Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 19 Auctions Archived, another 28 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 31 December 2021, 19 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+, 9 denominated in euros, and 10 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $2,713,914 as 80% of all lots sold.  There were 6,511 lots posted and 5,185 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $523.

 

May 2022 be all that you wish!

 


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 12/10 on December 22nd: 164.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on December 24th: 154.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/10 on December 21st: 121.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/10 on December 19th: 118.41%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 112.85%


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

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/22 on December 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 99.63%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 12/19 on December 27th: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 12/19 on December 26th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/12 on December 26th: 98.37%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 26th: 97.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/10 on December 22nd: 91.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/10 on December 19th: 84.78%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jewish and Iraeli History, Culture and Art on December 21st: 84.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/10 on December 20th: 82.28%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on December 24th: 81.52%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  2. Heritage Auctions Albedo #2 (Thoughts and Images, 1984) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $24,000.
  3. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen La Cosmographie universelle de Tout le Monde recueillie de chasque bon authevr et approvve, tant des Historiens, comme de ceux qui ont descrit les lieux particuliers. 2 Bde. on December 18th Actual price: USD $22,276.
  4. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Cosmographia. Beschreibung aller Lender, in welcher begriffen Aller völcker Herrschafften Stetten und namhafftiger flecken herkommen... on December 18th Actual price: USD $18,099.
  5. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC PR 0.5 Cream to off-white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $17,400.
  6. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Atlas historique, ou nouvelle introduction a l'histoire, a la chronologie & a la geographie ancienne & moderne. 7 Bde. on December 18th Actual price: USD $16,707.
  7. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white to white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $15,072.
  8. Heritage Auctions Journey Into Mystery #83 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $14,400.
  9. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen (Costumes of the Various Countries). Komplette Serie des Trachten- und Uniformwerkes in 7 Bänden. on December 18th Actual price: USD $13,227.
  10. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Der Dudelsackpfeifer. on December 18th Actual price: USD $12,530.
  11. Heritage Auctions Police Comics #1 (Quality, 1941) CGC GD+ 2.5 Cream to off-white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $11,400.
  12. Heritage Auctions Giant-Size X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1975) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $11,400.
  13. Heritage Auctions The Marvel Family #1 (Fawcett Publications, 1945) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $10,800.
  14. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Piper Verlag. Dem Verlag R. Piper & Co. zum 19. Mai 1924. on December 18th Actual price: USD $10,442.
  15. Heritage Auctions José "Pepe" Gonzalez - Vampirella Illustration Original Art (2003). on December 29th Actual price: USD $10,200.
  16. Heritage Auctions Special Marvel Edition #15 Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1973) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $10,200.
  17. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #19 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $10,200.
  18. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC GD 2.0 Off-white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $9,960.
  19. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Die Kreuzigung - kleine Platte. on December 18th Actual price: USD $9,746.
  20. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen De praestigiis daemonum, et incantationibus, ac ueneficijs, libri V. on December 18th Actual price: USD $9,050.
  21. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #12 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $8,700.
  22. Heritage Auctions Giant-Size X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1975) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $8,400.
  23. Heritage Auctions The Avengers #4 (Marvel, 1964) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $8,400.
  24. Heritage Auctions Edge of Spider-Verse #2 Variant Edition (Marvel, 2014) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on December 27th Actual price: USD $8,100.
  25. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Eh. Brief mit Unterschrift "Frederic". In französischer Sprache. on December 18th Actual price: USD $8,075.



19 total sales reported this week:

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/22 on December 29th: 100.00%
Withington Auctions, Inc.. Outstanding Country Estate Auction on December 29th: 76.92%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 99.63%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on December 18th: 53.87%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Photographs on December 21st: 16.07%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jewish and Iraeli History, Culture and Art on December 21st: 84.26%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 26th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 12/19 on December 26th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 12/19 on December 27th: 99.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/1 on December 24th: 81.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 12/17 on December 23rd: 69.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/10 on December 22nd: 91.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/10 on December 21st: 75.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/10 on December 20th: 82.28%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 12/10 on December 19th: 33.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/10 on December 19th: 84.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/12 on December 26th: 98.37%


For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 3rd
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 10TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION. 149 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/26. 72 lots

Tue. Jan. 4th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/28. 648 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/28. 165 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 12/28. 86 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 83 lots
Pot of Gold Estate Liquidations DBA AZFirearms.com. Avondale. High End Antique, Coin-op, Gun, Coin, Jewelry, Art. 25 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only - Timed Eclectic Variety. 17 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24. 35 lots

Wed. Jan. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando. 1185 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/29. 257 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Unlimited - Part 1. 110 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Unlimited - Part 2. 358 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books. 986 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24. 150 lots

Thu. Jan. 6th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Books in All Fields with Americana & Maps - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 12/24. 471 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN World Paper Money Signature® Auction - Orlando. 468 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books. 535 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The New Years Estate Auction. 28 lots

Fri. Jan. 7th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/1. 90 lots

Sat. Jan. 8th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Petroliana - Advertising - Country Store - with Amanda Auction Gallery. 94 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Antiques and Interiors, to include Affordable Modern and Contemporary Art. 56 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/1. 200 lots

Sun. Jan. 9th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/2.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/2.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/26. 394 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 1/1. 33 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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