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Rare Book Hub: 34 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 8 November 2019, 34 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Transaction Database; 14 in euros, 6 in British pounds, and 14 in US dollars.  Turnover was $16,996,025 as 7,970 lots were offered and 6,450 sold for an 81% success rate.  An eighty-percent sell-through rate is no longer surprising.

 

4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Pierre Berge and AssociesLibrary of Genevieve and Jean Paul Kahn on November 7th: $6,373,961 
ChristiesPhotographs on November 5th: $3,125,004 
Hindman AuctionsLibrary of a MidWestern Collector on November 5th: $1,910,985 
Heritage AuctionsLincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on November 2nd: $1,260,325 

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

TooveysPrints, Maps and Posters on November 6th: 191.54% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents on November 6th: 156.98% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsMilitary and Aviation History on November 7th: 154.60% 
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 5th: 150.76% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 31st: 138.95% 
Pierre Berge and AssociesLibrary of Genevieve and Jean Paul Kahn on November 7th: 136.22% 
Hindman AuctionsLibrary of a MidWestern Collector on November 5th: 124.92% 
Mirabaud-Mercier AuctioneersFurniture, Art Boards, Objects - Books, Prints on October 30th: 124.46% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 28th: 123.56% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 1st: 116.52% 
Hindman AuctionsFine Books and Manuscripts on November 6th: 113.98% 


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

Alaska AuctionSports Cards, etc. on October 31st: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 99.59% 
Heritage AuctionsU.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 99.51% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/6 on November 3rd: 99.11% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 98.44% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 98.29% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps and Documents on November 6th: 95.56% 
Pierre Berge and AssociesLibrary of Genevieve and Jean Paul Kahn on November 7th: 95.17% 
TooveysAntiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 5th: 94.94% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 29th: 94.74% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on November 5th: 92.59% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 1st: 90.91% 
Heritage AuctionsLincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on November 2nd: 89.85% 
TooveysPrints, Maps and Posters on November 6th: 89.62% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 31st: 89.50% 
University ArchivesStellar Manuscripts, Rare Books, and Apollo Related Items on November 5th: 88.64% 
Hindman AuctionsFine Books and Manuscripts on November 6th: 86.43% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 85.16% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsMilitary and Aviation History on November 7th: 84.52% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 2nd: 82.50% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 28th: 82.00% 
Hindman AuctionsLibrary of a MidWestern Collector on November 5th: 81.61% 
ChristiesPhotographs on November 5th: 80.42% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Hindman Auctions On the Origin of Species. on November 5th Actual price: USD $564,500.
  2. Pierre Berge and Associes À toute épreuve. on November 7th Actual price: USD $426,958.
  3. Christies Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York city, 6 mai 1957 on November 5th Actual price: USD $383,168.
  4. Heritage Auctions Lincoln & Johnson: Awesome, Mammoth 41" x 54" 1864 Jugate Campaign Poster. on November 2nd Actual price: USD $250,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: A Highly Important, Seminal 1858 Political Letter, Ex: Malcolm Forbes, Jr. Collection. on November 2nd Actual price: USD $225,000.
  6. Hindman Auctions Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. [Edited by Edmond Halley (1656-1743)]. on November 5th Actual price: USD $212,500.
  7. Christies Le Coq, La Muse Endormie, 1924 on November 5th Actual price: USD $207,641.
  8. Pierre Berge and Associes Tonnerre de Brest. on November 7th Actual price: USD $201,388.
  9. Pierre Berge and Associes Le Peseur d'âmes précédé d'un frontispice et suivi de huit illustrations de Francis Picabia. on November 7th Actual price: USD $181,789.
  10. Pierre Berge and Associes La Poupée. on November 7th Actual price: USD $167,805.
  11. Hindman Auctions Plan of the City of New York in North America, surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767. on November 6th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  12. Christies Lavender Glory Poppy, New York, 1968 on November 5th Actual price: USD $152,270.
  13. Hindman Auctions Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. on November 5th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  14. Hindman Auctions Ulysses on November 5th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  15. Pierre Berge and Associes Champs magnétiques. on November 7th Actual price: USD $129,463.
  16. Pierre Berge and Associes La Barre d'appui. on November 7th Actual price: USD $128,650.
  17. Christies Bee (A), New York, 1995 on November 5th Actual price: USD $124,585.
  18. Pierre Berge and Associes La Bague d'aurore. on November 7th Actual price: USD $123,057.
  19. Hindman Auctions An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. on November 5th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  20. Hindman Auctions The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 on November 5th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  21. Pierre Berge and Associes Une vague de rêves. on November 7th Actual price: USD $103,480.
  22. Pierre Berge and Associes Sans titre. on November 7th Actual price: USD $100,694.
  23. Christies Frozen Foods, New York, 1977 on November 5th Actual price: USD $96,899.
  24. Pierre Berge and Associes Ubu Roi. on November 7th Actual price: USD $92,293.
  25. Christies Vue d’Atelier (La Tortue volante, les Coqs, le Roi des Rois, l’Oiseau dans l’espace, le Baiser, le Nouveau-Né), c. 1945 on November 5th Actual price: USD $89,978.



34 total sales reported this week:

Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on November 7th: 4.33%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Library of Genevieve and Jean Paul Kahn on November 7th: 95.17%
Eldreds. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints on November 7th: 52.08%
Ader. Photographs on November 7th: 42.51%
PBA Galleries. Art and Illustration - Books in All Fields on November 7th: 75.12%
Binoche et Giquello. Antiquarian and Modern Books on November 6th: 45.27%
Christies. On the Shoulders of Giants: A Brief History of Big Ideas - Online bidstart 10/30 on November 7th: 67.24%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military and Aviation History on November 7th: 84.52%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 6th: 95.56%
Purcell Auctioneers. Antiques and Collectibles -Books, Advertising and Prints on November 6th: 70.65%
Hindman Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 6th: 86.43%
Hindman Auctions. Library of a MidWestern Collector on November 5th: 81.61%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on November 6th: 89.62%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 5th: 94.94%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 99.59%
Christies. Photographs on November 5th: 80.42%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 5th: 92.59%
Alaska Auction. Sports Cards, etc. on October 31st: 100.00%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Furniture, Art Boards, Objects - Books, Prints on October 30th: 60.87%
JellyFishTree. Collectable Books, Antique Maps & Engravings. on October 30th: 30.93%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 31st: 89.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 85.16%
University Archives. Stellar Manuscripts, Rare Books, and Apollo Related Items on November 5th: 88.64%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 98.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 98.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/6 on November 3rd: 99.11%
Heritage Auctions. Lincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on November 2nd: 89.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 1st: 90.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 10/25 on October 31st: 28.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 29th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 28th: 82.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 27th: 62.96%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 2nd: 82.50%

 


For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 11th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/1. 44 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 80 lots

Tue. Nov. 12th
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Books. 1120 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs & Maps. 290 lots
Sothebys. London. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History. 319 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/12. 665 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/5. 239 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/1. 18 lots

Wed. Nov. 13th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 10/30. 717 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Banksy X Editions. 182 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Library on Gastronomy and Oenology. 316 lots
Christies. New York. Modern Editions - Online bidstart 11/6. 46 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Photos & Ephemera, Postcards, and Postage Stamps.. 232 lots

Thu. Nov. 14th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica. 200 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Thomas Vroom Library - History and Perspective. 163 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Rare and Important Travel Posters. 198 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 222 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part IV. 1416 lots

Fri. Nov. 15th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History: Premier Auction. 442 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/8. 153 lots

Sat. Nov. 16th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Circus - Side Show - Oddities. 757 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Books and Manuscripts. 124 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. November Sale. 85 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. American, European & Asian Historic to Modern Auction. 22 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Posters. 358 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Quinn Auction: Modern and Contemporary Prints and Posters. 251 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia. 1231 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. November Premier Collector Sale - Books, Prints, Signs, Photographs. 119 lots

Sun. Nov. 17th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. Fall Auction. 23 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/10.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/10.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/20. 193 lots
Skinner. Boston. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 11/11. 540 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books. 12 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 11/8. 38 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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.