Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 54 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 23 September 2022, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, I in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 24 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $9,124,896.60 as 84.2% of all lots changed hands. There were 10,561 offered while 8,892 were sold. The average lot sold for $1,026.19.
For the new week on hand 54 more sales are posted to tempt.
2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions - bidstart on September 21st: $1,301,383
Sothebys. Made in Britain - bidstart 9/16 on September 23rd: $1,081,284
14 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on September 21st: 208.81%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Variety Auction - Day 1 on September 22nd: 200.42%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Variety Auction - Day 2 on September 23rd: 175.50%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Early Fall Gallery Auction on September 23rd: 164.12%
Charlton Hall. Hopper, Kennedy and Sage Collections on September 23rd: 150.39%
De Baecque and Associes. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART I) on September 15th: 133.24%
Il Ponte. Books and Manuscripts on September 20th: 129.66%
De Baecque and Associes. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART 2) on September 16th: 129.37%
Sothebys. Made in Britain - bidstart 9/16 on September 23rd: 123.45%
Bonhams. Travel and Exploration on September 20th: 120.26%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Only - Fall Magic Auction on September 17th: 118.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/22 on September 14th: 111.73%
Chorley's. Fine Art & Antiques, Books & Pictures | Day 1 on September 21st: 111.18%
Skinner. Prints, Photographs, and Multiples - online - bidstart 9/12 on September 22nd: 100.01%
26 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/14 on September 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/13 on September 20th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. September Estate Auction on September 22nd: 100.00%
Carlsen Gallery. Anniversary Auction on September 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/13 on September 20th: 99.81%
Hake's Auctions. Comics, Cards, Action Figures and Toys on September 22nd: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/14 on September 21st: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 18th: 99.04%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/11 on September 19th: 99.03%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Only - Fall Magic Auction on September 17th: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/11 on September 18th: 96.22%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Variety Auction - Day 2 on September 23rd: 96.15%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Early Fall Gallery Auction on September 23rd: 96.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/2 on September 11th: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/22 on September 14th: 95.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 94.50%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on September 21st: 94.26%
Charlton Hall. Hopper, Kennedy and Sage Collections on September 23rd: 91.18%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Variety Auction - Day 1 on September 22nd: 90.32%
Il Ponte. Books and Manuscripts on September 20th: 90.00%
Chorley's. Fine Art & Antiques, Books & Pictures | Day 1 on September 21st: 87.27%
Australian Book Auctions. Australian Book Auction on September 21st: 86.52%
Il Ponte. The Art of Anastatics on September 21st: 86.00%
Sothebys. Made in Britain - bidstart 9/16 on September 23rd: 83.33%
De Baecque and Associes. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART I) on September 15th: 80.58%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 20th: 80.00%
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43 total sales reported this week:
Sothebys. Made in Britain - bidstart 9/16 on September 23rd: 83.33%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Early Fall Gallery Auction on September 23rd: 96.15%
Charlton Hall. Hopper, Kennedy and Sage Collections on September 23rd: 91.18%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on September 22nd: 0.00%
Skinner. Prints, Photographs, and Multiples - online - bidstart 9/12 on September 22nd: 73.91%
RR Auction. PSA Encapsulated Autograph Auction - bidstart 8/19 on September 22nd: 77.23%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - with Beats, Bukowski and the Counterculture on September 22nd: 75.90%
Leland Little Auctions. September Estate Auction on September 22nd: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Variety Auction - Day 2 on September 23rd: 96.15%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Fall Variety Auction - Day 1 on September 22nd: 90.32%
Hake's Auctions. Comics, Cards, Action Figures and Toys on September 22nd: 99.76%
Australian Book Auctions. Australian Book Auction on September 21st: 86.52%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 8/31 on September 14th: 79.35%
Vermot de Pas. Autographs, Books, Documents, Manuscripts, Posters on September 21st: 35.75%
Il Ponte. The Art of Anastatics on September 21st: 86.00%
Guernseys. Legends and Treasures on September 21st: 50.00%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on September 21st: 94.26%
Christies. ONLINE AUCTION Laugh now but one day we'll be in charge: Banksy and 21st Century Editions - bidstart on September 21st: 74.19%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on September 21st: 66.54%
Chorley's. Fine Art & Antiques, Books & Pictures | Day 1 on September 21st: 87.27%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only - bidstart 9/9 on September 20th: 57.78%
Il Ponte. Books and Manuscripts on September 20th: 90.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on September 20th: 80.00%
Bonhams. Travel and Exploration on September 20th: 79.79%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/14 on September 21st: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 9/14 on September 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/13 on September 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/13 on September 20th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/11 on September 18th: 96.22%
Ader. Online Photography Books on September 20th: 53.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/22 on September 14th: 95.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/2 on September 13th: 73.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/2 on September 12th: 79.17%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/2 on September 11th: 96.00%
One Source Auctions. Annual Fall Antique and Collectible Photography Online Auction on September 19th: 76.25%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/11 on September 19th: 99.03%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 9/4 on September 18th: 99.04%
Carlsen Gallery. Anniversary Auction on September 18th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 94.50%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Only - Fall Magic Auction on September 17th: 98.98%
Michaans Auctions. September Gallery Auction on September 17th: 64.41%
De Baecque and Associes. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART 2) on September 16th: 76.17%
De Baecque and Associes. ANCIENT BOOKS - FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS AND FAGOT LIBRARIES, AND MISCELLANEOUS (PART I) on September 15th: 80.58%
For the week ahead 54 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Sep. 26th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. FOCILLON-BALTRUSAITIS LIBRARY - ONLINE SALE. 101 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/16. 86 lots
Tue. Sep. 27th
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria and Collectables. 166 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/20. 467 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 9/20. 118 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 220 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Valuable Books, Graphics, and Historical Photographs. 1295 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 403 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 72 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/16. 67 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine and Rare Books, Maps and Prints. 333 lots
Wed. Sep. 28th
ALDE. Paris. Japanese Prints. 127 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Online Only Books and Autographs. 173 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Online Only Old Master Prints and Drawings. 23 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs ft. the Library of the Late William St Clair Pt II. 337 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/21. 357 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/14. 181 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa. 645 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Prints Before 1900. 120 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Works by Thomas Rowlandson from an American Collector - bidstart 9/6. 67 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 1516 lots
Sothebys. London. From Japan with Love - bidstart 9/23. 39 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 397 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Fine Art, Furnishings and Collectibles. 141 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Autographs, Manuscripts and Books. 413 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal H. 161 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/16. 18 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/21. 126 lots
Thu. Sep. 29th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 369 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples and Modern Art. 263 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - bidstart 9/19. 388 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Prints and Multiples. 181 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 396 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . The Estate of Peter Tillou (including books from his personal library). 87 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autograph & Document Auction. 230 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 1339 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/16. 16 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 9/23. 25 lots
Fri. Sep. 30th
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. The Glaisdale Agricultural Library: The Private Collection of a Yorkshire Agriculturalist. 179 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books · Prints · Autographs. 549 lots
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Brugge. Book Auction. 1124 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Automobilia, Petroliana, and Railroadiana. 1147 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. International Comic Art and Anime. 973 lots
Sat. Oct. 1st
Angling Auctions. Romsey. Fishing Tackle Auction. 34 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/24. 200 lots
Second Story Books. Rockville. 20th Century Political Science Books and Memorabilia. 105 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Paper Money. 521 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and contemporary Prints · Drawings · Multiples · Modern Books. 405 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. The Henry Anderson Golden Age Comic Auction.
Sun. Oct. 2nd
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 101 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 9/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 9/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 9/18. 266 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/23. 52 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.

