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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 49 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 7 September, 29 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub's Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 2 in Polish zlotys, and 18 in US dollars.
 
Turnover was a slim $3,390,933.93. The average lot sold for $683.52.
 
For the coming week you have a fresh 49 sales to consider.
 
 
No  auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


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

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Days 1 & 2 on September 5th: 262.42%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on September 6th: 179.16%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia on September 2nd: 155.01%
Heritage Auctions. Summer U.S. Colonial Currency Showcase Auction on September 1st: 141.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 25th: 126.90%


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

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 4th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. York Harbor Online Estate Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. Labor Day on September 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 3rd: 99.82%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 3rd: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Summer U.S. Colonial Currency Showcase Auction on September 1st: 99.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 28th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 4th: 97.83%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 31st: 97.50%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Days 1 & 2 on September 5th: 97.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 26th: 93.15%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on September 6th: 92.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 1st: 91.41%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 1st: 91.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 25th: 90.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. LAMA: Prints and Multiples on September 4th: 87.94%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 5th: 81.86%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia on September 2nd: 81.48%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Rago Arts and Auctions Mysteries on September 4th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  2. Bruun Rasmussen Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus. on September 2nd Actual price: USD $49,998.
  3. Rago Arts and Auctions Pumpkin MY on September 4th Actual price: USD $47,880.
  4. Rago Arts and Auctions Van Heusen (Ronald Reagan) (from the Ads series) on September 4th Actual price: USD $40,320.
  5. Rago Arts and Auctions George Gershwin (from the Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century portfolio) on September 4th Actual price: USD $32,760.
  6. Rago Arts and Auctions Plate 3 (from the Pop Shop III portfolio) on September 4th Actual price: USD $32,760.
  7. Rago Arts and Auctions Nude in the Woods on September 4th Actual price: USD $30,240.
  8. Rago Arts and Auctions Dr. Waldmann on September 4th Actual price: USD $27,720.
  9. Rago Arts and Auctions Hill Street on September 4th Actual price: USD $25,200.
  10. Heritage Auctions Continental Currency April 11, 1778 $4 PMG Choice Very Fine 35. on September 1st Actual price: USD $24,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white to white pages. on September 3rd Actual price: USD $22,200.
  12. Rago Arts and Auctions Formulation: Articulation portfolio on September 4th Actual price: USD $21,420.
  13. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC Apparent VF- 7.5 Slight (C-1) Off-white to white pages. on September 3rd Actual price: USD $20,400.
  14. Los Angeles Estate Auction Ronde au Solei Silkscreen Print 1959 on September 2nd Actual price: USD $20,320.
  15. Rago Arts and Auctions Four Poppies II suite on September 4th Actual price: USD $20,160.
  16. Heritage Auctions Art Spiegelman Mondo Snarfo Complete 1-Page Story "Henry Foulbite -- His Lucky Day!" Original Art (Kitchen Sink, 1978). on September 4th Actual price: USD $18,600.
  17. Los Angeles Estate Auction Confederate US CIVIL WAR AdmIral David D. Porter Photograph and Signature in Frame on September 2nd Actual price: USD $17,780.
  18. Rago Arts and Auctions My Pool and Terrace (from the Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary portfolio) on September 4th Actual price: USD $17,640.
  19. Forum Auctions STIK (b.1979) Walk (Red) on September 3rd Actual price: USD $16,843.
  20. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 UK Price Variant - JS Authentic Autograph: Stan Lee (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white pages. on September 3rd Actual price: USD $16,800.
  21. Rago Arts and Auctions Bicentennial Print (from the America: The Third Century portfolio) on September 4th Actual price: USD $16,380.
  22. Rago Arts and Auctions CRAK! on September 4th Actual price: USD $15,120.
  23. Rago Arts and Auctions Ladies and Gentlemen on September 4th Actual price: USD $15,120.
  24. Desa Unicum "Na co dybie w wielorybie czubek nosa Eskimosa", okladka, 1980 on September 4th Actual price: USD $14,951.
  25. PBA Galleries Leaves of Grass on September 5th Actual price: USD $13,750.



29 total sales reported this week:

Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Late Summer Decorative Arts Sale on September 6th: 68.57%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture on September 5th: 76.46%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 5th: 81.86%
Rago Arts and Auctions. LAMA: Prints and Multiples on September 4th: 87.94%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 4th: 97.83%
Desa Unicum. Comics on September 4th: 63.33%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on September 6th: 92.67%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Days 1 & 2 on September 5th: 97.14%
John McInnis Auctioneers. York Harbor Online Estate Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper on September 3rd: 21.53%
Forum Auctions. Autumn Selection: Modern and Contemporary Editions on September 3rd: 73.45%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Music and Science on September 2nd: 69.57%
Desa Unicum. Victor Vasarely. Editions - online 8/19 on September 2nd: 28.57%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia on September 2nd: 81.48%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 31st: 29.63%
Vogt Auction. Labor Day on September 1st: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Fine Art Luxury and Antiques Auction Part 2 on September 2nd: 26.40%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Fine Art, Luxury and Antiques Auction on August 30th: 48.19%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 3rd: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Summer U.S. Colonial Currency Showcase Auction on September 1st: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 1st: 91.41%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 1st: 91.21%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 3rd: 99.82%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 31st: 97.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 28th: 98.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 26th: 93.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 25th: 90.00%


For the week ahead 49 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 9th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Antiques and Collectibles Post Labor Day Online Auction. 115 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 82 lots

Tue. Sep. 10th
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 152 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Shem Tov Bible: A Masterpiece From the Golden Age of Spain. 1 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 540 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 138 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Sculptures. 132 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Fine and Decorative Arts Quarterly. 91 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. The Greatest Show The Fairground World of Ross Hutchinson. 19 lots
Christies. New York. Pushing Boundaries: Ingenuity from the Paul G. Allen Collection. 13 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs/Timed Auction. 320 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . American Petroliana: On the Road. 93 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints.

Wed. Sep. 11th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 8/28. 770 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Early Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts • Queen Mary I Binding. 484 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 310 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 102 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Sale of the Extensive Library of the Late J. J. Hurley, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Tim Hurley, Tralee and Some other Private Clients.. 804 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Collection of Henri Charles Veit, Lyme CT. 13 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Long Beach Exposition US Currency Signature Auction. 1605 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 98 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Derby September Music Memorabilia and Film Auction. 70 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Country House Splendor; Featuring Property From The Estate Of Barbara Mallory Hathaway. 68 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 53 lots

Thu. Sep. 12th
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps - Online 8/27. 291 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Coin-Op and Advertising. 174 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. AMERICANA, ADVERTISING, POLITICAL, HISTORICAL, TOYS & BOOKS. 157 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Collectible Posters Live Auction: Los Angeles - September 2024. 826 lots
Christies. New York. Firsts: The History of Computing from the Paul G. Allen Collection. 9 lots
Christies. New York. Over the Horizon: Art of the Future from the Paul G. Allen Collection. 53 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1523 lots
Ader. PARIS. Bernard Cathelin: a collection. 53 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Americana and Marine - Session I. 25 lots
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. LOS ANGELES. Collectibles Auction.
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. September Military Auction. 410 lots

Fri. Sep. 13th
Bonhams. New York. Elliot Erwitt: A Life in Photographs - Online 9/3. 85 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. Live Auction: September 2024: Day 2. 105 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Alberto Vargas Illustration Art Showcase Auction. 47 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Americana and Marine - Session II.
Bonhams. Brockenhurst, Beaulieu,. The Beaulieu Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia. 261 lots

Sat. Sep. 14th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. September 2024: Online Only Exclusives. 50 lots

Sun. Sep. 15th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia - Timed Online 8/30.
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. 223 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 103 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 74 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction. 61 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

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  • <b><center>DOYLE<BR>Rare Books, Autographs & Maps<br>July 23, 2025</center></b> <b>DOYLE, July 23:</b> WALL, BERNHARDT. <i>Greenwich Village. Types, Tenements & Temples.</i> Estimate $300-500 <b>DOYLE, July 23:</b> STOKES, I. N. PHELPS. <i>The Iconography of Manhattan Island, 1498-1909.</i> New York: Robert H. Dodd, 1915-28. Estimate: $3,000-5,000 <b>DOYLE, July 23:</b> [AUTOGRAPH - US PRESIDENT]FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. A signed photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Estimate $500-800 <b>DOYLE, July 23:</b> [ARION PRESS]. ABBOTT, EDWIN A. <i>Flatland. A Romance of Many Dimensions.</i> San Francisco, 1980. Estimate $2,000-3,000. <b>DOYLE, July 23:</b> TOLSTOY, LYOF N. and NATHAN HASKELL DOLE, translator. <i>Anna Karénina ... in eight parts.</i> New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [1886]. Estimate: $400-600 <b>DOYLE, July 23:</b> ROWLING, J.K. <i>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.</i> London: Bloomsbury, 2000. Estimate $1,200-1,800
    DOYLE
    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
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper <br> 17th July 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, July 17:</b> Lucianus Samosatensis. <i>Dialogoi, editio princeps,</i> second issue, Florence, Laurentius Francisci de Alopa, 1496. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, July 17:</b> Boccaccio (Giovanni). <i>Il Decamerone,</i> Florence, Philippo di Giunta, 1516. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, July 17:</b> 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. <b>Forum, July 17:</b> Bible, English. <i>The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New,</i> Robert Barker, 1613. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, July 17:</b> Bond (Michael). <i>A Bear Called Paddington,</i> first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1958. £4,000 to £6,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper <br> 17th July 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, July 17:</b> Yeats (William Butler). <i>The Secret Rose,</i> first edition, with extensive autograph corrections, additions and amendments by the author for a new edition, 1897. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, July 17:</b> Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). <i>Childe Harold's Pilgrimage,</i> 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. <b>Forum, July 17:</b> Miró (Juan), Wassily Kandinsky, John Buckland-Wright, Stanley William Hayter and others.- Spender (Stephen). <i>Fraternity,</i> one of 101 copies, with signed engravings by 9 artists. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, July 17:</b> 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. <b>Forum, July 17:</b> Mathematics.- Blue paper copy.- Euclid. <i>De gli Elementi,</i> Urbino, Appresso Domenico Frisolino, 1575. £12,000 to £18,000.
    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.
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Geek Week<br>2-17 July | New York</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, July 15:</b> Buzz Aldrin's FLOWN Apollo 11 Crew-Signed NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Cover. $15,000 to $20,000. <b>Sotheby’s, July 15:</b> Lunar Surface Flown Mission Emblem Presented to Tom Stafford by John Young. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Sotheby’s, July 17:</b> 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. <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Geek Week<br>2-17 July | New York</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, July 17:</b> Operating and Maintenance Manual for the BINAC Binary Automatic Computer Built for Northrop Aircraft Corporation. Philadelphia, 1949. $30,000 to $50,000. <b>Sotheby’s, July 17:</b> Steve Jobs Apple Computer Business Card, c. 1977. $5,000 to $8,000. <b>Sotheby’s, July 15:</b> 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.
    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.