• Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, 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. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, 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. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, 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. £1,000-1,500
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500
    Forum, 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. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    The Private Library:
    Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
    July 9, 2026
    Forum, 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. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, 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 - 30,000
    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
  • 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
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 39 Auctions Archived, another 55 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 19 January, 39 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in  Mexican pesos, and 23 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $49,979,546.98 as 86.22% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $4,282.00.

 

2024 is off to a fast start! 
 
 
4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 14th: $20,338,429
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 10th: $13,035,138
Christies. Fine Printed And Manuscript Americana on January 17th: $11,076,752
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-XCI on November 12th: $1,492,978
 

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

OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on December 20th: 323.47%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Collected Home - bidstart 1/3 on January 17th: 129.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/29 on January 7th: 128.63%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60 Year Collection of Bruce and Vivalyn Knight on January 6th: 120.55%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on January 18th: 111.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts - Online Only on January 18th: 109.95%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 7th: 106.29%


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

Sothebys. Western Art and Design From Bar Cross Ranch, Wyoming on January 19th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's January Auction on January 17th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60 Year Collection of Bruce and Vivalyn Knight on January 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 14th: 99.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 16th: 99.85%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 14th: 99.53%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 17th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 16th: 99.18%
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on December 20th: 99.05%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 10th: 97.26%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 17th: 96.33%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts - Online Only on January 18th: 95.03%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 14th: 94.88%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 13th: 93.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/29 on January 7th: 92.86%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on January 18th: 92.04%
Christies. Fine Printed And Manuscript Americana on January 17th: 86.27%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 7th: 86.11%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 1/9 on January 19th: 86.10%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery Auction on January 18th: 84.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/29 on January 8th: 84.38%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 16th: 83.67%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on January 11th: 83.33%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.87%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Manuscript document signed ("Vox Populi"), on January 17th Actual price: USD $4,527,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages. on January 14th Actual price: USD $2,340,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions All Star Comics #8 (DC, 1942) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. on January 14th Actual price: USD $1,500,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 Curator Pedigree (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on January 14th Actual price: USD $1,380,000.
  5. Christies Les Voyages du Sieur de Champlain Xaintongeois, Capitaine ordinaire pour le Roy, en la marine. Divisez en deux livres. Ou, Journal tres-fidele des observations faites es descouvertures de la Nouvelle France. on January 17th Actual price: USD $1,320,500.
  6. Heritage Auctions Showcase #4 The Flash (DC, 1956) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. on January 14th Actual price: USD $900,000.
  7. Christies Autograph letter signed ("Official E.S. Parker Lt. Col. A.A.A.G." and adding Lee's signature "(Signed) R. E, Lee Genl"), to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, "Hd Qrs. A[rmy of] N[orthern] V[irgin]a," on January 17th Actual price: USD $882,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages. on January 14th Actual price: USD $825,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions The Brave and the Bold #28 Justice League of America (DC, 1960) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. on January 14th Actual price: USD $810,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages. on January 14th Actual price: USD $630,000.
  11. Christies A collection of 30 Jesuit Relations describing the activities of the Jesuit missionaries in Canada, comprising numbers 2, 6-16, 18-21, 23, 25-27, 29-34, 36-38, and the final Relation edited by Claude Dablon. on January 17th Actual price: USD $504,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1166b-I $20 1863 Gold Certificate PMG Very Fine 25. on January 10th Actual price: USD $480,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2231-K $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. on January 10th Actual price: USD $453,600.
  14. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2407 $500 1928 Gold Certificate. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. on January 10th Actual price: USD $384,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2220-F $5,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 30 EPQ. on January 10th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-K $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ. on January 10th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  17. Christies A Plan of the Town and Harbour of Boston and the Country adjacent with the Road from Boston to Concord Shewing the place of the late Engagement between the King's Troops & the Provincials,... on January 17th Actual price: USD $327,600.
  18. Christies Recueil de voyages. on January 17th Actual price: USD $327,600.
  19. Heritage Auctions George Perez and Pablo Marcos Avengers #161 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1977). on January 14th Actual price: USD $288,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2231-B $10,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. on January 10th Actual price: USD $270,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions All-Story - October 1912 First Appearance of Tarzan (Munsey) Condition: VG. on January 14th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  22. Christies The Great Voyages, Part I, in Latin]. HARIOT, Thomas (1560-1621). Admiranda narratio fida tamen, de commodis et incolarum ritibus Virginiae. on January 17th Actual price: USD $252,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1191 $50 1882 Gold Certificate PCGS Extremely Fine 40. on January 10th Actual price: USD $240,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions John Romita Sr. Amazing Spider-Man #87 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1970). on January 14th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  25. Christies The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. on January 17th Actual price: USD $189,000.


39 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Western Art and Design From Bar Cross Ranch, Wyoming on January 19th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 1/9 on January 19th: 86.10%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on January 18th: 92.04%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 12/15 on January 18th: 64.55%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper on January 18th: 20.20%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts - Online Only on January 18th: 95.03%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery Auction on January 18th: 84.48%
Leland Little Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 2 on January 19th: 75.76%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.87%
Finarte. Photographs/Timed Auction on January 18th: 53.33%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Collected Home - bidstart 1/3 on January 17th: 71.43%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 17th: 96.33%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 17th: 99.33%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 77.65%
Christies. Fine Printed And Manuscript Americana on January 17th: 86.27%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Winter Auction on January 17th: 63.64%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's January Auction on January 17th: 100.00%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-XCI on November 12th: 52.83%
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on December 20th: 99.05%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 7th: 86.11%
Soler Y Llach. Movie Posters on November 30th: 12.21%
Soler Y Llach. Advertising Posters on November 30th: 14.96%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 14th: 99.53%
Librairie des Elephants. Avant Gardes on December 2nd: 67.48%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60 Year Collection of Bruce and Vivalyn Knight on January 6th: 100.00%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Scultures on January 16th: 61.39%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 16th: 83.67%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on January 11th: 83.33%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 16th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 16th: 99.85%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on January 13th: 54.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 13th: 93.64%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 14th: 94.88%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 14th: 99.92%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 10th: 97.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/29 on January 8th: 84.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/29 on January 7th: 92.86%

 


For the week ahead 55 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 22nd
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 151 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Art Within Reach. 99 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12. 103 lots

Tue. Jan. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 473 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 82 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 196 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty. 15 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 46 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. January Jewels: Fine Art and Luxury Goods. 69 lots

Wed. Jan. 24th
Ader. PARIS. Post-war and Contemporary Prints. 305 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 386 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 105 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Pop Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia. 200 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Collectors' Passion. 65 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. c.670 Lots to include a Collection of Signed First & Rare Editions. 673 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Visual Splendor: Decorative Arts and Photography. 87 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Documents & Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade cards, Postcards, Banknotes, Stamps and Postal History.. 214 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 79 lots
Artcurial. Paris. HISTORICAL MEMORIES Collection and Library of the Counts of Marcellus, the Dukes of Abrantès & various others. 64 lots

Thu. Jan. 25th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 235 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Books, Documents and Ancient Prints. 212 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Photography. 201 lots
Doyle New York. New York. OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS / ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE ARTS. 12 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Collectors' Passion. 23 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture. 472 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. The Artists of the WPA. 238 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autograph and Book Auction. 170 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - bidstart 1/18. 344 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Marvels of the West" - Day 1. 226 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 419 lots

Fri. Jan. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Winter Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 2802 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Classic Auction: Books, etc.. 21 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Marvels of the West" - Day 2. 469 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. 34th Annual, Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - Las Vegas, Nevada. 63 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors. 56 lots
Sothebys. London. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 1/19. 24 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. January Early American Pattern Glass and Collectibles. 67 lots

Sat. Jan. 27th
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Winter Auction. 94 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Online Winter Magic. 100 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 110 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Winter Auction. 173 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. 2024 Mid-Century Modern Art and Furnishings with Decorative Accessories. 93 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Echoes of the West January 27th sale. 185 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Marvels of the West" - Day 3. 209 lots

Sun. Jan. 28th
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. 244 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Winter Auction - Day 2. 47 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 101 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Winter US Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction. 453 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Marvels of the West" - Day 4. 336 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/19. 89 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books - bidstart 1/19. 43 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 1/19. 36 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Online Estate Auction.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    Bøker & Manuskripter
    Fine Books & Manuscripts
    June 24, 2026
    SD 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, 2026
    SD 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 24-25
    Sotheby’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.