Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 39 Auctions Archived, another 32 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 2 April 2021, 39 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 15 in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 18 is US dollars.
Turnover was $24,301,067 as 82% of all lots sold. Eleven thousand three-hundred-twenty-seven lots were posted and 9,277 changed hands.
For the week ahead 32 new sales are posted. Bon chance!
7 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Christies. Banksy: I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t - bidstart 3/19 on March 30th: $6,171,247
Christies. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: $4,351,862
Arader Galleries. Spring Sale on March 27th: $2,880,580
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on March 28th: $2,113,010
Arenberg Auctions. Books on March 27th: $1,435,063
Robert Siegel Galleries. Inverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters on March 31st: $1,042,135
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 31st: $1,030,327
18 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on March 26th: 171.66%
Doyle New York. Travel & Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on March 30th: 165.74%
De Baecque and Associes. AUTOGRAPHS AND MANUSCRIPTS - NUMISMATICS - PHILATELY - BOOKS on March 26th: 165.07%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 24th: 160.56%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 31st: 145.84%
Arenberg Auctions. Books on March 27th: 144.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 22nd: 126.06%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Photographs on March 25th: 123.79%
Christies. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: 119.60%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Inverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters on March 31st: 118.58%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 115.65%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 115.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 114.57%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Stamps and Postal History on March 31st: 113.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/12 on March 23rd: 113.49%
Lark Mason Associates. Rare Books and Incunabula - bidstart 3/9 on March 30th: 112.79%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 30th: 108.43%
Eldreds. Spring Sale: Session 1 on April 1st: 107.00%
23 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leland Little Auctions. The Americana Estate Sale on April 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 100.00%
Eldreds. Spring Sale: Session 1 on April 1st: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Inverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters on March 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/21 on March 29th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/14 on March 28th: 99.67%
Bruneau & Co. . Spring Comic, TCG & Toy Auction on March 27th: 99.50%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Stamps and Postal History on March 31st: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on March 28th: 96.64%
Doyle New York. Travel & Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on March 30th: 95.87%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 27th: 95.00%
Christies. Banksy: I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t - bidstart 3/19 on March 30th: 93.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 24th: 93.57%
Christies. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: 92.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 30th: 91.38%
Lark Mason Associates. Rare Books and Incunabula - bidstart 3/9 on March 30th: 90.69%
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on March 26th: 88.91%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 3/18 on April 1st: 88.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 22nd: 86.90%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 31st: 86.00%
Eldreds. Spring Sale: Session 2 on April 2nd: 84.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/12 on March 23rd: 82.86%
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39 total sales reported this week:
Leland Little Auctions. The Americana Estate Sale on April 2nd: 100.00%
Eldreds. Spring Sale: Session 2 on April 2nd: 84.21%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints, Part 1 on March 31st: 64.09%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on March 28th: 96.64%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/14 on March 28th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/21 on March 29th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 100.00%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Rare Books, Classic Art and Antiques on March 31st: 45.48%
Christies. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: 92.00%
Christies. Banksy: I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t - bidstart 3/19 on March 30th: 93.62%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 3/18 on April 1st: 88.37%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on April 1st: 71.32%
Eldreds. Spring Sale: Session 1 on April 1st: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Inverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters on March 31st: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Stamps and Postal History on March 31st: 98.81%
Forum Auctions. Forum Auctions @ Artsy on March 31st: 39.13%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 31st: 86.00%
Lark Mason Associates. Rare Books and Incunabula - bidstart 3/9 on March 30th: 90.69%
Doyle New York. Travel & Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on March 30th: 95.87%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Online - bidstart 3/22 on March 30th: 65.14%
Aguttes. Online Only: Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/19 on March 29th: 59.23%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 30th: 91.38%
Arenberg Auctions. Books on March 27th: 76.17%
Second Story Books. 20th Century Art and Art Books on March 27th: 20.63%
Bruneau & Co. . Spring Comic, TCG & Toy Auction on March 27th: 99.50%
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on March 26th: 88.91%
De Baecque and Associes. AUTOGRAPHS AND MANUSCRIPTS - NUMISMATICS - PHILATELY - BOOKS on March 26th: 77.22%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Photographs on March 25th: 63.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 77.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 42.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/19 on March 25th: 55.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 24th: 93.57%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/12 on March 23rd: 82.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 22nd: 86.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 40.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 77.50%
Arader Galleries. Spring Sale on March 27th: 60.34%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 27th: 95.00%
For the week ahead 32 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Apr. 5th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/26. 100 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 120 lots
Tue. Apr. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/30. 391 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/30. 202 lots
Christies. New York. Photographs. 140 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/26. 32 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Prints, Drawings, and Paintings. 45 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety. 48 lots
Wed. Apr. 7th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. English & Continental Books & Manuscripts, Fine Bindings, Maps & Colour Plate Books. 490 lots
ALDE. Paris. Old books from the 16th to the 19th century. 357 lots
Sothebys. New York. Photographs - bidstart 3/29. 166 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . POSTER SALE - Day 1. 925 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/26. 155 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Spring Auction - Online only. 29 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary and Post-War Art | Prints and Multiples. 90 lots
Thu. Apr. 8th
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed Books. 268 lots
Christies. New York. Ansel Adams and the American West - bidstart 3/25. 47 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Autographs and Books. 251 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . POSTER SALE - Day 2. 1008 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of the Disney Theme Park/Disney Storybook Art Collection Signature Auction. 748 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Spring Auction - Online only. 69 lots
Fri. Apr. 9th
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier and Emporium Auctions. 144 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . POSTER SALE - Day 3. 828 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 197 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/2. 111 lots
Sat. Apr. 10th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Early Wester and Americana Sale. 65 lots
Sun. Apr. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/6.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/2. 40 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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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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
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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

