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Rare Book Hub: 28 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 7 August 2020 28 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 1 auction denominated in Danish krona, 6 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 15 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand have been reported and archived this week. Turnover was $16,336,627 as 7,762 lots were offered and 6,930 sold for an exceptional rate of sale: 89%. During the summer the number of auctions decline while interest in the field remains constant, invariably increasing the percentage of lots sold. Even so, 89% Wow!
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction on July 31st: $9,390,781
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Signature Auction on August 3rd: $3,170,340
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: A Summer Miscellany -bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: $1,837,183
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on August 1st: 139.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 27th: 129.40%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 4th: 116.02%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: A Summer Miscellany -bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 107.60%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 28th: 105.58%
17 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Aberon Collection of Virginia Obsolete Banknotes - Online on July 31st: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Asian Arts and Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Signature Auction on August 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction on July 31st: 99.77%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 726 on August 2nd: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 7/26 on August 3rd: 99.48%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/19 on August 2nd: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 99.26%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 4th: 94.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 28th: 94.29%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on August 6th: 93.43%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on August 1st: 92.09%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 1st: 90.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 27th: 88.24%
Alaska Auction. Prints on August 6th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 24th: 85.43%
28 total sales reported this week:
Bonhams. Conflicts of the 19th and 20th Centuries - Online bidstart 7/28 on August 7th: 52.00%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on August 6th: 93.43%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on August 6th: 62.99%
Leland Little Auctions. Asian Arts and Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 6th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Prints on August 6th: 86.67%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Fine Art Prints, Books and Maps on August 5th: 72.28%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts: A Summer Miscellany -bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 75.77%
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents Auction from a Mexicanista Library (Denegre) on August 4th: 26.72%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 4th: 94.79%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 7/26 on August 3rd: 99.48%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/28 on August 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 726 on August 2nd: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Signature Auction on August 3rd: 100.00%
North American Auction Company. Old West and American Indian - Online Sale on August 1st: 78.26%
Chiswick Auctions. Books & Works on Paper including Aviation & Transport on July 31st: 72.68%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on July 31st: 60.43%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on August 1st: 92.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 7/24 on July 31st: 33.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 28th: 94.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 27th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/26 on July 26th: 72.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 24th: 85.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/17 on July 24th: 70.45%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 1st: 90.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/19 on August 2nd: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Sports Card Catalogue Auction on July 31st: 99.77%
Heritage Auctions. Aberon Collection of Virginia Obsolete Banknotes - Online on July 31st: 100.00%
For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 10th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - online bidstart 7/30. 255 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/31. 55 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 103 lots
Tue. Aug. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/4. 372 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/4. 133 lots
Christies. New York. The Athlete: Photographs by Walter Iooss, Jr. - online bidstart 7/23. 38 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture. 315 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/31. 26 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Graphic Prints and Multiples. 92 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Prints, Books. 27 lots
Wed. Aug. 12th
Skinner. Marlborough. The Kolar Collection. 29 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 7/24. 1356 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online Auction. 126 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Postcards and Postal History. 188 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Maritime, Sporting and Collector's Sale. 179 lots
Thu. Aug. 13th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books. 592 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Marine Sale. 28 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. LGBTQ+ Art; Material Culture and History. 293 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 258 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Graphic Auction. 212 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Publications of the Limited Editions Club: Timed - bidstart 8/3. 368 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. August Americana - bidstart 8/3. 22 lots
Fri. Aug. 14th
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Southampton. Posters from the Estate of Perry Pfeffer, Creator of Postercade. 339 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/7. 145 lots
Sat. Aug. 15th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Morton Weekly:- Posters, Prints, Books. 70 lots
Sun. Aug. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/2. 250 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/9.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 8/9.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 8/7. 31 lots
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Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Book of Hours.- Heures a lusaige de Romme, printed on vellum, with 14 full-page illuminated miniatures, Paris, N. Higman for J. de Brie, [c.1521]. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: France.- Book of Hours, perhaps Use of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas de Rhuys, with thirteen miniatures surviving from an original cycle of at least twenty, [c. 1430]. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Milton (John). Paradise lost. A Poem in Ten Books, first edition, Pforzheimer's sixth state, S. Simmons, 1669. £8,000-12,000Forum, Mar. 26: Blake (William). Illustrations of the Book of Job, one of 215 first issue "Proof" copies, this one of 65 copies on "French" paper, Published by the Author, March 8, 1825 [but March, 1826]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Christie (Agatha). The ABC Murders, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Halley (Edmund). Astronomiae Cometicae Synopsis, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 297, pp.1882-99, March 1705. £10,000-15,000Forum, Mar. 26: Haytham (Ibn al) [known as Alhazen]. Opticae Thesaurus...Item Vitellonis Thuringopoloni libri X..., first edition, Basel, August, 1572. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: Kepler (Johannes). Dioptrice seu demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt, first edition, Augsburg, David Frank, 1611. £12,000-18,000 -
Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.