Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 32 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 1 September 32 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Columbian pesos, 1 in Danish krone, 3 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 23 in US dollars.
Turnover was $4,738,795.93 as 84.72% of all lots changed hands. There were 6,337 offered and 5,369 transacted. The average lot sold for $882.62. The fall season begins.
6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/11 on August 20th: 231.83%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana Auction - Day 3 on August 26th: 191.71%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postal History and Postcards on August 30th: 156.60%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage and Modern Magic on August 26th: 137.96%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on August 31st: 110.24%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 29th: 100.85%
18 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 29th: 99.92%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 29th: 99.80%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 30th: 99.64%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage and Modern Magic on August 26th: 98.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/11 on August 20th: 97.92%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/19 on August 26th: 95.88%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana Auction - Day 3 on August 26th: 95.51%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 30th: 95.28%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on August 31st: 91.79%
New England Book Auctions. Literature, Graphics, Ephemera Catalogue on August 29th: 91.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 27th: 89.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 27th: 89.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/11 on August 22nd: 88.89%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postal History and Postcards on August 30th: 85.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/11 on August 21st: 85.37%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns: Religious Rare Book Auction on August 31st: 82.96%
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32 total sales reported this week:
Waverly Auctions. Quinns: Religious Rare Book Auction on August 31st: 82.96%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. August 2023 Auction on August 31st: 28.06%
Bogota Auction. Prints and Multiples on August 31st: 91.79%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postal History and Postcards on August 30th: 85.92%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on August 30th: 58.33%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 30th: 95.28%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 30th: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 29th: 99.80%
Morphy Auctions. General Collectibles - bidstart 8/8 on August 28th: 40.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage and Modern Magic on August 26th: 98.18%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 29th: 74.07%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 29th: 100.00%
New England Book Auctions. Literature, Graphics, Ephemera Catalogue on August 29th: 91.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 29th: 99.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/11 on August 22nd: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/11 on August 21st: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/11 on August 20th: 97.92%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Elul Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinica on August 27th: 78.57%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Hollywood Entertainment Comic Art Auction on August 27th: 75.00%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Grandeur - 2023 - Day 3 on August 27th: 71.15%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Grandeur - 2023 - Day 2 on August 26th: 57.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 27th: 89.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 27th: 89.42%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/19 on August 26th: 95.88%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on August 26th: 41.86%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana Auction - Day 3 on August 26th: 95.51%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction - session 4 on August 27th: 51.63%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Raise a Glass to Yesteryear" 2023 August Auction - session 3 on August 26th: 67.86%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Grandeur - 2023 - Day 1 on August 25th: 58.97%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. August amusements for the antiquarian on August 25th: 65.53%
RR Auction. Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware - bidstart 7/22 on August 24th: 74.67%
For the week ahead 32 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 4th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/25. 34 lots
Tue. Sep. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 487 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 170 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 61 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Special Book Auction: 100 Literary Treasures. 100 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/25. 30 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica, Cassidhut and Kabbalah - Letters and Manuscripts - Prints and Photographs. 409 lots
Wed. Sep. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 248 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 81 lots
Sothebys. London. Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own.. 15 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Auction Kodesh; Selected Items. 147 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia. 479 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Autumn Selection: Modern and Contemporary Editions. 246 lots
Thu. Sep. 7th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. PBA Platinum: Rare Books and Manuscripts. 95 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 301 lots
Propstore. Hertfordshire. Online Collectible Posters Auction: London - September 2023 - bidstart 8/10. 618 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Prints and Multiples. 285 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. September 7 Signature Series Comics Showcase Auction. 324 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Collections. 31 lots
Sothebys. London. Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own: On Stage. 44 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Judaica. 49 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Thursday Morning at Stair. 54 lots
Fri. Sep. 8th
Sothebys. London. Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own: At Home. 31 lots
Sat. Sep. 9th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/2. 170 lots
Aspire Auctions. Pittsburgh. August Auction - bidstart 8/25. 67 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Signature Fall Auction. 13 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/1. 24 lots
Sun. Sep. 10th
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. 287 lots
Genazym. Monsey. The High Holidays. 55 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/1. 67 lots
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. -
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.