Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 33 Auctions Archived, another 29 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 10 April 2020, 33 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 15 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 17 in US dollars as 9,473 lots were offered and 7,370 sold for a 78% success rate. Given that the world is in the grip of both financial and health anxieties the auctions component of the rare book, manuscript, map and ephemera fields are holding up well. For the houses, consignors and bidders this is an inspiring demonstration. Their success is well earned. In this market it takes both brains and guts. History will will remember you in a favorable light.
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia on April 5th: $1,682,472
6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on April 1st: 119.08%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/31 on April 7th: 119.03%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on April 9th: 115.59%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic Books on April 4th: 113.17%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books (Varia) on April 7th: 108.22%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 7th: 106.16%
16 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/31 on April 7th: 100.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Part of the Library of Decorative Arts - online on April 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/13/31 on April 7th: 99.69%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic Books on April 4th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/22 on April 5th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 6th: 98.86%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on April 5th: 96.32%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. April Eclectic on April 10th: 96.00%
Charlton Hall. Three Day Auction - Prints, Books, etc. on April 4th: 95.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 4th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia on April 5th: 88.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 29th: 87.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/27 on April 3rd: 85.50%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 7th: 83.51%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on April 1st: 83.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 30th: 80.00%
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33 total sales reported this week:
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on March 31st: 58.84%
Arader Galleries. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Rare Maps, Asian Art, Rare Books, & Globes. on April 4th: 21.51%
Potomack Company. Jiao Bingzhen (1689-1728) Album: with Gong Qin Wang Yixin seals on April 8th: 0.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. April Eclectic on April 10th: 96.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on April 9th: 60.40%
RR Auction. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 3/13 on April 8th: 67.92%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online Auction on April 8th: 74.19%
Galerie Bassenge. Autographs on April 8th: 59.29%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Book Illustrations, 17th-19th Centuries on April 8th: 47.91%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books on April 7th: 58.22%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books (Varia) on April 7th: 47.18%
Galerie Bassenge. Book Sale: History, Geography, Travel on April 7th: 52.20%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 7th: 83.51%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/31 on April 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/13/31 on April 7th: 99.69%
Tajan. Prints and Editions on April 3rd: 46.03%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Part of the Library of Decorative Arts - online on April 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 6th: 98.86%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on April 5th: 96.32%
Dorotheum . Master Prints on April 4th: 62.00%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic Books on April 4th: 99.41%
Charlton Hall. Three Day Auction - Prints, Books, etc. on April 4th: 95.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/27 on April 3rd: 85.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on April 1st: 83.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 31st: 74.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 30th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 3/20 on March 29th: 87.18%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 4th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs on April 4th: 69.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/22 on April 5th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia on April 5th: 88.13%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Objects on March 31st: 79.90%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Letters on March 4th: 72.47%
For the week ahead 29 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Apr. 13th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Treasure Chest: Online-Only Timed Auction - bidstart 3/20. 26 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/3. 80 lots
Tue. Apr. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/7. 632 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/7. 130 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Asian Art Auction - Prints, Books. 58 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/3. 42 lots
Wed. Apr. 15th
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Online Only - Estate Treasures - Fine Art Prints, Books. 22 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Americana - online bidstart 4/4. 84 lots
Tajan. Paris. Online - Comics. 162 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Fine Literature, Featuring a Collection of Rudyard Kipling. 106 lots
Thu. Apr. 16th
ALDE. Paris. Noel Herme Mountain Library - Part 1. 386 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space Exploration - Bidstart 4/9. 687 lots
ALDE. Paris. Noel Herme Mountain Library - Part 2. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David Hall T206 Collection Part IV Sports Collectibles. 209 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 1. 379 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary and Post-War Art - Prints - Online only. 90 lots
Fri. Apr. 17th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 2. 653 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/10. 150 lots
Sat. Apr. 18th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 690 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints - Bidstart 4/10. 43 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 3. 765 lots
Sun. Apr. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. March Madness 2020 - Fine Art - Prints. 15 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/5. 197 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 4. 227 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/10. 37 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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 -
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
