• Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000-12,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.
    Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Medical Incunabula: Petit (Jean)publisher & Kerver (Thielman)printer. Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, sm. 8vo, Paris [1498]
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Hugo (Victor) [Wraxall (Lascelles)]. Les Miserable, 3 vols., 8vo, L. (Hurst & Blackett) 1862, First Authorized English Translation (copyright).
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Shelley (Mary Wollstonecraft). Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus, 8vo, 2 vols. in one, L. (G. & W.B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-Lane) 1823.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Cuisine: Anon. Cookery, Pastry, and Sweet Meats in three Books, Alphabetically Digested, 8vo 1710.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Lambert (Aylmer Bourke). A Description of the Genus Pinus, with Directions Relative to the Cultivation…, 2 vols. Sm. folio L. (Messrs. Weddell) 1832.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Botany: Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: or Plates and Descriptions of such Plants as Grow Wild in the Environs of London, 2 vols. folio, London (B. White) 1777 – 1798.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Le Moire (J.M.) Maple Leaves, Canadian History and Quebec Scenery (Third Series) 8vo Quebec (Hunter, Rose & Co.) 1865. First Edn.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: The Earliest Extant Printed House Contents Sale Catalogue in Ireland: Baillie, Auctioneer, Abby Street. A Catalogue of the Goods and Stock of the late Edward Wingfield…
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: William III King of England. Autograph Letter Signed ("William R") to an unnamed correspondent [possibly Charles-Henri de Lorraine] discussing his strategy against the French forces during the siege of Namur.
    June 23rd, 24th & 25th 2026
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: [Austen (Jane) (1785-1817]. Pride and Prejudice, 3 vols. sm. 8vo, L. (T. Egerton) 1813.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Heaney (Seamus). Ugolino, sm. folio D. (Dolmen) 1979, Limited Edn. No. 78/125 Copies, Signed by Seamus Heaney, Louis le Brocquy, Liam Miller and Andrew Carpenter.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, June 23-25: Voltaire (F.M. Avouet de). Petits Ouvrages, attribues a M. de Voltaire, sm. folio manuscript, dated 1776, containing 9 works.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presentation Gold Pocket Watch. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Presentation Copy of the First Issue of the Lincoln Douglas Debates Signed by Abraham Lincoln in Pencil to a Sangamon County Illinois Republican. Estimate: $150,000 - 250,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A Senate Resolution Signed in the Tense Days After the Union's Humiliating Defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Seven Passages to a Flight, an Artists Book with a Story Quilt by Faith Ringgold, the Publisher's Own Copy. Estimate: $80,000 - 120,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Only Full-Length Book by Jefferson, with the Justly Famous Map. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 59 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 2 February, 59 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Columbian pesos, 1 in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 38 in US dollars.

Turnover was $24,273,355.77 as 84.2% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,969.76.

 

 3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


Heritage Auctions. Winter Sports Card Catalogue Auction on January 27th: $11,150,904
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17 on February 2nd: $4,553,078
Arader Galleries. Winter Auction on January 27th: $1,120,259

13 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

Bonhams. The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont - bidstart 1/22 on January 31st: 332.33%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction on January 27th: 212.47%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey (Part II) on January 31st: 197.03%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on January 24th: 135.17%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on January 26th: 119.22%
Heritage Auctions. Winter US Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction on January 28th: 111.32%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17 on February 2nd: 109.61%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on January 27th: 104.60%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on January 19th: 104.14%
Alex Cooper. Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Fine Rugs on January 27th: 103.19%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 102.77%
Doyle New York. Fine Art Including Surrealism on February 1st: 102.54%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction - Day 2 on January 28th: 100.13%

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

John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Estate Auction on January 28th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on January 28th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on January 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 30th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 30th: 99.57%
Bonhams. The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont - bidstart 1/22 on January 31st: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 30th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction on February 1st: 99.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 27th: 99.09%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey (Part II) on January 31st: 99.07%
Leland Little Auctions. Prints and Multiples on February 2nd: 98.95%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction on January 27th: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Winter Sports Card Catalogue Auction on January 27th: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 31st: 98.68%
New England Book Auctions. The Veatchs Fine Press, Bindings and Book Arts Cat on January 30th: 98.33%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Winter Magic on January 27th: 97.00%
Heritage Auctions. Winter US Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction on January 28th: 95.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 28th: 94.26%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 31st: 91.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 28th: 91.69%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on January 30th: 91.67%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 91.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 30th: 91.49%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction - Day 2 on January 28th: 91.49%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on January 27th: 91.08%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on January 24th: 90.49%
Morphy Auctions. 34th Annual, Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - Las Vegas, Nevada on January 26th: 88.89%
Bogota Auction. Antique Books, Documents, and Engravings - Online bidstart 12/19 on January 31st: 86.70%
Doyle New York. Fine Art Including Surrealism on February 1st: 85.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/12 on January 21st: 83.49%
Alex Cooper. Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Fine Rugs on January 27th: 83.33%
Bonhams. Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/21 on January 31st: 82.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12 on January 22nd: 82.52%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart 1/22 on February 1st: 82.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12 on January 20th: 81.25%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17 on February 2nd: 81.19%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. on February 2nd Actual price: USD $2,228,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 1916 M101-5 Blank Backs Babe Ruth Rookie #151 SGC EX+ 5.5. on January 27th Actual price: USD $630,000.
  3. Christies Elementa geometriae. Translated from Arabic into Latin by Adelard of Bath and Robert of Chester. Edited by Giovanni Campano da Novara. on February 2nd Actual price: USD $403,200.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Gem Mint 10. on January 27th Actual price: USD $372,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1965 Topps Baseball (2nd, 3rd & 4th Series) Wax Box with 24 Unopened Packs! on January 27th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  6. Christies Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The second Impression. Edited by John Heminge (d. 1630) and Henry Condell (d. 1627) on February 2nd Actual price: USD $277,200.
  7. Heritage Auctions 1953 Topps Willie Mays #244 PSA NM-MT 8. on January 27th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  8. Arader Galleries American White Pelican, Plate 367. on January 27th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  9. Morphy Auctions WHITE BULL'S LEDGER BOOK on January 26th Actual price: USD $128,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Basketball Wax Box with 36 Unopened Packs. on January 27th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  11. Arader Galleries Great White Heron, Plate 281. on January 27th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  12. Christies A brass telegraphic stock ticker, stamped, "M'F'D. BY T. A. EDISON, INC.", No. 12676, on February 2nd Actual price: USD $119,700.
  13. Heritage Auctions Signed 1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson #50 PSA 1.5, PSA/DNA Auto 8 from The Mike Greenbaum Collection. on January 27th Actual price: USD $117,000.
  14. Arader Galleries Winter Scene in Kamchatka. on January 27th Actual price: USD $111,000.
  15. Arader Galleries The Birds of Europe. on January 27th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1970 Topps Baseball (6th Series) Cello Box with 24 Unopened Packs. on January 27th Actual price: USD $105,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Piedmont 150 Ty Cobb (Green Portrait) PSA EX-MT 6 (PWCC-S) -- Pop One, Three Higher. on January 27th Actual price: USD $105,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1968 Topps Football (1st Series) Cello Box with 36 Unopened Packs. on January 27th Actual price: USD $99,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 1959 Topps Baseball (4th Series) Cello Box with 36 Unopened Packs. on January 27th Actual price: USD $99,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1969 Topps Basketball PSA Graded Complete Set (99) - #16 Current Finest on PSA Registry. on January 27th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1941 Play Ball Joe DiMaggio #71 PSA NM-MT 8 - Only Six Higher! on January 27th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  22. Arader Galleries Male Turkey, Plate 1.<br>Aquatint engraving with original hand color. on January 27th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  23. Sothebys Pieta II on January 26th Actual price: USD $88,741.
  24. Christies Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, never before Printed in Folio. The Fourth edition. Edited by John Heminge (d. 1630) and Henry Condell (d. 1627), except for Pericles and on February 2nd Actual price: USD $88,200.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1952 Bowman Baseball PSA Graded Complete Set (252) - All Cards Graded PSA NM-MT 8! on January 27th Actual price: USD $84,000.


59 total sales reported this week:

Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17 on February 2nd: 81.19%
Sothebys. The One on February 2nd: 33.33%
North American Auction Company. Last Chance January Passed Lots Auction on February 2nd: 1.52%
Leland Little Auctions. Prints and Multiples on February 2nd: 98.95%
Doyle New York. Fine Art Including Surrealism on February 1st: 85.11%
Ader. Photography Books Online 1/19 on January 30th: 62.25%
Bogota Auction. Antique Books, Documents, and Engravings - Online bidstart 12/19 on January 31st: 86.70%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on January 24th: 90.49%
Rossini. Photo Themes 3 on January 23rd: 17.04%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart 1/22 on February 1st: 82.27%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on January 19th: 79.93%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on February 1st: 71.07%
Bonhams. Vintage Posters - Bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 46.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 30th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction on February 1st: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. The Voices and Illustrators of Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on February 1st: 62.22%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Antiquarian Bookseller's Moving Sale - Part 2 on January 31st: 72.86%
Litchfield County Auctions. Advertising and More on January 31st: 78.69%
Forum Auctions. A fifth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on January 31st: 65.38%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey (Part II) on January 31st: 99.07%
Bonhams. The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont - bidstart 1/22 on January 31st: 99.47%
Bonhams. Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/21 on January 31st: 82.56%
ALDE. Old Books and the 19th Century - Part 2, online bidstart 1/2 on January 31st: 29.17%
New England Book Auctions. The Veatchs Fine Press, Bindings and Book Arts Cat on January 30th: 98.33%
Morton Subastas. Books to Start a Collection on January 30th: 26.15%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on January 30th: 91.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 30th: 91.49%
ALDE. Old Books and the 19th Century on January 30th: 70.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12 on January 22nd: 82.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/12 on January 21st: 83.49%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12 on January 20th: 81.25%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 31st: 91.92%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 31st: 98.68%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 30th: 99.57%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 30th: 99.78%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Estate Auction on January 28th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on January 28th: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on January 27th: 91.08%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Winter Magic on January 27th: 97.00%
North American Auction Company. Echoes of the West January 27th sale on January 27th: 72.43%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Mid-Century Modern Art and Furnishings with Decorative Accessories on January 27th: 79.57%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on January 27th: 46.15%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction - Day 2 on January 28th: 91.49%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction on January 27th: 98.94%
Alex Cooper. Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Fine Rugs on January 27th: 83.33%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 91.67%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on January 26th: 100.00%
Morphy Auctions. 34th Annual, Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - Las Vegas, Nevada on January 26th: 88.89%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Marvels of the West" - Day 4 on January 28th: 63.10%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Marvels of the West" - Day 2 on January 26th: 77.19%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Marvels of the West" - Day 3 on January 27th: 72.73%
Fairhill Auction. January Early American Pattern Glass and Collectibles on January 26th: 46.27%
Arader Galleries. Winter Auction on January 27th: 49.71%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 27th: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 28th: 94.26%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 28th: 91.69%
Heritage Auctions. Winter US Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction on January 28th: 95.58%
Heritage Auctions. Winter Sports Card Catalogue Auction on January 27th: 98.89%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 5th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Antique and Collectible Books and Ephemera Auction. 379 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/26. 74 lots

Tue. Feb. 6th
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Coins, Stamps and Collectables. 158 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 367 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 189 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 138 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Posters. 376 lots
ALDE. Paris. Château du C. library and various. 205 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/26. 61 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. 20th and 21st Century Fine Art: Including Washington Color School. 29 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 52 lots

Wed. Feb. 7th
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Frigidaire, Original Comics. 184 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 336 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 1/24. 790 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 367 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 102 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Great Auction of the History of Medicine - Session I. 128 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 189 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. American Art and Americana. 31 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera. 214 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. Dickens, Shakespeare, Incunabula and Early Documents from the Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr.. 376 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints, Vinyl Records.

Thu. Feb. 8th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Collector's Cards bidstart 1/29. 235 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Rare Books and Manuscripts - A PBA Platinum Auction. 97 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Vintage Posters. 315 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Collectable Posters Live Auction. 400 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. The Subculture Sale. 176 lots
Tajan. Paris. Comics and Illustration. 100 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Great Auction of the History of Medicine - Session II. 177 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Golden Age Comics Showcase Auction Featuring the Secret Sound Collection. 240 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. Historical Books & Documents from the Revolutionary War through the 19th C. from The Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr.. 354 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Eric Cohler Collection. 186 lots

Fri. Feb. 9th
Finarte. Rome. Original Movie Poster Artworks - Part 1. 145 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Online Collectibles Auction. 189 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. Important Works of Fiction and Poetry from Mark Twain & Others from the Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr.. 184 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Steidel Collection Auction - Day 1. 19 lots

Sat. Feb. 10th
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings at Auction. 304 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 171 lots
Finarte. Rome. Original Movie Poster Artworks -Part 2: Timed Auction. 94 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Dead of Winter Great Estates Art and Antiques. 135 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Steidel Collection Auction - Day 2.
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. February Exceptional Estates Auction - online 1/24. 28 lots

Sun. Feb. 11th
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. 279 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2. 72 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
  • June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.
    June 25, 2026
    Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000.
  • Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: The Rare 3-Paper Offprint Identifying the Double Helix Structure of DNA, Signed by Crick, Wilkins, Wilson, Stokes and Gosling. Estimate: $40,000 - 60,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph book and Report from the Thirtieth Indian National Congress, featuring the signatures of Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Dadabhai Naoroji. Estimate: $6,000 - 8,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000
    Bonhams, June 14-23: A rare product of the Jaquard loom. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000