Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 42 Upcoming this Week
Turnover this past week was $29,413,858.64 as 83.57% of all lots changed hands. There were 14,707 offered and 12,290 transacted. The average lot sold for $2,393.32. Heritage had a pretty good week without a traditional book in site.
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 15th: $13,508,641
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 13th: $12,081,560
6 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 12/30 on January 8th: 168.73%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 19th: 119.30%
Chiswick Auctions. Scientific Instruments, Optical Toys & Photographica including an Important London Collection on January 18th: 116.83%
Winter Associates. January 2023 Auction on January 16th: 108.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/30 on January 9th: 102.10%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 101.29%
25 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 12/30 on January 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 15th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. The Douglas Gregory Collection: Currency Showcase Auction on January 15th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 16th: 99.42%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 98.87%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 1/1 on January 15th: 98.72%
Hake's Auctions. Hake/s Online Auction - bidstart 1/2 on January 18th: 97.84%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 97.00%
PBA Galleries. Marvel DC Mashup on January 19th: 96.57%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 13th: 95.97%
Winter Associates. January 2023 Auction on January 16th: 95.31%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 94.84%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 19th: 93.60%
Chiswick Auctions. Scientific Instruments, Optical Toys & Photographica including an Important London Collection on January 18th: 93.33%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 16th: 92.20%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on January 19th: 90.19%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 18th: 89.63%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 17th: 88.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/30 on January 9th: 86.96%
Early American. Early American Auction on January 14th: 86.05%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 85.83%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on January 18th: 85.60%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction Online - bidstart 1/11 on January 17th: 83.33%
43 total sales reported this week:
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts on January 12th: 18.79%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on January 19th: 90.19%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 12/16 on January 19th: 54.65%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings on January 19th: 9.40%
PBA Galleries. Marvel DC Mashup on January 19th: 96.57%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts and Fine Art on January 19th: 52.54%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Graphic Work and Photography on January 19th: 25.26%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Pike's Peak or Bust! Auction: Western Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, & More on January 19th: 67.79%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 19th: 93.60%
Du Mouchelles. The January Auctions - Day 1 on January 19th: 73.33%
Bonhams. Prints And Multiples - Live Online on January 19th: 79.78%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on January 18th: 68.61%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 18th: 89.63%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on January 18th: 85.60%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Collected Home on January 18th: 70.59%
Chiswick Auctions. Erotica, Objects of Desire on January 18th: 56.20%
Chiswick Auctions. Scientific Instruments, Optical Toys & Photographica including an Important London Collection on January 18th: 93.33%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 85.83%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Winter Sale on January 18th: 79.49%
Hake's Auctions. Hake/s Online Auction - bidstart 1/2 on January 18th: 97.84%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction Online - bidstart 1/11 on January 17th: 83.33%
Rossini. 19th C. Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Sculptures, and Lithographs on January 17th: 60.20%
Morton Subastas. Old and Contemporary Books on January 17th: 47.57%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 98.87%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 17th: 88.46%
Ader. Photography Books Online on January 17th: 58.10%
Winter Associates. January 2023 Auction on January 16th: 95.31%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 16th: 92.20%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Old books for a newfangled new year A90 on January 16th: 73.86%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on January 14th: 60.34%
Early American. Early American Auction on January 14th: 86.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/30 on January 10th: 78.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/30 on January 9th: 86.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 12/30 on January 8th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 97.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Douglas Gregory Collection: Currency Showcase Auction on January 15th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 1/1 on January 15th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 94.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 16th: 99.42%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 15th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 13th: 95.97%
For the week ahead 42 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 23rd
Vermot de Pas. Paris. HISTORY & REGIONS OF FRANCE : MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, MAPS, PRINTS, ARCHIVES,.... 498 lots
Sothebys. New York. Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art, Prints, Photographs, Books, and Historic. 25 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/13. 69 lots
Tue. Jan. 24th
Christies. New York. Old Master and 19th Century Prints. 149 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana. 14 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Books and Bindings. 414 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/17. 521 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 1/17. 140 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of "Yom HaBahir", Yud (the 10th of) Shevat – Day of Passing o. 88 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Around the World in 365 Lots | Post-War and Contemporary Art. 116 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/13. 36 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 79 lots
Wed. Jan. 25th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Early Printed Books, English Literature & Fine Bindings, Maps & Documents. 471 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 74 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. The Chicago Edition. 32 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. The David Stather Library. 228 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 1/18. 97 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/18. 331 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Historical Militaria & Autographs Live Auction 2023. 633 lots
Thu. Jan. 26th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart1/19. 417 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Skinner: Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/16. 172 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. "Cabin Fever" Auction. 53 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 314 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Art & Photography - Asian Art & Culture. 428 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autograph and Photograph Auction. 239 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction. 201 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Historical Militaria & Autographs Live Auction 2023 - DAY 2. 576 lots
Fri. Jan. 27th
Christies. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana and Science - bidstart 1/13. 213 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Historical Militaria & Autographs Live Auction 2023 - DAY 3. 437 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. "Cabin Fever" Auction - Day 2. 20 lots
Sat. Jan. 28th
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Winter Auction. 127 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Coin-Op, Advertising and Breweriana. 115 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/21. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. January 2023 Auction. 179 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Montana Western, Wildlife Art and Collector Auction. 138 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/20. 10 lots
Sun. Jan. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 1/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 1/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 1/15. 397 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Hap Seiders Collection of Pennsylvania Nationals Part II Currency Showcase Auction. 350 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 102 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/20. 39 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.
