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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 27 Auctions Archived, another 27 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 29 December, 27 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Columbian pesos, 12 in euros. 1 in British pounds, and 12 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $6,805,024.56 as 90.44% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $952.02.

 

Without hesitation, the market is already camping out in January looking for a warm welcome.

 

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 23rd: $1,593,133
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 27th: $1,496,531
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 2 on November 30th: $1,211,944
 

2 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 1 on November 29th: 102.27%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums and Originals on November 24th: 101.55%


18 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 27th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 2 on November 30th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 1 on November 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 26th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 23rd: 99.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 26th: 99.04%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 27th: 98.96%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 26th: 98.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/8 on December 17th: 95.70%
Aspire Auctions. December 2023 Auction - bidstart 12/1 on December 9th: 95.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/16 on December 23rd: 94.12%
Mennonite Life. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 10th: 92.25%
Lark Mason Associates. The Collection of Anne Eisenhower including Property from President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower on December 19th: 92.00%
Bogota Auction. Art Books and other "Coffee Table Books" on December 1st: 90.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 20th: 88.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 24th: 87.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 18th: 83.78%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums and Originals on November 24th: 83.63%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL ZEDONG MAO (1893-1976) An extremely rare signed colour 5 x 7 photograph on November 30th Actual price: USD $172,175.
  2. Sothebys Sacrae Scripturae veteris, novaeque omnia. on July 18th Actual price: USD $132,555.
  3. Sothebys Florilegium diversorum epigrammatum in septem libros. [Device] on October 12th Actual price: USD $127,000.
  4. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Die Ritterlich und lobwirdig rayß, 1515. on November 27th Actual price: USD $82,776.
  5. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Les jeux de la poupée, 1949. on November 27th Actual price: USD $60,703.
  6. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL GOYA FRANCISCO JOSE DE (1746-1828) An exceptionally rare L.S. on November 30th Actual price: USD $57,392.
  7. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL EINSTEIN ALBERT (1879-1955) A very fine on November 30th Actual price: USD $51,652.
  8. Bubb Kuyper De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. on November 24th Actual price: USD $50,569.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Baseball Near Master Set (490/491). on December 23rd Actual price: USD $45,600.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1921 E121 American Caramel-Series of 80 Babe Ruth (George) SGC Good 2. on December 23rd Actual price: USD $43,200.
  11. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL GANDHI MAHATMA (1869-1948) A fine A.L.S. on November 30th Actual price: USD $40,174.
  12. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL STEINBECK JOHN (1902-1968) A fascinating autograph manuscript on November 30th Actual price: USD $35,870.
  13. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Ecce Homo, 1923. on November 27th Actual price: USD $34,490.
  14. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL [SCHUBERT FRANZ]: (1797-1828) A pair of antique spectacles previously owned and worn by Franz Schubert on November 29th Actual price: USD $31,565.
  15. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Astronomiae instauratae mechanica, 1602. on November 27th Actual price: USD $30,351.
  16. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL NAPOLEON I (1769-1821) An extremely rare Letter on November 30th Actual price: USD $28,696.
  17. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL SAND GEORGE (1804-1876) An excellent autograph manuscript signed on November 30th Actual price: USD $28,696.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie #253 PSA EX 5. on December 23rd Actual price: USD $27,600.
  19. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Handzeichnungen, 1920. on November 27th Actual price: USD $27,592.
  20. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL LENIN VLADIMIR (1870-1924) A rare D.S. on November 30th Actual price: USD $27,261.
  21. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL KAFKA FRANZ (1883-1924) An extremely rare A.L.S. on November 30th Actual price: USD $27,261.
  22. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL DIDEROT DENIS (1713-1784) An extremely rare and important autograph manuscript on November 30th Actual price: USD $27,261.
  23. Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Rare set of 3 spheres, terrestrial, celestial and armillary. The quarter meridians indicate the latitudes of major world cities. The equatorial table is engraved with the zodiac calendar. Turned and blackened fruitwood legs. on November 28th Actual price: USD $26,842.
  24. Ketterer Kunst Doerling Hamlet, 1929. on November 27th Actual price: USD $26,212.
  25. International Autograph Auctions Europe SL NAPOLEON I (1769-1821) An extremely rare Autograph Letter by Napoleon on November 30th Actual price: USD $25,826.



27 total sales reported this week:

Bogota Auction. Art Books and other "Coffee Table Books" on December 1st: 90.79%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Book Albums on November 25th: 76.88%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Albums and Originals on November 24th: 83.63%
Mennonite Life. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 10th: 92.25%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on December 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on December 27th: 98.96%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on December 26th: 98.62%
Lark Mason Associates. Fine Paintings, Silver and Works of Art from American Collections - bidstart 11/7 on November 28th: 32.00%
Lark Mason Associates. The Collection of Anne Eisenhower including Property from President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower on December 19th: 92.00%
L'Autographe Auctions. December 2023 - Autographs, Letters, and Historical Documents on December 5th: 45.86%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples - Online Only on December 5th: 60.98%
Aspire Auctions. December 2023 Auction - bidstart 12/1 on December 9th: 95.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 20th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 18th: 83.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/8 on December 18th: 51.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 12/8 on December 17th: 54.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/8 on December 17th: 95.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/8 on December 16th: 78.57%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 2 on November 30th: 100.00%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts, and Historical Documents - Day 1 on November 29th: 100.00%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Rare Books on November 27th: 68.41%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Marine and Voyage on November 28th: 42.35%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 23rd: 99.27%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/16 on December 23rd: 94.12%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 26th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 26th: 99.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 24th: 87.98%


For the week ahead a fresh 27 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 1st
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. January 2024 Annual New Year's Sale. 22 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. New Years Day Auction. 28 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22. 75 lots

Tue. Jan. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 528 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 56 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 182 lots

Wed. Jan. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 323 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 112 lots
The Book Merchant Jenkins. West End. Antiquarian Bookseller's Moving Sale - Part 1. 288 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22. 58 lots

Thu. Jan. 4th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - Fine Press - bidstart 12/22. 555 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction. 103 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The WaWa Collection Part IV Comics Showcase Auction. 300 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Cabin Fever Auction - session 1. 40 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Timed Auction - Antiquarian Books, Irish & World Literature and Poetry, .... 387 lots

Fri. Jan. 5th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Cabin Fever Auction - session 2. 19 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. The 60 Year Collection of Bruce and Vivalyn Knight. 24 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Antiques and Interiors, to Include Affordable Modern and Contemporary Art. 47 lots

Sat. Jan. 6th
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports and Comics Auction. 176 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 174 lots

Sun. Jan. 7th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Timed Auction: Books, Pictures, Ceramics, Silver, Collectors' Items etc. - bidstart 12/20. 116 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 100 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. UNLIMITED Kaballa and Chassidut, .... 258 lots
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. 228 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/29. 42 lots

Bruce McKinney

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  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.