Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 33 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 2 September 2022, 33 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 25 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was a svelte $35,883,380.60 as 85% of all lots changed hands. There were 8,939 offered while 7,554 were sold. The average lot sold for $4,750.25. The extraordinary numbers are courtesy of Heritage’s Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction that included an exceptional example of an apparently rare, significant and tres boffo baseball card showing Mickey Mantle. Who ever knew it was possible to get cavities and a multi-million dollar baseball card for a nickel? Such epiphanies then and now, are among the great mysteries of life.
We're now in September and the season begins!
1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 28th: $31,334,857
6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Winter Associates. Americana on August 29th: 486.20%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on August 27th: 189.02%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on August 27th: 148.23%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Summer Americana Sale on August 27th: 127.06%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 31st: 118.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12 on August 21st: 103.93%
23 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on August 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 29th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 98.31%
Heritage Auctions. The Michael L. Turner Collection Currency Showcase Auction on August 28th: 96.69%
New England Auctions. Science, Medicine, Technology, Travel, Etc. on August 30th: 95.48%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 28th: 94.99%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 28th: 92.00%
Morphy Auctions. General Advertising on August 25th: 91.74%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on August 20th: 91.70%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on August 27th: 90.08%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 31st: 89.89%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only on August 30th: 88.89%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 27th: 88.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12 on August 21st: 88.33%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/20 on August 27th: 88.00%
Winter Associates. Americana on August 29th: 85.37%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 8/19 on August 30th: 84.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/12 on August 22nd: 81.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/12 on August 23rd: 80.00%
33 total sales reported this week:
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Another delightful miscellany of books on September 2nd: 71.49%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on September 1st: 75.00%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 26.85%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 8/19 on August 30th: 84.54%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 98.31%
Heritage Auctions. The Michael L. Turner Collection Currency Showcase Auction on August 28th: 96.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 28th: 92.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 29th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 28th: 94.99%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 31st: 89.89%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only on August 30th: 88.89%
New England Auctions. Science, Medicine, Technology, Travel, Etc. on August 30th: 95.48%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 30th: 79.22%
Winter Associates. Americana on August 29th: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/12 on August 23rd: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/12 on August 22nd: 81.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 8/12 on August 22nd: 29.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12 on August 21st: 88.33%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Summer Americana Sale on August 27th: 72.24%
Early American. Early American Auction on August 27th: 78.97%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 28th: 71.74%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 27th: 88.64%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 26th: 68.96%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. August Splendor on August 28th: 76.04%
Morphy Auctions. General Advertising on August 25th: 91.74%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on August 27th: 90.08%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on August 20th: 91.70%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/20 on August 27th: 88.00%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on August 27th: 100.00%
For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 5th
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Incunabula, Early Prints, Chassidut, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Chab. 150 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/26. 61 lots
Tue. Sep. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30. 478 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30. 121 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/25. 163 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Online Only - bidstart 9/2. 52 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 77 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/26. 25 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 1.
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 2.
Wed. Sep. 7th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen. 470 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/31. 318 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 102 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/31. 140 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. PHOTOGRAPHY - TABACOLOGY - FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS - PAINTINGS - XXTH CENTURY. 142 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris. 27 lots
Thu. Sep. 8th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. PBA Platinum: Rare Books and Manuscripts. 107 lots
Sothebys. London. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25. 124 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Antique, Modern and Contemporary Prints, Drawings and Paintings - bidstart 9/1. 166 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 208 lots
Rossini. Paris. Guy Gaulard Library: Books, Manuscripts and Historical Documents. 350 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1467 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester. 205 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Marine and Americana. 52 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Interiors. 29 lots
Fri. Sep. 9th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Marine and Americana. 24 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary. 92 lots
Sat. Sep. 10th
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Signature Fall Auction. 20 lots
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 9/3. 200 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. September Americana Auction. 58 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors. 38 lots
Sun. Sep. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/28. 184 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Americana Auction - online only - bidstart 9/1. 28 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Books and Boards.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 107 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/2. 50 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.
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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.
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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.
