Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 51 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 23 February, 51 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 13 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 30 in US dollars and 2 in South African rand.
Turnover was $10,812,544.97 as 75.71% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $1,448.24.
Christies. The Collection of Elton John: Opening Night on February 21st: $4,170,190
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on February 17th: $1,339,714
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 1/19 on February 22nd: $1,091,335
8 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2 on February 21st: 233.44%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques - Day 1 on February 20th: 218.07%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. BCD Library Sale - bidstart 1/13 on February 17th: 200.61%
Brunk Auctions. The Great Outdoors: Audubon to Zuni on February 21st: 130.89%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1 on February 20th: 129.01%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 2/12 on February 20th: 123.44%
OSENAT. Mr. Library L. on February 17th: 116.19%
Christies. The Collection of Elton John: Opening Night on February 21st: 100.29%
30 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2 on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on February 22nd: 100.00%
Christies. The Collection of Elton John: Opening Night on February 21st: 100.00%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 2/12 on February 20th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 14th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2 on February 14th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on February 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on February 20th: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on February 20th: 99.53%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on February 18th: 99.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 13th: 98.90%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on February 17th: 98.85%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1 on February 20th: 98.72%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - Antique Fine Arts on February 21st: 98.03%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on February 21st: 97.98%
Brunk Auctions. The Great Outdoors: Audubon to Zuni on February 21st: 97.67%
Aspire Auctions. February 2024 Auction - bidstart 2/9 on February 17th: 97.62%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on February 21st: 97.19%
Heritage Auctions. The Westchester Currency Collection Part III Showcase Auction on February 18th: 96.17%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on February 13th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on February 18th: 95.48%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on February 18th: 95.37%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 17th: 94.77%
Morphy Auctions. Toys and General Collectibles on February 16th: 93.07%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. BCD Library Sale - bidstart 1/13 on February 17th: 90.32%
Du Mouchelles. February 2024 - Day 2 on February 16th: 86.63%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques - Day 2 on February 21st: 86.05%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 20th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2 on February 11th: 81.94%
John McInnis Auctioneers. February Estates Fine Interiors Auction on February 22nd: 80.00%
51 total sales reported this week:
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 1/19 on February 22nd: 53.06%
PBA Galleries. Fine Photography on February 22nd: 55.13%
John McInnis Auctioneers. February Estates Fine Interiors Auction on February 22nd: 80.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.640 Lots to include Signed, First & Rare Editions including WB Yeats, Antiquarian Books, Maps, Broadsides, Literature & Poetry, GAA & Sport, Local Histories, Irish Language, Postcards & Ephemera. on February 21st: 17.26%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples: Abstractions - online 2/12 on February 22nd: 73.77%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2 on February 21st: 100.00%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques - Day 2 on February 21st: 86.05%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Making Room Spring Sale on February 21st: 76.47%
Australian Book Auctions. February Gallery sale: Voyages, Travels, and Australiana, sold on behalf of several private vendors, Literature, Ephemera, Natural History &c. on February 21st: 74.04%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on February 13th: 95.65%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on February 22nd: 100.00%
Christies. The Collection of Elton John: Opening Night on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on February 21st: 97.98%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on February 21st: 97.19%
Brunk Auctions. The Great Outdoors: Audubon to Zuni on February 21st: 97.67%
Bonhams. The American Presidency - online 2/11 on February 21st: 62.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - Antique Fine Arts on February 21st: 98.03%
Ader. Antique, Modern, and Modern Illustrated Books on February 21st: 66.38%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Cape Town Premium Auction - Day 1 on February 20th: 52.38%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 2/12 on February 20th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1 on February 20th: 98.72%
Litchfield County Auctions. Winter Antiques - Day 1 on February 20th: 76.47%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 20th: 83.33%
Aspire Art Auctions. Editions + Photographs - 2/8 on February 20th: 44.68%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France on February 20th: 8.66%
Vermot de Pas. BIBLIOPHILIA - DOCUMENTATION: VERY IMPORTANT MEETING OF BOOK SALES CATALOGS on February 19th: 43.39%
Sworders. Paint, Print, Sculpt - bidstart 2/9 on February 18th: 44.00%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia - online 2/1 on February 18th: 43.78%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on February 18th: 95.37%
OSENAT. Mr. Library L. on February 17th: 69.86%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on February 17th: 49.52%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. BCD Library Sale - bidstart 1/13 on February 17th: 90.32%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Warehouse Sale on February 17th: 68.15%
Aspire Auctions. February 2024 Auction - bidstart 2/9 on February 17th: 97.62%
Michaans Auctions. February Gallery Auction on February 16th: 67.61%
Du Mouchelles. February 2024 - Day 2 on February 16th: 86.63%
Duke's. Sporting and Natural History on February 14th: 71.79%
Morphy Auctions. Toys and General Collectibles on February 16th: 93.07%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 14th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2 on February 14th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 13th: 98.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/2 on February 12th: 57.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2 on February 11th: 81.94%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on February 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on February 20th: 99.53%
Heritage Auctions. The Westchester Currency Collection Part III Showcase Auction on February 18th: 96.17%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on February 18th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on February 18th: 95.48%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on February 20th: 99.84%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 17th: 94.77%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on February 17th: 98.85%
For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Feb. 26th
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly, Featuring Books. 22 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Bishton Hall February Library Auction: To Include Books, Manuscripts & Autographs Letters. 131 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books - Beaux Arts Moderne. 814 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16. 98 lots
Tue. Feb. 27th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale. 17 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Antique Books and Livres Artistes. 401 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 430 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 209 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 251 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring African Americana.
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Early Printing, Architectural Printing, and Typography - online 1/17. 173 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction - online 1/31. 89 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Elton John: Honky Chateau. 39 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Ancient and Contemporary Books and Documents. 223 lots
Ader. PARIS. Fine Arts Books. 100 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Online Auction: Judaica, Chassidut and Kabbalah – Letters and Manuscripts – Engravings and Photographs. 413 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 52 lots
Wed. Feb. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 313 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction.
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Autograph Manuscripts - Music. 225 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Elton John: Elton's Superstars. 65 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. A Print Collection - Part 1 = online 2/21. 200 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Sir Elton John: Love, Lust and Devotion. 49 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale - Day 2. 19 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/16. 66 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Multi-Estate Virtual Online Auction.
Thu. Feb. 29th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 297 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Vintage Posters and Graphic Design. 340 lots
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Prints, Multiples and Modern Art. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Golden Age Romance Featuring Fox Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 531 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Chinese Industrial Revolutionary Art and Literature. 109 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty: A Confluence of 19th and 20th Century Design. 23 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. Militaria - Vintage Posters - Political Memorabilia. 606 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Prints and Multiples. 107 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Interiors.
Sat. Mar. 2nd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 170 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction. 211 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. March Madness - session 1.
Sun. Mar. 3rd
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. 288 lots
Genazym. Monsey. Grand Winter Event - Part 1 and Part 2. 191 lots
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. New York. PAI-XCII: Rare Posters. 404 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. March Madness - session 2.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/23. 94 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books - bidstart 2/23. 47 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.
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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.
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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.

