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Rare Book Hub: 47 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 29th January 2021, 47 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish kroners, 12 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos and 28 in US dollars.
Turnover was $23,188,874 as 88% of all lots offered sold. Ten thousand eight-hundred-seventy-five were offered and 9,623 changed hands. Covid-19 be damned!
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency on January 25th: $8,019,404
Forum Auctions. Banksy on January 27th: $3,052,742
Arader Galleries. Audubon, Natural History Prints, Rare Books and Maps on January 23rd: $2,585,680
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money on January 22nd: $2,138,432
Christies. Old Master Prints - online bidstart 1/19 on January 28th: $1,439,094
16 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana at Stair on January 29th: 303.60%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Estate Auction on January 23rd: 230.57%
Sothebys. Fearless: The Collection of Hester Diamond Part II - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 194.74%
De Baecque and Associes. Watercolors and Drawings - Prints and Posters on January 27th: 187.81%
Christies. Selections from the Library of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Avenue on January 29th: 175.80%
Bruneau & Co. . January Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction - Online Only on January 28th: 140.25%
Christies. Old Master Prints - online bidstart 1/19 on January 28th: 135.57%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 26th: 129.59%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 28th: 127.83%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 1/8 on January 27th: 120.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 119.25%
Aguttes. Online Only: Modern and Old Books - bidstart 1/21 on January 28th: 118.76%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on January 28th: 110.63%
Forum Auctions. Banksy on January 27th: 110.48%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money on January 22nd: 106.17%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 102.18%
31 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part VI Sportscard Catalog Auction on January 21st: 100.00%
Sothebys. Fearless: The Collection of Hester Diamond Part II - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Important Americana: Silver, Chinese Export, and Prints - on January 22nd: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana at Stair on January 29th: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The Winter Estate Auction on January 28th: 100.00%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 1/12 on January 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 99.87%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 1/17 on January 25th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/10 on January 24th: 99.49%
Heritage Auctions. A Western Gentleman's Collection of Obsolete Banknotes Special Monthly on January 24th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/17 on January 24th: 98.50%
Christies. Selections from the Library of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Avenue on January 29th: 98.31%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 1/8 on January 27th: 97.37%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money on January 22nd: 96.78%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency on January 25th: 95.40%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 1/21 on January 26th: 95.12%
Forum Auctions. Banksy on January 27th: 93.33%
Christies. Old Master Prints - online bidstart 1/19 on January 28th: 93.18%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 23rd: 92.50%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 26th: 92.31%
North American Auction Company. New Year January Western Collector Auction on January 23rd: 91.67%
Il Ponte. Books and Manuscripts on January 26th: 91.36%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 28th: 90.30%
Bruneau & Co. . January Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction - Online Only on January 28th: 88.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 1/8 on January 18th: 87.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/8 on January 20th: 87.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 85.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 1/8 on January 19th: 84.78%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on January 28th: 81.43%
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47 total sales reported this week:
North American Auction Company. New Year January Western Collector Auction on January 23rd: 91.67%
Sothebys. Fearless: The Collection of Hester Diamond Part II - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 100.00%
Christies. Selections from the Library of Mr. & Mrs. John H. Gutfreund 834 Fifth Avenue on January 29th: 98.31%
Bonhams. Conflicts Online - Bidstart 1/19 on January 29th: 34.78%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana at Stair on January 29th: 100.00%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery Backyard Auction - Online Only bidstart 1/15 on January 28th: 78.85%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on January 28th: 81.43%
Potomack Company. January Fine Arts Cornucopia on January 28th: 74.36%
Morton Subastas. Prints and Multiples on January 28th: 43.82%
Leland Little Auctions. The Winter Estate Auction on January 28th: 100.00%
Christies. Old Master Prints - online bidstart 1/19 on January 28th: 93.18%
Bruneau & Co. . January Estate Fine Art & Antique Auction - Online Only on January 28th: 88.71%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books, Maps and Prints - bistart 1/21 on January 28th: 38.32%
Aguttes. Online Only: Manuscripts and Autographs - bidstart 1/21 on January 28th: 66.28%
Aguttes. Online Only: Modern and Old Books - bidstart 1/21 on January 28th: 46.88%
Forum Auctions. Banksy on January 27th: 93.33%
Trafford Books. Ephemera, Books, Cigarette Cards, Photographs, Postcards, Postage Stamps and Postal History. on January 27th: 71.74%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 1/8 on January 27th: 97.37%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 28th: 90.30%
De Baecque and Associes. Watercolors and Drawings - Prints and Posters on January 27th: 75.69%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 99.87%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 1/21 on January 26th: 95.12%
Morton Subastas. Antiquarian and Contemporary Books on January 26th: 38.76%
Il Ponte. Books and Manuscripts on January 26th: 91.36%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 26th: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 100.00%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 1/12 on January 25th: 100.00%
Rossini. PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, LITHOGRAPHS, XIXTH, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY on January 25th: 47.22%
Arader Galleries. Audubon, Natural History Prints, Rare Books and Maps on January 23rd: 68.89%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency on January 25th: 95.40%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/17 on January 24th: 98.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/10 on January 24th: 99.49%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 1/17 on January 25th: 99.52%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction on January 23rd: 64.71%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Important Americana: Silver, Chinese Export, and Prints - on January 22nd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 85.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/23 on January 21st: 52.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/8 on January 20th: 87.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 1/8 on January 19th: 84.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 1/8 on January 18th: 87.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 1/8 on January 17th: 44.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/8 on January 17th: 79.49%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 23rd: 92.50%
Heritage Auctions. A Western Gentleman's Collection of Obsolete Banknotes Special Monthly on January 24th: 99.43%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money on January 22nd: 96.78%
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection Part VI Sportscard Catalog Auction on January 21st: 100.00%
For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Feb. 1st
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 1/22. 79 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 92 lots
Tue. Feb. 2nd
Ader. PARIS. Photographs Online - bidstart 1/22. 243 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs by Ruth Orkin - bidstart 1/22. 54 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . The Ga'on of Vilna and his Disciples: Books and Manuscripts from the Yeshayahu Vinograd Collection. 178 lots
Christies. Paris. Paul Destribats : une bibliothèque des Avant-gardes, partie III. 502 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Fine Paintings and Prints. 31 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety - bidstart 1/22. 25 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 1/22. 24 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/26. 789 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/26. 212 lots
Wed. Feb. 3rd
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Prints and Editions. 72 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/22. 109 lots
Ader. PARIS. Books Online - bidstart 1/27. 176 lots
Thu. Feb. 4th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel - Exploration - World History - Maps & Atlases. 476 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. The Artists of the WPA. 236 lots
Sothebys. London. Detective Fiction Including The Alexis Galanos Collection - bidstart 1/28. 185 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Modern Sports Card Catalog Auction. 457 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 232 lots
Fri. Feb. 5th
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Estate of John Robert Gregg, York, Maine - Day 1. 256 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Winter Estates Auction. 87 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 1/29.
Sat. Feb. 6th
Michael Treloar. Adelaide SA. The Paul Lucas Collection of Australian Military History - Part II - bidstart 1/18. 331 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints & Drawings at Online Auction, featuring the Arthur Gilbert collection, Boulder CO. 422 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Estate of John R. Gregg, Jr-York, Maine - Day 2. 196 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Sun. Feb. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 1/31.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/31.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/24. 211 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/29.
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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 -
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, 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
November 18, 2026 -
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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