Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 9 September 2022, 32 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 17 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $7,488,009.40 as 85% of all lots changed hands.  There were 6,131 offered while 5,232 were sold.  The average lot sold for $1,431.19.

 

The season arrives! 

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 8th: $1,199,057



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

Artcurial. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris on September 8th: 709.52%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester on September 8th: 204.73%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen on September 7th: 172.66%
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25 on September 8th: 117.25%
Duke's. Interiors on September 8th: 105.77%


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 100.00%
Artcurial. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris on September 8th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester on September 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/28 on September 5th: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 4th: 95.68%
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25 on September 8th: 95.16%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on September 4th: 93.13%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Incunabula, Early Prints, Chassidut, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Chab on September 5th: 92.00%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen on September 7th: 90.21%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 88.50%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 1 on September 6th: 87.94%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 8th: 86.54%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/25 on September 6th: 84.66%
Eldreds. Marine and Americana on September 8th: 84.62%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 84.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/19 on August 29th: 83.02%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Complete Set of All Four Parts of Shulchan Aruch on September 6th Actual price: USD $325,000.
  2. Rago Arts and Auctions Flowers on September 8th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  3. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Complete Set of Tur with Beit Yosef on September 6th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  4. Sothebys Dr. No (1962) Poster, British on September 8th Actual price: USD $87,455.
  5. Rago Arts and Auctions Untitled (Ocean) on September 8th Actual price: USD $83,750.
  6. Rago Arts and Auctions Untitled 4 (from The Fertility Suite) on September 8th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  7. Dominic Winter Book Auctions William. Comedies, Histories and Tragedies on September 7th Actual price: USD $71,692.
  8. Dominic Winter Book Auctions Il Disegno del discoperto della nova... on September 7th Actual price: USD $68,935.
  9. PBA Galleries The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New: Newly Translated out of the Originall Tongues: and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised, by His Maiesties speciall comandement. Appointed to be read in Churches on September 8th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  10. Rago Arts and Auctions Blue with Red on September 8th Actual price: USD $48,750.
  11. Heritage Auctions José Luis García-Lopez Detective Comics #487 Cover Original Art (DC, 1979-1980). on September 7th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  12. Heritage Auctions Luke McDonnell, Ian Akin, and Brian Garvey Iron Man #191 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1985). on September 7th Actual price: USD $40,800.
  13. Sothebys Thunderball (1965), advance poster, British on September 8th Actual price: USD $37,897.
  14. Sothebys Casino Royale, 1953, first edition on September 8th Actual price: USD $37,897.
  15. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Meshal HaKadmoni on September 6th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  16. Kedem Auctions Ltd. The Canon of Medicine by Ibn Sina on September 6th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  17. Rago Arts and Auctions Love on September 8th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  18. Sothebys Diamonds are Forever, 1956, first edition, presentation copy inscribed by the author to John Hayward on September 8th Actual price: USD $34,982.
  19. Winner's Auctions Ltd Arba Turim. Soncino, 1490. Incunabula. Especially Rare Set. on September 5th Actual price: USD $34,720.
  20. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Neviim Rishonim with Abarbanel on September 6th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  21. Rago Arts and Auctions Yellow Flags 3 on September 8th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  22. Sothebys Superman (1941), stock poster, US on September 6th Actual price: USD $31,848.
  23. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Mikraot Gedolot on September 6th Actual price: USD $31,250.
  24. Rago Arts and Auctions Untitled (from the Three Lithographs suite) on September 8th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  25. Rago Arts and Auctions Jasper's Dilemma (four works) on September 8th Actual price: USD $28,160.




32 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25 on September 8th: 95.16%
Rossini. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary on September 9th: 67.39%
Rossini. Guy Gaulard Library: Books, Manuscripts and Historical Documents on September 8th: 16.86%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 8th: 86.54%
PBA Galleries. PBA Platinum: Rare Books and Manuscripts on September 8th: 65.42%
Eldreds. Marine and Americana on September 9th: 70.83%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Antique, Modern and Contemporary Prints, Drawings and Paintings - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 64.46%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester on September 8th: 100.00%
Eldreds. Marine and Americana on September 8th: 84.62%
Duke's. Interiors on September 8th: 65.52%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on September 8th: 72.55%
Artcurial. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris on September 8th: 100.00%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/4 on July 14th: 76.35%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen on September 7th: 90.21%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only - bidstart 9/2 on September 6th: 73.08%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/25 on September 6th: 84.66%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 2 on September 6th: 75.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 1 on September 6th: 87.94%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 84.29%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 99.58%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 6th: 79.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/19 on August 30th: 79.17%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/19 on August 29th: 83.02%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Incunabula, Early Prints, Chassidut, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Chab on September 5th: 92.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/19 on August 28th: 75.56%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Books - Online Auction on September 4th: 60.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on September 4th: 93.13%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 4th: 95.68%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/28 on September 5th: 98.94%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 88.50%


For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 12th
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sales - Books. 700 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs - Time Auction bidstart 7/14. 240 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Auction of Fine Judaica. 207 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/2. 48 lots

Tue. Sep. 13th
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions. 354 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6. 515 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6. 132 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books. 400 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/2. 19 lots

Wed. Sep. 14th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 8/31. 770 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8. 138 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/7. 358 lots
Christies. New York. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1. 98 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/19. 937 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. books, kodesh books, manuscripts, letters, silver items, Judaika, eretz Israel. 266 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 198 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Online Only Baseball and Sports Memorabilia. 314 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Furniture and Design. 32 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of the New Year and in Honor of Chai (18th) Elul – Birthday o. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/22. 21 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/7. 127 lots

Thu. Sep. 15th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 266 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART I). 242 lots
Doyle New York. New York. The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation: Part II. 323 lots

Fri. Sep. 16th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fall Modern + Contemporary Art + Design. 31 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART 2). 235 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Personal Property of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 22 lots

Sat. Sep. 17th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/10. 200 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Online Only - Fall Magic Auction. 82 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . September Gallery Auction. 59 lots

Sun. Sep. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 9/4. 415 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Anniversary Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/9. 53 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