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Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 28 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 4 September 2020, 29 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 1 in Columbian pesos, 1 in Danish krona, 6 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Swedish krona and 18 in US dollars. Turnover was $8,293,009 as 5,248 lots offered and 4,639 sold at the white hot rate of 88%. Bless the bidders!
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Collectible Catalog Auction on August 30th: $4,574,759
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on September 4th: $2,023,673
4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Gamla Kassan on August 23rd: 220.67%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature, Private Press & Illustrated Books on September 3rd: 142.44%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on September 4th: 126.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/14 on August 24th: 104.89%
18 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on September 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 8/23 on August 31st: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 98.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/14 on August 24th: 98.00%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Gamla Kassan on August 23rd: 97.92%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Collectible Catalog Auction on August 30th: 97.14%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature, Private Press & Illustrated Books on September 3rd: 96.82%
Cowans Auctions. Unreserved Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints and Books - bidstart 8/20 on August 31st: 96.49%
Heritage Auctions. The Adem Karisik Collection of Canada World Paper Money Online Auction on August 31st: 94.87%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 29th: 94.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Posters and Prints on August 29th: 92.12%
Addison and Sarova. Summer Rare Books and Ephemera on August 29th: 90.79%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. A Partial Gentleman's Library: Important Books from Around the World on September 2nd: 90.00%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on June 24th: 88.17%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 1st: 84.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/21 on August 28th: 84.00%
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29 total sales reported this week:
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on June 24th: 88.17%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Fine Art - Prints on July 21st: 54.05%
Bonhams. Seeing Out of the Box - Conceptural Photographs Online - bidstart 8/26 on September 4th: 37.07%
Bonhams. Nothing But Soul (Photographs) - bidstart 8/26 on September 4th: 21.88%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on September 4th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature, Private Press & Illustrated Books on September 3rd: 96.82%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. A Partial Gentleman's Library: Important Books from Around the World on September 2nd: 90.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on September 2nd: 76.54%
Eldreds. Summer Online Only on September 2nd: 57.14%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 1st: 84.42%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Great Americana Pow Wow - Session 5 on August 31st: 73.32%
Cowans Auctions. Unreserved Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints and Books - bidstart 8/20 on August 31st: 96.49%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Gamla Kassan on August 23rd: 97.92%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 8/23 on August 31st: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Collectible Catalog Auction on August 30th: 97.14%
Heritage Auctions. The Adem Karisik Collection of Canada World Paper Money Online Auction on August 31st: 94.87%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 98.24%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Posters and Prints on August 29th: 92.12%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Great Americana Pow Wow - Session 4 on August 30th: 54.22%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Great Americana Pow Wow - Session 3 on August 29th: 75.59%
Addison and Sarova. Summer Rare Books and Ephemera on August 29th: 90.79%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 29th: 94.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/21 on August 28th: 84.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 8/21 on August 28th: 42.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 8/14 on August 25th: 71.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/14 on August 24th: 98.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 8/14 on August 23rd: 78.57%
For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 7th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 54 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/28. 70 lots
Tue. Sep. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/1. 472 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/1. 148 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. AUCTION OF BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS ON THE INDEPENDENCE OF MEXICO, THE FIRST EMPIRE AND THE FIRST REPUBLI. 252 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 8/28. 27 lots
Wed. Sep. 9th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, The David Wilson Library of Natural History (Pt II), Military Books. 761 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. Civil War Postal History, featuring the 'Ambassador' Collection. 326 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Hollywood - online bidstart 8/21. 1221 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online Auction. 139 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Tukachinsky Archive. 132 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 90920. 140 lots
Thu. Sep. 10th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. ComicsComics & Comic Art Signature Auction. 1079 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. PBA Platinum: Rare Books & Manuscripts. 103 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The partnerone Collection Sports Card Catalog Auction. 1110 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autographs, Books and Sports. 282 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Irresistible - Unreserved - bidstart 9/1. 33 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 91020. 34 lots
Fri. Sep. 11th
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Fall Estates Auction. 88 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/4. 90 lots
Sat. Sep. 12th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Online Magic Auction - bidstart 8/13. 182 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 8/21. 84 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . SINGLE OWNER AUCTION - THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM N. BANKS, JR. - NEWNAN, GEORGIA. 56 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Sun. Sep. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 9/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/30. 252 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 40 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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.
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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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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
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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