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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 47 Auctions Archived, another 59 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 17 January, 47 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 10 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 30 in US dollars.

 

Ten thousand six hundred and ninety eight lots were offered and 8,461 sold for a 79.09% win rate.

 

Turnover was $15,426,244.67.  The average lot sold for $1,823.22.

 

A fresh 59 auctions are posted that will complete this week.

 

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 12th: $10,791,391

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

Hansons. The Eric Morecambe Collection on January 11th: 208.88%
Ahlers & Ogletree. New Year's Signature Estates on January 16th: 145.87%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on January 16th: 127.91%
Du Mouchelles. Curated Selections on January 16th: 120.68%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 16th: 120.24%
Eldreds. Asian Art: session 1 on January 16th: 112.21%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on January 12th: 111.87%
Duke's. Avenue Auctions on January 14th: 107.79%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples, Online on January 16th: 107.32%
Eldreds. Cabin Fever Auction - session 3 on January 10th: 106.64%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia, Comic Books + Autographs on January 15th: 106.47%


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

Heritage Auctions. Dungeon & Dragons and Roleplaying Games Showcase Auction on January 16th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The Contemporary Art Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, NC on January 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on January 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on January 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 12th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 31st: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 14th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on January 14th: 99.40%
Hansons. The Eric Morecambe Collection on January 11th: 98.88%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 14th: 98.76%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 12th: 98.02%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 11th: 98.00%
Ahlers & Ogletree. New Year's Signature Estates on January 16th: 96.88%
Ripley Auctions. Great Estates Timed Auction: Single-Owner Lifetime Collections; Kathie Stewart-Smith on January 15th: 96.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 12th: 95.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 6th: 95.24%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia, Comic Books + Autographs on January 15th: 94.55%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on January 16th: 93.64%
New England Book Auctions. Early Printing Americana Architecture, etc. on January 14th: 92.51%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 16th: 91.91%
Du Mouchelles. Curated Selections on January 16th: 91.11%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Manuscripts, and the Dornish Collection of Children's Book Art on January 16th: 88.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 5th: 88.37%
Eldreds. Cabin Fever Auction - session 3 on January 10th: 87.50%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples, Online on January 16th: 85.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 8th: 85.19%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. New Years Sale on January 16th: 84.21%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper & Sculptures on January 16th: 83.33%
Bonhams. Prints and Photographs on January 14th: 82.38%
Eldreds. Asian Art: session 1 on January 16th: 81.82%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Al Milgrom The Amazing Spider-Man #194 Cover Black Cat First Appearance Original Art (Marvel, 1979). on January 12th Actual price: USD $1,020,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Action Comics #1 (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent FN+ 6.5 Moderate/Extensive (A-4) Off-white to white pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $384,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Mike Royer The Silver Surfer Graphic Novel Cover Original Art (Marvel/Simon and Schuster, 1978). on January 12th Actual price: USD $312,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Carl Barks "Money Lake" Painting Original Art (1971). on January 12th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Dale Keown and Bob McLeod The Incredible Hulk #379 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1991). on January 12th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Suspense Comics #3 (Et-Es-Go, 1944) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #38 (DC, 1940) CGC VF 8.0 White pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott Fantastic Four #83 Splash Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1969). on January 12th Actual price: USD $117,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Wally Wood Daredevil #5 Pin-Up Illustration Original Art (Marvel, 1964). on January 12th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions More Fun Comics #52 (DC, 1940) CGC FN+ 6.5 White pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Bernie Wrightson Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein Portfolio Plate One Illustration Original Art (Les Editions du Triton, 1980). on January 12th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  12. Bonhams Landscape with Boats on January 14th Actual price: USD $95,750.
  13. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Daredevil #166 Story Page 14 Original Art (Marvel, 1980). on January 12th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions Jack Davis Frontline Combat #14 Complete 7-Page Story "Whupped!" Original Art (EC, 1953). on January 12th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions Action Comics #7 (DC, 1938) CGC Conserved FN 6.0 White pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions John Byrne and Terry Austin The X-Men #126 Story Page 16 Original Art (Marvel, 1979). on January 12th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller, Stefan DeStefano, and Karl Kesel 'Mazing Man #12 Cover Original Art (DC, 1986). on January 12th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC FR/GD 1.5 Brittle pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC Restored VF 8.0 Slight/Moderate (A-2) Cream to off-white pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions John Byrne and Terry Austin The X-Men #125 Story Page 14 Original Art (Marvel, 1979). on January 12th Actual price: USD $69,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $69,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #48 (Marvel, 1966) CGC Signature Series: Stan Lee NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $69,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Don Heck The Avengers #32 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1966). on January 12th Actual price: USD $66,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Graham Ingels Vault of Horror #17 Complete 7-Page Story "Baby... It's Cold Inside!" Original Art (EC, 1951). on January 12th Actual price: USD $66,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions More Fun Comics #73 (DC, 1941) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages. on January 12th Actual price: USD $66,000.



47 total sales reported this week:

De Baecque and Associes. Interiors and Décor on January 15th: 60.71%
Heritage Auctions. Dungeon & Dragons and Roleplaying Games Showcase Auction on January 16th: 100.00%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on January 16th: 93.64%
Setdart. Contemporary Art and Latest Trends on January 16th: 32.56%
RR Auction. Olympia on January 16th: 41.67%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper & Sculptures on January 16th: 83.33%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Manuscripts, and the Dornish Collection of Children's Book Art on January 16th: 88.48%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. New Years Sale on January 16th: 84.21%
Morton Subastas. Start the Year, Start your Collection on January 16th: 45.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The Contemporary Art Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, NC on January 16th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 16th: 91.91%
Fairhill Auction. January Vintage Posters, Collectibles & Erotica Auction on January 16th: 35.60%
Eldreds. Asian Art: session 1 on January 16th: 81.82%
Du Mouchelles. Curated Selections on January 16th: 91.11%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples, Online on January 16th: 85.63%
Ahlers & Ogletree. New Year's Signature Estates on January 16th: 96.88%
Ripley Auctions. Great Estates Timed Auction: Single-Owner Lifetime Collections; Kathie Stewart-Smith on January 15th: 96.15%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia, Comic Books + Autographs on January 15th: 94.55%
New England Book Auctions. Early Printing Americana Architecture, etc. on January 14th: 92.51%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 15th: 100.00%
Duke's. Avenue Auctions on January 14th: 72.84%
Bonhams. Prints and Photographs on January 14th: 82.38%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 14th: 98.76%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on January 14th: 99.40%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 31st: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 14th: 99.41%
Zisska and Lacher. Sale 84 After-Sale on January 12th: 10.99%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Science, Literature, History on January 12th: 59.07%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 11th: 98.00%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on January 11th: 37.33%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on January 10th: 14.67%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Disney Wonderland and Hot Wheels on January 10th: 56.67%
Hansons. The Eric Morecambe Collection on January 11th: 98.88%
Eldreds. Cabin Fever Auction - session 3 on January 10th: 87.50%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on January 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 12th: 98.02%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 12th: 95.54%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on January 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 12th: 99.78%
Finarte. Interesting Pieces for a Collection/ Parts 1 and 2 on January 6th: 51.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 8th: 85.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 6th: 95.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 6th: 70.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 5th: 88.37%


For the week ahead 59 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 20th
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13. 223 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 58 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 106 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Bible & 17th-18th C. Ecclesiastical Embroideries; 19th C.-Contemporary Paintings & Prints; Early American & English Furniture; Militaria, etc.. 34 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 150 lots

Tue. Jan. 21st
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection. 197 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. The Ski Sale. 74 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photography Books. 263 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 420 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 129 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cirencester. Pictures, Antiques and Interiors. 34 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Pickers Express Timed Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles V. 40 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 128 lots

Wed. Jan. 22nd
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Rare and Collectible Book Auction. 85 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Full Moon Productions. 151 lots
Tajan. Paris. Comics Universe.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 44 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Pop Culture, Featuring the Spencer Davis Collection. 17 lots
Grant Zahajko Auctions. DAVENPORT. Books, Photography, Prints and Ephemera. 681 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary Art. 21 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. c.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc.. 602 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Comics and Art: Online Edition. 224 lots
Dreweatts. Newbury. Town & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire. 14 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 41 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Paintings, Furniture, Art Objects. 46 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Chic and Antique Auction. 70 lots

Thu. Jan. 23rd
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. U.S. Presidents from the Jim Hier Collection, with Americana, Travel & Exploration, Cartography. 245 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books. 230 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 211 lots
Rossini. Paris. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod. 168 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Roger Hill Collection of Pre-Code Horror Comics Showcase Auction. 216 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction. 243 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Prints, Drawings and Vintage Photos. 250 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium Auction - Online only. 29 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Rare Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts & Important American Judaica. 217 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. January Estate Auction. 21 lots

Fri. Jan. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN US Currency Signature Auction. 2130 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Old West Events Auction - Las Vegas.
Christies. New York. Important Americana. 36 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Declaration of Independence: The July 1776 Essex Broadside. 1 lots
Sothebys. London. London: Contemporary Discoveries.
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. January Fine and Decorative Arts. 49 lots

Sat. Jan. 25th
Sothebys. New York. Important Americana.
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Micro Magic and More. 147 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Film Posters - No Reserve. 463 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. 2025 Winter Fine Art & Antiques. 179 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. January Exceptional Estates. 77 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Important Numismatic Books. 527 lots
Sothebys. New York. Americana.

Sun. Jan. 26th
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. The Timed Coins, Railways & Collectables Sale. 98 lots
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. 181 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 102 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Maryland Stampless Postal History Auction 1770s-1850s. 376 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Winter U.S. Currency Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction. 399 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
  • <center><b>Freeman’s | Hindman<br>Western Manuscripts and Miniatures<br>July 8, 2025</b></center> <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8.</b> FRANCESCO PETRARCH (b. Arezzo, 20 July 1304; d. Arqua Petrarca, 19 July 1374). $20,000-30,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8.</b> CIRCLE OF THE MASTER OF THE VITAE IMPERATORUM (active Milan, 1431-1459). $15,000-20,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8.</b> CIRCLE OF ATTAVANTE DEGLI ATTAVANTI (GABRIELLO DI VANTE) (active Florence, c. 1452-c. 1520/25). $15,000-20,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8.</b> FOLLOWER OF HERMAN SCHEERE (active London, c. 1405-1425). $15,000-20,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8.</b> An exceptionally rare, illuminated music leaf from a Mozarabic Antiphonal with sister leaves mostly in museum collections. $11,500-14,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8.</b> Exceptional leaf from a prestigious Antiphonary by a leading illuminator of the late Duecento. $11,500-14,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8.</b> CIRCLE OF THE MASTER OF MS REID 33 and SELWERD ABBEY SCRIPTORIUM (AGNES MARTINI?) (active The Netherlands, Groningen, c. 1468-1510). $10,000-15,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8.</b> Previously unknown illumination from one of the most renowned Gothic Choir Book sets of the Middle Ages. $6,000-8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman
    Western Manuscripts and Miniatures
    July 8, 2025
    Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8. FRANCESCO PETRARCH (b. Arezzo, 20 July 1304; d. Arqua Petrarca, 19 July 1374). $20,000-30,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8. CIRCLE OF THE MASTER OF THE VITAE IMPERATORUM (active Milan, 1431-1459). $15,000-20,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8. CIRCLE OF ATTAVANTE DEGLI ATTAVANTI (GABRIELLO DI VANTE) (active Florence, c. 1452-c. 1520/25). $15,000-20,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8. FOLLOWER OF HERMAN SCHEERE (active London, c. 1405-1425). $15,000-20,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8. An exceptionally rare, illuminated music leaf from a Mozarabic Antiphonal with sister leaves mostly in museum collections. $11,500-14,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8. Exceptional leaf from a prestigious Antiphonary by a leading illuminator of the late Duecento. $11,500-14,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8. CIRCLE OF THE MASTER OF MS REID 33 and SELWERD ABBEY SCRIPTORIUM (AGNES MARTINI?) (active The Netherlands, Groningen, c. 1468-1510). $10,000-15,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, July 8. Previously unknown illumination from one of the most renowned Gothic Choir Book sets of the Middle Ages. $6,000-8,000.
  • <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>Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern<br>Now through July 10, 2025</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Ending July 10:</b> Book of Hours by the Masters of Otto van Moerdrecht, Use of Sarum, in Latin, Southern Netherlands (Bruges), c.1450. £20,000 to £30,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Ending July 10:</b> Albert Einstein. Autograph letter signed, to Attilio Palatino, on his research into General Relativity, 12 May 1929. £12,000 to £18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Ending July 10:</b> John Gould. <i>The Birds of Europe,</i> [1832-] 1837, 5 volumes, contemporary half morocco, subscriber’s copy. £40,000 to £60,000. <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern<br>Now through July 10, 2025</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Ending July 10:</b> Ian Fleming. A collection of James Bond first editions, 8 volumes in all. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Ending July 10:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue. £50,000 to £70,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Ending July 10:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. Autograph letter signed, to Amy Ronald, on Pauline Baynes's map of Middle Earth, 1970. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern
    Now through July 10, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Ending July 10: Book of Hours by the Masters of Otto van Moerdrecht, Use of Sarum, in Latin, Southern Netherlands (Bruges), c.1450. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Sotheby’s, Ending July 10: Albert Einstein. Autograph letter signed, to Attilio Palatino, on his research into General Relativity, 12 May 1929. £12,000 to £18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Ending July 10: John Gould. The Birds of Europe, [1832-] 1837, 5 volumes, contemporary half morocco, subscriber’s copy. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern
    Now through July 10, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Ending July 10: Ian Fleming. A collection of James Bond first editions, 8 volumes in all. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Sotheby’s, Ending July 10: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, Ending July 10: J.R.R. Tolkien. Autograph letter signed, to Amy Ronald, on Pauline Baynes's map of Middle Earth, 1970. £7,000 to £10,000.