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Auction Update Review

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

 For the week ended Friday 20 August 2021, 36 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 1 in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 23 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $6,718,429 as 81% of all lots sold.  There were 8,670 offers posted and 6,996 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $960.

 

The fall season kicks off early with Bonhams’ sale of The Early West on 29 August.

 

2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

RR Auction. Apple and Steve Jobs - bidstart 8/12 on August 19th: $2,093,791
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture History on August 19th: $1,378,810

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

RR Auction. Apple and Steve Jobs - bidstart 8/12 on August 19th: 216.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 214.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/30 on August 9th: 199.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 7/30 on August 11th: 173.90%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on August 18th: 167.53%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera on August 17th: 166.36%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture History on August 19th: 157.99%
Skinner. Americana - bidstart 8/9 on August 18th: 134.15%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 126.15%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 20th: 119.01%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 17th: 114.40%


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 16th: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 99.02%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn - Book Department Discovery Auction on August 19th: 98.73%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 15th: 97.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 96.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/1 on August 15th: 95.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 7/30 on August 11th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/30 on August 9th: 94.74%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on August 18th: 92.92%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture History on August 19th: 91.97%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 91.49%
RR Auction. Apple and Steve Jobs - bidstart 8/12 on August 19th: 91.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 14th: 91.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on July 30th: 90.76%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera on August 17th: 90.26%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 17th: 90.22%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 20th: 90.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on August 20th: 86.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/30 on August 10th: 85.00%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 19th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/30 on August 8th: 83.87%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters. Decorative Pictures. on August 18th: 82.01%
Skinner. Americana - bidstart 8/9 on August 18th: 81.97%
Purcell Auctioneers. Single Owner Library Sale of Irish & World Interest Books, Posters, Postcards and Ephemera on August 18th: 80.69%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed Apple II Manual on August 19th Actual price: USD $787,484.
  2. RR Auction Steve Jobs Typed Letter Signed on August 19th Actual price: USD $479,939.
  3. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed NeXTSTEP Software on August 19th Actual price: USD $210,235.
  4. RR Auction Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Signed Issue of Macworld #1 on August 19th Actual price: USD $201,021.
  5. Swann Galleries TOM OF FINLAND (1920-1991) "Home - Secured." on August 19th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  6. Bonhams Pool made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book on August 17th Actual price: USD $62,812.
  7. Swann Galleries HUGH STEERS (1962-1995) Gold Fringe. on August 19th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  8. Swann Galleries DIANE ARBUS (1923-1971)/NEIL SELKIRK (1947 - ) Two men dancing at a drag ball, NYC. on August 19th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  9. Swann Galleries HUGH STEERS (1962-1995) Prescription. on August 19th Actual price: USD $47,500.
  10. Swann Galleries PATRICK ANGUS (1953-1992) Seated Model. on August 19th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  11. Swann Galleries TOM OF FINLAND (1920-1991) Untitled. on August 19th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  12. Swann Galleries PAUL CADMUS (1904-1999) Male Nude (NM 155). on August 19th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  13. Potter and Potter Auctions Haunted Mansion Woman with Rose Stretching Portrait. on July 30th Actual price: USD $33,750.
  14. Tooveys Monkey Queen on August 18th Actual price: USD $32,566.
  15. Swann Galleries HUGH STEERS (1962-1995) Haircut. on August 19th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  16. Swann Galleries SILENCE=DEATH COLLECTIVE Silence=Death on August 19th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  17. Swann Galleries HARMONY HAMMOND (1944 - ) Empress. on August 19th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  18. Swann Galleries DAVID LIGARE (1945 - ) Landscape with Eros and Endymion. on August 19th Actual price: USD $25,000.
  19. Swann Galleries PETER HUJAR (1934-1987) Man on chair (Richard Weinroth). on August 19th Actual price: USD $23,750.
  20. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed Program on August 19th Actual price: USD $22,878.
  21. Swann Galleries DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled for ACT UP. on August 19th Actual price: USD $22,500.
  22. Swann Galleries WES HEMPEL (b. 1953) American Rudder. on August 19th Actual price: USD $20,000.
  23. Swann Galleries TOM OF FINLAND (1920-1991) Untitled (preparatory sketch of two men, one seated). on August 19th Actual price: USD $18,750.
  24. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white pages. on August 16th Actual price: USD $16,800.
  25. Bonhams Flowers (Hand-Colored) on August 17th Actual price: USD $16,562.



36 total sales reported this week:

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on August 20th: 86.91%
Waverly Auctions. Quinn - Book Department Discovery Auction on August 19th: 98.73%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture History on August 19th: 91.97%
RR Auction. Apple and Steve Jobs - bidstart 8/12 on August 19th: 91.43%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on August 19th: 69.05%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only on August 19th: 68.25%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 20th: 90.00%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 19th: 84.62%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters. Decorative Pictures. on August 18th: 82.01%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectible Books on August 18th: 92.92%
Skinner. Americana - bidstart 8/9 on August 18th: 81.97%
Purcell Auctioneers. Single Owner Library Sale of Irish & World Interest Books, Posters, Postcards and Ephemera on August 18th: 80.69%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 91.49%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 99.02%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera on August 17th: 90.26%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on August 17th: 68.72%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 17th: 90.22%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Norwegian Fiction Debut Books on August 16th: 77.67%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 15th: 97.06%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/8 on August 16th: 99.12%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on July 30th: 90.76%
Vermot de Pas. PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE SPACE CONQUEST OF THE 20TH CENTURY on July 20th: 8.63%
Vermot de Pas. American Space Shuttle on July 21st: 1.86%
Skinner. European Decor and Design on July 20th: 77.78%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction on August 14th: 69.23%
Clars Auction Gallery. Online Only Auction on August 15th: 62.26%
Clars Auction Gallery. Online Only Auction on August 14th: 61.01%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 96.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 7/30 on August 11th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/30 on August 10th: 85.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/30 on August 9th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/30 on August 8th: 83.87%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 14th: 91.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/1 on August 15th: 95.22%


For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 23rd
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/13. 48 lots

Tue. Aug. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/17. 619 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/17. 163 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/13. 12 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 8/17. 41 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Summer Historical Auction 2021 - Day 1. 648 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only Variety Auction. 62 lots

Wed. Aug. 25th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Timed Auction of Boxed Books - bidstart 8/2. 155 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 259 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books. 362 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/13. 125 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana Auction. 561 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Special Sale for Yamim Noraim. 151 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Summer Historical Auction 2021 - Day 2. 468 lots

Thu. Aug. 26th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 249 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - Online bidstart 8/19. 462 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Books in All Fields, with Americana and Maps - bidstart 8/16. 419 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery - Interiors - Online bidstart 8/17. 21 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Antiquarian Books, Documents and Prints. 321 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Certified Modern Age Comics Showcase Auction. 567 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Judaica. 100 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. August 2021 Auction. 167 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - bidstart 8/20. 28 lots

Fri. Aug. 27th
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Auction 2. 29 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. The Early West. The Collection of Jim and Theresa Earle. 266 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/20. 53 lots

Sat. Aug. 28th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 599 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Auction Part 2, Day 2. 14 lots

Sun. Aug. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/15. 452 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/22.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Auction Part 2, Day 3. 47 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!. 103 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/20. 43 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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