Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 9 September 2022, 32 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 17 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $7,488,009.40 as 85% of all lots changed hands. There were 6,131 offered while 5,232 were sold. The average lot sold for $1,431.19.
The season arrives!
1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 8th: $1,199,057
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Artcurial. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris on September 8th: 709.52%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester on September 8th: 204.73%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen on September 7th: 172.66%
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25 on September 8th: 117.25%
Duke's. Interiors on September 8th: 105.77%
18 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 100.00%
Artcurial. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris on September 8th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester on September 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/28 on September 5th: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 4th: 95.68%
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25 on September 8th: 95.16%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on September 4th: 93.13%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Incunabula, Early Prints, Chassidut, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Chab on September 5th: 92.00%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen on September 7th: 90.21%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 88.50%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 1 on September 6th: 87.94%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 8th: 86.54%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/25 on September 6th: 84.66%
Eldreds. Marine and Americana on September 8th: 84.62%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 84.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/19 on August 29th: 83.02%
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32 total sales reported this week:
Sothebys. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25 on September 8th: 95.16%
Rossini. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary on September 9th: 67.39%
Rossini. Guy Gaulard Library: Books, Manuscripts and Historical Documents on September 8th: 16.86%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on September 8th: 86.54%
PBA Galleries. PBA Platinum: Rare Books and Manuscripts on September 8th: 65.42%
Eldreds. Marine and Americana on September 9th: 70.83%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Antique, Modern and Contemporary Prints, Drawings and Paintings - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 64.46%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester on September 8th: 100.00%
Eldreds. Marine and Americana on September 8th: 84.62%
Duke's. Interiors on September 8th: 65.52%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on September 8th: 72.55%
Artcurial. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris on September 8th: 100.00%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/4 on July 14th: 76.35%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen on September 7th: 90.21%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only - bidstart 9/2 on September 6th: 73.08%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/25 on September 6th: 84.66%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 2 on September 6th: 75.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 1 on September 6th: 87.94%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 84.29%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 98.74%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 99.58%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 6th: 79.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/19 on August 30th: 79.17%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/19 on August 29th: 83.02%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Incunabula, Early Prints, Chassidut, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Chab on September 5th: 92.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/19 on August 28th: 75.56%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Books - Online Auction on September 4th: 60.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on September 4th: 93.13%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 4th: 95.68%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/28 on September 5th: 98.94%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/27 on September 3rd: 88.50%
For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 12th
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sales - Books. 700 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs - Time Auction bidstart 7/14. 240 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Auction of Fine Judaica. 207 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/2. 48 lots
Tue. Sep. 13th
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions. 354 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6. 515 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6. 132 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books. 400 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/2. 19 lots
Wed. Sep. 14th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 8/31. 770 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8. 138 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/7. 358 lots
Christies. New York. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1. 98 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/19. 937 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. books, kodesh books, manuscripts, letters, silver items, Judaika, eretz Israel. 266 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 198 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Online Only Baseball and Sports Memorabilia. 314 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Furniture and Design. 32 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of the New Year and in Honor of Chai (18th) Elul – Birthday o. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/22. 21 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/7. 127 lots
Thu. Sep. 15th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 266 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART I). 242 lots
Doyle New York. New York. The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation: Part II. 323 lots
Fri. Sep. 16th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fall Modern + Contemporary Art + Design. 31 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART 2). 235 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Personal Property of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 22 lots
Sat. Sep. 17th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/10. 200 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Online Only - Fall Magic Auction. 82 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . September Gallery Auction. 59 lots
Sun. Sep. 18th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 9/4. 415 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Anniversary Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/9. 53 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.

