Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 45 Auctions Archived, another 51 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 10 March 2023, 45 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 16 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 24 in US Dollars.
Turnover this past week was $9,823,706.68 as 78.21% of all lots changed hands. There were 10,649 offered and 8,329 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,179.46.
All eyes will soon be looking toward New York.
2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Christies. Contemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD on March 8th: $2,017,512
Sothebys. Snow Crash - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: $1,122,680
10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Sothebys. Snow Crash - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 753.48%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana Auction on March 4th: 249.20%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, Old Master Prints & Drawings, 19th & 20th Century Paintings & Prints on March 8th: 209.64%
Holabird Kagin Americana. SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 5th: 163.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 25th: 141.34%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Photography on March 8th: 134.13%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Natural History, Maps & Documents, The Robert Gillmor Collection of Bird Books & Art on March 1st: 129.83%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints - Online on March 3rd: 112.86%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints on March 9th: 106.57%
Christies. Contemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD on March 8th: 100.69%
27 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on March 7th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 25th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Snow Crash - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 100.00%
Holabird Kagin Americana. SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/26 on March 6th: 99.31%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 99.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/19 on March 5th: 98.83%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana Auction on March 4th: 98.16%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/24 on March 4th: 97.00%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Cards and Comics Auction on March 4th: 95.92%
Holabird Kagin Americana. SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 5th: 95.24%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Natural History, Maps & Documents, The Robert Gillmor Collection of Bird Books & Art on March 1st: 93.96%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/26 on March 5th: 93.92%
Christies. Contemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD on March 8th: 88.95%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on March 2nd: 87.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/17 on February 28th: 86.11%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Photography on March 8th: 86.07%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on March 8th: 85.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 26th: 84.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17 on March 1st: 82.50%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, Old Master Prints & Drawings, 19th & 20th Century Paintings & Prints on March 8th: 81.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17 on February 27th: 81.25%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - with Beats, and the Counterculture on March 9th: 80.57%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 27th: 80.00%
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45 total sales reported this week:
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on March 2nd: 87.62%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 7th: 78.82%
Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on March 9th: 65.59%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - with Beats, and the Counterculture on March 9th: 80.57%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Flair: Fashion, Photography and Design – the library of Håkan Rosenius on March 9th: 76.26%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints on March 9th: 75.95%
Aste Bolaffi. Posters on March 9th: 69.77%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 3/2 on March 9th: 18.67%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, Featuring Royalty - bidstart 2/17 on March 8th: 66.89%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British & European Paintings, Old Master Prints & Drawings, 19th & 20th Century Paintings & Prints on March 8th: 81.62%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on March 9th: 66.67%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Photography on March 8th: 86.07%
Christies. Contemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD on March 8th: 88.95%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on March 8th: 85.16%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/1 on March 8th: 99.15%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on March 8th: 73.96%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Natural History, Maps & Documents, The Robert Gillmor Collection of Bird Books & Art on March 1st: 93.96%
North American Auction Company. Montana Premier March 4 Collectors Auction on March 4th: 76.56%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on March 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/28 on March 7th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. HISTORY & REGIONS OF FRANCE - MANUSCRIPTS, ARCHIVES, DOCUMENTS, CABINETS .... on March 6th: 25.54%
Sothebys. Snow Crash - bidstart 2/27 on March 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/19 on March 5th: 98.83%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/26 on March 6th: 99.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 2/17 on March 2nd: 68.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17 on March 1st: 82.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/17 on February 28th: 86.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17 on February 27th: 81.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 27th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 2/17 on February 26th: 77.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 26th: 84.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17 on February 25th: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana Auction on March 4th: 98.16%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on March 4th: 50.62%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Cards and Comics Auction on March 4th: 95.92%
Rossini. 19th C. Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Sculptures, and Lithographs on March 3rd: 65.83%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Roe Vs. Wade Auction on March 3rd: 30.93%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints - Online on March 3rd: 64.29%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sales - Books and Cartons on March 5th: 78.46%
Holabird Kagin Americana. SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 4th: 100.00%
Holabird Kagin Americana. SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part II on March 5th: 95.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/24 on March 4th: 97.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/26 on March 5th: 93.92%
For the week ahead 51 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Mar. 13th
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Lots 1-244. 244 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/3. 52 lots
Tue. Mar. 14th
Christies. London - King Street. Contemporary Edition: London - bidstart 2/28. 117 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 1. 600 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 3/7. 233 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 3/7. 108 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Lots 245-453. 209 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain - bidstart 3/8. 78 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Spring Fine Sale. 21 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Online Auction: Judaica. 467 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 3/3. 35 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books from Valdemar's Castle; Bookbinder Mogens Dichow, Anker Kyster's Succesor; Books and manuscrip. 332 lots
Wed. Mar. 15th
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/9. 137 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Book Auction. 233 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 3/8. 260 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 2. 570 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 3/8. 126 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books. 375 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Artists' Books and Ephemera from an Important Private Collection. 295 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Stamps, Postal History and Postcards. 285 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 3/3. 67 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper. 189 lots
Thu. Mar. 16th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 410 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 111 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 249 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Comics. 335 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 308 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Vintage Posters. 632 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper 1500-2022. 262 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Steve Jobs and Apple Computer Revolution - bidstart 2/17. 54 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 3. 428 lots
Ader. PARIS. ABÉCÉDAIRES, ETC. COLLECTION BERNARD FARKAS. 320 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Prints, Multiples + Works on Paper. 196 lots
Fri. Mar. 17th
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The March 2023 Auctions - Day 2. 86 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES ESTATE AUCTION BEVERLY COLLECTION. 253 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . March Gallery Auction. 38 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Spring Furniture, Fine Art and Jewelry.
Sat. Mar. 18th
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Winter Auction of Fine Art. 53 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. ATELIER LEO KOUPER - AFFICHISTE ET ILLUSTRATEUR. 235 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 3/11. 200 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. The American Sale. 172 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Collectors' "Pot of Gold" Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/10. 19 lots
Sun. Mar. 19th
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. New York. PAI-LXXXIX: Rare Posters. 429 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 3/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 3/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 3/5. 287 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 104 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Online Estates Auction - Seabrook, NH.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/10. 82 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
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. -
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.