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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 42 Auctions Archived, another 35 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 28 October 2022, 42 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 9 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone and 27 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $22,849,259.12 as 81.62% of all lots changed hands.  There were 10,312 offered and 8,417 sold.  The average lot sold for $2,714.66.

 

There is a sense of caution in the market place but experienced collectors know there are rarely second chances.  Take a deep breath and hoist your paddles. 

 

 

7 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 27th: $8,702,316
Bonhams. The History of Science and Technology, including Space History on October 25th: $1,780,463
Bonhams. Exploration and Travel Literature, Featuring Americana on October 25th: $1,769,799
Artcurial. Robert William Burke: An American in Paris on October 25th: $1,601,339
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on October 22nd: $1,370,243
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 26th: $1,324,428
Heritage Auctions. The Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics and Comic Art on October 21st: $1,109,982

 


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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 17th: 140.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/7 on October 18th: 139.24%
Christies. The Collection of Ann & Gordon Getty: Volume 4 | Chinese Works of Art, Books, English and European F on October 23rd: 127.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/7 on October 16th: 118.45%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Jill and John Fairfield on October 26th: 117.30%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on October 26th: 111.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 19th: 110.91%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 109.72%
ALDE. Antiquarian Books from the 16th to 19th Centuries on October 26th: 102.66%


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

Heritage Auctions. The Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics and Comic Art on October 21st: 100.00%
Christies. The Collection of Ann & Gordon Getty: Volume 4 | Chinese Works of Art, Books, English and European F on October 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Coming Out in Comics Showcase Auction on October 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/9 on October 23rd: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 99.76%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on October 23rd: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 24th: 98.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 23rd: 98.80%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 98.25%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on October 22nd: 97.92%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 97.66%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/15 on October 22nd: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on October 22nd: 96.74%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Jill and John Fairfield on October 26th: 96.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/7 on October 18th: 95.83%
Christies. Science and Natural History - bidstart 10/11 on October 25th: 95.24%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 26th: 94.24%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 25th: 92.68%
Artcurial. Robert William Burke: An American in Paris on October 25th: 91.74%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 25th: 91.49%
New England Auctions. Americana, Autographs, Cartography, Children's & Ephemera. on October 25th: 91.33%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 27th: 89.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 17th: 89.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 19th: 88.46%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 27th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/7 on October 16th: 86.89%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 27th: 85.92%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 22nd: 85.14%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on October 26th: 84.98%
Freemans. Modern and Contemporary Art on October 25th: 82.35%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams Autograph working scientific manuscript, in Latin, using logarithms in order to calculate the relative movements of the planets, on October 25th Actual price: USD $882,375.
  2. Christies Double Mickey Mouse on October 27th Actual price: USD $819,000.
  3. Bonhams Original Manuscript Map of Coastal California Signed ("Miguel de Costansó"), Carta Reducida del Occeano Asiatico ó Mar del Sur..., on October 25th Actual price: USD $693,375.
  4. Christies Moonwalk on October 27th Actual price: USD $567,000.
  5. Christies Standard Station on October 27th Actual price: USD $554,400.
  6. Artcurial Warren - 1962 on October 25th Actual price: USD $486,752.
  7. Bonhams Autograph Letter Signed ("Frederick Douglass") to "Dear Friend" ("beloved Sarah" and "Dear Sarah" in closing) on October 25th Actual price: USD $353,175.
  8. Artcurial Colonne éclairante - Circa 1934 on October 25th Actual price: USD $347,680.
  9. Bonhams Autograph Manuscript Signed ("Charles Darwin") from Descent of Man, a draft outline of the subjects covered in Chapter II titled "Comparison of the Mental Powers of Man & the Lower Animals," on October 25th Actual price: USD $239,775.
  10. Christies Portolan chart of Europe on October 23rd Actual price: USD $239,400.
  11. Christies Grace Kelly on October 27th Actual price: USD $226,800.
  12. Christies Reflections on Girl, from Reflections Series on October 27th Actual price: USD $214,200.
  13. Christies Mick Jagger : one print on October 27th Actual price: USD $214,200.
  14. Bonhams Printed Broadside Document Signed ("Th: Jefferson/ Secy of State") being the act creating the first American Copyright law, "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning...," 2 pp recto and verso, folio (320 x 180 mm), on October 25th Actual price: USD $201,975.
  15. Christies Six Bardos: Transmutation on October 27th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  16. Christies Living Room, from Interior Series on October 27th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  17. Heritage Auctions Ken Steacy [Todd McFarlane printed line] Spawn #2 Cover Original Art (Image, 1992). on October 21st Actual price: USD $168,000.
  18. Christies Corpse and Mirror on October 27th Actual price: USD $163,800.
  19. Christies Reflections on The Scream, from Reflections Series on October 27th Actual price: USD $163,800.
  20. Christies Mick Jagger : one print on October 27th Actual price: USD $163,800.
  21. Christies Reverie, from 11 Pop Artists, Volume II on October 27th Actual price: USD $163,800.
  22. Christies Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) on October 27th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  23. Christies Hollywood on October 27th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  24. Christies Nature morte sous la lampe on October 27th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  25. Christies Reflections on Crash, from Reflections Series on October 27th Actual price: USD $151,200.



42 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 27th: 85.92%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Graphic Work and Photography on October 27th: 43.13%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 27th: 88.24%
Heritage Auctions. Coming Out in Comics Showcase Auction on October 27th: 100.00%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 27th: 89.61%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Jill and John Fairfield on October 26th: 96.15%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on October 26th: 84.98%
Lion Heart Autographs. 150 Heroic & Notorious Autographs: Dreyfus Collection, UK Royals, Women, Medical Pioneers, Composers on October 26th: 66.67%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 26th: 94.24%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on October 26th: 79.64%
ALDE. Antiquarian Books from the 16th to 19th Centuries on October 26th: 50.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 25th: 92.68%
New England Auctions. Americana, Autographs, Cartography, Children's & Ephemera. on October 25th: 91.33%
Freemans. Modern and Contemporary Art on October 25th: 82.35%
Christies. Science and Natural History - bidstart 10/11 on October 25th: 95.24%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 25th: 91.49%
Bonhams. Exploration and Travel Literature, Featuring Americana on October 25th: 65.59%
Bonhams. The History of Science and Technology, including Space History on October 25th: 73.87%
Artcurial. Robert William Burke: An American in Paris on October 25th: 91.74%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 98.25%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 97.66%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 24th: 98.88%
Christies. The Collection of Ann & Gordon Getty: Volume 4 | Chinese Works of Art, Books, English and European F on October 23rd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 19th: 88.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/7 on October 18th: 95.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 17th: 89.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/7 on October 16th: 86.89%
Finarte. Original Comic Arts and Illustration on October 21st: 50.25%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on October 23rd: 99.09%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 22nd: 85.14%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual Major Fall Americana and Chinese Auction on October 22nd: 79.03%
Fairhill Auction. Fall Vintage Poster Auction on October 22nd: 65.60%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Sagen & Delås – Art & Rare Book Auctions on October 22nd: 68.52%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on October 22nd: 97.92%
Soler Y Llach. Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles - Session I on October 20th: 48.06%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/15 on October 22nd: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/9 on October 23rd: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 23rd: 98.80%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on October 22nd: 96.74%
Heritage Auctions. The Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics and Comic Art on October 21st: 100.00%

 


For the week ahead 35 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 31st
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/21. 51 lots

Tue. Nov. 1st
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples. 254 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/25. 398 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/25. 144 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. ARCHIVE: A Collection of Rare William Kentridge Books - bidstart 10/18. 29 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 57 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/21. 34 lots

Wed. Nov. 2nd
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps, and Posters. 130 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/26. 283 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/26. 125 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books. 411 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/21. 55 lots

Thu. Nov. 3rd
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Antique Books and Maps Auction. 181 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collect. 509 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Antiquarian Books with Fine Press & Fine Bindings. 442 lots
Christies. Paris. Paul Destribats: A Library of the Avant Garde, Part V. 447 lots
Doyle New York. New York. American Paintings and Prints. 18 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 487 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 234 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Doug's Dell and Gold Key Comics. 486 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. November Estate Auction. 30 lots

Fri. Nov. 4th
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. Sportsmen's Auction. 19 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising. 473 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Works on Paper. 178 lots
Sothebys. London. Books and Manuscripts from the Japan Society Library - bidstart 10/28. 68 lots

Sat. Nov. 5th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. Fine Art. 60 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Poster Auctions. 313 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/29. 200 lots
Ader. PARIS. [LIVE SALE] FROM FILM TO ICONIC: 200 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE AFP COLLECTION AND 3 NFT. 202 lots

Sun. Nov. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/23. 372 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Books & Prints: A Lifetime Collection. 142 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/28. 54 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • 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
  • ALDE
    Livres anciens
    Alchimie & Sciences occultes
    November 4, 2026
    ALDE, Nov. 4: DU BELLAY (JOACHIM). Les Œuvres françoises. Reveuës, & de nouveau augmentées de plusieurs poësies non encores auparavant imprimées. Paris, 1569. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIRANESI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA). Carceri d'invenzione. [Paris, Firmin Didot, vers 1807-1835]. €25,000 to €35,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIRANESI (GIOVANNI BATTISTA). Vedute di Roma. Rome, chez l'auteur, s.d. [vers 1760-1778]. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: RACINE (JEAN). Bérénice. Tragédie. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1671. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: MAIER (MICHAEL). Arcana arcanissima, hoc est Hieroglyphica ægyptio-græca. S.l.n.d. [Londres, Thomas Creede, 1614]. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE
    Livres anciens
    Alchimie & Sciences occultes
    November 4, 2026
    ALDE, Nov. 4: MAIER (MICHAEL). Atalanta fugiens, hoc est, emblemata nova de secretis naturæ chymica. Oppenheim, 1618. €20,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: [MANUSCRIT ALCHIMIQUE]. La Science divine. [Traité d’alchimie]. Manuscrit signé et date à Paris par Pierre de la Borde le douze décembre 1749. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: [MANUSCRIT ALCHIMIQUE]. Italie, XVIIe ou XVIIIe siècle. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: PIGNORIA (LORENZO). Mensa Isiaca, qua sacrorum apud Ægyptios ratio et simulacra subjectis tabulis æneis simul exhibentur et explicantur. Amsterdam, Andreas Frisius, 1669. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, Nov. 4: TAISNIER (JEAN). Opus mathematicum octo libros complectens. Cologne, Johann Birckmann et Werner Richwin, 1562. €1,500 to €2,000.
  • 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