Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 39 Auctions Archived, another 55 Upcoming this Week
Turnover was $49,979,546.98 as 86.22% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $4,282.00.
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 14th: $20,338,429
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 10th: $13,035,138
Christies. Fine Printed And Manuscript Americana on January 17th: $11,076,752
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-XCI on November 12th: $1,492,978
7 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on December 20th: 323.47%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Collected Home - bidstart 1/3 on January 17th: 129.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/29 on January 7th: 128.63%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60 Year Collection of Bruce and Vivalyn Knight on January 6th: 120.55%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on January 18th: 111.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts - Online Only on January 18th: 109.95%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 7th: 106.29%
26 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Sothebys. Western Art and Design From Bar Cross Ranch, Wyoming on January 19th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's January Auction on January 17th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60 Year Collection of Bruce and Vivalyn Knight on January 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 14th: 99.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 16th: 99.85%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 14th: 99.53%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 17th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 16th: 99.18%
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on December 20th: 99.05%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 10th: 97.26%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 17th: 96.33%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts - Online Only on January 18th: 95.03%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 14th: 94.88%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 13th: 93.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/29 on January 7th: 92.86%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on January 18th: 92.04%
Christies. Fine Printed And Manuscript Americana on January 17th: 86.27%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 7th: 86.11%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 1/9 on January 19th: 86.10%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery Auction on January 18th: 84.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/29 on January 8th: 84.38%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 16th: 83.67%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on January 11th: 83.33%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.87%
39 total sales reported this week:
Sothebys. Western Art and Design From Bar Cross Ranch, Wyoming on January 19th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 1/9 on January 19th: 86.10%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on January 18th: 92.04%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 12/15 on January 18th: 64.55%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper on January 18th: 20.20%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Printed Books and Manuscripts - Online Only on January 18th: 95.03%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Discovery Auction on January 18th: 84.48%
Leland Little Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 2 on January 19th: 75.76%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.87%
Finarte. Photographs/Timed Auction on January 18th: 53.33%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Collected Home - bidstart 1/3 on January 17th: 71.43%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 17th: 96.33%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 17th: 99.33%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 77.65%
Christies. Fine Printed And Manuscript Americana on January 17th: 86.27%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Winter Auction on January 17th: 63.64%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's January Auction on January 17th: 100.00%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-XCI on November 12th: 52.83%
OSENAT. Books and Manuscripts on December 20th: 99.05%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 7th: 86.11%
Soler Y Llach. Movie Posters on November 30th: 12.21%
Soler Y Llach. Advertising Posters on November 30th: 14.96%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 14th: 99.53%
Librairie des Elephants. Avant Gardes on December 2nd: 67.48%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. The 60 Year Collection of Bruce and Vivalyn Knight on January 6th: 100.00%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Scultures on January 16th: 61.39%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 16th: 83.67%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on January 11th: 83.33%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 16th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 16th: 99.85%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on January 13th: 54.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 13th: 93.64%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 14th: 94.88%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 14th: 99.92%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 10th: 97.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/29 on January 8th: 84.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/29 on January 7th: 92.86%
For the week ahead 55 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 22nd
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 151 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Art Within Reach. 99 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12. 103 lots
Tue. Jan. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 473 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 82 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 196 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty. 15 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 46 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. January Jewels: Fine Art and Luxury Goods. 69 lots
Wed. Jan. 24th
Ader. PARIS. Post-war and Contemporary Prints. 305 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 386 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 105 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Pop Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia. 200 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Collectors' Passion. 65 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. c.670 Lots to include a Collection of Signed First & Rare Editions. 673 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Visual Splendor: Decorative Arts and Photography. 87 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Documents & Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade cards, Postcards, Banknotes, Stamps and Postal History.. 214 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 79 lots
Artcurial. Paris. HISTORICAL MEMORIES Collection and Library of the Counts of Marcellus, the Dukes of Abrantès & various others. 64 lots
Thu. Jan. 25th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 235 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Books, Documents and Ancient Prints. 212 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Photography. 201 lots
Doyle New York. New York. OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS / ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE ARTS. 12 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Collectors' Passion. 23 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture. 472 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. The Artists of the WPA. 238 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autograph and Book Auction. 170 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - bidstart 1/18. 344 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Marvels of the West" - Day 1. 226 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 419 lots
Fri. Jan. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Winter Sports Card Catalogue Auction. 2802 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Classic Auction: Books, etc.. 21 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Marvels of the West" - Day 2. 469 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. 34th Annual, Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - Las Vegas, Nevada. 63 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors. 56 lots
Sothebys. London. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 1/19. 24 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. January Early American Pattern Glass and Collectibles. 67 lots
Sat. Jan. 27th
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Winter Auction. 94 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Online Winter Magic. 100 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 110 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Winter Auction. 173 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. 2024 Mid-Century Modern Art and Furnishings with Decorative Accessories. 93 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Echoes of the West January 27th sale. 185 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Marvels of the West" - Day 3. 209 lots
Sun. Jan. 28th
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. 244 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Winter Auction - Day 2. 47 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 101 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Winter US Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction. 453 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. "Marvels of the West" - Day 4. 336 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/19. 89 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books - bidstart 1/19. 43 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 1/19. 36 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Online Estate Auction.
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.