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Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 13 September 2019, 29 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 19 in US dollars.  Turnover was $11,014,405 as 10,114 lots were offered and 8,927 sold for an 88% success rate.  An average lot brought $1,234.

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Sessions 1-4 on September 6th: $3,728,396 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Sessions 1-2 on September 5th: $1,576,798 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on September 10th: $1,090,088 

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

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 11th: 150.47% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on September 10th: 124.26% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/23 on September 2nd: 110.71% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection Online Auction on September 12th: 99.79% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 99.55% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 98.10% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 96.27% 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Session 3 on September 9th: 94.68% 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Sessions 1-4 on September 6th: 94.12% 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Session 5 on September 9th: 93.85% 
Aspire Auctions. Books, Prints - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 7th: 93.33% 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Sessions 1-2 on September 5th: 92.68% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 11th: 91.95% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Summer Magic Auction - Online only on August 17th: 91.30% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 7th: 91.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 89.47% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 8/11 on September 8th: 89.41% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/23 on September 2nd: 87.69% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on September 10th: 85.71% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 5th: 84.80% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams An oban yoko-e print entitled Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Wave off Kanagawa) on September 11th Actual price: USD $237,575.
  2. Sothebys KAI (H. 45; F. 64) on September 10th Actual price: USD $99,938.
  3. Bonhams An oban tate-e print entitled Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki (The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province) on September 11th Actual price: USD $93,825.
  4. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2404* $50 1928 Gold Certificate. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ. on September 6th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  5. Sothebys LORD GOODMAN IN HIS YELLOW PYJAMAS (H. 32; F. 68) on September 10th Actual price: USD $84,563.
  6. Heritage Auctions Palestine Palestine Currency Board 50 Pounds 30.9.1929 Pick 10b PMG Very Fine 30. on September 5th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  7. Bonhams A nagaban tate-e print entitled Tsuru matsu yuki (Cranes on Snowladen Pine) on September 11th Actual price: USD $75,075.
  8. Bonhams An oban tate-e print entitled Washu Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki (Yoshitune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province) on September 11th Actual price: USD $75,075.
  9. Sothebys WOMAN WITH AN ARM TATTOO (F. 40) on September 10th Actual price: USD $72,263.
  10. Heritage Auctions East Africa East African Currency Board, Mombasa 1000 Shillings or 50 Pounds 15.12.1921 Pick 18 PMG About Uncirculated 53. on September 5th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions East Africa East African Currency Board, Mombasa 200 Shillings or 10 Pounds 15.12.1921 Pick 17 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on September 5th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  12. Bonhams An oban tate-e print entitled Toto Aoigaoka no taki (The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital) on September 11th Actual price: USD $47,575.
  13. Heritage Auctions San Francisco, CA - $10 Original National Gold Bank Note Fr. 1143 The National Gold Bank & Trust Company Ch. # 1994 PMG Very Fine 25. on September 6th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  14. Sothebys GIRL SITTING (H. 33) on September 10th Actual price: USD $43,050.
  15. Sothebys BROOKLYN BRIDGE, 1982 on September 10th Actual price: USD $43,050.
  16. Sothebys MOTHER, LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 1982 on September 10th Actual price: USD $41,513.
  17. Heritage Auctions T15 $50 1861 PF-1 Cr. 79 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on September 6th Actual price: USD $38,400.
  18. Heritage Auctions Fr. 9 $10 1861 Demand Note PMG Very Fine 25. on September 6th Actual price: USD $36,000.
  19. Sothebys BELLA (H. 30; F. 31) on September 10th Actual price: USD $33,825.
  20. Heritage Auctions Lindsay, CA - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 627 The Lindsay NB Ch. # (P)9710 PMG Very Fine 25. on September 6th Actual price: USD $33,600.
  21. Heritage Auctions Dinuba, CA - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 652 The First NB Ch. # (P)9158 PMG Very Fine 20. on September 6th Actual price: USD $33,600.
  22. Heritage Auctions T1 $1,000 1861 PF-1 Cr. 1 PMG Extremely Fine 40. on September 6th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  23. Dominic Winter Book Auctions Il Decamerone on September 11th Actual price: USD $30,996.
  24. Heritage Auctions Salem, NC - $5 Original Fr. 397a The First NB Ch. # 1659 PMG Very Fine 25. on September 6th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  25. Sothebys KATE MOSS, MARRAKECH (CONTACT), 1993 on September 10th Actual price: USD $29,213.




29 total sales reported this week:

Morton Subastas. Graphic Work and Photography on September 12th: 53.74%
RR Auction. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 8/16 on September 12th: 63.52%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 11th: 91.95%
Freemans. Photography and Photobooks on September 11th: 60.08%
Bonhams. Fine Japanese and Korean Art - Prints on September 11th: 63.09%
Winter Associates. Prints on September 9th: 75.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection Online Auction on September 12th: 99.79%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 10th: 77.19%
Sothebys. Made in Britain on September 10th: 85.71%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 98.10%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Session 5 on September 9th: 93.85%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Session 3 on September 9th: 94.68%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Summer Magic Auction - Online only on August 17th: 91.30%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 5th: 84.80%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Sessions 1-4 on September 6th: 94.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Sessions 1-2 on September 5th: 92.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/23 on September 2nd: 87.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 96.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 8/11 on September 8th: 89.41%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on September 7th: 50.00%
Aspire Auctions. Books, Prints - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 7th: 93.33%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 7th: 91.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples Online - bidstart 8/28 on September 6th: 59.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - Online bidstart 8/30 on September 7th: 44.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 8th: 43.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 89.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 8/23 on September 1st: 61.36%


For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 16th
Skinner. Marlborough. Japanese Prints online, Bidstart 9/9. 220 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 59 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 9/6. 77 lots

Tue. Sep. 17th
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples. 183 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/10. 584 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/10. 237 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Forever in Fashion: Important Photographs from the Norman Parkinson Archive. 60 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Old Prints. 7 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Air and Space Sale. 86 lots

Wed. Sep. 18th
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Collector's Passion Auction. 61 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 169 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art. 433 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Monthly Photographs - Internet bidstart 8/28. 98 lots

Thu. Sep. 19th
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 349 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Cartography, Exploration & Voyages: The Warren Heckrotte and Margaret Gee Collection (with additions. 223 lots
Sothebys. London. Banksy Online - bidstart 9/9. 44 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings. 505 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books, Maps and Manuscripts.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David Hall T206 Collection Part II Sports Cards Catalog. 525 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish and Israeli History and Culture. 270 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer: Books and Autographs.
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints. 43 lots

Fri. Sep. 20th
Ader. PARIS. Photobooks. 293 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 9/13. 131 lots

Sat. Sep. 21st
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints. 62 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Remarkable Rarities - Featuring Gangsters - bidstart 9/13. 85 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David and Janice Frent Collection Presidential & Political Americana, Part VI. 791 lots

Sun. Sep. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/15. 179 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/15.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 9/13. 47 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.