Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 44 Auctions Archived, another 45 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 22 April 2022, 44 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated In Danish krone, 14 in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 28 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $23,997,905 as 83% of all lots sold. There were 11,312 offers posted and 9,360 changed hands. The average lot sold for $2,564.
To the many who were at the Antiquarian Book Fair in New York over this past weekend we hope the outcomes were pleasing.
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 4/6 on April 21st: $9,748,494
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 22nd: $4,920,300
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 15th: $1,573,441
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on April 16th: $1,494,656
16 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/1 on April 11th: 2465.65%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/1 on April 12th: 782.32%
Jacksons Auction. Spring Collector's Choice Auction on April 20th: 327.93%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/1 on April 13th: 207.16%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on April 12th: 200.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/1 on April 10th: 182.36%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 4/6 on April 21st: 151.66%
PBA Galleries. The Charles Fracchia Collection, Part I: Letter Sheets & Maps on April 21st: 137.09%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 126.57%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 22nd: 121.47%
Dorotheum . Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures on April 20th: 120.59%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature, Walking Sticks, and Autographs on April 6th: 115.14%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 21st: 112.61%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 15th: 108.24%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 106.37%
Bruun Rasmussen. Contemporary Art/Modern Art and Design on April 19th: 104.13%
30 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection, Part VIII on April 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/3 on April 17th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/1 on April 11th: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. The Charles Fracchia Collection, Part I: Letter Sheets & Maps on April 21st: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/1 on April 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 4/10 on April 18th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 99.10%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on April 16th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 98.95%
Jacksons Auction. Spring Collector's Choice Auction on April 20th: 98.51%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 4/13 on April 19th: 98.11%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 4/10 on April 17th: 97.97%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 15th: 96.61%
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Super Heroes & Related Collectibles Auction on April 22nd: 96.03%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on April 16th: 95.83%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on April 19th: 95.83%
Aspire Auctions. Online Auction - bidstart 4/8 on April 16th: 94.83%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 4/6 on April 21st: 92.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/1 on April 10th: 92.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/1 on April 13th: 90.91%
Santa Fe Art Auction. The April Sale: Session 2 on April 16th: 90.63%
Bruun Rasmussen. Contemporary Art/Modern Art and Design on April 19th: 88.66%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 22nd: 85.40%
Withington Auctions, Inc.. Welcome Spring Auction on April 22nd: 84.62%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 21st: 84.40%
Early American. History Auction on April 16th: 83.60%
Litchfield County Auctions. Rare Books and Documents on April 13th: 82.22%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on April 12th: 81.38%
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44 total sales reported this week:
Withington Auctions, Inc.. Welcome Spring Auction on April 22nd: 84.62%
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Super Heroes & Related Collectibles Auction on April 22nd: 96.03%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 4/6 on April 21st: 92.98%
RR Auction. Space Exploration - bidstart 3/10 on April 21st: 62.31%
Rossini. Autographs - French Revolution on April 21st: 47.95%
Rossini. Autographs - French Revolution on April 20th: 50.96%
PBA Galleries. The Charles Fracchia Collection, Part I: Letter Sheets & Maps on April 21st: 100.00%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Western Americana Auction - session 1 on April 21st: 77.55%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on April 21st: 84.40%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on April 22nd: 85.40%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on April 7th: 66.78%
Galerie Bassenge. "Mare Aeternum" on April 6th: 47.62%
Galerie Bassenge. Facsimiles - A Private Library on April 5th: 73.68%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books on April 5th: 59.25%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature, Walking Sticks, and Autographs on April 6th: 64.33%
Dorotheum . Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures on April 20th: 74.26%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 4/13 on April 19th: 98.11%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on April 19th: 95.83%
Bruun Rasmussen. Contemporary Art/Modern Art and Design on April 19th: 88.66%
Jacksons Auction. Spring Collector's Choice Auction on April 20th: 98.51%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/13 on April 20th: 99.10%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 98.95%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/12 on April 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 4/10 on April 18th: 99.61%
Santa Fe Art Auction. The April Sale: Session 2 on April 16th: 90.63%
Michaans Auctions. April Gallery Sale on April 16th: 72.55%
EV Stamps. Autographs and Documents Auction on April 16th: 57.14%
Early American. History Auction on April 16th: 83.60%
Aspire Auctions. Online Auction - bidstart 4/8 on April 16th: 94.83%
Litchfield County Auctions. Rare Books and Documents on April 13th: 82.22%
Lark Mason Associates. Fine and Decorative Works of Art - bidstart 3/22 on April 12th: 72.34%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts on April 12th: 81.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/8 on April 15th: 76.53%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/1 on April 13th: 90.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/1 on April 12th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/1 on April 11th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/1 on April 10th: 92.31%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on April 16th: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/3 on April 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 4/10 on April 17th: 97.97%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on April 16th: 95.83%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on April 15th: 96.61%
Heritage Auctions. The David Hall T206 Collection, Part VIII on April 14th: 100.00%
For the week ahead 45 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Apr. 25th
Christies. New York. Online Auction: Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 4/11. 173 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Judaica. 10 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 14 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . April 25th Auction. 17 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 4/15. 70 lots
Tue. Apr. 26th
Sothebys. New York. Books and Manuscripts from the Collection of Jay I. Kislak. Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Founda. 105 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Literature and Modern Firsts. 239 lots
Sothebys. London. Banksy - bidstart 4/20. 47 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples/Warhol's New York. 273 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/19. 418 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 4/19. 109 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 4/19. 174 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Antiques and Decorative Arts - bidstart 3/14. 31 lots
Bonhams. London. The Library of Jeremy and Penny Martin. 137 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books. 299 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Sale of Pokemon, Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh. 323 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Art and Prints - Online Only - bidstart 4/15. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 4/15. 31 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 69 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Pacific Anthropology and Military Books. 240 lots
Wed. Apr. 27th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 4/13. 773 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 278 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 4/20. 346 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . Autograph Rarities: Einstein’s Skull, Mickey Mouse, Emily Dickinson, Babe Ruth, Nikola Tesla, M.L. K. 188 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Highly Important Sale of the Libraries of the Late Conor Cruise O'Brien former Minister, his wife Má. 608 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 201 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. April Day 1: Minnesota Art and History. 81 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 201 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 4/15. 121 lots
Thu. Apr. 28th
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 471 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 4/21. 502 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Fine Books and Works on Paper. 291 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Library of Roman Vishniac and Other Properties. 96 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Under 1K. 255 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Asian Art Auction - session 2. 142 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. April Day 2: Important Works of Art. 80 lots
Fri. Apr. 29th
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. From Aristocratic Estates and Bourgeois Possessions, Valuable Books and Ancient Art. 1214 lots
Finarte. Milan. 19th Century Photographs: Travel Album. 185 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. A Modern Touch. 67 lots
Sat. Apr. 30th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper -. 200 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Numismatic Library of Sydney F. Martin. 470 lots
Sun. May. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 4/24.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 4/24.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/17. 308 lots
Bruce McKinney
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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.