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Rare Book Hub: 28 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 7 August 2020 28 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 1 auction denominated in Danish krona, 6 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 15 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand have been reported and archived this week. Turnover was $16,336,627 as 7,762 lots were offered and 6,930 sold for an exceptional rate of sale:  89%.  During the summer the number of auctions decline while interest in the field remains constant, invariably increasing the percentage of lots sold.  Even so, 89% Wow!

 

 

3 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction on July 31st: $9,390,781 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Signature Auction on August 3rd: $3,170,340 
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: A Summer Miscellany -bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: $1,837,183 
 

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

Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on August 1st: 139.23% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 27th: 129.40% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 4th: 116.02% 
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: A Summer Miscellany -bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 107.60% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 28th: 105.58% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Aberon Collection of Virginia Obsolete Banknotes - Online on July 31st: 100.00% 
Leland Little Auctions. Asian Arts and Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 6th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Signature Auction on August 3rd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction on July 31st: 99.77% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 726 on August 2nd: 99.65% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 7/26 on August 3rd: 99.48% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/19 on August 2nd: 99.45% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 99.26% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 4th: 94.79% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 28th: 94.29% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on August 6th: 93.43% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on August 1st: 92.09% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 1st: 90.50% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 27th: 88.24% 
Alaska Auction. Prints on August 6th: 86.67% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 24th: 85.43% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Series 1914-1918 $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1000, $5000, $10,000 Federal Reserve Note Face and Back Proof Archive Gem Uncirculated. Hessler 380B, 618B, 848B, 1044B, 1244B, 1370, 1429, 1461, and 1493. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $504,000.
  2. Sothebys CAPOTE | Breakfast at Tiffany's, revised typescript, 1958 on August 4th Actual price: USD $496,245.
  3. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2231-A $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $216,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Basketball Cards & Stickers Complete Set (132+11) - All Graded PSA Gem Mint 10! on July 31st Actual price: USD $216,000.
  5. Sothebys WILDE | Autograph letter signed, to George Alexander, outlining the plot of The Importance of Being Earnest, 1894 on August 4th Actual price: USD $165,415.
  6. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-H $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $162,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Fr. 122 $10 1901 Legal Tenders Uncut Sheet of Four PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $156,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Serial Number 1 Jacksonville, IL - $1-$1-$1-$2 Original Fr. 380/Fr. 387 Uncut Sheet The First National Bank Ch. # 511 PMG About Uncirculated 55. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $144,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1933 Sport Kings Jim Thorpe #6 PSA Mint 9. on July 31st Actual price: USD $138,000.
  10. Sothebys ANNING, MARY | autograph letter signed, to William Buckland, [1829] on August 4th Actual price: USD $132,332.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1933 Sport Kings Babe Ruth #2 PSA NM-MT+ 8.5 - Pop One, Two Higher. on July 31st Actual price: USD $132,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1933 Sport Kings Ty Cobb #1 PSA Mint 9 - Pop Three, One Higher. on July 31st Actual price: USD $132,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-E $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG About Uncirculated 55. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $126,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-E $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $108,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2220-F $5,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Very Fine 35. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $108,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions Fr. 281 $5 1899 Silver Certificates Uncut Sheet of Four PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ. on August 3rd Actual price: USD $108,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1979 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Unopened Wax Box (48 packs) - Gretzky Rookie Year! on July 31st Actual price: USD $108,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1911 T201 Mecca Double Folder Baseball Complete Set (50) - #1 "Current Finest" on the PSA Set Registry. on July 31st Actual price: USD $94,800.
  19. Sothebys ELLIOT, D.G. | A Monograph of the Phasianidae, New York 1870-1872, 2 volumes on August 4th Actual price: USD $90,978.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1986-87 Fleer Basketball Wax Box with 36 Unopened Packs. on July 31st Actual price: USD $90,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1969 Topps Lew Alcindor #25 PSA NM-MT+ 8.5. on July 31st Actual price: USD $84,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1933 Sport Kings Red Grange #4 PSA Mint 9 - Pop Four, None Higher. on July 31st Actual price: USD $81,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1934 Goudey Lou Gehrig #37 PSA NM-MT 8. on July 31st Actual price: USD $78,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 PSA Gem Mint 10. on July 31st Actual price: USD $75,000.
  25. Sothebys CORONELLI | Atlante Veneto, 1691 on August 4th Actual price: USD $74,437.



28 total sales reported this week:

Bonhams. Conflicts of the 19th and 20th Centuries - Online bidstart 7/28 on August 7th: 52.00%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on August 6th: 93.43%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on August 6th: 62.99%
Leland Little Auctions. Asian Arts and Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 6th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Prints on August 6th: 86.67%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Fine Art Prints, Books and Maps on August 5th: 72.28%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: A Summer Miscellany -bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 75.77%
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents Auction from a Mexicanista Library (Denegre) on August 4th: 26.72%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 4th: 94.79%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 7/26 on August 3rd: 99.48%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 726 on August 2nd: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Signature Auction on August 3rd: 100.00%
North American Auction Company. Old West and American Indian - Online Sale on August 1st: 78.26%
Chiswick Auctions. Books & Works on Paper including Aviation & Transport on July 31st: 72.68%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on July 31st: 60.43%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on August 1st: 92.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 7/24 on July 31st: 33.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 28th: 94.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 27th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/26 on July 26th: 72.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 24th: 85.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 24th: 70.45%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 1st: 90.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/19 on August 2nd: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction on July 31st: 99.77%
Heritage Auctions. Aberon Collection of Virginia Obsolete Banknotes - Online on July 31st: 100.00%

 

For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 10th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - online bidstart 7/30. 255 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/31. 55 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 103 lots

Tue. Aug. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/4. 372 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/4. 133 lots
Christies. New York. The Athlete: Photographs by Walter Iooss, Jr. - online bidstart 7/23. 38 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture. 315 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/31. 26 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Graphic Prints and Multiples. 92 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Prints, Books. 27 lots

Wed. Aug. 12th
Skinner. Marlborough. The Kolar Collection. 29 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 7/24. 1356 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online Auction. 126 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Postcards and Postal History. 188 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Maritime, Sporting and Collector's Sale. 179 lots

Thu. Aug. 13th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books. 592 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Marine Sale. 28 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. LGBTQ+ Art; Material Culture and History. 293 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 258 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Graphic Auction. 212 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Publications of the Limited Editions Club: Timed - bidstart 8/3. 368 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. August Americana - bidstart 8/3. 22 lots

Fri. Aug. 14th
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Southampton. Posters from the Estate of Perry Pfeffer, Creator of Postercade. 339 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/7. 145 lots

Sat. Aug. 15th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Morton Weekly:- Posters, Prints, Books. 70 lots

Sun. Aug. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/2. 250 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/9.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 8/9.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 8/7. 31 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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