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Rare Book Hub: 26 Auctions Archived, another 38 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 15th January 2021, 26 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish kroners, 9 in euros, and 16 in US dollars.
Turnover was $10,006,223 as 79% of all lots offered sold. Eight thousand nine-hundred-twenty-three lots were offered and 7,066 changed hands. In mid-January we’re seeing April numbers. Wow!
Artcurial. The World of Herge, Tintin's Creator on January 14th: $4,948,715
Artcurial. Comic Strips on January 14th: $1,397,932
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts: Featuring Social Activists - bidstart 12/18 on January 13th: $1,099,249
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on December 12th: $1,073,299
7 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 12/25 on January 5th: 177.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/25 on January 3rd: 121.65%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/1 on January 8th: 117.08%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 12th: 116.64%
Artcurial. The World of Herge, Tintin's Creator on January 14th: 111.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 12/25 on January 4th: 110.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 12/25 on January 6th: 109.99%
17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Bruneau & Co. . Comic, TCG & Toy Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 1/7 on January 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/5 on January 12th: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 1/3 on January 11th: 99.16%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/5 on January 12th: 99.10%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/3 on January 10th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/27 on January 10th: 98.41%
PBA Galleries. Art & illustration - Americana - Books in All Fields - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 1/4 on January 14th: 96.30%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 9th: 95.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 12/25 on January 5th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 12/25 on January 4th: 92.05%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Discovery Auction on January 13th: 91.67%
Brunk Auctions. Asian and Emporium Auction on January 15th: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 12/25 on January 6th: 89.47%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 12th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/1 on January 8th: 83.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/25 on January 3rd: 82.61%
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26 total sales reported this week:
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture and Fine Art on January 15th: 55.17%
Brunk Auctions. Asian and Emporium Auction on January 15th: 90.00%
De Baecque and Associes. Books by Unit and in Lots on January 14th: 64.63%
PBA Galleries. Art & illustration - Americana - Books in All Fields - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 1/4 on January 14th: 96.30%
Artcurial. Comic Strips on January 14th: 68.15%
Artcurial. The World of Herge, Tintin's Creator on January 14th: 78.50%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books, Maps and Prints - bistart 1/7 on January 14th: 47.51%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts: Featuring Social Activists - bidstart 12/18 on January 13th: 72.73%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Discovery Auction on January 13th: 91.67%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/5 on January 12th: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online on January 13th: 75.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 1/7 on January 12th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 12th: 88.89%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on December 12th: 57.83%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/5 on January 12th: 99.10%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 1/3 on January 11th: 99.16%
Guernseys. Collector's Odyssey - Online on January 9th: 77.92%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic, TCG & Toy Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/1 on January 8th: 83.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 12/25 on January 6th: 89.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 12/25 on January 5th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 12/25 on January 4th: 92.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/25 on January 3rd: 82.61%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 9th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/3 on January 10th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/27 on January 10th: 98.41%
For the week ahead 38 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 18th
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Unlimited Auction. 365 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 90 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 1/8. 74 lots
Tue. Jan. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/12. 768 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/12. 220 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only - Timed Eclectic Variety Auction - Bidstart 1/8. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 1/8. 46 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Special Auction in Honor of the Yahrzeit of Rebbe Rayatz of Lubavitch. 54 lots
Wed. Jan. 20th
ALDE. Paris. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts. 311 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 45 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Ancient and Modern Books. 123 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books Including Maps, Journals, Periodicals, Pa. 565 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/8. 100 lots
Thu. Jan. 21st
RR Auction. Amherst. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 1/14. 205 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency. 2021 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN World Paper Money. 746 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. "Cabin Fever" Auction, session 1. 106 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books from the Library of the late Brian Findlay. 216 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Photography. 52 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Books. 255 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. January Classic Sale. 9 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/11. 224 lots
Christies. New York. In Praise of America: Important American Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Prints and Broadsides. 38 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Online Automobilia - bidstart 1/14. 154 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David Hall T206 Collection Part VI Sportscard Catalog Auction. 652 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/23. 50 lots
Fri. Jan. 22nd
Eldreds. East Dennis,. "Cabin Fever" Auction, session 2. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/15. 111 lots
Sat. Jan. 23rd
Arader Galleries. New York City. Audubon, Natural History Prints, Rare Books and Maps. 180 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Estate Auction. 22 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction. 68 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. New Year January Western Collector Auction. 60 lots
Sun. Jan. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 1/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/10. 197 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. A Western Gentleman's Collection of Obsolete Banknotes Special Monthly. 529 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/15. 46 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.