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Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 40 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 16 October 2020, 46 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish kroner, 17 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars. Turnover was $50,432,333 as 10,050 lots were offered and 8,052 sold for an 80% success rate.
The Arader Sale completed on the 12th was noteworthy for its size: $18,610,969, while Christies' sale of Shakespeare's First Folio at $9,978,000 may well be the highest single realization in 2020.
Congratulations are earned all around.
9 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Arader Galleries. October Sale - online bidstart 9/19 on October 10th: $18,610,969
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on October 14th: $9,978,000
Pierre Berge and Associes. Genevieve and Jean-Paul Kahn Library on October 9th: $5,458,471
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - bidstart 10/1 on October 16th: $2,732,750
Bonhams. Pop x Culture on October 10th: $1,637,953
Sothebys. Photographs - Online bidstart 10/7 on October 14th: $1,397,071
RR Auction. Space and Aviation - bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: $1,392,601
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 10/1 on October 15th: $1,201,536
Sothebys. Jamais Perdu en Mer - Collection of Jean-Paul Morin on October 14th: $1,134,897
12 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Christies. The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman: Online - bidstart 10/1 on October 15th: 301.95%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Genevieve and Jean-Paul Kahn Library on October 9th: 190.86%
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on October 14th: 166.30%
Doyle New York. Special Collection: The Estate of Monique Van Vooren on October 15th: 149.28%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/25 on October 7th: 142.82%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 126.54%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 13th: 123.50%
Bonhams. Pop x Culture on October 10th: 122.75%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Autumn Auction on October 10th: 121.43%
Sothebys. From Japan With Love - online bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 116.40%
Ader. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2 on October 7th: 105.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 9/25 on October 6th: 100.58%
23 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. Special Collection: The Estate of Monique Van Vooren on October 15th: 100.00%
Christies. The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman: Online - bidstart 10/1 on October 15th: 100.00%
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on October 14th: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. Single Owner Collection - Fishing Paraphernalia: Books on October 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/27 on October 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 10/4 on October 12th: 99.42%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/4 on October 11th: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 99.32%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Genevieve and Jean-Paul Kahn Library on October 9th: 96.88%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on October 10th: 94.07%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 10th: 94.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 13th: 92.39%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/25 on October 7th: 92.14%
Freemans. Age of Exploration: Travel & Discovery through the Centuries on October 14th: 89.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 9/25 on October 6th: 88.89%
Bonhams. Entertainment Memorabilia on October 13th: 86.82%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety on October 13th: 86.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/25 on October 2nd: 84.09%
Christies. The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection - bidstart 10/5 on October 14th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 100920 on October 9th: 82.69%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Autumn Auction on October 10th: 80.91%
Sothebys. American Manuscripts and Other Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang - bidstart 9/30 on October 14th: 80.53%
46 total sales reported this week:
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 10th: 94.00%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - bidstart 10/1 on October 16th: 71.30%
Swann Galleries. Rare and Important Travel Posters on October 15th: 79.27%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 10/1 on October 15th: 50.98%
RR Auction. Space and Aviation - bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 70.29%
Doyle New York. Special Collection: The Estate of Monique Van Vooren on October 15th: 100.00%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on October 14th: 66.01%
De Baecque and Associes. Photographs on October 15th: 61.82%
Christies. The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman: Online - bidstart 10/1 on October 15th: 100.00%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Online bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 43.41%
Ader. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Day 1 on October 6th: 63.67%
Ader. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2 on October 7th: 63.52%
Ader. Photographs Online - bidstart 10/5 on October 15th: 50.55%
Sothebys. Jamais Perdu en Mer - Collection of Jean-Paul Morin on October 14th: 54.55%
Sothebys. American Manuscripts and Other Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang - bidstart 9/30 on October 14th: 80.53%
Sothebys. Photographs - Online bidstart 10/7 on October 14th: 51.33%
Purcell Auctioneers. Single Owner Collection - Fishing Paraphernalia: Books on October 14th: 100.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures on October 14th: 50.00%
Freemans. Age of Exploration: Travel & Discovery through the Centuries on October 14th: 89.47%
Bonhams. The American Presidential Museum Auction on October 14th: 43.54%
Christies. The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection - bidstart 10/5 on October 14th: 83.33%
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on October 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online on October 14th: 65.97%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 99.32%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety on October 13th: 86.05%
Sothebys. From Japan With Love - online bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 76.79%
Bonhams. Entertainment Memorabilia on October 13th: 86.82%
Aguttes. Antiquarian, Modern and Illustrated Books, Prints on October 13th: 53.92%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 13th: 92.39%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 100.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art and Antique Auction on October 11th: 56.76%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on October 10th: 94.07%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/27 on October 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 10/4 on October 12th: 99.42%
Bonhams. Pop x Culture on October 10th: 67.65%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Autumn Auction on October 10th: 80.91%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Genevieve and Jean-Paul Kahn Library on October 9th: 96.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 100920 on October 9th: 82.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 100220 on October 8th: 78.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/25 on October 7th: 92.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 9/25 on October 6th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 9/25 on October 5th: 73.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/25 on October 4th: 72.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/25 on October 2nd: 84.09%
Arader Galleries. October Sale - online bidstart 9/19 on October 10th: 69.27%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/4 on October 11th: 99.35%
For the week ahead 40 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 19th
Rossini. Paris. Lithographs. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 10/9. 81 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 88 lots
Tue. Oct. 20th
ALDE. Paris. Antiquarian Books from the 15th to 19th Centuries. 404 lots
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples. 200 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Prints Before 1900 - bidstart 10/14. 76 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 10/13. 542 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/13. 162 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Collection of a Mexican Library. 235 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety - bidstart 10/9. 53 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 10/9. 38 lots
Wed. Oct. 21st
Bonhams. New York. Exploration and Travel. 261 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . Rare & Remarkable Autographs and Manuscripts. 122 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/9. 160 lots
Thu. Oct. 22nd
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 292 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Photographs and Photobooks. 301 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories. 57 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Books - Fine Bindings - Fine Press. 360 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Specialty Auction and Emporium Auction. 64 lots
Christies. New York. Matisse on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller-Matisse - bidstart 10/8. 36 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old and Modern Photographs. 253 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The Fall Estate Auction. 31 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 10/13. 24 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Prints and Multiples. 118 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Powell Miller 1909-11 T206 PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction. 522 lots
Fri. Oct. 23rd
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Old and Modern Books. 367 lots
Christies. New York. The Sleep of Reason: Frances Goya's "Los Caprichos" - bidstart 10/8. 80 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/16. 113 lots
Sat. Oct. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Combined Collections - Prints, Books. 18 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . League of Women Voters Posters. 111 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Catalogue of Catalogues: The P. Scott Rubin Library - bidstart 9/27. 500 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . October Gallery Auction. 34 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Annual Fall Americana, Folk Art, Chinese & Fine Art Auction. 19 lots
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. Zane Grey Auction. 338 lots
Sun. Oct. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 10/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/11. 208 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Charles R. Pease Collection Special Currency Online Auction. 215 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/16. 39 lots
Bruce McKinney
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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 -
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.