Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 35 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 5 June 2020, 35 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub; 1 in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 18 in US dollars. Turnover was $10,837,115 as 14,126 lots were offered and 10,748 sold for a 76% success rate. It’s was another day at the office.
Christies. Photographs - Online bidstart 5/19 on June 3rd: $2,422,125
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Prints on May 29th: $1,545,123
Galerie Bassenge. 15th-19th Century Prints on June 3rd: $1,366,122
8 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Galerie Bassenge. Special Sale 'Fernweh' on June 4th: 268.27%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on June 5th: 147.81%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Book Sale - bidstart 5/4 on May 30th: 147.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 27th: 135.67%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 3rd: 131.26%
Galerie Bassenge. 15th-19th Century Prints on June 3rd: 118.17%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mic-Century and Contemporary Sale on May 30th: 117.39%
Aguttes. Autographs and Manuscripts on May 26th: 113.57%
20 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on June 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/26 on June 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/26 on June 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/17 on May 31st: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Ed McHugh Collection: Sportsman and Advertising on May 31st: 99.46%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 31st: 99.28%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 30th: 97.50%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. McHugh Railroadiana Collection, Session II on May 30th: 97.18%
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography - bidstart 5/ on June 4th: 97.06%
Heritage Auctions. The Armando Valdes Collection of South American Banknote Proofs Online Auction on May 31st: 95.67%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mic-Century and Contemporary Sale on May 30th: 94.87%
PBA Galleries. Comic Books: Pre-Code Horror, Silver Age Marvel and Undergrounds on June 4th: 93.53%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 27th: 93.33%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 3rd: 92.86%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on May 30th: 88.04%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 2nd: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 26th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/22 on May 29th: 85.71%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Book Sale - bidstart 5/4 on May 30th: 83.77%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on June 5th: 83.27%
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35 total sales reported this week:
Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts, Certificates on June 5th: 75.69%
Bonhams. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on June 5th: 67.46%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - online bidstart 5/28 on June 4th: 25.11%
Soler Y Llach. Antiquarian Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles on June 4th: 43.41%
PBA Galleries. Comic Books: Pre-Code Horror, Silver Age Marvel and Undergrounds on June 4th: 93.53%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part 2 - Prints on June 5th: 83.27%
Galerie Bassenge. Special Sale 'Fernweh' on June 4th: 70.41%
Eldreds. Spring Online Auction - bidstart 5/21 on June 4th: 60.00%
Christies. Worlds Beyond: Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online bidstart5/14 on June 4th: 61.11%
Christies. Ansel Adams and the American West Photographs from the Center for Creative Photography - bidstart 5/ on June 4th: 97.06%
Christies. Photographs - Online bidstart 5/19 on June 3rd: 54.62%
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Prints on May 29th: 69.21%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 3rd: 92.86%
Galerie Bassenge. 15th-19th Century Prints on June 3rd: 61.01%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/26 on June 2nd: 100.00%
Aguttes. Autographs and Manuscripts on May 26th: 79.86%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on May 30th: 88.04%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 2nd: 85.71%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/26 on June 2nd: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Forum Auctions @ Artsy: The Body Inform on May 27th: 45.76%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 31st: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on June 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/17 on May 31st: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Ed McHugh Collection: Sportsman and Advertising on May 31st: 99.46%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Mic-Century and Contemporary Sale on May 30th: 94.87%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Book Sale - bidstart 5/4 on May 30th: 83.77%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. McHugh Railroadiana Collection, Session II on May 30th: 97.18%
Heritage Auctions. The Armando Valdes Collection of South American Banknote Proofs Online Auction on May 31st: 95.67%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 30th: 97.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/22 on May 29th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 5/22 on May 29th: 57.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 27th: 93.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 26th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 25th: 79.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/15 on May 24th: 77.50%
For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jun. 8th
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Fine Art - Prints. 20 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/29. 77 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 73 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 31 lots
Tue. Jun. 9th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Posters. 443 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 434 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture & Judaica Books, Manuscripts, Letters and Objects. 401 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 6/2. 655 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 6/2. 151 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. "No Surrender to Coronavirus" Military Autographs. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/29. 42 lots
Sothebys. Hong Kong. Contemporary Showcase: Time Goes On - Bidstart 6/2. 9 lots
Wed. Jun. 10th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 6/3. 617 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . 19th-21st Century Photography. 388 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online Auction. 107 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Featuring Hollywood, and 1956 Topps Master Set - Internet bidstart 5/. 1470 lots
Bonhams. New York. Essential Genius: Ten Important Manuscripts for Modern Times - Online - Bidstart 6/1. 10 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/29. 95 lots
University Archives. Westport. The Kennedys. 133 lots
Sothebys. London. Arts of the Islamic World - Manuscripts, Books. 51 lots
Thu. Jun. 11th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature. 481 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Advertising Posters. 140 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Sale - Prints, Posters, Pamphlets - Day 1. 53 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs. 264 lots
Fri. Jun. 12th
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Books and Prints. 1040 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Summer Estates Auction. 120 lots
Christies. New York. Mark Seliger - RADArt4Aid - Photographs - Bidstart 5/28. 26 lots
Christies. New York. Virtue - Prints and Photographs - bistart 5/29. 17 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Summer Sale - Day 2. 30 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/5. 156 lots
Sat. Jun. 13th
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The Important Summer Auction. 48 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Rare Maps, Rare Books, & Assorted Americana.. 140 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Decorative Pictures - Prints. 33 lots
Sun. Jun. 14th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. The Spring Auction. 48 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/31. 325 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/5. 61 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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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

