  17. Christies Couinque. on February 4th Actual price: USD $44,188.
  18. Christies Pismo (??????) [Lettre]. on February 4th Actual price: USD $40,045.
  19. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on February 2nd Actual price: USD $37,200.
  20. Gonnelli Casa DAste Atlas novus coelestis... on October 3rd Actual price: USD $37,182.
  21. Christies La Maigre. on February 4th Actual price: USD $34,522.
  22. Marc van de Wiele Auctions Middelnederlands devotiehandschrift on November 23rd Actual price: USD $34,358.
  23. Christies Les Transparents. on February 4th Actual price: USD $33,141.
  24. Beaussant Lefevre L'Affaire Crainquebille. on October 23rd Actual price: USD $32,115.
  25. Christies Nuit. on February 4th Actual price: USD $30,379.



37 total sales reported this week:

Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on February 7th: 96.88%
The Written Word Autographs. Autographs on February 16th: 46.94%
The Written Word Autographs. Fall Auction - Autographs on September 28th: 37.58%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Rare Book, Maps and Manuscripts on December 16th: 85.65%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 11th: 60.65%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on June 11th: 82.33%
PosterConnection Inc.. Summer Sale - Affordable Posters on September 24th: 54.97%
Moreshet Auctions. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts on September 25th: 56.59%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Rare Books on November 23rd: 77.04%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples - Prints on July 4th: 71.92%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints on December 15th: 86.67%
Cowans Auctions. Native and Western Art and Culture Reference Books: Timed Live Auctioneers Auction - Bidstart 3/13 on March 25th: 82.14%
Cowans Auctions. Historic Photography: Timed Auction - Internet bidstart 12/5 on December 16th: 81.19%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale on July 25th: 100.00%
Carlsen Gallery. September Anniversary Antiques Auction on September 22nd: 88.89%
Brunk Auctions. Presidential and 1st Ladies Election Sale - Internet bidstart 10/24 on November 7th: 93.55%
Beaussant Lefevre. JEAN-CLAUDE DELAUNEY COLLECTION - ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS on October 23rd: 48.82%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 11/21 on November 28th: 28.36%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts at the Pasadena Book Fair on February 6th: 62.50%
RR Auction. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 1/24 on February 5th: 61.10%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books and Graphics on October 3rd: 67.80%
Bubb Kuyper. Books on May 24th: 72.98%
Christies. Paul Distribats - Avant Garde Library on February 4th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 4th: 73.33%
Doyle New York. Sporting & Travel Books From the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - bidstart 1/23 on February 4th: 89.14%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 99.42%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on February 2nd: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Super Bowl Sunday Football Collectibles Online Auction - bidstart 1/19 on February 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/26 on February 2nd: 96.90%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on February 1st: 97.62%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Numismatic Literature on February 1st: 66.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 1st: 88.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on January 31st: 90.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 28th: 73.53%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 27th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 26th: 86.15%

 


For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 10th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - online bidstart 1/30. 305 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/31. 58 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 54 lots

Tue. Feb. 11th
Il Ponte. Milan. Fine Art Prints and Photographs 472 - sessions 1 and 2. 21 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 1/31. 31 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 2/4. 554 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 2/4. 112 lots

Wed. Feb. 12th
Tajan. Paris. Editions #3. 104 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 1/29. 778 lots
Bonhams. London. Gentleman's Library Sale. 41 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 279 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction. 649 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Fine Art Prints and Photographs 472 - sessions 3 and 4. 42 lots

Thu. Feb. 13th
Swann Galleries. New York. Vintage Posters. 429 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 324 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Presidential Memorabilia Ft. White House China from Raleigh DeGeer Amyx. 155 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Fine Art Prints and Photographs 472 - sessions 5 and 6. 120 lots

Fri. Feb. 14th
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 5285 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Collectibles.
Il Ponte. Milan. Fine Art Prints and Photographs 472 - sessions 7 and 7. 76 lots

Sat. Feb. 15th
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. The Winter Sale.
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. February Online Auction - Bidstart 2/7. 30 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Presidents' Weekend Gallery Auction. 30 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Stocks and Bonds. Mining and Railroad.

Sun. Feb. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/2. 229 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Numismatics - Paper Currency.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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