Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 33 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 14 January 2022, 33 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 18 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $6,588,925 as 77% of all lots sold. There were 8,773 lots posted and 6,713 changed hands. The average lot sold for $982. The market is on the move!
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money Signature® Auction - Orlando on January 6th: $1,859,022
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/13 on January 12th: $1,374,743
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/2 on January 10th: $1,013,683
12 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Tennants Auctioneers. Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title on January 14th: 329.79%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on January 11th: 178.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24 on January 4th: 162.91%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 147.36%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 13th: 145.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24 on January 5th: 143.62%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors, to include Affordable Modern and Contemporary Art on January 8th: 130.84%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money Signature® Auction - Orlando on January 6th: 129.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/24 on January 2nd: 121.04%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 11th: 109.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/26 on January 3rd: 106.66%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 1/5 on January 11th: 103.36%
27 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 1/5 on January 11th: 100.00%
Tennants Auctioneers. Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title on January 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/2 on January 10th: 99.91%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/5 on January 12th: 99.65%
New England Auctions. Fine Book and Ephemera Auction - bidstart 12/17 on January 11th: 99.48%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 99.19%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on January 9th: 99.09%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Petroliana - Advertising - Country Store - with Amanda Auction Gallery on January 8th: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money Signature® Auction - Orlando on January 6th: 98.93%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 98.82%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/26 on January 9th: 98.22%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/2 on January 9th: 97.53%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24 on January 4th: 97.14%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 96.34%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on January 11th: 95.71%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/1 on January 8th: 95.50%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors, to include Affordable Modern and Contemporary Art on January 8th: 94.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24 on January 5th: 92.67%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 13th: 92.64%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature with Beats & the Counterculture on January 13th: 91.27%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Native American Art and Artifacts on January 14th: 90.91%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 11th: 89.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/24 on January 2nd: 86.49%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/26 on January 3rd: 84.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/1 on January 7th: 82.22%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on January 12th: 81.02%
Koller Auctions. ibid Prints and Multiples on December 8th: 80.00%
33 total sales reported this week:
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Native American Art and Artifacts on January 14th: 90.91%
Tennants Auctioneers. Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title on January 14th: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature with Beats & the Counterculture on January 13th: 91.27%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 13th: 92.64%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money Signature® Auction - Orlando on January 6th: 98.93%
Koller Auctions. ibid Prints and Multiples on December 8th: 80.00%
Koller Auctions. ibid Photography on December 9th: 62.35%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. on January 12th: 72.90%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/13 on January 12th: 65.96%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction on January 12th: 12.38%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on January 12th: 81.02%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/5 on January 12th: 99.65%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 1/5 on January 11th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Fine Book and Ephemera Auction - bidstart 12/17 on January 11th: 99.48%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Online Only - Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography on January 11th: 3.96%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 96.34%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on January 11th: 95.71%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 11th: 89.83%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 98.82%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/4 on January 11th: 99.19%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings on January 10th: 15.80%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/2 on January 10th: 99.91%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on January 9th: 99.09%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors, to include Affordable Modern and Contemporary Art on January 8th: 94.64%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Petroliana - Advertising - Country Store - with Amanda Auction Gallery on January 8th: 98.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/1 on January 7th: 82.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24 on January 5th: 92.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24 on January 4th: 97.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/26 on January 3rd: 84.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/24 on January 2nd: 86.49%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/1 on January 8th: 95.50%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/2 on January 9th: 97.53%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/26 on January 9th: 98.22%
For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 17th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. QUALITY ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION. 73 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - Arabic Books and Manuscripts. 16 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/7. 76 lots
Tue. Jan. 18th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. The Ski Sale. 94 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 78 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/11. 609 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/11. 165 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/11. 78 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. HISTORY & REGIONS OF FRANCE : MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, ARCHIVES, PRINTS. 577 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antique and Contemporary Book Auction.. 298 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 96 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction. 94 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/7. 31 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Literature, Graphics, Illustrated.. 193 lots
Wed. Jan. 19th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 205 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/12. 342 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Cabin Fever Auction - session 1. 87 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 53 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary & Post-War Art // Prints & Multiples. 133 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/7. 137 lots
Thu. Jan. 20th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 249 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 1/13. 35 lots
Christies. New York. Important Americana. 11 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Cabin Fever Auction - session 2. 24 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Graphic Work Auction. 228 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Modern Literature - bidstart 12/7. 91 lots
Sothebys. London. Royal and Noble - bidstart 1/3. 3 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Antiquarian and Modern Books - Current Sale.
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Live Thursday Auction. 42 lots
Fri. Jan. 21st
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Modern and Contemporary Art - Modern Photgraphy. 653 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Monthly Picture Sale. 28 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/14. 110 lots
Sat. Jan. 22nd
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Important Numismatic Book Sale. 438 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/15. 200 lots
Sun. Jan. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/9. 412 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Helen Oswald North Dakota National Collection Currency Showcase Auction. 108 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Weekly Stamps and Sports Card Auction. 61 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14. 63 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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
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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

