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Rare Book Hub: 25 Auctions Archived, 46 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 8 May 2020, 25 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 16 in US dollars. Turnover was $12,612,691 as 7,104 lots were offered and 6,539 sold for a svelte 92% success rate. Buying interest continues to be strong.
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art on May 3rd: $9,099,710
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 29th: 149.40%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on May 2nd: 144.12%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 7th: 125.87%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana SALE POSTPONED - DATE TBA Held on May 7th: 109.23%
19 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. May Estates Auction - Prints, Books, Globes on May 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on May 4th: 99.85%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art on May 3rd: 99.30%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 99.22%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on May 2nd: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 3rd: 98.43%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. The Collection of Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber on May 5th: 95.77%
Freemans. P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis on May 7th: 95.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 28th: 93.94%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 2nd: 93.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 29th: 90.67%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 7th: 90.00%
University Archives. Autographs, Books and Relics on May 6th: 89.66%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 5th: 89.55%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana SALE POSTPONED - DATE TBA on May 7th: 88.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 1st: 82.47%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Backyard Timed Auction - Prints, Books on May 7th: 81.91%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/15 on April 29th: 80.88%
25 total sales reported this week:
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana SALE POSTPONED - DATE TBA on May 7th: 88.56%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Backyard Timed Auction - Prints, Books on May 7th: 81.91%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on May 7th: 76.70%
Freemans. P.G. Wodehouse Collection of William Toplis on May 7th: 95.29%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 7th: 90.00%
University Archives. Autographs, Books and Relics on May 6th: 89.66%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. The Collection of Rabbi Professor Daniel Sperber on May 5th: 95.77%
Morton Subastas. This is Now Contemporary Art - Prints on May 5th: 26.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 5th: 89.55%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 4/28 on May 5th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Spring Magic Auction on May 2nd: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 3rd: 98.43%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on May 4th: 99.85%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - Bidstart 4/10 on May 2nd: 72.88%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity - Books, Prints on May 2nd: 65.79%
Leland Little Auctions. May Estates Auction - Prints, Books, Globes on May 2nd: 100.00%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 4/15 on April 29th: 80.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 1st: 82.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 29th: 90.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 28th: 93.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 27th: 78.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/17 on April 26th: 77.42%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 2nd: 93.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art on May 3rd: 99.30%
For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:
Mon. May. 11th
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 3420 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 84 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/1. 60 lots
Tue. May. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/5. 733 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/5. 150 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/1. 33 lots
Sothebys. London. English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online - bidstart 5/5. 94 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs - Online bidstart 5/7. 165 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 24 lots
Wed. May. 13th
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Automobilia and Petroliana. 802 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 4/17. 1048 lots
Christies. New York. From Pictorialism into Modernism: 80 Years of Photography - Bidstart 4/30. 89 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online Auction. 111 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books and Other Paper Collectibles - Online. 257 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. The Collection of a Mexican Library. 228 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/1. 144 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints. 47 lots
Thu. May. 14th
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints. 741 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia. 489 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Fine Art - Prints. 48 lots
Christies. New York. Working from Home: Prints and Multiples - bidstart 4/30. 76 lots
One Of Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Autographs and Documents: Featuring. 152 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Travel Posters: Timed Auction. 448 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. The Origins of the Holocaust. 191 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 199 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Single Owner Pokemon and Trading Cards. 180 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books, Currency. 30 lots
Fri. May. 15th
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Art, Autographs and Rare Books, Atlases and Manuscripts. 986 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters. 569 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Russian Avant-Gard. 314 lots
Sothebys. London. Fine Japanese Art - Woodblock Prints. 38 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Summer Living - Prints. 36 lots
Christies. New York. First Open | Online - bistart 4/30. 12 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Opportunity - Books, Prints. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/8. 100 lots
Sat. May. 16th
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auction. 32 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Country Americana and Decorative Arts. 33 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Counterculture – From Anarchism to Donaldism – The H. D. Heilmann Collection. 222 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Art and Photography - Prints and Photos. 358 lots
Sun. May. 17th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/3. 317 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Art - Prints and Photographs. 83 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/8. 46 lots
Bruce McKinney
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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. -
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
November 18, 2026