Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 35 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 23 July 2021, 46 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 11 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 28 in US dollars.
Turnover was $18,283,560 as 74% of all lots sold. There were 15,901 offers posted and 11,796 changed hands. The average lot sold for $1,550.
It’s summer!
7 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on July 18th: $4,189,600
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/9 on July 20th: $2,311,625
Heritage Auctions. The Elite PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction on July 17th: $2,295,802
Sothebys. Space Exploration - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: $1,189,646
Sothebys. Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes - b on July 21st: $1,065,324
Forum Auctions. Prints and Editions on July 21st: $1,053,924
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/16 on July 23rd: $1,024,506
14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures Auction on July 14th: 206.40%
Sothebys. Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes - b on July 21st: 185.50%
Tooveys. Antiquarian & Collectors' Books on July 21st: 174.07%
Sothebys. Space Exploration - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 148.22%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 21st: 135.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/2 on July 11th: 133.21%
Christies. Trespassing - bidstart 7/9 on July 22nd: 131.41%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/9 on July 20th: 126.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2 on July 14th: 121.98%
Bonhams. Air and Space Sale - bidstart 7/12 on July 21st: 119.81%
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/16 on July 23rd: 119.22%
Skinner. Country Americana - bidstart 7/13 on July 22nd: 119.06%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Paintings, Watercolours, Old Master & Modern Prints, The Oliver Hoare Collection on July 23rd: 110.13%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 101.97%
27 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/4 on July 18th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 19th: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. The Elite PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction on July 17th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 18th: 98.45%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 17th: 98.00%
Tooveys. Antiquarian & Collectors' Books on July 21st: 97.47%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety on July 20th: 96.30%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 95.67%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. The A.D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History Weekly Internet Rare Books and Autograph on July 22nd: 95.49%
Christies. Trespassing - bidstart 7/9 on July 22nd: 95.45%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures Auction on July 14th: 95.35%
Skinner. Country Americana - bidstart 7/13 on July 22nd: 94.12%
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/16 on July 23rd: 93.02%
Sothebys. Space Exploration - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 92.54%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on July 18th: 92.50%
Skinner. Tribal Art - bidstart 7/13 on July 21st: 89.66%
Bonhams. Air and Space Sale - bidstart 7/12 on July 21st: 89.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/2 on July 11th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2 on July 14th: 87.90%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 21st: 87.77%
Sothebys. Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes - b on July 21st: 85.45%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/9 on July 20th: 85.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/2 on July 12th: 82.35%
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46 total sales reported this week:
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings on July 15th: 5.04%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on July 10th: 51.12%
Zisska and Lacher. Books and Graphics on July 23rd: 41.30%
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/16 on July 23rd: 93.02%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Letters, photos from various collections (Dolgorousky, Steinlen - Desormière) & Books - bistart 7/16 on July 23rd: 48.08%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Paintings, Watercolours, Old Master & Modern Prints, The Oliver Hoare Collection on July 23rd: 75.98%
Heritage Auctions. The A.D. Andrews Collection of Southern and Natural History Weekly Internet Rare Books and Autograph on July 22nd: 95.49%
Skinner. Country Americana - bidstart 7/13 on July 22nd: 94.12%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 7/15 on July 22nd: 69.77%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art & Illustration - Photographs on July 22nd: 69.13%
Christies. Trespassing - bidstart 7/9 on July 22nd: 95.45%
Ader. Prints Online on July 22nd: 45.37%
Aguttes. Automobilia - bidstart 7/13 on July 21st: 42.54%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on July 22nd: 52.05%
Trafford Books. Books on July 21st: 68.89%
Tooveys. Antiquarian & Collectors' Books on July 21st: 97.47%
Sothebys. Your Own Sylvia: Sylvia Plath’s letters to Ted Hughes and other items, property of Frieda Hughes - b on July 21st: 85.45%
Skinner. Tribal Art - bidstart 7/13 on July 21st: 89.66%
Forum Auctions. Prints and Editions on July 21st: 54.10%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 21st: 87.77%
Bonhams. Air and Space Sale - bidstart 7/12 on July 21st: 89.19%
Clars Auction Gallery. Jewelry, Furniture, Fine Art, Asian Art Auction on July 18th: 61.04%
Clars Auction Gallery. Online Only Auction on July 17th: 71.09%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/14 on July 21st: 95.67%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Belongings of Tzaddikim, Manuscripts, Rabbinical lettersand Rare books, Antisemitism, Zionism and Yi on July 20th: 74.11%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety on July 20th: 96.30%
Sothebys. Space Exploration - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 92.54%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century on July 20th: 68.87%
Christies. Contemporary Editions - bidstart 7/9 on July 20th: 85.36%
Heritage Auctions. Video Games and Trading Card Games Weekly Online Auction - bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/13 on July 20th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/4 on July 18th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 19th: 99.64%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on July 18th: 100.00%
Donald Heald Auctions. Americana Rare Books, Maps, Prints and Photos on July 17th: 47.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 78.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/2 on July 14th: 87.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/2 on July 13th: 63.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/2 on July 12th: 82.35%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/2 on July 11th: 88.89%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 17th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/11 on July 18th: 98.45%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on July 18th: 92.50%
Heritage Auctions. The Elite PSA Set Registry Catalog Auction on July 17th: 99.52%
Jacksons Auction. Summer World Treasures Auction on July 14th: 95.35%
For the week ahead 35 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jul. 26th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books Auction: Arabic Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/16. 24 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 7/16. 64 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika, Art, Israeliana and m. 244 lots
Tue. Jul. 27th
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Decorative Arts of the World. 30 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Premium Hybrid-Live Auction. 122 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/20. 635 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/20. 153 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. EARLY PRINTING, AMERICANA, SCIENCE, PRINTS & EPHEMERA - bidstart 6/12. 175 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - bidstart 7/21. 27 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 7/16. 17 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 7/20. 34 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. X PLP African Photography. 127 lots
Wed. Jul. 28th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Summer Sale - session 1. 30 lots
Sothebys. New York. Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve - bidstart 7/21. 71 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Ephemera. 210 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Day 2: Fine Jewelry with a Collection of Fine Modern & Contemporary Art. 97 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/16. 112 lots
Thu. Jul. 29th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 294 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Rago / Wright x Artsy: Post-War and Contemporary - bidstart 7/15. 16 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Summer Sale - session 2. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Bidstart 7/23. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books - bidstart 7/23. 22 lots
Fri. Jul. 30th
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Prints, and Historic Photographs. 1743 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 595 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Literature, history, science, exploration, art and Australiana. 752 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Summer Sale - session 3. 10 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 7/23. 66 lots
Sat. Jul. 31st
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Railroadiana - Travel Advertising and Ephemera. 189 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Western Americana Auction. 125 lots
Sun. Aug. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/18. 390 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 7/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 7/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Colonial Valley Collection Part III Currency Showcase Auction. 489 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/23. 35 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. -
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
November 18, 2026 -
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