Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 45 Auctions Archived, another 37 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 28 January 2022, 45 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 8 in British pounds, 25 in US dollars and 1 South African rands.
Turnover this past week was $10,562,622 as 84% of all lots sold. There were 8,981 lots posted and 7,521 changed hands. The average lot sold for $1,404.
The first of 2022’s book and manuscript fairs on the west coast begin in Santa Monica on February 4th and quickly the focus shifts to the Bay Area over the next weekend. Best wishes for a rewarding experience!
2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Bonhams. The Library of Ruth Bader Ginsberg - bidstart 1/19 on January 27th: $2,354,510
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14 on January 25th: $1,889,168
16 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Bonhams. The Library of Ruth Bader Ginsberg - bidstart 1/19 on January 27th: 2204.60%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/7 on January 19th: 219.76%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on January 28th: 203.27%
Heritage Auctions. The Helen Oswald North Dakota National Collection Currency Showcase Auction on January 23rd: 176.41%
Gorringes. Book Sale on January 25th: 162.25%
Chorley's. Fine Art and Antiques - Live on January 25th: 134.37%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Book Sale on January 22nd: 129.62%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, The Sinclair Hood Library of Greek Archaeology on January 26th: 126.84%
Il Ponte. Ancient Books and Artist's Books on January 25th: 124.44%
Revere Auctions. Books, Coins and Scientific Instruments on January 26th: 123.88%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 118.76%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic Books on January 26th: 115.17%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 25th: 106.71%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 106.19%
De Baecque and Associes. Antiquarian and Modern Books on January 19th: 102.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/7 on January 16th: 101.00%
34 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The Helen Oswald North Dakota National Collection Currency Showcase Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 99.85%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/9 on January 23rd: 99.03%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic Books on January 26th: 98.81%
Bonhams. The Library of Ruth Bader Ginsberg - bidstart 1/19 on January 27th: 98.80%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 98.50%
Leland Little Auctions. Winter Estate Auction on January 27th: 98.48%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/16 on January 24th: 97.32%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/16 on January 23rd: 97.12%
Revere Auctions. Books, Coins and Scientific Instruments on January 26th: 97.06%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on January 25th: 94.92%
Pot of Gold Estate Liquidations DBA AZFirearms.com. Antique, Gun, Jewelry, Coin & Collectible Auction on January 25th: 94.74%
Gorringes. Book Sale on January 25th: 94.14%
Il Ponte. Ancient Books and Artist's Books on January 25th: 93.75%
Chorley's. Fine Art and Antiques - Live on January 25th: 92.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/7 on January 19th: 91.97%
EV Stamps. Weekly Stamps and Sports Card Auction on January 23rd: 91.80%
De Baecque and Associes. Antiquarian and Modern Books on January 19th: 89.76%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/18 on January 27th: 88.18%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, The Sinclair Hood Library of Greek Archaeology on January 26th: 86.38%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 25th: 86.36%
Chiswick Auctions. Books & Works on Paper including Contents from the Estate of Paul Gallico on January 27th: 84.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/7 on January 18th: 83.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/7 on January 16th: 82.61%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14 on January 25th: 81.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/7 on January 17th: 81.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - Arabic Books and Manuscripts on January 17th: 81.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/14 on January 21st: 80.91%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati Collections on January 28th: 80.70%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Book Sale on January 22nd: 80.14%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on January 28th: 80.00%
45 total sales reported this week:
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on January 28th: 80.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati Collections on January 28th: 80.70%
Skinner. Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/18 on January 27th: 88.18%
PBA Galleries. Fine Art and Photography on January 27th: 74.31%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia on January 27th: 24.86%
Leland Little Auctions. Winter Estate Auction on January 27th: 98.48%
Chiswick Auctions. Books & Works on Paper including Contents from the Estate of Paul Gallico on January 27th: 84.59%
Bonhams. The Library of Ruth Bader Ginsberg - bidstart 1/19 on January 27th: 98.80%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books, Maps & Prints, bidstart 1/20 on January 27th: 34.08%
ALDE. History of Economic Ideas on January 27th: 37.56%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 99.85%
Revere Auctions. Books, Coins and Scientific Instruments on January 26th: 97.06%
Forum Auctions. Prints and Editions on January 26th: 47.78%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, The Sinclair Hood Library of Greek Archaeology on January 26th: 86.38%
Cotswold Auction Company. Pictures, Antiques and Interiors on January 26th: 64.71%
Bruneau & Co. . Comic Books on January 26th: 98.81%
De Baecque and Associes. Antiquarian and Modern Books on January 19th: 89.76%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on January 25th: 94.92%
Sothebys. Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14 on January 25th: 81.76%
Pot of Gold Estate Liquidations DBA AZFirearms.com. Antique, Gun, Jewelry, Coin & Collectible Auction on January 25th: 94.74%
Il Ponte. Ancient Books and Artist's Books on January 25th: 93.75%
Gorringes. Book Sale on January 25th: 94.14%
Chorley's. Fine Art and Antiques - Live on January 25th: 92.31%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 25th: 86.36%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS TRAVEL - MARINE ORIGINAL EDITIONS XIXTH - XXTH ILLUSTR on January 24th: 47.33%
Stephan Welz & Co.. The Exclusive Hotel Orient & Restaurant Mosaic Auction on January 24th: 58.70%
Sothebys. Important Americana - bidstart 1/14 on January 24th: 71.43%
Sothebys. Important Americana on January 24th: 74.07%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/9 on January 23rd: 99.03%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/16 on January 24th: 97.32%
EV Stamps. Weekly Stamps and Sports Card Auction on January 23rd: 91.80%
Cotswold Auction Company. Treasures in Boxes & Household Items (Timed Sale) on January 23rd: 78.26%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Book Sale on January 22nd: 80.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/14 on January 21st: 80.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/7 on January 19th: 91.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/7 on January 18th: 83.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/7 on January 17th: 81.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - Arabic Books and Manuscripts on January 17th: 81.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/7 on January 16th: 82.61%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/15 on January 22nd: 98.50%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/16 on January 23rd: 97.12%
Heritage Auctions. The Helen Oswald North Dakota National Collection Currency Showcase Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
For the week ahead 37 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 31st
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Auction. 81 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sales - Advertising Posters. 453 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/21. 68 lots
Tue. Feb. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25. 675 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25. 166 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/25. 99 lots
Ader. PARIS. Online Photographs Books. 281 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Photographs. 90 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Special Sale: Incunables, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Ra. 207 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/21. 27 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only : Timed Eclectic Variety Auction. 13 lots
Wed. Feb. 2nd
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 433 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/26. 274 lots
Bonhams. New York. The World of Anime - bidstart 1/24. 153 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only - preview 1/24. 127 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books. 880 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/21. 142 lots
Rossini. Paris. GENERAL SALE: KNOBS, PAINTINGS, PAPER WORKS, BOOKS, GLASS. 52 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera. 192 lots
Thu. Feb. 3rd
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Comics. 525 lots
Bonhams. London. 19th and 20th Century Vintage Posters - bidstart 1/24. 61 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Mark "The Fifth Turtle" Freedman Showcase Auction. 55 lots
Fri. Feb. 4th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Animation Art. 1532 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Miscellany Art Sport Australian and Fine Bindings. 690 lots
Ader. PARIS. Books Online. 194 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Historical Memories/Manuscripts and Miscellaneous. 156 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premium and Emporium Auction. 137 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28. 89 lots
Sat. Feb. 5th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. FROM CHERET TO LAMBORGHINI: AFFORDABLE POSTERS. 226 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Super Sports and Entertainment Sale. 149 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/29.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Mid-Century, Modern Art and Contemporary. 76 lots
Sun. Feb. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/23. 367 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Traveler Collection Part I Currency Showcase Auction. 283 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/28. 50 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris.
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746 [bound with] A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, [c.1755]. £30,000 - £50,000Forum, Sep. 24: Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, first edition, Milan, Gotarto da Ponte, 1518. £20,000 - £30,000Forum, Sep. 24: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, 1937. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Stackelberg (Otto Magnus v). Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne, first edition, Rome, 1825. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Sep. 24: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichita Romane, 4 vol., Rome, Bouchard and Gravier, 1756. £10,000 - £15,000Forum, Sep. 24: Henry VIII's Primer.- Church of England.- The Primer, set foorth by the Kynges maiestie and his clergie…,, first edition, by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, 1545; bound with 2 others, similar. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, ink inscription in the author's hand laid down to half-title, 1869. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Siebold (P.F. von) J.G. Zuccarini and F.A.W. Miquel. Flora Japonica, 2 vol., first edition, Leiden, for the author, 1835-70. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Illuminated manuscript facsimile.- Constitution Of India (The), Dehra Dun, Survey of India Offices, [c. 1950]. £3,500 - £5,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, prototype edition, Shenyang, compiled and printed by the Political Department, Air Force Division of Shenyang Military Region, 1963. £3,000 - £4,000Forum, Sep. 24: Richardson (John). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 vol., first edition, Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1829-37. £4,000 - £6,000Forum, Sep. 24: Mite (The), the printer/publisher's own copy with the original type and printing blocks for all three of its editions (1891, 1893 & 1896), Grimsby, Ernest A. Robinson, 1891. £3,000 - £4,000. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland.
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Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.
