Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 49 Auctions Archived, another 40 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 21 October 2022, 49 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 6 in euros, 10 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 30 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $13,204,788.77 as 81.43% of all lots changed hands.  There were 9,738 offered and 7,930 sold.  The average lot sold for $1,665.17.

 

For the week ahead 40 sales are scheduled.

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on October 20th: $1,920,786
Aguttes. 52 - Napoleon to Cambaceres on October 19th: $1,379,166
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on October 20th: $1,210,122
Heritage Auctions. Historic African Americana Signature Auction on October 19th: $1,069,865
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on October 20th: $1,004,738

 


11 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Aguttes. 52 - Napoleon to Cambaceres on October 19th: 250.98%
Sothebys. The Sex Pistols: The Stolper-Wilson Collection - bidstart 10/10 on October 21st: 192.18%
Heritage Auctions. The J. Doyle Dewitt Collection Part II Americana & Political Signature Auction on October 16th: 136.30%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy: Works Formerly in the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse on October 20th: 129.88%
Bruneau & Co. . Fall Comic, TCG and Toy Auction on October 15th: 128.75%
Forum Auctions. The Architectural Library of the late Derek Gibson, Part 1 on October 20th: 121.54%
Bonhams. Music Online on October 19th: 107.65%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, Old Master Drawing & Prints on October 19th: 103.38%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on October 20th: 102.56%
Chorley's. Modern Art and Design on October 18th: 101.64%
Heritage Auctions. The Louis Rose Collection Error Currency Showcase Auction on October 16th: 101.33%


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

Aguttes. 52 - Napoleon to Cambaceres on October 19th: 100.00%
Bruneau & Co. . Fall Comic, TCG and Toy Auction on October 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/11 on October 18th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Fall Sporting Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/11 on October 18th: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. The J. Doyle Dewitt Collection Part II Americana & Political Signature Auction on October 16th: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. The Louis Rose Collection Error Currency Showcase Auction on October 16th: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/9 on October 16th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Historic African Americana Signature Auction on October 19th: 97.96%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/9 on October 17th: 97.44%
Grays Auctioneers. Modern and Contemporary Art on October 19th: 96.43%
Heritage Auctions. Inktoberfest for the Ed Asner Charity Auction on October 20th: 96.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/2 on October 16th: 95.80%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy: Works Formerly in the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse on October 20th: 95.54%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on October 20th: 94.44%
Sothebys. The Sex Pistols: The Stolper-Wilson Collection - bidstart 10/10 on October 21st: 94.29%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 94.00%
Bonhams. Music Online on October 19th: 93.98%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on October 20th: 91.48%
Forum Auctions. The Architectural Library of the late Derek Gibson, Part 1 on October 20th: 87.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/30 on October 9th: 84.38%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 18th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/30 on October 10th: 82.19%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Swann Galleries Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age 32). on October 20th Actual price: USD $305,000.
  2. Bonhams Girl with Balloon, 2004 on October 20th Actual price: USD $127,386.
  3. Heritage Auctions Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed Copy of Stride Toward Freedom, Inscribed to A. Philip Randolph. on October 19th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions East Africa East African Currency Board 10 Florins = 1 Pound 1.5.1920 Pick 10 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on October 20th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  5. Potter and Potter Auctions Poetical Works of... on October 20th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  6. Bonhams Jack & Jill (Police Kids), 2005 on October 20th Actual price: USD $74,995.
  7. Forum Auctions A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark on October 20th Actual price: USD $74,025.
  8. Heritage Auctions "I Am a Man" Triptych Set of Posters. on October 19th Actual price: USD $71,875.
  9. Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers Dogon Tellem Wood Figure, Mali on October 20th Actual price: USD $67,650.
  10. Heritage Auctions Hawaii Kingdom Of Hawaii, Department of Finance 500 Dollars ND (1879) Pick 5pp1 Proprietary Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on October 20th Actual price: USD $66,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Frederick Douglass Ambrotype. on October 19th Actual price: USD $65,625.
  12. Sothebys Holidays in the Sun; Submission, handwritten lyrics, 1977 on October 21st Actual price: USD $63,504.
  13. Bonhams Donuts (Strawberry), 2009 on October 20th Actual price: USD $60,707.
  14. Heritage Auctions Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral by Phillis Wheatley. on October 19th Actual price: USD $57,500.
  15. Sothebys God Save the Queen, promotional poster, owned by Sid Vicious on October 21st Actual price: USD $55,566.
  16. Sothebys No Feelings, autograph manuscript lyrics, 1976 on October 21st Actual price: USD $55,566.
  17. Forum Auctions These Feelings Were True on October 18th Actual price: USD $54,029.
  18. Heritage Auctions [Sojourner Truth]. Narrative of Sojourner Truth; a Bondswoman of Olden Time, with a History of her Labors and Correspondence, Drawn from Her "Book of Life." on October 19th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  19. Aguttes 23 L.S. "Napol," "Nap" or "NP," and one unsigned letter (L.A.S. by Baron FAIN), July 11-August 15, 1813, to Archchancellor CAMBACÉRÈS on October 19th Actual price: USD $49,665.
  20. Forum Auctions Blackglama (Feldman & Schellmann II.351) on October 18th Actual price: USD $45,864.
  21. Heritage Auctions Serial Number 8 East Africa East African Currency Board 50 Florins = 5 Pounds 1.5.1920 Pick 12 PMG About Uncirculated 55. on October 20th Actual price: USD $45,600.
  22. Potter and Potter Auctions Opera, in Greek, parts one and two only: Organon and Natural Philosophy I. Edited by Aldus and others. on October 20th Actual price: USD $45,600.
  23. Swann Galleries Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico. on October 20th Actual price: USD $45,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages. on October 17th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  25. Potter and Potter Auctions Liber Scriptorum. on October 20th Actual price: USD $43,200.

 

 

49 total sales reported this week:

Waverly Auctions. Quinns Fall Print Auction on October 21st: 70.43%
Sothebys. The Sex Pistols: The Stolper-Wilson Collection - bidstart 10/10 on October 21st: 94.29%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on October 20th: 71.34%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy: Works Formerly in the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse on October 20th: 95.54%
RR Auction. Space Exploration - bidstart 9/23 on October 20th: 59.61%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on October 20th: 91.48%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on October 20th: 53.81%
Leland Little Auctions. Fall Sporting Auction on October 20th: 100.00%
Finarte. The Art of Movie Posters on October 20th: 41.78%
Forum Auctions. The Architectural Library of the late Derek Gibson, Part 1 on October 20th: 87.71%
Bonhams. Pop X Culture on October 20th: 60.24%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters on October 20th: 69.11%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on October 20th: 65.15%
Heritage Auctions. Inktoberfest for the Ed Asner Charity Auction on October 20th: 96.08%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on October 20th: 94.44%
Grays Auctioneers. Modern and Contemporary Art on October 19th: 96.43%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, Old Master Drawing & Prints on October 19th: 75.82%
Cotswold Auction Company. Pictures, Antiques and Interiors on October 19th: 65.71%
Chiswick Auctions. Master Prints from a Private Collection on October 19th: 77.66%
Bonhams. Music Online on October 19th: 93.98%
Aguttes. 52 - Napoleon to Cambaceres on October 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Historic African Americana Signature Auction on October 19th: 97.96%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/12 on October 19th: 99.67%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Online Only - bidstart 10/7 on October 18th: 75.00%
The Ross Art Group Inc. Original Vintage Poster Treasures on October 18th: 33.79%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on October 18th: 36.95%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/11 on October 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/11 on October 18th: 99.76%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on October 18th: 72.89%
Chorley's. Modern Art and Design on October 18th: 79.07%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 18th: 83.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/9 on October 17th: 97.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/30 on October 11th: 68.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/30 on October 10th: 82.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/30 on October 9th: 84.38%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 10/6 on October 16th: 63.38%
Cotswold Auction Company. Treasures in Boxes and Household Items on October 16th: 70.73%
Clars Auction Gallery. Clars Fall Auction on October 16th: 67.74%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 94.00%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on October 15th: 75.00%
Michaans Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 15th: 62.79%
Bruneau & Co. . Fall Comic, TCG and Toy Auction on October 15th: 100.00%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Frontiers Auction, Session 4: Native Americana, Saloon and Bottles on October 16th: 70.27%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Frontiers Auction, Session 3: Art, Wild West and Numismatics on October 15th: 59.43%
Heritage Auctions. The Louis Rose Collection Error Currency Showcase Auction on October 16th: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/2 on October 16th: 95.80%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/9 on October 16th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. The J. Doyle Dewitt Collection Part II Americana & Political Signature Auction on October 16th: 99.68%


For the week ahead 40 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 24th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/14. 57 lots

Tue. Oct. 25th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Books and Autographs. 432 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/18. 409 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/18. 146 lots
Bonhams. New York. Exploration and Travel Literature, Featuring Americana. 93 lots
Bonhams. New York. The History of Science and Technology, including Space History. 111 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Surrealism, Avant Gardes. 293 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Auction - bidstart 10/19. 82 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Robert William Burke: An American in Paris. 218 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Science and Natural History - bidstart 10/11. 21 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Americana, Autographs, Cartography, Children's & Ephemera.. 150 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 94 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/14. 35 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Modern and Contemporary Art. 34 lots

Wed. Oct. 26th
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa. 679 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 191 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 280 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/19. 214 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/19. 114 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Collection of Jill and John Fairfield. 26 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . 150 Heroic & Notorious Autographs: Dreyfus Collection, UK Royals, Women, Medical Pioneers, Composers. 150 lots
ALDE. Paris. Antiquarian Books from the 16th to 19th Centuries. 282 lots

Thu. Oct. 27th
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples. 154 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Autographs. 284 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Graphic Work and Photography. 262 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Halloween Pre-Code Horror and Crime Comics Showcase Auction. 812 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Coming Out in Comics Showcase Auction. 158 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Travel and Vintage Posters. 51 lots

Fri. Oct. 28th
Dorotheum . Vienna. Photography. 206 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. One Giant Leap for Mankind. 331 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Book Sale - Day 2. 145 lots

Sat. Oct. 29th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/22. 200 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Salon de Magie - The Collection of Ken Klosterman - Part III. 193 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. October 2022 Sale - bidstart 10/21. 61 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/21. 23 lots

Sun. Oct. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/16. 379 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. North Carolina Nationals from the Estate of Mike Coltrane Currency Showcase Auction. 259 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Bidstart 1/21. 62 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