Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 16 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended, Friday 5, January, 16 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone and 14 in US dollars.
Turnover was $950,610.56 as 90.56% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $362.83.
The market will quickly reemerge.
14 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The WaWa Collection Part IV Comics Showcase Auction on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 3rd: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 2nd: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 31st: 98.95%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 3rd: 96.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/23 on December 30th: 95.43%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 31st: 94.90%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. January 2024 Annual New Year's Sale on January 1st: 86.36%
Vogt Auction. New Years Day Auction on January 1st: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/15 on December 25th: 85.59%
Eldreds. Cabin Fever Auction - session 1 on January 4th: 85.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 2nd: 80.36%
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16 total sales reported this week:
Eldreds. Cabin Fever Auction - session 1 on January 4th: 85.00%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Antiquarian Bookseller's Moving Sale - Part 1 on January 3rd: 65.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books - bidstart 12/15 on December 27th: 18.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/15 on December 25th: 85.59%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 3rd: 96.43%
Heritage Auctions. The WaWa Collection Part IV Comics Showcase Auction on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Zits Comic Art Showcase Auction on January 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 3rd: 99.38%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 2nd: 80.36%
Vogt Auction. New Years Day Auction on January 1st: 85.71%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. January 2024 Annual New Year's Sale on January 1st: 86.36%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 2nd: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 31st: 94.90%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 31st: 98.95%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/23 on December 30th: 95.43%
For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 8th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 12TH ANNUAL POST NEW YEARS QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION. 160 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/29. 64 lots
Tue. Jan. 9th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 523 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 55 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 194 lots
Wed. Jan. 10th
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary and Post-War Art // Prints and Multiples. 150 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 262 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History. 34 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France: Manuscripts, Documents, Plates and Archives. 534 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/15. 652 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction. 1936 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 335 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 129 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare, Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos and Relics. 380 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Star Wars Holiday Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 221 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 84 lots
Thu. Jan. 11th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 236 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. The Ski Sale. 81 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books. 308 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Golden Age and Pre-Code Horror: The Comic Book Collection of Stephen J. Farber. 269 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1178 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts. 179 lots
Sat. Jan. 13th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 173 lots
Sun. Jan. 14th
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. 213 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.