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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 54 Auctions Archived, another 52 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 16 June, 54 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Canadian dollars, 2 in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.

Turnover this past week was $15,240,411.56 as 78.06% of all lots changed hands. There were 12,021 offered and 9,383 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,624.26.

It’s summer!

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. The Bruce M. Lissman Collection of Important American Literature: Part 1 on June 15th: $2,686,950
Christies. The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobbins. Part 1: American Color on June 16th: $2,245,320

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.

Christies Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834. Coblenz: J. Holscher. on June 16th Actual price: USD $529,200.
Christies Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, inscribed on June 15th Actual price: USD $441,000.
Christies The Yellowstone National Park, and the Mountain Regions of Portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Utah. on June 16th Actual price: USD $403,200.
Christies Typee, inscribed, the Bradley Martin copy on June 15th Actual price: USD $176,400.
Christies The Whale, the Silver copy in a contemporary binding on June 15th Actual price: USD $170,100.
Christies Picturesque Views of American Scenery. on June 16th Actual price: USD $163,800.
Sothebys Giraffes and Zebras on June 13th Actual price: USD $160,587.
Christies Defending his reputation to his future father-in-law on June 15th Actual price: USD $151,200.
Christies The Scarlet Letter, a presentation copy to Mullet on June 15th Actual price: USD $138,600.
Christies The Scarlet Letter, signed family copy with autograph manuscript on June 15th Actual price: USD $126,000.
Christies "Uncle Tom's Cabin; Or, Life among the Lowly," in The National Era on June 15th Actual price: USD $126,000.
RR Auction Edouard Manet Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed with Watercolors on June 14th Actual price: USD $112,403.
Christies [The Hudson River Port Folio. on June 16th Actual price: USD $100,800.
Christies [Quebec.] Views of Quebec on June 16th Actual price: USD $94,500.
Bruun Rasmussen Code of Jutland on June 14th Actual price: USD $90,582.
Christies Illustrated Notes of an Expedition through Mexico and California. on June 16th Actual price: USD $88,200.
Christies [Prints of Canada.] on June 16th Actual price: USD $81,900.
Ketterer Kunst Doppelseitiger Holzstock: Liegendes Mädchen. Akt mit Obstschale, 1910. on June 10th Actual price: USD $81,869.
Christies Clarel, with autograph letter on pulping the edition on June 15th Actual price: USD $75,600.
Swann Galleries "Fall Bounty." on June 15th Actual price: USD $68,750.
Swann Galleries Das Werk von Gustav Klimt. on June 15th Actual price: USD $68,750.
Ketterer Kunst Doppelseitiger Holzstock: Mädchen mit aufgestemmten Armen. Dorf, 1911. on June 10th Actual price: USD $68,224.
Christies A rare draft manuscript from Leaves of Grass on June 15th Actual price: USD $63,000.
Christies Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America. From Drawings and Notes of the Author, made during Eight Years' Travel. on June 16th Actual price: USD $60,480.
Christies Tales, in wrappers on June 15th Actual price: USD $60,480.

For the week ahead 52 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 19th
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. June - Militaria, Posters and More. 497 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Under IK. 277 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9. 61 lots

Tue. Jun. 20th
Finarte. Rome. Books, Autographs, and Prints. 464 lots
PIASA. Paris. Editions. 260 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/13. 447 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/13. 143 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 273 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Milan. Trading Cards. 464 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 392 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 429 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. HKINF World Paper Money. 334 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. June Antiques and Decor - Day 1. 26 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Poster Treasures - Rare and Collectible. 380 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Old and Contemporary Books Auction. 296 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/9. 32 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books from Valdemar's Castle | Books and Manuscripts | Modern Art and Design. 184 lots

Wed. Jun. 21st
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 6/7. 780 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 321 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/14. 279 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/14. 121 lots
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts including a Nobel Prize for Penicillin. 186 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Photographs. 167 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. June Antiques and Decor - Day 2. 17 lots
Central Mass Auctions. Boston,. Collectibles: Toys, Guitars, Baseball, NASA. 52 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9. 28 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics - Day 1. 718 lots

Thu. Jun. 22nd
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 307 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples. 123 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 216 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 475 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana & Maps - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 6/12. 404 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. The Art of Anastatics. 74 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 239 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 5/19. 435 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1441 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Americana & Decorative Arts from Estates & Collections Including the Estate of Toni Noble. 43 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Photographs, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts And Fe. 187 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics - Day 2. 603 lots

Fri. Jun. 23rd
Dorotheum . Vienna. Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents. 450 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Celebrating 100 Years Of Disney: 1923 - 2023 Signature Auction. 1387 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts Online - bidstart 6/13.
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 6/13.
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics - Day 3. 309 lots

Sat. Jun. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/17. 200 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Old West Events Auction in Santa Fe. 23 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Auction. 1083 lots

Sun. Jun. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 6/11. 276 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction. 364 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/16. 25 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

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.
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.