Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 30 Auctions Archived, another 28 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 27 August 2021, 30 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub's Transactions+ Database, 1 in Colombian pesos, 1 in Danish krone, 6 in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 20 in US dollars.
Turnover was $31,335,001 as 85% of all lots sold. There were 8,363 offers posted and 7,085 changed hands. The average lot brought $4,423.
Two sales dominated the week; Heritage’s Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction and, Bonhams’ The Early West: The Collection of Jim and Theresa Earle. The Platinum Sale brought $15,938,702 and Bonhams’ Early West $12,387,053. The gun that killed Billy the Kid brought $6,030,312.
2 sales saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 22nd: $15,938,702
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 8/17 on August 26th: 335.39%
Bogota Auction. Antiquarian Books, Documents and Prints on August 26th: 217.37%
Bonhams. The Early West. The Collection of Jim and Theresa Earle on August 27th: 185.20%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 on August 18th: 181.30%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Advertising and Americana on August 21st: 130.41%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 24th: 114.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/6 on August 17th: 108.19%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Summer Historical Auction 2021 - Day 2 on August 25th: 105.86%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 26th: 103.73%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/17 on August 24th: 102.20%
24 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/17 on August 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/15 on August 23rd: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 22nd: 99.49%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.35%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Timed Auction of Boxed Books - bidstart 8/2 on August 25th: 98.71%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/15 on August 22nd: 98.10%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields, with Americana and Maps - bidstart 8/16 on August 26th: 97.61%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 97.56%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 22nd: 94.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 21st: 94.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Advertising and Americana on August 21st: 93.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 on August 18th: 92.14%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only Variety Auction on August 24th: 91.94%
Bogota Auction. Antiquarian Books, Documents and Prints on August 26th: 91.90%
Bonhams. The Early West. The Collection of Jim and Theresa Earle on August 27th: 91.35%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 24th: 86.42%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 8/17 on August 26th: 85.71%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 26th: 83.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/6 on August 16th: 83.72%
Early American. A Revolutionary Numismatic Auction on August 21st: 82.69%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Summer Historical Auction 2021 - Day 2 on August 25th: 81.62%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Special Sale for Yamim Noraim on August 25th: 81.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/6 on August 17th: 80.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/6 on August 15th: 80.00%
30 total sales reported this week:
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Auction 2 on August 27th: 68.97%
Bonhams. The Early West. The Collection of Jim and Theresa Earle on August 27th: 91.35%
Skinner. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 8/17 on August 26th: 85.71%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields, with Americana and Maps - bidstart 8/16 on August 26th: 97.61%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. August 2021 Auction on August 26th: 14.37%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 26th: 83.94%
Bogota Auction. Antiquarian Books, Documents and Prints on August 26th: 91.90%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Online bidstart 8/19 on August 26th: 30.30%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction on August 25th: 8.88%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Special Sale for Yamim Noraim on August 25th: 81.46%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Timed Auction of Boxed Books - bidstart 8/2 on August 25th: 98.71%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Summer Historical Auction 2021 - Day 2 on August 25th: 81.62%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only Variety Auction on August 24th: 91.94%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Summer Historical Auction 2021 - Day 1 on August 24th: 79.17%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 24th: 86.42%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/17 on August 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 97.56%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Advertising and Americana on August 21st: 93.33%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 22nd: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 22nd: 99.49%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/15 on August 23rd: 99.52%
Early American. A Revolutionary Numismatic Auction on August 21st: 82.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 75.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 on August 18th: 92.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/6 on August 17th: 80.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/6 on August 16th: 83.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/6 on August 15th: 80.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 21st: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/15 on August 22nd: 98.10%
For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 30th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/20. 50 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 110 lots
Tue. Aug. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/24. 458 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/24. 166 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs, Summer Editions. 158 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Irresistible - Unreserved - bidstart 8/24. 43 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Cape Town,. Modern and Contemporary Art and Books - bidstart 8/24. 158 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antique and Contemporary Books. 250 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/20. 19 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/24. 49 lots
Wed. Sep. 1st
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Rare Books - Online bidstart 8/27. 412 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Comics A-R. 707 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. 154 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/20. 127 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/25. 299 lots
Thu. Sep. 2nd
Hake's Auctions. York. Comics S-Z. 612 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 8/20. 18 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. PBA Platinum: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Art. 71 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 15 lots
Fri. Sep. 3rd
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/28. 69 lots
Sat. Sep. 4th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints - bidstart 8/27. 94 lots
Bonhams. London. The Beaulieu Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia. 80 lots
Sun. Sep. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/22. 436 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/29.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/29.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/28. 62 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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 -
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
November 18, 2026

