Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 42 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 26 January, 42 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.
Turnover was $4,978,916.46 as 81.03% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $710.46.
The ABAA book fair at San Francisco opens on February 9th! Be there.
11 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty on January 25th: 200.62%
Artcurial. HISTORICAL MEMORIES Collection and Library of the Counts of Marcellus, the Dukes of Abrantès & various others on January 24th: 173.17%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collectors' Passion on January 25th: 147.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on January 17th: 135.33%
Hansons. The January Derbyshire Specialist Diecast, Model Railway & Collectable Toys Auction: To Include a Single-Owner Collection of Pokemon Cards on January 25th: 131.55%
Doyle New York. OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS / ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE ARTS on January 25th: 119.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/5 on January 14th: 112.21%
Christies. Important Americana on January 19th: 108.17%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 25th: 106.23%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Pop Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on January 24th: 106.01%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Sale on January 20th: 102.32%
28 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty on January 25th: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Visual Splendor: Decorative Arts and Photography on January 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Wells, Maine Online Retirement Auction on January 20th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Sale on January 20th: 100.00%
Christies. Important Americana on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 24th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 23rd: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 21st: 98.48%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 21st: 97.54%
Hansons. The January Derbyshire Specialist Diecast, Model Railway & Collectable Toys Auction: To Include a Single-Owner Collection of Pokemon Cards on January 25th: 95.92%
Artcurial. HISTORICAL MEMORIES Collection and Library of the Counts of Marcellus, the Dukes of Abrantès & various others on January 24th: 93.75%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 20th: 93.71%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 24th: 92.38%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 22nd: 92.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/5 on January 14th: 91.07%
Swann Galleries. The Artists of the WPA on January 25th: 90.76%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 23rd: 89.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on January 17th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/5 on January 15th: 88.04%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collectors' Passion on January 24th: 87.69%
Revere Auctions. January Jewels: Fine Art and Luxury Goods on January 23rd: 86.96%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Pop Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on January 24th: 85.00%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autograph and Book Auction on January 25th: 84.71%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on January 24th: 83.54%
Doyle New York. OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS / ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE ARTS on January 25th: 83.33%
Trafford Books. Books, Documents & Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade cards, Postcards, Banknotes, Stamps and Postal History. on January 24th: 80.84%
42 total sales reported this week:
Swann Galleries. The Artists of the WPA on January 25th: 90.76%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Marvels of the West" - Day 1 on January 25th: 53.54%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture on January 25th: 79.45%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autograph and Book Auction on January 25th: 84.71%
Hansons. The January Derbyshire Specialist Diecast, Model Railway & Collectable Toys Auction: To Include a Single-Owner Collection of Pokemon Cards on January 25th: 95.92%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 25th: 78.30%
Doyle New York. OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS / ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE ARTS on January 25th: 83.33%
Dorotheum . Photography on January 25th: 65.67%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 29.94%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collectors' Passion on January 25th: 65.22%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collectors' Passion on January 24th: 87.69%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty on January 25th: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Books, Documents & Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade cards, Postcards, Banknotes, Stamps and Postal History. on January 24th: 80.84%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on January 24th: 83.54%
Revere Auctions. Visual Splendor: Decorative Arts and Photography on January 24th: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.670 Lots to include a Collection of Signed First & Rare Editions on January 24th: 71.17%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Pop Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on January 24th: 85.00%
Artcurial. HISTORICAL MEMORIES Collection and Library of the Counts of Marcellus, the Dukes of Abrantès & various others on January 24th: 93.75%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 24th: 92.38%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 24th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Art Within Reach on January 22nd: 55.56%
Sothebys. Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints on January 20th: 57.14%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Day 2- Colossal Fine Art, Chinese, & Antiques on January 21st: 72.41%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Day 1- Rare Books, Fine Art, Silver & Jewelry on January 20th: 74.16%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Wells, Maine Online Retirement Auction on January 20th: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. January Jewels: Fine Art and Luxury Goods on January 23rd: 86.96%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Sale on January 20th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on January 20th: 42.05%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 22nd: 92.05%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 23rd: 89.02%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Selections. Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography on January 20th: 42.62%
Christies. Important Americana on January 19th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/9 on January 16th: 38.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on January 17th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/5 on January 15th: 88.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/5 on January 14th: 91.07%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 21st: 98.48%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 20th: 93.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 23rd: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 21st: 97.54%
For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jan. 29th
Sothebys. New York. Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/19. 71 lots
Tue. Jan. 30th
ALDE. Paris. Old Books and the 19th Century. 178 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 460 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 232 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books to Start a Collection. 260 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. The Veatchs Fine Press, Bindings and Book Arts Cat. 239 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 12 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 47 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photography Books Online 1/19. 151 lots
Wed. Jan. 31st
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey (Part II). 321 lots
Forum Auctions. London. A fifth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library. 338 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 378 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 99 lots
ALDE. Paris. Old Books and the 19th Century - Part 2, online bidstart 1/2. 240 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Antique Books, Documents, and Engravings - Online bidstart 12/19. 233 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/21. 195 lots
Bonhams. London. The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont - bidstart 1/22. 189 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Advertising and More. 122 lots
The Book Merchant Jenkins. West End. Antiquarian Bookseller's Moving Sale - Part 2. 339 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/19. 42 lots
Thu. Feb. 1st
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old and Modern Books. 356 lots
Bonhams. London. Vintage Posters - Bidstart 1/25. 236 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Voices and Illustrators of Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction. 264 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart 1/22. 344 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Fine Art Including Surrealism. 47 lots
Fri. Feb. 2nd
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17. 218 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. JULIEN BOGOUSSLAVSKY COLLECTION. 112 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Prints and Multiples. 95 lots
Sothebys. New York. The One. 3 lots
Sat. Feb. 3rd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 170 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Racing, Flying and Yachting. 64 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction. 141 lots
Sun. Feb. 4th
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. 289 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated - bidstart 1/19. 44 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Collection of Photography Books.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books - bidstart 1/26. 19 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/26. 80 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.