Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 38 Auctions Archived, another 51 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 16 September 2022, 38 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 7 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos and 27 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $29,731,800.15 as 87.6% of all lots changed hands.  There were 9,788 offered while 8,574 were sold.  The average lot sold for $3,467.67.

 

The personality and style of owners is becoming a larger factor in outcomes.

 

Fifty-one sales are scheduled this week.

 

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on September 11th: $18,163,271
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 14th: $3,427,098
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1 on September 14th: $2,779,434
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/19 on September 14th: $1,390,246

 


9 auctions saw their total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots:

Bonhams. Personal Property of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 16th: 751.34%
Doyle New York. The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation: Part II on September 15th: 169.60%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 14th: 144.34%
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1 on September 14th: 141.56%
Leland Little Auctions. Signature Fall Auction on September 10th: 139.52%
De Baecque and Associes. PHOTOGRAPHY - TABACOLOGY - FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS - PAINTINGS - XXTH CENTURY on September 7th: 138.23%
ALDE. Original Editions on September 13th: 135.98%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 15th: 124.74%
Kestenbaum and Company. Auction of Fine Judaica on September 12th: 107.50%


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Personal Property of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of the New Year and in Honor of Chai (18th) Elul – Birthday o on September 14th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on September 11th: 100.00%
Finarte. Photographs - Time Auction bidstart 7/14 on September 12th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on September 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 12th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on September 11th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 99.21%
Aspire Auctions. September Auction - bidstart 8/26 on September 10th: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 98.64%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 11th: 98.37%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Online Only Baseball and Sports Memorabilia on September 14th: 98.09%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 96.19%
Leland Little Auctions. Signature Fall Auction on September 10th: 95.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 94.00%
Doyle New York. The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation: Part II on September 15th: 92.88%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - online only - bidstart 9/1 on September 11th: 92.86%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Books on September 12th: 90.00%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 29th: 88.44%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 15th: 87.59%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 13th: 87.14%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 14th: 86.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/26 on September 4th: 85.11%
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1 on September 14th: 84.69%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fall Modern + Contemporary Art + Design on September 16th: 83.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/26 on September 5th: 83.61%


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (F. & S. II.337A) on September 14th Actual price: USD $639,818.
  2. Sothebys Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (F. & S. II.336A) on September 14th Actual price: USD $610,735.
  3. Clars Auction Gallery Cowboys and Indians on September 16th Actual price: USD $552,500.
  4. Christies Dante's Divine Comedy on September 14th Actual price: USD $441,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Steve Ditko Amazing Spider-Man #18 Splash Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1964). on September 11th Actual price: USD $432,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent FN/VF 7.0 Slight (A-1) Off-white pages. on September 11th Actual price: USD $384,000.
  7. Christies The Whale, Bentley remainder issue on September 14th Actual price: USD $327,600.
  8. Christies John Marr on September 14th Actual price: USD $302,400.
  9. Christies The Whale on September 14th Actual price: USD $302,400.
  10. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. on September 11th Actual price: USD $288,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white to white pages. on September 11th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #4 Story Page 11 Original Art (DC, 1986). on September 11th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Don Heck Tales of Suspense #39 Iron Man Story Page 12 Original Art (Marvel, 1963). on September 11th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions Bill Watterson Calvin and Hobbes Hand-Colored Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 2-6-1992 (Universal Press Syndicate, 1992). on September 11th Actual price: USD $216,000.
  15. Sothebys Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) (Feldman & Schellmann II.28) on September 14th Actual price: USD $203,578.
  16. Christies Illustrations for Moby Dick on September 14th Actual price: USD $201,600.
  17. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages. on September 11th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (Mirage Studios, 1984) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on September 11th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #5 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages. on September 11th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages. on September 11th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Mike Mignola Batman #429 Cover Joker Original Art (DC, 1989). on September 11th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions All Star Comics #8 (DC, 1942) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages. on September 11th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Syd Shores Captain America #101 Splash Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1968). on September 11th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  24. Sothebys Mick Jagger (F. & S. II.140) on September 14th Actual price: USD $159,955.
  25. Heritage Auctions Jim Aparo and Mike DeCarlo Batman #429 Complete 22-Page Story "A Death in the Family! Chapter 6" Superman Original Art (DC, 1989). on September 11th Actual price: USD $156,000.

 

38 total sales reported this week:

Clars Auction Gallery. Fall Modern + Contemporary Art + Design on September 16th: 83.87%
Bonhams. Personal Property of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 16th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 15th: 87.59%
Doyle New York. The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation: Part II on September 15th: 92.88%
De Baecque and Associes. PHOTOGRAPHY - TABACOLOGY - FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS - PAINTINGS - XXTH CENTURY on September 7th: 69.01%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 29th: 88.44%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 14th: 86.23%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/19 on September 14th: 74.92%
Moreshet Auctions. books, kodesh books, manuscripts, letters, silver items, Judaika, eretz Israel on September 14th: 60.90%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of the New Year and in Honor of Chai (18th) Elul – Birthday o on September 14th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Online Only Baseball and Sports Memorabilia on September 14th: 98.09%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on September 14th: 70.71%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 100.00%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Design on September 14th: 15.63%
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1 on September 14th: 84.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/26 on September 6th: 64.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/26 on September 5th: 83.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/26 on September 4th: 85.11%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on September 13th: 34.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 98.64%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 13th: 87.14%
ALDE. Original Editions on September 13th: 66.67%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Books on September 12th: 90.00%
Kestenbaum and Company. Auction of Fine Judaica on September 12th: 78.74%
Finarte. Photographs - Time Auction bidstart 7/14 on September 12th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on September 11th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - online only - bidstart 9/1 on September 11th: 92.86%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on September 10th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Signature Fall Auction on September 10th: 95.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. September Americana Auction on September 10th: 15.52%
Aspire Auctions. September Auction - bidstart 8/26 on September 10th: 98.89%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 11th: 98.37%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 96.19%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 12th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on September 11th: 99.52%


For the week ahead 51 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 19th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/9. 54 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Annual Fall Antique and Collectible Photography Online Auction. 299 lots

Tue. Sep. 20th
Il Ponte. Milan. Books and Manuscripts. 310 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Fine Art & Antiques, Books & Pictures | Day 1. 110 lots
Ader. PARIS. Online Photography Books. 202 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/13. 531 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/13. 118 lots
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration. 94 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Comics, Cards, Action Figures and Toys. 1659 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Online Only - bidstart 9/9. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/9. 21 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 75 lots

Wed. Sep. 21st
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs. 198 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 272 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. The Art of Anastatics. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/14. 331 lots
Christies. London - King Street. ONLINE AUCTION Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions - bidstart. 62 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 122 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Autographs, Books, Documents, Manuscripts, Posters. 358 lots
Guernseys. New York, NY. Legends and Treasures. 54 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Book Auction. 141 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/14. 119 lots

Thu. Sep. 22nd
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature - with Beats, Bukowski and the Counterculture. 502 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. PSA Encapsulated Autograph Auction - bidstart 8/19. 685 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Prints, Photographs, and Multiples - online - bidstart 9/12. 138 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 304 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 9/9. 18 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. September Estate Auction. 40 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Fall Variety Auction - Day 1. 31 lots

Fri. Sep. 23rd
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 36 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain - bidstart 9/16. 132 lots
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. Hopper, Kennedy and Sage Collections. 68 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Early Fall Gallery Auction. 78 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Fall Variety Auction - Day 2. 182 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool. 2261 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games. 249 lots

Sat. Sep. 24th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Affordable Posters. 302 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/17. 200 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Zweifel Circus Collection. 443 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Discovery Auction. 40 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Beatles Memorabilia. 21 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Greek, Roman, Byzantine Coins and Antiquities; Numismatic Literature. 308 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. September Auction. 150 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Estate Art and Antiques Auction. 157 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. History Auction at Early American. 217 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books Auction - bidstart 9/16. 13 lots

Sun. Sep. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 9/11. 458 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/16. 36 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 9/16. 24 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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