Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 36 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended Friday 20 August 2021, 36 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 1 in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 23 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $6,718,429 as 81% of all lots sold.  There were 8,670 offers posted and 6,996 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $960.

 

The fall season kicks off early with Bonhams’ sale of The Early West on 29 August.

 

2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

RR Auction. Apple and Steve Jobs - bidstart 8/12 on August 19th: $2,093,791
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture History on August 19th: $1,378,810

11 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

RR Auction. Apple and Steve Jobs - bidstart 8/12 on August 19th: 216.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 214.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/30 on August 9th: 199.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 7/30 on August 11th: 173.90%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on August 18th: 167.53%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera on August 17th: 166.36%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture History on August 19th: 157.99%
Skinner. Americana - bidstart 8/9 on August 18th: 134.15%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 126.15%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 20th: 119.01%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 17th: 114.40%


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 16th: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 99.02%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn - Book Department Discovery Auction on August 19th: 98.73%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 15th: 97.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 96.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/1 on August 15th: 95.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 7/30 on August 11th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/30 on August 9th: 94.74%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on August 18th: 92.92%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture History on August 19th: 91.97%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 91.49%
RR Auction. Apple and Steve Jobs - bidstart 8/12 on August 19th: 91.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 14th: 91.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on July 30th: 90.76%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera on August 17th: 90.26%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 17th: 90.22%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 20th: 90.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on August 20th: 86.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/30 on August 10th: 85.00%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 19th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/30 on August 8th: 83.87%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters. Decorative Pictures. on August 18th: 82.01%
Skinner. Americana - bidstart 8/9 on August 18th: 81.97%
Purcell Auctioneers. Single Owner Library Sale of Irish & World Interest Books, Posters, Postcards and Ephemera on August 18th: 80.69%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed Apple II Manual on August 19th Actual price: USD $787,484.
  2. RR Auction Steve Jobs Typed Letter Signed on August 19th Actual price: USD $479,939.
  3. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed NeXTSTEP Software on August 19th Actual price: USD $210,235.
  4. RR Auction Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Signed Issue of Macworld #1 on August 19th Actual price: USD $201,021.
  5. Swann Galleries TOM OF FINLAND (1920-1991) "Home - Secured." on August 19th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  6. Bonhams Pool made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book on August 17th Actual price: USD $62,812.
  7. Swann Galleries HUGH STEERS (1962-1995) Gold Fringe. on August 19th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  8. Swann Galleries DIANE ARBUS (1923-1971)/NEIL SELKIRK (1947 - ) Two men dancing at a drag ball, NYC. on August 19th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  9. Swann Galleries HUGH STEERS (1962-1995) Prescription. on August 19th Actual price: USD $47,500.
  10. Swann Galleries PATRICK ANGUS (1953-1992) Seated Model. on August 19th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  11. Swann Galleries TOM OF FINLAND (1920-1991) Untitled. on August 19th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  12. Swann Galleries PAUL CADMUS (1904-1999) Male Nude (NM 155). on August 19th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  13. Potter and Potter Auctions Haunted Mansion Woman with Rose Stretching Portrait. on July 30th Actual price: USD $33,750.
  14. Tooveys Monkey Queen on August 18th Actual price: USD $32,566.
  15. Swann Galleries HUGH STEERS (1962-1995) Haircut. on August 19th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  16. Swann Galleries SILENCE=DEATH COLLECTIVE Silence=Death on August 19th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  17. Swann Galleries HARMONY HAMMOND (1944 - ) Empress. on August 19th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  18. Swann Galleries DAVID LIGARE (1945 - ) Landscape with Eros and Endymion. on August 19th Actual price: USD $25,000.
  19. Swann Galleries PETER HUJAR (1934-1987) Man on chair (Richard Weinroth). on August 19th Actual price: USD $23,750.
  20. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed Program on August 19th Actual price: USD $22,878.
  21. Swann Galleries DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled for ACT UP. on August 19th Actual price: USD $22,500.
  22. Swann Galleries WES HEMPEL (b. 1953) American Rudder. on August 19th Actual price: USD $20,000.
  23. Swann Galleries TOM OF FINLAND (1920-1991) Untitled (preparatory sketch of two men, one seated). on August 19th Actual price: USD $18,750.
  24. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white pages. on August 16th Actual price: USD $16,800.
  25. Bonhams Flowers (Hand-Colored) on August 17th Actual price: USD $16,562.



36 total sales reported this week:

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on August 20th: 86.91%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn - Book Department Discovery Auction on August 19th: 98.73%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture History on August 19th: 91.97%
RR Auction. Apple and Steve Jobs - bidstart 8/12 on August 19th: 91.43%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on August 19th: 69.05%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only on August 19th: 68.25%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 20th: 90.00%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 19th: 84.62%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters. Decorative Pictures. on August 18th: 82.01%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on August 18th: 92.92%
Skinner. Americana - bidstart 8/9 on August 18th: 81.97%
Purcell Auctioneers. Single Owner Library Sale of Irish & World Interest Books, Posters, Postcards and Ephemera on August 18th: 80.69%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 91.49%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 99.02%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera on August 17th: 90.26%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on August 17th: 68.72%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 17th: 90.22%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Norwegian Fiction Debut Books on August 16th: 77.67%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 15th: 97.06%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 16th: 99.12%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on July 30th: 90.76%
Vermot de Pas. PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE SPACE CONQUEST OF THE 20TH CENTURY on July 20th: 8.63%
Vermot de Pas. American Space Shuttle on July 21st: 1.86%
Skinner. European Decor and Design on July 20th: 77.78%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction on August 14th: 69.23%
Clars Auction Gallery. Online Only Auction on August 15th: 62.26%
Clars Auction Gallery. Online Only Auction on August 14th: 61.01%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 96.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 7/30 on August 11th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/30 on August 10th: 85.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/30 on August 9th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/30 on August 8th: 83.87%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 14th: 91.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/1 on August 15th: 95.22%


For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 23rd
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/13. 48 lots

Tue. Aug. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/17. 619 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/17. 163 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/13. 12 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/17. 41 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Summer Historical Auction 2021 - Day 1. 648 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only Variety Auction. 62 lots

Wed. Aug. 25th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Timed Auction of Boxed Books - bidstart 8/2. 155 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 259 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books. 362 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/13. 125 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana Auction. 561 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Special Sale for Yamim Noraim. 151 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Summer Historical Auction 2021 - Day 2. 468 lots

Thu. Aug. 26th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 249 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - Online bidstart 8/19. 462 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Books in All Fields, with Americana and Maps - bidstart 8/16. 419 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 8/17. 21 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Antiquarian Books, Documents and Prints. 321 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Certified Modern Age Comics Showcase Auction. 567 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Judaica. 100 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. August 2021 Auction. 167 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - bidstart 8/20. 28 lots

Fri. Aug. 27th
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Auction 2. 29 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. The Early West. The Collection of Jim and Theresa Earle. 266 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/20. 53 lots

Sat. Aug. 28th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 599 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Auction Part 2, Day 2. 14 lots

Sun. Aug. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/15. 452 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/22.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Auction Part 2, Day 3. 47 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!. 103 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/20. 43 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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, 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