Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 36 Auctions Archived, another 42 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 24 February 2023, 36 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 24 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $8,831,592.30 as 87.09% of all lots changed hands. There were 7,862 offered and 6,894 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,281.05.
Beware the Ides of March!
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: $1,827,331
8 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 2/3 on February 15th: 262.38%
Heritage Auctions. The Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on February 23rd: 165.85%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on February 22nd: 159.04%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: 113.69%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 23rd: 112.77%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy, Part II: Property from the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - bidstart 2/1 on February 23rd: 111.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3 on February 14th: 107.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 13th: 107.10%
27 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Thrillingly Exciting Heroes of Nedor Comics Showcase Auction on February 23rd: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy, Part II: Property from the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - bidstart 2/1 on February 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/5 on February 19th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. The Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on February 23rd: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 20th: 98.59%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 98.02%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/11 on February 18th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 97.28%
Leland Little Auctions. President's Day Estate Sale on February 23rd: 96.97%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 2 on February 19th: 95.74%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction on February 20th: 94.51%
Aspire Auctions. Online Auction - bidstart 2/10 on February 18th: 94.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 15th: 93.10%
Doyle New York. Sporting and Travel Books on February 23rd: 93.02%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: 92.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3 on February 14th: 87.50%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on February 23rd: 87.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 11th: 86.67%
PBA Galleries. Fine Bindings and Small Press on February 23rd: 85.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 13th: 84.42%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 23rd: 83.39%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 12th: 82.76%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 21st: 81.52%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on February 23rd: 80.21%
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36 total sales reported this week:
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 23rd: 83.39%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on February 22nd: 75.00%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on February 23rd: 80.21%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy, Part II: Property from the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - bidstart 2/1 on February 23rd: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Bindings and Small Press on February 23rd: 85.61%
Leland Little Auctions. President's Day Estate Sale on February 23rd: 96.97%
Doyle New York. Sporting and Travel Books on February 23rd: 93.02%
Bonhams. Prints & Multiples | Live Online: Abstractions on February 23rd: 57.55%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on February 23rd: 87.30%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical let on February 22nd: 56.25%
Sothebys. On the Road: Photographs by Robert Frank from the Collection of Arthur Penn on February 22nd: 48.62%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on February 22nd: 57.38%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on February 22nd: 68.26%
Heritage Auctions. The Thrillingly Exciting Heroes of Nedor Comics Showcase Auction on February 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on February 23rd: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 98.02%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 100.00%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical let on February 21st: 69.29%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 21st: 81.52%
Aspire Auctions. Online Auction - bidstart 2/10 on February 18th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 20th: 98.59%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction on February 20th: 94.51%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 2 on February 19th: 95.74%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 1 on February 18th: 78.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 15th: 93.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3 on February 14th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 13th: 84.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 2/3 on February 12th: 40.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 12th: 82.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 11th: 86.67%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/11 on February 18th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/5 on February 19th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 97.28%
For the week ahead 42 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Feb. 27th
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary. 570 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Antique and Collectible Books and Ephemera Auction. 400 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17. 48 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Curiosities and Collectables. 697 lots
Tue. Feb. 28th
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Editions Online - bidstart 2/16. 100 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale - Day 1. 9 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/21. 345 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/21. 121 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Multiples Online - bidstart 2/21. 268 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. African Americana. 344 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish & Israeli History, Culture and Art. 242 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . "Shanah Tovah" Postcards and Greeting Cards from the Collection of Dr. Haim Grossman, Ceremonial Art. 75 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Winter Design Sale - Day 1. 19 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/17. 36 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 75 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Poster Treasures - Over 120 Years of Advertising.
Wed. Mar. 1st
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/22. 128 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/22. 223 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Natural History, Maps & Documents, The Robert Gillmor Collection of Bird Books & Art. 364 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/22. 214 lots
Ader. PARIS. LITERARY REVIEWS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES - ANDRÉ VASSEUR COLLECTION - FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17. 40 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books and Collectors' Timed Online Sale. 945 lots
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Spring Fine Art and Antiques Sale (1st March, 2023) || Including Old Masters and Russian Avant-G. 42 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale - Day 2. 36 lots
Thu. Mar. 2nd
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Winter Americana Auction. 217 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Autographs. 314 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. CGC Signature Series Comics Showcase Auction. 223 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tapping Into The Many Worlds of Magic: The Gathering Volume III Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 163 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Science-Fiction & Fantasy. 350 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 2/17. 41 lots
Ader. PARIS. LITERARY REVIEWS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES - ANDRÉ VASSEUR COLLECTION - FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE.
Fri. Mar. 3rd
Rossini. Paris. 19th C. Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Sculptures, and Lithographs. 120 lots
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Moder Prints - Online.
Sat. Mar. 4th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/24.
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Montana Premier March 4 Collectors Auction.
Sun. Mar. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/19. 341 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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.
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Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
November 18, 2026Sotheby’s
Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
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ALDE
Livres anciens
Alchimie & Sciences occultes
November 4, 2026ALDE, 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, 2026ALDE, 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 NovemberForum, 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 - £50,000Forum, Nov. 19: Crescenzi (Bartolomeo). Nautica mediterranea, 2 parts in 1, second edition, with rare engraved folding map, Rome, Bartolomeo Bonfadino, 1607. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Nov. 19: Aristotle. [The Works], 10 vol.,, translated by Thomas Taylor, Printed for the Translator... by Robert Wilks, 1807-12. £6,000-8,000Forum
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Thursday 19th NovemberForum, 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. £10,000-15,000Forum, Nov. 19: Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus). I Dieci Libri dell'Architettura, translated by Daniele Barbaro, Venice, Francesco Marcolini, 1556. £7,000-10,000Forum, Nov. 19: Rowling (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, hardback issue, first printing, Bloomsbury, 1997. £50,000-70,000Forum
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Thursday 19th NovemberForum, 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. £15,000-20,000Forum, 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). £35,000-45,000Forum, 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. £15,000-20,000Forum
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
Thursday 19th NovemberForum, Nov. 19: Gersdorff (Hans von). Feldtbuch der Wund-Arzney, enlarged edition, Strassburg, Hans Schotten, 1540. £20,000-30,000Forum, 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. £8,000-12,000Forum, 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 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old 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 - $6,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 716. Bible Leaf with Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Magi (1490) Est. $2,000 - $2,300

