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Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 55 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 19th March 2021, 46 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 16 in euros, 8 in British pounds, and 21 in US dollars.
Turnover was $28,462,844 as 87%, of all lots offered, sold. Eleven thousand two-hundred-twenty-four lots were posted and 9,759 changed hands.
For the week ahead 55 new sales are posted. We are living in collecting nirvana!
6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 17th: $8,673,084
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 3/9 on March 18th: $5,693,683
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Music and Prince - bidstart 2/19 on March 19th: $1,641,160
Sothebys. Made in Britain - bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: $1,611,875
Heritage Auctions. International Comic & Animation Art on March 14th: $1,572,089
Sothebys. Otto Dix: Haunted Visions | Graphic Masterworks from an Important Private Collection - bidstart 3/9 on March 19th: $1,160,507
25 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Sothebys. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part II - bidstart3/9 on March 17th: 346.05%
Sothebys. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part I on March 16th: 215.50%
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Spring Auction on March 13th: 206.06%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collector's Books on March 17th: 200.23%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 17th: 195.48%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 3/9 on March 18th: 183.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/26 on March 10th: 179.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/5 on March 12th: 163.20%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on March 13th: 155.34%
Eldreds. Spring Asian Art: Session II on March 18th: 140.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/26 on March 9th: 140.36%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Personal Collection of Georgia and Jack Olsen on March 13th: 138.74%
ALDE. Max Cointreau humanist library on March 18th: 138.69%
Sothebys. Made in Britain - bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 133.16%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 13th: 127.63%
Skinner. Studio Art - bidstart 3/9 on February 17th: 123.35%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on March 17th: 122.55%
ALDE. Max Cointreau gastronomic & oenological library on March 17th: 121.91%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - Day 1 on March 19th: 116.90%
Ader. Letters and Manuscripts on March 16th: 116.32%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/5 on March 19th: 115.82%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Chinese Contemporary Photographs and Works on March 16th: 115.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/26 on March 8th: 112.44%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 104.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on March 18th: 100.76%
33 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Sothebys. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part I on March 16th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - Day 1 on March 19th: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Special Auction for Pessach and 11th Nissan: Honoring the Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on March 16th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Spring Auction on March 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 15th: 99.82%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/28 on March 14th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. International Comic & Animation Art on March 14th: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 98.79%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 13th: 98.00%
Sothebys. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part II - bidstart3/9 on March 17th: 97.73%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 14th: 95.99%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/5 on March 19th: 95.56%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Personal Collection of Georgia and Jack Olsen on March 13th: 94.67%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 17th: 93.98%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 3/9 on March 18th: 93.88%
Sothebys. Otto Dix: Haunted Visions | Graphic Masterworks from an Important Private Collection - bidstart 3/9 on March 19th: 93.75%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collector's Books on March 17th: 93.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/26 on March 9th: 92.11%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 13th: 92.07%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on March 19th: 91.61%
Eldreds. Spring Asian Art: Session II on March 18th: 91.53%
Sothebys. Made in Britain - bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 91.49%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/26 on March 10th: 90.67%
Skinner. Studio Art - bidstart 3/9 on February 17th: 90.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on March 18th: 87.90%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature with Beats, Bukowski, and Counterculture on March 18th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/26 on March 8th: 87.18%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Chinese Contemporary Photographs and Works on March 16th: 86.96%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 16th: 86.73%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on March 13th: 84.66%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Passover Sale on March 14th: 84.14%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art on March 15th: 82.61%
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46 total sales reported this week:
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books on March 19th: 91.61%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - Day 1 on March 19th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/5 on March 19th: 95.56%
Sothebys. Otto Dix: Haunted Visions | Graphic Masterworks from an Important Private Collection - bidstart 3/9 on March 19th: 93.75%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Music and Prince - bidstart 2/19 on March 19th: 70.25%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Special Auction for Pessach and 11th Nissan: Honoring the Birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on March 16th: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art on March 15th: 82.61%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 3/9 on March 18th: 93.88%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature with Beats, Bukowski, and Counterculture on March 18th: 87.50%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery Auction on March 18th: 72.62%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on March 18th: 87.90%
Eldreds. Spring Asian Art: Session II on March 18th: 91.53%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters on March 18th: 77.78%
Skinner. Studio Art - bidstart 3/9 on February 17th: 90.00%
Litchfield County Auctions. Discovery Auction on March 17th: 78.33%
Tajan. Old Books and Manuscripts on March 16th: 45.18%
ALDE. Max Cointreau humanist library on March 18th: 74.29%
ALDE. Max Cointreau gastronomic & oenological library on March 17th: 75.40%
Ader. Letters and Manuscripts on March 16th: 65.11%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 98.79%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on March 17th: 73.85%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collector's Books on March 17th: 93.41%
Sothebys. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part II - bidstart3/9 on March 17th: 97.73%
Finarte. Photographs on March 17th: 69.87%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 17th: 93.98%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Chinese Contemporary Photographs and Works on March 16th: 86.96%
Sothebys. Collection Pierre Le-Tan, Part I on March 16th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Made in Britain - bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 91.49%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 16th: 86.73%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/9 on March 16th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 15th: 99.82%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/28 on March 14th: 99.67%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Passover Sale on March 14th: 84.14%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 13th: 92.07%
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Spring Auction on March 13th: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Personal Collection of Georgia and Jack Olsen on March 13th: 94.67%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on March 13th: 84.66%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient Books, Autographs, and Old Geological Maps on March 12th: 65.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/5 on March 12th: 76.03%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 2/26 on March 10th: 90.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 2/26 on March 9th: 92.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 2/26 on March 8th: 87.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/26 on March 7th: 73.17%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 13th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. International Comic & Animation Art on March 14th: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 14th: 95.99%
For the week ahead 55 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Mar. 22nd
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australiana and Travel, Maps, Ephemera, Local History (balance of a collection), Art and Private Pre. 279 lots
PIASA. Paris. Architecture - Art - Design : part I Libraries from a important private collection - bidstart 3/15. 248 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12. 84 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books, Prints. 322 lots
Tue. Mar. 23rd
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Fine Arts and Antiques: Books. 185 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/16. 534 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/16. 163 lots
Bonhams. London. Picassomania. 60 lots
Christies. Paris. The poetic library of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller. 121 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Quarterly Fine & Decorative Arts Catalog. 47 lots
PIASA. Paris. Architecture - Art - Design : part II Libraries from a important private collection - bidstart 3/16. 236 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Old Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 626 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Auction: Alma Byington and Rafael Arboleda Library. 264 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/12. 35 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Rare Books. 274 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, and Works on Paper. 436 lots
Wed. Mar. 24th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 224 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 346 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 217 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of the John Wyse Jackson Library. 790 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs. 291 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12. 140 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art. 92 lots
Thu. Mar. 25th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 306 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Final Frontier II: Space Exploration & Flight - bidstart 3/15. 394 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript African Americana. 356 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Books. 1523 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old and Modern Photographs. 155 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Antiquarian and Collectible Books - bidstart 3/18. 155 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Selected Antiques & Historic Textiles, British & European Paintings & Watercolours, Portrait Miniatu. 113 lots
ALDE. Paris. Le Couteulx hunting library in Canteleu. 268 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Artsy X Forum Auctions.
Il Ponte. Milan. Books. 416 lots
Sothebys. London. Classic Travel Photographs - bidstart 3 11. 74 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Sports - bidstart 3/11. 310 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Multiples and Prints Online - bidstart 3/19. 109 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. March Estate Auction. 21 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Estate of Richard P. Mellon, Ligonier, Pennsylvania. 18 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/19. 52 lots
Fri. Mar. 26th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 28 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. AUTOGRAPHS AND MANUSCRIPTS - NUMISMATICS - PHILATELY - BOOKS. 281 lots
Ferraton. Bruxelles. Books, Paintings and Drawings. 929 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Pictures and Prints. 56 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Bidstart 3/19. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/19. 114 lots
Sat. Mar. 27th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Signature Auction. 892 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Spring Sale. 174 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Spring Comic, TCG & Toy Auction. 404 lots
Second Story Books. Rockville. 20th Century Art and Art Books. 63 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - bidstart 3/19. 27 lots
Sun. Mar. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/14. 307 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/19. 40 lots
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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 -
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. -
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Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
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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