• 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
  • 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
  • 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.
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 69 Auctions Archived, another 65 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 24 November, 69 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 17 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 44 in US dollars and 1 in South African Rand.

 

Turnover was $42,474,125.32 as 82.02% of all lots changed hands.  There were 17,651 offered and 14,477 transacted.  The average lot sold for $2,933.90.

 

Seasons Greetings!

 

7 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Catalogue Auction on November 18th: $12,255,396
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on November 19th: $11,298,075
Christies. Rare books and manuscripts, including a selection from the Rothschild family library on November 22nd: $4,147,510
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on November 20th: $1,715,265
Artcurial. Comic Strips on November 18th: $1,704,039
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on October 31st: $1,431,375
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 21st: $1,103,624
 

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

New England Auctions. Discovery Online Only Auction on November 16th: 390.62%
Du Mouchelles. The November Auctions: Day 1 on November 16th: 314.51%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on November 21st: 177.94%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on November 20th: 169.41%
Charlton Hall. Great Estates at Auction, I and II. on November 10th: 133.53%
Christies. Rare books and manuscripts, including a selection from the Rothschild family library on November 22nd: 128.31%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on November 16th: 126.84%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Day 2 on November 16th: 113.69%
ALDE. Original Bindings & Modern Illustrated Books on November 22nd: 111.86%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 23rd: 109.30%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 15th: 102.45%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 21st: 101.26%


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

Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on November 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs from the Collection of Peter C. Bunnell Showcase Auction on November 20th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Discovery Online Only Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. November Estate Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 21st: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on November 19th: 99.40%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Royle Cowboy Collection - session II on November 18th: 99.22%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List - bidstart 10/30 on November 21st: 99.10%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 22nd: 98.77%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 19th: 98.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 21st: 98.33%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on November 16th: 98.24%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 22nd: 97.73%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Catalogue Auction on November 18th: 96.53%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on November 19th: 96.23%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium and Coins Auction on November 16th: 95.24%
Fleischer's Auctions. Collectables and Americana Timed Sale on November 18th: 94.88%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 1 Satmar: Rebbes and Rabbis of Satmar-Sighet, Hungary and Transylvania on November 21st: 94.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/3 on November 12th: 94.12%
Charlton Hall. Great Estates at Auction, I and II. on November 10th: 93.83%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Day 2 on November 16th: 93.75%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 23rd: 93.73%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on October 31st: 92.68%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 19th: 92.57%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 2 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev – Rosh Hashana of Chassidut on November 21st: 92.42%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part II on November 17th: 91.67%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session II on November 18th: 90.91%
Christies. Rare books and manuscripts, including a selection from the Rothschild family library on November 22nd: 90.61%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Items from the Gross Family Collection on October 31st: 90.48%
Morphy Auctions. Advertising, Country Store, and Railroadiana on November 16th: 90.35%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/3 on November 13th: 88.89%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session I on November 17th: 88.89%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on November 20th: 88.69%
RR Auction. The Fashion of Prince on November 16th: 88.57%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/11 on November 18th: 88.37%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 21st: 88.24%
Blackwell Auctions. November Collectibles Countdown Sale on November 15th: 85.96%
Du Mouchelles. The November Auctions: Day 1 on November 16th: 84.62%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 15th: 84.00%
Eldreds. The Fall Sale on November 16th: 82.61%
Du Mouchelles. The November Auctions: Day 2 on November 17th: 80.68%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 2000 Playoff Contenders Tom Brady (Championship Ticket Autograph) Rookie #144 BGS Mint 9, Auto 10 - #'d 41/100 - None Higher! on November 18th Actual price: USD $855,000.
  2. Christies Oriental Scenery. on November 22nd Actual price: USD $659,098.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1953 Topps Baseball PSA-Graded Complete Set (274) with PSA NM-MT 8 Mantle - #5 "Current Finest" on the PSA Set Registry! on November 18th Actual price: USD $444,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions 2011 Bowman Chrome Bryce Harper (Prospect Autograph-Superfractor) #BCP111 BGS Gem Mint 9.5, Auto 10 - #'d 1/1! on November 18th Actual price: USD $420,000.
  5. Christies Le Diable au Corps. on November 22nd Actual price: USD $384,474.
  6. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC NM 7. on November 18th Actual price: USD $372,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Don Heck Tales of Suspense #39 Iron Man Story Page 10 Original Art (Marvel, 1963). on November 19th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions 2017 Panini Contenders Patrick Mahomes II (Super Bowl Ticket Autograph) Rookie #303 BGS Mint 9, Auto 9 - #'d 1/1! on November 18th Actual price: USD $324,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white pages. on November 19th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson #50 PSA Mint 9. on November 18th Actual price: USD $288,000.
  11. Artcurial Astérix le Gaulois - Tome 2 La Serpe d'or on November 18th Actual price: USD $286,663.
  12. Heritage Auctions Signed 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie #8 PSA VG-EX 4, PSA/DNA Auto 9 - Pop One! on November 18th Actual price: USD $276,000.
  13. Christies Segunda parte del ingenioso cavallero don Quixote de la Mancha. on November 22nd Actual price: USD $274,624.
  14. Christies Flora Graeca : sive plantarum rariorum historia, quas in provinciis aut insulis Graeciae. on November 22nd Actual price: USD $260,893.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie #305 PSA NM-MT 8. on November 18th Actual price: USD $252,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions Buddy Holly & the Crickets 1959 Historic "Winter Dance Party" Concert Poster. on November 20th Actual price: USD $250,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1962 Topps Baseball (First Series) Wax Box with Twenty-Four Unopened Packs! on November 18th Actual price: USD $240,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Piedmont 350/25 Ty Cobb (Bat Off Shoulder) PSA NM-MT 8 - Only Two Superior! on November 18th Actual price: USD $222,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview #31 Dark Knight Cover Original Art (David Anthony Kraft, 1986). on November 19th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  20. Christies Le Antichità Romane, opera di Giambatista Piranesi, architetto veneziano, divisa in quattro tomi on November 22nd Actual price: USD $205,968.
  21. Heritage Auctions 2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James (Exquisite Rookie Patch Autographs-Level 1) #78 BGS Mint 9, Auto 10 - #'d 74/99. on November 18th Actual price: USD $198,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1921 Shotwell Babe Ruth PSA Fair 1.5 -- The Only Graded Example!. on November 18th Actual price: USD $192,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Gem Mint 10. on November 18th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC EX/NM+ 6.5. on November 18th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions Robert Crumb Vulture Goddess (Vulture Demoness) Sculpture Original Art (1990). on November 19th Actual price: USD $180,000.




69 total sales reported this week:

Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 23rd: 93.73%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Documents on November 22nd: 72.79%
Christies. Rare books and manuscripts, including a selection from the Rothschild family library on November 22nd: 90.61%
ALDE. Original Bindings & Modern Illustrated Books on November 22nd: 63.18%
Vermot de Pas. Ancient and Modern Books, Bindings, Posters and Old Paper on November 22nd: 52.61%
Vermot de Pas. Bande Dessinee - Head Prints - Sunday Collection - Original Boards on November 21st: 54.44%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List - bidstart 10/30 on November 21st: 99.10%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 2 Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev – Rosh Hashana of Chassidut on November 21st: 92.42%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 1 Satmar: Rebbes and Rabbis of Satmar-Sighet, Hungary and Transylvania on November 21st: 94.19%
Il Ponte. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art on November 21st: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 21st: 88.24%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 21st: 70.56%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Sporting and Collectors Auction on November 22nd: 51.22%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Expressions of Life: Photographs by Ruth Orkin - bidstart 11/1 on November 20th: 48.57%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Toomey Auction: Prints and Multiples on November 16th: 66.58%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 11/1 on November 15th: 75.35%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 15th: 84.00%
Blackwell Auctions. November Collectibles Countdown Sale on November 15th: 85.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/3 on November 13th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books - bidstart 11/3 on November 12th: 29.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/3 on November 12th: 94.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 22nd: 98.77%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 22nd: 97.73%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 21st: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs from the Collection of Peter C. Bunnell Showcase Auction on November 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 21st: 98.33%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on November 19th: 96.23%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on November 18th: 45.08%
Fleischer's Auctions. Collectables and Americana Timed Sale on November 18th: 94.88%
Finarte. Comics: Masters of Erotica on November 18th: 12.95%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. The Royle Cowboy Collection - session II on November 18th: 99.22%
Artcurial. Comic Strips on November 18th: 65.99%
Finarte. Original Comic Arts and Illustration on November 18th: 40.58%
Michaans Auctions. November Gallery Auction on November 17th: 78.33%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part II on November 17th: 91.67%
Du Mouchelles. The November Auctions: Day 2 on November 17th: 80.68%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session II on November 18th: 90.91%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Session I on November 17th: 88.89%
Binoche et Giquello. Art and Literature on November 17th: 69.35%
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Antiquities, Books, and Curiosities on November 17th: 62.90%
Aspire Art Auctions. 20th Century and Contemporary Art on November 16th: 53.85%
Beaussant Lefevre. Robert and Isabelle De Strycker Collection - Japanese Printed - 2nd Part on November 14th: 61.19%
Rossini. Photographs, Books, Cameras, and Photographic Equipement on November 10th: 71.87%
Charlton Hall. Great Estates at Auction, I and II. on November 10th: 93.83%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Rare and Important Items on October 31st: 92.68%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Items from the Gross Family Collection on October 31st: 90.48%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Dieter Roth and Rudolf Rieser: "The Damned Collected Shit" on November 10th: 50.40%
RR Auction. The Fashion of Prince on November 16th: 88.57%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts on November 16th: 74.86%
Pandolfini. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs on November 16th: 73.25%
New England Auctions. Discovery Online Only Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Day 2 on November 16th: 93.75%
Leland Little Auctions. November Estate Auction on November 16th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Winter Selection: Editions and Works on Paper on November 16th: 59.77%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on November 16th: 98.24%
Du Mouchelles. The November Auctions: Day 1 on November 16th: 84.62%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium and Coins Auction on November 16th: 95.24%
Clars Auction Gallery. Modern and Contemporary Fine Art Auction on November 16th: 70.91%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 11/9 on November 16th: 29.97%
Morphy Auctions. Advertising, Country Store, and Railroadiana on November 16th: 90.35%
Ader. Illuminations, Ancient and Modern Books on November 16th: 67.02%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/11 on November 18th: 88.37%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 19th: 92.57%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 19th: 98.71%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on November 20th: 88.69%
Heritage Auctions. Fall Sports Catalogue Auction on November 18th: 96.53%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on November 19th: 99.40%
Eldreds. The Fall Sale on November 16th: 82.61%


For the week ahead 65 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 27th
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books. 535 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents. 373 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 164 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/17. 73 lots

Tue. Nov. 28th
Artcurial. Paris. Limited Editions. 155 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 603 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 156 lots
Bonhams. Dublin,. The Irish Sale: Vision and Voice - bidstart 11/17. 21 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art. 472 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Photographs, including an Important Collection of Ansel Adams. 154 lots
Sothebys. London. Fine Books from a Distinguished Private Library. 91 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fall Misc.: Fine Books & Prints, Inc. Selections from the Veatchs Book Inventory. bidstart 10/11. 211 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Fine Paintings, Silver and Works of Art from American Collections - bidstart 11/7.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Marine and Voyage. 85 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 65 lots

Wed. Nov. 29th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 363 lots
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Prints. 260 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books. 1417 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 348 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 90 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Japanese Prints and the Works of Paul Jacolet. 184 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books Signature Auction. 576 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria & Autographs Live Auction 2023. 686 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Prints - Drawings - Ancient and Modern Paintings. 28 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia. 447 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 1. 610 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Holiday Auction: Antiquarian and Art Books. 197 lots

Thu. Nov. 30th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 521 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. 19th and 20th Century Photographs. 340 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. Rare Books and Works on Paper. 680 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography. 363 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples. 101 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature with Beats & the Counterculture. 525 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 275 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Lewis Carroll and Alice: The Collection of Stephen and Nancy Farber. 191 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Holiday Sale. 19 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. GEM MINT Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 178 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Western & Romance Featuring the Jack and Joanie Kump Collection. 118 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria & Autographs Live Auction 2023 - Day 2. 241 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 2. 520 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. European & American Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, Russian Icons & Books. 49 lots
Rossini. Paris. Christmas Sale. 24 lots
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Winter Fine Sale. 22 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Advertising Posters. 234 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Movie Posters. 131 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Fine Art. 102 lots

Fri. Dec. 1st
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Posters - Cinema. 553 lots
Bonhams. London. Books, Maps and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/21. 128 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 135 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Photographs. 220 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. 44th Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction.
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. The Titus Sale - Day 1. 170 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Comic Books and Art. 116 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Art Books and other "Coffee Table Books".

Sat. Dec. 2nd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/28. 175 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comic Books - Objects - Boards and Albums.
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings and Decorative Arts Sale. 179 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Ted Lusher Texas History Collection, Part One Signature Auction. 167 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. The Titus Sale - Day 2. 86 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Signature Winter Auction. 5 lots

Sun. Dec. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 262 lots
Sworders. Essex. Paint. Print. Sculpt. - bidstart 11/23.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 101 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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.