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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, Another 36 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 24 July 2020, 37 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 10 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 21 in US dollars. Turnover was $5,768,929 as 6,307 lots were offered and 5,096 sold for a robust 81% rate of sale. Felicitations!
1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on July 21st: $1,266,691
7 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Il Ponte. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on July 21st: 394.99%
Grays Auctioneers. Entertainment and Transportation Collectibles - bidstart 7/3 on July 22nd: 182.12%
Profiles in History. The Howard Hughes Auction on July 23rd: 176.91%
Chorley's. Fine Art - Prints and Books on July 22nd: 130.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on July 15th: 129.19%
Koller Auctions. Online Prints and Multiples - Prints on July 9th: 112.05%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 107.07%
21 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale on July 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/5 on July 19th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Books, Prints on July 23rd: 100.00%
Chorley's. Fine Art - Prints and Books on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on July 20th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 98.64%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on July 19th: 98.01%
Il Ponte. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on July 21st: 97.37%
Grays Auctioneers. Entertainment and Transportation Collectibles - bidstart 7/3 on July 22nd: 96.15%
Profiles in History. The Howard Hughes Auction on July 23rd: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on July 15th: 92.67%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Variety Auction on July 21st: 92.31%
Koller Auctions. Online Prints and Multiples - Prints on July 9th: 91.43%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer's Bounty #1, Day 1 on July 18th: 89.19%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 18th: 88.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 14th: 87.50%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer's Bounty #1, Day 2 on July 19th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 12th: 86.84%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Rare Manuscripts, Rabbinical & Admors Letters, Seforim & Amulets on July 20th: 85.12%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Books, Prints on July 18th: 84.21%
37 total sales reported this week:
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale on July 23rd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Picasso Prints (and Ceramics) Online - bidstart 7/13 on July 24th: 69.57%
Profiles in History. The Howard Hughes Auction on July 23rd: 94.74%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on July 23rd: 75.00%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - online bidstart 7/17 on July 23rd: 41.67%
PBA Galleries. Fine and Rare Books on July 23rd: 69.44%
Alaska Auction. Books, Prints on July 23rd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, including The Eric C. Caren Collection - bidstart 7/6 on July 21st: 58.54%
Il Ponte. Photographs on July 22nd: 52.80%
Chorley's. Fine Art - Prints and Books on July 22nd: 100.00%
Grays Auctioneers. Entertainment and Transportation Collectibles - bidstart 7/3 on July 22nd: 96.15%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 98.64%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Unlimited Sale 122 Part 2 on July 21st: 71.60%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Variety Auction on July 21st: 92.31%
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents - Collection and Library Backal on July 21st: 32.80%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica: including Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic and Ceremonial Art on July 21st: 53.89%
Il Ponte. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on July 21st: 97.37%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on July 21st: 60.52%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on July 21st: 57.06%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Rare Manuscripts, Rabbinical & Admors Letters, Seforim & Amulets on July 20th: 85.12%
Binoche et Giquello. Contemporary Art - Photographs, Old and Modern Prints on July 20th: 41.18%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on July 20th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on July 19th: 98.01%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/5 on July 19th: 100.00%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer's Bounty #1, Day 2 on July 19th: 87.50%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer's Bounty #1, Day 1 on July 18th: 89.19%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Books, Prints on July 18th: 84.21%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity - Books, Prints on July 18th: 71.64%
Koller Auctions. Online Prints and Multiples - Prints on July 9th: 91.43%
Finarte. Recollections: Modern and Contemporary Art's Books and Documents on July 16th: 65.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 18th: 88.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/10 on July 17th: 74.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on July 15th: 92.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 14th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 13th: 78.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 12th: 86.84%
For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jul. 27th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 79 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. The Billie and Dottie Haughton Online Auction. 26 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints, Books. 11 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/17. 51 lots
Tue. Jul. 28th
Sothebys. London. The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel Books, Aldines and an Important Qur’an. 119 lots
Sothebys. London. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History. 236 lots
Sothebys. New York. Legends, Landscapes, and Lovelies - bidstart 7/22. 58 lots
Sothebys. New York. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/1/. 80 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/21. 493 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/21. 145 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/17. 35 lots
Wed. Jul. 29th
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction Of Irish Interest Books, Maps, Posters, Interesting Ephemera Etc. To Include An Entire Colle. 614 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Travel, Atlases and Maps, Autographs and Documents. 428 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Online Only: Railroad Travel Ephemera, China and Books. 335 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Living Contemporary. 41 lots
Thu. Jul. 30th
Christies. London - King Street. Valuable Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/9. 201 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online only: Books and Works on Paper. 296 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Fine Art, etc. - Old Master Prints. 133 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Summer Sale - signs, prints, books. 23 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Literature & Books in All Fields: Timed Online Auction - No Reserve - bidstart 7/20. 201 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 451 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 2182 lots
Christies. New York. Contemporary Edition - Online bidstart 7/16. 134 lots
Fri. Jul. 31st
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Books - March 13 Sale Postponed - Bid online by 7/31. 400 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier and Emporium Auctions. 139 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Valuable Books, Photographs, Prints. 1682 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 374 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books & Works on Paper including Aviation & Transport. 355 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Aberon Collection of Virginia Obsolete Banknotes - Online. 464 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Online Bidstart 7/24. 42 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/24. 157 lots
Sat. Aug. 1st
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Old West and American Indian - Online Sale. 138 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Sun. Aug. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/19. 182 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/24. 31 lots
Bruce McKinney
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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
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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