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Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, 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 - 250,000Bonhams, 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 - $120,000Bonhams, 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 - 120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000 -
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 - 3,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000Bonhams, 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 - 60,000Bonhams, 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 - 8,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 27 Auctions Archived, another 27 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 29 December, 27 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Columbian pesos, 12 in euros. 1 in British pounds, and 12 in US dollars.
Turnover was $6,805,024.56 as 90.44% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $952.02.
Without hesitation, the market is already camping out in January looking for a warm welcome.
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 23rd: $1,593,133
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 27th: $1,496,531
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 2 on November 30th: $1,211,944
2 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 1 on November 29th: 102.27%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums and Originals on November 24th: 101.55%
18 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 27th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 2 on November 30th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 1 on November 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 26th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 23rd: 99.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 26th: 99.04%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 27th: 98.96%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 26th: 98.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/8 on December 17th: 95.70%
Aspire Auctions. December 2023 Auction - bidstart 12/1 on December 9th: 95.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/16 on December 23rd: 94.12%
Mennonite Life. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 10th: 92.25%
Lark Mason Associates. The Collection of Anne Eisenhower including Property from President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower on December 19th: 92.00%
Bogota Auction. Art Books and other "Coffee Table Books" on December 1st: 90.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 20th: 88.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 24th: 87.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 18th: 83.78%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums and Originals on November 24th: 83.63%
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27 total sales reported this week:
Bogota Auction. Art Books and other "Coffee Table Books" on December 1st: 90.79%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Book Albums on November 25th: 76.88%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums and Originals on November 24th: 83.63%
Mennonite Life. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 10th: 92.25%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 27th: 98.96%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 26th: 98.62%
Lark Mason Associates. Fine Paintings, Silver and Works of Art from American Collections - bidstart 11/7 on November 28th: 32.00%
Lark Mason Associates. The Collection of Anne Eisenhower including Property from President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower on December 19th: 92.00%
L'Autographe Auctions. December 2023 - Autographs, Letters, and Historical Documents on December 5th: 45.86%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples - Online Only on December 5th: 60.98%
Aspire Auctions. December 2023 Auction - bidstart 12/1 on December 9th: 95.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 20th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 18th: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/8 on December 18th: 51.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 12/8 on December 17th: 54.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/8 on December 17th: 95.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 16th: 78.57%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 2 on November 30th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 1 on November 29th: 100.00%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 27th: 68.41%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Marine and Voyage on November 28th: 42.35%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 23rd: 99.27%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/16 on December 23rd: 94.12%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 26th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 26th: 99.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 24th: 87.98%
For the week ahead a fresh 27 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 1st
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. January 2024 Annual New Year's Sale. 22 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. New Years Day Auction. 28 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22. 75 lots
Tue. Jan. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 528 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 56 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 182 lots
Wed. Jan. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 323 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 112 lots
The Book Merchant Jenkins. West End. Antiquarian Bookseller's Moving Sale - Part 1. 288 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22. 58 lots
Thu. Jan. 4th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - Fine Press - bidstart 12/22. 555 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction. 103 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The WaWa Collection Part IV Comics Showcase Auction. 300 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Cabin Fever Auction - session 1. 40 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Timed Auction - Antiquarian Books, Irish & World Literature and Poetry, .... 387 lots
Fri. Jan. 5th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Cabin Fever Auction - session 2. 19 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. The 60 Year Collection of Bruce and Vivalyn Knight. 24 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Antiques and Interiors, to Include Affordable Modern and Contemporary Art. 47 lots
Sat. Jan. 6th
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports and Comics Auction. 176 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 174 lots
Sun. Jan. 7th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Timed Auction: Books, Pictures, Ceramics, Silver, Collectors' Items etc. - bidstart 12/20. 116 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 100 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. UNLIMITED Kaballa and Chassidut, .... 258 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 228 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/29. 42 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
Bøker & Manuskripter
Fine Books & Manuscripts
June 24, 2026SD Auctions, June 24: [HENRIK IBSEN] BRYNJOLF BJARME: «Catilina», 1850. Originalt hvitt omslag.SD Auctions, June 24: PAULUS OROSIUS + Pseudo SENACA: «Historiae adversus paganos...», 1491. CIRCULAR WORLD MAP, SHIRLEY NUMBER 15.SD Auctions, June 24: OLAUS MAGNUS: «Historia Delle Genti Et Della Natura [...].», 1565.Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
Bøker & Manuskripter
Fine Books & Manuscripts
June 24, 2026SD Auctions, June 24: AXEL HEIBERG: Pengekiste, 17-1800-tall.SD Auctions, June 24: HENRIK IBSEN: Teaterplakater 2 stk. «FRU INGER TIL ØSTRÅT» 1895-1896.SD Auctions, June 24: HENRIK WERGELAND: Stort manuskript, signert + dedikasjonseksemplar, 1845. -
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
Fine Books & Manuscripts
June 24-25Sotheby’s, June 25: Keats, John. The most significant collection of Keats’s love letters to come to market since 1885. $1,500,000 to $2,500,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Chassériau, Benoît. The “Expedicion secreta” of the Free State of Cartagena de Indias against the forts of Portobelo (Panama). $50,000 to $70,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: (Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay). "One of the new nation's most important contributions to the theory of government”. $150,000 to $180,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated". $80,000 to $120,000.Sotheby’s, June 24: (Johann Conrad Beissel). A Sammelband of two of Benjamin Franklin's rarest imprints. $70,000 to $100,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: [Pernambuco]. First printed work in favor of Brazilian Independence. $150,000 to $200,000.