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Rare Book Hub: 57 Auctions Archived, another 53 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 11 December 2020, 57 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Columbian pesos, 14 in euros, 9 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Swedish kroner, and 30 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $27,371,120 as 79% of all lots offered sold.  Seventeen thousand four hundred ninety-four were offered and 13,882 changed hands.  The pace of sales is continuing to surge into the holiday respite.  We are in a New World as we head into a New Year.

 

8 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Arader Galleries. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Fine European and American Oil Paintings, Rare Maps, Books, & on December 5th: $4,071,240 
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on December 9th: $3,644,639 
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children's Books - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: $2,174,229 
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 5th: $2,132,125 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: $1,748,031 
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 11th: $1,671,698 
Sothebys. Old Master Prints including Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss - bidstart 11 on December 7th: $1,493,120 
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts: Featuring Science and Technology- bidstart 11/20 on December 9th: $1,203,747 

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

Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc.. Book Auction on December 7th: 395.76% 
Heritage Auctions. Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction - Internet only on December 7th: 285.32% 
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Modern Illustrated Books on December 9th: 188.99% 
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on November 21st: 158.28% 
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on December 3rd: 157.52% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 145.28% 
Vermot de Pas. Mr. Laurenchet's Library of Oenology - Wine and Spirits on December 10th: 140.74% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Winter Auction on December 5th: 139.59% 
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 5th: 127.33% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/12 on December 8th: 124.90% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on December 10th: 121.44% 
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on November 24th: 121.21% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/20 on December 2nd: 116.92% 
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children's Books - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 114.25% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art Auction - Prints on December 4th: 112.66% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/20 on November 29th: 108.34% 
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts including Fine Bindings and Science Books from the Collection of on December 8th: 101.40% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 100.99% 
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on December 3rd: 100.07% 
Bonhams. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich on December 10th: 100.02% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/12 on December 8th: 100.00% 
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on November 24th: 100.00% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Collection of Mr. Duggins and Mr. Dunn, High Point, North Carolina on October 15th: 100.00% 
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Americana Sale - Timed, online only - bidstart 11/26 on December 6th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 11/29 on December 7th: 99.52% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.39% 
Heritage Auctions. The TMNT Auction: Heroes in a Half-Shell ((Monthlong Auction)) on December 10th: 99.12% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 98.89% 
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction on November 22nd: 98.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/22 on December 6th: 98.85% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 28th: 97.50% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Winter Auction on December 5th: 96.97% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on December 10th: 96.63% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 5th: 96.50% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art Auction - Prints on December 4th: 95.89% 
Bruneau & Co. . Comic and Toy Discovery IT Auction on December 4th: 94.74% 
Heritage Auctions. Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction - Internet only on December 7th: 94.22% 
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia on December 6th: 93.84% 
Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc.. Book Auction on December 7th: 93.31% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/20 on December 2nd: 92.86% 
North American Auction Company. End of Year Collector Auction on December 5th: 92.00% 
PBA Galleries. Comic Books on December 10th: 91.60% 
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 91.30% 
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts including Fine Bindings and Science Books from the Collection of on December 8th: 90.50% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 90.43% 
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on November 21st: 90.24% 
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 5th: 89.86% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/20 on November 29th: 88.64% 
Revere Auctions. Fine Books and Antiques on December 11th: 86.81% 
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Modern Illustrated Books on December 9th: 86.70% 
Bonhams. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich on December 10th: 85.50% 
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on December 11th: 83.17% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 11/20 on December 1st: 82.98% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 82.98% 
Vermot de Pas. Mr. Laurenchet's Library of Oenology - Wine and Spirits on December 10th: 81.42% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 80.57% 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Autograph manuscript notes on the Great Pyramid of Egypt, c. 1680s on December 8th Actual price: USD $506,085.
  2. Bonhams Liber chronicarum. on December 11th Actual price: USD $437,812.
  3. Christies Civitates orbis terrarum. on December 9th Actual price: USD $369,707.
  4. Arader Galleries Manuscript Map of Patapsco River - Chesapeake Bay on December 5th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  5. Arader Galleries Lafon Map of Louisiana 1806 on December 5th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  6. Arader Galleries Gastaldi 4-part Wall Map of Asia on December 5th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  7. Sothebys Melencolia I (B. 74; M., Holl. 75) on December 7th Actual price: USD $253,043.
  8. Christies Oriental Scenery. on December 9th Actual price: USD $252,073.
  9. Arader Galleries Redoute Original Watercolor, Floentis Iris on December 5th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  10. Ader Directorium humane quickly alias parabola antiquoru(m) sapientu(m). on December 9th Actual price: USD $220,341.
  11. Sothebys For Private Distribution... Extracts from Letters addressed to Professor Henslow..., 1835, original wrappers on December 8th Actual price: USD $219,304.
  12. Sothebys Pricking of love, illuminated manuscript in Middle English [England, fifteenth century] on December 8th Actual price: USD $219,304.
  13. Arader Galleries Ortelius Atlas Spanish 1588 on December 5th Actual price: USD $216,000.
  14. Sothebys The Toilet of Helen, original ink drawing for Savoy, 1895 on December 8th Actual price: USD $168,695.
  15. Arader Galleries Redoute Original Watercolor, Plantain Lily on December 5th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  16. Arader Galleries Redoute Original Watercolor, Red Lily on December 5th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  17. Arader Galleries Audubon, White Pelican, Plate 311 on December 5th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  18. Sothebys Self-Portrait with Curly Hair and White Collar: Bust (B., Holl. 1; New Holl. 66; H. 33) on December 7th Actual price: USD $151,826.
  19. Arader Galleries Waldseemuller's Admiral's Map on December 5th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  20. Bonhams Barcode on December 9th Actual price: USD $134,775.
  21. Sothebys The Road to Serfdom, 1944, inscribed to Karl Popper on December 8th Actual price: USD $126,521.
  22. Christies SINGING OF THE NEW SONG; and THE BLESSED BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD, two miniatures on either side of a cutting from the Burckhardt-Wildt Apocalypse, illuminated manuscript on vellum on December 9th Actual price: USD $126,036.
  23. Arader Galleries Redoute Original Watercolor, Fragarant Daffodil on December 5th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  24. Koller Auctions PABLO PICASSO Grande tête de Jacqueline au chapeau. 1962. on December 5th Actual price: USD $123,779.
  25. Arader Galleries Audubon, Male Turkey, Plate 1 on December 5th Actual price: USD $120,000.



57 total sales reported this week:

Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 5th: 89.86%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on November 24th: 100.00%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on December 11th: 83.17%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction on November 22nd: 98.86%
North American Auction Company. End of Year Collector Auction on December 5th: 92.00%
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on November 21st: 90.24%
Revere Auctions. Fine Books and Antiques on December 11th: 86.81%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 11th: 69.49%
Vermot de Pas. Mr. Laurenchet's Library of Oenology - Wine and Spirits on December 10th: 81.42%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on December 10th: 96.63%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 10th: 75.29%
PBA Galleries. Comic Books on December 10th: 91.60%
Bonhams. Highlights from the Medical Library of the late James Tait Goodrich on December 10th: 85.50%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Online bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 32.52%
Ader. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Modern Illustrated Books on December 9th: 86.70%
Heritage Auctions. The TMNT Auction: Heroes in a Half-Shell ((Monthlong Auction)) on December 10th: 99.12%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts: Featuring Science and Technology- bidstart 11/20 on December 9th: 61.21%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 90.43%
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on December 9th: 72.86%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 12/2 on December 9th: 53.89%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 80.57%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online on December 9th: 64.58%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts including Fine Bindings and Science Books from the Collection of on December 8th: 90.50%
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children's Books - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 68.75%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Marine and Voyage on December 4th: 67.82%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Poster Sale on December 5th: 42.99%
OSENAT. European Avant-Garde, 1965-2000 - A Private Parisian Collection on December 6th: 56.25%
Sothebys. Old Master Prints including Property from the Collection of the Late Walter L. Strauss - bidstart 11 on December 7th: 73.50%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/12 on December 8th: 100.00%
Richard Opfer Auctioneering, Inc.. Book Auction on December 7th: 93.31%
Forum Auctions. Best of British on December 7th: 61.59%
Arader Galleries. Audubons, Natural History Watercolors, Fine European and American Oil Paintings, Rare Maps, Books, & on December 5th: 45.90%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 11/29 on December 7th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction - Internet only on December 7th: 94.22%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Americana Sale - Timed, online only - bidstart 11/26 on December 6th: 100.00%
PosterConnection Inc.. Poster Auction on December 5th: 56.43%
Morton Subastas. Photographs - online bidstart 11/25 on December 5th: 15.18%
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Winter Auction on December 5th: 96.97%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Rare Books, Prints, and Historic Photographs on December 4th: 45.67%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Winter Fine Art Auction - Prints on December 4th: 95.89%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on December 4th: 54.57%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic and Toy Discovery IT Auction on December 4th: 94.74%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on December 3rd: 74.44%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auctions on December 5th: 91.30%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on December 3rd: 75.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 82.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/20 on December 2nd: 92.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 11/20 on December 1st: 82.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 11/20 on November 30th: 79.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/20 on November 29th: 88.64%
Leland Little Auctions. The Collection of Mr. Duggins and Mr. Dunn, High Point, North Carolina on October 15th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 28th: 97.50%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 5th: 96.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/22 on December 6th: 98.85%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia on December 6th: 93.84%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 98.89%


For the week ahead 53 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 14th
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Graphics. 225 lots
Sothebys. New York. A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Masterworks. 123 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Comic Strips Online- bidstart 12/8. 171 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Fine Art and Aboriginal Art. 32 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Gift of Photographs - bidstart 12/4. 152 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 12/4. 86 lots

Tue. Dec. 15th
ALDE. Paris. First Editions of the 19th and 20th Centuries. 197 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 12/8. 615 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 12/8. 192 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Specialist Sporting and Collectors Sale. 236 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 118 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Rare Books and Autographs. 474 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/7. 175 lots
Ader. PARIS. Old and Modern Prints - Part 1. 251 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Photographs. 138 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints, Photographs. 89 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Edged Weapons, Armor, & Militaria. 73 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 12/4. 45 lots
ALDE. Paris. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings. 200 lots

Wed. Dec. 16th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Pierre Bergé's Library - 5th sale. 310 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Forum Auctions @ Artsy. 70 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 240 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. 19th & 20th Photography, China, Formosa & Japan, Military Cased Images. 411 lots
Ader. PARIS. Old and Modern Prints - Part 2. 241 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Once Upon a Time - Rare Children's Literature from Justin G. Schiller, Ltd.. 530 lots
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Antique Books, Maps, Prints and Documents. 279 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Ephemera, Cigarette Cards, Photographs, Postcards, Postage Stamps and Postal History.. 79 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 12/4. 128 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Selections from the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman - bid. 269 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 12/4. 181 lots

Thu. Dec. 17th
Bonhams. London. Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs. 252 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 405 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel and Exploration - World History - Cartography. 380 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria, Barnes Wallis & Winston Churchill. 195 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 371 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Steve Jobs + Apple - bidstart 12/10. 25 lots
ALDE. Paris. Old Books from the 15th-19th Centuries. 371 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Holiday 2020: Stocks and Bonds (Mining, Railroad, Other). 712 lots
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong. HKINF World Paper Money. 473 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autographs and Books. 242 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Holiday Estate Auction. 34 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Backyard Auction. 122 lots

Fri. Dec. 18th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Winter Fine Sale and Gallery Auction. 25 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Holiday 2020: Railroad, Mining, Americana, Numismatic. 455 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 12/11. 108 lots

Sat. Dec. 19th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Holiday 2020: Philatelic (Express, Covers, Postcards). 762 lots

Sun. Dec. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 12/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 12/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/6. 203 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Auction - Timed Online Only - bidstart 12/3.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Holiday 2020: Art, Native Americana, Sports, Dealer Part 1. 480 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/11. 40 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