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Rare Book Hub: 57 Auctions Archived, another 32 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 26th March 2021, 57 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Swiss francs, 1 in Columbian pesos, 1 in Danish krone, 16 in euros, 8 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $19,772,236 as 82% of all lots sold.  Thirteen thousand seven-hundred-fifty-five lots were posted and 11,343 changed hands.

 

For the week ahead 32 new sales are posted ahead of Passover, Lailat al Bara’ah, and Easter.  May the force be with you.

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


Heritage Auctions. Sports MonthlyShowcase on March 18th: $3,297,618
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on March 24th: $2,489,345
Christies. The poetic library of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller on March 23rd: $1,882,801
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on March 25th: $1,083,883
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 25th: $1,074,429

29 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/5 on March 17th: 727.65%
Bogota Auction. Auction: Alma Byington and Rafael Arboleda Library on March 23rd: 296.16%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Richard Margolis International Numismatic Library on March 6th: 262.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/5 on March 16th: 230.48%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Estate of Richard P. Mellon, Ligonier, Pennsylvania on March 25th: 208.08%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of the John Wyse Jackson Library on March 24th: 182.71%
Chorley's. Fine Arts and Antiques: Books on March 24th: 182.32%
Il Ponte. Books on March 25th: 181.10%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 25th: 173.34%
Ader. Judaica on March 18th: 165.25%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints on March 26th: 153.28%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection on March 19th: 149.89%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Decorators and Designers Special Auction on March 20th: 149.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/5 on March 14th: 148.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/5 on March 15th: 140.57%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on March 24th: 138.44%
ALDE. Le Couteulx hunting library in Canteleu on March 25th: 126.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 19th: 126.10%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on March 25th: 125.97%
Artcurial. Multiples and Prints Online - bidstart 3/19 on March 25th: 125.40%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books, Prints on March 23rd: 119.18%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/16 on March 23rd: 118.88%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Pictures and Prints on March 26th: 117.15%
RR Auction. Sports - bidstart 3/11 on March 25th: 116.36%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. A 50-Year Old Railroadiana Collection on March 20th: 112.72%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Selected Antiques & Historic Textiles, British & European Paintings & Watercolours, Portrait Miniatu on March 25th: 107.60%
Aguttes. Autographs and Manuscripts on March 18th: 105.94%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - Day 2 on March 20th: 104.45%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/16 on March 23rd: 103.45%


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

Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 21st: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. A 50-Year Old Railroadiana Collection on March 20th: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of the John Wyse Jackson Library on March 24th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Estate of Richard P. Mellon, Ligonier, Pennsylvania on March 25th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. March Estate Auction on March 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/16 on March 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/16 on March 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/14 on March 22nd: 99.69%
Il Ponte. Books on March 25th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Sports MonthlyShowcase on March 18th: 99.23%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection on March 19th: 98.50%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 20th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/14 on March 21st: 97.42%
Bogota Auction. Auction: Alma Byington and Rafael Arboleda Library on March 23rd: 97.35%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Decorators and Designers Special Auction on March 20th: 96.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/5 on March 17th: 96.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/5 on March 16th: 96.15%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Richard Margolis International Numismatic Library on March 6th: 95.91%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Quarterly Fine & Decorative Arts Catalog on March 23rd: 95.74%
Clars Auction Gallery. Jewelry & Timepieces, Furniture & Design, Fine Art, Asian Art Auction on March 21st: 95.00%
Chorley's. Fine Arts and Antiques: Books on March 24th: 94.05%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on March 24th: 94.01%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Online Auction, featuring Cleveland School Artists on March 20th: 93.15%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - Day 2 on March 20th: 92.59%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books, Prints on March 23rd: 91.93%
Australian Book Auctions. Australiana and Travel, Maps, Ephemera, Local History (balance of a collection), Art and Private Pre on March 22nd: 90.32%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 25th: 88.48%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on March 25th: 88.24%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art on March 24th: 88.04%
PBA Galleries. Final Frontier II: Space Exploration & Flight - bidstart 3/15 on March 25th: 86.55%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints on March 26th: 85.71%
Clars Auction Gallery. Jewelry, Fine Art, Furniture and Decorative Art, Asian Art on March 20th: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/5 on March 15th: 84.87%
Artcurial. Multiples and Prints Online - bidstart 3/19 on March 25th: 83.49%
Early American. Autographs - Colonial - Political - Americana on March 20th: 83.40%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art on March 15th: 83.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 19th: 82.88%
Ader. Judaica on March 18th: 82.20%
ALDE. Le Couteulx hunting library in Canteleu on March 25th: 80.60%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/5 on March 14th: 80.49%
Christies. The poetic library of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller on March 23rd: 80.17%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Gem Mint 10. on March 18th Actual price: USD $480,000.
  2. Bonhams Girl with Balloon on March 24th Actual price: USD $450,312.
  3. Christies Le Bocage de P. de Ronsard, Vandomoys, dédié à P. de Paschal, du bas païs de Languedoc. on March 23rd Actual price: USD $260,138.
  4. Forum Auctions The Federalist; a Collection of Essays written in favour of the new Constitution, as agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787, on March 25th Actual price: USD $223,226.
  5. Christies Les Œuvres de P. de Ronsard Gentilhomme Vandomois, rédigées en [5] tomes… on March 23rd Actual price: USD $208,110.
  6. Christies La deffence, et illustration de la Langue Francoyse. Par I. D. B. A. [relié avec] L’Olive et quelques autres œuvres poetiques. on March 23rd Actual price: USD $193,245.
  7. Swann Galleries Early draft of the Letter from Birmingham Jail. on March 25th Actual price: USD $185,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA VG 3. on March 18th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  9. Bonhams Portrait de Jacqueline aux Cheveux Lisses, 1962 on March 23rd Actual price: USD $155,268.
  10. Bonhams Nature morte sous la Lampe, 1962 on March 23rd Actual price: USD $138,054.
  11. Christies Les Hymnes de P. de Ronsard, Vandomois : A tres illustre et reverendissime, Odet, Cardinal de Chastillon [relié avec] Hymne de Bacus par Pierre de Ronsard, avec la version latine de Iean Dorat. [relié avec] Le Second livre des Hymnes de P. de Ronsard vand on March 23rd Actual price: USD $130,812.
  12. RR Auction 1952 Topps #311 Mickey Mantle - SGC EX 5 on March 25th Actual price: USD $106,920.
  13. Koller Auctions On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. on March 24th Actual price: USD $104,743.
  14. Bonhams Kiku on March 24th Actual price: USD $97,812.
  15. Bonhams Gateway on March 24th Actual price: USD $94,062.
  16. Bonhams Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face, 1962 on March 23rd Actual price: USD $86,413.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rookie #164 PSA NM-MT 8. on March 18th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  18. Bonhams Sweet Dreams Baby!, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume III on March 24th Actual price: USD $75,312.
  19. Venator and Hanstein M. v. Aitzing, De Leone Belgico. Köln 1583. on March 19th Actual price: USD $73,160.
  20. Christies Recueil de plusieurs compositions de P. de Ronsard Gentilhome Vandomoys, non impriméz… 1573. Manuscrit de Jean de Piochet. on March 23rd Actual price: USD $71,352.
  21. Bonhams Snow, from The Weather Series on March 24th Actual price: USD $69,062.
  22. Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers Night Encounter of Two Trains on March 25th Actual price: USD $68,880.
  23. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Leaf Handwritten by Rabbi Chaim Vital on March 15th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  24. RR Auction Roger Peckinpaugh's 1924 Washington Senators World Series Championship Watch Fob on March 25th Actual price: USD $67,514.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1954 Topps Hank Aaron Rookie #128 PSA NM-MT 8. on March 18th Actual price: USD $66,000.


57 total sales reported this week:

Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints on March 26th: 85.71%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Pictures and Prints on March 26th: 75.00%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 25th: 88.48%
RR Auction. Sports - bidstart 3/11 on March 25th: 63.23%
PBA Galleries. Final Frontier II: Space Exploration & Flight - bidstart 3/15 on March 25th: 86.55%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Selected Antiques & Historic Textiles, British & European Paintings & Watercolours, Portrait Miniatu on March 25th: 68.14%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on March 24th: 58.67%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on March 24th: 78.13%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Estate of Richard P. Mellon, Ligonier, Pennsylvania on March 25th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Classic Travel Photographs - bidstart 3 11 on March 25th: 44.59%
Leland Little Auctions. March Estate Auction on March 25th: 100.00%
Il Ponte. Books on March 25th: 99.52%
Australian Book Auctions. Australiana and Travel, Maps, Ephemera, Local History (balance of a collection), Art and Private Pre on March 22nd: 90.32%
Artcurial. Multiples and Prints Online - bidstart 3/19 on March 25th: 83.49%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian and Collectible Books - bidstart 3/18 on March 25th: 56.77%
ALDE. Le Couteulx hunting library in Canteleu on March 25th: 80.60%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on March 25th: 88.24%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, and Works on Paper on March 23rd: 12.39%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of the John Wyse Jackson Library on March 24th: 100.00%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs on March 24th: 79.38%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art on March 24th: 88.04%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on March 24th: 94.01%
Chorley's. Fine Arts and Antiques: Books on March 24th: 94.05%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art on March 15th: 83.09%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Quarterly Fine & Decorative Arts Catalog on March 23rd: 95.74%
Soler Y Llach. Old Books, Maps and Manuscripts on March 23rd: 50.80%
Morton Subastas. Rare Books on March 23rd: 36.50%
Christies. The poetic library of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller on March 23rd: 80.17%
Bonhams. Picassomania on March 23rd: 61.67%
Bogota Auction. Auction: Alma Byington and Rafael Arboleda Library on March 23rd: 97.35%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books, Prints on March 23rd: 91.93%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/16 on March 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/16 on March 23rd: 100.00%
Old World Auctions. Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases, Engravings, Historical Documents & Books on March 16th: 28.88%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/14 on March 21st: 97.42%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/14 on March 22nd: 99.69%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Richard Margolis International Numismatic Library on March 6th: 95.91%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Online Auction, featuring Cleveland School Artists on March 20th: 93.15%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Decorators and Designers Special Auction on March 20th: 96.97%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - Day 2 on March 20th: 92.59%
Early American. Autographs - Colonial - Political - Americana on March 20th: 83.40%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. A 50-Year Old Railroadiana Collection on March 20th: 100.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Jewelry & Timepieces, Furniture & Design, Fine Art, Asian Art Auction on March 21st: 95.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Jewelry, Fine Art, Furniture and Decorative Art, Asian Art on March 20th: 85.37%
Venator and Hanstein. Modern and contemporary Prints · Drawings · Multiples · Modern Books on March 20th: 64.58%
Venator and Hanstein. Books, Prints, Autographs on March 19th: 72.32%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection on March 19th: 98.50%
Aguttes. Autographs and Manuscripts on March 18th: 75.00%
Ader. Judaica on March 18th: 82.20%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 19th: 82.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/5 on March 17th: 96.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/5 on March 16th: 96.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/5 on March 15th: 84.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/5 on March 14th: 80.49%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 20th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports MonthlyShowcase on March 18th: 99.23%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/7 on March 21st: 100.00%


For the week ahead 32 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 29th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Online Only: Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/19. 260 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 174 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/19. 74 lots

Tue. Mar. 30th
Christies. London - King Street. Banksy: I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t - bidstart 3/19. 47 lots
Finarte. Rome. Books, Autographs, and Prints, Part 1. 440 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/23. 672 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/23. 181 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Online - bidstart 3/22. 109 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Rare Books and Incunabula - bidstart 3/9. 191 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Travel & Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson. 218 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/19. 29 lots

Wed. Mar. 31st
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 3/17. 175 lots
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 150 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Forum Auctions @ Artsy. 69 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Classic Art and Antiques. 1084 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Ibid Old Master Prints - Ibid Books and Autographs - bidstart 3/16. 157 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States Stamps and Postal History. 252 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. Inverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters. 12 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/19. 140 lots

Thu. Apr. 1st
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography. 394 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Sale: Session 1. 38 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics & Comic Art Signature Auction. 1483 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters - bidstart 3/18. 258 lots

Fri. Apr. 2nd
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Sale: Session 2. 19 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The Americana Estate Sale. 42 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/26. 111 lots

Sat. Apr. 3rd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Rare Books and Ephemera. 258 lots

Sun. Apr. 4th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/21. 317 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hong Kong Spring World Paper Money Special Online Auction. 354 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/26. 40 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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.