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Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 20 March 2020 29 auctions have been archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 8 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 13 in US dollars.  Turnover was $11,344,009 as 7,526 lots were offered and 6,089 sold for a svelt 81% in a world in crisis.  The world of rare books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera is transitioning.

 

2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Prints and Multiples on March 18th: $4,569,752 
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 19th: $3,631,642 
 

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

Leland Little Auctions. The Important Spring Auction on March 14th: 131.40% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on March 17th: 124.75% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on March 17th: 121.27% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library on March 20th: 117.54% 


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

Leland Little Auctions. The Important Spring Auction on March 14th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on March 16th: 99.47% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 99.34% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/1 on March 15th: 98.83% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library on March 20th: 98.20% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on March 17th: 95.65% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on March 17th: 95.02% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/8 on March 15th: 94.38% 
Cowans Auctions. Historic Photography on March 16th: 92.65% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on March 19th: 89.44% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Contemporary Art Auction on March 13th: 88.06% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on March 9th: 87.69% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/6 on March 13th: 87.59% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on March 17th: 86.11% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 14th: 85.00% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Illustrations on March 17th: 82.25% 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Cowboys and Indians on March 18th Actual price: USD $569,125.
  2. Sothebys TOWARDS THE FOREST I (WOLL 112; SCHIEFLER 100) on March 19th Actual price: USD $437,512.
  3. Sothebys BEETHOVEN (F. & S. II.390-393) on March 19th Actual price: USD $320,842.
  4. Sothebys MELANCHOLY III (W. 203; SCH. 144) on March 19th Actual price: USD $291,675.
  5. Sothebys THE GIRLS ON THE BRIDGE (W. 628; SCH. 488) on March 19th Actual price: USD $277,091.
  6. Christies Queen Elizabeth II, from: Reigning Queens (Royal Edition) on March 18th Actual price: USD $243,606.
  7. Sothebys RETROSPECT (LITTMANN P. 120-121) on March 19th Actual price: USD $218,756.
  8. Christies Moonwalk on March 18th Actual price: USD $182,705.
  9. Christies Marilyn Monroe on March 18th Actual price: USD $182,705.
  10. Christies Apple, from: Ads on March 18th Actual price: USD $175,092.
  11. Christies Reflection on Conversation, from: Reflections Series on March 18th Actual price: USD $167,479.
  12. Christies $ (Quadrant) on March 18th Actual price: USD $159,867.
  13. Sothebys QUEEN ELIZABETH II OF THE UNITED KINGDOM (F<br>& S. II.335A) on March 19th Actual price: USD $138,546.
  14. Christies Moonwalk on March 18th Actual price: USD $129,416.
  15. Christies Faune devoilant une femme, from: La Suite Vollard on March 18th Actual price: USD $97,443.
  16. Christies Marilyn Monroe on March 18th Actual price: USD $91,352.
  17. Christies Lithographic Water Made of Lines, Crayon, and Two Blue Washes on March 18th Actual price: USD $88,307.
  18. Christies Kate Moss on March 18th Actual price: USD $83,740.
  19. Christies Étude pour une corrida on March 18th Actual price: USD $83,740.
  20. Christies Bacchanale on March 18th Actual price: USD $83,740.
  21. Sothebys CABEZA on March 19th Actual price: USD $80,211.
  22. Sothebys LIGHTNESS OF BEING, 2013 on March 17th Actual price: USD $73,082.
  23. Christies Goethe on March 18th Actual price: USD $63,947.
  24. Sothebys STATUE OF LIBERTY (L. P. 63) on March 19th Actual price: USD $61,252.
  25. Sothebys I LOVE LIBERTY (C. 192) on March 19th Actual price: USD $61,252.



29 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on March 19th: 51.32%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library on March 20th: 98.20%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on March 19th: 89.44%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard Sale on March 19th: 74.16%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on March 18th: 73.37%
PosterConnection Inc.. Winter Sale of Affordable Posters on March 10th: 53.52%
Finarte. Photographs on March 17th: 43.70%
Cowans Auctions. Historic Photography on March 16th: 92.65%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 99.34%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on March 18th: 79.51%
Sothebys. Made in Britain on March 17th: 86.11%
Morton Subastas. The Backal Collection and Library on March 17th: 33.20%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Spring Rare Book Sale on March 11th: 70.81%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/10 on March 17th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on March 17th: 95.65%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on March 17th: 95.02%
Kestenbaum and Company. K2 Online Sale: Judaic Books and Manuscripts on March 17th: 52.21%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Illustrations on March 17th: 82.25%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 17th: 74.24%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on March 16th: 99.47%
Leland Little Auctions. The Important Spring Auction on March 14th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The Contemporary Art Auction on March 13th: 88.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/1 on March 15th: 98.83%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 3/8 on March 15th: 94.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/6 on March 13th: 87.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 2/28 on March 10th: 76.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on March 9th: 87.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 2/28 on March 8th: 77.42%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 14th: 85.00%


For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 23rd
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Second part of Jean-Pierre Coffe's library: many autographed books (Online sale - starting price 1 e. 678 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints and Photographs. 110 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 3/13. 66 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Art of Persuasion: Online Auction of WWI Posters - bidstart 3/9. 75 lots

Tue. Mar. 24th
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 416 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 268 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Spectacular Art, Antiques and Collectibles. 97 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/17. 836 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/17. 164 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters - Online bidstart 3/17. 314 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 3/13. 35 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The "Dubois" Collection of Important Prestamp Covers and Postal Markings of British North America, 1. 229 lots

Wed. Mar. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. CGC-Certified Magazines. 357 lots
University Archives. Westport. Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs. 215 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/13. 120 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts. 210 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Art - Prints and Photographs. 62 lots

Thu. Mar. 26th
Forum Auctions. London. The Birmingham Assay Office Library. 457 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript African Americana SALE POSTPONED - DATE TBA. 402 lots
Sothebys. London. Banksy Online - bidstart 3/13. 25 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Rare and Unusual American Books, Ephemera and Art - bidstart 3/19. 189 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Asian Online. 21 lots

Fri. Mar. 27th
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Fine Art Prints. 547 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium Auction. 41 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 296 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 44 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Ed McHugh Collection: Books, including Railroad and Military History. 102 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Friday at Stair. 39 lots

Sat. Mar. 28th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Gambling Memorabilia and Playing Cards.
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Rare Books. 233 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Country Americana - Books and Prints. 18 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auction - Prints, Books. 24 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . McHugh Railroadiana Collection, Session II. 425 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. March Estates Auction - Fine Art Prints.
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Fine Art, Decorative Art, Books, etc.. 117 lots

Sun. Mar. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/15. 137 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Ed McHugh Collection: Sportsman and Advertising. 186 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. March Madness 2020.

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.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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.
  • 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