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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 23 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 1 May 2020, 37 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 13 denominated in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 19 in US dollars. Turnover was $14,586,542 as 10,213 lots were offered and 9,087 sold for a healthy 89% rate of sale.
4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Central States Currency Auction on April 27th: $4,786,327
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - Online bidstart 4/17 on April 28th: $3,320,500
Heritage Auctions. Central States World Paper Money on April 27th: $1,688,651
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 24th: $1,539,736
6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature, Children's, Private Press and Original Illustrations on April 30th: 188.39%
Forum Auctions. Online only: Paolozzi Prints from a Private Collection on April 29th: 143.67%
ALDE. Noel Herme Mountain Library - Part 1 on April 24th: 123.64%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on April 27th: 116.49%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/21 on April 28th: 109.50%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 28th: 100.04%
25 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/21 on April 28th: 100.00%
Christies. Walker Evans: An American Master - bidstart 4/21 on April 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 27th: 99.28%
Arader Galleries. New York Views, Maps, Scenes, and Naval Prints from the Downtown Association on April 25th: 99.15%
Heritage Auctions. The Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Sale of World Banknotes on April 24th: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/26 on April 26th: 98.88%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature, Children's, Private Press and Original Illustrations on April 30th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on April 26th: 98.20%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/21 on April 28th: 97.97%
PBA Galleries. Miscellaneous Books - bistart 4/20 on April 30th: 97.65%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 24th: 97.34%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 25th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Central States Currency Auction on April 27th: 94.49%
North American Auction Company. American Indian and Western Sale - Fine Art Prints, Advertising, Signs on April 25th: 93.55%
Heritage Auctions. Central States World Paper Money on April 27th: 93.26%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 28th: 92.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 21st: 90.00%
Forum Auctions. Online only: Paolozzi Prints from a Private Collection on April 29th: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 22nd: 89.38%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - Online bidstart 4/17 on April 28th: 87.60%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on April 29th: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 20th: 86.30%
Alaska Auction. Online Auction - Books, Prints - bidstart now on April 29th: 85.00%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 29th: 84.18%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on April 27th: 80.39%
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37 total sales reported this week:
Tajan. Online - Comics on April 15th: 20.37%
Tajan. Books and Manuscripts on April 24th: 46.86%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on April 29th: 59.70%
PBA Galleries. Miscellaneous Books - bistart 4/20 on April 30th: 97.65%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Picture Sale - Prints on April 30th: 75.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature, Children's, Private Press and Original Illustrations on April 30th: 98.72%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on April 29th: 86.36%
Forum Auctions. Forum Auctions @ Artsy: Colour Theory on April 29th: 51.24%
Forum Auctions. Online only: Paolozzi Prints from a Private Collection on April 29th: 90.00%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 29th: 84.18%
Christies. Walker Evans: An American Master - bidstart 4/21 on April 29th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Online Auction - Books, Prints - bidstart now on April 29th: 85.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/21 on April 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/21 on April 28th: 97.97%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on April 27th: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Central States Currency Auction on April 27th: 94.49%
Heritage Auctions. Central States World Paper Money on April 27th: 93.26%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on April 26th: 98.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/26 on April 26th: 98.88%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - Online bidstart 4/17 on April 28th: 87.60%
Ader. Photography Books on April 28th: 75.57%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on April 27th: 80.39%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on April 28th: 92.75%
Potomack Company. Fine Art and Antiques on April 25th: 64.29%
North American Auction Company. American Indian and Western Sale - Fine Art Prints, Advertising, Signs on April 25th: 93.55%
Arader Galleries. New York Views, Maps, Scenes, and Naval Prints from the Downtown Association on April 25th: 99.15%
ALDE. Noel Herme Mountain Library - Part 2 on April 25th: 63.33%
ALDE. Noel Herme Mountain Library - Part 1 on April 24th: 77.20%
Heritage Auctions. The Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Sale of World Banknotes on April 24th: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on April 24th: 97.34%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 25th: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 24th: 73.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 4/17 on April 24th: 41.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 22nd: 89.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 21st: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 20th: 86.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/10 on April 19th: 78.38%
For the week ahead 25 sales are scheduled:
Mon. May. 4th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 67 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/24. 55 lots
Tue. May. 5th
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. This is Now Contemporary Art - Prints. 45 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . The Collection of Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber. 71 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/24. 38 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Timed Auction: Books. 374 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/28. 643 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/28. 138 lots
Wed. May. 6th
University Archives. Westport. Autographs, Books and Relics. 261 lots
Christies. New York. Andy Warhol: Better Days - bidstart 4/28. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24. 80 lots
Thu. May. 7th
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript African Americana SALE POSTPONED - DATE TBA. 402 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography. 412 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 300 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis. 191 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Spring Sports Collectibles. 3117 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Backyard Timed Auction - Prints, Books. 94 lots
Fri. May. 8th
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. COLLECTION OF ART CRITIC FRANK ELGAR, FERNAND LEGER - Postponed - Date TBA. 53 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/1. 126 lots
Sat. May. 9th
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comics - POSTPONED - Date TBA. 603 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Sun. May. 10th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/26. 267 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/1. 27 lots
Bruce McKinney
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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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Forum
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 -
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.