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Rare Book Hub: 21 Auctions Archived, another 16 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 23 August 2019, 21 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database;  4 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 16 in US dollars.  Turnover was $3,545,685 as 5,366 lots were offered and 4,503 sold for an 84% success rate.  Buyers increasingly buy right through the doldrums because collecting has become a matter of what rather than when.

 

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. ANA World's Fair of Money Currency Platinum Night Auction on August 15th: $1,909,980 


1 auction saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 20th: 100.78% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Prints on August 21st: 100.00% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on August 20th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 99.63% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 99.57% 
Heritage Auctions. ANA World's Fair of Money Currency Platinum Night Auction on August 15th: 98.37% 
Alaska Auction. Antique Books on August 22nd: 95.35% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 95.19% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 17th: 93.19% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 20th: 88.46% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/19 on July 29th: 86.27% 


21 total sales reported this week: 

Alaska Auction. Antique Books on August 22nd: 95.35% 
Alaska Auction. Prints on August 21st: 100.00% 
Kestenbaum and Company. Printed Books and Posters on August 20th: 71.53% 
PBA Galleries. Americana, Travel & Cartography with Material from the Warren Heckrotte Collection on August 22nd: 75.25% 
Trafford Books. Books, Photos & Ephemera, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. on August 14th: 77.46% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on August 20th: 100.00% 
Eldreds. Japanese Art and the Prints of Paul Jacoulet on August 21st: 71.84% 
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs - Internet bidstart 7/31 on August 21st: 70.10% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 20th: 88.46% 
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books and Ephemera on August 17th: 79.80% 
North American Auction Company. August Classic Car, Western Antiques and Collectors Sale on August 3rd: 33.00% 
Purcell Auctioneers. Antiques and Collectables -Books and Prints, Advertising Signs on August 14th: 60.42% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 99.63% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 95.19% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/19 on July 29th: 86.27% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/19 on July 28th: 76.67% 
RR Auction. Pop Culture, Featuring Woodstock - Online bidstart 8/8 on August 15th: 55.54% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 17th: 93.19% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 99.57% 

Heritage Auctions. ANA World's Fair of Money Currency Platinum Night Auction on August 15th: 98.37% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2220-F $5,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 30 EPQ. on August 15th Actual price: USD $117,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2211-L $1,000 1934 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 25. on August 15th Actual price: USD $114,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1216 $500 1882 Gold Certificate PCGS About New 50. on August 15th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Fr. 326 $50 1880 Silver Certificate PMG Very Fine 20. on August 15th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-G $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45. on August 15th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1220 $1,000 1922 Gold Certificate PCGS Extremely Fine 40. on August 15th Actual price: USD $52,800.
  7. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1133-C $1,000 1918 Federal Reserve Note PMG About Uncirculated 53 EPQ. on August 15th Actual price: USD $48,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2210-J $1,000 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. on August 15th Actual price: USD $39,600.
  9. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1216a $500 1882 Gold Certificate PMG Very Fine 30. on August 15th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2308* $10 1934 Mule North Africa Silver Certificate. PMG Very Fine 30. on August 15th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  11. Heritage Auctions T2 $500 1861 PF-1 Cr. 2 PMG Very Fine 25. on August 15th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  12. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2201-K* $500 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG About Uncirculated 53. on August 15th Actual price: USD $25,200.
  13. Heritage Auctions Fr. 824 $20 1915 Federal Reserve Bank Note PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. on August 15th Actual price: USD $25,200.
  14. RR Auction Led Zeppelin Signed Album on August 15th Actual price: USD $22,956.
  15. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1219e $1,000 1907 Gold Certificate PMG Very Fine 25. on August 15th Actual price: USD $22,800.
  16. RR Auction James Dean Crash Site Photograph Collection on August 15th Actual price: USD $22,499.
  17. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG 4.0 Cream to off-white pages. on August 18th Actual price: USD $22,200.
  18. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2408 $1,000 1928 Gold Certificate. PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45. on August 15th Actual price: USD $21,600.
  19. Heritage Auctions Fr. 268 $5 Silver Certificate Face Proofs Four Examples. on August 15th Actual price: USD $21,600.
  20. Heritage Auctions Fr. 178 $100 1880 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 25. on August 15th Actual price: USD $20,400.
  21. Heritage Auctions Fr. 97 $10 1875 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 30. on August 15th Actual price: USD $20,400.
  22. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2211-K $1,000 1934 Light Green Seal Federal Reserve Note. PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. on August 15th Actual price: USD $19,200.
  23. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2211-K $1,000 1934 Mule Federal Reserve Note. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. on August 15th Actual price: USD $19,200.
  24. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1535* $5 1953C Legal Tender Notes. Original Pack of 100. Very Choice Crisp Uncirculated. on August 15th Actual price: USD $19,200.
  25. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1220 $1,000 1922 Gold Certificate PMG Very Fine 20. on August 15th Actual price: USD $19,200.

 


For the week ahead 16 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 26th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 48 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/16. 41 lots

Tue. Aug. 27th
Lark Mason Associates. New York. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Stamps - online bidstart 8/8. 138 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/20. 554 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/20. 190 lots

Wed. Aug. 28th
University Archives. Westport. Rare Autographs, Books. 257 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 90 lots

Thu. Aug. 29th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases. 241 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Book Sale - Day 1. 706 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Papers: World Travelers and Explorers. 280 lots

Fri. Aug. 30th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Book Sale - Day 2. 139 lots

Sat. Aug. 31st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots

Sun. Sep. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 8/4. 136 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/25.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books and EphemeraTurkish Manuscript, Hunt & Fish, Catholic. 108 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
    Open for Bidding 2-17 April
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.