Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 38 Auctions Archived, another 51 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 16 September 2022, 38 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 7 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos and 27 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $29,731,800.15 as 87.6% of all lots changed hands. There were 9,788 offered while 8,574 were sold. The average lot sold for $3,467.67.
The personality and style of owners is becoming a larger factor in outcomes.
Fifty-one sales are scheduled this week.
4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on September 11th: $18,163,271
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 14th: $3,427,098
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1 on September 14th: $2,779,434
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/19 on September 14th: $1,390,246
9 auctions saw their total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots:
Bonhams. Personal Property of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 16th: 751.34%
Doyle New York. The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation: Part II on September 15th: 169.60%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 14th: 144.34%
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1 on September 14th: 141.56%
Leland Little Auctions. Signature Fall Auction on September 10th: 139.52%
De Baecque and Associes. PHOTOGRAPHY - TABACOLOGY - FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS - PAINTINGS - XXTH CENTURY on September 7th: 138.23%
ALDE. Original Editions on September 13th: 135.98%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 15th: 124.74%
Kestenbaum and Company. Auction of Fine Judaica on September 12th: 107.50%
28 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Personal Property of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of the New Year and in Honor of Chai (18th) Elul – Birthday o on September 14th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on September 11th: 100.00%
Finarte. Photographs - Time Auction bidstart 7/14 on September 12th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on September 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 12th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on September 11th: 99.52%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 99.21%
Aspire Auctions. September Auction - bidstart 8/26 on September 10th: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 98.64%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 11th: 98.37%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Online Only Baseball and Sports Memorabilia on September 14th: 98.09%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 96.19%
Leland Little Auctions. Signature Fall Auction on September 10th: 95.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 94.00%
Doyle New York. The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation: Part II on September 15th: 92.88%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - online only - bidstart 9/1 on September 11th: 92.86%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Books on September 12th: 90.00%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 29th: 88.44%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 15th: 87.59%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 13th: 87.14%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 14th: 86.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/26 on September 4th: 85.11%
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1 on September 14th: 84.69%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fall Modern + Contemporary Art + Design on September 16th: 83.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/26 on September 5th: 83.61%
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38 total sales reported this week:
Clars Auction Gallery. Fall Modern + Contemporary Art + Design on September 16th: 83.87%
Bonhams. Personal Property of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 16th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 15th: 87.59%
Doyle New York. The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation: Part II on September 15th: 92.88%
De Baecque and Associes. PHOTOGRAPHY - TABACOLOGY - FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS - PAINTINGS - XXTH CENTURY on September 7th: 69.01%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 29th: 88.44%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8 on September 14th: 86.23%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/19 on September 14th: 74.92%
Moreshet Auctions. books, kodesh books, manuscripts, letters, silver items, Judaika, eretz Israel on September 14th: 60.90%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of the New Year and in Honor of Chai (18th) Elul – Birthday o on September 14th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Online Only Baseball and Sports Memorabilia on September 14th: 98.09%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on September 14th: 70.71%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/7 on September 14th: 100.00%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Design on September 14th: 15.63%
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION The Herman Melville Collection of William S. Reese bidstart 9/1 on September 14th: 84.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/26 on September 6th: 64.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/26 on September 5th: 83.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/26 on September 4th: 85.11%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on September 13th: 34.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 98.64%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 13th: 87.14%
ALDE. Original Editions on September 13th: 66.67%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Books on September 12th: 90.00%
Kestenbaum and Company. Auction of Fine Judaica on September 12th: 78.74%
Finarte. Photographs - Time Auction bidstart 7/14 on September 12th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on September 11th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana Auction - online only - bidstart 9/1 on September 11th: 92.86%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on September 10th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Signature Fall Auction on September 10th: 95.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. September Americana Auction on September 10th: 15.52%
Aspire Auctions. September Auction - bidstart 8/26 on September 10th: 98.89%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/28 on September 11th: 98.37%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 11th: 96.19%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 12th: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on September 11th: 99.52%
For the week ahead 51 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 19th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/9. 54 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Annual Fall Antique and Collectible Photography Online Auction. 299 lots
Tue. Sep. 20th
Il Ponte. Milan. Books and Manuscripts. 310 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Fine Art & Antiques, Books & Pictures | Day 1. 110 lots
Ader. PARIS. Online Photography Books. 202 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/13. 531 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/13. 118 lots
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration. 94 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Comics, Cards, Action Figures and Toys. 1659 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Online Only - bidstart 9/9. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/9. 21 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 75 lots
Wed. Sep. 21st
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs. 198 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 272 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. The Art of Anastatics. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/14. 331 lots
Christies. London - King Street. ONLINE AUCTION Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions - bidstart. 62 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 122 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Autographs, Books, Documents, Manuscripts, Posters. 358 lots
Guernseys. New York, NY. Legends and Treasures. 54 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Book Auction. 141 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/14. 119 lots
Thu. Sep. 22nd
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Literature - with Beats, Bukowski and the Counterculture. 502 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. PSA Encapsulated Autograph Auction - bidstart 8/19. 685 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Prints, Photographs, and Multiples - online - bidstart 9/12. 138 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 304 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 9/9. 18 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. September Estate Auction. 40 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Fall Variety Auction - Day 1. 31 lots
Fri. Sep. 23rd
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 36 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain - bidstart 9/16. 132 lots
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. Hopper, Kennedy and Sage Collections. 68 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Early Fall Gallery Auction. 78 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Fall Variety Auction - Day 2. 182 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool. 2261 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games. 249 lots
Sat. Sep. 24th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Affordable Posters. 302 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/17. 200 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Zweifel Circus Collection. 443 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Discovery Auction. 40 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Beatles Memorabilia. 21 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Greek, Roman, Byzantine Coins and Antiquities; Numismatic Literature. 308 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. September Auction. 150 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Estate Art and Antiques Auction. 157 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. History Auction at Early American. 217 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books Auction - bidstart 9/16. 13 lots
Sun. Sep. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 9/11. 458 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/16. 36 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 9/16. 24 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.

