Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 25 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 4 August, 37 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 1 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 26 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.
Turnover was $10,860,107.71 as a robust 89.39% of all lots changed hands. There were 10,175 offered and 9,095 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,194.07. Both buyers and sellers should be well satisfied.
1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. The Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction on July 29th: $3,736,718
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 23rd: 224.80%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 22nd: 174.56%
Heritage Auctions. The Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction on July 29th: 141.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/14 on July 25th: 126.88%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 1st: 102.62%
23 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Harvey Kurtzman & The Art of Humbug Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 3rd: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Summer Bookworm Auction on July 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 1st: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 2nd: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 2nd: 97.96%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Mid Summer Antique Estates Collection on July 29th: 97.62%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/22 on July 29th: 97.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters on August 1st: 96.73%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Pr on July 31st: 93.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 30th: 93.67%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 3 on July 30th: 92.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 23rd: 92.31%
PBA Galleries. Comic Books: The ATLAS SALE Part 1, and Other Great Comic Books on August 3rd: 91.56%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities on July 29th: 91.24%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 1st: 90.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/14 on July 25th: 90.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction on July 29th: 89.36%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples: Color Theory on July 27th: 87.37%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 2 on July 29th: 84.42%
37 total sales reported this week:
Morphy Auctions. Toys and General Collectibles on August 3rd: 76.29%
Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on August 3rd: 62.57%
PBA Galleries. Comic Books: The ATLAS SALE Part 1, and Other Great Comic Books on August 3rd: 91.56%
Morton Subastas. Special Sale of Graphic Art on August 3rd: 34.09%
Heritage Auctions. Harvey Kurtzman & The Art of Humbug Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 3rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. LA Modern/Los Angeles: Photographs on August 2nd: 76.68%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Stamps and Postal History. on August 2nd: 72.22%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Ancient Books, Chassidic and Kabbalistic Books, Manuscripts and Letters on August 1st: 96.73%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 1st: 90.63%
Aspire Art Auctions. Photographs and Editions - start 7/20 on August 1st: 51.96%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 2nd: 97.96%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 2nd: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 1st: 99.62%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Pr on July 31st: 93.88%
Addison and Sarova. Summer Bookworm Auction on July 30th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 22nd: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/14 on July 25th: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/14 on July 24th: 77.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/14 on July 23rd: 92.31%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities on July 29th: 91.24%
North American Auction Company. Early Art Connoisseur & Western Collectors' Auction on July 29th: 74.84%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/22 on July 29th: 97.00%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on July 29th: 39.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Mid Summer Antique Estates Collection on July 29th: 97.62%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Prints and Multiples: Color Theory on July 27th: 87.37%
Potomack Company. July Art Cornucopia on July 28th: 70.80%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 2 on July 29th: 84.42%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 3 on July 30th: 92.41%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Time Flies in July" 2023 July Timed Auction - session 1 on July 28th: 76.18%
Du Mouchelles. The July 2023 Auction: Day 2 on July 28th: 66.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 30th: 93.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction on July 29th: 89.36%
For the week ahead 25 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 7th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/28. 42 lots
Tue. Aug. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 407 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 140 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/2.
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Comics, Sports and Toy Auction. 478 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 71 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/28. 31 lots
Wed. Aug. 9th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Prints and Multiples. 113 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 340 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 148 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 113 lots
Thu. Aug. 10th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views. 511 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 278 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Americana and Other Related Wares. 18 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 100 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction. 290 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. August Estate Auction. 40 lots
Sat. Aug. 12th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/5. 173 lots
The Book Merchant Jenkins. West End. Rare Australian Books & Antiquarian Artefacts. 206 lots
Sun. Aug. 13th
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. 275 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/3.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 103 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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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. -
Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
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.