Trends In Book and Works on Paper Auction Prices

Trends In Book Auction Prices

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12 Month Moving Average of Median Auction Prices
Date	Price
2023-08-01 0:00AM	303.395
2023-09-01 0:00AM	301.7816666666667
2023-10-01 0:00AM	298.7816666666667
2023-11-01 0:00AM	295.5275
2023-12-01 0:00AM	292.6075
2024-01-01 0:00AM	293.77416666666664
2024-02-01 0:00AM	291.27416666666664
2024-03-01 0:00AM	291.27416666666664
2024-04-01 0:00AM	294.1983333333333
2024-05-01 0:00AM	291.3241666666667
2024-06-01 0:00AM	288.3241666666667
2024-07-01 0:00AM	289.35833333333335
2024-08-01 0:00AM	290.1091666666667
2024-09-01 0:00AM	287.90166666666664
2024-10-01 0:00AM	290.9966666666666
2024-11-01 0:00AM	288.89000000000004
2024-12-01 0:00AM	290.5491666666667
2025-01-01 0:00AM	289.3825
2025-02-01 0:00AM	287.8158333333333
2025-03-01 0:00AM	284.5533333333333
2025-04-01 0:00AM	285.9316666666667
2025-05-01 0:00AM	286.91166666666663
2025-06-01 0:00AM	284.9116666666667
2025-07-01 0:00AM	284.8283333333334
2025-08-01 0:00AM	285.99500000000006
2025-09-01 0:00AM	284.2441666666667
2025-10-01 0:00AM	286.29583333333335
2025-11-01 0:00AM	287.6566666666667
2025-12-01 0:00AM	288.20416666666665
2026-01-01 0:00AM	288.7208333333333
2026-02-01 0:00AM	292.1708333333333
2026-03-01 0:00AM	293.28333333333325
2026-04-01 0:00AM	292.5225
2026-05-01 0:00AM	294.3583333333333
2026-06-01 0:00AM	296.7991666666666
2026-07-01 0:00AM	297.695
2026-08-01 0:00AM	298.6116666666666

Year to Year Change in 12 Month Moving Average
Date	Average
2024-08-01 0:00AM	-13.2858333333333
2024-09-01 0:00AM	-13.880000000000052
2024-10-01 0:00AM	-7.785000000000082
2024-11-01 0:00AM	-6.637499999999932
2024-12-01 0:00AM	-2.058333333333337
2025-01-01 0:00AM	-4.3916666666666515
2025-02-01 0:00AM	-3.4583333333333712
2025-03-01 0:00AM	-6.72083333333336
2025-04-01 0:00AM	-8.266666666666652
2025-05-01 0:00AM	-4.41250000000008
2025-06-01 0:00AM	-3.4125000000000227
2025-07-01 0:00AM	-4.529999999999973
2025-08-01 0:00AM	-4.11416666666662
2025-09-01 0:00AM	-3.6574999999999704
2025-10-01 0:00AM	-4.700833333333264
2025-11-01 0:00AM	-1.2333333333333485
2025-12-01 0:00AM	-2.3450000000000273
2026-01-01 0:00AM	-0.6616666666666902
2026-02-01 0:00AM	4.355000000000018
2026-03-01 0:00AM	8.729999999999961
2026-04-01 0:00AM	6.590833333333308
2026-05-01 0:00AM	7.446666666666658
2026-06-01 0:00AM	11.887499999999932
2026-07-01 0:00AM	12.866666666666617
2026-08-01 0:00AM	12.61666666666656

12 Month Moving Average of Sell Through Rate
Date	Rate
2023-08-01 0:00AM	0.8086333333333334
2023-09-01 0:00AM	0.8095166666666668
2023-10-01 0:00AM	0.8068666666666666
2023-11-01 0:00AM	0.8059916666666668
2023-12-01 0:00AM	0.8040249999999999
2024-01-01 0:00AM	0.8036833333333333
2024-02-01 0:00AM	0.80075
2024-03-01 0:00AM	0.8012916666666666
2024-04-01 0:00AM	0.8000249999999999
2024-05-01 0:00AM	0.8018083333333333
2024-06-01 0:00AM	0.8037249999999999
2024-07-01 0:00AM	0.80025
2024-08-01 0:00AM	0.8007750000000001
2024-09-01 0:00AM	0.7983250000000001
2024-10-01 0:00AM	0.8044666666666668
2024-11-01 0:00AM	0.8007583333333335
2024-12-01 0:00AM	0.8038333333333333
2025-01-01 0:00AM	0.8016666666666666
2025-02-01 0:00AM	0.8001916666666666
2025-03-01 0:00AM	0.799725
2025-04-01 0:00AM	0.7991
2025-05-01 0:00AM	0.796925
2025-06-01 0:00AM	0.7960916666666668
2025-07-01 0:00AM	0.79745
2025-08-01 0:00AM	0.7989999999999999
2025-09-01 0:00AM	0.7995
2025-10-01 0:00AM	0.7975500000000001
2025-11-01 0:00AM	0.8000166666666667
2025-12-01 0:00AM	0.7965749999999999
2026-01-01 0:00AM	0.7958833333333334
2026-02-01 0:00AM	0.7996666666666666
2026-03-01 0:00AM	0.80015
2026-04-01 0:00AM	0.799975
2026-05-01 0:00AM	0.8030083333333332
2026-06-01 0:00AM	0.8040166666666666
2026-07-01 0:00AM	0.8027166666666665
2026-08-01 0:00AM	0.8015916666666666

12 Month Moving Average of Median Auction Prices
Date	Price
2023-08-01 0:00AM	303.395
2023-09-01 0:00AM	301.7816666666667
2023-10-01 0:00AM	298.7816666666667
2023-11-01 0:00AM	295.5275
2023-12-01 0:00AM	292.6075
2024-01-01 0:00AM	293.77416666666664
2024-02-01 0:00AM	291.27416666666664
2024-03-01 0:00AM	291.27416666666664
2024-04-01 0:00AM	294.1983333333333
2024-05-01 0:00AM	291.3241666666667
2024-06-01 0:00AM	288.3241666666667
2024-07-01 0:00AM	289.35833333333335
2024-08-01 0:00AM	290.1091666666667
2024-09-01 0:00AM	287.90166666666664
2024-10-01 0:00AM	290.9966666666666
2024-11-01 0:00AM	288.89000000000004
2024-12-01 0:00AM	290.5491666666667
2025-01-01 0:00AM	289.3825
2025-02-01 0:00AM	287.8158333333333
2025-03-01 0:00AM	284.5533333333333
2025-04-01 0:00AM	285.9316666666667
2025-05-01 0:00AM	286.91166666666663
2025-06-01 0:00AM	284.9116666666667
2025-07-01 0:00AM	284.8283333333334
2025-08-01 0:00AM	285.99500000000006
2025-09-01 0:00AM	284.2441666666667
2025-10-01 0:00AM	286.29583333333335
2025-11-01 0:00AM	287.6566666666667
2025-12-01 0:00AM	288.20416666666665
2026-01-01 0:00AM	288.7208333333333
2026-02-01 0:00AM	292.1708333333333
2026-03-01 0:00AM	293.28333333333325
2026-04-01 0:00AM	292.5225
2026-05-01 0:00AM	294.3583333333333
2026-06-01 0:00AM	296.7991666666666
2026-07-01 0:00AM	297.695
2026-08-01 0:00AM	298.6116666666666

Year to Year Change in 12 Month Moving Average
Date	Average
2024-08-01 0:00AM	-13.2858333333333
2024-09-01 0:00AM	-13.880000000000052
2024-10-01 0:00AM	-7.785000000000082
2024-11-01 0:00AM	-6.637499999999932
2024-12-01 0:00AM	-2.058333333333337
2025-01-01 0:00AM	-4.3916666666666515
2025-02-01 0:00AM	-3.4583333333333712
2025-03-01 0:00AM	-6.72083333333336
2025-04-01 0:00AM	-8.266666666666652
2025-05-01 0:00AM	-4.41250000000008
2025-06-01 0:00AM	-3.4125000000000227
2025-07-01 0:00AM	-4.529999999999973
2025-08-01 0:00AM	-4.11416666666662
2025-09-01 0:00AM	-3.6574999999999704
2025-10-01 0:00AM	-4.700833333333264
2025-11-01 0:00AM	-1.2333333333333485
2025-12-01 0:00AM	-2.3450000000000273
2026-01-01 0:00AM	-0.6616666666666902
2026-02-01 0:00AM	4.355000000000018
2026-03-01 0:00AM	8.729999999999961
2026-04-01 0:00AM	6.590833333333308
2026-05-01 0:00AM	7.446666666666658
2026-06-01 0:00AM	11.887499999999932
2026-07-01 0:00AM	12.866666666666617
2026-08-01 0:00AM	12.61666666666656

12 Month Moving Average of Sell Through Rate
Date	Rate
2023-08-01 0:00AM	0.8086333333333334
2023-09-01 0:00AM	0.8095166666666668
2023-10-01 0:00AM	0.8068666666666666
2023-11-01 0:00AM	0.8059916666666668
2023-12-01 0:00AM	0.8040249999999999
2024-01-01 0:00AM	0.8036833333333333
2024-02-01 0:00AM	0.80075
2024-03-01 0:00AM	0.8012916666666666
2024-04-01 0:00AM	0.8000249999999999
2024-05-01 0:00AM	0.8018083333333333
2024-06-01 0:00AM	0.8037249999999999
2024-07-01 0:00AM	0.80025
2024-08-01 0:00AM	0.8007750000000001
2024-09-01 0:00AM	0.7983250000000001
2024-10-01 0:00AM	0.8044666666666668
2024-11-01 0:00AM	0.8007583333333335
2024-12-01 0:00AM	0.8038333333333333
2025-01-01 0:00AM	0.8016666666666666
2025-02-01 0:00AM	0.8001916666666666
2025-03-01 0:00AM	0.799725
2025-04-01 0:00AM	0.7991
2025-05-01 0:00AM	0.796925
2025-06-01 0:00AM	0.7960916666666668
2025-07-01 0:00AM	0.79745
2025-08-01 0:00AM	0.7989999999999999
2025-09-01 0:00AM	0.7995
2025-10-01 0:00AM	0.7975500000000001
2025-11-01 0:00AM	0.8000166666666667
2025-12-01 0:00AM	0.7965749999999999
2026-01-01 0:00AM	0.7958833333333334
2026-02-01 0:00AM	0.7996666666666666
2026-03-01 0:00AM	0.80015
2026-04-01 0:00AM	0.799975
2026-05-01 0:00AM	0.8030083333333332
2026-06-01 0:00AM	0.8040166666666666
2026-07-01 0:00AM	0.8027166666666665
2026-08-01 0:00AM	0.8015916666666666

12 Month Moving Average of Median Auction Prices
Date	Price
2023-08-01 0:00AM	303.395
2023-09-01 0:00AM	301.7816666666667
2023-10-01 0:00AM	298.7816666666667
2023-11-01 0:00AM	295.5275
2023-12-01 0:00AM	292.6075
2024-01-01 0:00AM	293.77416666666664
2024-02-01 0:00AM	291.27416666666664
2024-03-01 0:00AM	291.27416666666664
2024-04-01 0:00AM	294.1983333333333
2024-05-01 0:00AM	291.3241666666667
2024-06-01 0:00AM	288.3241666666667
2024-07-01 0:00AM	289.35833333333335
2024-08-01 0:00AM	290.1091666666667
2024-09-01 0:00AM	287.90166666666664
2024-10-01 0:00AM	290.9966666666666
2024-11-01 0:00AM	288.89000000000004
2024-12-01 0:00AM	290.5491666666667
2025-01-01 0:00AM	289.3825
2025-02-01 0:00AM	287.8158333333333
2025-03-01 0:00AM	284.5533333333333
2025-04-01 0:00AM	285.9316666666667
2025-05-01 0:00AM	286.91166666666663
2025-06-01 0:00AM	284.9116666666667
2025-07-01 0:00AM	284.8283333333334
2025-08-01 0:00AM	285.99500000000006
2025-09-01 0:00AM	284.2441666666667
2025-10-01 0:00AM	286.29583333333335
2025-11-01 0:00AM	287.6566666666667
2025-12-01 0:00AM	288.20416666666665
2026-01-01 0:00AM	288.7208333333333
2026-02-01 0:00AM	292.1708333333333
2026-03-01 0:00AM	293.28333333333325
2026-04-01 0:00AM	292.5225
2026-05-01 0:00AM	294.3583333333333
2026-06-01 0:00AM	296.7991666666666
2026-07-01 0:00AM	297.695
2026-08-01 0:00AM	298.6116666666666

Year to Year Change in 12 Month Moving Average
Date	Average
2024-08-01 0:00AM	-13.2858333333333
2024-09-01 0:00AM	-13.880000000000052
2024-10-01 0:00AM	-7.785000000000082
2024-11-01 0:00AM	-6.637499999999932
2024-12-01 0:00AM	-2.058333333333337
2025-01-01 0:00AM	-4.3916666666666515
2025-02-01 0:00AM	-3.4583333333333712
2025-03-01 0:00AM	-6.72083333333336
2025-04-01 0:00AM	-8.266666666666652
2025-05-01 0:00AM	-4.41250000000008
2025-06-01 0:00AM	-3.4125000000000227
2025-07-01 0:00AM	-4.529999999999973
2025-08-01 0:00AM	-4.11416666666662
2025-09-01 0:00AM	-3.6574999999999704
2025-10-01 0:00AM	-4.700833333333264
2025-11-01 0:00AM	-1.2333333333333485
2025-12-01 0:00AM	-2.3450000000000273
2026-01-01 0:00AM	-0.6616666666666902
2026-02-01 0:00AM	4.355000000000018
2026-03-01 0:00AM	8.729999999999961
2026-04-01 0:00AM	6.590833333333308
2026-05-01 0:00AM	7.446666666666658
2026-06-01 0:00AM	11.887499999999932
2026-07-01 0:00AM	12.866666666666617
2026-08-01 0:00AM	12.61666666666656

12 Month Moving Average of Median Auction Prices
Date	Rate
2023-08-01 0:00AM	0.8086333333333334
2023-09-01 0:00AM	0.8095166666666668
2023-10-01 0:00AM	0.8068666666666666
2023-11-01 0:00AM	0.8059916666666668
2023-12-01 0:00AM	0.8040249999999999
2024-01-01 0:00AM	0.8036833333333333
2024-02-01 0:00AM	0.80075
2024-03-01 0:00AM	0.8012916666666666
2024-04-01 0:00AM	0.8000249999999999
2024-05-01 0:00AM	0.8018083333333333
2024-06-01 0:00AM	0.8037249999999999
2024-07-01 0:00AM	0.80025
2024-08-01 0:00AM	0.8007750000000001
2024-09-01 0:00AM	0.7983250000000001
2024-10-01 0:00AM	0.8044666666666668
2024-11-01 0:00AM	0.8007583333333335
2024-12-01 0:00AM	0.8038333333333333
2025-01-01 0:00AM	0.8016666666666666
2025-02-01 0:00AM	0.8001916666666666
2025-03-01 0:00AM	0.799725
2025-04-01 0:00AM	0.7991
2025-05-01 0:00AM	0.796925
2025-06-01 0:00AM	0.7960916666666668
2025-07-01 0:00AM	0.79745
2025-08-01 0:00AM	0.7989999999999999
2025-09-01 0:00AM	0.7995
2025-10-01 0:00AM	0.7975500000000001
2025-11-01 0:00AM	0.8000166666666667
2025-12-01 0:00AM	0.7965749999999999
2026-01-01 0:00AM	0.7958833333333334
2026-02-01 0:00AM	0.7996666666666666
2026-03-01 0:00AM	0.80015
2026-04-01 0:00AM	0.799975
2026-05-01 0:00AM	0.8030083333333332
2026-06-01 0:00AM	0.8040166666666666
2026-07-01 0:00AM	0.8027166666666665
2026-08-01 0:00AM	0.8015916666666666

12 Month Moving Average of Median Auction Prices
Date	Price
2023-08-01 0:00AM	303.395
2023-09-01 0:00AM	301.7816666666667
2023-10-01 0:00AM	298.7816666666667
2023-11-01 0:00AM	295.5275
2023-12-01 0:00AM	292.6075
2024-01-01 0:00AM	293.77416666666664
2024-02-01 0:00AM	291.27416666666664
2024-03-01 0:00AM	291.27416666666664
2024-04-01 0:00AM	294.1983333333333
2024-05-01 0:00AM	291.3241666666667
2024-06-01 0:00AM	288.3241666666667
2024-07-01 0:00AM	289.35833333333335
2024-08-01 0:00AM	290.1091666666667
2024-09-01 0:00AM	287.90166666666664
2024-10-01 0:00AM	290.9966666666666
2024-11-01 0:00AM	288.89000000000004
2024-12-01 0:00AM	290.5491666666667
2025-01-01 0:00AM	289.3825
2025-02-01 0:00AM	287.8158333333333
2025-03-01 0:00AM	284.5533333333333
2025-04-01 0:00AM	285.9316666666667
2025-05-01 0:00AM	286.91166666666663
2025-06-01 0:00AM	284.9116666666667
2025-07-01 0:00AM	284.8283333333334
2025-08-01 0:00AM	285.99500000000006
2025-09-01 0:00AM	284.2441666666667
2025-10-01 0:00AM	286.29583333333335
2025-11-01 0:00AM	287.6566666666667
2025-12-01 0:00AM	288.20416666666665
2026-01-01 0:00AM	288.7208333333333
2026-02-01 0:00AM	292.1708333333333
2026-03-01 0:00AM	293.28333333333325
2026-04-01 0:00AM	292.5225
2026-05-01 0:00AM	294.3583333333333
2026-06-01 0:00AM	296.7991666666666
2026-07-01 0:00AM	297.695
2026-08-01 0:00AM	298.6116666666666

Year to Year Change in 12 Month Moving Average
Date	Average
2024-08-01 0:00AM	-13.2858333333333
2024-09-01 0:00AM	-13.880000000000052
2024-10-01 0:00AM	-7.785000000000082
2024-11-01 0:00AM	-6.637499999999932
2024-12-01 0:00AM	-2.058333333333337
2025-01-01 0:00AM	-4.3916666666666515
2025-02-01 0:00AM	-3.4583333333333712
2025-03-01 0:00AM	-6.72083333333336
2025-04-01 0:00AM	-8.266666666666652
2025-05-01 0:00AM	-4.41250000000008
2025-06-01 0:00AM	-3.4125000000000227
2025-07-01 0:00AM	-4.529999999999973
2025-08-01 0:00AM	-4.11416666666662
2025-09-01 0:00AM	-3.6574999999999704
2025-10-01 0:00AM	-4.700833333333264
2025-11-01 0:00AM	-1.2333333333333485
2025-12-01 0:00AM	-2.3450000000000273
2026-01-01 0:00AM	-0.6616666666666902
2026-02-01 0:00AM	4.355000000000018
2026-03-01 0:00AM	8.729999999999961
2026-04-01 0:00AM	6.590833333333308
2026-05-01 0:00AM	7.446666666666658
2026-06-01 0:00AM	11.887499999999932
2026-07-01 0:00AM	12.866666666666617
2026-08-01 0:00AM	12.61666666666656

12 Month Moving Average of Sell Through Rate
Date	Rate
2023-08-01 0:00AM	0.8086333333333334
2023-09-01 0:00AM	0.8095166666666668
2023-10-01 0:00AM	0.8068666666666666
2023-11-01 0:00AM	0.8059916666666668
2023-12-01 0:00AM	0.8040249999999999
2024-01-01 0:00AM	0.8036833333333333
2024-02-01 0:00AM	0.80075
2024-03-01 0:00AM	0.8012916666666666
2024-04-01 0:00AM	0.8000249999999999
2024-05-01 0:00AM	0.8018083333333333
2024-06-01 0:00AM	0.8037249999999999
2024-07-01 0:00AM	0.80025
2024-08-01 0:00AM	0.8007750000000001
2024-09-01 0:00AM	0.7983250000000001
2024-10-01 0:00AM	0.8044666666666668
2024-11-01 0:00AM	0.8007583333333335
2024-12-01 0:00AM	0.8038333333333333
2025-01-01 0:00AM	0.8016666666666666
2025-02-01 0:00AM	0.8001916666666666
2025-03-01 0:00AM	0.799725
2025-04-01 0:00AM	0.7991
2025-05-01 0:00AM	0.796925
2025-06-01 0:00AM	0.7960916666666668
2025-07-01 0:00AM	0.79745
2025-08-01 0:00AM	0.7989999999999999
2025-09-01 0:00AM	0.7995
2025-10-01 0:00AM	0.7975500000000001
2025-11-01 0:00AM	0.8000166666666667
2025-12-01 0:00AM	0.7965749999999999
2026-01-01 0:00AM	0.7958833333333334
2026-02-01 0:00AM	0.7996666666666666
2026-03-01 0:00AM	0.80015
2026-04-01 0:00AM	0.799975
2026-05-01 0:00AM	0.8030083333333332
2026-06-01 0:00AM	0.8040166666666666
2026-07-01 0:00AM	0.8027166666666665
2026-08-01 0:00AM	0.8015916666666666

Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026

Gonnelli: Document bearing Napoleon's autograph signature. 1797. Starting bid € 900

Gonnelli: Manuscript Libro de giustitiati nella città di Ferrara. 1441-1717. Starting bid € 9.000

Gonnelli: Anonymous Jewish Siddur in Hebrew. Germany, 15th century. Starting bid € 1.200

Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026

Gonnelli: Chagall, Drawings for the Bible. 1960 Starting bid € 1.200

Gonnelli: Duchamp, Le Surrealisme en 1947. Starting bid € 2.600

Gonnelli: Valturio, [De re militari]. 1483. Important provenance. Starting bid € 15.000

Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026

Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicine. 1500. Starting bid € 10.000

Gonnelli: Ketham, Fasciculus medicie. 1522. Starting bid € 10.000

Gonnelli: Kepler, Harmonices mundi libri V. 1619. Starting bid € 15.000

Gonnelli: Auction 72 Books, Autographs & Manuscripts October 6th-8th 2026

Gonnelli: Kepler, Tabulae Rudolphinae. 1627. Starting bid € 8.000

Gonnelli: Kondakov, ISTORIYA I PAMYATNIKI VIZANTIISKOI EMALI. [Histoire et monuments des emaux byzantins]. 1892. Starting price € 5.000

Gonnelli: Strada, Imperatorum Romanorum. 1559. Starting bid € 12.000
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.

Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.

Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.

Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.

Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.

Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611.
Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 October

Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.

Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.

Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.

Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.

Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.

Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored.