Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 44 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 16 July, 2021, 44 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 12 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 23 in US dollars.
Turnover was $31,110,677 as 76% of all lots sold. There were 14,646 lots posted and 11,133 changed hands. The average lot sold for $2,794.
Will books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera at auction reach a billion dollars this year? We are living in a new world.
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: $14,650,944
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on July 14th: $4,873,538
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts on July 16th: $2,097,144
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on July 13th: $1,447,798
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Revolutionary War - bidstart 6/25 on July 14th: $1,073,223
10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Aguttes. 42 • THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • VARIA: MANUSCRIPTS & AUTOGRAPHED LETTERS - FINE ARTS on July 8th: 135.64%
Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on July 15th: 131.67%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/6 on July 13th: 131.23%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts on July 15th: 126.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 7th: 125.26%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn's Book Department Catalog Auction on July 8th: 114.09%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Three Day Fine Art Sale on July 13th: 113.10%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/6 on July 13th: 108.33%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Posters on July 6th: 107.37%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2 on July 16th: 103.76%
26 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 11th: 100.00%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Splendor Auction - Part One, Day 2 on July 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/6 on July 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/6 on July 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/4 on July 12th: 99.83%
Bruneau & Co. . Summer Comic, TCG & Toy on July 10th: 99.80%
Heritage Auctions. Certified DC Comics Science Fiction/Fantasy Titles Showcase Auction on July 15th: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 99.53%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/6 on July 13th: 98.57%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/4 on July 11th: 98.48%
Leland Little Auctions. July Estate Auction on July 15th: 97.62%
Aguttes. 42 • THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • VARIA: MANUSCRIPTS & AUTOGRAPHED LETTERS - FINE ARTS on July 8th: 97.10%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2 on July 16th: 96.43%
Purcell Auctioneers. Collection of Irish Interest Books on July 14th: 95.01%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on July 14th: 94.04%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 10th: 94.00%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Sporting Sale on July 10th: 93.75%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 1 on July 15th: 93.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 7th: 92.66%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts on July 15th: 91.45%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn's Book Department Catalog Auction on July 8th: 89.94%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Three Day Fine Art Sale on July 13th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 6/25 on July 5th: 86.00%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on July 15th: 83.30%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on July 9th: 83.12%
44 total sales reported this week:
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on July 10th: 44.14%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts on July 16th: 71.43%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn's Print and Poster Sale on July 15th: 79.19%
Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on July 15th: 74.16%
Leland Little Auctions. July Estate Auction on July 15th: 97.62%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2 on July 16th: 96.43%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Day 1 on July 15th: 93.33%
Guernseys. A Century of Music - Day 2 on July 15th: 38.50%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on July 15th: 83.30%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts on July 15th: 91.45%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Online bidstart 7/8 on July 15th: 33.40%
Koller Auctions. Photography, Prints and Multiples - bidstart 6/22 on July 7th: 66.28%
Heritage Auctions. Certified DC Comics Science Fiction/Fantasy Titles Showcase Auction on July 15th: 99.62%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Three Day Fine Art Sale on July 13th: 88.89%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on July 14th: 94.04%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Revolutionary War - bidstart 6/25 on July 14th: 63.73%
Purcell Auctioneers. Collection of Irish Interest Books on July 14th: 95.01%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 99.53%
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on July 14th: 79.29%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on July 14th: 71.15%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/6 on July 13th: 98.57%
Soler Y Llach. Antique Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles on July 13th: 50.23%
Morton Subastas. Antique and Contemporary Books on July 13th: 34.51%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on July 13th: 78.26%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/6 on July 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/6 on July 13th: 100.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Posters on July 6th: 77.48%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/4 on July 12th: 99.83%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Splendor Auction - Part One, Day 3 on July 11th: 79.31%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Splendor Auction - Part One, Day 2 on July 10th: 100.00%
Bruneau & Co. . Summer Comic, TCG & Toy on July 10th: 99.80%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Sporting Sale on July 10th: 93.75%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn's Book Department Catalog Auction on July 8th: 89.94%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on July 9th: 83.12%
Aguttes. 42 • THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • VARIA: MANUSCRIPTS & AUTOGRAPHED LETTERS - FINE ARTS on July 8th: 97.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2 on July 9th: 77.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 6/25 on July 7th: 92.66%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/6 on July 6th: 68.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 6/25 on July 5th: 86.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/25 on July 4th: 75.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 10th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/4 on July 11th: 98.48%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/27 on July 11th: 100.00%
Christies. The Exceptional Sale on July 8th: 100.00%
For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jul. 19th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/9. 55 lots
Tue. Jul. 20th
Sothebys. London. Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century. 151 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. European Decor and Design. 18 lots
Christies. New York. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/9. 239 lots
Sothebys. New York. Space Exploration - bidstart 7/13. 67 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/13. 668 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/13. 190 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Belongings of Tzaddikim, Manuscripts, Rabbinical lettersand Rare books, Antisemitism, Zionism and Yi. 336 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/9. 29 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/13. 46 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE SPACE CONQUEST OF THE 20TH CENTURY. 313 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety. 54 lots
Wed. Jul. 21st
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Air and Space Sale - bidstart 7/12. 74 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian & Collectors' Books. 237 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 458 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Automobilia - bidstart 7/13. 134 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Prints and Editions. 244 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 73 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Tribal Art - bidstart 7/13. 29 lots
Sothebys. London. Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes - b. 55 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books. 225 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics. 2208 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/9. 104 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/14. 300 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. American Space Shuttle. 591 lots
Thu. Jul. 22nd
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Art & Illustration - Photographs. 447 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Country Americana - bidstart 7/13. 17 lots
Christies. New York. Trespassing - bidstart 7/9. 44 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 7/15. 43 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 2480 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Sporlympics. 402 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The A.D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History Weekly Internet Rare Books and Autograph. 244 lots
Ader. PARIS. Prints Online. 108 lots
Fri. Jul. 23rd
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Paintings, Watercolours, Old Master & Modern Prints, The Oliver Hoare Collection. 179 lots
Sothebys. New York. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/16. 86 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Letters, photos from various collections (Dolgorousky, Steinlen - Desormière) & Books - bistart 7/16. 52 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/16. 76 lots
Sat. Jul. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Signature Auction. 845 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Signature Auction. 497 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Summer 2021 Auction. 149 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American Currency and Ephemera. 259 lots
Sun. Jul. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/11. 406 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/18.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/16. 38 lots
Bruce McKinney
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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 -
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.