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Rare Book Hub: 40 Auctions Archived, another 43 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 2 October 2020, 40 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish kronor, 8 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 28 in US dollars.  Turnover was $10,274,306 as 8,316 lots were offered and 6,779 sold for an 82% success rate. 

 

4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on September 29th: $1,714,298 
Christies. Photographs - online bidstart 9/21 on September 30th: $1,301,500 
Sothebys. Classic Photographs - online bidstart 9/21 on October 1st: $1,158,318 
Sothebys. Contemporary Photographs on October 1st: $1,100,106 

 

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

Jacksons Auction. Autumn Collector's Choice Auction on September 30th: 185.35% 
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only on October 1st: 115.91% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/22 on September 29th: 114.80% 
Doyle New York. Fine Literature on September 30th: 105.39% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 29th: 103.42% 
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on September 30th: 101.11% 
Sothebys. The Beatles - Online bidstart 9/8 on October 1st: 100.50% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 9/20 on September 28th: 100.00% 
Leland Little Auctions. The October Estate Sale on October 1st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 99.53% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/20 on September 27th: 99.45% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/22 on September 29th: 99.41% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/22 on September 29th: 99.37% 
Jacksons Auction. Autumn Collector's Choice Auction on September 30th: 98.03% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities - online bidstart 8/31 on September 26th: 97.82% 
Doyle New York. Fine Literature on September 30th: 95.70% 
Heritage Auctions. Currency Signature Auction on September 21st: 94.27% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 26th: 93.00% 
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art Prints on September 30th: 91.18% 
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Stamps and Postal History on October 1st: 88.24% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 29th: 88.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/18 on September 25th: 87.32% 
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on September 30th: 86.85% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/11 on September 23rd: 86.00% 
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only on October 1st: 84.54% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 9/11 on September 22nd: 82.14% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints on September 26th: 80.00% 
Sothebys. The Beatles - Online bidstart 9/8 on October 1st: 80.00% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Tom Stroud, oil field worker, Velma, Oklahoma, June, 12, 1980 on September 30th Actual price: USD $350,000.
  2. Bonhams Muhammad Ali on September 29th Actual price: USD $325,075.
  3. Sothebys CLEARING WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA on October 1st Actual price: USD $277,200.
  4. Doyle New York Leaves of Grass. on September 30th Actual price: USD $175,000.
  5. Christies Maureen Gallagher and a night feeder at Hog Ranch, February, 1987 on September 30th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  6. Bonhams Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) on September 29th Actual price: USD $137,575.
  7. Sothebys UNTITLED FILM STILL #84 on October 1st Actual price: USD $119,700.
  8. Bonhams Femme au Fauteuil No. 1 (Le Manteau Polonais) on September 29th Actual price: USD $112,575.
  9. Christies Elephant Drinking, Amboseli, 2007 on September 30th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  10. Sothebys SELF-PORTRAIT on October 1st Actual price: USD $88,200.
  11. Sothebys MAROON BELLS, NEAR ASPEN, COLORADO on October 1st Actual price: USD $75,600.
  12. Bonhams Maroon Bells, Near Aspen, Colorado on October 2nd Actual price: USD $75,075.
  13. Guernseys Wit, Frederick de. General Atlas on September 23rd Actual price: USD $75,000.
  14. Sothebys 'UNTITLED (JULY 28, 2012 3:57 PM)' on October 1st Actual price: USD $69,300.
  15. Sothebys 'EINKREISUNG' (ENCIRCLEMENT) (FROM KÖRPERKONFIGURATIONEN (BODY CONFIGURATIONS)) on October 1st Actual price: USD $60,480.
  16. Bonhams "Portfolio IV: What Majestic Word, In Memory of Russell Varian" on October 2nd Actual price: USD $56,325.
  17. Bonhams Mao on September 29th Actual price: USD $56,325.
  18. Bonhams Mao on September 29th Actual price: USD $56,325.
  19. Doyle New York Lolita. on September 30th Actual price: USD $55,625.
  20. Bonhams Mao on September 29th Actual price: USD $52,575.
  21. Bonhams Mao on September 29th Actual price: USD $50,075.
  22. Christies Four Guedras, Morocco, 1971 on September 30th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  23. Sothebys BATES HALL, BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY on October 1st Actual price: USD $47,880.
  24. Sothebys CIRCLE OF LIFE II on October 1st Actual price: USD $47,880.
  25. Bonhams Françoise on September 29th Actual price: USD $47,575.



40 auctions were reported this week:

Bonhams. Photographs on October 2nd: 44.51%
Finarte. Photographs on September 30th: 56.87%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Stamps and Postal History on October 1st: 88.24%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only on October 1st: 84.54%
Leland Little Auctions. The October Estate Sale on October 1st: 100.00%
Sothebys. Classic Photographs - online bidstart 9/21 on October 1st: 60.75%
Sothebys. Contemporary Photographs on October 1st: 70.79%
Sothebys. The Beatles - Online bidstart 9/8 on October 1st: 80.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Golf Books and Memorabilia on October 1st: 76.48%
Jacksons Auction. Autumn Collector's Choice Auction on September 30th: 98.03%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on September 30th: 86.85%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art Prints on September 30th: 91.18%
Doyle New York. Fine Literature on September 30th: 95.70%
Christies. Photographs - online bidstart 9/21 on September 30th: 50.83%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 29th: 88.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on September 29th: 75.81%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/22 on September 29th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/22 on September 29th: 99.37%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples: Works from the Collection on September 24th: 43.33%
Ader. Online Photography Books - Collection of Nude Books (Bertolotti) & Miscellaneous on September 28th: 55.93%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/20 on September 27th: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. Currency Signature Auction on September 21st: 94.27%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 9/20 on September 28th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Leaves of Wisdom Tibetan Illuminated Manuscripts from American Collections - bidstart 9/20 on September 27th: 72.73%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints on September 26th: 80.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities - online bidstart 8/31 on September 26th: 97.82%
PosterConnection Inc.. End-of-Summer Sale on September 26th: 52.12%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Books, Prints on September 26th: 76.67%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity - Books, Prints - bidstart 9/16 on September 26th: 51.39%
Michaans Auctions. September Gallery Auction on September 26th: 65.31%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Shooting Gallery Auction - Catalogs and Ephemera on September 26th: 64.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/13 on September 27th: 99.53%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 26th: 93.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Japanese and Korean Works of Art - Prints on September 25th: 62.00%
Guernseys. The Legendary Vladi Collection of Historical Maps on September 23rd: 11.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/18 on September 25th: 87.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Bidstart 9/18 on September 25th: 55.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/11 on September 23rd: 86.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 9/11 on September 22nd: 82.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 9/11 on September 21st: 70.00%


For the week ahead 43 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 5th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 91 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 9/25. 80 lots

Tue. Oct. 6th
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books. 866 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/29. 638 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/27. 159 lots
Ader. PARIS. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Day 1. 311 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - bidstart 10/1. 32 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs. 356 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books. 137 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 9/25. 27 lots

Wed. Oct. 7th
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction. 593 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Exploration, Science & Medicine. 451 lots
Ader. PARIS. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts - Day 2. 233 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Classic Sale - Books, Prints. 61 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Between the Wars: Works on Paper. 51 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 9/12. 909 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature and Autographs. 695 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/25. 140 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 283 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. October Auction - Prints, Books. 30 lots

Thu. Oct. 8th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases. 181 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature - Illustrated Books. 356 lots
Christies. New York. Robert Motherwell Prints from the Dedalus Foundation - bidstart 9/22. 43 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Antiques & Textiles, A Private Collection of Vintage Automobilia & Motoring History. 53 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Asian Arts & Modern Art & Design. 82 lots
Sothebys. London. Private Collection of Fine Japanese Prints - bidstart 9/28. 50 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. UNRESERVED @Neal - LA State & Mobile Museums. 66 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature and Art Documentation. 759 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Collection from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner. 336 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics. 3307 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 100220. 69 lots

Fri. Oct. 9th
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Autumn Auction. 1231 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Genevieve and Jean-Paul Kahn Library. 256 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. British & European Paintings & Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings - Prints. 88 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 100920. 104 lots

Sat. Oct. 10th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 894 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. October Sale - online bidstart 9/19. 192 lots
Bonhams. London. Pop x Culture. 68 lots

Sun. Oct. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 10/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/27. 237 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/2. 54 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.