Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 17 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 23 June, 17 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 8 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 8 in US dollars.
Turnover was a slim $1,189,459.82 as 84.68% of all lots changed hands. There were 2,356 offered and 1,995 transacted. The average lot sold for $596.22. It was a bargain hunter’s holiday!
4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 212.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 182.28%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. 43rd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction on June 17th: 167.97%
Forum Auctions. A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on June 15th: 100.42%
10 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The Modern Props Science Fiction Collection Movie Posters Showcase Auction on June 17th: 99.80%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 98.81%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Summer Magic Auction on June 17th: 96.15%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. 43rd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction on June 17th: 95.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 93.53%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/10 on June 17th: 92.50%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Phlatelics, Sports, and Numismatics on June 18th: 89.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 86.67%
Blackwell Auctions. June Exceptional Estates Auction on June 17th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 10th: 84.00%
16 total sales reported this week:
Potter and Potter Auctions. Summer Magic Auction on June 17th: 96.15%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Phlatelics, Sports, and Numismatics on June 18th: 89.87%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 18th: 93.53%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Native Americana, Mining and Ingots, Bottles on June 17th: 64.79%
Blackwell Auctions. June Exceptional Estates Auction on June 17th: 84.62%
Heritage Auctions. The Modern Props Science Fiction Collection Movie Posters Showcase Auction on June 17th: 99.80%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. 43rd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction on June 17th: 95.12%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/10 on June 17th: 92.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/2 on June 13th: 71.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 98.81%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 12th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 6/2 on June 11th: 47.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 6/2 on June 11th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 11th: 26.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books - bidstart 6/2 on June 11th: 37.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/2 on June 10th: 84.00%
Forum Auctions. A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on June 15th: 75.15%
For the week ahead 44 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jun. 26th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 392 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. PRINTS, RARE BOOKS AND MAPS Including a large selection of Views of Rome: prints and drawings from 1. 497 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/16. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/16. 88 lots
Tue. Jun. 27th
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 93 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/20. 421 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/20. 141 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Autographs and Manuscripts - Old and Modern Books. 300 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Autographs and Collection - 100% Live Sale.
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Early Printing Americana Cartography Catalogue. 198 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/16. 42 lots
Bonhams. London. Greetings from Marc Chagall: A Collection of Cards and Exhibition Posters - bidstart 6/19. 56 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 54 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Online Only - Asian Art. 22 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rebbes of Satmar, Sighet and Bobov - Books, Objects, Letters and Manuscripts, Broadsides and Printed.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Posters.
Wed. Jun. 28th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples - Online Only.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/21. 381 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/21. 122 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples. 323 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Photographs, Books, PLUS PSA Slabbed. 388 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/16. 25 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. Collectibles Countdown Auction. 150 lots
Thu. Jun. 29th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Photography - Online Only.
Sothebys. Cologne. Prints and Multiples. 35 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Elite Americana – Travel – Maps – Audubon: A PBA Platinum Auction. 113 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 356 lots
Ader. PARIS. Post-war and Contemporary Prints. 236 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The June 2023 Auctions - Day 1. 40 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Doug's Dell & Gold Key Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 334 lots
Dreweatts. Newbury. Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera. 333 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Vintage Goods.
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Paintings, Prints and other Fine and Decorative Works of Art - bidstart 6/15.
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. Story Musgrave Auction.
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Important Summer Sale - Including Old Master Drawings, Paintings, Silver and Ceramics.
Fri. Jun. 30th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - Online.
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The June 2023 Auctions - Day 2. 69 lots
Bonhams. London. Midwifery and Medicine: the Library of the late Prof. John Studd - bidstart 6/21.
Sat. Jul. 1st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/24. 200 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American Auction.
EV Stamps. Richmond. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction.
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Summer Great Estates Modern Art and Design. 100 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/23. 22 lots
Sun. Jul. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 248 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/23. 26 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.