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Rare Book Hub: 30 Auctions Archived, another 33 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 24 April 2020, 30 auctions have been archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 9 denominated in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 18 in US dollars.  Turnover was $4,944,631 as 8,183 lots were offered and 7,409 sold for a blistering, world record 91% success rate.  Many partisans of collectible paper world-wide are being locked down but their passion for collectible material knows no limit. 

 

 

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts on April 23rd: $1,184,278 

 


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

Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 23rd: 153.12% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on April 18th: 120.02% 
Ader. Post-War prints (March 17) - Postponed on April 22nd: 116.74% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 21st: 114.07% 
Carlsen Gallery. March Madness 2020 - Fine Art - Prints on April 19th: 111.58% 
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Post-War British Art - Prints on April 22nd: 106.19% 


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

Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part IV Sports Collectibles on April 16th: 100.00% 
Carlsen Gallery. March Madness 2020 - Fine Art - Prints on April 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/5 on April 19th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 20th: 99.32% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 99.25% 
Leland Little Auctions. Modern Art (Prints), Pub Signs on April 23rd: 99.13% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 98.92% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 97.81% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 18th: 97.50% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 23rd: 96.55% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on April 18th: 96.38% 
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 4 on April 19th: 95.59% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints on April 19th: 95.08% 
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Post-War British Art - Prints on April 22nd: 94.00% 
PBA Galleries. Americana from the George E. Steinmetz Collection (with additions) - Timed Auction - No Reserve - bi on April 23rd: 93.78% 
Doyle New York. Autograph Seeker: Estate of Gary Combs on April 23rd: 93.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts on April 23rd: 92.16% 
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on April 22nd: 90.42% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 21st: 87.14% 
Ader. Post-War prints (March 17) - Postponed on April 22nd: 85.07% 
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 3 on April 18th: 83.92% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 17th: 83.33% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 14th: 83.33% 

 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Old Mill Ty Cobb (Bat On Shoulder) PSA VG 3 - The Finest of Only Four Graded Examples! on April 16th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  2. Doyle New York "Suppose a tree fell down when we were underneath it." Original drawing for A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $75,000.
  3. Doyle New York "So he sat down on the stone in the middle of the stream..." Original drawing for A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $68,750.
  4. Doyle New York "Your friend," said Eeyore," appears to have bitten on a bee." Original drawing for A.A. Milne's The House at Pooh Corner, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $46,875.
  5. Doyle New York Mrs. Rabbit buttoning Peter's Coat. Watercolor on silk after the illustration in Peter Rabbit, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $43,750.
  6. Doyle New York Large original double-sided watercolor of a Pussy-Cat House. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $40,625.
  7. Doyle New York Rabbit in red jacket shovelling snow. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $40,625.
  8. Doyle New York Peter Rabbit Sledging [Two rabbits in sledding mishap]. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $40,625.
  9. Doyle New York The Owl and the Pussy Cat. An autograph picture letter signed. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $40,625.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Uzit Rube Marquard (Follow Through) PSA NM 7 – The Finest of Only Two Confirmed Examples! on April 16th Actual price: USD $39,600.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Broad Leaf 460 Mordecai Brown (Chicago On Shirt) PSA VG-EX+ 4.5 - The Only PSA-Graded Example! on April 16th Actual price: USD $38,400.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Lenox-Brown Vic Willis (With Bat) PSA Poor 1 – Possibly Unique! on April 16th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  13. Ader Eau-forte XX on April 22nd Actual price: USD $30,472.
  14. Doyle New York Four miniature autograph letters and an autograph postcard to Master Jack Ripley, signed from Benjamin Bunny, Peter Rabbit, Josephine Rabbit, Mr. McGregor and Beatrix Potter, 1908-1909. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $28,125.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Broad Leaf 460 Addie Joss (Pitching) PSA Good+ 2.5 - Possibly Unique! on April 16th Actual price: USD $26,400.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Drum Miller Huggins (Hands At Mouth) PSA Good+ 2.5 – The Only PSA-Graded Example! on April 16th Actual price: USD $26,400.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Broad Leaf 460 Vic Willis (Throwing) PSA VG+ 3.5 – The Finest of Only Two Cards for this Brand! on April 16th Actual price: USD $25,200.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Uzit Joe Tinker (Bat Off Shoulder) PSA VG-EX 4 - The Only PSA-Graded Example! on April 16th Actual price: USD $25,064.
  19. Doyle New York Original drawing ["They got the boat out and Rat took the sculls"] for Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. on April 22nd Actual price: USD $25,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions John F. Kennedy Uncensored Campaign Notes Made While Suffering from Laryngitis. on April 23rd Actual price: USD $25,000.
  21. Potter and Potter Auctions Casino Royale. on April 18th Actual price: USD $23,750.
  22. Heritage Auctions George Washington Letter Signed on April 23rd Actual price: USD $23,750.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350/25 Ty Cobb (Portrait-Green) PSA EX-MT 6 - Only Eight Confirmed for Brand/Series/Factory Combination. on April 16th Actual price: USD $23,400.
  24. Heritage Auctions George Washington Autograph Letter Signed on April 23rd Actual price: USD $21,875.
  25. Doyle New York Mrs. Rabbit with Basket and Umbrella in the Forest. Watercolor on silk after the illustration in Peter Rabbit, on April 22nd Actual price: USD $20,000.



30 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Americana from the George E. Steinmetz Collection (with additions) - Timed Auction - No Reserve - bi on April 23rd: 93.78%
Leland Little Auctions. Modern Art (Prints), Pub Signs on April 23rd: 99.13%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 23rd: 96.55%
Doyle New York. Autograph Seeker: Estate of Gary Combs on April 23rd: 93.60%
Ader. Post-War prints (March 17) - Postponed on April 22nd: 85.07%
Tajan. Online - Comics on April 15th: 20.37%
Cowans Auctions. American Historical Ephemera and Photography, Including Books: Timed Auction - bidstart 4/10 on April 20th: 75.42%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on April 22nd: 90.42%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity - Books, Prints on April 22nd: 42.27%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on April 22nd: 79.72%
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Post-War British Art - Prints on April 22nd: 94.00%
Dorotheum . Printmaking and Multiples on April 21st: 76.77%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 98.92%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts on April 23rd: 92.16%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 21st: 87.14%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/14 on April 21st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 97.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/5 on April 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 20th: 99.32%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints on April 19th: 95.08%
Carlsen Gallery. March Madness 2020 - Fine Art - Prints on April 19th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on April 18th: 96.38%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 4 on April 19th: 95.59%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Spring Auction - Books and Prints - Day 3 on April 18th: 83.92%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 18th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part IV Sports Collectibles on April 16th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 17th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 14th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 13th: 77.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/3 on April 12th: 72.58%

 


For the week ahead 33 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 27th
Finarte. Rome. Prints and Multiples. 204 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 69 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/17. 60 lots

Tue. Apr. 28th
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - Online bidstart 4/17. 121 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/21. 591 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/21. 140 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photography Books. 221 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/17. 33 lots

Wed. Apr. 29th
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 177 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/15. 821 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online only: Paolozzi Prints from a Private Collection. 50 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online only: Select Modern & Contemporary Editions and Works on Paper.
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 44 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Online Auction - Books, Prints - bidstart now. 60 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica. 134 lots
Christies. New York. Walker Evans: An American Master - bidstart 4/21. 39 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/17. 75 lots

Thu. Apr. 30th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art. 1290 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Picture Sale - Prints. 20 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Miscellaneous Books - bistart 4/20. 213 lots

Fri. May. 1st
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 348 lots
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. Timonium. The World War II Library of John R. Elliot - POSTPONED, Date TBA. 471 lots
Rossini. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs. 9 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24. 154 lots

Sat. May. 2nd
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Spring Magic Auction. 472 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints - Bidstart 4/10. 43 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. May Estates Auction - Prints, Books, Globes. 17 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Opportunity - Books, Prints. 76 lots

Sun. May. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/24. 57 lots

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