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Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta SchusterDominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1st privately printed edition, 1901. £40,000-£60,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). Squintina Tabby, Licensed dealer in Tea. £7,000-£10,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). A pair of original illustrations from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. £8,000-£12,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta SchusterDominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). A Happy Pair, 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter, c. 1920. £3,000-£5,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Fairy Caravan, 1st (autographed limited) edition, 1929. £2,000-£3,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta SchusterDominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st edition, 1903, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £1,500-£2,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1st deluxe edition, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £3,000-£5,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st deluxe edition, 1903, rare trial binding. £2,000-£3,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta SchusterDominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st privately printed edition, December 1902. £2,000-£3,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter Signed, 26 October 1936. £2,000-£3,000.Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Signed and Inscribed ICAA Christmas Card, 1938. £1,500-£2,000. -
Gonnelli:
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Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025Gonnelli: The Arabian Nights - Alf Laylah wa-Laylah. 1862. Starting price € 25.000Gonnelli: Depero futurista. 1927. Starting price € 9.000Gonnelli: Dalì, Alchimia dei Filosofi. 1976. Starting price € 3.800Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025Gonnelli: Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes. 1480. Starting price € 4.800Gonnelli: Cassini, De cometa. 1653. Starting price € 10.000Gonnelli: Cataldi, Trattato della quadratura del cerchio etc. 1612. Starting price € 8.000Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025Gonnelli: Cavalieri, Geometria indivisibilibus. 1635. Starting price € 15.000Gonnelli: Diophantus, Arithmeticorum libri sex. 1670. Starting price € 15.000Gonnelli: Fontana, Novae coelestium observationes. 1646. Starting price € 10.000Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025Gonnelli: Galileo, Sidereus nuncius. 1610. Starting price € 100.000Gonnelli: Pico della Mirandola, Conclusiones nonagentae. 1532. Starting price € 7.000Gonnelli: Jansson's Waterworld. 1657. Starting price € 20.000 -
Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Corner-stone Document of Irish Freedom: 1916 PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC. €100,000 to €150,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Important 18th Century Gaelic Scribal Manuscript. Ceating (Dochtuir) [Keating, Dr. Geoffrey]. Forus Feasa ar Éirinn. €15,000 to €20,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Irish Provincial Printed 18th Century Herbal. K'eogh (John). Botanalogia Universalis Hibernica, or, A General Irish Herbal, Calculated for this Kingdom… €1,500 to €2,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Somerville (E.OE.) The Discontented Little Elephant. Inscribed presentation copy. €700 to €1,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Broadside: “Great News from Dublin, Giving a True Account of the Seizing of a Ship coming from Ireland, with Fifty Commissions from the late King James…” €800 to €1,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Welch (Rbt.) Photographer: Six photographic prints of the Titanic. €800 to €1,200.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Modern Irish Masterpiece. O’Brien (Flann). At Swim-Two-Birds. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Newton (Sir Isaac). Opticks : or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: [Natural History] Donovan (Edward). The Natural History of British Birds; or a Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country. €3,000 to €4,000.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Authors First Publication. Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems. €1,000 to €1,500.Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Heaney (Seamus). Remembering Malibu. €3,500 to €5,000.
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Chiswick Auctions
Bulldog Spirit: The Churchill Sale
30th September 2025Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £20,000 to £30,000.Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). A V for Victory Cartier silver pendant. £2,000 to £3,000.Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: British School, mid 20th century (After Graham Sutherland) Portrait of Sir Winston Churchill. £2,000 to £3,000.Chiswick Auctions
Bulldog Spirit: The Churchill Sale
30th September 2025Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). Signed typed letter, 1963. £1,500 to £2,000.Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). The Collected Works, 38 vol., Centenary Limited Edition. £3,000 to £4,000.Chiswick Auctions, Sep. 30: Churchill (Winston Spencer). Photographic half-length portrait, signed ("Winston Churchill, 1953"). £2,000 to £3,000.
Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week
For the week ending Friday, 12 August 2022, 29 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 2 denominated in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 20 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $4,556,927 as 83% of all lots changed hands. There were 6,471 offered while 5,346 were sold. The average lot sold for $852.40.
The fall season begins in 3 weeks.
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Bonhams. David Lloyd Collection of Modern Literature, Online - bidstart 8/1 on August 10th: 201.58%
Heritage Auctions. Bim's Military Payment Certificates Currency Showcase Auction on August 7th: 139.47%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Online Auction on August 11th: 119.58%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 9th: 114.91%
Bruun Rasmussen. The Gunnar Skoog Collection of Maps, part 2 on August 8th: 110.70%
20 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Online Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Matt Baker Showcase Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Three Floors of Antiques, Online Only on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Bim's Military Payment Certificates Currency Showcase Auction on August 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 7/24 on August 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/2 on August 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/3 on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 7/31 on August 8th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/3 on August 10th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/2 on August 9th: 99.28%
Bruun Rasmussen. The Gunnar Skoog Collection of Maps, part 2 on August 8th: 98.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/30 on August 6th: 96.50%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 7/31 on August 7th: 95.38%
Bonhams. David Lloyd Collection of Modern Literature, Online - bidstart 8/1 on August 10th: 93.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/22 on August 2nd: 89.47%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 8/3 on August 9th: 88.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 9th: 88.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/22 on July 31st: 86.67%
Morphy Auctions. Toys and General Collectibles on August 10th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/22 on August 1st: 80.70%
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29 total sales reported this week:
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel and Exploration - Cartography on August 11th: 64.64%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Online Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Graphic Work and Photography on August 11th: 40.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Matt Baker Showcase Auction on August 11th: 100.00%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 7/22 on August 10th: 73.38%
Lyon and Turnbull. Prints and Multiples on August 10th: 70.45%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Three Floors of Antiques, Online Only on August 10th: 100.00%
Bonhams. David Lloyd Collection of Modern Literature, Online - bidstart 8/1 on August 10th: 93.90%
Morphy Auctions. Toys and General Collectibles on August 10th: 83.33%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 8/3 on August 10th: 28.79%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/3 on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on August 10th: 71.60%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/3 on August 10th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/2 on August 9th: 99.28%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/2 on August 9th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - bidstart 8/3 on August 9th: 88.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 9th: 88.31%
Bruun Rasmussen. The Gunnar Skoog Collection of Maps, part 2 on August 8th: 98.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 7/24 on August 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 7/31 on August 8th: 99.90%
PBA Galleries. The Jack and Beverly Waltman Collection Part II, with Fine Art & Photography on July 28th: 58.13%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on August 4th: 79.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/22 on August 2nd: 89.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/22 on August 1st: 80.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/22 on July 31st: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books - bidstart 7/22 on July 30th: 45.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/30 on August 6th: 96.50%
Heritage Auctions. Bim's Military Payment Certificates Currency Showcase Auction on August 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 7/31 on August 7th: 95.38%
For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 15th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/5. 45 lots
Tue. Aug. 16th
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples. 224 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9. 360 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9. 116 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety, Online Only - bidstart 8/5. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/5. 30 lots
Wed. Aug. 17th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 295 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/10. 364 lots
Sothebys. London. Banksy - bidstart 8/11. 34 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books. 537 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Lots of Books, Ephemera, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and. 128 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints & Original Art, Urban Art, Film, Rock, Pop, Vinyl Records. 391 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/10. 123 lots
Thu. Aug. 18th
Swann Galleries. New York. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture and History. 444 lots
Christies. New York. DJ Kool Herc & The Birth of Hip Hop - bidstart 8/4. 95 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware - bidstart 8/11. 51 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume 2 Showcase Auction. 187 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Scenes From Isolation: A Cathy Collection Showcase Auction. 154 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The WaWa Collection Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 504 lots
Sothebys. London. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 8/12. 10 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books and Related Items. 214 lots
Sat. Aug. 20th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Vintage Posters. 735 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . August Gallery Auction. 24 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/13. 200 lots
Sun. Aug. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/14.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/7. 215 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hollywood Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction. 313 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 106 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12. 60 lots
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