Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 22 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 26 August 2022, 29 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 3 in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $3,056,209 as 89% of all lots changed hands. There were 5,690 offered while 5,084 were sold. The average lot sold for $601.14.
The fall season begins next week.
3 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Skinner. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart8/15 on August 23rd: 172.28%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 24th: 154.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/5 on August 14th: 132.51%
19 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on August 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16 on August 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 22nd: 100.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Definitive Collection of Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards on August 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on August 21st: 99.68%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on August 23rd: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16 on August 23rd: 99.30%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 21st: 96.28%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 21st: 93.29%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 24th: 92.13%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on August 25th: 90.00%
Skinner. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart8/15 on August 23rd: 89.09%
Morphy Auctions. Soda Pop and Soda Fountain Advertising on August 24th: 86.55%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 86.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/5 on August 14th: 82.50%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 23rd: 80.56%
29 total sales reported this week:
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on August 25th: 90.00%
PBA Galleries. Antiquarian Books with Fine Bindings & Fine Press on August 25th: 69.44%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery in the Backyard on August 25th: 78.79%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. August 2022 on August 25th: 31.62%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 25th: 67.24%
Eldreds. August Antiques and Accessories on August 25th: 75.44%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on August 25th: 100.00%
Tooveys. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 24th: 92.13%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Definitive Collection of Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards on August 24th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 23rd: 80.56%
Skinner. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart8/15 on August 23rd: 89.09%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on August 23rd: 99.51%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 23rd: 75.00%
Bonhams. Photographs on August 23rd: 67.05%
Morphy Auctions. Soda Pop and Soda Fountain Advertising on August 24th: 86.55%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.27%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/17 on August 24th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16 on August 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/16 on August 23rd: 99.30%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/7 on August 21st: 96.28%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 22nd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/5 on August 16th: 73.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/5 on August 15th: 77.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/5 on August 14th: 82.50%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on August 21st: 99.68%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 21st: 93.29%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 86.50%
Michaans Auctions. August Gallery Auction on August 20th: 79.17%
For the week ahead 22 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 29th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/19. 53 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 132 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Americana. 41 lots
Tue. Aug. 30th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 8/19. 304 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23. 473 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23. 124 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/19. 24 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 77 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Science, Medicine, Technology, Travel, Etc.. 177 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Online Only. 18 lots
Wed. Aug. 31st
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 267 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/24. 282 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/24. 134 lots
Thu. Sep. 1st
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 8/25. 555 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 12 lots
Sat. Sep. 3rd
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. September Auction - bidstart 8/26. 90 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/27. 200 lots
Sun. Sep. 4th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/21. 320 lots
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. Books - Online Auction. 205 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/26. 47 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.