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Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair
17 and 18 Oct

Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair
17 and 18 Oct

Rare Map, Book, and Autograph Fair
17 and 18 Oct
Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1st privately printed edition, 1901. £40,000-£60,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). Squintina Tabby, Licensed dealer in Tea. £7,000-£10,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix Helen, 1866-1943). A pair of original illustrations from The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. £8,000-£12,000.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix, illustrator). A Happy Pair, 1st [and only] edition, 1890. £5,000-£8,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter, c. 1920. £3,000-£5,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Fairy Caravan, 1st (autographed limited) edition, 1929. £2,000-£3,000.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st edition, 1903, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £1,500-£2,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, 1st deluxe edition, inscribed by Beatrix Potter. £3,000-£5,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, 1st deluxe edition, 1903, rare trial binding. £2,000-£3,000.

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
2 October
Beatrix Potter:
The Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). The Tailor of Gloucester, 1st privately printed edition, December 1902. £2,000-£3,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Autograph Illustrated Letter Signed, 26 October 1936. £2,000-£3,000.

Dominic Winter, Oct. 2: Potter (Beatrix). Signed and Inscribed ICAA Christmas Card, 1938. £1,500-£2,000.
Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025

Gonnelli: The Arabian Nights - Alf Laylah wa-Laylah. 1862. Starting price € 25.000

Gonnelli: Depero futurista. 1927. Starting price € 9.000

Gonnelli: Dalì, Alchimia dei Filosofi. 1976. Starting price € 3.800

Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025

Gonnelli: Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes. 1480. Starting price € 4.800

Gonnelli: Cassini, De cometa. 1653. Starting price € 10.000

Gonnelli: Cataldi, Trattato della quadratura del cerchio etc. 1612. Starting price € 8.000

Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025

Gonnelli: Cavalieri, Geometria indivisibilibus. 1635. Starting price € 15.000

Gonnelli: Diophantus, Arithmeticorum libri sex. 1670. Starting price € 15.000

Gonnelli: Fontana, Novae coelestium observationes. 1646. Starting price € 10.000

Gonnelli:
Auction 63
Books, Autographs & Manuscripts
October 7th-9th 2025

Gonnelli: Galileo, Sidereus nuncius. 1610. Starting price € 100.000

Gonnelli: Pico della Mirandola, Conclusiones nonagentae. 1532. Starting price € 7.000

Gonnelli: Jansson's Waterworld. 1657. Starting price € 20.000

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 12 Auctions Archived, another 19 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 30 December 2022, 12 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 5 denominated in euros and 7 in US dollars.

Turnover this past week was $1,269,695.61 as 97.03% of all lots changed hands. There were 3,067 offered and 2,976 transacted. The average lot sold for $426.65.

May 2023 be all that you want.

No auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars

No auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered

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

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 12/18 on December 26th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 12/18 on December 25th: 97.23%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 25th: 95.99%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/9 on December 18th: 86.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/9 on December 20th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/9 on December 19th: 80.95%

12 total sales reported this week:

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/21 on December 28th: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 12/18 on December 26th: 99.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/9 on December 20th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/9 on December 19th: 80.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 12/9 on December 18th: 26.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/9 on December 18th: 86.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books Auction - bidstart 12/9 on December 17th: 26.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 25th: 95.99%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 12/18 on December 25th: 97.23%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.

Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC Apparent VF/NM 9.0 Slight (P) Off-white pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $52,800.
Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VG 4.0 White pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $26,400.
Heritage Auctions Journey Into Mystery #83 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $9,600.
Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC GD 2.0 Cream to off-white pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $9,600.
Heritage Auctions Jim Starlin and Alex Niño Rampaging Hulk #4 Double Splash Page 21-22 Original Art (Marvel, 1977). on December 28th Actual price: USD $9,000.
Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC Apparent FN 6.0 Moderate (A-3) Cream to off-white pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $9,000.
Heritage Auctions Pokémon 1st Edition Fossil Set Sealed Booster Box (The Pokémon Company, 1999). on December 28th Actual price: USD $8,700.
Heritage Auctions Adventure Comics #247 (DC, 1958) CGC FN 6.0 Cream to off-white pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $7,800.
Heritage Auctions Scott McDaniel Batman #601 Cover Original Art (DC, 2002). on December 28th Actual price: USD $6,600.
Heritage Auctions Mike Manley Darkhawk #18 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1992). on December 28th Actual price: USD $6,300.
Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #51 UK Edition (Marvel, 1967) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $6,300.
Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC Apparent FN 6.0 Slight (B-1) Off-white to white pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $5,520.
Heritage Auctions 1956 Topps Baseball Near Set (333/340). on December 25th Actual price: USD $5,520.
Heritage Auctions Celso "Sonny" Trinidad Son of Satan #7 Partial Story "Mirror of Judgement" Original Art Group of 11 (Marvel, 1976). on December 28th Actual price: USD $5,040.
Heritage Auctions Jackson "Butch" Guice Black Bolt #1 Variant Cover Original Art (Marvel, 2017). on December 28th Actual price: USD $4,800.
Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #14 Signature Series: Stan Lee (Marvel, 1964) CGC FN+ 6.5 White pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $4,560.
Heritage Auctions Pokémon Charizard #4 1st Edition Base Set PSA Trading Card Game EX 5.0 (The Pokémon Company, 1999) Holo Rare, Holo. on December 28th Actual price: USD $4,320.
Heritage Auctions Wizards Elfin Army Pan Production Drawing by Mike Ploog Original Art (Ralph Bakshi, 1977). on December 28th Actual price: USD $4,320.
Heritage Auctions Milton Caniff Terry and the Pirates Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-14-35 (Chicago Tribune, 1935). on December 28th Actual price: USD $4,320.
Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $4,320.
Heritage Auctions Tales to Astonish #44 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $4,213.
Heritage Auctions Dave Cockrum Superboy and The Legion of Super-Heroes #198 Story Page 14 Original Art (DC, 1973). on December 28th Actual price: USD $4,200.
Heritage Auctions Jim Lee, Al Milgrom, Don Hudson The Punisher War Journal #19 Story Page 12 Original Art (Marvel, 1990). on December 28th Actual price: USD $4,080.
Heritage Auctions Jim Lee and Scott Williams The Punisher Annual #2 Story Page 2 Original Art (Marvel, 1989). on December 28th Actual price: USD $4,080.
Heritage Auctions X-Men #4 UK Edition (Marvel, 1964) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. on December 26th Actual price: USD $4,080.

For the week ahead 19 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 2nd
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/23. 50 lots

Tue. Jan. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/27. 386 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/27. 149 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 59 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/23. 33 lots

Wed. Jan. 4th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Break: Timed Auction - bidstart 12/21. 41 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/28. 121 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/28. 280 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/23. 19 lots

Thu. Jan. 5th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - bidstart 12/23. 506 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. New Year Estate Auction. 41 lots

Sat. Jan. 7th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Items from the Collection of Dr. Howard A. Tin, Springfield, Il., and Americana from Various Collect. 7 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/31.
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Opportunity Auction. 75 lots

Sun. Jan. 8th
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 102 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 1/1.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 1/1.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/25. 349 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Collectables - bidstart 12/22. 298 lots

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$<b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2:</b> Newton (Sir Isaac). <i>Opticks : or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light.</i> €3,000 to €4,000.$

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Corner-stone Document of Irish Freedom: 1916 PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC. €100,000 to €150,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Important 18th Century Gaelic Scribal Manuscript. Ceating (Dochtuir) [Keating, Dr. Geoffrey]. Forus Feasa ar Éirinn. €15,000 to €20,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Irish Provincial Printed 18th Century Herbal. K'eogh (John). Botanalogia Universalis Hibernica, or, A General Irish Herbal, Calculated for this Kingdom… €1,500 to €2,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Somerville (E.OE.) The Discontented Little Elephant. Inscribed presentation copy. €700 to €1,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Broadside: “Great News from Dublin, Giving a True Account of the Seizing of a Ship coming from Ireland, with Fifty Commissions from the late King James…” €800 to €1,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Welch (Rbt.) Photographer: Six photographic prints of the Titanic. €800 to €1,200.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Rare Modern Irish Masterpiece. O’Brien (Flann). At Swim-Two-Birds. €3,000 to €4,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Newton (Sir Isaac). Opticks : or, A Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light. €3,000 to €4,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: [Natural History] Donovan (Edward). The Natural History of British Birds; or a Selection of the Most Rare, Beautiful and Interesting Birds which Inhabit this Country. €3,000 to €4,000.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: The Authors First Publication. Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems. €1,000 to €1,500.

Fonsie Mealy’s, Oct. 1-2: Heaney (Seamus). Remembering Malibu. €3,500 to €5,000.
Sotheby’s
By a Lady
1-15 October 2025

Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. A long and intimate autograph letter signed ("JA"), to Cassandra Austen. $300,000 to $400,000.

Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: Austen, Jane. “Lines on Maria Beckford,” autograph manuscript signed ("Jane Austen"). $100,000 to $150,000.

Sotheby’s, Oct. 1-15: [Austen, Jane]. Emma, the extraordinary Edgeworth-Butler copy. $250,000 to $350,000.