For the week ended Friday, 10 December 2021, 77 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub's Transactions+, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Danish krone, 29 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Swedish krona, and 36 in US dollars.

Turnover was $24,962,189 as 82% of all lots sold.  There were 23,653 lots posted and 19,421 changed  hands.  The average lot sold for $1,285.

It was another remarkable week.

5 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. Old Master Prints on December 9th: $4,123,536
Heritage Auctions. Books on December 10th: $2,834,105
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Science and Technology bidstart 11/19 on December 8th: $1,361,942
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/30 on December 8th: $1,347,961
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: $1,110,855

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

Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiquarian Book Sale - Online Only on December 8th: 438.41%
Galerie Bassenge. Stephan Seeliger Collection on December 2nd: 387.16%
Heritage Auctions. Books on December 10th: 251.55%
Damien Voglaire. Sale of Books and Paintings - Day 2 on December 4th: 156.52%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Book Auction - Session 3 on December 8th: 154.78%
Heritage Auctions. Selections from the Collection of Tom Charles Huston Americana & Political Signature Auction on December 5th: 147.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/19 on December 1st: 143.48%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale on December 8th: 141.91%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Book Auction - Session 4 on December 9th: 140.32%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on December 9th: 133.02%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps, and Manuscripts on December 8th: 132.79%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Sculptures and Prints on December 8th: 132.60%
Bloomsbury Auctions. The History of Western Script: A further selection from The Schøyen Collection on December 7th: 130.37%
Grogan and Company. Holiday Auction on December 5th: 125.39%
ALDE. Original Editions - part 2 - bidstart 11/10 on December 10th: 118.36%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/30 on December 8th: 116.87%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 116.87%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 113.47%
Carlsen Gallery. Collections of Collectors at Auction on December 5th: 112.25%
Swann Galleries. Maps and Atlases, Natural History, and Color Book Plates on December 9th: 107.66%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 9th: 101.45%


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

Bloomsbury Auctions. The History of Western Script: A further selection from The Schøyen Collection on December 7th: 100.00%
Carlsen Gallery. Collections of Collectors at Auction on December 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 100.00%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction on December 7th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Annual Thanksgiving Americana Auction - bidstart 11/26 on December 5th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on December 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 11/28 on December 6th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/21 on December 5th: 99.70%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on December 6th: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Books on December 10th: 99.61%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Online-Only Sale on December 5th: 99.60%
Heritage Auctions. Selections from the Collection of Tom Charles Huston Americana & Political Signature Auction on December 5th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 98.41%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 11/28 on December 5th: 98.24%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on December 5th: 98.18%
New England Auctions. SHELF SALE OF BOOKS: LITERATURE, EARLY PRINTING, BOOKS ON BOOKS - bidstart 10/18 on November 11th: 97.22%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. A Special Chabad Auction on December 7th: 97.14%
Leland Little Auctions. The Signature Winter Auction on December 4th: 96.55%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Comic Strips on December 5th: 96.51%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 4th: 95.50%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction - Day 3 on December 3rd: 95.33%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on December 4th: 95.19%
EV Stamps. Documents, Manuscripts, & Book Auction on December 5th: 94.99%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Important December Americana Auction - Day 1 on December 10th: 93.67%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia on December 5th: 93.65%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on December 9th: 93.05%
Swann Galleries. Maps and Atlases, Natural History, and Color Book Plates on December 9th: 92.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/19 on December 1st: 91.03%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Sculptures and Prints on December 8th: 90.91%
De Baecque and Associes. Important Library and Documentation of Primitive Arts - Online Sale on December 7th: 90.51%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Christmas Sale. Signed 1sts, Cooking, Law, Henry Lawson, Fine bindings, Art , Australiana and more on December 10th: 90.47%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 12th: 87.22%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 86.31%
Damien Voglaire. Sale of Books and Paintings - Day 2 on December 4th: 85.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 11/19 on November 30th: 85.00%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps, and Manuscripts on December 8th: 84.55%
Binoche et Giquello. Books of Hours - Manuscripts - Archives on December 7th: 83.33%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Book Auction - Session 2 on December 7th: 83.07%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 9th: 82.69%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Entertainment Auction - bidstart 11/12 on December 9th: 82.09%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps on December 9th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/19 on November 28th: 81.54%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/30 on December 8th: 81.10%
Bonhams. TCM Presents... Hollywood Cool on December 8th: 80.67%

77 total sales reported this week:

Chiswick Auctions. On Paper | Five Centuries of Master Drawings and Prints on December 3rd: 64.38%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Christmas Sale. Signed 1sts, Cooking, Law, Henry Lawson, Fine bindings, Art , Australiana and more on December 10th: 90.47%
Heritage Auctions. Books on December 10th: 99.61%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Important December Americana Auction - Day 1 on December 10th: 93.67%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Book Sale on December 10th: 62.42%
New England Auctions. SHELF SALE OF BOOKS: LITERATURE, EARLY PRINTING, BOOKS ON BOOKS - bidstart 10/18 on November 11th: 97.22%
Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 12th: 87.22%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Antiquarian Book Sale - Online Only on December 8th: 79.34%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Online-Only Sale on December 5th: 99.60%
Zisska and Lacher. Books and Graphics on December 3rd: 51.31%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Book Auction - Session 4 on December 9th: 73.74%
Swann Galleries. Maps and Atlases, Natural History, and Color Book Plates on December 9th: 92.42%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Entertainment Auction - bidstart 11/12 on December 9th: 82.09%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia on December 9th: 27.71%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on December 9th: 93.05%
Christies. Old Master Prints on December 9th: 82.69%
Bonhams. Deck the Walls - Prints and Multiples - bidstart 12/1 on December 9th: 45.88%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 9th: 86.31%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps on December 9th: 81.82%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs Auction - Day 3 on December 9th: 76.63%
ALDE. Original Editions - part 2 - bidstart 11/10 on December 10th: 71.38%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Book Auction - Session 3 on December 8th: 71.50%
Tajan. Prints on December 8th: 55.22%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps, and Manuscripts on December 8th: 84.55%
Sothebys. Zang Tumb Tuuum: the futuristic revolution - bidstart 11/30 on December 8th: 63.33%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/30 on December 8th: 81.10%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Science and Technology bidstart 11/19 on December 8th: 70.26%
Galerie Bassenge. Photography of the 19th-21st Century on December 8th: 49.03%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale on December 8th: 77.78%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Sculptures and Prints on December 8th: 90.91%
Bonhams. TCM Presents... Hollywood Cool on December 8th: 80.67%
Bonhams. The Gift of Photographs - bidstart 11/24 on December 8th: 67.83%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs Auction - Day 2 on December 8th: 78.07%
Binoche et Giquello. Books of Hours - Manuscripts - Archives on December 7th: 83.33%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on December 8th: 67.43%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/1 on December 8th: 99.12%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Book Auction - Session 2 on December 7th: 83.07%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on December 7th: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. A Special Chabad Auction on December 7th: 97.14%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction on December 7th: 100.00%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale on December 7th: 67.11%
De Baecque and Associes. Important Library and Documentation of Primitive Arts - Online Sale on December 7th: 90.51%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on December 7th: 79.76%
Bloomsbury Auctions. The History of Western Script: A further selection from The Schøyen Collection on December 7th: 100.00%
Binoche et Giquello. Books on December 7th: 62.07%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs Auction - Day 1 on December 7th: 69.34%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 98.41%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on December 6th: 99.68%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Book Auction - Session 1 on December 6th: 77.49%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 11/28 on December 6th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/21 on December 5th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 11/28 on December 5th: 98.24%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Comic Strips on December 5th: 96.51%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on December 5th: 98.18%
Grogan and Company. Holiday Auction on December 5th: 73.08%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Annual Thanksgiving Americana Auction - bidstart 11/26 on December 5th: 100.00%
EV Stamps. Documents, Manuscripts, & Book Auction on December 5th: 94.99%
Carlsen Gallery. Collections of Collectors at Auction on December 5th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Opportunites - Live on December 4th: 35.44%
Leland Little Auctions. The Signature Winter Auction on December 4th: 96.55%
Damien Voglaire. Sale of Books and Paintings - Day 2 on December 4th: 85.62%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on December 4th: 95.19%
Galerie Bassenge. Stephan Seeliger Collection on December 2nd: 77.05%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction - Day 3 on December 3rd: 95.33%
Damien Voglaire. Sale of Books and Paintings - Day 1 on December 3rd: 78.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/26 on December 3rd: 70.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/19 on December 1st: 91.03%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 11/19 on November 30th: 85.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/19 on November 29th: 79.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/19 on November 28th: 81.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 11/19 on November 27th: 40.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 17/10 on November 25th: 54.29%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 4th: 95.50%
Heritage Auctions. Selections from the Collection of Tom Charles Huston Americana & Political Signature Auction on December 5th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia on December 5th: 93.65%

For the week ahead 66 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 13th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. AUTOGRAPHS, PHOTOGRAPHY: HISTORY, SHOW, POLITICS, FINE ARTS, CINEMA, LITERATURE ETC ...... 421 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. NRC16 - Old Masters - Modern Art. 13 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Engravings and Drawings - Online Sale. 156 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. NASA Photographs: The History of the Space Conquest. 282 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books Auction: Arabic Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/3. 20 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/3. 108 lots

Tue. Dec. 14th
Finarte. Rome. Prints and Multiples. 510 lots
ALDE. Paris. Verne Hunting Library - Part 4. 282 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Best of British (Prints and Multiples). 189 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/7. 732 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/7. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 12/7. 81 lots
Sothebys. London. Fine Japanese Prints - bidstart 12/6. 186 lots
Sothebys. London. Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century - bidstart 12/3. 172 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography. 1017 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Winter World Treasures. 24 lots
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. Amsterdam. NRC1`6 - Postwar and Contemporary Art. 59 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Early Printing Americana and Rare Books. 200 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/3. 36 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 13 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Flemming Pedersen's autographs; Jan Mogensen's illustrations; Modern art books; Books and manuscript. 205 lots

Wed. Dec. 15th
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 180 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Books, Manuscripts and Autographs. 92 lots
ALDE. Paris. Letters, Books, and Manuscripts. 83 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Valuable Books and Manuscripts. 207 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 400 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/8. 303 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Under 1K. 449 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Prints and Multiples. 103 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Willy Ronis: Unmissable and Unreleased. 195 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish Historical Interest Books - Including Maps, Journals, Periodicals,. 620 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Letters, Books and Manuscripts. 83 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 52 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 369 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/3. 150 lots
Sothebys. Milan. Contemporary Art | Milan. 15 lots

Thu. Dec. 16th
Bonhams. New York. Books and Manuscripts Online - bidstart 12/7. 163 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Books Sale. 223 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 115 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Rare Books and Autographs. 604 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. MOUNTAIN # 8: SAVOYARD LIBRARY OF MONSIEUR X.. 273 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Modern First Editions, Children's & Illustrated Books. 473 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 279 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 235 lots
Ader. PARIS. Judaica. 120 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Maps and Views. 400 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Hollywood. 602 lots
Sothebys. London. The World of Henri Cartier-Bresson: Photographs from the Personal Collection of Peter Fetterman - bi. 95 lots
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Expanding Horizons | A Collection of Contemporary Art. 57 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. December Estate Auction. 23 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Cornucopia: December Paintings, Drawings and Prints. 42 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Magnolia Collection of U.S. Mail in China and Japan: Part 1. 103 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 2337 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/10. 160 lots

Fri. Dec. 17th
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Atlases and Maritime. 1056 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 226 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Mountain #8: Popular Art and Paintings. 68 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. DiscoverIT: Comic, Toy, Antique and Collectible.
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 84 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. December Dreams Premier Auction: Western Americana, Mining, & Numismatics. 543 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . 45 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • FROM CHATEAUBRIAND TO CIORAN, RAYMOND QUENEAU - bidstart 12/7. 215 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/10. 106 lots

Sat. Dec. 18th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction. 56 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Auction. 795 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. American History. 254 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. December Dreams Premier Auction: Western Americana, Mining, & Numismatics. 670 lots

Sun. Dec. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 12/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 12/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/5. 433 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Stewart Weisner MPC Collection Currency Showcase Auction. 186 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!. 108 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Art - Prints. 51 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. December Dreams Premier Auction: Western Americana, Mining, & Numismatics. 226 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/10. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 12/10. 18 lots

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