• 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 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 20 October, 63 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 14 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 38 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $22,725,406.51 as 77.97% of all lots changed hands.  There were 13,439 offered and 10,479 transacted.  The average lot sold for $2,188.66.

 

It was another day at the office.

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana - bidstart 10/5 on October 19th: $7,333,198
Sothebys. The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Evening Sale on October 18th: $1,363,980
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints + Multiples on October 12th: $1,335,150
RR Auction. Space Exploration and Aviation - bidstart 9/24 on October 19th: $1,194,523
Heritage Auctions. Icons Photography Auction on October 12th: $1,055,537

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

New England Auctions. Day 1: Private Collection of Coins, Numismatic, Historical, Ephemera, Autographs, Medical, Books and on October 18th: 359.45%
Bruneau & Co. . Illustration Art from the Collection of Carl Pugliese on October 14th: 293.91%
Heritage Auctions. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood Platinum Signature Auction on October 15th: 232.21%
Ader. CÔTÉ XXTH - ART NOUVEAU - ART DECO - YEARS 1930-40 - ART DECO POSTERS on October 12th: 154.62%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 14th: 138.97%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana - bidstart 10/5 on October 19th: 124.72%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Auction 46: V & VI - Books from XV to XIX Century (parts 1 and 2) on October 5th: 124.50%
Brunk Auctions. Asian Art Auction on October 19th: 111.79%
Arenberg Auctions. Renier Chalon and the hoax « Comte de Fortsas » (part I.), Surrealism, Rare Books, Manuscripts and A on October 13th: 110.51%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 19th: 105.34%
Arenberg Auctions. Cartography, atlases, travels, archives, rare books, incunabula and old manuscripts on October 14th: 103.86%
Everard Auctions. The Anglophile and the Professor on October 19th: 102.44%


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

Bruneau & Co. . Illustration Art from the Collection of Carl Pugliese on October 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Fiction House Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on October 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 18th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Day 1: Private Collection of Coins, Numismatic, Historical, Ephemera, Autographs, Medical, Books and on October 18th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2 on October 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 17th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 17th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sci-Fi Trading Card Showcase Auction, Featuring the Greg Jein Collection on October 16th: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 15th: 99.06%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on October 15th: 99.02%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 18th: 98.91%
Heritage Auctions. Icons Photography Auction on October 12th: 98.26%
Leland Little Auctions. Fall Modern and Contemporary Sale on October 19th: 97.37%
Ader. CÔTÉ XXTH - ART NOUVEAU - ART DECO - YEARS 1930-40 - ART DECO POSTERS on October 12th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood Platinum Signature Auction on October 15th: 95.33%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia on October 18th: 95.01%
Brunk Auctions. Asian Art Auction on October 19th: 95.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 14th: 93.79%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1 on October 18th: 93.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 15th: 91.90%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 19th: 90.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/29 on October 8th: 90.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/29 on October 11th: 89.74%
Everard Auctions. The Anglophile and the Professor on October 19th: 89.02%
Doyle New York. Old Master and 19th Century Paintings, Drawings and Prints on October 19th: 87.50%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on October 18th: 87.22%
Gorringes. Book and Weekly on October 16th: 85.39%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/7 on October 14th: 84.97%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana - bidstart 10/5 on October 19th: 84.03%
Early American. Early American Auction on October 14th: 83.83%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 17th: 80.00%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Epistola Christofori Colom: cui etas nostra multu[m] debet: de Insulis Indie supra Gangem nuper inve[n]tis. Translated by Leandro di Cosco. on October 19th Actual price: USD $3,922,000.
  2. RR Auction Apollo 16 Lunar Surface-Used Moon Rock Scoop - From the Personal Collection of Charlie Duke on October 19th Actual price: USD $874,998.
  3. Heritage Auctions Extensive Collection of (300+) Scripts from Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969). on October 15th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  4. Dirk Soulis Auctions Golden Aspens on October 14th Actual price: USD $196,800.
  5. Sothebys Target (ULAE 147) on October 18th Actual price: USD $190,500.
  6. Christies An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. on October 19th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  7. Rago Arts and Auctions Shoes on October 12th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  8. Heritage Auctions 1984 Michael Jordan Period-Signed Original Rookie Photograph, PSA/DNA Type 1 & Auto 10. on October 12th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1868 Cincinnati Red Stockings Original Cabinet Photograph. on October 12th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  10. Christies Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The second Impression. Edited by John Heminge (d. 1630) and Henry Condell (d. 1627). on October 19th Actual price: USD $138,600.
  11. Sothebys La Nouvelle Chute de l'Amérique (The New Fall of America) (Corlett 267 - 276) on October 18th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  12. RR Auction Apollo 15 Lunar Surface-Flown LM Systems Data Book - From the Personal Collection of Dave Scott on October 19th Actual price: USD $120,044.
  13. Christies Biblia Latina. on October 19th Actual price: USD $119,700.
  14. Christies Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman Antiquities from the Cabinet of the Hon. William Hamilton. on October 19th Actual price: USD $107,100.
  15. Christies Histoire naturelle des perroquets. on October 19th Actual price: USD $107,100.
  16. Heritage Auctions Robert McCall Signature Final Concept Artwork for 2001: A Space Odyssey (MGM, 1968). on October 15th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  17. Sothebys 1st Etchings, 2nd State (ULAE 58) on October 18th Actual price: USD $101,600.
  18. Christies The Federalist: A Collection of Essays Written in Favor of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. on October 19th Actual price: USD $100,800.
  19. Bruneau & Co. "Death of Montcalm" Painting on October 14th Actual price: USD $96,250.
  20. Rago Arts and Auctions Paramount (from the Ads portfolio) on October 12th Actual price: USD $94,500.
  21. University Archives Rare 1st Ed. of Phillis Wheatley's "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral" A Pillar of African American Literature on October 18th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1944 "Into the Jaws of Death" D-Day Original Photograph by Robert Sargent, PSA/DNA Type 1. on October 12th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  23. Christies The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836. on October 19th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  24. Rago Arts and Auctions Life Savers (from the Ads portfolio) on October 12th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  25. Sothebys Flag on Orange on October 18th Actual price: USD $82,550.



63 total sales reported this week:

University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia on October 18th: 95.01%
Heritage Auctions. The Fiction House Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on October 19th: 100.00%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Cape Town Premium Auction on October 19th: 43.02%
RR Auction. Space Exploration and Aviation - bidstart 9/24 on October 19th: 70.73%
PBA Galleries. Rare and Antiquarian on October 19th: 50.90%
Leland Little Auctions. Fall Modern and Contemporary Sale on October 19th: 97.37%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 19th: 90.42%
Everard Auctions. The Anglophile and the Professor on October 19th: 89.02%
Eldreds. Works on Paper on October 19th: 68.24%
Doyle New York. Old Master and 19th Century Paintings, Drawings and Prints on October 19th: 87.50%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana - bidstart 10/5 on October 19th: 84.03%
Brunk Auctions. Asian Art Auction on October 19th: 95.00%
Sothebys. The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Day Sale on October 19th: 51.94%
Sothebys. The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Evening Sale on October 18th: 67.92%
New England Auctions. Day 1: Private Collection of Coins, Numismatic, Historical, Ephemera, Autographs, Medical, Books and on October 18th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2 on October 19th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1 on October 18th: 93.65%
Lyon and Turnbull. Paintings and Works on Paper on October 18th: 74.36%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints on October 18th: 50.88%
Fairhill Auction. October Militaria, Vintage Posters, and Negro League Baseball Auction on October 18th: 54.09%
Eldreds. 20th and 21st Century Art and Design on October 18th: 72.86%
Duke's. The Autumn Auction on October 18th: 56.82%
Bonhams. Pop X Culture on October 18th: 52.50%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on October 18th: 87.22%
Aguttes. Collector's Cards on October 18th: 44.44%
The Ross Art Group Inc. Original Vintage Posters on October 17th: 27.52%
Morton Subastas. At the Book Auction to Start a Collection. Includes Section of the Engineer Don Lorenzo Zambrano Lib on October 17th: 29.97%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on October 17th: 62.20%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Items from the Gross Family Collection on October 17th: 34.92%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 17th: 80.00%
Cotswold Auction Company. Pictures, Antiques and Interiors - Two Day Sale on October 18th: 70.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/29 on October 11th: 89.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/29 on October 9th: 76.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/29 on October 8th: 90.12%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints + Multiples on October 12th: 70.98%
Gorringes. Book and Weekly on October 16th: 85.39%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on October 14th: 42.57%
Early American. Early American Auction on October 14th: 83.83%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. October Gallery Auction on October 14th: 93.79%
Bruneau & Co. . Illustration Art from the Collection of Carl Pugliese on October 14th: 100.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fall Collectibles Auction on October 13th: 57.38%
Arenberg Auctions. Cartography, atlases, travels, archives, rare books, incunabula and old manuscripts on October 14th: 69.82%
Arenberg Auctions. Renier Chalon and the hoax « Comte de Fortsas » (part I.), Surrealism, Rare Books, Manuscripts and A on October 13th: 75.50%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Autumn Auction on October 11th: 65.00%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Auction 46: V & VI - Books from XV to XIX Century (parts 1 and 2) on October 5th: 76.58%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 18th: 98.91%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Signature Auction on October 17th: 64.84%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 17th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 17th: 99.65%
Finarte. Photographs on October 11th: 66.82%
Bonhams. Prints (online) bidstart 10/2 on October 9th: 55.77%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on October 15th: 99.02%
Ader. Iconoclast - Photographs of the AFP 2000-2003 on October 14th: 42.93%
Binoche et Giquello. Arts and Literature of the 20th Century: Books, Autographs and Graphic Works on October 13th: 67.41%
Ader. CÔTÉ XXTH - ART NOUVEAU - ART DECO - YEARS 1930-40 - ART DECO POSTERS on October 12th: 96.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/7 on October 14th: 84.97%
Heritage Auctions. Sci-Fi Trading Card Showcase Auction, Featuring the Greg Jein Collection on October 16th: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood Platinum Signature Auction on October 15th: 95.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 15th: 91.90%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 15th: 99.06%
Heritage Auctions. Icons Photography Auction on October 12th: 98.26%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 23rd
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. the Marcel and Daniel Collection of France Air Post. 98 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/13. 92 lots

Tue. Oct. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 641 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 137 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Posters. 483 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Magnolia Collection: French Indochina Postal History. 398 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 10/18. 33 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 10/18. 157 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 41 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Advertising Posters. 274 lots

Wed. Oct. 25th
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 40 lots
Bonhams. New York. John Steinbeck The Mary Steinbeck Dekker Family Collection. 103 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 314 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 175 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Travel and Vintage Posters. 108 lots
Sothebys. London. The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection. 10 lots
Sothebys. New York. Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation. 149 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Antiquarian and Later Books and Ephemera. 144 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/13. 50 lots

Thu. Oct. 26th
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Autographs. 278 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 305 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases. 344 lots
Finarte. Milan. Pop Culture: Memorabilia and Card. 197 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction. 182 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume IV Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 79 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books, Maps, Ephemera and Postal History.
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Quinns Rare Book, Autograph and Print Sale. 236 lots

Fri. Oct. 27th
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples. 215 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising. 595 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Romance Comics Featuring L. B. Cole Showcase Auction. 325 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Collectibles. 34 lots

Sat. Oct. 28th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Poster Auction. 261 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/21. 177 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Fall Rare Books and Manuscripts. 216 lots
Aspire Auctions. Pittsburgh. October 2023 - bidstart 10/20. 43 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 2. 315 lots
Grogan and Company. Boston. Fine Art. 10 lots
Grogan and Company. Boston. The Collection of Portia Harcus. 97 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Auction. 952 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Ed Asner Foundation Annual Inktoberfest Comic & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 55 lots

Sun. Oct. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Fall US Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction. 568 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Bookworm Online-Only Sale. 464 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books - bidstart 10/13. 18 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