Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 30 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 19 August 2022, 30 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 4 in euros, 6 in British pounds and 19 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $8,309,429 as 78% of all lots changed hands. There were 10,179 offered while 7,953 were sold. The average lot sold for $1,045.
The fall season begins in 2 weeks.
2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 8/11 on August 17th: $2,216,880
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture and History on August 18th: $1,182,921
7 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Christies. DJ Kool Herc & The Birth of Hip Hop - bidstart 8/4 on August 18th: 257.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/29 on August 8th: 131.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/29 on August 9th: 124.40%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 17th: 116.62%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints & Original Art, Urban Art, Film, Rock, Pop, Vinyl Records on August 17th: 115.68%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on August 17th: 113.16%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 8/12 on August 18th: 107.93%
23 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The WaWa Collection Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Christies. DJ Kool Herc & The Birth of Hip Hop - bidstart 8/4 on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Scenes From Isolation: A Cathy Collection Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume 2 Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 7/31 on August 14th: 98.79%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on August 17th: 97.38%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 8/11 on August 17th: 97.06%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 96.75%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 14th: 95.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/29 on August 7th: 94.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/29 on August 9th: 94.12%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 94.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 17th: 92.88%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books and Related Items on August 18th: 92.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/29 on August 8th: 86.36%
RR Auction. Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 86.27%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/4 on August 14th: 84.75%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints & Original Art, Urban Art, Film, Rock, Pop, Vinyl Records on August 17th: 84.65%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 8/12 on August 18th: 80.00%
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30 total sales reported this week:
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 8/12 on August 18th: 80.00%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 8/11 on August 17th: 97.06%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on August 17th: 97.38%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on July 8th: 51.06%
North American Auction Company. Old Western Auction: Native American, Art, Cowboy and Jewelry on August 13th: 76.80%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books and Related Items on August 18th: 92.52%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture and History on August 18th: 79.28%
RR Auction. Apple, Jobs and Computer Hardware - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 86.27%
Christies. DJ Kool Herc & The Birth of Hip Hop - bidstart 8/4 on August 18th: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Lots of Books, Ephemera, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and on August 17th: 61.72%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 17th: 92.88%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints & Original Art, Urban Art, Film, Rock, Pop, Vinyl Records on August 17th: 84.65%
Heritage Auctions. The WaWa Collection Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Scenes From Isolation: A Cathy Collection Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume 2 Showcase Auction on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 96.75%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/10 on August 17th: 99.73%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on August 16th: 76.34%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety, Online Only - bidstart 8/5 on August 16th: 38.27%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 7/31 on August 14th: 98.79%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 15th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/4 on August 14th: 84.75%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Firsts, History, Tourism and more on August 12th: 69.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/29 on August 9th: 94.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/29 on August 8th: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/29 on August 7th: 94.55%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 14th: 95.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/6 on August 13th: 94.00%
For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 22nd
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 8/12. 116 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/12. 49 lots
Tue. Aug. 23rd
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Soda Pop and Soda Fountain Advertising. 238 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16. 426 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16. 142 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart8/15. 220 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 173 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/12. 20 lots
Wed. Aug. 24th
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera. 343 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. The Definitive Collection of Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards. 81 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/17. 321 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Select - bidstart 8/17. 137 lots
Thu. Aug. 25th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Antiquarian Books with Fine Bindings & Fine Press. 360 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. General Advertising. 242 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Rush to the Rockies Auction. 351 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Thursday Morning at Stair. 10 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard. 132 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction. 93 lots
Fri. Aug. 26th
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. August Splendor. 96 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Rush to the Rockies Auction. 422 lots
Sat. Aug. 27th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/20. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction. 878 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Rush to the Rockies Auction. 44 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 263 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American Auction. 195 lots
Sun. Aug. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/14. 289 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Rush to the Rockies Auction. 46 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Michael L. Turner Collection Currency Showcase Auction. 121 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.