Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 42 Auctions Archived, another 35 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 28 October 2022, 42 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 9 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone and 27 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $22,849,259.12 as 81.62% of all lots changed hands. There were 10,312 offered and 8,417 sold. The average lot sold for $2,714.66.
There is a sense of caution in the market place but experienced collectors know there are rarely second chances. Take a deep breath and hoist your paddles.
7 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 27th: $8,702,316
Bonhams. The History of Science and Technology, including Space History on October 25th: $1,780,463
Bonhams. Exploration and Travel Literature, Featuring Americana on October 25th: $1,769,799
Artcurial. Robert William Burke: An American in Paris on October 25th: $1,601,339
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on October 22nd: $1,370,243
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 26th: $1,324,428
Heritage Auctions. The Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics and Comic Art on October 21st: $1,109,982
9 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 17th: 140.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/7 on October 18th: 139.24%
Christies. The Collection of Ann & Gordon Getty: Volume 4 | Chinese Works of Art, Books, English and European F on October 23rd: 127.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/7 on October 16th: 118.45%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Jill and John Fairfield on October 26th: 117.30%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on October 26th: 111.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 19th: 110.91%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 109.72%
ALDE. Antiquarian Books from the 16th to 19th Centuries on October 26th: 102.66%
31 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics and Comic Art on October 21st: 100.00%
Christies. The Collection of Ann & Gordon Getty: Volume 4 | Chinese Works of Art, Books, English and European F on October 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Coming Out in Comics Showcase Auction on October 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/9 on October 23rd: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 99.76%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on October 23rd: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 24th: 98.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 23rd: 98.80%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 98.25%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on October 22nd: 97.92%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 97.66%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/15 on October 22nd: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on October 22nd: 96.74%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Jill and John Fairfield on October 26th: 96.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/7 on October 18th: 95.83%
Christies. Science and Natural History - bidstart 10/11 on October 25th: 95.24%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 26th: 94.24%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 25th: 92.68%
Artcurial. Robert William Burke: An American in Paris on October 25th: 91.74%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 25th: 91.49%
New England Auctions. Americana, Autographs, Cartography, Children's & Ephemera. on October 25th: 91.33%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 27th: 89.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 17th: 89.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 19th: 88.46%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 27th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/7 on October 16th: 86.89%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 27th: 85.92%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 22nd: 85.14%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on October 26th: 84.98%
Freemans. Modern and Contemporary Art on October 25th: 82.35%
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42 total sales reported this week:
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 27th: 85.92%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Graphic Work and Photography on October 27th: 43.13%
Lyon and Turnbull. Travel and Vintage Posters on October 27th: 88.24%
Heritage Auctions. Coming Out in Comics Showcase Auction on October 27th: 100.00%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on October 27th: 89.61%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Jill and John Fairfield on October 26th: 96.15%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on October 26th: 84.98%
Lion Heart Autographs. 150 Heroic & Notorious Autographs: Dreyfus Collection, UK Royals, Women, Medical Pioneers, Composers on October 26th: 66.67%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on October 26th: 94.24%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on October 26th: 79.64%
ALDE. Antiquarian Books from the 16th to 19th Centuries on October 26th: 50.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 25th: 92.68%
New England Auctions. Americana, Autographs, Cartography, Children's & Ephemera. on October 25th: 91.33%
Freemans. Modern and Contemporary Art on October 25th: 82.35%
Christies. Science and Natural History - bidstart 10/11 on October 25th: 95.24%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 25th: 91.49%
Bonhams. Exploration and Travel Literature, Featuring Americana on October 25th: 65.59%
Bonhams. The History of Science and Technology, including Space History on October 25th: 73.87%
Artcurial. Robert William Burke: An American in Paris on October 25th: 91.74%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 98.25%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 97.66%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 24th: 98.88%
Christies. The Collection of Ann & Gordon Getty: Volume 4 | Chinese Works of Art, Books, English and European F on October 23rd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 19th: 88.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/7 on October 18th: 95.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/7 on October 17th: 89.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/7 on October 16th: 86.89%
Finarte. Original Comic Arts and Illustration on October 21st: 50.25%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on October 23rd: 99.09%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 22nd: 85.14%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual Major Fall Americana and Chinese Auction on October 22nd: 79.03%
Fairhill Auction. Fall Vintage Poster Auction on October 22nd: 65.60%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Sagen & Delås – Art & Rare Book Auctions on October 22nd: 68.52%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera on October 22nd: 97.92%
Soler Y Llach. Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles - Session I on October 20th: 48.06%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/15 on October 22nd: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/9 on October 23rd: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/16 on October 23rd: 98.80%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on October 22nd: 96.74%
Heritage Auctions. The Harlan Ellison Collection of Comics and Comic Art on October 21st: 100.00%
For the week ahead 35 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 31st
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/21. 51 lots
Tue. Nov. 1st
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples. 254 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 10/25. 398 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 10/25. 144 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. ARCHIVE: A Collection of Rare William Kentridge Books - bidstart 10/18. 29 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 57 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/21. 34 lots
Wed. Nov. 2nd
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps, and Posters. 130 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/26. 283 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 10/26. 125 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books. 411 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/21. 55 lots
Thu. Nov. 3rd
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Antique Books and Maps Auction. 181 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collect. 509 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Antiquarian Books with Fine Press & Fine Bindings. 442 lots
Christies. Paris. Paul Destribats: A Library of the Avant Garde, Part V. 447 lots
Doyle New York. New York. American Paintings and Prints. 18 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 487 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 234 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Doug's Dell and Gold Key Comics. 486 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. November Estate Auction. 30 lots
Fri. Nov. 4th
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. Sportsmen's Auction. 19 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising. 473 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Works on Paper. 178 lots
Sothebys. London. Books and Manuscripts from the Japan Society Library - bidstart 10/28. 68 lots
Sat. Nov. 5th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. Fine Art. 60 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Poster Auctions. 313 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/29. 200 lots
Ader. PARIS. [LIVE SALE] FROM FILM TO ICONIC: 200 PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE AFP COLLECTION AND 3 NFT. 202 lots
Sun. Nov. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 10/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 10/30.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 10/23. 372 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Books & Prints: A Lifetime Collection. 142 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/28. 54 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs.
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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.