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Rare Book Hub: 49 Auctions Archived, another 35 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 30 August, 49 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 7 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 32 in US dollars.

Turnover was $18,778,331.40. The average lot sold for $2,297.32.

For this coming week you have a fresh 35 sales to consider.

Enjoy your end of summer vacation.

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 25th: $14,902,980

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

Grays Auctioneers. Classic Cars and Automobilia on August 28th: 230.66%
Winter Associates. Fore-edge Books, Silver, Paintings, etc. on August 26th: 200.31%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on August 23rd: 139.26%

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

Heritage Auctions. The Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 28th: 100.00%
KC Auction Company. Rare and Antique Book Auction - online 8/9 on August 26th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Roger Hill Collection EC Comics Showcase Auction on August 23rd: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 27th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating the 1990s - The Animation Art of Nickelodeon, MTV, and The Cartoon Network Showcase Auction on August 25th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 28th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Selections from the J. Doyle DeWitt Collection Americana & Political Showcase Auction on August 24th: 98.54%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 24th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 27th: 98.04%
Grays Auctioneers. Classic Cars and Automobilia on August 28th: 98.04%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 25th: 97.80%
Winter Associates. Fore-edge Books, Silver, Paintings, etc. on August 26th: 97.50%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. American Treasures of the Past - Session 4 on August 25th: 97.46%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Grandeur 2024 - Feature Auction- Day 1 on August 23rd: 95.89%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 26th: 94.29%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on August 23rd: 93.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 18th: 93.33%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on August 29th: 92.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 25th: 92.13%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction on August 24th: 90.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 19th: 86.57%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction - Day 2 on August 25th: 86.32%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Shelf Lot Book Auction on August 29th: 82.42%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. American Treasures of the Past - Session 2 on August 23rd: 81.80%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Contemporary Furnishings, Fine Art, and Decorative Accessories on August 24th: 80.88%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.

Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM-MT 8. on August 25th Actual price: USD $1,380,000.
Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Piedmont 350 Ty Cobb (Bat Off Shoulder) PSA Mint 9. on August 25th Actual price: USD $870,000.
Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #149 PSA NM-MT 8. on August 25th Actual price: USD $420,000.
Heritage Auctions 2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Kobe Bryant (Number Pieces Autographs) #NP-KB PSA NM 7, Auto 10- #'d 7/8 - From The Yeow Exquisite Hidden Collection. on August 25th Actual price: USD $408,000.
Heritage Auctions Signed 1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson #50 PSA EX 5 Auto 10. on August 25th Actual price: USD $384,000.
Heritage Auctions 1954 Topps Hank Aaron Rookie #128 PSA Mint 9. on August 25th Actual price: USD $384,000.
Heritage Auctions 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Debut of Jackie Robinson Ticket Stub, PSA Fair 1.5. on August 25th Actual price: USD $324,000.
Heritage Auctions Signed 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #181 PSA Authentic, Auto 9. on August 25th Actual price: USD $324,000.
Heritage Auctions 1903 E107 Breisch-Williams Honus Wagner Rookie SGC Fair 1.5. on August 25th Actual price: USD $312,000.
Heritage Auctions 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie #123 PSA Mint 9. on August 25th Actual price: USD $300,000.
Heritage Auctions Signed 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA Poor 1 Auto 8. on August 25th Actual price: USD $264,000.
Heritage Auctions 2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James (Number Pieces Autographs) #NP-LJ PSA Authentic, Auto 10 - #'d 21/23 - - From The Yeow Exquisite Hidden Collection. on August 25th Actual price: USD $252,000.
Heritage Auctions 2009 Bowman 1948 Rookie Black Parallel Stephen Curry #106 PSA Gem Mint 10 - #'d 5/48. on August 25th Actual price: USD $210,210.
Heritage Auctions 1903 E107 Breisch-Williams Christy Mathewson Rookie SGC Poor 1. on August 25th Actual price: USD $210,000.
Heritage Auctions Signed 1986 Fleer Sticker Michael Jordan Rookie #8 PSA Mint 9 Auto 10. on August 25th Actual price: USD $204,000.
Heritage Auctions 1943-45 Babe Ruth Single Signed Baseball, PSA/DNA NM-MT 8. on August 25th Actual price: USD $198,000.
Heritage Auctions 1980 Topps Rickey Henderson Rookie #482 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 25th Actual price: USD $180,000.
Heritage Auctions 1962 Topps Football Wax Box With 24 Unopened Packs! on August 25th Actual price: USD $180,000.
Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Napoleon Lajoie #106 PSA NM-MT 8. on August 25th Actual price: USD $180,000.
Heritage Auctions 2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Michael Jordan (Limited Logos) #LL-MJ PSA MINT 9, Auto 9- #'d 71/75 - From The Yeow Exquisite Hidden Collection. on August 25th Actual price: USD $174,000.
Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Willie Mays #305 Rookie PSA NM-MT 8. on August 25th Actual price: USD $174,000.
Heritage Auctions 1998 Topps Chrome Michael Jordan (Preview-Refractor) #77 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 25th Actual price: USD $168,000.
Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Carolina Brights Ty Cobb (Red Portrait) PSA EX 5. on August 25th Actual price: USD $156,000.
Heritage Auctions 1967-2016 Super Bowl MVP Signed PSA-Encapsulated Tickets Run of 50. on August 25th Actual price: USD $138,000.
Heritage Auctions 1919 "Babe Ruth Sold to Yanks for $125,000" Original News Photograph, PSA/DNA Type 1. on August 25th Actual price: USD $126,000.

49 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on August 29th: 92.27%
Ripley Auctions. Greg Dimmett Estate, Sports Card Collection - Session 3 on August 29th: 29.03%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Shelf Lot Book Auction on August 29th: 82.42%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Fine Art of August 29, 2024 on August 29th: 75.00%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. August 2024 Auction on August 29th: 19.87%
Morton Subastas. Grand Auction of Antiques and Books, Material of Faith on August 29th: 32.14%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - online 8/22 on August 29th: 32.89%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History on August 28th: 65.38%
Grays Auctioneers. Classic Cars and Automobilia on August 28th: 98.04%
Doyle New York. Doyle@Home on August 28th: 78.57%
Heritage Auctions. The Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 28th: 99.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on August 23rd: 66.67%
Shapiro Auctioneers. Australian and International Art on August 27th: 63.33%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints and Editions; Modern Art and Design on August 27th: 78.43%
Winter Associates. Fore-edge Books, Silver, Paintings, etc. on August 26th: 97.50%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 26th: 94.29%
Dorotheum . Stamps and Postcards on August 26th: 66.26%
KC Auction Company. Rare and Antique Book Auction - online 8/9 on August 26th: 100.00%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Books: Beautiful, Unusual and Inspiring on August 25th: 60.08%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 25th: 100.00%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Timed Art Sale - online 8/9 on August 25th: 71.05%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction - Day 2 on August 25th: 86.32%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction on August 24th: 90.77%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Contemporary Furnishings, Fine Art, and Decorative Accessories on August 24th: 80.88%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Auction on August 24th: 41.86%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Grandeur 2024 - Feature Auction- Day 2 on August 24th: 79.17%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Grandeur 2024 - Feature Auction- Day 3 on August 25th: 75.00%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Grandeur 2024 - Feature Auction- Day 1 on August 23rd: 95.89%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on August 23rd: 93.75%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. American Treasures of the Past - Session 4 on August 25th: 97.46%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. American Treasures of the Past - Session 3 on August 24th: 69.23%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. American Treasures of the Past - Session 2 on August 23rd: 81.80%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on August 22nd: 78.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 19th: 60.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 19th: 86.57%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 18th: 93.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on August 18th: 48.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 18th: 79.66%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 24th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 27th: 98.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 25th: 92.13%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 27th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating the 1990s - The Animation Art of Nickelodeon, MTV, and The Cartoon Network Showcase Auction on August 25th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. Selections from the J. Doyle DeWitt Collection Americana & Political Showcase Auction on August 24th: 98.54%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 25th: 97.80%
Heritage Auctions. The Roger Hill Collection EC Comics Showcase Auction on August 23rd: 99.68%

For the week ahead 35 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 2nd
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia. 27 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 69 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Victor Vasarely. Editions - online 8/19. 21 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly Featuring Music and Science. 46 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Glendale. Fine Art Luxury and Antiques Auction Part 2. 197 lots

Tue. Sep. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 482 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 168 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper. 497 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. York Harbor Online Estate Auction. 33 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Autumn Selection: Modern and Contemporary Editions. 226 lots

Wed. Sep. 4th
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. LAMA: Prints and Multiples. 199 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 323 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 101 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Comics. 90 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana - Days 1 & 2. 35 lots

Thu. Sep. 5th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 215 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture. 412 lots

Fri. Sep. 6th
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana. 232 lots
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Southampton. Late Summer Decorative Arts Sale. 35 lots

Sat. Sep. 7th
Aspire Auctions. Pittsburgh. Online Auction - bidstart 8/23. 32 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Heart of the Plains: Premier Sale of Native American and Western Artifacts. 134 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. Exceptional Estates Auction. 39 lots
Britannic Auctions. Phoenix. Antique & First Edition Books, Militaria & Photography. 230 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Cards and Comics Auction. 183 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana - Day 4. 184 lots

Sun. Sep. 8th
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. 196 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Postal History. 36 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction. 112 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Online Auction York, Maine. 208 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books. 24 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 57 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction. 14 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