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Rare Book Hub: 20 Auctions Archived, another 23 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 18th August 2018 20 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 18 in US dollars.  Turnover was $2,791,709 as 6,321 lots were offered and 5,122 sold for an 81% success rate.  In what are traditionally the doldrums of summer there continue to be flashes of lightning.  The auction houses slow for well-earned vacations while the auction addicted paw through the summer’s traditionally thin offerings to find reasons to collect, I among them, for tomorrow an interesting lot arrives and another prepares to enter the rooms.  For those who love the material they collect there are no days off any more.

 

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

Profiles in History. Love, Liza - The Auction - Day 3 on August 1st: 357.92% 
Skinner. August Americana - Online on August 14th: 263.22% 
Profiles in History. Love, Liza - The Auction - Day 1 on July 30th: 190.20% 
Profiles in History. Love, Liza - The Auction - Day 2 on July 31st: 141.03% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books Online on August 15th: 139.78% 
Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Collection of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on August 14th: 125.37% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/5 on August 12th: 99.46% 
Profiles in History. Love, Liza - The Auction - Day 3 on August 1st: 98.46% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 8/7 on August 14th: 97.14% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/5 on August 12th: 96.71% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 7/15 on August 12th: 96.08% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 11th: 95.81% 
Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Collection of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on August 14th: 94.42% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books Online on August 15th: 93.73% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books, Photographs on August 12th: 89.66% 
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on August 11th: 86.67% 
Profiles in History. Love, Liza - The Auction - Day 1 on July 30th: 86.56% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 14th: 81.08% 
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. RR Auction Charles de Gaulle ALS on August 8th Actual price: USD $33,690.
  2. RR Auction Charles de Gaulle Handwritten Manuscript on August 8th Actual price: USD $22,234.
  3. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white to white pages. on August 12th Actual price: USD $21,600.
  4. Profiles in History Liza Minnelli (350+) oversize doubleweight custom production photographs from New York, New York. on July 31st Actual price: USD $17,000.
  5. Profiles in History Liza Minnelli personal 1971 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow sedan. on July 31st Actual price: USD $16,000.
  6. RR Auction Mary Blair concept painting from Alice in Wonderland on August 8th Actual price: USD $14,700.
  7. RR Auction Mary Blair concept painting from Cinderella on August 8th Actual price: USD $14,700.
  8. Profiles in History Judy Garland 'Dorothy Gale' wig from the first week of shooting on The Wizard of Oz. on July 30th Actual price: USD $14,000.
  9. RR Auction The Doors: Jim Morrison Signed Photo on August 8th Actual price: USD $13,632.
  10. Clars Auction Gallery Prints, Benny Andrews on August 11th Actual price: USD $13,530.
  11. Profiles in History Peanuts original daily comic strip art inscribed and signed by Charles M. Schulz to Liza Minnelli. on July 31st Actual price: USD $13,000.
  12. Cowans Auctions [Illustrated - Audubon - Color Plate Ornithology] 8 Volume Royal Octavo Audubon "Birds," in Publisher's 1/2 Morocco Binding Complete with 500 Color Plates on August 13th Actual price: USD $12,000.
  13. Profiles in History Liza Minnelli personal hand-annotated book bound shooting script for Cabaret. on July 31st Actual price: USD $12,000.
  14. Profiles in History Vincente Minnelli 1-sheet Style C poster for his first film, Cabin in the Sky. on July 30th Actual price: USD $12,000.
  15. RR Auction Mary Blair concept painting of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland on August 8th Actual price: USD $11,639.
  16. RR Auction Japanese Sword and Pistol Surrendered by Col. Hitoshi Masaki Archive on August 8th Actual price: USD $11,542.
  17. RR Auction U. S. Grant Signed Photo on August 8th Actual price: USD $11,127.
  18. RR Auction Albert Einstein ALS on August 8th Actual price: USD $11,026.
  19. Skinner A Four-oared Shell Race on August 14th Actual price: USD $10,455.
  20. Cowans Auctions [Photography - Original Photographs - Botanical] Rare 3 Volume Work by Edwin Hale Lincoln: "Orchids of New England and New York," 1930 with 81 Original Platinum Prints, Published in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1930 on August 13th Actual price: USD $10,200.
  21. RR Auction George Washington on August 8th Actual price: USD $10,003.
  22. Profiles in History Vincente Minnelli archive of (20+) internal MGM studio documentation regarding his films. on July 30th Actual price: USD $10,000.
  23. RR Auction Chinese-Made Field Jacket Belonging to George L. Paxton of the A.V.G. 'Flying Tigers' Jacket with Patch on August 8th Actual price: USD $9,897.
  24. RR Auction George S. Patton Group Lot on August 8th Actual price: USD $9,764.
  25. Profiles in History Vincente Minnelli (225+) original and vintage reprint photographs and negatives spanning his career. on July 30th Actual price: USD $9,500.



20 total sales reported this week:

Doyle New York. Hunting Books from the Collection of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on August 14th: 94.42%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books Online on August 15th: 93.73%
Quagga Rare Books and Art. Quagga Auction- Internet bidstart 8/9 on August 14th: 29.27%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 14th: 81.08%
Skinner. August Americana - Online on August 14th: 77.27%
Profiles in History. Love, Liza - The Auction - Day 3 on August 1st: 98.46%
Profiles in History. Love, Liza - The Auction - Day 2 on July 31st: 76.83%
Profiles in History. Love, Liza - The Auction - Day 1 on July 30th: 86.56%
Cowans Auctions. Fine Books, Maps and Manuscripts - online bidstart 8/2 on August 13th: 61.31%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/5 on August 12th: 99.46%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 8/7 on August 14th: 97.14%
Kedem Auction. Online Auction 16: Jewish & Israeli History, Art & Culture on August 14th: 66.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints, Books, Photographs on August 12th: 89.66%
Clars Auction Gallery. Art - Prints on August 11th: 76.59%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decorative Art - Prints on August 8th: 52.27%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on August 11th: 86.67%
RR Auction. August Auction Featuring WWII and Animation bidstart 7/20 on August 8th: 56.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 7/15 on August 12th: 96.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/5 on August 12th: 96.71%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 11th: 95.81%

 

For the week ahead 23 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 20th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 64 lots

Tue. Aug. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 8/14. 524 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Eretz Israel and Zionism, Postcards and Photographs, Numismatics, Posters, Maps, Judaica, Holy books. 466 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Japanese Art - Prints. 258 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Cartography, Geography, Science and Religion.. 338 lots

Wed. Aug. 22nd
Forum Auctions. London. Artsy: Color Theory. 42 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Printed Books and Manuscripts. 192 lots
University Archives. Westport. Incredible Selection of Autographed Documents, Manuscripts, Books & Relics - Internet bidstart 8/2. 298 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Online - Prints. 27 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Prints of Paul Jacoulet. 96 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. August Antiques and Collectibles. 145 lots

Thu. Aug. 23rd
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 126 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Travel and Exploration - Cartography. 739 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Asian Art - Books and Prints. 21 lots

Fri. Aug. 24th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Americana and Collectibles - Day 1. 120 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Three Day Single Owner Auction. 90 lots

Sat. Aug. 25th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Summer Magic Auction.
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Early Frontier, Western & Firearms Auction.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Americana and Collectibles - Day 2. 435 lots

Sun. Aug. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/19.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/19.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 7/29. 274 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Americana and Collectibles - Day 3. 500 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
  • 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