For the week ended Saturday 2 January 12 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub database; 3 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 8 in US dollars.  Turnover was a slim $740,056 as 4,315 lots were offered and 3,580 sold for a 83% success rate.

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

Soler Y Llach. PHILATELIC LIBRARY AND POSTAL HISTORY. on December 23rd: 109.57% 
Tooveys. Prints on December 31st: 100.58% 


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

Alaska Auction. December 12th Auction on December 12th: 100.00% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Jesse Barnes Lithographs Online Auction - bidstart 12/12 on December 22nd: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. West, RR, Antique, Plates, etc. on November 1st: 99.80% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 99.53% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art & Ephemera - Sendak, Rossman, Americana, etc on December 13th: 99.45% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 99.18% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/24 on December 31st: 97.87% 
Tooveys. Prints on December 31st: 85.71% 


12 total sales reported this week: 

Tooveys. Prints on December 31st: 85.71% 
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/24 on December 31st: 97.87% 
Soler Y Llach. PHILATELIC LIBRARY AND POSTAL HISTORY. on December 23rd: 58.25% 
National Book Auctions. Books, Art & Ephemera - Sendak, Rossman, Americana, etc on December 13th: 99.45% 
National Book Auctions. West, RR, Antique, Plates, etc. on November 1st: 99.80% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Jesse Barnes Lithographs Online Auction - bidstart 12/12 on December 22nd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 99.53% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 27th: 99.18% 
Alaska Auction. December 19th Auction - Books, Prints on December 19th: 40.00% 
Alaska Auction. December 12th Auction on December 12th: 100.00% 
Vermot de Pas. Comics: Albums and Original Plates on December 12th: 54.18% 
OSENAT. The Spirit of the 20th Century on December 19th: 46.67% 

For the week ahead 10 sales are scheduled.

For the week ahead 10 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 4th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Old Master Prints. 13 lots

Tue. Jan. 5th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 62 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiques and Interiors - Books and Pictures. 31 lots

Thu. Jan. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 12/31. 201 lots

Fri. Jan. 8th
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Lancaster. Rare, Out of Print and Used Books. 447 lots
Auctionata. Berlin. Prints of the 19th and 20th Centuries. 150 lots

Sat. Jan. 9th
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. New York Book Auction - Numismatic Books. 455 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . January Estate Auction. 29 lots

Sun. Jan. 10th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics - Internet bidstart 1/3.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters - Internet bidstart 1/3.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE