For the week ended Saturday March 19^th 27 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Database:  8 denominated in euros, 6 in British pounds, and 13 in US dollars.  Turnover was $10,849,934 as 12,698 lots were offered and 7,710 sold for a 61% success rate.  Sales were a bit spotty, - political unrest in Europe and Trumpism in the United States, the logical culprits. 

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4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Prints and Multiples on March 15th: $2,798,145 
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books and Prints on February 20th: $1,340,180 
Tajan. Comics on March 12th: $1,245,547 
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 16th: $1,157,362 

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

Winter Associates. March Sale - Prints and Books on March 14th: 157.34% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on March 16th: 125.62% 
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 16th: 116.58% 
Bloomsbury Philobiblon. Antiquarian and Rare Books on March 12th: 112.62% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books on March 6th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Prints, Books on March 11th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/6 on March 13th: 99.75% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 3/6 on March 13th: 96.94% 
Heritage Auctions. Texana on March 12th: 92.14% 
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 16th: 91.72% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on March 16th: 88.46% 
Northeast Auctions. Portsmouth Weekend Auction - Books and Prints on March 6th: 88.43% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 15th: 80.65% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Steven Walske Collection of US-France Transatlantic Mail on March 16th: 80.47% 


27 total sales reported this week: 

Bloomsbury Auctions. Autographs, Memorabilia and Vintage Posters on March 18th: 47.78% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 100.00% 
Winter Associates. March Sale - Prints and Books on March 14th: 72.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books on March 6th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Prints, Books on March 11th: 100.00% 
Bloomsbury Auctions. 20th Century Books and Works on Paper on March 17th: 76.53% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Steven Walske Collection of US-France Transatlantic Mail on March 16th: 80.47% 
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books and Prints on February 20th: 51.60% 
The Written Word Autographs. Authentic Autographs - Entertainers on February 4th: 21.68% 
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 16th: 91.72% 
Neret Minet and Tessier. Marine, Voyages on March 8th: 59.80% 
Auctionata. Art of the 20th and 21st Century - Prints on March 14th: 49.00% 
Auctionata. German Art of the 20th Century - with Friedrich Ludwig Collection on March 14th: 33.73% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 15th: 80.65% 
Tajan. Comics on March 12th: 49.07% 
Christies. Prints and Multiples on March 15th: 61.85% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on March 16th: 88.46% 
Sothebys. Contemporary Curated - Prints on March 15th: 73.33% 
Michaans Auctions. March Estate Auction on March 12th: 62.07% 
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 35.61% 
Bloomsbury Philobiblon. Antiquarian and Rare Books on March 12th: 66.23% 
RR Auction. Fine Autograph & Artifact Auction - Internet bidstart 2/19 on March 9th: 61.65% 
Northeast Auctions. Portsmouth Weekend Auction - Books and Prints on March 6th: 88.43% 
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Special Auction: Rare Books on March 11th: 46.98% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 3/6 on March 13th: 96.94% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/6 on March 13th: 99.75% 
Heritage Auctions. Texana on March 12th: 92.14% 

For the week ahead 22 sales are scheduled.

Mon. Mar. 21st
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 54 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Photographs. 206 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. Paul Blanca Photographs. 72 lots

Tue. Mar. 22nd
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples. 152 lots
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Bruxelles . Antiquarian Books. 455 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards, Topographical Books. 384 lots
Christies. New York. First Open/Home - Prints. 72 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 51 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Asian Art - Books and Prints. 14 lots

Wed. Mar. 23rd
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Books, Maps, Prints. 701 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 322 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints. 6 lots
Auctionata. New York. The Superhero Sale. 56 lots

Thu. Mar. 24th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Books in All Fields with Illustrated & Children's Books. 764 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Bibliophile. 397 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 3/17. 373 lots

Fri. Mar. 25th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Books, Manuscripts, Prints, etc..

Sat. Mar. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters. 1192 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Collection of an Amateur : Comic Strips and Original Boards, 3D, Japanese Animation.
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Spirit of the 20th Century.

Sun. Mar. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 3/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 3/20.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE