Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 65 Auctions Archived, another 59 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 12 July, 65 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 23 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $18,379,360.65.  The average lot sold for $1,863.28.

 

Even as the number of auctions posted in July are running high, the percentage of lots sold are holding at nearly 80%.  It’s simply remarkable.  Happy Bastille Day!

 

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

SothebysBibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books on July 9th: $4,250,229
SothebysBooks, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern - online 6/28 on July 11th: $3,528,505
ChristiesValuable Books and Manuscripts on July 10th: $3,094,081
Poster Auctions International, Inc.PAI - XCIII: Rare Posters on July 11th: $1,137,280
RR AuctionFine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 6/21 on July 10th: $1,110,877

 


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

Case Antiques, Inc.2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 2 on July 7th: 231.14%
Il PonteBooks on July 10th: 204.50%
Duke'sSummer Auction on July 11th: 179.34%
Case Antiques, Inc.2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 1 on July 6th: 170.31%
Vermot de PasClassic Sale on July 5th: 150.98%
Vogt Auction2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction - Day 2 on July 7th: 129.39%
OSENATModern and Contemporary Art on July 7th: 126.90%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersMid-Week at Stair - Day 2 on July 11th: 124.69%
GorringesWeekly Featuring Books on July 8th: 116.88%
SothebysBibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books on July 9th: 104.00%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 5th: 102.45%
SothebysModern and Contemporary Discoveries - Online 6/28 on July 5th: 101.54%


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

John McInnis AuctioneersExeter, NH Virtual Online Estate Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Duke'sSummer Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersMid-Week at Stair - Day 2 on July 11th: 100.00%
Aste BolaffiComics - Topolini (from No. 1 to 101) on July 10th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsJim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 10th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction on July 6th: 100.00%
OSENATModern and Contemporary Art on July 7th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 9th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 9th: 99.82%
Vogt Auction2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction - Day 2 on July 7th: 99.47%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 9th: 98.86%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 10th: 98.78%
Heritage AuctionsPulps Showcase Auction, Featuring The Roger Hill Collection on July 11th: 98.73%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 7th: 98.69%
Morphy AuctionsAutomobilia and Petroliana on July 11th: 98.63%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 6th: 98.13%
Case Antiques, Inc.2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 1 on July 6th: 97.50%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesOnline Sale - Books on July 8th: 97.27%
Case Antiques, Inc.2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 2 on July 7th: 97.14%
Copley Fine Art AuctionsThe Sporting Sale 2024 on July 11th: 96.72%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersMid-Week at Stair - Day 1 on July 10th: 96.55%
Heritage AuctionsDepth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on July 10th: 95.37%
Il PonteBooks on July 10th: 94.70%
One Source AuctionsAnnual Post July 4th Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on July 8th: 92.04%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 7th: 91.08%
Rago Arts and AuctionsPhotographs on July 10th: 90.85%
Ripley Auctions20th Century Art + Design Auction on July 6th: 88.24%
EV StampsSports Card and Comic Book Auction on July 6th: 86.94%
GorringesWeekly Featuring Books on July 8th: 86.52%
Potter and Potter AuctionsCircus, Sideshow and Oddities on July 11th: 84.00%
Rago Arts and AuctionsChicago 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition on July 11th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/21 on July 3rd: 83.33%
Fonsie Mealy AuctioneersChatsworth Summer Art Sale on July 10th: 82.93%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 5th: 82.50%
Catawiki B. V.EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 30th: 81.48%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Document annotated and signed by Galileo, on July 11th Actual price: USD $774,236.
  2. Sothebys Trattato della pittura on July 9th Actual price: USD $491,640.
  3. Christies Grooten Atlas [Atlas Major]. on July 10th Actual price: USD $373,956.
  4. Sothebys Le premier tome de l'architecture on July 9th Actual price: USD $360,536.
  5. Sothebys Le imagini con tutti i riversi trovati on July 9th Actual price: USD $294,984.
  6. Sothebys Autograph manuscript calligraphic poems, notes on Elvish languages of Middle-earth, and 21 related letters to Donald Swann, 1960s on July 11th Actual price: USD $294,210.
  7. Christies AN EARLY PAIR OF ENGLISH TABLE GLOBES on July 10th Actual price: USD $260,143.
  8. Sothebys I quattro libri dell'architettura on July 9th Actual price: USD $254,014.
  9. Sothebys Opera, on July 11th Actual price: USD $247,756.
  10. Sothebys Essemplare di piu sorti di lettere on July 9th Actual price: USD $245,820.
  11. Sothebys Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) on July 5th Actual price: USD $181,758.
  12. Sothebys I dieci libri dell' architettura on July 9th Actual price: USD $163,880.
  13. Sothebys Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph manuscript signed of the Canon "Ewig dein", WoO 161, on July 11th Actual price: USD $154,847.
  14. Sothebys Vier bucher von menschlicher Proportion on July 9th Actual price: USD $147,492.
  15. Sothebys De architectura libri decem on July 9th Actual price: USD $139,298.
  16. Christies Cosmographia. Translated from the Greek into Latin by Jacobus Angelus. Edited by Nicolaus Germanus. [With Registrum and De locis ac mirabilibus mundi of Donnus Nicolaus]. on July 10th Actual price: USD $138,201.
  17. Sothebys De architectura libri decem on July 9th Actual price: USD $131,104.
  18. Sothebys Architecture ou art de bien bastir on July 9th Actual price: USD $114,716.
  19. Sothebys De architectura libri decem traducti in vulgare on July 9th Actual price: USD $114,716.
  20. Christies An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. on July 10th Actual price: USD $113,813.
  21. Sothebys 1559 on July 9th Actual price: USD $111,438.
  22. Sothebys Livre de la conqueste de la Toison d'or on July 9th Actual price: USD $106,522.
  23. Sothebys Paul Wittgenstein. The Music Archive and Library of Paul Wittgenstein, late C19th to first half of the C20th on July 11th Actual price: USD $100,651.
  24. Christies The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted. Edited by F.S. Ellis. on July 10th Actual price: USD $97,554.
  25. Christies Analysis per quantitatum series, fluxiones, ac differentias: cum enumeratione linearum tertii ordinis [and other works, edited with a preface by William Jones]. on July 10th Actual price: USD $97,554.




65 total sales reported this week:

Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale: Posters: Painters and Exhibition Posters on July 11th: 46.09%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition on July 11th: 83.33%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Outsider, Folk, Contemporary and Fine Art on June 26th: 77.46%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities on July 11th: 84.00%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI - XCIII: Rare Posters on July 11th: 51.09%
PBA Galleries. Literature - Mysteries - Science Fiction - Counterculture on July 11th: 74.30%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Exeter, NH Virtual Online Estate Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Duke's. Summer Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale 2024 on July 11th: 96.72%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Mid-Week at Stair - Day 2 on July 11th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Mid-Week at Stair - Day 1 on July 10th: 96.55%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 6/21 on July 10th: 71.03%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on paper & Sculptures on July 10th: 58.68%
Ripley Auctions. July Collectibles Sale - Time Online on July 10th: 51.35%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Photographs on July 10th: 90.85%
OSENAT. Sports, Comics, and Pop Culture on July 10th: 41.50%
Il Ponte. Books on July 10th: 94.70%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Chatsworth Summer Art Sale on July 10th: 82.93%
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on July 10th: 68.23%
Brunk Auctions. The Great Outdoors on July 10th: 50.00%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics - Topolini (from No. 1 to 101) on July 10th: 100.00%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on July 11th: 98.63%
Sothebys. Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern - online 6/28 on July 11th: 63.39%
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books on July 9th: 68.70%
Setdart. Contemporary Art and Latest Trends II on July 10th: 25.00%
Setdart. Contemporary Art and Latest Trends I on July 9th: 51.85%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on July 6th: 45.45%
Heritage Auctions. Pulps Showcase Auction, Featuring The Roger Hill Collection on July 11th: 98.73%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on July 10th: 95.37%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 10th: 98.78%
Rossini. Collection of an Alençon Bibliophile on July 9th: 62.50%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on July 8th: 97.27%
One Source Auctions. Annual Post July 4th Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on July 8th: 92.04%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on July 8th: 86.52%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples online - 6/28 on July 8th: 75.76%
Vogt Auction. 2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction - Day 2 on July 7th: 99.47%
Vogt Auction. 2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction on July 6th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. Movie Posters on July 6th: 76.18%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Adventures, Voyages, Missions, Firsts editions and Signed on July 6th: 58.47%
Ripley Auctions. 20th Century Art + Design Auction on July 6th: 88.24%
OSENAT. Modern and Contemporary Art on July 7th: 100.00%
OSENAT. The Empire at Fontainbleau - Day 2 on July 7th: 73.68%
OSENAT. The Empire at Fontainbleau - Day 1 on July 6th: 71.43%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. 70624 on July 6th: 78.38%
EV Stamps. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction on July 6th: 86.94%
Case Antiques, Inc.. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 2 on July 7th: 97.14%
Case Antiques, Inc.. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 1 on July 6th: 97.50%
Vermot de Pas. Classic Sale on July 5th: 58.06%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Discoveries - Online 6/28 on July 5th: 76.92%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 5th: 82.50%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 9th: 98.86%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 7th: 98.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 7th: 91.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 9th: 99.82%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 6th: 98.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/21 on July 3rd: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/21 on July 1st: 70.59%
Catawiki B. V.. EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 30th: 81.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 30th: 41.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/21 on June 30th: 46.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/21 on June 29th: 16.67%


For the week ahead 59 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 15th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Maritime Auction. 17 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Special Chabad Auction for Gimel Tamuz - 30 Years of Longing. 36 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 500 Autographs, and Small Collections. 500 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700). 92 lots

Tue. Jul. 16th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. The Summer Auction. 26 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 314 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 168 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. 374 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Works on Paper - online 7/4. 63 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Summer Reading. 230 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Summer Rare Book Auction. 235 lots
Sothebys. New York. Contemporary Discoveries. 78 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comics, Head Prints and Dedications Collection. 510 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 226 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction. 44 lots

Wed. Jul. 17th
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 225 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 102 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. Books and Documents: Online Only Auction - online 7/3. 348 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 243 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 231 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of the Library of the Late Frank Meehan (Portlaoise), A Renowned Historian, Author and a Wonderful Source of Knowledge for Those Interested in the General History of Ireland.. 685 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. The Collected Home - online 7/2. 27 lots
Sothebys. New York. Modern Discoveries. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 83 lots

Thu. Jul. 18th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - online 7/11. 313 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Mid-Century, Modern, Contemporary Art and Design. 29 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 312 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Americana Extravaganza. 35 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. PBA Comics: The Atlas Sale, Part III, Marvel. 349 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 276 lots
Sothebys. London. Japanese Woodblock Prints - online 7/11. 45 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Matt Baker Comics Showcase Auction. 141 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 6/18. 83 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition - online 7/8. 214 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Cards Non-Sports Showcase Auction. 175 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. Online Only Exclusives. 104 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Art + Design. 54 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. July Estate Sale. 23 lots
Sothebys. New York. Space Exploration. 50 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Summer Finds Discovery Auction. 39 lots

Fri. Jul. 19th
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. Coins, Railways and Collectables. 68 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction. 306 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. Premier Selections. 50 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. A VISION OF OLYMPISM: JEAN-LOUIS LAMOT COLLECTION. 155 lots
Bonhams. Chichester. Guildford: The Goodwood Festival of Speed Automobilia Online. 68 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Sale of Antique and Contemporary Books. 224 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . July Gallery Auction. 54 lots

Sat. Jul. 20th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. The Warehouse Auction. 123 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The 55th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moonlanding: Space Exploration Showcase Auction Featuring the Buzz Aldrin Collection. 136 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Custom Furnishings, Antiques, Fine Art, and Decorative Accessories. 32 lots

Sun. Jul. 21st
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. 215 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters, Chabad. 173 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books. 21 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 54 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction. 60 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000