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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 47 Auctions Archived, another 47 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 2 June 2023, 47 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 30 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $9,906,966.82 as a slim 71.05% of all lots changed hands.  There were 16,307 offered and 11,586 transacted.  The average lot sold for a bargain holiday price - $855.08.

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on June 1st: $1,315,474
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on May 26th: $1,209,118
 

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

Vogt Auction. The Estate of Larry McMurtry on May 29th: 386.86%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, modern and contemporary art on May 25th: 206.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/12 on May 20th: 160.03%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection on June 1st: 137.87%
PBA Galleries. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books & More on June 1st: 136.56%
Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on June 1st: 129.75%
ALDE. Music Books from the Andre Tubeuf Collection on June 1st: 126.19%
Vermot de Pas. Classic and Modern Books - 100 Live on May 30th: 112.77%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 108.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction - bidstart 7/22 on May 22nd: 105.70%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Book and Collectors' Sale on May 31st: 103.85%


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

Leland Little Auctions. Summer Sporting Auction on June 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Online Only Bookworm Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Estate of Larry McMurtry on May 29th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. SEACOAST NH MULTI ESTATE VIRTUAL ONLINE ONLY AUCTION on May 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on May 29th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/14 on May 28th: 99.54%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 99.20%
Addison and Sarova. The Word: Rare Bibles and Theology on May 27th: 99.10%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns June Shelf Lot Auction on June 1st: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 98.77%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on May 31st: 97.56%
PBA Galleries. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books & More on June 1st: 96.42%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection on June 1st: 96.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on May 28th: 94.57%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/20 on May 27th: 94.00%
Moreshet Auctions. Special Premium Auction | Rare Letters, Manuscripts, and Sifrei Kodesh on May 28th: 92.36%
University Archives. Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia on May 31st: 92.16%
One Source Auctions. 10TH Annual Memorial Day Online Only Auction on May 29th: 90.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12 on May 24th: 84.62%
New England Auctions. Travel Exploration Architecture Eastern Europe Posters - bidstart 4/11 on May 30th: 83.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12 on May 23rd: 82.93%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Kaballa and Chassidut, Sifrei HaGr"a, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, R on May 31st: 82.76%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 2nd: 81.45%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, modern and contemporary art on May 25th: 80.79%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. ALDE Manuscrit musical autographe, esquisse pour des passages du premier mouvement de son 13e quatuor à cordes en si bémol majeur op. 130. on June 1st Actual price: USD $248,558.
  2. Early American 1770 PAUL REVERE, The Bloody BOSTON MASSACRE, Original Hand-Colored Engraving, Revere Printed + Sold on May 27th Actual price: USD $143,000.
  3. Rago Arts and Auctions Mick Jagger (from the Mick Jagger portfolio) on June 1st Actual price: USD $119,700.
  4. ALDE ANNOTATIONS autographes dans l’édition des Vingt-quatre Préludes et Fugues dans tous les tons et demi-tons du mode majeur et mineur pour le clavecin ou piano-forte, composés par Jean-Sébastien BACH on June 1st Actual price: USD $118,233.
  5. Rago Arts and Auctions Reflections on Minerva (from the Reflections series) on June 1st Actual price: USD $88,200.
  6. Rago Arts and Auctions Life Savers (from the Ads portfolio) on June 1st Actual price: USD $81,900.
  7. Swann Galleries Family Archive of Photographs and Letters. on June 1st Actual price: USD $60,000.
  8. Bonhams Going to the Match on June 2nd Actual price: USD $54,286.
  9. Addison and Sarova [Biblia Sacra]. Manuscript Bible on parchment. on May 27th Actual price: USD $53,125.
  10. Los Angeles Estate Auction Jimi Hendrix Original Watercolor Painting Hand Signed by Hendrix in Pen extremely rare item on May 30th Actual price: USD $48,260.
  11. University Archives Einstein Equations, The Matrix & General Relativity, Vectors, "Riemann's Curvature Tensor," & Unified Field Theory on May 31st Actual price: USD $40,625.
  12. University Archives Exceptional Martin Luther King Letter on the N-Word on May 31st Actual price: USD $40,625.
  13. Rago Arts and Auctions The Pequod Meets the Jeroboam: Her Story (from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges series) on June 1st Actual price: USD $40,320.
  14. Vogt Auction Christina Griffis, dozing cowboy dreaming of a steer on May 29th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  15. Vogt Auction Lonesome Dove; Comanche Moon; Dead Man's Walk; Streets of Laredo on May 29th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  16. Rago Arts and Auctions 50 Cent Piece on June 1st Actual price: USD $35,280.
  17. Rago Arts and Auctions Untitled (from the Fertility Suite) on June 1st Actual price: USD $35,280.
  18. Rago Arts and Auctions Self-Portrait on June 1st Actual price: USD $35,280.
  19. Vogt Auction The Last Picture Show on May 29th Actual price: USD $34,375.
  20. Early American 1865 13th Amendment Broadside Printing, Freeing Slaves, A Previously Unlisted Apparent New Discovery on May 27th Actual price: USD $33,800.
  21. University Archives A. Einstein Signed "E=Mc Squared" 1946 Script for TV Series "The Atom" in Which his Famous Formula Exists Several Times on May 31st Actual price: USD $31,250.
  22. Early American c. 1774, LIBERTY TRIUMPHANT: or the Downfall of OPPRESSION., by Henry Dawkins, Post Boston Tea Party on May 27th Actual price: USD $28,600.
  23. Rago Arts and Auctions Radiant Baby (from the Icons series) on June 1st Actual price: USD $27,720.
  24. Swann Galleries Archive of Photographs and Letters. on June 1st Actual price: USD $25,000.
  25. Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers Ulysses, thick 4to, on May 31st Actual price: USD $24,856.



47 total sales reported this week:

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12 on May 24th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12 on May 23rd: 82.93%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction - bidstart 7/22 on May 22nd: 74.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/12 on May 21st: 62.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/12 on May 20th: 75.00%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Discovery Auction on June 2nd: 79.55%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 2nd: 81.45%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on May 26th: 56.21%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Curated Prints and Works on Paper Auction on May 25th: 61.24%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns June Shelf Lot Auction on June 1st: 99.08%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France: Manuscripts, Documents, Cabinets, Maps and Archives on June 1st: 19.59%
Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on June 1st: 74.18%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on June 1st: 73.05%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection on June 1st: 96.15%
PBA Galleries. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books & More on June 1st: 96.42%
Leland Little Auctions. Summer Sporting Auction on June 1st: 100.00%
Duke's. Interiors on June 1st: 56.52%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Book Sale - bidstart 5/25 on June 1st: 25.31%
ALDE. Music Books from the Andre Tubeuf Collection on June 1st: 69.43%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Kaballa and Chassidut, Sifrei HaGr"a, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, R on May 31st: 82.76%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on May 31st: 97.56%
Chiswick Auctions. 19th and 20th Century Photographs on May 31st: 53.11%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Book and Collectors' Sale on May 31st: 68.19%
Ader. Illuminations, Ancient and Modern Books on May 30th: 70.77%
Vermot de Pas. Classic and Modern Books - 100 Live on May 30th: 70.59%
New England Auctions. Travel Exploration Architecture Eastern Europe Posters - bidstart 4/11 on May 30th: 83.64%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Hollywood Legends and Music Auction on May 30th: 44.97%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 30th: 78.57%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, modern and contemporary art on May 25th: 80.79%
University Archives. Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia on May 31st: 92.16%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 98.77%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 99.20%
Vogt Auction. The Estate of Larry McMurtry on May 29th: 100.00%
One Source Auctions. 10TH Annual Memorial Day Online Only Auction on May 29th: 90.55%
Moreshet Auctions. Special Premium Auction | Rare Letters, Manuscripts, and Sifrei Kodesh on May 28th: 92.36%
John McInnis Auctioneers. SEACOAST NH MULTI ESTATE VIRTUAL ONLINE ONLY AUCTION on May 28th: 100.00%
Sunstone Auction House. Spring Estate Finds on May 27th: 45.63%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on May 27th: 59.18%
Early American. Early American Auction on May 27th: 77.93%
Addison and Sarova. The Word: Rare Bibles and Theology on May 27th: 99.10%
Addison and Sarova. Online Only Bookworm Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/14 on May 28th: 99.54%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on May 28th: 94.57%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/20 on May 27th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on May 29th: 99.71%


For the week ahead 47 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 5th
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Graphics. 242 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 41 lots

Tue. Jun. 6th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiquarian Book Sale. 456 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/30. 415 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/30. 133 lots
Christies. Paris. Photographs - bidstart 5/23. 65 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Stamps, Coins and Collectibles. 174 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 1 Judaica: Books, Rabbinical Letters, Chassidut and Kabbalah. 302 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 2 Jewish History and Zionism, Israeliana, Books, Art, Autographs, Photography, Prints and Engra. 141 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 59 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 207 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 72 lots

Wed. Jun. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/31. 295 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/31. 118 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Fine and Decorative Arts. 23 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 456 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Pierre Boulez Collection. 29 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Book Auction. 245 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. 20th Century and Contemporary Art. 22 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Books on Design - Michael and Gabrielle Boyd Collection. 127 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Fine Art.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Glorious Goods.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 59 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Living In Design: The Michael & Gabrielle Boyd Collection. 18 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . 15th - 19th Century Prints. 663 lots

Thu. Jun. 8th
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration - bidstart 5/17. 69 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs. 326 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. A Fine Collection of American Literature and History. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Gary Munson Collection of Horror & Fantasy Showcase Auction. 239 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Art and Design. 98 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Modern Literature. 361 lots

Sat. Jun. 10th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/3. 200 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Important Numismatic Books - bidstart 5/21. 450 lots
Ketterer Kunst . Munich. Collection Hermann Gerlinger: Woodcuts. 63 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Annual Spring Outdoor, Mid Century and Contemporary Arts and Furnishings Sale. 57 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2. 25 lots

Sun. Jun. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/28. 246 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 6/1.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 108 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles. Vintage Music Memorabilia Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books - bidstart 6/2. 16 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2. 71 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 6/2. 36 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 6/2. 44 lots

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.