Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 36 Auctions Archived, another 38 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 3 September 2021. Thirty-six auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 7 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 23 in US dollars and 1 in South African Rand.

 

Turnover was $5,113,263 as 87% of all lots sold.  There were 8,856 lots posted and 7,735 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $661.

 

On Monday 6 September the fall auction season for books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera begins.  This past spring the number of sales, lots and dollars posted and achieved were very strong.  The fall numbers will tell us a riveting story.

 

5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/13 on August 25th: 319.74%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/24 on August 31st: 133.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/13 on August 23rd: 116.24%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on August 28th: 112.81%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/20 on August 27th: 110.90%


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

Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/15 on August 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/24 on August 31st: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on August 29th: 100.00%
Hake's Auctions. Comics A-R on September 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/22 on August 30th: 99.90%
Hake's Auctions. Comics S-Z on September 2nd: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. Certified Modern Age Comics Showcase Auction on August 26th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 98.47%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 28th: 98.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 31st: 97.83%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/22 on August 29th: 97.13%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books on August 25th: 96.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/13 on August 25th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 95.92%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on August 28th: 93.16%
Skinner. Irresistible - Unreserved - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 90.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/13 on August 22nd: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/20 on August 27th: 86.79%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. IDRIESS, MINING, AUSTRALIAN, HISTORY, MILITARY SPORT AND MORE on September 3rd: 83.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/13 on August 24th: 83.33%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 31st: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/13 on August 23rd: 81.25%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History on September 1st: 81.17%
PBA Galleries. PBA Platinum: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Art on September 2nd: 80.28%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Forum Auctions Soup Can (Signed and inscribed with heart) on September 2nd Actual price: USD $115,111.
  2. Forum Auctions Happy Choppers (Signed) on September 2nd Actual price: USD $90,975.
  3. Forum Auctions Gold Flag Ghetto Crew AP (Signed) on September 2nd Actual price: USD $89,119.
  4. Forum Auctions No Ball Games (Grey) (Signed) on September 2nd Actual price: USD $85,405.
  5. Forum Auctions Have a Nice Day (Anarchist Book Fair) (Signed) on September 2nd Actual price: USD $76,122.
  6. Forum Auctions Napalm (Can't Beat the Feeling) (Signed) on September 2nd Actual price: USD $72,409.
  7. Thomaston Place Auction Galleries ANDY WARHOL (NY/PA, 1928-1987) Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, 1968 on August 29th Actual price: USD $70,200.
  8. Forum Auctions Morons on September 2nd Actual price: USD $66,839.
  9. Potter and Potter Auctions Moby–Dick; or, The Whale. on August 28th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  10. Forum Auctions Grannies on September 2nd Actual price: USD $55,699.
  11. Forum Auctions Napalm (inscribed with heart) on September 2nd Actual price: USD $48,273.
  12. University Archives Lincoln Slavery Letter! "the freed-men in Gen. Grant’s Department", also Mentions "U.S. Supreme Court", a Stunning ALS on August 25th Actual price: USD $46,875.
  13. Forum Auctions HMV on September 2nd Actual price: USD $37,133.
  14. Bonhams Dawn, Autumn Forest, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee on August 31st Actual price: USD $35,312.
  15. Potter and Potter Auctions The Writings of Mark Twain. on August 28th Actual price: USD $33,600.
  16. Forum Auctions Weston Super Mare on September 2nd Actual price: USD $33,419.
  17. Hake's Auctions FANTASTIC FOUR #1 NOVEMBER 1961 CGC 4.5 VG+ (FIRST FANTASTIC FOUR). on September 1st Actual price: USD $29,500.
  18. Potter and Potter Auctions [Christmas Books]. on August 28th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  19. University Archives Exceedingly Rare! President William Henry Harrison Signs His Handwritten Notation on a Letter From “an old Soldier of Mine” Who Fought Under Him in the War of 1812 on August 25th Actual price: USD $25,000.
  20. University Archives Sojourner Truth Signed CDV Quite Unique "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance" on August 25th Actual price: USD $25,000.
  21. Bonhams Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico on August 31st Actual price: USD $22,812.
  22. Potter and Potter Auctions A large photograph album of 224 albumen silver prints of picturesque North American scenery along the “Santa Fe Route” Railways. on August 28th Actual price: USD $22,800.
  23. Potter and Potter Auctions Leviathan; or, The Matter, Forme, & Power of a Common–Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civill. on August 28th Actual price: USD $21,600.
  24. PBA Galleries Brat?ia Karamazovy: roman v chetyrekh chastiakh s e?pilogom [The Brothers Karamazov - ?????? ??????????: ????? ? ??????? ?????? ? ????????] on September 2nd Actual price: USD $20,400.
  25. Potter and Potter Auctions Atlas sive Cosmographicae Meditationes de Fabrica mundi et fabricati figura. on August 28th Actual price: USD $20,400.



36 total sales reported this week:

AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Online bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 18.93%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. IDRIESS, MINING, AUSTRALIAN, HISTORY, MILITARY SPORT AND MORE on September 3rd: 83.52%
PBA Galleries. PBA Platinum: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Art on September 2nd: 80.28%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on September 2nd: 73.33%
Hake's Auctions. Comics S-Z on September 2nd: 99.84%
Hake's Auctions. Comics A-R on September 1st: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History on September 1st: 81.17%
Moreshet Auctions. Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika, Art, Israeliana and m on September 1st: 61.63%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 31st: 97.83%
Skinner. Irresistible - Unreserved - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 90.70%
Morton Subastas. Antique and Contemporary Books on August 31st: 16.80%
Bonhams. Photographs, Summer Editions on August 31st: 75.32%
Aspire Art Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Art and Books - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 55.06%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 31st: 81.82%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 95.92%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/24 on August 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 98.47%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/22 on August 29th: 97.13%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/22 on August 30th: 99.90%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on August 29th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on August 28th: 93.16%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Auction Part 2, Day 3 on August 29th: 70.21%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Auction Part 2, Day 2 on August 28th: 78.57%
University Archives. Judaica on August 26th: 74.00%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books on August 25th: 96.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/20 on August 27th: 86.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - bidstart 8/20 on August 26th: 35.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/13 on August 25th: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/13 on August 24th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/13 on August 23rd: 81.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/13 on August 22nd: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 8/13 on August 21st: 26.32%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 28th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Certified Modern Age Comics Showcase Auction on August 26th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/15 on August 29th: 100.00%


For the week ahead 38 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 6th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/28. 70 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 85 lots

Tue. Sep. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/31. 550 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/31. 161 lots
Rossini. Paris. GUY GAULARD LIBRARY: ONLINE SALES TRAVEL & ECONOMY. 95 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. 19th and 20th Century Photographs. 285 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Literature, Graphics and Ephemera - bidstart 8/13. 192 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/27. 243 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/28. 26 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 8/31. 50 lots

Wed. Sep. 8th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 628 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Books, Maps, Documents: Including an Important Collection of books by James Bonwick, Travel and Aust. 273 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 148 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. September Antiques and Accessories. 180 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 59 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Sale. 1880 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/28. 128 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. 2021 Select Auction. 15 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/1. 324 lots

Thu. Sep. 9th
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier and Emporium Auctions. 63 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Illustrated Books and Private Presses. 288 lots
Rossini. Paris. ONLINE SUMMER SALE - PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, LITHOGRAPHS, 19TH, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY. 121 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. September Antiques and Accessories. 59 lots

Fri. Sep. 10th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE BOOK AND EPHEMERA ONLINE AUCTION. 235 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/3. 89 lots

Sat. Sep. 11th
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Fall Estates Auction - Day 2. 31 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fall Magic Auction (Online Only). 190 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera. 311 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. End of Summer Western Sale. 99 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. September Estate Art and Antique Auction. 33 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. 20th Century Art, Design and Photography. 109 lots

Sun. Sep. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/29. 409 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 9/5.
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Bookworm Sale, Online Only. 229 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Online Estate Sale. 48 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/3. 41 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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