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Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 9 February 2019, 32 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 5 denominated in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 23 in US dollars.  Turnover was $4,232,653 as 11,641 lots were offered and 8,466 sold for a 73% success rate.


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

Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction - Fine Art, Antiques, and History on January 26th: 150.99% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature and Illustrated Books on February 7th: 149.43% 
Bonhams. Travel and Exploration - logbooks, prints, books on February 6th: 144.27% 
Couton Veyrac Jamault. Ancient paintings, modern and contemporary - maps and prints on January 29th: 132.65% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 5th: 103.89% 


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

National Book Auctions. Books-on-Books, Limited Editions, 17th Century, etc. on February 3rd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/27 on February 3rd: 99.56% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 99.34% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 99.18% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/27 on February 3rd: 97.94% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature and Illustrated Books on February 7th: 97.39% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 1/6 on February 3rd: 95.29% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 2nd: 93.57% 
North American Auction Company. Old West and Firearms Sale: Prints, Books on January 12th: 92.22% 
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction - Fine Art, Antiques, and History on January 26th: 88.14% 
Freemans. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on January 31st: 87.68% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 5th: 87.14% 
Nye & Company Auctioneers. January Backyard Auction - Books, Prints on January 31st: 85.88% 
Couton Veyrac Jamault. Ancient paintings, modern and contemporary - maps and prints on January 29th: 85.71% 
Chiswick Auctions. Rare Books and Works on Paper on January 23rd: 84.52% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams Views of Trinidad, FIRST EDITION, Paris, Lemercier, 1851 on February 6th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  2. Bonhams Diary, written by Stephen B. Church, Signalman aboard the H.M.S. Perseus during a three year tour of duty in the Gulf of Oman based at Muscat, with visits from Bahrain to Karachi, and along the coasts of modern day Iran, Somalia and Yemen, on February 6th Actual price: USD $42,250.
  3. Bonhams The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia From Drawings Made on the Spot by David Roberts, With Historical Descriptions by the Revd George Croly, 6 vol. bound in 4, FIRST EDITION, F.G. Moon, 1842-1849 on February 6th Actual price: USD $40,625.
  4. RR Auction Pierre-Auguste Renoir Handwritten Manuscript on February 6th Actual price: USD $37,463.
  5. RR Auction James Joyce Signed Photo on February 6th Actual price: USD $25,826.
  6. Bonhams A good collection of albumen print views and portraits, on February 6th Actual price: USD $24,375.
  7. Case Antiques, Inc. Battle of Shiloh Polk Pattern Bible Flag, S.D.J. Lewis on January 26th Actual price: USD $19,200.
  8. RR Auction Lyndon B. Johnson ALS on February 6th Actual price: USD $19,134.
  9. Swann Galleries DOCUMENTS DÉCORATIFS. Complete portfolio with 72 plates. 1902. on February 7th Actual price: USD $18,750.
  10. Freemans Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, Held at Philadelphia, May 10, 1775 on January 31st Actual price: USD $18,750.
  11. Winner's Auctions Ltd Historic Letter From Professor Albert Einstein to President Dr. Chaim Weizmann, About Three Days After his Selection. Princeton, 14.5.48 on January 21st Actual price: USD $18,300.
  12. Couton Veyrac Jamault DÉPÔT DES CARTES ET PLANS DE LA MARINE /SARTINE. on January 29th Actual price: USD $16,963.
  13. RR Auction Apollo 1 Signed Photo on February 6th Actual price: USD $16,833.
  14. Bonhams A Picturesque Illustration of the Scenery, Animals, and Native Inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon on February 6th Actual price: USD $16,250.
  15. Freemans Journals of Congress. Containing the Proceedings In the Year, 1776. Volume II. on January 31st Actual price: USD $15,000.
  16. RR Auction George Washington DS on February 6th Actual price: USD $14,949.
  17. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white pages. on February 3rd Actual price: USD $14,400.
  18. Bonhams GREEN (J.A.) and others. Album of views, portraits and groups, most relating to Bonny region, and neighbouring coastal areas, on February 6th Actual price: USD $13,813.
  19. Bonhams The Terra Nova at the Ice-Foot, Cape Evans, on February 6th Actual price: USD $13,000.
  20. Bonhams Rorschach II, from 'Pictures of Ink' on February 7th Actual price: USD $12,500.
  21. RR Auction Beatles Promo Card on February 6th Actual price: USD $12,353.
  22. RR Auction Woodrow Wilson: Treaty of Versailles Typescript on February 6th Actual price: USD $11,953.
  23. Bonhams A collection of views in the Punjab, including Markunda, Mundi, Naggar and the Kullu Valley, Rohtang Pass to Ladakh, many relating to bridge engineering works, with a few portrait groups, on February 6th Actual price: USD $11,375.
  24. RR Auction Theodore Roosevelt DS on February 6th Actual price: USD $11,244.
  25. RR Auction Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ALS on February 6th Actual price: USD $10,980.



32 total sales reported this week:

Rossini. Lithographs, Fine Art Prints on February 6th: 32.23%
Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on February 7th: 67.93%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. January Backyard Auction - Books, Prints on January 31st: 85.88%
Couton Veyrac Jamault. Ancient paintings, modern and contemporary - maps and prints on January 29th: 85.71%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature and Illustrated Books on February 7th: 97.39%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. January Book Auction on January 26th: 76.40%
Chiswick Auctions. Rare Books and Works on Paper on January 23rd: 84.52%
RR Auction. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction featuring Presidents - online bidstart 1/18 on February 6th: 65.47%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Eretz Israel and Zionism, Anti-semitism, World War II and refugees, ... on January 21st: 68.55%
Bonhams. Amor Fati - Photographs Online - bidstart 1/31 on February 7th: 36.84%
Bonhams. Travel and Exploration - logbooks, prints, books on February 6th: 78.82%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Modern First Editions - Preview - Internet Bidstart 1/24 on January 31st: 41.58%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Treasures Galore - Day 5 on January 28th: 55.15%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Treasures Galore - Day 4 on January 27th: 61.89%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Treasures Galore - Day 3 on January 26th: 65.50%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Treasures Galore - Day 2 on January 25th: 47.08%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Americana: Printed Material on January 24th: 32.29%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 5th: 87.14%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on February 2nd: 71.12%
National Book Auctions. Books-on-Books, Limited Editions, 17th Century, etc. on February 3rd: 100.00%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photography on January 31st: 78.72%
Freemans. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on January 31st: 87.68%
De Baecque and Associes. Books on January 31st: 62.50%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction - Fine Art, Antiques, and History on January 26th: 88.14%
Purcell Auctioneers. January Antiques and Collectibles on January 23rd: 71.95%
North American Auction Company. Old West and Firearms Sale: Prints, Books on January 12th: 92.22%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 99.34%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 1/6 on February 3rd: 95.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/27 on February 3rd: 99.56%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 2nd: 93.57%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/27 on February 3rd: 97.94%

  

For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 11th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Ephemera and Collectibles. 93 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 6471 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 117 lots

Tue. Feb. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 2/5. 594 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 2/5. 232 lots
Sothebys. London. Erotic: Passion and Desire - Online bidstart 2/5. 20 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . February 12th Valentine Variety. 63 lots

Wed. Feb. 13th
Freemans. Philadelphia. Prints and Photographs. 125 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books: Unreserved Online Sale.
Doyle New York. New York. Dogs in Art including the Sporting Art Collection of James W. Smith - Prints. 56 lots

Thu. Feb. 14th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 196 lots
Tajan. Paris. Online - Prints. 210 lots

Fri. Feb. 15th
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. Winter Sale. 37 lots
ALDE. Paris. Ancient and 19th Century Books. 347 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Friday Night Sale - prints, books. 32 lots

Sat. Feb. 16th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Market Auction. 61 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. February Sale - Internet bidstart 2/8. 49 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Art - Prints. 177 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 169 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Presidents' Weekend Sale - Books, Prints. 56 lots
The Written Word Autographs. Tamworth, NH . Autographs.

Sun. Feb. 17th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 2/10.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 2/10.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 1/20. 231 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Art - Prints. 40 lots
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.
  • 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
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.