Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 22 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 26 August 2022, 29 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 3 in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $3,056,209 as 89% of all lots changed hands. There were 5,690 offered while 5,084 were sold. The average lot sold for $601.14.
The fall season begins next week.
3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Skinner. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart8/15 on August 23rd: 172.28%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 24th: 154.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/5 on August 14th: 132.51%
19 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on August 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16 on August 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 22nd: 100.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Definitive Collection of Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards on August 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on August 21st: 99.68%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on August 23rd: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16 on August 23rd: 99.30%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 21st: 96.28%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 21st: 93.29%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 24th: 92.13%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on August 25th: 90.00%
Skinner. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart8/15 on August 23rd: 89.09%
Morphy Auctions. Soda Pop and Soda Fountain Advertising on August 24th: 86.55%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 86.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/5 on August 14th: 82.50%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 23rd: 80.56%
29 total sales reported this week:
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on August 25th: 90.00%
PBA Galleries. Antiquarian Books with Fine Bindings & Fine Press on August 25th: 69.44%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard on August 25th: 78.79%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. August 2022 on August 25th: 31.62%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 25th: 67.24%
Eldreds. August Antiques and Accessories on August 25th: 75.44%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on August 25th: 100.00%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 24th: 92.13%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Definitive Collection of Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards on August 24th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 23rd: 80.56%
Skinner. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart8/15 on August 23rd: 89.09%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on August 23rd: 99.51%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 23rd: 75.00%
Bonhams. Photographs on August 23rd: 67.05%
Morphy Auctions. Soda Pop and Soda Fountain Advertising on August 24th: 86.55%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.27%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16 on August 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16 on August 23rd: 99.30%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 21st: 96.28%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 22nd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/5 on August 16th: 73.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/5 on August 15th: 77.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/5 on August 14th: 82.50%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on August 21st: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 21st: 93.29%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 86.50%
Michaans Auctions. August Gallery Auction on August 20th: 79.17%
For the week ahead 22 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 29th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/19. 53 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 132 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Americana. 41 lots
Tue. Aug. 30th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 8/19. 304 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23. 473 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23. 124 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/19. 24 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 77 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Science, Medicine, Technology, Travel, Etc.. 177 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Online Only. 18 lots
Wed. Aug. 31st
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 267 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/24. 282 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/24. 134 lots
Thu. Sep. 1st
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 8/25. 555 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 12 lots
Sat. Sep. 3rd
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. September Auction - bidstart 8/26. 90 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/27. 200 lots
Sun. Sep. 4th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/21. 320 lots
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. Books - Online Auction. 205 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/26. 47 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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 -
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: Shelley (Percy Bysshe). Adonais. An Elegy on the Death of John Keats, first edition in the original blue printed wrappers, Pisa, with the types of Didot, 1821. £10,000-15,000Forum, 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

