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
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Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Book of Hours.- Heures a lusaige de Romme, printed on vellum, with 14 full-page illuminated miniatures, Paris, N. Higman for J. de Brie, [c.1521]. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: France.- Book of Hours, perhaps Use of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas de Rhuys, with thirteen miniatures surviving from an original cycle of at least twenty, [c. 1430]. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Milton (John). Paradise lost. A Poem in Ten Books, first edition, Pforzheimer's sixth state, S. Simmons, 1669. £8,000-12,000Forum, Mar. 26: Blake (William). Illustrations of the Book of Job, one of 215 first issue "Proof" copies, this one of 65 copies on "French" paper, Published by the Author, March 8, 1825 [but March, 1826]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Christie (Agatha). The ABC Murders, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Halley (Edmund). Astronomiae Cometicae Synopsis, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 297, pp.1882-99, March 1705. £10,000-15,000Forum, Mar. 26: Haytham (Ibn al) [known as Alhazen]. Opticae Thesaurus...Item Vitellonis Thuringopoloni libri X..., first edition, Basel, August, 1572. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: Kepler (Johannes). Dioptrice seu demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt, first edition, Augsburg, David Frank, 1611. £12,000-18,000 -
Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.