• Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 63 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 29 September 63 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 13 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, ad 36 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $30,401,207.30 as 81.07% of all lots changed hands.  There were 15,559 offered and 12,614 transacted.  The average lot sold for $2,410.12.

 

 

8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: $4,702,705
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/19 on September 26th: $4,585,294
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 8/25 on September 23rd: $3,286,063
Christies. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part I on September 28th: $3,212,312
Christies. Contemporary Edition - bidstart 9/12 on September 28th: $1,683,563
Christies. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part II on September 29th: $1,221,430
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey on September 27th: $1,179,790
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on September 28th: $1,033,103
 
 

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

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. The Important Collection of H. Marshall Goodman, Jr. on September 23rd: 217.59%
ALDE. Library of Hubert Morent - Original Editions of the 20th Century on September 27th: 198.31%
Ader. A COLLECTION: PONT-AVEN, SYMBOLISTS AND NABIS - PRINTS AND DRAWINGS - PART 2 on September 21st: 187.74%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey on September 27th: 185.52%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on September 27th: 181.36%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on September 29th: 152.31%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Literature on September 23rd: 151.92%
Ader. A COLLECTION: PONT-AVEN, SYMBOLISTS AND NABIS - PRINTS AND DRAWINGS - PART 1 on September 20th: 147.37%
Christies. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part II on September 29th: 126.61%
Carlsen Gallery. Anniversary Auction on September 23rd: 117.99%
Christies. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part I on September 28th: 117.94%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 9/20 on September 26th: 108.47%
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 8/25 on September 23rd: 106.79%
Forum Auctions. Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobbins on September 26th: 105.90%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on September 27th: 101.96%
Finarte. Fairy Tales / Original Comic Arts on September 29th: 100.07%


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

Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Platinum Session and Signature Auction on September 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Heritage Auctions NFL Box Break Showcase Auction on September 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 27th: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. The Important Collection of H. Marshall Goodman, Jr. on September 23rd: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on September 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Spectacular Showcase Auction Featuring Pulps From The Collection of Dr. Dave Anderson on September 22nd: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. The Olde Mill National Bank Showcase Auction on September 24th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 24th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. The Fox Comics Showcase Auction on September 28th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 26th: 99.29%
Christies. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part II on September 29th: 99.27%
New England Book Auctions. Hunting, Fishing and Sporting Books Catalogue - Part 2 on September 28th: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on September 23rd: 98.53%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 27th: 98.28%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey on September 27th: 97.22%
Heritage Auctions. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction on September 27th: 96.73%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on September 27th: 96.05%
ALDE. Library of Hubert Morent - Original Editions of the 20th Century on September 27th: 95.38%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on September 29th: 94.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/16 on September 23rd: 93.53%
Christies. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part I on September 28th: 92.97%
Dorotheum . The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions on September 27th: 92.58%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on September 12th: 91.90%
New England Book Auctions. Hunting, Fishing and Sporting Books Catalogue - Part 1 on September 26th: 90.82%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising on September 22nd: 89.00%
Ader. A COLLECTION: PONT-AVEN, SYMBOLISTS AND NABIS - PRINTS AND DRAWINGS - PART 2 on September 21st: 88.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 24th: 88.63%
Freemans. Collect: Americana on September 21st: 88.10%
Christies. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 86.31%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 9/19 on September 26th: 85.71%
Carlsen Gallery. Anniversary Auction on September 23rd: 85.71%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 9/20 on September 26th: 85.00%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on September 27th: 83.23%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Literature on September 23rd: 83.09%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on September 28th: 82.56%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 26th: 81.25%
Dunbar Sloane. Antiquarian Book Auction on September 27th: 80.42%
Forum Auctions. Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobbins on September 26th: 80.31%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. RR Auction Abraham Lincoln Signed First Edition of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates (One of Four Known Signed in Ink, to Former Law Apprentice N. M. Broadwell) on September 23rd Actual price: USD $593,750.
  2. Sothebys Mao on September 26th Actual price: USD $540,609.
  3. Heritage Auctions Pokémon "Pikachu" Illustrator Unnumbered Promo CoroCoro Comics CGC Trading Card Game Gem Mint 10 (The Pokémon Company, 1998). on September 24th Actual price: USD $495,000.
  4. Christies Queen Elizabeth II, from: Reigning Queens (Royal Edition) on September 27th Actual price: USD $458,711.
  5. Sothebys Superman, from Myths on September 26th Actual price: USD $386,150.
  6. RR Auction Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown Lunar Surface-Used EVA-1 Cuff Checklist on September 23rd Actual price: USD $375,000.
  7. Sothebys Sandro Botticelli (Birth of Venus), from Details of Renaissance Paintings on September 26th Actual price: USD $278,028.
  8. Christies The Great Gatsby on September 28th Actual price: USD $277,003.
  9. Christies Superman, from: Myths on September 27th Actual price: USD $275,227.
  10. RR Auction Thomas Jefferson: First Edition of Notes on the State of Virginia (Edmund Randolph's Copy, Signed and Annotated) on September 23rd Actual price: USD $275,000.
  11. Sothebys Chanel, from Ads on September 26th Actual price: USD $262,582.
  12. RR Auction Abraham Lincoln Assassination: (2) Ford's Theatre Front-Row Tickets from April 14, 1865 (ex. Forbes Collection) on September 23rd Actual price: USD $262,500.
  13. Christies The Hound of the Baskervilles on September 28th Actual price: USD $261,614.
  14. Christies Marilyn Monroe on September 27th Actual price: USD $244,646.
  15. Sothebys Girl With Balloon on September 26th Actual price: USD $231,690.
  16. Christies L'Homme à la Pipe: Portrait du Docteur Gachet on September 27th Actual price: USD $214,065.
  17. Christies John Wayne, from: Cowboys and Indians on September 27th Actual price: USD $214,065.
  18. RR Auction Rene Descartes Excessively Rare Autograph Letter Signed on Theorem of Circles and Quarrel of Utrecht on September 23rd Actual price: USD $187,500.
  19. Sothebys L'Odyssée (Deluxe Suite) on September 26th Actual price: USD $185,352.
  20. Christies Marilyn Monroe on September 27th Actual price: USD $168,194.
  21. RR Auction Manhattan Project: Atomic Bomb Signed Book with Einstein, Oppenheimer, Bohr, Enola Gay Crew, Nobel Prize Winners, and Nuclear Researchers on September 23rd Actual price: USD $162,500.
  22. Christies Choose Your Weapon AP (Dark Blue) on September 28th Actual price: USD $153,891.
  23. Christies Mick Jagger on September 27th Actual price: USD $145,258.
  24. Christies Mick Jagger on September 27th Actual price: USD $137,613.
  25. Sothebys Van Heusen (Ronald Reagan), from Ads on September 26th Actual price: USD $131,291.



63 total sales reported this week:

Rago Arts and Auctions. Contemporary + Collectible on September 28th: 70.83%
North American Auction Company. Last Chance September Passed Lots Auction on September 29th: 13.33%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on September 29th: 94.78%
Chiswick Auctions. Sound Visions: Photobooks and Music Photobooks on September 29th: 54.22%
Ader. LITERARY MAGAZINES OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES - ANDRE VASSEUR COLLECTION - FOR THE BENEFIT OF TH on September 29th: 48.40%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on September 28th: 74.93%
Sloane Street Auctions. The September Fine Sale, including Old Masters, Furniture, and The Primary Contents of Belgravia Res on September 28th: 68.75%
New England Book Auctions. Hunting, Fishing and Sporting Books Catalogue - Part 2 on September 28th: 98.98%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on September 28th: 82.56%
Eldreds. Online-Only Americana on September 28th: 57.14%
Christies. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part II on September 29th: 99.27%
Christies. Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part I on September 28th: 92.97%
Christies. Contemporary Edition - bidstart 9/12 on September 28th: 76.03%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on September 27th: 96.05%
Heritage Auctions. The Fox Comics Showcase Auction on September 28th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction on September 27th: 96.73%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on September 27th: 83.23%
Finarte. Fairy Tales / Original Comic Arts on September 29th: 79.49%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on September 27th: 70.79%
Dunbar Sloane. Antiquarian Book Auction on September 27th: 80.42%
Dorotheum . The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions on September 27th: 92.58%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey on September 27th: 97.22%
Christies. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 86.31%
Artcurial. Alexandre Dumas on September 27th: 72.50%
ALDE. Library of Hubert Morent - Original Editions of the 20th Century on September 27th: 95.38%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 27th: 98.28%
Heritage Auctions. Heritage Auctions NFL Box Break Showcase Auction on September 26th: 100.00%
North American Auction Company. Legends of the West: Western & Native American Sale on September 23rd: 78.29%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. The Ultimate Collectibles Sale - Session 3 on September 14th: 67.29%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. The Ultimate Collectibles Sale - Session 2 on September 13th: 71.64%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. The Ultimate Collectibles Sale - Session 1 on September 12th: 61.66%
Freemans. Collect: Americana on September 21st: 88.10%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 9/20 on September 26th: 85.00%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/19 on September 26th: 79.14%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 9/19 on September 26th: 85.71%
New England Book Auctions. Hunting, Fishing and Sporting Books Catalogue - Part 1 on September 26th: 90.82%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on September 26th: 36.01%
Forum Auctions. Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobbins on September 26th: 80.31%
Cotswold Auction Company. Books, Medals, Militaria, Coins, Stamps & Collectables on September 26th: 75.45%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 26th: 81.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 26th: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 26th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising on September 22nd: 89.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. The Important Collection of H. Marshall Goodman, Jr. on September 23rd: 100.00%
Carlsen Gallery. Anniversary Auction on September 23rd: 85.71%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Literature on September 23rd: 83.09%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on September 23rd: 56.84%
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 8/25 on September 23rd: 77.50%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on September 24th: 100.00%
One Source Auctions. 3rd Annual Fall Antiques and Collectible Photography - Online on September 25th: 73.13%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on September 12th: 91.90%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper on September 25th: 11.67%
Ader. A COLLECTION: PONT-AVEN, SYMBOLISTS AND NABIS - PRINTS AND DRAWINGS - PART 2 on September 21st: 88.78%
Ader. A COLLECTION: PONT-AVEN, SYMBOLISTS AND NABIS - PRINTS AND DRAWINGS - PART 1 on September 20th: 78.98%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/16 on September 23rd: 93.53%
Heritage Auctions. The Olde Mill National Bank Showcase Auction on September 24th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 24th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 24th: 88.63%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on September 23rd: 98.53%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Spectacular Showcase Auction Featuring Pulps From The Collection of Dr. Dave Anderson on September 22nd: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Platinum Session and Signature Auction on September 24th: 100.00%



For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:

Tue. Oct. 3rd
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Multiples online - bidstart 9/26. 241 lots
Christies. London - King Street. A Century of Art: Photographs from The Gerald Fineberg Collection - bidstart 9/19. 113 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples. 411 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Auction 46: I & II - Photographs and Autographs, Manuscripts, Music, Futurism, Modern books, Interna. 304 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 594 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 149 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 292 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 32 lots
Bonhams. London. Votes for Women - bidstart 9/22. 49 lots
Sothebys. New York. Photographer Unknown: Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation - bidstart 9/26.

Wed. Oct. 4th
Christies. New York. Photographs - bidstart 9/19. 114 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Drawings and Prints Until 1900. 114 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Vintage Goods. 36 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Auction 46: III & IV - Travel books, Books on Italian History, Botany, chemistry and pharmacy, Medic. 192 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 307 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 193 lots
Bonhams. London. Sir Roger Moore: The Personal Collection. 81 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Vintage Posters Online bidstart 9/27. 131 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Book Auction. 246 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Sporting and Natural History. 28 lots

Thu. Oct. 5th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Art and Photography. 313 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs. 316 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online sale: Books and Works on Paper including Illustrated and Children's Books. 163 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 9/28. 351 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Auction 46: V & VI - Books from XV to XIX Century (parts 1 and 2). 222 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. October Estates Auction. 57 lots
Sothebys. New York. Photographs.

Fri. Oct. 6th
Bonhams. London. Making a Mark A Fundraising Sale for the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration - bidstart 9/27. 78 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 194 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Illustration Art Signature Auction. 449 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. International Comic Art and Anime Signature Auction. 964 lots

Sat. Oct. 7th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/30. 170 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Fall Fine Art & Antiques Auction - Day 2. 73 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. October 2023 Auction. 208 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction - bistart 6/29. 257 lots

Sun. Oct. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 297 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/29. 81 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Rare 3-Paper Offprint Identifying the Double Helix Structure of DNA, Signed by Crick, Wilkins, Wilson, Stokes and Gosling. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph book and Report from the Thirtieth Indian National Congress, featuring the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000