• 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: 60 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 17 November, 60 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 18 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 36 in US dollars. 

Turnover was $24,310,827.64 as 84.64% of all lots changed hands.  There were 16,724 offered and 14,156 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,717.35.

 

 

8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Photographies & Lothar Schirmer's Glamour Collection - bidstart 10/26 on November 9th: $2,722,443
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on November 10th: $2,387,348
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 14th: $1,943,958
Sothebys. The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined | Day Auction on November 9th: $1,602,740
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection on November 9th: $1,529,520
Hake's Auctions. Premier Auction - bidstart 10/24 on November 15th: $1,218,350
Christies. Graphic Century - bidstart 11/1 on November 15th: $1,175,706
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 on November 14th: $1,132,564
 

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

Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 on November 14th: 238.08%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Classical Antiquity, Prints, Maps, Manuscripts on November 14th: 159.31%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on November 15th: 145.91%
Il Ponte. Books on November 15th: 141.45%
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Sportsmen's Auction on November 3rd: 128.10%
ALDE. Beautiful Old Books on November 15th: 125.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/27 on November 5th: 123.09%
Vogt Auction. The Estate of Bill Whitliff on November 11th: 123.05%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on November 10th: 120.91%
Santa Fe Art Auction. 2023 Signature Annual Live: Session I on November 10th: 116.05%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on November 10th: 106.36%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Old & Rare Books, Literature, Fine Arts on November 15th: 105.13%
Sothebys. The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined | Day Auction on November 9th: 104.96%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 9th: 104.71%


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

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 15th: 100.00%
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Sportsmen's Auction on November 3rd: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Estate of Bill Whitliff on November 11th: 100.00%
Santa Fe Art Auction. 2023 Signature Annual Live: Session I on November 10th: 100.00%
Sothebys. The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined | Day Auction on November 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Trading Cards Showcase Auction on November 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Treasures of the Silent Screen: The Dwight Manley Collection Showcase Auction on November 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Summit Comics Showcase Auction on November 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating The Kings of Saturday Morning Cartoons! The Art of Hanna Barbera Studios Animation Art S on November 11th: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 14th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 14th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 14th: 99.50%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 on November 14th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on November 10th: 98.50%
Heritage Auctions. The Neil A. Chiappa Collection of Virginia Obsolete Currency on November 12th: 97.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/4 on November 11th: 97.11%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 12th: 97.00%
Christies. Graphic Century - bidstart 11/1 on November 15th: 95.92%
Sothebys. The Leslie and Johanna Garfield Collection : A Celebration of David Hockney on November 15th: 95.10%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on November 10th: 94.84%
Hake's Auctions. Premier Auction - bidstart 10/24 on November 15th: 94.76%
Heritage Auctions. Americana and Political Signature Auction on November 15th: 94.64%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 12th: 94.27%
Revere Auctions. Harvesting Beauty: A Showcase of Fine and Decorative Arts on November 15th: 94.19%
Il Ponte. Books on November 15th: 92.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/27 on November 5th: 91.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/19 on October 31st: 91.89%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 9th: 91.79%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on November 11th: 88.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/20 on October 30th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/27 on November 8th: 84.93%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Classical Antiquity, Prints, Maps, Manuscripts on November 14th: 83.16%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection on November 9th: 83.03%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 10/28 on November 8th: 82.46%
ALDE. Beautiful Old Books on November 15th: 82.01%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on November 10th: 81.92%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Autumn Majestic 2023 - Day 3 on November 12th: 80.65%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 14th: 80.51%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers The North American Indian being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States and Alaska. on November 9th Actual price: USD $882,000.
  2. Bonhams Major newly discovered Turing papers: the wartime 'Delilah' project on November 14th Actual price: USD $473,389.
  3. Sothebys St. George and the Dragon (After Paolo Uccello) on November 9th Actual price: USD $444,500.
  4. Bonhams The Sceptical Chymist on November 14th Actual price: USD $347,285.
  5. Christies Private Property, Suites I, II & III, (3 portfolios / 45 works), 1975-1983 on November 9th Actual price: USD $327,923.
  6. Christies Man in Polyester Suit, 1980 on November 9th Actual price: USD $273,269.
  7. Sothebys Framework Houses on November 9th Actual price: USD $177,800.
  8. Sothebys The Seasons on November 9th Actual price: USD $165,100.
  9. Sothebys Tulips (III) on November 9th Actual price: USD $165,100.
  10. Bonhams Four rediscovered autograph letters to Horace Walpole regarding his argument with Jean-Jacques Rousseau on November 14th Actual price: USD $158,127.
  11. Christies Christy Turlington, New York, 1990 on November 9th Actual price: USD $150,298.
  12. Sothebys North Atlantic Ocean, Cape Breton Island on November 9th Actual price: USD $139,700.
  13. Christies Untitled #277 (Tribute to Dior for Harper's Bazaar), 1993 on November 9th Actual price: USD $102,476.
  14. Sothebys Untitled (Brief Encounter) on November 9th Actual price: USD $101,600.
  15. Sothebys Michael on November 9th Actual price: USD $95,250.
  16. Bonhams A group of ten influential mathematical and computing books from the collection of Alan Turing on November 14th Actual price: USD $95,075.
  17. Christies Mick Jagger: one print on November 15th Actual price: USD $94,500.
  18. Burgersdijk and Niermans COLLECTION of all the original maps from the 'Cosmographia', on November 14th Actual price: USD $92,856.
  19. Christies Man Lighting Girl's Cigarette, 1949 on November 9th Actual price: USD $88,812.
  20. Christies Genica Athanasiou portant un manteau Chanel, pour 'Antigone' de Cocteau, 1921 on November 9th Actual price: USD $88,812.
  21. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers American White Pelican (Plate CCCXI) Pelicanus americanus. on November 10th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  22. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-Birds. on November 9th Actual price: USD $85,050.
  23. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands: containing the figures of Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, Insects, and Plants: … on November 9th Actual price: USD $81,900.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1977 Topps Star Wars "Luke Skywalker" #1 - MBA Gold - PSA 10 (Only 9 at this Grade!) on November 9th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions German East Africa Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank 500 Rupien 2.9.1912 Pick 5 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ. on November 10th Actual price: USD $78,000.



60 total sales reported this week:

Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera on November 15th: 60.71%
Sothebys. The Leslie and Johanna Garfield Collection : A Celebration of David Hockney on November 15th: 95.10%
Revere Auctions. Harvesting Beauty: A Showcase of Fine and Decorative Arts on November 15th: 94.19%
Christies. Graphic Century - bidstart 11/1 on November 15th: 95.92%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Old & Rare Books, Literature, Fine Arts on November 15th: 70.13%
ALDE. Beautiful Old Books on November 15th: 82.01%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2 on November 14th: 99.18%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Classical Antiquity, Prints, Maps, Manuscripts on November 14th: 83.16%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 14th: 17.35%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 14th: 80.51%
Ashcroft and Moore. November 2023 Discovery Sale on November 14th: 50.00%
Artcurial. Books and Manuscripts on November 14th: 74.11%
Il Ponte. Books on November 15th: 92.83%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 14th: 99.50%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Art and Photography on November 11th: 69.17%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Dieter Roth and Rudolf Rieser: "The Damned Collected Shit" on November 10th: 0.00%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on November 10th: 57.92%
Hake's Auctions. Premier Auction - bidstart 10/24 on November 15th: 94.76%
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Sportsmen's Auction on November 3rd: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Estate of Bill Whitliff on November 11th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/4 on November 11th: 97.11%
Santa Fe Art Auction. 2023 Signature Annual Live: Session III on November 11th: 52.17%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on November 11th: 88.48%
North American Auction Company. Premier Collection November 11 Auction on November 11th: 65.83%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on November 11th: 50.00%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Autumn Majestic 2023 - Day 3 on November 12th: 80.65%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Autumn Majestic 2023 - Day 2 on November 11th: 62.50%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Autumn Majestic 2023 - Day 1 on November 10th: 76.74%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on November 10th: 81.92%
Santa Fe Art Auction. 2023 Signature Annual Live: Session I on November 10th: 100.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana on November 10th: 94.84%
Swann Galleries. Rare and Important Travel Posters on November 9th: 76.11%
Sothebys. The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined | Day Auction on November 9th: 100.00%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Valuable Books, Autographs, and Prints on November 9th: 51.80%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection on November 9th: 83.03%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 9th: 91.79%
Eldreds. Fire Memorabilia on November 9th: 60.00%
Christies. Photographies & Lothar Schirmer's Glamour Collection - bidstart 10/26 on November 9th: 78.43%
Ader. Photographs - On the Occasion of Paris Photo on November 9th: 43.98%
OSENAT. Photographs and Cameras on November 8th: 62.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/27 on November 6th: 76.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/27 on November 8th: 84.93%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/27 on November 5th: 91.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/19 on October 31st: 91.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 10/20 on October 30th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books - bidstart 10/13 on October 29th: 50.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 14th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Americana and Political Signature Auction on November 15th: 94.64%
Heritage Auctions. The Neil A. Chiappa Collection of Virginia Obsolete Currency on November 12th: 97.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 12th: 94.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 12th: 97.00%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Trading Cards Showcase Auction on November 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 14th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Treasures of the Silent Screen: The Dwight Manley Collection Showcase Auction on November 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating The Kings of Saturday Morning Cartoons! The Art of Hanna Barbera Studios Animation Art S on November 11th: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on November 10th: 98.50%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Summit Comics Showcase Auction on November 10th: 100.00%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 10/28 on November 8th: 82.46%


For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 20th
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Johannesburg Premium Auction. 206 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs from the Collection of Peter C. Bunnell Showcase Auction. 437 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 73 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Expressions of Life: Photographs by Ruth Orkin - bidstart 11/1. 35 lots
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. New York. PAI-XCI: Second Chance Posters - bidstart 11/14. 210 lots

Tue. Nov. 21st
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Graphics. 5188 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 197 lots
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art. 42 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List - bidstart 10/30. 223 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. The Sporting and Collectors Auction. 82 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 68 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/10. 19 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 1 Satmar: Rebbes and Rabbis of Satmar-Sighet, Hungary and Transylvania. 155 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 2 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev – Rosh Hashana of Chassidut. 66 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Bande Dessinee - Head Prints - Sunday Collection - Original Boards. 360 lots
Christies. Paris. Les Grennieres de Ferreires - bidstart 11/7. 21 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Timed Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books - bidstart 11/14. 214 lots

Wed. Nov. 22nd
ALDE. Paris. Original Bindings & Modern Illustrated Books. 296 lots
Christies. Paris. Rare books and manuscripts, including a selection from the Rothschild family library. 181 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 309 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 81 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Old Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collecting. 769 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Ancient and Modern Books, Bindings, Posters and Old Paper. 268 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/10. 53 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Photographs, Autographs & Documents. 419 lots

Thu. Nov. 23rd
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 271 lots

Fri. Nov. 24th
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Albums and Originals. 342 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Black Friday" November 2023 Timed Auction - Session I. 106 lots

Sat. Nov. 25th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/18. 105 lots
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Modern Art, Books, Autographs. 494 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Book Albums. 545 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Modern and Contemporary Art. 772 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Rock & Roll, Entertainment + Sports Memorabilia Estate Collection. 195 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Black Friday" November 2023 Timed Auction - Session II. 451 lots

Sun. Nov. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 225 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Black Friday" November 2023 Timed Auction - Session III. 298 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/17. 48 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