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Rare Book Hub: 38 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 23 August, 38 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 1 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 29 in US dollars.

Turnover was $11,180,314.10. The average lot sold for $1,192.19 as 88.62% of all lots sold.

When the number of sales are less, the percentage of lots sold rises. The auction houses may take a week off, but the bidders are ever present.

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. The History of Animation - The Glad Museum Collection Signature Auction on August 19th: $4,043,971
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 22nd: $1,257,785
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on August 17th: $1,228,540

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

Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction on August 22nd: 351.60%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards and Memorabilia on August 21st: 119.41%
RR Auction. Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Revolution on August 22nd: 107.97%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 20th: 106.53%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 3 on August 17th: 101.79%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on August 22nd: 101.56%

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

John McInnis Auctioneers. Marblehead, MA - End of Summer Online Auction on August 22nd: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Rare and Collectible Book Auction on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The History of Animation - The Glad Museum Collection Signature Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 20th: 99.78%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Online-Only Auction on August 18th: 99.67%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards and Memorabilia on August 21st: 99.66%
Heritage Auctions. Fractional Currency Showcase Auction on August 18th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 20th: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 21st: 99.40%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Wrights - Raymond Pettibon: The Punk Years, Curated by Specific Object / David Platzker on August 22nd: 98.22%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 3 on August 17th: 98.19%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on August 17th: 98.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 18th: 97.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 18th: 97.58%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 17th: 96.88%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 21st: 94.06%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 20th: 93.55%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction on August 22nd: 88.82%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 20th: 87.88%
New England Book Auctions. 15th-18th Century Printing, Americana and Fine Books, Part 1 on August 20th: 87.37%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 22nd: 82.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 11th: 81.25%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. American Treasures of the Past - Session 1 on August 22nd: 80.67%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.

Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering/Pokemon Test Print Uncut Sheet CGC Authentic (Wizards of the Coast) White Back. on August 17th Actual price: USD $275,000.
Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Arabian Nights Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1993). on August 17th Actual price: USD $212,500.
Heritage Auctions Pokemon 1st Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on August 17th Actual price: USD $187,500.
Heritage Auctions Sleeping Beauty Maleficent Concept Painting by Marc Davis (Walt Disney, 1959). on August 19th Actual price: USD $72,000.
Heritage Auctions Ub Iwerks Plane Crazy Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1929). on August 19th Actual price: USD $72,000.
RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed 1976 Apple Computer Check No. 4, Predating the Official Founding of the Company - PSA GEM MT 10 on August 22nd Actual price: USD $66,844.
Heritage Auctions Ub Iwerks Steamboat Willie RARE Mickey Mouse and Peg Leg Pete Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1928). on August 19th Actual price: USD $57,600.
RR Auction Steve Jobs: (3) Apple-1 Prototype Polaroid Photographs Given to Paul Terrell of the Byte Shop in 1976 on August 22nd Actual price: USD $54,904.
Propstore STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) - Hand-Painted Bob Peak Poster Comp on August 18th Actual price: USD $52,400.
Heritage Auctions Lady and the Tramp "Bella Notte" RARE Key Master Setup with Hand-Painted Trimmed-to-Image Production Cel and Hand-Painted Key Master Production Background Attributed to Disney legend Eyvind Earle (Walt Disney, 1955). on August 19th Actual price: USD $51,600.
Heritage Auctions Pokemon Charizard 006 25th Anniversary Creatures Deck PSA Trading Card Game Gem Mint 10 (The Pokemon Company, 2021). on August 17th Actual price: USD $49,250.
Heritage Auctions Pokemon Charizard Japanese Beta Playtest CGC Trading Card Game NM/Mint+ 8.5 (Media Factory, 1996) Mounted on Card. on August 17th Actual price: USD $42,500.
Heritage Auctions Superman (The Mad Scientist) Superman and Daily Planet Building Production Cel with Key Master Background (Max Fleischer, 1941). on August 19th Actual price: USD $39,600.
Swann Galleries Hugh Steers with his Painting, NYC. on August 22nd Actual price: USD $37,500.
Propstore BEETLEJUICE (1988) - "Handbook for the Recently Deceased" Hardcover Book on August 18th Actual price: USD $36,025.
Heritage Auctions The Little Mermaid Ariel and Ursula Production Cel Key Master Setup (Walt Disney, 1989). on August 19th Actual price: USD $36,000.
Heritage Auctions The Band Concert RARE Color Model Cel Setup with Master Production Background (Walt Disney, 1935). on August 19th Actual price: USD $36,000.
Alexander Historical Auctions VLADIMIR LENIN on August 14th Actual price: USD $32,500.
Heritage Auctions Pokemon No. 3 Trainer Tropical Mega Battle BGS Trading Card Game Authentic Altered (The Pokemon Company, 1999) Holo. on August 17th Actual price: USD $32,500.
RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed 1976 Apple Computer Check - PSA MINT 9 on August 22nd Actual price: USD $31,246.
Heritage Auctions Mary Blair - Dumbo "Baby Mine" Concept Painting on 8.25" x 8.75" Board (Walt Disney, 1941). on August 19th Actual price: USD $31,200.
Propstore STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (1982) - Matted Hand-Painted Bob Peak Poster Comp on August 18th Actual price: USD $29,475.
Heritage Auctions Mary Blair Winnie the Pooh Christopher Robin, Piglet, Kanga, and Roo Concept/Color Key Painting (Walt Disney, c. 1940s). on August 19th Actual price: USD $28,800.
Heritage Auctions The Tortoise and the Hare Production Background (Walt Disney, 1935). on August 19th Actual price: USD $28,800.
Heritage Auctions Ub Iwerks Plane Crazy Large Minnie Mouse Close-Up Animation Drawing and Layout Drawing (Walt Disney, 1929). on August 19th Actual price: USD $28,800.

38 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 22nd: 82.29%
RR Auction. Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Revolution on August 22nd: 68.47%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Wrights - Raymond Pettibon: The Punk Years, Curated by Specific Object / David Platzker on August 22nd: 98.22%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art - Fine Press - Fine Bindings on August 22nd: 66.67%
Morton Subastas. Modern and Contemporary Art on August 22nd: 44.44%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Marblehead, MA - End of Summer Online Auction on August 22nd: 100.00%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. American Treasures of the Past - Session 1 on August 22nd: 80.67%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on August 22nd: 78.44%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction on August 22nd: 88.82%
Leland Little Auctions. Rare and Collectible Book Auction on August 21st: 100.00%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards and Memorabilia on August 21st: 99.66%
Eldreds. Vintage Goods on August 21st: 62.50%
Australian Book Auctions. Australiana, Natural History, Militaria, Prints, Ephemera, Literature, &c. Featuring important north Queensland items from the Estate of the historian Edgar Beale. on August 21st: 76.47%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 21st: 94.06%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 21st: 99.40%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 20th: 93.55%
New England Book Auctions. 15th-18th Century Printing, Americana and Fine Books, Part 1 on August 20th: 87.37%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 20th: 87.88%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 3 on August 17th: 98.19%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 17th: 32.56%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Online-Only Auction on August 18th: 99.67%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on August 17th: 98.04%
Michaans Auctions. August Gallery Auction on August 16th: 70.00%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorablilia Live Auction: Los Angeles 2024 on August 18th: 66.67%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Historical Militaria & Autographs Auction Summer 2024 on August 14th: 75.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 17th: 96.88%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 20th: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. Fractional Currency Showcase Auction on August 18th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 18th: 97.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 18th: 97.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 20th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The History of Animation - The Glad Museum Collection Signature Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on August 14th: 0.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on August 12th: 79.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Historical Photography on August 11th: 51.28%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 11th: 81.25%

For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 26th
KC Auction Company. Kansas City. Rare and Antique Book Auction - online 8/9. 247 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 73 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 35 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Fore-edge Books, Silver, Paintings, etc.. 80 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Stamps and Postcards. 246 lots

Tue. Aug. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 460 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 133 lots
Shapiro Auctioneers. Chippendale. Australian and International Art. 30 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints and Editions; Modern Art and Design. 102 lots

Wed. Aug. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 293 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 101 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. 182 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 50 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Classic Cars and Automobilia. 51 lots

Thu. Aug. 29th
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 220 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - online 8/22. 304 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction. 101 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Books and Documents. 218 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Grand Auction of Antiques and Books, Material of Faith. 56 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Shelf Lot Book Auction. 91 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Greg Dimmett Estate, Sports Card Collection - Session 3. 465 lots
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Prints and Photography Auction.

Fri. Aug. 30th
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Books, Documents and Old Engravings. 318 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Glendale. Fine Art, Luxury and Antiques Auction. 193 lots

Sat. Aug. 31st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. Labor Day.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Historical Memorabilia. 13 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . EXclusive Maps Auction. 33 lots

Sun. Sep. 1st
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. 198 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer U.S. Colonial Currency Showcase Auction. 456 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 68 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction. 12 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated. 33 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books. 50 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
17th July 2025

Forum, July 17: Lucianus Samosatensis. Dialogoi, editio princeps, second issue, Florence, Laurentius Francisci de Alopa, 1496. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, July 17: Boccaccio (Giovanni). Il Decamerone, Florence, Philippo di Giunta, 1516. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, July 17: Henry VII (King) & Philip the Fair (Duke of Burgundy). [Intercursus Magnus], [Commercial and Political Treaty between Henry VII and Philip Duke of Burgundy], manuscript copy in Latin, original vellum, 1499. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, July 17: Bible, English. The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New, Robert Barker, 1613. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, July 17: Bond (Michael). A Bear Called Paddington, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1958. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
17th July 2025

Forum, July 17: Yeats (William Butler). The Secret Rose, first edition, with extensive autograph corrections, additions and amendments by the author for a new edition, 1897. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, July 17: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, bound in dark green morocco elaborately tooled in gilt and with 3 watercolours to fore-edge, by Fazakerley of Liverpool, 1841. £4,000 to £6,000.

Forum, July 17: Miró (Juan), Wassily Kandinsky, John Buckland-Wright, Stanley William Hayter and others.- Spender (Stephen). Fraternity, one of 101 copies, with signed engravings by 9 artists. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, July 17: Sowerby (George Brettingham). Album comprising 22 leaves of original watercolour drawings of fossil remains of Cheltenham and Vicinity, [c.1840]. £6,000 to £8,000.

Forum, July 17: Mathematics.- Blue paper copy.- Euclid. De gli Elementi, Urbino, Appresso Domenico Frisolino, 1575. £12,000 to £18,000.
Sotheby’s
Geek Week
2-17 July | New York

Sotheby’s, July 15: Buzz Aldrin's FLOWN Apollo 11 Crew-Signed NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Cover. $15,000 to $20,000.

Sotheby’s, July 15: Lunar Surface Flown Mission Emblem Presented to Tom Stafford by John Young. $8,000 to $12,000.

Sotheby’s, July 17: Albert Einstein. Typed Letter Signed ("A. Einstein."), to Ann Morrisett, Affirming a Pacifist's Right to Self-Defense, March 21, 1952. $10,000 to $15,000.

Sotheby’s
Geek Week
2-17 July | New York

Sotheby’s, July 17: Operating and Maintenance Manual for the BINAC Binary Automatic Computer Built for Northrop Aircraft Corporation. Philadelphia, 1949. $30,000 to $50,000.

Sotheby’s, July 17: Steve Jobs Apple Computer Business Card, c. 1977. $5,000 to $8,000.

Sotheby’s, July 15: Extensive Chronology of Spacecraft From Apollo to Skylab, Signed by a Member of Every Crewed Apollo Flight and the Commanders of Each Skylab Mission. $5,000 to $8,000.
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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
July 23, 2025

DOYLE, July 23: WALL, BERNHARDT. Greenwich Village. Types, Tenements & Temples. Estimate $300-500

DOYLE, July 23: STOKES, I. N. PHELPS. The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909. New York: Robert H. Dodd, 1915-28. Estimate: $3,000-5,000

DOYLE, July 23: [AUTOGRAPH - US PRESIDENT]FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. A signed photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Estimate $500-800

DOYLE, July 23: [ARION PRESS]. ABBOTT, EDWIN A. Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions. San Francisco, 1980. Estimate $2,000-3,000.

DOYLE, July 23: TOLSTOY, LYOF N. and NATHAN HASKELL DOLE, translator. Anna Karénina ... in eight parts. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [1886]. Estimate: $400-600

DOYLE, July 23: ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. London: Bloomsbury, 2000. Estimate $1,200-1,800