Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 5 May 2023, 41 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 10 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $22,698,722.26 as 89.96% of all lots changed hands. There were 8,121 offered and 7,306 transacted. The average lot sold for a robust $3,106.86.
6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Eveni on May 1st: $7,106,920
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day S on May 2nd: $3,513,074
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on April 30th: $1,943,247
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 2: Rare and Important Manuscripts and Items of the Gross Family Collection on May 2nd: $1,544,500
Swann Galleries. Early Printed Books on May 4th: $1,320,469
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on May 3rd: $1,026,328
11 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 4/14 on April 26th: 255.46%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on May 3rd: 167.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/14 on April 25th: 155.18%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Yellowstone Collection of 1847 Issue Covers on May 3rd: 141.06%
Swann Galleries. Early Printed Books on May 4th: 137.72%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day S on May 2nd: 116.75%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Eveni on May 1st: 116.28%
Doyle New York. American Paintings and Prints on May 3rd: 114.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/14 on April 24th: 112.19%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/25 on May 2nd: 104.42%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on May 3rd: 102.47%
26 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Addison and Sarova. Online Only Bookworm Auction on April 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The MLJ Heroes Showcase Auction on May 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/25 on May 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/26 on May 3rd: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Yellowstone Collection of 1847 Issue Covers on May 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/23 on May 1st: 99.83%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/26 on May 3rd: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/25 on May 2nd: 99.21%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on April 30th: 98.10%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on April 29th: 96.15%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on April 30th: 94.92%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Eveni on May 1st: 94.64%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on May 2nd: 94.44%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day S on May 2nd: 93.94%
Ripley Auctions. Spring Great Estates Art and Antiques Auction on April 30th: 93.62%
Swann Galleries. Early Printed Books on May 4th: 92.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/14 on April 26th: 92.86%
Doyle New York. American Paintings and Prints on May 3rd: 91.30%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on May 3rd: 90.59%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 2: Rare and Important Manuscripts and Items of the Gross Family Collection on May 2nd: 90.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/14 on April 25th: 88.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/22 on April 29th: 88.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/14 on April 24th: 87.18%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums and Originals on April 1st: 83.90%
Early American. History Auction at Early American on May 4th: 80.62%
41 total sales reported this week:
Swann Galleries. Early Printed Books on May 4th: 92.86%
Sothebys. The Coronation Sale on May 4th: 70.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - with Beats, and the Counterculture on May 4th: 74.77%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online only sale on May 4th: 55.56%
Early American. History Auction at Early American on May 4th: 80.62%
Chiswick Auctions. Happy and Glorious: God Save the King on May 4th: 67.95%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/24 on May 4th: 76.34%
Heritage Auctions. The MLJ Heroes Showcase Auction on May 4th: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Stamps and Postal History. on May 3rd: 70.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Yellowstone Collection of 1847 Issue Covers on May 3rd: 100.00%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on May 3rd: 90.59%
Doyle New York. American Paintings and Prints on May 3rd: 91.30%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on May 3rd: 77.35%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Day S on May 2nd: 93.94%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Photographs on May 2nd: 62.82%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 2: Rare and Important Manuscripts and Items of the Gross Family Collection on May 2nd: 90.54%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on May 2nd: 94.44%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 4/26 on May 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/26 on May 3rd: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 4/25 on May 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 4/25 on May 2nd: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 4/23 on May 1st: 99.83%
Sothebys. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Eveni on May 1st: 94.64%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on April 30th: 98.10%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on April 29th: 38.55%
Addison and Sarova. Online Only Bookworm Auction on April 30th: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on April 29th: 96.15%
Ripley Auctions. Spring Great Estates Art and Antiques Auction on April 30th: 93.62%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums and Originals on April 1st: 83.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/14 on April 25th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/14 on April 24th: 87.18%
Catawiki B. V.. History Books Auction - bidstart 4/14 on April 23rd: 67.74%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated - bidstart 4/14 on April 23rd: 72.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 4/14 on April 23rd: 66.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 4/14 on April 23rd: 38.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/14 on April 23rd: 62.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books - bidstart 4/14 on April 23rd: 64.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/14 on April 26th: 92.86%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 4/22 on April 29th: 88.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/16 on April 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on April 30th: 94.92%
For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:
Mon. May. 8th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/28. 20 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Early American furniture and decorative arts; Traditional & Contemporary Art; Garden Sculpture; Coin. 40 lots
Tue. May. 9th
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Books and Prints. 1196 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/2. 528 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/2. 100 lots
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples. 239 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Sale of Collectible Posters. 1501 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Under IK. 267 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection of World Peninsulas and Islands. 368 lots
Dorotheum . Linz. Spring Auction. 82 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction Online - bidstart 5/3. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/28. 28 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 48 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List.
Wed. May. 10th
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera. 193 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents, Travel and Exploration. 485 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Books and Autographs. 181 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/3. 307 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/3. 117 lots
Finarte. Rome. Prints and Multiples. 363 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . 190 Fresh-to-the-Market Autographs: Einstein, Lincoln, Dickens, Glinka, Haydn, Paganini, Tchaikovsky. 190 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 480 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 167 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Major Figures in Science and Technology - bidstart 4/18. 741 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. May Estate Auction. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/28. 27 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Mischievous Magpie. 161 lots
Thu. May. 11th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 219 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana. 410 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps. 333 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 499 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autograph Auction. 191 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History & Stamps Used Abroad, Part 1. 296 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Comics and Comic Art Showcase Auction. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction. 2222 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature. 464 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters. 513 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Valuable Books, Autographs, and Prints. 450 lots
Fri. May. 12th
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Intermedia - The Schaffernicht Collection. 406 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Fluxus and Friends. 237 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Collectors' Auction.
Sat. May. 13th
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Art and Photography. 393 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/6. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Spring Into Americana.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/5. 7 lots
Sun. May. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 4/30. 229 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/5. 12 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Historical Photography Auction - bidstart 5/5. 7 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. -
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