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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 14 May, 2021 37 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 19 in US dollars.
Turnover was $43,843,906 as 71% of all lots sold. Sixteen thousand three-hundred and four lots were posted and 11,633 changed hands.
The scale of the auction market for the printed word continues to increase.
5 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 8th: $30,169,537
Sothebys. Hubert Heilbronn Library: Mailings - Provenances - Bindings on May 11th: $2,290,284
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History - bidstart 4/27 on May 13th: $1,924,147
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Animation - bidstart 4/23 on May 12th: $1,850,551
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on April 21st: $1,067,864
14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on April 21st: 194.99%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23 on May 5th: 186.96%
Bonhams. Snow, Sex and Spectacle on May 13th: 182.90%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on May 12th: 168.60%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Numismatics: The Patricia Milne-Henderson Collection on May 13th: 162.11%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Books and Manuscripts - Live and Online on May 12th: 154.08%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 4/16 on May 12th: 120.91%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 117.01%
Sothebys. Hubert Heilbronn Library: Mailings - Provenances - Bindings on May 11th: 109.82%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 11th: 108.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/23 on May 2nd: 105.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/23 on May 3rd: 104.32%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 103.78%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 103.36%
22 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 10th: 99.60%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/25 on May 9th: 99.57%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 8th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 8th: 98.26%
Bonhams. Snow, Sex and Spectacle on May 13th: 96.84%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Books and Manuscripts - Live and Online on May 12th: 95.92%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Numismatics: The Patricia Milne-Henderson Collection on May 13th: 95.63%
Swann Galleries. Selections from the Letterform Archive on May 12th: 94.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23 on May 5th: 94.34%
Eldreds. May Antiques and Accessories on May 13th: 92.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/23 on May 2nd: 92.68%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 11th: 89.42%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Discovery Auction - Fine and Decorative Arts on May 8th: 89.29%
Sothebys. Hubert Heilbronn Library: Mailings - Provenances - Bindings on May 11th: 84.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/23 on May 3rd: 83.08%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on May 12th: 83.06%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 4/16 on May 12th: 82.61%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on April 21st: 81.14%
37 total sales reported this week:
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on May 14th: 63.32%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Sporting and Collectors Auction on May 11th: 70.20%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Press Books - Online Only on May 13th: 78.95%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Graphics and Books on April 21st: 81.14%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Autographs, Books, Travel Photography, Decorative Prints on April 13th: 57.31%
Swann Galleries. Graphic Design on May 13th: 75.00%
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History - bidstart 4/27 on May 13th: 66.49%
PBA Galleries. Fine Golf Books and Memorabilia on May 13th: 70.38%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Animation - bidstart 4/23 on May 12th: 60.84%
Morton Subastas. Multiple Prints and Photographs on May 13th: 29.59%
Eldreds. May Antiques and Accessories on May 13th: 92.73%
Bonhams. Snow, Sex and Spectacle on May 13th: 96.84%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Numismatics: The Patricia Milne-Henderson Collection on May 13th: 95.63%
Swann Galleries. Selections from the Letterform Archive on May 12th: 94.77%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Books and Manuscripts - Live and Online on May 12th: 95.92%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture, and Decorative Art - bidstart 4/16 on May 12th: 82.61%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online on May 12th: 78.95%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books on May 12th: 83.06%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Shavuot sale. Chabad, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Rare books on May 11th: 70.54%
Sothebys. Hubert Heilbronn Library: Mailings - Provenances - Bindings on May 11th: 84.95%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 11th: 89.42%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/4 on May 11th: 100.00%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3 on May 10th: 73.77%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/25 on May 9th: 99.57%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 10th: 99.60%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. VINTAGE POSTERS FROM COLLECTORS FROM POSTER COLLECTIONS 1880 UPTO CONTEMPORY on May 9th: 1.98%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Discovery Auction - Fine and Decorative Arts on May 8th: 89.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/30 on May 7th: 77.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/23 on May 5th: 94.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 4/23 on May 4th: 78.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 4/23 on May 3rd: 83.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/23 on May 2nd: 92.68%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 8th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 8th: 98.26%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/2 on May 9th: 99.09%
For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:
Mon. May. 17th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Signature Sale (Session 5: Bottles, Sports, Bargains & Dealer). 242 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 88 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 5/7. 80 lots
Tue. May. 18th
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Graphics. 5291 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium Auction. 34 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Photography - Internet Live. 146 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 5/11. 613 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/11. 194 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Killoughter House, Ashford, County Wicklow, Ireland.. 42 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Library of C.-L. and C. Pierron - online bidstart 5/7. 336 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 5/7. 37 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - prebid 5/14. 42 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 5/11. 41 lots
Wed. May. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Manuscripts. 763 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. 19th and 20th Century Photography, Cameras and Accessories. 242 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 294 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Irish Interest Book Auction. 579 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectible Books. 283 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints from an Important Chicago Collection. 156 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/7. 115 lots
Thu. May. 20th
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 131 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Images of Angling: the David Beazley Collection of Angling Prints. 107 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 5/11. 186 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Military & Aviation History, Medals & Militaria. 128 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. The Einstein Archives of Ludwik Silberstein - bidstart 5/13. 48 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Pulps and Collectibles. 588 lots
Christies. New York. Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale - bidstart. 33 lots
Sothebys. London. Photographs. 19 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Monthly Showcase. 524 lots
Fri. May. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 642 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 5/14. 64 lots
Sat. May. 22nd
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Only Auction. 120 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Important Numismatic Books Sale. 458 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Estate of Georgia and Jack Olsen: Session 2. 149 lots
Sun. May. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 5/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 5/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/9. 248 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Tobacco Family Collecion: Part II Currency Special Auction. 287 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Only Auction. 47 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/14. 27 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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.
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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
