• Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • 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
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas

Auction Update Review

Fifty-one Auctions Archived, 14 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 16 December 2017 51 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 3 in Swiss francs, 23 in euros, 8 in British pounds, 1 in Hong Kong dollars, and 16 in US dollars.  Turnover was $35,891,360 as 20,860 lots were offered and 14,929 sold for a 72% success rate.  The thoroughbreds were in fine form.

 

12 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

ChristiesValuable Books and Manuscripts on December 13th: $6,207,885 
ChristiesThe Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire on December 15th: $4,074,605 
SothebysEnglish Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations on December 12th: $2,004,359 
ChristiesOld Master Prints on December 14th: $1,934,123 
Heritage AuctionsAnimation Art on December 10th: $1,512,467 
SothebysFine Books and Manuscripts on December 11th: $1,506,129 
Doyle New YorkPhotographs, including: Ansel Adams: The Complete Museum Set on December 14th: $1,480,638 
SothebysHistory of Science and Technology on December 12th: $1,462,375 
Galerie Bassenge15th-19th Century Prints on November 30th: $1,192,419 
ArtcurialLimited Edition on December 13th: $1,153,627 
BonhamsVoices of the 20th Century on December 6th: $1,109,373 
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Prints on December 14th: $1,055,589 



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

ChristiesThe Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire on December 15th: 160.21% 
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on December 9th: 121.43% 
Galerie BassengeModern Art Part II - Prints on December 2nd: 108.39% 
Galerie BassengeModern Art Part I - Prints on December 2nd: 107.46% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on December 12th: 103.67% 
ArtcurialLimited Edition on December 13th: 101.93% 
Swann GalleriesIllustration Art on December 14th: 101.22% 


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

Heritage AuctionsAnimation Art on December 10th: 99.52% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 98.15% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 97.33% 
ChristiesThe Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire on December 15th: 96.36% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsThe Library of Richard Adams, author of Watership Down on December 14th: 96.27% 
Michaans AuctionsGallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on December 9th: 93.88% 
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 12/5 on December 12th: 92.40% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on December 12th: 91.04% 
Heritage AuctionsHKINF World Currency Signature Auction on December 8th: 90.21% 
Doyle New YorkPhotographs, including: Ansel Adams: The Complete Museum Set on December 14th: 87.37% 
Galerie BassengeModern Art Part I - Prints on December 2nd: 85.89% 
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersFine Prints on December 14th: 85.45% 
Bruun RasmussenBooks and Manuscripts on December 12th: 84.98% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents on December 13th: 84.84% 
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on December 9th: 84.00% 

 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. on December 13th Actual price: USD $1,056,925.
  2. Christies THE RIPLEY SCROLL, an illustrated alchemical manuscript, in English and Latin, on vellum, England on December 13th Actual price: USD $783,565.
  3. Sothebys A FULLY OPERATIONAL FOUR-ROTOR ("M4") KRIEGSMARINE ENIGMA CIPHER MACHINE. on December 12th Actual price: USD $435,000.
  4. Bonhams Autograph Manuscript in Japanese, Showa Tenno Dokuhakuroku ??????? "The Emperor's Monologue," on December 6th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  5. Christies A covey of red grouse by a spring on December 15th Actual price: USD $268,000.
  6. Christies The literary and personal archive of Brendan Behan (1923-1964). on December 13th Actual price: USD $268,000.
  7. Christies NOBEL PRIZE MEDAL. Nobel Prize Medal in Literature awarded to Doris Lessing in 2007. on December 13th Actual price: USD $251,250.
  8. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Nature morte au verre sous la lampe on December 14th Actual price: USD $245,000.
  9. Christies Blackgame in the glen on December 15th Actual price: USD $234,500.
  10. Christies Divina proportione. Ed. Antonio Capella. De l'architectura. on December 13th Actual price: USD $234,500.
  11. Koller Auctions Thinking Nude, State I. 1994. on December 9th Actual price: USD $224,725.
  12. Christies AN EARLY ENGLISH GLASS CELESTIAL GLOBE [with:] a 3 page sales catalogue in Portuguese and English Esphera Celeste Descripçã d’esta preciosa obra d’arte do seculo XVIII Existente em Portugal. on December 13th Actual price: USD $217,750.
  13. Christies Adam and Eve on December 14th Actual price: USD $201,000.
  14. Sothebys THE 1954 NOBEL PRIZE MEDAL FOR PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE AWARDED TO FREDERICK C. ROBBINS on December 12th Actual price: USD $200,000.
  15. Christies 'The eagle's stoop': a golden eagle snatching a ptarmigan on December 15th Actual price: USD $175,875.
  16. Christies 'A frosty dawn' on December 15th Actual price: USD $159,125.
  17. Christies Blackgame in snow, evening on December 15th Actual price: USD $150,750.
  18. Christies Self-Portrait etching at a Window on December 14th Actual price: USD $150,750.
  19. Christies Voyage autour du Caucase, chez les Tcherkesses et les Abkhases, en Colchide, en Géorgie, en Arménie et en Crimée. on December 13th Actual price: USD $150,750.
  20. Christies Autograph music manuscript, a complete draft of the orchestral and choral score for Gaudeamus igitur - Humoreske (LWV L11; R541; S.71), on December 13th Actual price: USD $150,750.
  21. Christies The Marine Atlas or Seaman's Complete Pilot. on December 13th Actual price: USD $147,400.
  22. Doyle New York Sequence of five images. on December 14th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  23. Christies Melencolia I on December 14th Actual price: USD $134,000.
  24. Christies Blackgame packing on December 15th Actual price: USD $125,625.
  25. Christies Ruslan i Liudmila. Poema v shesti pesniakh. [Ruslan and Liudmila. A Poem in Six Cantos.] on December 13th Actual price: USD $125,625.



51 total sales reported this week:

RR Auction. Fine Autographs & Artifacts - Internet bidstart 11/17 on December 14th: 58.65%
Doyle New York. Photographs, including: Ansel Adams: The Complete Museum Set on December 14th: 87.37%
Artcurial. Limited Edition on December 13th: 76.80%
Henri Godts Books and Prints Auctions. Live Auction - Books, Prints on December 12th: 71.80%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of Richard Adams, author of Watership Down on December 14th: 96.27%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on December 13th: 84.84%
PBA Galleries. Fine Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on December 14th: 69.82%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Prints on December 14th: 85.45%
Bloomsbury Auctions. Books and Works on Paper, Including Fine Photographs on December 14th: 63.23%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on December 14th: 70.36%
Bonhams. The Producer's Pix - Photographs from the Collection of Bruce Berman on December 15th: 48.45%
Bonhams. Entertainment Memorabilia on December 13th: 63.80%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on December 12th: 84.98%
Christies. The Astor Collection from Tillypronie, Aberdeenshire on December 15th: 96.36%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on December 12th: 91.04%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 14th: 68.66%
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on December 13th: 71.60%
ALDE. Letters, Autographs, Manuscripts on December 13th: 44.17%
ALDE. Original Editions, 19th-21st Centuries on December 11th: 41.82%
Sothebys. History of Science and Technology on December 12th: 57.75%
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations on December 12th: 70.03%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 11th: 62.11%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on December 9th: 93.88%
One Of Kind Collectibles. Rare Collectible - Internet bidstart 11/17 on December 7th: 78.20%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on December 8th: 50.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Photography on December 6th: 63.17%
Galerie Bassenge. 15th-19th Century Prints on November 30th: 64.44%
Galerie Bassenge. From the Library of a Rare Print Dealer on November 30th: 48.72%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part I - Prints on December 2nd: 85.89%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Art Part II - Prints on December 2nd: 79.09%
Old World Auctions. Antique Maps, Globes, Charts, Atlases & Vintage Graphics - online bidstart 11/1 on November 15th: 69.83%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 12/5 on December 12th: 92.40%
Tajan. Books and Manuscripts on December 6th: 48.10%
PIASA. Editions on December 6th: 64.79%
Koller Auctions. Fashion: Vintage and Photography on December 6th: 36.11%
Koller Auctions. Photography on December 6th: 43.38%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 84.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 97.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/3 on December 10th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Animation Art on December 10th: 99.52%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Rare Books and Fine Prints on December 9th: 68.65%
Bubb Kuyper. Drawings, Old Master Prints, Maps and Plans on November 24th: 73.31%
Bubb Kuyper. Ceramics, Photos, Japanese Prints, and Posters on November 23rd: 63.57%
Bubb Kuyper. Modern Art: Prints, etc. on November 23rd: 77.19%
Bubb Kuyper. Old and Rare Books (Part 2) on November 22nd: 69.00%
Bubb Kuyper. Indonesia, Africana, (Natural) history, Manuscripts, Old and Rare Books on November 22nd: 67.45%
Bubb Kuyper. Fine printing, Literature on November 21st: 67.60%
Bubb Kuyper. Art books, Children's books, Varia on November 21st: 68.26%
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Currency Signature Auction on December 8th: 90.21%
Forum Auctions in Italy. Books and Works on Paper on November 29th: 43.88%
Bonhams. Voices of the 20th Century on December 6th: 35.71%


For the week ahead 12 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 18th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 68 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 123 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Fine Books, Including the Culpin World War I Art Collection. 249 lots

Tue. Dec. 19th
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Autographs. 1615 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Asian Art - Books. 27 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Sherlock Holmes Collection of Daniel Posnansky. 293 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. Superman: the Auction. 37 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Online bidstart 12/12. 513 lots

Wed. Dec. 20th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . The Aristophil Collections - Inaugural Sale. 190 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Judaica. 89 lots

Sun. Dec. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 12/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 12/17.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    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
    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
    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
    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.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.