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Thirty-one Auctions Archived, 32 new Sales this Week

For the week ended Saturday, 16 September, 31 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database, 5 denominated in euros, 6 in British pounds, and 20 in US dollars.  Turnover was $5,389,009 as 7,208 lots were offered and 5,687 sold for a 79% success rate.  This was a strong week.

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Books on September 14th: $1,879,951 
Sothebys. Made in Britain - Prints on September 13th: $1,024,516 

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

Sothebys. Timeless Elegance on September 14th: 296.88% 
Christies. SOUTH ASIAN MODERN + CONTEMPORARY ART on September 13th: 222.83% 
Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art - Books and Prints on September 5th: 138.63% 
Moreshet Auctions. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts on September 4th: 126.72% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain - Prints on September 13th: 121.56% 
Sothebys. Timeless Elegance on September 15th: 115.85% 


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

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fine Auction - Art and Design - Prints on September 9th: 100.00% 
Gibson Auction Inc.. Civil War Relics on September 9th: 100.00% 
Sothebys. Timeless Elegance on September 14th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Online Auction - Books, Prints on September 6th: 100.00% 
Christies. SOUTH ASIAN MODERN + CONTEMPORARY ART on September 13th: 100.00% 
Neal Auction Company. Fall Estates Auction on September 10th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Books, Prints on September 7th: 100.00% 
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera - Colonial, Vellum, Childrens, Signed, etc. on September 9th: 99.45% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 99.16% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 98.62% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/5 on September 12th: 98.36% 
Heritage Auctions. Books on September 14th: 95.89% 
Aspire Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Prints - Internet bidstart 9/1 on September 9th: 93.83% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 12th: 92.00% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain - Prints on September 13th: 89.57% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 14th: 87.85% 
Sothebys. Timeless Elegance on September 15th: 81.82% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. St. Louis Fall Auction - Books and Prints on September 15th: 80.65% 
Trafford Books. Books on August 30th: 80.34% 
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Chicago. on September 13th Actual price: USD $197,000.
  2. Alexander Historical Auctions THE AMERICAN FLAG FLOWN OVER PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS DURING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR on September 14th Actual price: USD $131,198.
  3. Alexander Historical Auctions ADOLF HITLER'S GLOBE, CAPTURED AT HIS BAVARIAN HOME on September 14th Actual price: USD $94,754.
  4. Heritage Auctions Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. on September 14th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  5. Sothebys EQUANIMITY, 2004 on September 13th Actual price: USD $69,825.
  6. Heritage Auctions History of the Indian Tribes of North America, with Biographical Sketches and Anecdotes of the Principal Chiefs Embellished With One Hundred and Twenty Portraits. From the Indian Gallery in the Department of War, at Washington. on September 14th Actual price: USD $66,250.
  7. Heritage Auctions Original Copper Printing Plate. on September 14th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  8. Heritage Auctions Ara Vos Prec. on September 14th Actual price: USD $57,500.
  9. Sothebys RELEASE (WORKING PROOFS FOR STAGES 19 AND 16) (L. 83) on September 13th Actual price: USD $53,200.
  10. Heritage Auctions Red Harvest. on September 14th Actual price: USD $50,625.
  11. Heritage Auctions [The Nuremberg Chronicle]. Liber cronicarum cum figuris et ymaginibus. on September 14th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  12. Sothebys RELEASE (L. 83) on September 13th Actual price: USD $49,875.
  13. Alexander Historical Auctions PRESENTATION "MEIN KAMPF" TO HITLER FROM GAULEITER OTTO TELSCHOW on September 14th Actual price: USD $47,377.
  14. Sothebys SHEEP (C. 196-197; 199; 225-235) on September 13th Actual price: USD $46,550.
  15. Sothebys RELEASE (WORKING PROOFS FOR STAGES 16 AND 19) (LULLIN 83) on September 13th Actual price: USD $46,550.
  16. Neal Auction Company Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon and Two Blue Washes with Green Wash, 1978-1980 on September 10th Actual price: USD $46,080.
  17. Sothebys BLOND GIRL (HARTLEY 24; FIGURA 33) on September 13th Actual price: USD $36,575.
  18. Heritage Auctions The Sun Also Rises. on September 14th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  19. Sothebys METHAMPHETAMINE on September 13th Actual price: USD $31,588.
  20. Sothebys PITCHFORK ON GREEN; PITCHFORK ON PINK on September 13th Actual price: USD $31,588.
  21. Moreshet Auctions An Amulet on Parchment "Which Shakes All the Worlds" in the Handwriting of the Lofty Tzadik the Rebbe Rabbi Yeshayale Krestirer. Extremely Rare on September 4th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  22. Christies Ahmedabad; Kabul; Beirut (from the portfolio These Cities Blotted into the Wilderness (Adrienne Rich after Ghalib)) on September 13th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions The Birds of America, From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. on September 14th Actual price: USD $28,750.
  24. Heritage Auctions The Hobbit. Or There and Back Again. on September 14th Actual price: USD $28,750.
  25. Heritage Auctions Tarzan of the Apes [In The All-Story, Vol. XXIV, No. 2]. on September 14th Actual price: USD $28,750.



31 total sales reported this week:

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. St. Louis Fall Auction - Books and Prints on September 15th: 80.65%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Summer Militaria Auction - Autographs, Photographs, Documents, Posters, etc. on September 14th: 74.71%
Bloomsbury Auctions. The Glory of Science: Photos, Maps, Prints and Autographs on September 14th: 59.63%
Sothebys. Timeless Elegance on September 15th: 81.82%
Sothebys. Timeless Elegance on September 14th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 14th: 87.85%
Heritage Auctions. Books on September 14th: 95.89%
National Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera - Colonial, Vellum, Childrens, Signed, etc. on September 9th: 99.45%
Moreshet Auctions. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts on September 4th: 61.94%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Books and Manuscripts on September 13th: 64.53%
Christies. SOUTH ASIAN MODERN + CONTEMPORARY ART on September 13th: 100.00%
Aspire Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Prints - Internet bidstart 9/1 on September 9th: 93.83%
Sothebys. Made in Britain - Prints on September 13th: 89.57%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/5 on September 12th: 98.36%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Fine Auction - Art and Design - Prints on September 9th: 100.00%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Books - Internet Bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 38.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 12th: 92.00%
Gibson Auction Inc.. Civil War Relics on September 9th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on September 9th: 79.31%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Coin-Op and Advertising - Posters and Lithographs on September 9th: 78.95%
Neal Auction Company. Fall Estates Auction on September 10th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Books, Prints on September 7th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Online Auction - Books, Prints on September 6th: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Books on August 30th: 80.34%
Rossini. Prints, Lithographs on September 5th: 17.82%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on August 26th: 79.62%
Chiswick Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts on July 26th: 79.00%
Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art - Books and Prints on September 5th: 72.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 99.16%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Antique Prints on September 7th: 59.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 98.62%


For the week ahead 7 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 18th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books. 372 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Autographs. 50 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 55 lots

Tue. Sep. 19th
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 216 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th and 20th Century Prints and Drawings. 636 lots
Artcurial. Paris. The Banksy Years. 70 lots
Artcurial. Paris. More - Prints. 147 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books. 11 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 9/12. 520 lots

Wed. Sep. 20th
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples. 247 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Fine Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Instruments - Books. 96 lots

Thu. Sep. 21st
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Cartography - Americana. 420 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Rare Posters. 308 lots
Forum Auctions in Italy. Roma. NO RESERVE: Online Auction: Antiquarian and Rare Books. 84 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. 1933 Goudey PSA Set Registry Sports Collectibles Catalog Auction. 240 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 340 lots

Fri. Sep. 22nd
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Ornithology - Books and Prints. 217 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 102 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photograph Books. 328 lots
Christies. Paris. Collection Jean Lafont. 27 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 63 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master & 19th Century Prints & Drawings. 63 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books, manuscripts, autographs and prints. 854 lots

Sat. Sep. 23rd
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Asian Fine Art - Prints. 286 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. September Live Auction: Books and prints. 9 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Demeure by Jacqueline Offenbach and the painter Pierre Mousset Souvenirs-Partitions Library -Tableau. 19 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints.
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and contemporary prints, drawings, multiples, modern books and portfolios.. 623 lots

Sun. Sep. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Internet Sports Collectibles - bidstart 8/29. 312 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.