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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 43 Upcoming this Week

For  the week ended Friday, 11 March 2022, 41 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Columbian pesos, 2 in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 24 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was  $14,534,375 as 81% of all lots sold.  There were 10,182 lots posted and 8,274 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,757.

 

In these trying times we wish you the best.

 

4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games on March 4th: $3,789,153
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 9th: $2,214,072
Swann Galleries. Prints and Drawings on March 10th: $2,120,305
Sothebys. Contemporary Curated on March 11th: $1,667,862

 


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

Gorringes. The Spring Fine Sale on March 8th: 155.09%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Cover to Cover: Artist Books and Ephemera on March 10th: 133.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/18 on March 2nd: 127.46%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 10th: 126.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Traveler Collection Part II Currency Showcase Auction on March 6th: 124.74%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, English Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings on March 9th: 120.61%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 9th: 118.25%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 112.35%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Surrealism/Art Brut/Modern Art on March 10th: 110.84%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 110.25%


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/20 on March 6th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Cover to Cover: Artist Books and Ephemera on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Traveler Collection Part II Currency Showcase Auction on March 6th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. VIRTUAL ON LINE AUCTION ON-SITE KENNEBUNK MAINE on March 6th: 100.00%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Winter Sale 2022 on March 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Selections From the Bobby G. Murphy Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games on March 4th: 99.55%
Gorringes. The Spring Fine Sale on March 8th: 98.57%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 2/27 on March 7th: 98.20%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on March 5th: 97.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 95.65%
Bruun Rasmussen. NASA Photographs on March 9th: 94.74%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 94.61%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Robert Peak Illustration Art Showcase Auction on March 10th: 92.59%
Sothebys. Contemporary Curated on March 11th: 92.31%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on March 8th: 91.76%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 9th: 89.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/18 on March 2nd: 87.33%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on March 8th: 86.49%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 10th: 85.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/18 on February 27th: 83.64%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, English Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings on March 9th: 82.46%
Heritage Auctions. In Focus: Women Photographers on February 9th: 81.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/25 on March 4th: 80.58%
Bogota Auction. Engravings and multiples. Decorative arts and design. on March 3rd: 80.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/18 on February 28th: 80.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Sakamoto Portrait on March 11th Actual price: USD $630,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Pokémon Charizard #4 First Edition Base Set Trading Card (Wizards of the Coast, 1999) PSA GEM MT 10. on March 4th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Pokémon First Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on March 4th Actual price: USD $288,000.
  4. Sothebys Superman, from Myths (Feldman & Shellmann II.260) on March 11th Actual price: USD $277,200.
  5. Sothebys I. Face It! (Blue) II. Face It! (Green) on March 11th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  6. Sothebys Two Crowds: Trouble (Excluded); Watching (Included) on March 11th Actual price: USD $170,100.
  7. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Unlimited Edition Starter Deck Sealed Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1993). on March 4th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  8. Sothebys Bikini (Desert) on March 11th Actual price: USD $157,500.
  9. Christies The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (twenty eleven) - 24 April 2011 on March 9th Actual price: USD $119,700.
  10. Christies Methamphetamine on March 9th Actual price: USD $100,800.
  11. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Alpha Edition Sealed Starter Deck (Wizards of the Coast, 1993). on March 4th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  12. Christies Untitled No. 14, from The Yosemite Suite on March 9th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  13. Sothebys Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 32) on March 11th Actual price: USD $69,300.
  14. Christies Mao: one print on March 9th Actual price: USD $69,300.
  15. Christies Crying Girl on March 9th Actual price: USD $69,300.
  16. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Antiquities Edition Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1994). on March 4th Actual price: USD $66,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Beta Edition Black Lotus (Wizards of the Coast, 1993) BGS MINT 9. on March 4th Actual price: USD $66,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Antiquities Edition Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1994). on March 4th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  19. Sothebys Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 33) on March 11th Actual price: USD $60,480.
  20. Christies Sun, from Weather Series on March 9th Actual price: USD $60,480.
  21. Christies Flowers I-III, from Bedford Series on March 9th Actual price: USD $60,480.
  22. Christies Wild Raspberries on March 9th Actual price: USD $56,700.
  23. Sothebys Fertility Suite: One Plate (Littmann p. 31) on March 11th Actual price: USD $52,920.
  24. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Black Lots Alpha Edition Trading Card (Wizards of the Coast, 1993) CGC VG/Ex+ 4.5. on March 4th Actual price: USD $52,800.
  25. Gorringes A Collection of deeds and documents relating chiefly to Kent, 1264-1654, from the collection of Thomas Godfrey Godfrey-Faussett (1829-1877) on March 8th Actual price: USD $51,622.



41 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Contemporary Curated on March 11th: 92.31%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Prints, Multiples and Works on Paper: session 1 on March 11th: 79.37%
Bogota Auction. Engravings and multiples. Decorative arts and design. on March 3rd: 80.26%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Surrealism/Art Brut/Modern Art on March 10th: 62.24%
Swann Galleries. Prints and Drawings on March 10th: 70.25%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Cover to Cover: Artist Books and Ephemera on March 10th: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Decorative and Graphic Arts with Illustrated & Antiquarian Books, Fine Press & Fine Bindings on March 10th: 63.32%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Graphic Work and Photography on March 10th: 22.78%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 10th: 85.83%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 27.37%
Heritage Auctions. Selections From the Bobby G. Murphy Collection Showcase Auction on March 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Robert Peak Illustration Art Showcase Auction on March 10th: 92.59%
Sothebys. Living Contemporary - bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 73.17%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 2/18 on March 9th: 64.33%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, English Watercolours, Old Master Prints & Drawings on March 9th: 82.46%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on March 9th: 89.61%
Bruun Rasmussen. NASA Photographs on March 9th: 94.74%
Heritage Auctions. In Focus: Women Photographers on February 9th: 81.30%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 99.71%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on March 8th: 86.49%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on March 8th: 91.76%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 99.84%
Gorringes. The Spring Fine Sale on March 8th: 98.57%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Timed Online Rare Book & Collectors Sale - bidstart 2/25 on March 8th: 65.56%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 8th: 77.08%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 2/27 on March 7th: 98.20%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 94.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/25 on March 4th: 80.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/18 on March 2nd: 87.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/18 on March 1st: 78.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/18 on February 28th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - bidstart 2/18 on February 26th: 36.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/18 on February 27th: 83.64%
John McInnis Auctioneers. VIRTUAL ON LINE AUCTION ON-SITE KENNEBUNK MAINE on March 6th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on March 5th: 97.00%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Winter Sale 2022 on March 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Traveler Collection Part II Currency Showcase Auction on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/20 on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games on March 4th: 99.55%


For the week ahead 43 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 14th
Ader. PARIS. Photography Books. 287 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Mid-Century Modern, Eldred Wheeler & Fine Furniture; Paintings; Prints; Asian; Jewelry; Art Pottery. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/4. 98 lots

Tue. Mar. 15th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/8. 526 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 3/8. 154 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 3/8. 113 lots
Guernseys. New York, NY. African American Historical and Cultural Artifacts. 1 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain. 114 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions - bidstart 3/1. 72 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs - Collection Sale. 268 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Country Americana online - bidstart 3/5. 32 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction. 460 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Antiques and Decorative Arts. 51 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety. 32 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/4. 36 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Antique Maps, Charts, Atlases, Engravings, Historical Documents & Books. 164 lots

Wed. Mar. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/9. 340 lots
ALDE. Paris. Old books from the 15th to the 19th century, Sciences & Medicine. 167 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Cape Town,. Modern and Contemporary Art. 13 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/10. 39 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples and Modern Art. 382 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Posters and Propaganda. 353 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Two Day Book Sale. 495 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/13/4. 153 lots

Thu. Mar. 17th
RR Auction. Amherst. Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware - bidstart 3/10. 67 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 207 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Gambling, Playing Cards, Coin-Op, & Advertising. 413 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Prints and Editions. 181 lots
Sothebys. New York. Modern: Discoveries - bidstart 3/4. 42 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Books and Manuscripts - Philately - Postcards. 321 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. March Antiques and Accessories. 53 lots

Fri. Mar. 18th
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Spring Auction. 965 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Monthly Picture Sale. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 3/11. 112 lots

Sat. Mar. 19th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction. 40 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper -. 200 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Western Collector Auction. 190 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Inaugural J. Doyle Dewitt Collection of Americana & Political Signature® Auction. 117 lots

Sun. Mar. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 3/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 3/13.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/6. 277 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/11. 67 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 3/11. 29 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <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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  • <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.