Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 4 February 2022, 41 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $$8,895,258 as 90% of all lots sold. There were 10,684 lots posted and 9,581 changed hands. The average lot sold for $928.
Best wishes to consignors, bidders, and buyers!
Arader Galleries. January 2022 Auction on January 29th: $2,536,320
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 31st: $1,203,976
16 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/14 on January 26th: 268.14%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter 2022 Auction on January 29th: 234.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14 on January 23rd: 146.12%
Ader. Books Online on February 4th: 138.43%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on February 2nd: 133.17%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 2nd: 131.27%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Auction 24 on January 29th: 128.56%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 127.09%
Winter Associates. Auction on January 31st: 123.84%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 1st: 123.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/14 on January 24th: 116.08%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on January 29th: 113.73%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 112.88%
Neal Auction Company. Winter Estate Auction on January 29th: 105.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/14 on January 25th: 101.36%
Bonhams. 19th and 20th Century Vintage Posters - bidstart 1/24 on February 3rd: 100.79%
29 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Mark "The Fifth Turtle" Freedman Showcase Auction on February 3rd: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only : Timed Eclectic Variety Auction on February 1st: 100.00%
Marathon Auction Services. Rare Books and Important Antiques Auction on January 30th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on January 30th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Winter Estate Auction on January 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 31st: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/26 on February 2nd: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. he Mile High Hoard Collection Currency Showcase Auction on January 30th: 99.59%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 99.56%
PBA Galleries. Comics on February 3rd: 99.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/16 on January 30th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 30th: 98.71%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on January 29th: 96.48%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter 2022 Auction on January 29th: 96.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14 on January 23rd: 95.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/14 on January 26th: 94.16%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on February 2nd: 92.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/14 on January 25th: 91.67%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Miscellany Art Sport Australian and Fine Bindings on February 4th: 91.59%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 1st: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/14 on January 24th: 88.73%
EV Stamps. Weekly Stamps and Sports Card Auction on January 30th: 86.67%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Special Sale: Incunables, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Ra on February 1st: 85.99%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 2nd: 85.91%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on February 2nd: 84.38%
Winter Associates. Auction on January 31st: 80.25%
41 total sales reported this week:
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Miscellany Art Sport Australian and Fine Bindings on February 4th: 91.59%
Ader. Books Online on February 4th: 77.84%
PBA Galleries. Comics on February 3rd: 99.24%
Bonhams. 19th and 20th Century Vintage Posters - bidstart 1/24 on February 3rd: 77.05%
Rossini. GENERAL SALE: KNOBS, PAINTINGS, PAPER WORKS, BOOKS, GLASS on February 2nd: 51.92%
Heritage Auctions. Mark "The Fifth Turtle" Freedman Showcase Auction on February 3rd: 100.00%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on February 2nd: 84.38%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on February 2nd: 92.16%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only - preview 1/24 on February 2nd: 79.53%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 2nd: 85.91%
Bonhams. The World of Anime - bidstart 1/24 on February 2nd: 48.37%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/26 on February 2nd: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 99.56%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Special Sale: Incunables, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Ra on February 1st: 85.99%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only : Timed Eclectic Variety Auction on February 1st: 100.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Photographs on February 1st: 78.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 1st: 90.00%
Ader. Online Photographs Books on February 1st: 40.57%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 100.00%
Winter Associates. Auction on January 31st: 80.25%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Advertising Posters on January 31st: 79.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/16 on January 30th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 31st: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 1/23 on January 30th: 98.71%
Heritage Auctions. he Mile High Hoard Collection Currency Showcase Auction on January 30th: 99.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/21 on January 28th: 73.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - bidstart 1/21 on January 27th: 32.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/14 on January 26th: 94.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/14 on January 25th: 91.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/14 on January 24th: 88.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/14 on January 23rd: 95.24%
Schilb Antiquarian. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! on January 30th: 100.00%
Marathon Auction Services. Rare Books and Important Antiques Auction on January 30th: 100.00%
EV Stamps. Weekly Stamps and Sports Card Auction on January 30th: 86.67%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter 2022 Auction on January 29th: 96.05%
Neal Auction Company. Winter Estate Auction on January 29th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on January 29th: 96.48%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Auction 24 on January 29th: 73.21%
Arader Galleries. January 2022 Auction on January 29th: 57.38%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/22 on January 29th: 99.00%
For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Feb. 7th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/28. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28. 163 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. The Gunnar Skoog Collection of Maps. 37 lots
Tue. Feb. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/1. 600 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/1. 176 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 2/1. 91 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters - bidstart 2/2. 120 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Collectables. 128 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 60 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Poster Treasures. 314 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. FINE BOOKS & EPHEMERA LIST #12.
Wed. Feb. 9th
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Prints. 240 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/2. 302 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 1/21. 1043 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 107 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 1/26. 840 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Decoration and Furniture. 33 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial & Graphic Art. 384 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28. 130 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old and Modern Books. 256 lots
Thu. Feb. 10th
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Prints. 233 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 339 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. PBA Platinum. 113 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs: Celebrating 70 Years of Photographs at Swann. 251 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories. 65 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The February Estate Auction. 59 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian & Collectable Books Auction to Include Ephemera, Photographs etc.. 316 lots
Fri. Feb. 11th
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. DiscoverIT Comic & Toy Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/4. 130 lots
Tajan. Paris. Old Books, Manuscripts, Drawings and Paintings.
Sat. Feb. 12th
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Japanese and American Woodblocks. 428 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Books and Originals. 558 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/5. 200 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Antiques and Interiors.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Lincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction. 503 lots
Sun. Feb. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 2/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 2/6.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/30. 453 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/4. 59 lots
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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. -
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. -
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.