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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 27 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week

For  the week ended Friday, 7 January 2022, 27 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 in Danish krone, 9 in euros, and 17 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $4,796,513 as 86% of all lots sold.  There were 8,835 lots posted and 7,616 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $630.

 

Only recently the rare paper market took a collective deep breath over the holidays and now fresh auction schedules are rapidly filling.

 

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

University Archives. Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books on January 6th: 141.70%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 137.86%
One Source Auctions. 10TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION on January 3rd: 134.91%
Bruneau & Co. . New Year's Day Premier Comics Auction on January 1st: 127.73%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 124.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/17 on December 26th: 123.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24 on December 31st: 114.81%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/17 on December 28th: 107.33%


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

Pot of Gold Estate Liquidations DBA AZFirearms.com. High End Antique, Coin-op, Gun, Coin, Jewelry, Art on January 4th: 100.00%
Bruneau & Co. . New Year's Day Premier Comics Auction on January 1st: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The New Years Estate Auction on January 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/29 on January 5th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only - Timed Eclectic Variety on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 12/26 on January 3rd: 99.82%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 99.54%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/19 on January 2nd: 98.70%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books on January 6th: 98.13%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 5th: 97.67%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 12/26 on January 2nd: 96.98%
One Source Auctions. 10TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION on January 3rd: 95.30%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 95.00%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Americana & Maps - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 12/24 on January 6th: 94.48%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 4th: 89.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24 on December 31st: 89.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/17 on December 29th: 88.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/17 on December 28th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/17 on December 27th: 84.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/17 on December 26th: 83.72%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Unlimited - Part 2 on January 5th: 83.24%


27 total sales reported this week:

University Archives. Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books on January 6th: 98.13%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Americana & Maps - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 12/24 on January 6th: 94.48%
Leland Little Auctions. The New Years Estate Auction on January 6th: 100.00%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Unlimited - Part 2 on January 5th: 83.24%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Unlimited - Part 1 on January 5th: 68.18%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 5th: 97.67%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/29 on January 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 12/28 on January 4th: 99.54%
Pot of Gold Estate Liquidations DBA AZFirearms.com. High End Antique, Coin-op, Gun, Coin, Jewelry, Art on January 4th: 100.00%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on December 18th: 60.33%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only - Timed Eclectic Variety on January 4th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 4th: 89.16%
One Source Auctions. 10TH ANNUAL NEW YEAR'S QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES AUCTION on January 3rd: 95.30%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 12/26 on January 3rd: 99.82%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 95.00%
Bruneau & Co. . New Year's Day Premier Comics Auction on January 1st: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/24 on December 31st: 89.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - bidstart 12/24 on December 30th: 45.45%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/17 on December 29th: 88.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/17 on December 28th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - bidstart 12/17 on December 25th: 52.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/17 on December 27th: 84.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/17 on December 26th: 83.72%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 12/26 on January 2nd: 96.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 12/19 on January 2nd: 98.70%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Fantastic Four #1 CGC 8.0 on January 1st Actual price: USD $150,000.
  2. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC 5.5 on January 1st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  3. University Archives A. Einstein Signed Manuscript & Equations Tied to General Relativity Theory and Quantum Physics, Being Kaluza's Theory of Electricity on January 6th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  4. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 8.5 on January 1st Actual price: USD $84,375.
  5. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages. on January 3rd Actual price: USD $72,000.
  6. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Incredible Hulk #1 CGC 6.5 on January 1st Actual price: USD $68,750.
  7. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Tales to Astonish #27 CGC 9.0 on January 1st Actual price: USD $63,750.
  8. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man #1 CGC 7.5 on January 1st Actual price: USD $52,500.
  9. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Werewolf by Night #1 CGC 9.8 on January 1st Actual price: USD $51,250.
  10. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Strange Tales #110 CGC 9.2 on January 1st Actual price: USD $51,250.
  11. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Journey Into Mystery #83 CGC 7.0 on January 1st Actual price: USD $45,000.
  12. Winner's Auctions Ltd Responsa by Rabbi Moshe Galante of Safed. Venice, 1608. Copy Previously Owned by Sages of Jerusalem and Safed on January 5th Actual price: USD $39,680.
  13. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. on January 3rd Actual price: USD $31,200.
  14. University Archives The Emancipation Proclamation, 1st Ed. War Dept. Printing, Bound with 200+ Gen. Orders Jan-Aug. 1863 on January 6th Actual price: USD $28,125.
  15. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen La Cosmographie universelle de Tout le Monde recueillie de chasque bon authevr et approvve, tant des Historiens, comme de ceux qui ont descrit les lieux particuliers. 2 Bde. on December 18th Actual price: USD $22,276.
  16. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 5.5 on January 1st Actual price: USD $21,250.
  17. Bruneau & Co. Marvel Comics Tales of Suspense #39 CGC 5.0 on January 1st Actual price: USD $20,625.
  18. University Archives George Washington Rev. War Free Frank to Gen. Knox, PSA/DNA Slabbed & Graded NM 7 Knox Was "Commandant of West Point" at the Time on January 6th Actual price: USD $20,000.
  19. University Archives Feynman Handwritten Manuscript Re: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster on January 6th Actual price: USD $20,000.
  20. University Archives George Washington Settles Accounts with Former Foe Turned Friend, 1762 on January 6th Actual price: USD $20,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Giant-Size X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1975) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. on January 3rd Actual price: USD $19,200.
  22. University Archives Martin Luther King Signed Print from The March on Washington, PSA/DNA Slabbed and Graded Mint 9 on January 6th Actual price: USD $18,750.
  23. University Archives JFK Signed Check with Ironic Connection, PSA/DNA Slabbed & Graded NM-MT 8 on January 6th Actual price: USD $18,750.
  24. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Cosmographia. Beschreibung aller Lender, in welcher begriffen Aller völcker Herrschafften Stetten und namhafftiger flecken herkommen... on December 18th Actual price: USD $18,099.
  25. University Archives Bat Masterson ADS as 25-Year-Old Sheriff of Ford County, Kansas on the Eve of the Royal Gorge RR War, PSA/DNA Slabbed & Graded Mint 9! on January 6th Actual price: USD $17,500.

 

For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 10th
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 614 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/1. 75 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Timed Auction of Boxed Books. 199 lots

Tue. Jan. 11th
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 140 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/4. 615 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/4. 170 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/4. 82 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Book and Ephemera Auction - bidstart 12/17. 192 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 1/5. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/1. 26 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 59 lots

Wed. Jan. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/5. 288 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/13. 1031 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 517 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa. 647 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 137 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/1. 125 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 107 lots

Thu. Jan. 13th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 299 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature with Beats & the Counterculture. 458 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1337 lots

Fri. Jan. 14th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Chicago Collections. 20 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Native American Art and Artifacts. 11 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title. 38 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/7. 93 lots

Sat. Jan. 15th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction. 53 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Selections from the Tom Charles Huston Americana & Political Collection Showcase Auction. 258 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. January New Year Western, Native American Auction. 109 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/8. 200 lots

Sun. Jan. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Powell Texas Currency Collection Part I: County Notes Showcase Auction. 248 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/9.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/9.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/2. 387 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Weekly Stamps and Sports Card Auction. 49 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sales - Advertising Posters.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/7. 23 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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