Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 3 June 2022, 37 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 13 in euros, and 22 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $7,578,161 as 78% of all lots sold. There were 8,564 offers posted and 6,695 changed hands. The average lot sold for $1,132.
The summer has arrived but expect interesting material will continue to be posted straight through August.
2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 30th: $1,539,726
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 24th: $1,112,639
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 30th: $1,539,726
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 24th: $1,112,639
6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Skinner. Arts of Japan: Ukiyo-e to Shin hanga - online - bidstart 5/21 on May 31st: 168.82%
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 24th: 160.09%
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 23rd: 137.41%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 112.94%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 103.94%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 30th: 103.77%
22 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/25 on June 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Spider-Steve Showcase Auction on June 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 5/22 on May 30th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Showcase Auction on May 29th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/15 on May 29th: 99.17%
New England Auctions. Fine Books & Ephemera List #15 With An Imporant Oriental Color Costume Book, 1862 on May 31st: 95.69%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on May 28th: 94.00%
Skinner. Arts of Japan: Ukiyo-e to Shin hanga - online - bidstart 5/21 on May 31st: 92.95%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 5/25 on May 31st: 92.31%
Christies. The Private Collection of William S. Reese Part Three - bidstart 5/19 on June 2nd: 90.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15/13 on May 25th: 88.50%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. NRC - 17: Post-War and Contemporary Art on May 31st: 88.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/13 on May 24th: 87.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/13 on May 22nd: 86.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/13 on May 23rd: 84.72%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art on June 2nd: 84.47%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. NRC - 17: Old Master to Modern Art on May 30th: 83.33%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. A Contemporary Vision: Works from the Melva Bucksbaum Collection, Part II on June 1st: 81.08%
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 24th: 80.12%
37 total sales reported this week:
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 24th: 80.12%
Ader. Posters - Michel Romand Collection on May 23rd: 74.74%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on May 30th: 71.66%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. NRC - 17: Post-War and Contemporary Art on May 31st: 88.06%
Adams Amsterdam Auctions. NRC - 17: Old Master to Modern Art on May 30th: 83.33%
Waverly Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Prints on June 2nd: 72.69%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Sport Art Architecture Literature History Travel Ephemera on June 2nd: 62.40%
Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on June 2nd: 79.40%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art on June 2nd: 84.47%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts on June 2nd: 53.67%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Minerals Galore - Western Americana Auction - session 1 on June 2nd: 56.28%
Heritage Auctions. The Spider-Steve Showcase Auction on June 2nd: 100.00%
Christies. The Private Collection of William S. Reese Part Three - bidstart 5/19 on June 2nd: 90.54%
Binoche et Giquello. 19th Century and Modern Books - Autographs on June 2nd: 50.51%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. Manuscripts & Collectibles Auction on June 1st: 44.65%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. A Contemporary Vision: Works from the Melva Bucksbaum Collection, Part II on June 1st: 81.08%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/25 on June 1st: 100.00%
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Books and Ephemera Auction on June 1st: 55.61%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 5/25 on May 31st: 92.31%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Marine and Voyage on May 31st: 62.90%
Skinner. Arts of Japan: Ukiyo-e to Shin hanga - online - bidstart 5/21 on May 31st: 92.95%
New England Auctions. Fine Books & Ephemera List #15 With An Imporant Oriental Color Costume Book, 1862 on May 31st: 95.69%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 31st: 78.95%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Spring Militaria & Historical Autographs Timed Auction on May 29th: 48.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 5/20 on May 27th: 67.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15/13 on May 25th: 88.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/13 on May 24th: 87.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/13 on May 23rd: 84.72%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 5/13 on May 22nd: 15.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/13 on May 22nd: 86.89%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on May 28th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 5/22 on May 30th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Showcase Auction on May 29th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/15 on May 29th: 99.17%
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For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jun. 6th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. JEWELRY, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART, ART OBJECTS, MOVIE POSTERS. 230 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 464 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/27. 88 lots
Tue. Jun. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/31. 351 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 5/31. 52 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 5/31. 175 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Collectables. 218 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - online only - bidstart 5/27. 32 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Art and Prints - Online Only - bidstart 5/27. 45 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 69 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 5/27. 37 lots
Wed. Jun. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/1. 342 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography. 350 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Prints, drawings & paintings | Old master, modern and contemporary art. 671 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 198 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 5/27. 141 lots
Ader. PARIS. Online - Photographs. 165 lots
Thu. Jun. 9th
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 245 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Comic Books. 350 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 269 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 6/2. 539 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rare Pulps and Collectibles Showcase Auction. 416 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The John H. Walker Collection of Confederate States. 379 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. NASA Photography: The History of the Space Conquest. 320 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Book Auction - bidstart 5/27. 38 lots
Fri. Jun. 10th
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Books, Maps, Globes & Manuscripts. 228 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 6/4. 108 lots
Sat. Jun. 11th
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings at Auction. 337 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Signature Summer Auction. 40 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. June 2022 - bidstart 6/3. 51 lots
Macon Brothers Auctioneers. Walla Walla. Rare Books, Maps, Atlases & Ephemera. 199 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games. 495 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. History Auction. 283 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Americana & Political. 335 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper -. 200 lots
Sun. Jun. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 6/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 6/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/28. 376 lots
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. Books.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The LII Collection Currency. 285 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/3. 66 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. -
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.