Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 53 Auctions Archived, another 38 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 28 April 2023, 53 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 11 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 31 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $15,560,929.81 as 83.27% of all lots changed hands. There were 12,335 offered and 10,271 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,515.04.
Spring is in the air!
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on April 22nd: $2,429,210
Arader Galleries. April 2023 Auction on April 22nd: $2,130,031
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 25th: $1,688,799
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on April 26th: $1,181,889
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 25th: $1,159,452
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on April 22nd: $1,148,428
10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Sothebys. Ex Libris: The Wolf Family Collection Art Reference Library on April 25th: 236.75%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 28th: 164.05%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on April 28th: 144.17%
Aguttes. Letters and Manuscripts on April 27th: 114.07%
Lyon and Turnbull. Vintage Posters on April 26th: 106.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/7 on April 18th: 104.97%
Christies. The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples: Online - bidstar on April 25th: 104.24%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 27th: 104.11%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on April 26th: 102.94%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Collection of Prints and Design on April 21st: 101.70%
29 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Sothebys. Ex Libris: The Wolf Family Collection Art Reference Library on April 25th: 100.00%
Christies. The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples: Online - bidstar on April 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/19 on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Showcase Auction on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. GEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/18 on April 25th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Notre Dame Football Man Cave on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/19 on April 26th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/18 on April 25th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on April 22nd: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/9 on April 23rd: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on April 22nd: 98.66%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale: Books on Decorative Arts and Architecture on April 24th: 97.44%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on April 25th: 96.77%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 25th: 96.62%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/15 on April 22nd: 96.00%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 28th: 95.96%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on April 26th: 95.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 3/12 on April 23rd: 93.45%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on April 28th: 93.43%
Aguttes. Letters and Manuscripts on April 27th: 93.10%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on April 26th: 92.11%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on April 19th: 91.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 15th: 88.24%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 27th: 88.18%
Lyon and Turnbull. Vintage Posters on April 26th: 88.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 16th: 86.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/7 on April 18th: 81.82%
53 total sales reported this week:
Koller Auctions. Italian 16th-19th Century Books and Art - Online Only - bidstart 3/21 on April 6th: 66.98%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs - Online Only - bidstart 3/21 on April 6th: 59.52%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on April 28th: 54.17%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 28th: 95.96%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on April 28th: 93.43%
Aguttes. Letters and Manuscripts on April 27th: 93.10%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Collection of Prints and Design on April 21st: 60.00%
North American Auction Company. Fine Montana Collector Sale on April 22nd: 66.89%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on April 27th: 63.38%
Sloane Street Auctions. The Spring Fine Art and Antiques Sale. Old Masters, Modern British, as well as Private Collections o on April 27th: 67.14%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia on April 27th: 21.43%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 27th: 88.18%
The Ohio Company. Spring Auction on April 26th: 79.78%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on April 26th: 92.11%
Lyon and Turnbull. Vintage Posters on April 26th: 88.16%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Hollywood Entertainment Memorabilia Auction on April 26th: 40.65%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Notre Dame Football Man Cave on April 26th: 100.00%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on April 26th: 95.24%
Forum Auctions. Spring Selection: Modern and Contemporary Editions on April 26th: 43.11%
Fairhill Auction. April Militaria and Collectibles Auction on April 26th: 65.53%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. GEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Showcase Auction on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/19 on April 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/19 on April 26th: 99.75%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on April 25th: 96.77%
Sothebys. Ex Libris: The Wolf Family Collection Art Reference Library on April 25th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on April 25th: 77.33%
Christies. The Sale of the Century: An Important Corporate Collection of Prints and Multiples: Online - bidstar on April 25th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 25th: 73.68%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale: Books on Decorative Arts and Architecture on April 24th: 97.44%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Voyaging to Vaillant on April 24th: 69.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/18 on April 25th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/18 on April 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 25th: 96.62%
Moreshet Auctions. Part 2 Kodesh books, letters, privileged copies and much more on April 23rd: 52.06%
Moreshet Auctions. Part 1: Biography, bibliography and facsimiles, polemic, Land of Israel and Zionism, paperwork and m on April 23rd: 52.63%
PosterConnection Inc.. Poster Auction on April 22nd: 67.01%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. 2 Day Book Sale on April 21st: 71.78%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on April 19th: 91.76%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on April 22nd: 50.00%
Arader Galleries. April 2023 Auction on April 22nd: 45.00%
Rossini. Books on April 21st: 61.77%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on April 22nd: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on April 22nd: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/9 on April 23rd: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 3/12 on April 23rd: 93.45%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/15 on April 22nd: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/7 on April 18th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/7 on April 17th: 72.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 17th: 2.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 16th: 86.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/7 on April 15th: 88.24%
For the week ahead 38 sales are scheduled:
Mon. May. 1st
Sothebys. New York. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Eveni. 56 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/21. 34 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/17. 69 lots
Tue. May. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/25. 380 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/25. 107 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Photographs. 156 lots
Sothebys. New York. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day S. 132 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 108 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/21. 41 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 2: Rare and Important Manuscripts and Items of the Gross Family Collection. 74 lots
Wed. May. 3rd
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 170 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Ancient and Modern Books. 430 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/26. 279 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/26. 120 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia. 163 lots
Doyle New York. New York. American Paintings and Prints. 23 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 234 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Yellowstone Collection of 1847 Issue Covers. 127 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. CSNS US Currency Signature Auction. 1481 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Stamps and Postal History.. 60 lots
Thu. May. 4th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature - with Beats, and the Counterculture. 551 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed Books. 308 lots
Sothebys. London. The Coronation Sale. 30 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Happy and Glorious: God Save the King. 78 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/24. 186 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. History Auction at Early American. 129 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard - Online only sale. 36 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The MLJ Heroes Showcase Auction. 150 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Star Wars Franchise Movie Posters. 299 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. May Estate Auction. 45 lots
Fri. May. 5th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. LIBRARY OF GASTRONOMY, OENOLOGY AND TOBACCOOLOGY - PART TWO. 317 lots
Sat. May. 6th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/29. 200 lots
Grogan and Company. Dedham. Fine Art. 39 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction. 225 lots
Sun. May. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 4/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/23. 362 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. DAY FOUR MAY 7TH OF FOUR DAY SALE.
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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 -
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.