For the week ended 5 September, 60 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Columbian pesos, 12 in euros, 8 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 2 in New Zealand dollars, 2 in Polish zlotys, 32 in US dollars and 1 in South African rand. This past week’s win rate was a red hot 91.10%.

Turnover was $7,715,323.95. The average lot price was $798.85.

This report includes Top 25s for a dozen categories as well a full listing of this coming week’s 80 auctions.

For this week's 80 upcoming auctions scroll down!

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 3rd: $1,215,226

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

Chorley's. The W. H. Smith Archive - Timed Auction on August 31st: 259.95%
Bogota Auction. Books, Documents and Old Engravings on August 28th: 199.73%
De Baecque and Associes. Antique books - Mr M**'s library on September 4th: 199.08%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 3 on August 29th: 186.28%
Marion Antique Auctions. Summer Sizzler Sale on August 30th: 172.09%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 3rd: 156.52%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Grandeur on August 30th: 135.27%
Gorringes. Weekly House & Gardens Sale featuring Toys & Transport on September 1st: 128.11%
Purcell Auctioneers. wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 1 on September 3rd: 116.94%
Rossini. LA PLÉIADE on September 2nd: 109.18%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Error Currency Showcase Auction on August 31st: 107.54%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh Collector's Auction: Toys, Postcards, Stamps, Coins, Whisky, Wine & Spirits, Medals & Militaria on September 4th: 103.91%


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

Bogota Auction. Books, Documents and Old Engravings on September 4th: 100.00%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Chorley's. The W. H. Smith Archive - Timed Auction on August 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on September 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Western Comics Showcase Auction on August 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 31st: 99.63%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 2nd: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Error Currency Showcase Auction on August 31st: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 2nd: 99.27%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Sports Memorabilia on September 4th: 99.20%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 3 on August 29th: 99.02%
Rossini. LA PLÉIADE on September 2nd: 97.64%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Online Estates Auction on September 2nd: 97.47%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Memorabilia on August 27th: 97.37%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jewish Ceremonial Art / Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts / Engravins and Graphic Art / Ketubot / Hebraica, Part 1 on September 1st: 97.06%
Marion Antique Auctions. Summer Sizzler Sale on August 30th: 97.06%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Grandeur on August 30th: 95.83%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts, Part 2 on September 2nd: 95.07%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 27th: 93.07%
Bogota Auction. Books, Documents and Old Engravings on August 28th: 92.69%
One Source Auctions. Annual Labor Day Quality Antiques on September 1st: 92.51%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 3rd: 92.26%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 30th: 91.39%
Moreshet Auctions. The 19th Chabad Auction on September 1st: 91.23%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 3rd: 90.94%
Ripley Auctions. Great Estates Timed! Art and Antiques Auction on August 30th: 89.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 31st: 88.99%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectables and Estate Auction on September 2nd: 88.89%
EV Stamps. Stamps & Postal History Auction on August 31st: 88.89%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising on August 28th: 88.24%
Purcell Auctioneers. wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 1 on September 3rd: 88.22%
Purcell Auctioneers. wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 2 on September 4th: 87.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on August 20th: 86.67%
Ripley Auctions. The Scale Model Collection & Library of James Hutchison - Single-Owner Timed Auction. on September 4th: 86.54%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh Collector's Auction: Toys, Postcards, Stamps, Coins, Whisky, Wine & Spirits, Medals & Militaria on September 4th: 85.71%
De Baecque and Associes. Antique books - Mr M**'s library on September 4th: 85.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on August 24th: 84.62%
Gorringes. Weekly House & Gardens Sale featuring Toys & Transport on September 1st: 84.09%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on August 30th: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 20th: 81.48%
Forum Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on September 4th: 81.29%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 30th: 80.85%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Select Rarities: Exceptional Books and Manuscripts on September 4th: 80.17%


60 total sales reported this week:

Pierre Berge and Associes. The Apartments of the XVIth #9 on July 2nd: 32.76%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh Collector's Auction: Toys, Postcards, Stamps, Coins, Whisky, Wine & Spirits, Medals & Militaria on September 4th: 85.71%
Ripley Auctions. The Scale Model Collection & Library of James Hutchison - Single-Owner Timed Auction. on September 4th: 86.54%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Sports Memorabilia on September 4th: 99.20%
Purcell Auctioneers. wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 2 on September 4th: 87.83%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Select Rarities: Exceptional Books and Manuscripts on September 4th: 80.17%
Forum Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on September 4th: 81.29%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 3rd: 92.26%
De Baecque and Associes. Antique books - Mr M**'s library on September 4th: 85.05%
Bogota Auction. Books, Documents and Old Engravings on September 4th: 100.00%
Bogota Auction. Books, Documents and Old Engravings on August 28th: 92.69%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 3rd: 90.94%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 1 on September 3rd: 88.22%
Dunbar Sloane. Affordable Art & Studio Ceramics on September 3rd: 66.67%
Desa Unicum. Masters of Imagination. The Big Blue on September 3rd: 73.33%
Rossini. LA PLÉIADE on September 2nd: 97.64%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Online Estates Auction on September 2nd: 97.47%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Microscopes Tools & Estate Collectibles on September 2nd: 58.82%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectables and Estate Auction on September 2nd: 88.89%
Duke's. Avenue Auction on September 2nd: 71.07%
Desa Unicum. Comic Art on September 2nd: 60.00%
One Source Auctions. Annual Labor Day Quality Antiques on September 1st: 92.51%
Moreshet Auctions. The 19th Chabad Auction on September 1st: 91.23%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts, Part 2 on September 2nd: 95.07%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jewish Ceremonial Art / Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts / Engravins and Graphic Art / Ketubot / Hebraica, Part 1 on September 1st: 97.06%
Gorringes. Weekly House & Gardens Sale featuring Toys & Transport on September 1st: 84.09%
Chiswick Auctions. The Poster Sale on September 1st: 56.04%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Michael Treloar. Auction of Maps, Autographs, and Space Memorabilia on August 31st: 69.87%
EV Stamps. Stamps & Postal History Auction on August 31st: 88.89%
Chorley's. The W. H. Smith Archive - Timed Auction on August 31st: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on August 30th: 83.78%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 30th: 80.85%
Ripley Auctions. Great Estates Timed! Art and Antiques Auction on August 30th: 89.66%
Marion Antique Auctions. Summer Sizzler Sale on August 30th: 97.06%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 3 on August 29th: 99.02%
Hansons. London August Summer Auction on August 29th: 41.03%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising on August 28th: 88.24%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Summer Grandeur on August 30th: 95.83%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 2nd: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on September 2nd: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 30th: 91.39%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 31st: 99.63%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 31st: 88.99%
Heritage Auctions. Western Comics Showcase Auction on August 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Error Currency Showcase Auction on August 31st: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 2nd: 99.27%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Memorabilia on August 27th: 97.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 27th: 93.07%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on August 25th: 74.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on August 24th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 24th: 39.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on August 20th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 20th: 81.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on August 18th: 78.31%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Hunting and Fishing on August 31st: 72.53%

For the week ahead 80 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 8th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 61 lots

Tue. Sep. 9th
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Under 1K. 392 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 485 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 165 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 100 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art (Part I). 44 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art (Part II). 61 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . British and Continental. 19 lots
Central Mass Auctions. Boston,. Harlansburg Station Transporation Museum. 245 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. The Vault: Golden to Modern. 100 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. The Vault: Masterworks of Comic Art. 25 lots
Art + Object. AUCKLAND. Rare Books. 458 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Arts of Japan. 33 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. Debaillage. Deals at Auction. 35 lots

Wed. Sep. 10th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases. 705 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Prints. 352 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana. 289 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Early Photography and Advertising. 203 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 350 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 101 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Library Auction. 224 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Bob Dyland and Rock n' Roll Icons. 80 lots
Grant Zahajko Auctions. DAVENPORT. Mob, Gangster, True Crime & Criminal Memorabilia. 211 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fall Legends | Trading Card Rarities.
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts. 777 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction. 384 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 192 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Rare Hebrew Books, from the Library of the late Dr. Michael D. Paul. Part II.. 199 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Special End of Summer Live Auction 2025. 203 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 104 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 39 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Property Descended in and Collected by the De Wolf, Herreshoff, and Brown Families: An Unreserved Auction. 21 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Timed Estate Art and Antiques Auction,. 99 lots

Thu. Sep. 11th
Bonhams. Marlborough. Photographs. 156 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. The Photography Book Collection of Terry Etherton. 476 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 298 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photographs, Lithographs, and Works on Paper. 888 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Books, Literary Works and Essays. 363 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Non-Sports Card Showcase Auction. 207 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Books Signature Auction. 716 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . American and Southern. 38 lots
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. Classic Decor | Timed. 20 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. Cornish Art, Fine Art & Studio Pottery. 148 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Chic & Antique Auction: Including Maritime Art from the Collection of Richard Welch.
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Thursday Morning at Stair. 31 lots
amelia jeffers. Columbus, OH . Great Estates Fall Art and Antiques Auction, Day 1. 23 lots

Fri. Sep. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Frank Frazetta's Conan Comic Art Signature Auction. 1 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art Signature Auction. 829 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. September 2025: Day 2. 33 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Collections Auction. 38 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Beauty & Imperfections. The Blaine Halvorson Collection. 47 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 19 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Boston Collects. 16 lots
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. Antiques and Fine Art. 10 lots
amelia jeffers. Columbus, OH . Great Estates Fall Art and Antiques Auction, Day 2. 17 lots

Sat. Sep. 13th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Pokemon - Bloc Wizards: Collection of Booster Cards from a Player of the 2000s. 43 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Moose and Squirrel and the Jay Ward Studios Animation Art Showcase Auction. 335 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Extended Bidding Auction. 79 lots
amelia jeffers. Columbus, OH . Great Estates Fall Art and Antiques Auction, Day 3. 49 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Arader Auction. 162 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. September 2025: Online only. 95 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Monthly Antiques, Pictures & Collectibles.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The William and Joey Ridenour Ethnographic Art, Western Memorabilia, & Antique Firearms Signature® Auction. 27 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Timeless Treasures: 19th C. Native, Western Photographs & French Elegance. 218 lots
Bonhams. Chichester. Goodwood Revival, Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia. 22 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 19 lots

Sun. Sep. 14th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia - online 8/29. 633 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. 233 lots
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Canadian and International Prints and Photography. 312 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 107 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer U.S Colonial Currency Showcase Auction. 426 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Stamps and Postal History. 51 lots
Britannic Auctions. Phoenix. Collectible First Editions, Hollywood Photos & Ephemera.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 102 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Photography Books. 39 lots

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