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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%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.

Nate D. Sanders Auctions Linda Coffee's Roe v. Wade Archive -- Includes Affidavit Signed by Norma McCorvey aka "Jane Roe", Quill Pens Given to Coffee for Arguing Roe v. Wade Before the Supreme Court, Case Documents & More on March 3rd Actual price: USD $615,633.
Sothebys “Snow Crash · Neal Stephenson/Bantam”, 1992. The original painting used as the cover art for the 1993 mass-market paperback edition of "Snow Crash." on March 6th Actual price: USD $571,500.
Sothebys The original manuscript for "Snow Crash," 1991-1992 on March 6th Actual price: USD $304,800.
Sothebys The original typesetting manuscript for "Snow Crash," ca. 1992. on March 6th Actual price: USD $228,600.
Christies Walking Past Two Chairs, from Moving Focus on March 8th Actual price: USD $88,200.
Holabird Kagin Americana Daguerreotype: "Mona Lisa of the Deep," S.S. Central America Treasure, 1857 [146604] on March 4th Actual price: USD $73,200.
Christies Gretchen, from Men in the Cities on March 8th Actual price: USD $69,300.
Christies Untitled on March 8th Actual price: USD $69,300.
De Baecque and Associes The Serigne Amadou Bamba, Sheikh Ahmadou Bamba (1853-1927) on March 8th Actual price: USD $63,501.
Christies D.T.E. on March 8th Actual price: USD $56,700.
Christies Wavy Brush Strokes on March 8th Actual price: USD $52,920.
Christies New Coke on March 8th Actual price: USD $47,880.
Christies Mist, from Weather Series on March 8th Actual price: USD $44,100.
Christies Joseph Beuys on March 8th Actual price: USD $44,100.
Christies Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary on March 8th Actual price: USD $44,100.
Christies Pop Shop I: one print on March 8th Actual price: USD $40,320.
RR Auction Benjamin Franklin Document Signed for New Currency on March 8th Actual price: USD $39,928.
Christies Pop Shop IV: one print on March 8th Actual price: USD $37,800.
Christies Pop Shop IV: one print on March 8th Actual price: USD $35,280.
Christies Flowers on March 8th Actual price: USD $35,280.
Christies In the Cloud on March 8th Actual price: USD $32,760.
Christies Crazy on March 8th Actual price: USD $32,760.
Christies Fish on March 8th Actual price: USD $32,760.
Bonhams LITHOGRAPHIE N°37, 1974 on March 8th Actual price: USD $32,372.
Bonhams LITHOGRAPHIE N°18, 1968 on March 8th Actual price: USD $31,023.

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

<center>Koller Auctions Books & Autographs 29 March 2023

Koller, Mar. 29: DADA - Cabaret Voltaire. A collection of artistic and literary contributions. Edited by Hugo Ball. CHF 5,000 to 8,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: EXPRESSIONISM - Der Sturm. Weekly magazine for culture and the arts. Almost complete suite from the years 1910 to 1932. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: LISBON EARTHQUAKE - Augsburg collection of copper engravings of Lisbon. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: Hamilton, William. Campi Phlegraei. Observations on the Volcanos of the Two Sicilies as they have been communicated to the Royal Society of London. Naples, 1776-1779. CHF 50,000 to 70,000.

<center>Koller Auctions Books & Autographs 29 March 2023

Koller, Mar. 29: Leonardi, Domenico Felice. Le Delizie della villa di Castellazzo descritte in verso dall'abbate Domenico Felice Leonardi lucchese fra gli Arcadi Ildosio Foloetico. Milan, 1743. CHF 12,000 to 18,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: Zwingli, Huldrych. Von erkiesen und freyhait der speisen. Von ergernusz und Verbößerung. Ob man gewalt hab die speyß zu etlichen zeyten verbieten [...]. CHF 2,500 to 4,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: HENDRIK VAN VULLENHOE, UMKREIS. Benedictional and other texts for Johannes von Venningen, Bishop of Basel. Latin manuscript on parchment. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.

Koller, Mar. 29: Gujer, Hans Rudolf. Master typist's book by Hans Rudolf Gujer from Wermetschweil (Wermatswil). German manuscript on paper. CHF 3,000 to 5,000.
<center>Stargardt Autographenhandlung Autographs: Literature, Music, Art, Science, History, Theatre & Film March 28, 2023

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Autograph album leaf signed, 1826. €9,000 to €12,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Franz Kafka: Autograph letter unsigned, 1924. €15,000 to €20,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Torquato Tasso: Autograph poem signed, no date. €12,000 to €16,000.

<center>Stargardt Autographenhandlung Autographs: Literature, Music, Art, Science, History, Theatre & Film March 28, 2023

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Charles Darwin: Autograph letter signed, 1866. €4,500 to €6,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Albert Einstein: Autograph letter signed, 1933. €6,000 to €8,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Heinrich Hertz: Autograph manuscript signed, 1889. €18,000 to €24,000.

<center>Stargardt Autographenhandlung Autographs: Literature, Music, Art, Science, History, Theatre & Film March 28, 2023

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Giambattista Bodoni: Autograph letter signed, 1787. €900 to €1,200.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Francisco de Goya: Autograph letter signed, 1789. €18,750 to €25,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Martin Luther: Notes from his desk, no date. €30,000 to €40,000.

<center>Stargardt Autographenhandlung Autographs: Literature, Music, Art, Science, History, Theatre & Film March 28, 2023

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Ludwig van Beethoven: Autograph letter signed, 1816. €22,500 to €30,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Gustav Mahler: Foto portrait signed and annotated, 1907(?). €7,500 to €10,000.

Stargardt Autographenhandlung, Mar. 28: Bed?ich Smetana: Autograph letter signed, 1883. €4,500 to €6,000.
<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 30th March 2023

Forum, Mar. 30: Roman binding.- Pindar. Olympia, Pythia, Nemea, Isthmia, translated by Johannes Lonicer, contemporary Roman binding by Niccolo Franzese, Basel, 1535. £40,000 to £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Raverat (Gwen). Comprehensive album of 530 wood engravings, circa 1909-1950. £40,000 to £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Hemingway (Ernest). Fiesta, first English edition, first impression dust-jacket, 1927. £15,000 to £20,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 30th March 2023

Forum, Mar. 30: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, first impression, 1953. £12,000 to £18,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Dickens (Charles). Great Expectations, 3 vol., first edition, first impression, Chapman and Hall, 1861. £10,000 to £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Campbell (Colen) & others. Vitruvius Britannicus, or The British Architect..., 5 vol., vol.1-3 later editions, vol.4 & 5 first editions, [?1731]-31-67-71. £10,000 to £15,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 30th March 2023

Forum, Mar. 30: Geography.- Mela (Pomponius). Cosmographia, sive De situ orbis, Venice, Franciscus Renner de Heilbronn, 1478. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: America.- [?Espinosa y Tello (José)]. Relacion del Viage hecho por las Goletas Sutil y Mexicana en el Año de 1792, 2 vol. including Atlas, first edition, Madrid, 1802. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Australasia.- Péron (Francois) and Louis-Claude de Saulces de Freycinet. Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes, 5 vol. including Atlas, second edition, Paris, 1824. £8,000 to £12,000.

<center>Forum Auctions Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper 30th March 2023

Forum, Mar. 30: Botany.- Curtis (William). The Botanical Magazine; or, Flower-Garden Displayed, 83 vol. in 62, 1794-1956. £8,000 to £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 30: Darwin (Charles).- Lecky (W.E.H.) The Rise and Influence of Rationalism in Europe, 2 vol., Darwin's copy with inscription "Charles Darwin 1865", pencil marginalia and pencil notes, 1865. £7,000 to £10,000.
<center>Swann Auction Galleries Printed & Manuscript African Americana: March 30, 2023

Swann March 30: Victor H. Green, The Negro Motorist Green Book, New York, 1949. $10,000 to $15,000.

Swann March 30: Papers of pianist-composer Lawrence Brown relating to Paul Robeson & more, various places, 1925-54. $5,000 to $7,500.

Swann March 30: Freedom Summer archive of civil rights activist Karen Haberman Trusty, Atlanta & elsewhere, 1963-64. $5,000 to $7,500.

Swann March 30: E. Simms Campbell, A Night-Club Map of Harlem, New York, 1933. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann March 30: Archive of letters from the sculptor Richmond Barthé to a close Jamaican friend, various places, 1966-85. $25,000 to $35,000.