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Rare Book Hub: 36 Auctions Archived, another 33 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 17 January, 36 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 5 in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 30 in US dollars.  Turnover was $14,452,797 as 11,610 lots were offered and 10,520 sold for a blistering 91% success rate.  When there are fewer auctions and fewer lots the percentage of lots sold tends to rise, confirming constant demand from week to week.  For the week ahead 33 sales are scheduled.

 

5 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 4 - 6pm on January 10th: $3,158,760 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 2 - 6pm on January 9th: $2,454,919 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 1 on January 8th: $1,357,986 
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money - Session 1 on January 9th: $1,355,951 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 6 - 10am on January 13th: $1,011,208 

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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/3 on January 10th: 135.72% 
Revere Auctions. Online Only: Fine Books, Maps, and Manuscripts on January 13th: 115.91% 
Forum Auctions. Books and Works on Paper - Online on January 9th: 108.71% 


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

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Fine Art Online on January 10th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly - Online bidstart 12/29 on January 12th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on January 13th: 99.78% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Currency Auction - bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 99.53% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Weekly - online bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 99.21% 
Leland Little Auctions. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 16th: 98.61% 
Brunk Auctions. Books on January 15th: 96.61% 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 5 - 8:30pm on January 10th: 96.37% 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 7 - 10am on January 14th: 95.91% 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 6 - 10am on January 13th: 95.90% 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 4 - 6pm on January 10th: 94.47% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/5 on January 12th: 93.62% 
Revere Auctions. Online Only: Fine Books, Maps, and Manuscripts on January 13th: 92.87% 
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money - Session 2 on January 13th: 91.30% 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 2 - 6pm on January 9th: 89.69% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/27 on January 7th: 89.66% 
Forum Auctions. Books and Works on Paper - Online on January 9th: 88.83% 
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money - Session 1 on January 9th: 88.43% 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 1 on January 8th: 88.41% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/3 on January 10th: 88.28% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 11th: 87.50% 
Winter Associates. Prints on January 13th: 86.11% 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 3 - 1pm on January 10th: 86.10% 
University Archives. Books on January 16th: 85.21% 
Saffronart. ANTIQUARIAN BOOK AUCTION on January 16th: 84.00% 
North American Auction Company. New Year's Collectors Sale on January 11th: 82.19% 
Alaska Auction. Sports cards, Prints, Books on January 15th: 81.82% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 14th: 81.82% 
PBA Galleries. Art & Illustration - Occult & Hermeticism on January 9th: 81.66% 
Alaska Auction. Sports cards, Prints, Books on January 16th: 81.48% 


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Fr. 193 $100 1863 Compound Interest Treasury Note PMG Very Fine 30 EPQ. on January 10th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  2. University Archives A. Lincoln Signed Book Formative to his Views on Slavery Later Presented and Inscribed by His Law partner Herndon with Fantastic 100 years of Provenance on January 16th Actual price: USD $175,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Guernsey, WY - $5 1882 Brown Back Fr. 477 The First National Bank Ch. # 5295 PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45. on January 9th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Minneapolis, MN - $5 Original Black Charter Number Fr. 399 The Merchants National Bank Ch. # 1830 PMG Choice Fine 15. on January 9th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  5. University Archives Abraham Lincoln Among Finest Known Signed Photo Given to Soldier, Defender of Washington, D.C. PSA Mint 10, Incredible Provenance! on January 16th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Russia Russian-American Company 50 Kopeks ND (1816-1867) Pick UNL Kardakoff 53.1 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. on January 9th Actual price: USD $66,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Fr. 341 $100 1880 Silver Certificate PMG Very Fine 30. on January 10th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Fairbanks, AK - $5 1902 Plain Back Fr. 598 First National Bank Ch. # 7718 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. on January 9th Actual price: USD $60,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1180 $20 1905 Gold Certificate PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. on January 10th Actual price: USD $57,600.
  10. Heritage Auctions Minneapolis, MN - $100 1902 Red Seal Fr. 686 The National Bank of Commerce Ch. # (M)3206 PMG Very Fine 25. on January 9th Actual price: USD $57,600.
  11. Heritage Auctions Juneau, AK - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 632 The First National Bank Ch. # (P)5117 PMG Choice Very Fine 35. on January 9th Actual price: USD $55,200.
  12. Heritage Auctions La Crosse, WI - $2 1875 Fr. 391 The La Crosse National Bank Ch. # 2344 PCGS Gem New 66PPQ. on January 10th Actual price: USD $52,800.
  13. Heritage Auctions Fr. 127 $20 1869 Legal Tender PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. on January 10th Actual price: USD $52,800.
  14. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2200-H* $500 1928 Federal Reserve Note. PMG Very Fine 25. on January 10th Actual price: USD $50,400.
  15. Heritage Auctions Canada Bank of Canada $20 1935 BC-9a Serial Number 8 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. on January 9th Actual price: USD $48,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1 $5 1861 Demand Note PMG About Uncirculated 50 EPQ. on January 10th Actual price: USD $48,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Stroudsburg, PA - $50 1902 Red Seal Fr. 666 The Stroudsburg National Bank Ch. # (E)3632 PCGS About New 53. on January 9th Actual price: USD $45,600.
  18. Heritage Auctions Minneapolis, MN - $50 1902 Red Seal Fr. 664 The National Bank of Commerce Ch. # (M)3206 PMG Fine 12. on January 9th Actual price: USD $45,600.
  19. Heritage Auctions Zanzibar Zanzibar Government 5 Rupees 1.1.1908 Pick 2 PMG Very Fine 25. on January 9th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  20. Heritage Auctions Philippines República Filipina 5 Pesos 1898-99 Pick A27a PCGS New 62. on January 9th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  21. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1133-K $1,000 1918 Federal Reserve Note PCGS Very Fine 35. on January 10th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  22. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2305 $20 1934A Mule Hawaii Federal Reserve Note. PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ. on January 10th Actual price: USD $40,800.
  23. University Archives Arthur Middleton and John Rutledge, Extremely Rare DS on January 16th Actual price: USD $40,625.
  24. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2011-B $10 1950A Federal Reserve Note/$1 Silver Certificate Double Denomination. PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45. on January 10th Actual price: USD $39,600.
  25. Heritage Auctions Zanzibar Zanzibar Government 10 Rupees 1.1.1908 Pick 3 PMG Choice Fine 15. on January 9th Actual price: USD $38,400.



36 total sales reported this week:

Brunk Auctions. Books on January 15th: 96.61%
Leland Little Auctions. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 16th: 98.61%
Revere Auctions. Online Only: Fine Books, Maps, and Manuscripts on January 13th: 92.87%
Kestenbaum and Company. "K2" Online Sale: Hebrew and Judaic Printed Books on January 16th: 59.42%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collector's Passion Auction on January 15th: 72.46%
Saffronart. ANTIQUARIAN BOOK AUCTION on January 16th: 84.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 14th: 81.82%
Alaska Auction. Sports cards, Prints, Books on January 16th: 81.48%
University Archives. Books on January 16th: 85.21%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online Auction on January 15th: 66.98%
Alaska Auction. Sports cards, Prints, Books on January 15th: 81.82%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Online: Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture on January 14th: 72.41%
Winter Associates. Prints on January 13th: 86.11%
North American Auction Company. New Year's Collectors Sale on January 11th: 82.19%
PBA Galleries. Art & Illustration - Occult & Hermeticism on January 9th: 81.66%
Forum Auctions. Books and Works on Paper - Online on January 9th: 88.83%
Michaans Auctions. January Gallery Auction on January 11th: 60.53%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 7 - 10am on January 14th: 95.91%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 6 - 10am on January 13th: 95.90%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 5 - 8:30pm on January 10th: 96.37%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 4 - 6pm on January 10th: 94.47%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 3 - 1pm on January 10th: 86.10%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 2 - 6pm on January 9th: 89.69%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 1 on January 8th: 88.41%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Weekly - online bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Currency Auction - bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 99.53%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Fine Art Online on January 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money - Session 2 on January 13th: 91.30%
Heritage Auctions. FUN World Paper Money - Session 1 on January 9th: 88.43%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on January 13th: 99.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/3 on January 10th: 88.28%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/27 on January 7th: 89.66%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 12/27 on January 6th: 77.36%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 11th: 87.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly - Online bidstart 12/29 on January 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/5 on January 12th: 93.62%

 


For the week ahead 33 sales are scheduled:


Mon. Jan. 20th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 578 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 93 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/10. 61 lots

Tue. Jan. 21st
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 252 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Books and Manuscripts. 237 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, & Ephemera. 138 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 1/10. 36 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/14. 912 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 1/14. 202 lots

Wed. Jan. 22nd
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 243 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Modern Books. 310 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Antiques and Collectables -Books and Prints, Advertising Signs. 133 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 99 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction. 301 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints - online only bidstart 1/7. 44 lots

Thu. Jan. 23rd
Skinner. Boston. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs. 156 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Online Timed Only - American Historical, Political, and Collectible Ephemera. 210 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Literature and Fine Press Books. 412 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. RR Auction: The Paloger Collection of John F. Kennedy Memorabilia, Historic Photographs + Original N. 72 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Antiquarian Books. 258 lots
One Of Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Collectibles: Autographs, Documents, Photos, etc.. 210 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints - online only bidstart 1/7. 52 lots

Fri. Jan. 24th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Annual "Cabin Fever" Auction. 85 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Antiquarian Books. 302 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Pictures and Prints. 40 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/17. 164 lots

Sat. Jan. 25th
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Winter Auction. 93 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Vintage Posters. 652 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Fine Art - Prints. 247 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. the Winter Gallery Auction. 44 lots

Sun. Jan. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/12. 210 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 1/17. 65 lots

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.
  • 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
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • 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.