Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 30 Auctions Archived, another 37 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 18 August 30 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 18 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $4,520,628.31 as 88.49% of all lots changed hands.  There were 7,214 offered and 6,384 transacted.  The average lot sold for $708.12.
  

6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on August 16th: 242.28%
Gorringes. Book and Weekly Auction on August 14th: 156.29%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on August 16th: 143.73%
Heritage Auctions. Albert Vargas Showcase Auction on August 17th: 128.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/28 on August 7th: 105.01%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 8th: 104.41%


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

Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Matt Baker Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of the Animated Super-Hero Animation Art Showcase Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Albert Vargas Showcase Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 15th: 99.83%
Gorringes. Book and Weekly Auction on August 14th: 99.05%
Revere Auctions. Anders Zorn: A Lifetime of Etchings on August 16th: 98.31%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 16th: 98.08%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 13th: 98.06%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 16th: 97.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/28 on August 5th: 95.56%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 13th: 94.60%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 13th: 94.55%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/5 on August 12th: 94.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/28 on August 5th: 91.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 8th: 91.55%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on August 16th: 90.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/28 on August 8th: 90.32%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on August 16th: 89.29%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on August 17th: 89.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/28 on August 7th: 88.10%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 15th: 87.93%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on August 15th: 84.47%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 17th: 80.65%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 7/27 on August 16th: 80.47%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. RR Auction Hollywood Autograph Collection of (6,500+) on August 16th Actual price: USD $124,781.
  2. Swann Galleries Silence = Death. on August 17th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  3. RR Auction Queen Signed Debut Album on August 16th Actual price: USD $39,178.
  4. Swann Galleries Untitled (Buffaloes). on August 17th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  5. Swann Galleries Shoe for Elizabeth. on August 17th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  6. RR Auction George Washington Autograph Letter Signed as President with Free Frank to Nephew on August 16th Actual price: USD $27,453.
  7. Bonhams Eleuthera on August 14th Actual price: USD $25,600.
  8. Swann Galleries A suite of 5 photographs from DeSana's Suburban series on August 17th Actual price: USD $21,250.
  9. Swann Galleries Roger Koch. on August 17th Actual price: USD $20,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Seven Seas Comics #4 on August 17th Actual price: USD $19,200.
  11. Heritage Auctions Like My New Hat? study Watercolor and on August 17th Actual price: USD $18,751.
  12. RR Auction Marie Antoinette Handwritten Letter to Austrain Ambassador on August 16th Actual price: USD $18,750.
  13. Bonhams La danse à la campagne, 2e planche (Dance in the Country, 2nd Plate) on August 14th Actual price: USD $17,920.
  14. Bonhams Fish on August 14th Actual price: USD $17,920.
  15. RR Auction George Washington Signature on August 16th Actual price: USD $13,288.
  16. Gorringes a set of seven 19th century aquatints, Canadian landscapes and two others of Granada, largest 57 x 36cm on August 14th Actual price: USD $13,261.
  17. Swann Galleries Five erotic pencil studies. on August 17th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  18. Heritage Auctions Criminals on the Run V5#2 Mile High Pedigree (Novelty Press, 1949) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. on August 15th Actual price: USD $12,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Seated Nude with Headband, preliminary study on August 17th Actual price: USD $11,875.
  20. Heritage Auctions Startling Terror Tales #11 (Star Publications, 1952) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white pages. on August 15th Actual price: USD $10,800.
  21. RR Auction Prince Signed and Personally-Owned Album on August 16th Actual price: USD $10,664.
  22. Swann Galleries Enema, from the series Submission. on August 17th Actual price: USD $10,625.
  23. Swann Galleries Gay Liberation on August 17th Actual price: USD $10,625.
  24. RR Auction President James A. Garfield Document Signed Nine Days Before His Assassination on August 16th Actual price: USD $10,208.
  25. RR Auction Walt Disney (2) Typed Letters Signed on Snow White and Ferdinand the Bull on August 16th Actual price: USD $10,068.



30 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on August 17th: 89.06%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 17th: 80.65%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on August 16th: 89.29%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 7/27 on August 16th: 80.47%
Revere Auctions. Anders Zorn: A Lifetime of Etchings on August 16th: 98.31%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on August 16th: 90.79%
Morton Subastas. Book Auction to Start a Collection on August 15th: 40.59%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on August 15th: 84.47%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 15th: 87.93%
Heritage Auctions. Albert Vargas Showcase Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Matt Baker Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of the Animated Super-Hero Animation Art Showcase Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 16th: 97.09%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 16th: 98.08%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 15th: 99.83%
Gorringes. Book and Weekly Auction on August 14th: 99.05%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples: Summer Splash - bidstart 8/4 on August 14th: 65.63%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 13th: 98.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 13th: 94.55%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 13th: 94.60%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/5 on August 12th: 94.22%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Rare Australian Books & Antiquarian Artefacts on August 12th: 68.93%
Fairhill Auction. Timed Estate Collectible Auction on August 10th: 43.22%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 8th: 91.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/28 on August 8th: 90.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/28 on August 7th: 88.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/28 on August 5th: 95.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/28 on August 5th: 91.89%

 

For the week ahead 37 sales are scheduled:


Mon. Aug. 21st
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/11. 41 lots

Tue. Aug. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 490 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 200 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/16. 46 lots
Bonhams. New York. Online Books and Manuscripts Featuring the Distinguished Collection of Delmer and Mary Lou Daves. 191 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 51 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/11. 18 lots

Wed. Aug. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 309 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 101 lots

Thu. Aug. 24th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 345 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books & More. 502 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 400 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware - bidstart 7/22. 75 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: War & Aviation Featuring the Jack and Joanie Kump Collection. 233 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Uncut Sheets Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 46 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 8/17. 362 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction - session 1. 184 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. End of Summer Estate Sale. 47 lots

Fri. Aug. 25th
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana Auction - Day 2. 29 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Grandeur - 2023 - Day 1. 78 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. August Militaria and Collectibles Auction. 408 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction - session 2. 427 lots

Sat. Aug. 26th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/19. 170 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Vintage and Modern Magic. 165 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction - session 3. 56 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Grandeur - 2023 - Day 2. 19 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana Auction - Day 3. 89 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/18. 44 lots

Sun. Aug. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 301 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Elul Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinica. 252 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction - session 4. 153 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Grandeur - 2023 - Day 3. 52 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/18. 53 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction. 41 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Glendale. Hollywood Entertainment Comic Art Auction.

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.