Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 33 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 2 September 2022, 33 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 25 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was a svelte $35,883,380.60 as 85% of all lots changed hands.  There were 8,939 offered while 7,554 were sold.  The average lot sold for $4,750.25.  The extraordinary numbers are courtesy of Heritage’s Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction that included an exceptional example of an apparently rare, significant and tres boffo baseball card showing Mickey Mantle.  Who ever knew it was possible to get cavities and a multi-million dollar baseball card for a nickel? Such epiphanies then and now, are among the great mysteries of life.

 

We're now in September and the season begins!

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 28th: $31,334,857


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

Winter Associates. Americana on August 29th: 486.20%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on August 27th: 189.02%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on August 27th: 148.23%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Summer Americana Sale on August 27th: 127.06%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 31st: 118.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12 on August 21st: 103.93%


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

Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on August 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 29th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 98.31%
Heritage Auctions. The Michael L. Turner Collection Currency Showcase Auction on August 28th: 96.69%
New England Auctions. Science, Medicine, Technology, Travel, Etc. on August 30th: 95.48%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 28th: 94.99%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 28th: 92.00%
Morphy Auctions. General Advertising on August 25th: 91.74%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on August 20th: 91.70%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on August 27th: 90.08%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 31st: 89.89%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only on August 30th: 88.89%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 27th: 88.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12 on August 21st: 88.33%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/20 on August 27th: 88.00%
Winter Associates. Americana on August 29th: 85.37%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 8/19 on August 30th: 84.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/12 on August 22nd: 81.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/12 on August 23rd: 80.00%


33 total sales reported this week:

Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Another delightful miscellany of books on September 2nd: 71.49%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on September 1st: 75.00%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 26.85%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 8/19 on August 30th: 84.54%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 98.31%
Heritage Auctions. The Michael L. Turner Collection Currency Showcase Auction on August 28th: 96.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 28th: 92.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 29th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 28th: 94.99%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 31st: 89.89%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only on August 30th: 88.89%
New England Auctions. Science, Medicine, Technology, Travel, Etc. on August 30th: 95.48%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 30th: 79.22%
Winter Associates. Americana on August 29th: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/12 on August 23rd: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/12 on August 22nd: 81.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 8/12 on August 22nd: 29.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12 on August 21st: 88.33%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Summer Americana Sale on August 27th: 72.24%
Early American. Early American Auction on August 27th: 78.97%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 28th: 71.74%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 27th: 88.64%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 26th: 68.96%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. August Splendor on August 28th: 76.04%
Morphy Auctions. General Advertising on August 25th: 91.74%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on August 27th: 90.08%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on August 20th: 91.70%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/20 on August 27th: 88.00%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on August 27th: 100.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC Mint+ 9.5 – 1985 Rosen Find - "Finest Known Example!" on August 28th Actual price: USD $12,600,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 1979 Topps Wayne Gretzky Rookie #18 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Population Two! on August 28th Actual price: USD $1,200,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1996 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant (Refractor) Rookie #138 BGS Pristine 10. on August 28th Actual price: USD $795,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM+ 7.5 on August 28th Actual price: USD $705,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1948 Leaf Babe Ruth #3 PSA Mint 9. on August 28th Actual price: USD $540,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Circa 1910-12 Ty Cobb Original Photograph Used for 1914-15 Cracker Jack Card, PSA/DNA Type 1. on August 28th Actual price: USD $516,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions 1953 Topps Baseball PSA-Graded Complete Set (274) - Ranked #5 on PSA Set Registry! on August 28th Actual price: USD $456,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie #253 PSA NM-MT 8. on August 28th Actual price: USD $438,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Baseball PSA Graded Complete Set (407) - A Fantastic High-Grade Collection with PSA EX 5 Mantle. on August 28th Actual price: USD $420,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Polar Bear Ty Cobb (Red Portrait) PSA NM-MT 8 - Pop One, None Higher for Brand! on August 28th Actual price: USD $312,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle #101 SGC Mint 9. on August 28th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1955 Topps Baseball PSA-Graded Complete Set (206) - The #12 Ranked Set at PSA with a Rating of 8.00! on August 28th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144 SGC NM-MT 8. on August 28th Actual price: USD $234,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions 1949 Bowman Satchell Paige Rookie #224 PSA Mint 9. on August 28th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1954 Topps Baseball PSA-Graded Complete Set (250) - All Cards PSA NM-MT 8 or PSA NM-MT+ 8.5. on August 28th Actual price: USD $222,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1912 T202 Hassan Triple-Folder Advertising Display Sign with Christy Mathewson & Ty Cobb. on August 28th Actual price: USD $222,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions 2018 Panini Prizm World Cup Soccer Kylian Mbappé (Gold Prizm) #80 PSA Gem Mint 10 - #'d 3/10. on August 28th Actual price: USD $216,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1888 Old Judge Tobacco Cards Retail Advertising Sign. on August 28th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 28th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 PSA Graded Near Set (495) - Including Cobb, Tinker, Evers & Chance, #32 Ranked T206 Set at PSA! on August 28th Actual price: USD $198,000.
  21. Forum Auctions Choose Your Weapon (Purple) (Signed) on September 1st Actual price: USD $162,176.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie #305 PSA NM-MT 8. on August 28th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1996 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant (Refractor) Rookie #138 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 28th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Signed 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie #8 PSA VG 3 (MK), Auto 8. on August 28th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie #123 SGC Mint 9. on August 28th Actual price: USD $144,000.

 

For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 5th
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Incunabula, Early Prints, Chassidut, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Chab. 150 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/26. 61 lots

Tue. Sep. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30. 478 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30. 121 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/25. 163 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Online Only - bidstart 9/2. 52 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 77 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/26. 25 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 1.
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 2.

Wed. Sep. 7th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen. 470 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/31. 318 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 102 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/31. 140 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. PHOTOGRAPHY - TABACOLOGY - FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS - PAINTINGS - XXTH CENTURY. 142 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris. 27 lots

Thu. Sep. 8th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. PBA Platinum: Rare Books and Manuscripts. 107 lots
Sothebys. London. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25. 124 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Antique, Modern and Contemporary Prints, Drawings and Paintings - bidstart 9/1. 166 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 208 lots
Rossini. Paris. Guy Gaulard Library: Books, Manuscripts and Historical Documents. 350 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1467 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester. 205 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Marine and Americana. 52 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Interiors. 29 lots

Fri. Sep. 9th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Marine and Americana. 24 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary. 92 lots

Sat. Sep. 10th
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Signature Fall Auction. 20 lots
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 9/3. 200 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. September Americana Auction. 58 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors. 38 lots

Sun. Sep. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/28. 184 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Americana Auction - online only - bidstart 9/1. 28 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Books and Boards.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 107 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/2. 50 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: 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. £10,000-15,000
    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
  • 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