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Rare Book Hub: 48 Auctions Archived, another 47 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 9 October 2020, 48 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 3 denominated in Swiss francs, 2 in Danish kronor, 13 in euros, 6 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars. Turnover was $17,520,470 as 11,905 lots were offered and 9,569 sold for an 80% success rate.
A fresh 47 auctions come up this week.
5 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Michael Jordan & Basketball Icon Sports Catalogue on October 3rd: $4,264,661
Heritage Auctions. European Comic Art Also Featuring Comics and Animation Signature Auction on October 4th: $1,596,346
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on October 2nd: $1,360,704
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Collection from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner on October 8th: $1,208,547
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 9/12 on October 7th: $1,020,250
14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Classic Sale - Books, Prints on October 7th: 334.95%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Antiques & Textiles, A Private Collection of Vintage Automobilia & Motoring History on October 8th: 261.92%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Quarterly Fine & Decorative Arts Catalog on September 29th: 177.73%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auction on October 3rd: 173.56%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints on September 25th: 153.31%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on October 8th: 147.86%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Exploration, Science & Medicine on October 7th: 128.41%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on October 2nd: 126.59%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on October 6th: 119.50%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 6th: 113.07%
Ader. Books - on October 2nd: 112.24%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings & Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings - Prints on October 9th: 105.84%
Christies. Robert Motherwell Prints from the Dedalus Foundation - bidstart 9/22 on October 8th: 102.37%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 7th: 100.87%
30 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 9/18 on September 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/20 on October 4th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Asian Arts & Modern Art & Design on October 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 99.40%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 9/27 on October 5th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. Michael Jordan & Basketball Icon Sports Catalogue on October 3rd: 98.14%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Antiques & Textiles, A Private Collection of Vintage Automobilia & Motoring History on October 8th: 98.11%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/29 on October 6th: 97.96%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auction on October 3rd: 97.78%
Alaska Auction. October Auction - Prints, Books on October 7th: 96.67%
Heritage Auctions. European Comic Art Also Featuring Comics and Animation Signature Auction on October 4th: 96.37%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 3rd: 94.50%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on October 2nd: 94.33%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints on September 25th: 94.12%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on October 7th: 93.09%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on October 6th: 91.24%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on September 30th: 91.04%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Sports on October 3rd: 89.39%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 6th: 89.01%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Quarterly Fine & Decorative Arts Catalog on September 29th: 87.50%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Classic Sale - Books, Prints on October 7th: 86.89%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Collection from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner on October 8th: 86.61%
Potomack Company. Between the Wars: Works on Paper on October 7th: 86.27%
Christies. Robert Motherwell Prints from the Dedalus Foundation - bidstart 9/22 on October 8th: 86.05%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings & Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings - Prints on October 9th: 84.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/18 on September 30th: 83.81%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Exploration, Science & Medicine on October 7th: 82.71%
Neal Auction Company. UNRESERVED @Neal - LA State & Mobile Museums on October 8th: 81.82%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on October 8th: 81.77%
48 total sales reported this week:
Skinner. Asian Works of Art on October 9th: 75.00%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings & Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings - Prints on October 9th: 84.09%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Collection from the Library of Gerald and Barbara Weiner on October 8th: 86.61%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Quarterly Fine & Decorative Arts Catalog on September 29th: 87.50%
Koller Auctions. Ibid Books and Autographs on October 1st: 79.27%
Koller Auctions. Ibid Old Master Prints on October 1st: 73.33%
Sothebys. Private Collection of Fine Japanese Prints - bidstart 9/28 on October 8th: 66.00%
Neal Auction Company. UNRESERVED @Neal - LA State & Mobile Museums on October 8th: 81.82%
Neal Auction Company. Fall Estates Auction on September 13th: 78.41%
Leland Little Auctions. Asian Arts & Modern Art & Design on October 8th: 100.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on October 8th: 49.14%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases on October 8th: 81.77%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Antiques & Textiles, A Private Collection of Vintage Automobilia & Motoring History on October 8th: 98.11%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Exploration, Science & Medicine on October 7th: 82.71%
Christies. Robert Motherwell Prints from the Dedalus Foundation - bidstart 9/22 on October 8th: 86.05%
North American Auction Company. Early October American Indian & Western Sale on October 3rd: 74.04%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 9/12 on October 7th: 62.16%
Purcell Auctioneers. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction on October 7th: 93.09%
Potomack Company. Between the Wars: Works on Paper on October 7th: 86.27%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Classic Sale - Books, Prints on October 7th: 86.89%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books on October 6th: 53.35%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Autographs on October 7th: 55.68%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on October 7th: 68.90%
Alaska Auction. October Auction - Prints, Books on October 7th: 96.67%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on September 30th: 91.04%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs on October 6th: 67.13%
Dorotheum . Prints and Multiples on October 6th: 78.52%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on October 6th: 91.24%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/29 on October 6th: 97.96%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints on September 25th: 94.12%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 9/27 on October 5th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/27 on October 4th: 99.40%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 6th: 89.01%
Ader. Books - on October 2nd: 76.38%
Carlsen Gallery. A Most Important Antique Auction on October 4th: 62.86%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Sports on October 3rd: 89.39%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples on October 2nd: 94.33%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auction on October 3rd: 97.78%
Heritage Auctions. European Comic Art Also Featuring Comics and Animation Signature Auction on October 4th: 96.37%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/20 on October 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Michael Jordan & Basketball Icon Sports Catalogue on October 3rd: 98.14%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 3rd: 94.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 9/18 on September 30th: 83.81%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 9/18 on September 29th: 67.39%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 9/18 on September 28th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/18 on September 27th: 76.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Photography - bidstart 9/18 on September 26th: 39.13%
For the week ahead 47 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 12th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 10/2. 64 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 92 lots
Tue. Oct. 13th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Antiquarian, Modern and Illustrated Books, Prints. 319 lots
Sothebys. London. From Japan With Love - online bidstart 10/6. 56 lots
Bonhams. London. Entertainment Memorabilia. 129 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 10/6. 740 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/6. 151 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 10/2. 32 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety. 43 lots
Wed. Oct. 14th
Sothebys. London. Photographs - Online bidstart 10/7. 150 lots
Bonhams. New York. The American Presidential Museum Auction. 147 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Automobilia and Petroliana. 876 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Age of Exploration: Travel & Discovery through the Centuries. 19 lots
Christies. New York. The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection - bidstart 10/5. 126 lots
Christies. New York. The Exceptional Sale. 1 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures. 24 lots
Sothebys. New York. American Manuscripts and Other Property from the Collection of Elsie and Philip Sang - bidstart 9/30. 113 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Monthly Online. 144 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/2. 155 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Jamais Perdu en Mer - Collection of Jean-Paul Morin. 121 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Ancient and Modern Books. 303 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Single Owner Collection - Fishing Paraphernalia: Books. 16 lots
Thu. Oct. 15th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction, Part III. 1099 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Two Day Book Auction. 611 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Rare and Important Travel Posters. 164 lots
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Collection of Marianna Delvaux. 499 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs Online - bidstart 10/5. 182 lots
Christies. New York. The Private Collection of Jayne Wrightsman: Online - bidstart 10/1. 34 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space and Aviation - bidstart 10/8. 579 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 10/1. 153 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Rare Books - Online bidstart 10/8. 258 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Photographs. 296 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Special Collection: The Estate of Monique Van Vooren. 17 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The Collection of Mr. Duggins and Mr. Dunn, High Point, North Carolina. 26 lots
Fri. Oct. 16th
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Books and Prints. 532 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 10/5. 82 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana - bidstart 10/1. 108 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Illustration Art. 385 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/9. 129 lots
Sat. Oct. 17th
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Books. 514 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Comic, Toy and Doll Auction - Comics. 267 lots
Sun. Oct. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 10/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 10/11. 280 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Maurice Storck Collection of Currency Special Monthly Online Auction. 248 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/9. 50 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.