Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 47 Auctions Archived, another 47 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 2 June 2023, 47 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 30 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $9,906,966.82 as a slim 71.05% of all lots changed hands. There were 16,307 offered and 11,586 transacted. The average lot sold for a bargain holiday price - $855.08.
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on June 1st: $1,315,474
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on May 26th: $1,209,118
11 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Vogt Auction. The Estate of Larry McMurtry on May 29th: 386.86%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, modern and contemporary art on May 25th: 206.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/12 on May 20th: 160.03%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection on June 1st: 137.87%
PBA Galleries. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books & More on June 1st: 136.56%
Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on June 1st: 129.75%
ALDE. Music Books from the Andre Tubeuf Collection on June 1st: 126.19%
Vermot de Pas. Classic and Modern Books - 100 Live on May 30th: 112.77%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 108.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction - bidstart 7/22 on May 22nd: 105.70%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Book and Collectors' Sale on May 31st: 103.85%
26 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leland Little Auctions. Summer Sporting Auction on June 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Online Only Bookworm Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Estate of Larry McMurtry on May 29th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. SEACOAST NH MULTI ESTATE VIRTUAL ONLINE ONLY AUCTION on May 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on May 29th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/14 on May 28th: 99.54%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 99.20%
Addison and Sarova. The Word: Rare Bibles and Theology on May 27th: 99.10%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns June Shelf Lot Auction on June 1st: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 98.77%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on May 31st: 97.56%
PBA Galleries. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books & More on June 1st: 96.42%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection on June 1st: 96.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on May 28th: 94.57%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/20 on May 27th: 94.00%
Moreshet Auctions. Special Premium Auction | Rare Letters, Manuscripts, and Sifrei Kodesh on May 28th: 92.36%
University Archives. Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia on May 31st: 92.16%
One Source Auctions. 10TH Annual Memorial Day Online Only Auction on May 29th: 90.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12 on May 24th: 84.62%
New England Auctions. Travel Exploration Architecture Eastern Europe Posters - bidstart 4/11 on May 30th: 83.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12 on May 23rd: 82.93%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Kaballa and Chassidut, Sifrei HaGr"a, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, R on May 31st: 82.76%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 2nd: 81.45%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, modern and contemporary art on May 25th: 80.79%
47 total sales reported this week:
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12 on May 24th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/12 on May 23rd: 82.93%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction - bidstart 7/22 on May 22nd: 74.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/12 on May 21st: 62.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/12 on May 20th: 75.00%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Discovery Auction on June 2nd: 79.55%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 2nd: 81.45%
Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on May 26th: 56.21%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Curated Prints and Works on Paper Auction on May 25th: 61.24%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns June Shelf Lot Auction on June 1st: 99.08%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France: Manuscripts, Documents, Cabinets, Maps and Archives on June 1st: 19.59%
Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on June 1st: 74.18%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on June 1st: 73.05%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books & Manuscripts, including The Ronald K. Siegel Collection on June 1st: 96.15%
PBA Galleries. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books & More on June 1st: 96.42%
Leland Little Auctions. Summer Sporting Auction on June 1st: 100.00%
Duke's. Interiors on June 1st: 56.52%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Book Sale - bidstart 5/25 on June 1st: 25.31%
ALDE. Music Books from the Andre Tubeuf Collection on June 1st: 69.43%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Kaballa and Chassidut, Sifrei HaGr"a, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, R on May 31st: 82.76%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art, Furniture and Decor on May 31st: 97.56%
Chiswick Auctions. 19th and 20th Century Photographs on May 31st: 53.11%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Rare Book and Collectors' Sale on May 31st: 68.19%
Ader. Illuminations, Ancient and Modern Books on May 30th: 70.77%
Vermot de Pas. Classic and Modern Books - 100 Live on May 30th: 70.59%
New England Auctions. Travel Exploration Architecture Eastern Europe Posters - bidstart 4/11 on May 30th: 83.64%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Hollywood Legends and Music Auction on May 30th: 44.97%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 30th: 78.57%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, modern and contemporary art on May 25th: 80.79%
University Archives. Rare Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia on May 31st: 92.16%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/24 on May 31st: 98.77%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/23 on May 30th: 99.20%
Vogt Auction. The Estate of Larry McMurtry on May 29th: 100.00%
One Source Auctions. 10TH Annual Memorial Day Online Only Auction on May 29th: 90.55%
Moreshet Auctions. Special Premium Auction | Rare Letters, Manuscripts, and Sifrei Kodesh on May 28th: 92.36%
John McInnis Auctioneers. SEACOAST NH MULTI ESTATE VIRTUAL ONLINE ONLY AUCTION on May 28th: 100.00%
Sunstone Auction House. Spring Estate Finds on May 27th: 45.63%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on May 27th: 59.18%
Early American. Early American Auction on May 27th: 77.93%
Addison and Sarova. The Word: Rare Bibles and Theology on May 27th: 99.10%
Addison and Sarova. Online Only Bookworm Auction on May 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/14 on May 28th: 99.54%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on May 28th: 94.57%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 5/20 on May 27th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 5/21 on May 29th: 99.71%
For the week ahead 47 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jun. 5th
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Graphics. 242 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 41 lots
Tue. Jun. 6th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiquarian Book Sale. 456 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 5/30. 415 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 5/30. 133 lots
Christies. Paris. Photographs - bidstart 5/23. 65 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Stamps, Coins and Collectibles. 174 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 1 Judaica: Books, Rabbinical Letters, Chassidut and Kabbalah. 302 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 2 Jewish History and Zionism, Israeliana, Books, Art, Autographs, Photography, Prints and Engra. 141 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 59 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 207 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 72 lots
Wed. Jun. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 5/31. 295 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 5/31. 118 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Fine and Decorative Arts. 23 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 456 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Pierre Boulez Collection. 29 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Book Auction. 245 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. 20th Century and Contemporary Art. 22 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Books on Design - Michael and Gabrielle Boyd Collection. 127 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Fine Art.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Glorious Goods.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 59 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Living In Design: The Michael & Gabrielle Boyd Collection. 18 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . 15th - 19th Century Prints. 663 lots
Thu. Jun. 8th
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration - bidstart 5/17. 69 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs. 326 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. A Fine Collection of American Literature and History. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Gary Munson Collection of Horror & Fantasy Showcase Auction. 239 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Art and Design. 98 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Modern Literature. 361 lots
Sat. Jun. 10th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/3. 200 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. Important Numismatic Books - bidstart 5/21. 450 lots
Ketterer Kunst . Munich. Collection Hermann Gerlinger: Woodcuts. 63 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Annual Spring Outdoor, Mid Century and Contemporary Arts and Furnishings Sale. 57 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2. 25 lots
Sun. Jun. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/28. 246 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 6/1.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 108 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles. Vintage Music Memorabilia Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books - bidstart 6/2. 16 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2. 71 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 6/2. 36 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 6/2. 44 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.
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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. -
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.

