Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 75 Auctions Archived, another 34 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 30 June, 75 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 20 in euros, 9 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Swedish krone and 42 in US dollars.
Turnover was $47,766,300.83 as 79.8% of all lots changed. There were 23,162 offered and 18,438 transacted. The average lot sold for $2,590.64. Heritage dominated these sales.
7 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on June 25th: $21,021,657
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating 100 Years Of Disney: 1923 - 2023 Signature Auction on June 26th: $4,632,639
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 27th: $2,357,391
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on June 24th: $1,776,575
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money on June 20th: $1,503,400
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on June 22nd: $1,466,110
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts including a Nobel Prize for Penicillin on June 21st: $1,221,941
9 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9 on June 21st: 206.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/9 on June 18th: 166.43%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on June 29th: 164.86%
Il Ponte. The Art of Anastatics on June 22nd: 131.72%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 21st: 123.72%
Morphy Auctions. Old West Events Auction in Santa Fe on June 24th: 121.00%
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money on June 20th: 111.98%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 27th: 105.02%
Tajan. Books and Manuscripts on June 20th: 101.58%
46 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/20 on June 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Doug's Dell & Gold Key Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on June 29th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/9 on June 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating 100 Years Of Disney: 1923 - 2023 Signature Auction on June 26th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts Online - bidstart 6/13 on June 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/13 on June 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on June 25th: 99.86%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 19th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/20 on June 27th: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 18th: 99.23%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 28th: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/14 on June 21st: 99.17%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 27th: 98.92%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on June 25th: 98.63%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/13 on June 20th: 98.43%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 28th: 98.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/9 on June 18th: 97.92%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/14 on June 21st: 97.85%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana & Maps - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 6/12 on June 22nd: 97.77%
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money on June 20th: 97.60%
New England Book Auctions. Early Printing Americana Cartography Catalogue on June 27th: 97.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on June 24th: 97.32%
Il Ponte. The Art of Anastatics on June 22nd: 97.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9 on June 21st: 96.43%
Litchfield County Auctions. June Antiques and Decor - Day 1 on June 20th: 96.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 25th: 96.01%
Morphy Auctions. Old West Events Auction in Santa Fe on June 24th: 95.65%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on June 16th: 95.03%
Du Mouchelles. The June 2023 Auctions - Day 1 on June 29th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/18 on June 25th: 93.19%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Photographs, Books, PLUS PSA Slabbed on June 28th: 91.99%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on June 29th: 91.43%
Central Mass Auctions. Collectibles: Toys, Guitars, Baseball, NASA on June 21st: 90.38%
Swann Galleries. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books on June 22nd: 90.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9 on June 19th: 90.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/9 on June 17th: 89.66%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/17 on June 24th: 89.50%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 29th: 89.33%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on June 29th: 86.02%
Eldreds. Vintage Goods on June 29th: 83.87%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books from Valdemar's Castle | Books and Manuscripts | Modern Art and Design on June 20th: 82.61%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Sports Memorabilia on June 26th: 82.40%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 21st: 81.31%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts including a Nobel Prize for Penicillin on June 21st: 81.18%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on June 22nd: 80.56%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on June 22nd: 80.49%
75 total sales reported this week:
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Photographs, Books, PLUS PSA Slabbed on June 28th: 91.99%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on June 29th: 91.43%
PBA Galleries. Elite Americana – Travel – Maps – Audubon: A PBA Platinum Auction on June 29th: 77.88%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Story Musgrave Auction on June 29th: 50.72%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 29th: 89.33%
Eldreds. Vintage Goods on June 29th: 83.87%
Du Mouchelles. The June 2023 Auctions - Day 1 on June 29th: 95.00%
Dreweatts. Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera on June 29th: 63.36%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on June 29th: 86.02%
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on June 28th: 59.75%
Vermot de Pas. Autographs and Collection - 100% Live Sale on June 27th: 34.30%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Posters on June 27th: 63.79%
New England Book Auctions. Early Printing Americana Cartography Catalogue on June 27th: 97.47%
Heritage Auctions. Doug's Dell & Gold Key Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on June 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 28th: 98.36%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 28th: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/20 on June 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/20 on June 27th: 99.29%
Eldreds. Online Only - Asian Art on June 27th: 45.45%
De Baecque and Associes. Autographs and Manuscripts - Old and Modern Books on June 27th: 60.33%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 27th: 98.92%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Sports Memorabilia on June 26th: 82.40%
Bertolami Fine Art . PRINTS, RARE BOOKS AND MAPS Including a large selection of Views of Rome: prints and drawings from 1 on June 26th: 34.41%
Morphy Auctions. Old West Events Auction in Santa Fe on June 24th: 95.65%
Arader Galleries. June 2023 Auction on June 24th: 37.58%
Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents on June 23rd: 78.89%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 6/13 on June 23rd: 78.43%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts Online - bidstart 6/13 on June 23rd: 100.00%
Swann Galleries. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books on June 22nd: 90.38%
RR Auction. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 5/19 on June 22nd: 64.83%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana & Maps - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 6/12 on June 22nd: 97.77%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on June 22nd: 80.49%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Photographs, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts And Fe on June 22nd: 63.64%
Il Ponte. The Art of Anastatics on June 22nd: 97.30%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on June 22nd: 58.31%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on June 22nd: 62.74%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on June 22nd: 80.56%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 6/7 on June 14th: 78.33%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on June 21st: 81.31%
Litchfield County Auctions. June Antiques and Decor - Day 2 on June 21st: 58.82%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on June 16th: 95.03%
Central Mass Auctions. Collectibles: Toys, Guitars, Baseball, NASA on June 21st: 90.38%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts including a Nobel Prize for Penicillin on June 21st: 81.18%
The Ross Art Group Inc. Original Vintage Poster Treasures - Rare and Collectible on June 20th: 30.00%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings on June 20th: 8.86%
Tajan. Books and Manuscripts on June 20th: 57.88%
PIASA. Editions on June 20th: 60.00%
Morton Subastas. Old and Contemporary Books Auction on June 20th: 46.28%
Litchfield County Auctions. June Antiques and Decor - Day 1 on June 20th: 96.15%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints on June 20th: 60.56%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books from Valdemar's Castle | Books and Manuscripts | Modern Art and Design on June 20th: 82.61%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Maritime Sale on June 20th: 74.67%
Aste Bolaffi. Trading Cards on June 20th: 37.07%
Finarte. Photographs: Under IK on June 19th: 52.35%
Fairhill Auction. June - Militaria, Posters and More on June 19th: 57.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9 on June 21st: 96.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/9 on June 20th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9 on June 19th: 90.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 6/9 on June 18th: 44.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/9 on June 17th: 89.66%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/9 on June 18th: 97.92%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/17 on June 24th: 89.50%
Heritage Auctions. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction on June 25th: 98.63%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 25th: 96.01%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/18 on June 25th: 93.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on June 24th: 97.32%
Heritage Auctions. Celebrating 100 Years Of Disney: 1923 - 2023 Signature Auction on June 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/14 on June 21st: 99.17%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on June 25th: 99.86%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/14 on June 21st: 97.85%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/13 on June 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/13 on June 20th: 98.43%
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money on June 20th: 97.60%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/11 on June 19th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 18th: 99.23%
For the week ahead 34 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jul. 3rd
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/23. 21 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/23. 50 lots
Tue. Jul. 4th
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts.
Ader. PARIS. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts. 337 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 321 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 132 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/23. 37 lots
Wed. Jul. 5th
Christies. Paris. Rare Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/22.
Ader. PARIS. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts. 232 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Movie Posters. 302 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 363 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 110 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Sale of Rare & Signed First Editions (Seamus Heaney, John B Keane etc.), Antiquarian Books, Manuscri.
Rossini. Paris. BIBLIOTHÈQUE GUY GAULARD - THIRD PART - REVOLUTIONARY COLLECTION. SCIENCES, PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIAL.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/23. 27 lots
Thu. Jul. 6th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Natural History Books and Works on Paper.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Heroes Featuring the Jack and Joanie Kump Collection. 614 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Summer Living.
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/28.
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Printed Books of the 16th to 20th Century - bidstart 6/28.
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Ancient Art, Orentalia and Maps - bidstart 6/29.
Fri. Jul. 7th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - Online.
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Sports By Poster.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Signature Auction. 236 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Modern and Contemporary Art - bidstart 6/29.
Sat. Jul. 8th
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Fine Art, Antiques and Jewelry. 96 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Historical Platinum Signature Auction. 91 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/1. 200 lots
Peter Arnold. Prahran VIC . Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Sun. Jul. 9th
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. 212 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. The Eclectic Gentleman: Collectibles, Decor and Design - bidstart 6/29.
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Kodesh, Chassidut, Gra, Kabbalah, Letters with important and fascinating content, Polemic, Manuscrip.
Bruce McKinney
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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.