Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 42 Auctions Archived, another 47 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 15 April 2022, 42 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 14 in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $40,677,534 as 83% of all lots sold. There were 10,795 lots posted and 8,982 changed hands. The average lot sold for $4,529. For that sumptuous number we tip our hat to Captain America and his comic cohort.
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on April 10th: $27,674,844
Sothebys. Photographs - bidstart 4/5 on April 13th: $1,976,310
Aguttes. 47 • THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • FINE ARTS • GRAPHIC WORKS AND AUTOGRAPHS on April 5th: $1,737,975
Ader. COLLECTION OF PRINTS AROUND BONNARD, VALLOTTON AND STEINLEN on April 8th: $1,062,522
11 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 3/25 on April 6th: 263.86%
Ader. COLLECTION OF PRINTS AROUND BONNARD, VALLOTTON AND STEINLEN on April 8th: 168.76%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on April 13th: 154.29%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Books on April 14th: 148.34%
Gorringes. Book Sale on April 12th: 141.28%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/5 on April 12th: 128.79%
De Baecque and Associes. Autographs - Ancient and Modern Photographs on April 14th: 109.65%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/5 on April 12th: 106.90%
OSENAT. Royalty at Versailles on April 10th: 103.92%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Menus, Timetables, Early Brochures; Original Illustration Art on April 9th: 101.16%
Bruneau & Co. . Exclusive Comic Book Auction on April 13th: 100.11%
24 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 4/5 on April 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/5 on April 12th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Spring Estates Auction on April 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/5 on April 12th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on April 10th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/27 on April 10th: 99.57%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 4/3 on April 11th: 99.50%
Bruneau & Co. . Exclusive Comic Book Auction on April 13th: 98.80%
Leland Little Auctions. The Spring Estate Auction on April 14th: 98.59%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 98.21%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on April 9th: 97.50%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Menus, Timetables, Early Brochures; Original Illustration Art on April 9th: 95.83%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 4/3 on April 10th: 94.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 3/25 on April 6th: 89.80%
Gorringes. Book Sale on April 12th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/25 on April 5th: 87.50%
New England Auctions. Literature, Illustrated, Graphics and Photography - bidstart 3/23 on April 12th: 87.50%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts, featuring the Library of Roman Vishniac on April 12th: 84.88%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on April 8th: 84.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/25 on April 4th: 83.56%
Moreshet Auctions. Chabad on April 10th: 82.80%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on April 13th: 82.32%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Books on April 14th: 81.82%
Sothebys. History in Manuscript: Letters and Documents from a Distinguished Collection - bidstart 4/4 on April 13th: 80.38%
42 total sales reported this week:
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Animals on Parade on April 15th: 60.00%
Santa Fe Art Auction. The April Sale: Session 1 on April 15th: 50.00%
Tajan. Books and Manuscripts on April 14th: 37.91%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on April 14th: 65.87%
PIASA. Contemporary Art and Photographs on April 14th: 14.06%
Leland Little Auctions. The Spring Estate Auction on April 14th: 98.59%
De Baecque and Associes. Autographs - Ancient and Modern Photographs on April 14th: 66.77%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Books on April 14th: 81.82%
Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on April 13th: 15.60%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on April 13th: 67.91%
Sothebys. History in Manuscript: Letters and Documents from a Distinguished Collection - bidstart 4/4 on April 13th: 80.38%
Sothebys. Photographs - bidstart 4/5 on April 13th: 57.98%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 3/10 on April 13th: 69.29%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on April 13th: 65.00%
Bruneau & Co. . Exclusive Comic Book Auction on April 13th: 98.80%
New England Auctions. Literature, Illustrated, Graphics and Photography - bidstart 3/23 on April 12th: 87.50%
Gorringes. Book Sale on April 12th: 88.89%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 12th: 78.16%
Bonhams. Space History Featuring the First Lunar Sample on April 13th: 68.18%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts, featuring the Library of Roman Vishniac on April 12th: 84.88%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/6 on April 13th: 98.21%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on April 13th: 82.32%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/5 on April 12th: 99.75%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/5 on April 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 4/5 on April 12th: 100.00%
OSENAT. Royalty at Versailles on April 10th: 60.87%
Moreshet Auctions. Chabad on April 10th: 82.80%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Menus, Timetables, Early Brochures; Original Illustration Art on April 9th: 95.83%
Neal Auction Company. Spring Estates Auction on April 9th: 100.00%
Aguttes. 47 • THE ARISTOPHIL COLLECTIONS • FINE ARTS • GRAPHIC WORKS AND AUTOGRAPHS on April 5th: 78.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/1 on April 8th: 63.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 3/25 on April 6th: 89.80%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/25 on April 5th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/25 on April 4th: 83.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/25 on April 3rd: 71.43%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 4/3 on April 11th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/27 on April 10th: 99.57%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 4/3 on April 10th: 94.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on April 9th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on April 10th: 99.61%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient and Modern Books on April 8th: 84.86%
Ader. COLLECTION OF PRINTS AROUND BONNARD, VALLOTTON AND STEINLEN on April 8th: 64.16%
For the week ahead 47 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Apr. 18th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/8. 98 lots
Tue. Apr. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/12. 428 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 4/12. 95 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/12. 176 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Spring Collector's Choice Auction. 134 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 192 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Contemporary Art/Modern Art and Design. 97 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/8. 46 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 4/13. 53 lots
Wed. Apr. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/13. 335 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures. 101 lots
Rossini. Paris. Autographs - French Revolution. 363 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/8. 125 lots
Thu. Apr. 21st
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples. 137 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. The Charles Fracchia Collection, Part I: Letter Sheets & Maps. 134 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 250 lots
Rossini. Paris. Autographs - French Revolution. 342 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 4/6. 171 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space Exploration - bidstart 3/10. 467 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Quinn - Rare Book Catalogue Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Paper Money Fair - Netherlands World Banknote Signature® Auction. 786 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Auction - session 1. 441 lots
Fri. Apr. 22nd
Withington Auctions, Inc.. Goffstown. Welcome Spring Auction. 26 lots
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books and Paintings. 419 lots
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. The Sportsmen's Auction. 17 lots
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Southampton. Super Heroes & Related Collectibles Auction. 302 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Auction - session 2. 430 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/15. 75 lots
Sat. Apr. 23rd
Damien Voglaire. Brussels. Books and Paintings. 418 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Affordable Posters. 252 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper -. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. April Auction - bidstart 3/21. 162 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . 24th Annual Spring Fine Art Auction. 92 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Animals. 8 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Signature Auction. 889 lots
Casco Bay Auctions. Freeport. Historic Men’s Dress, Military and Civil, including Costume, Artwork, and Color Plate Books from the. 64 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Fine and Decorative Arts - session 2. 14 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. American Indian Western Auction. 141 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Auction - session 3. 136 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - bidstart 4/15. 11 lots
Sun. Apr. 24th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic, Online - bidstart 4/14. 59 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 4/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 4/17.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/10. 311 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!. 110 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Americana Auction - session 4. 541 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/15. 80 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.