• Sotheby’s
    Fine Books & Manuscripts
    June 24-25
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Keats, John. The most significant collection of Keats’s love letters to come to market since 1885. $1,500,000 to $2,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Chassériau, Benoît. The “Expedicion secreta” of the Free State of Cartagena de Indias against the forts of Portobelo (Panama). $50,000 to $70,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: (Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay). "One of the new nation's most important contributions to the theory of government”. $150,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated". $80,000 to $120,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: (Johann Conrad Beissel). A Sammelband of two of Benjamin Franklin's rarest imprints. $70,000 to $100,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: [Pernambuco]. First printed work in favor of Brazilian Independence. $150,000 to $200,000.
  • 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
  • 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.
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 22 March, 55 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 12 in euros, 11 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 26 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $17,443,650.96 as 83.4% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,752.08.

 

For the coming week 46 sales are scheduled.

 

6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/13 on March 20th: $3,707,999
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: $1,789,578
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: $1,670,169
Bonhams. British. Cool. online 3/8 on March 20th: $1,222,025
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs on March 20th: $1,146,370
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction Online 2/27 on March 20th: $1,059,761

22 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction on March 18th: 3473.92%
Fleischer's Auctions. The Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography on March 16th: 420.36%
New England Auctions. Country Americana on March 21st: 187.48%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana on March 20th: 167.30%
ALDE. Gastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various on March 19th: 166.51%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 on March 21st: 162.23%
Chorley's. The Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 149.12%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Cornish Library of John Stengelhofer: Rare Books and Works on Paper on March 8th: 145.00%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 144.45%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Theme Auction: Selected Maps on March 20th: 142.75%
Damien Voglaire. Books on March 16th: 140.27%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana - Day 2 on March 21st: 127.62%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 125.58%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/1 on March 10th: 123.63%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Sporting and Collectors Auction on March 20th: 123.30%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on March 20th: 122.07%
Damien Voglaire. Books and Paintings on March 15th: 116.32%
Bonhams. British. Cool. online 3/8 on March 20th: 107.88%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 19th: 106.31%
Freemans. Collect: Americana on March 20th: 103.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 13th: 102.35%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs on March 20th: 100.46%


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

New England Auctions. Country Americana on March 21st: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. RYE, NH VIRTUAL ONLINE DOWNSIZING AUCTION Dr. And Mrs. Greenberg on March 21st: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Revere Auctions Fine Art Evening Sale on March 20th: 100.00%
Fleischer's Auctions. The Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography on March 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 19th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 19th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 17th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 20th: 99.01%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana - Day 2 on March 21st: 98.77%
ALDE. Gastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various on March 19th: 98.77%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 20th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 17th: 97.89%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana on March 20th: 97.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/1 on March 10th: 97.30%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 16th: 93.75%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on March 20th: 93.68%
Freemans. The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II on March 14th: 93.55%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 93.33%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 on March 21st: 93.13%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 2 on March 15th: 93.10%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 91.70%
Winter Associates. Important Prints, Paintings, and Sculpture on March 18th: 90.91%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction Online 2/27 on March 20th: 90.29%
Chorley's. The Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 87.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 11th: 87.32%
One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction on March 18th: 86.96%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 19th: 86.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 13th: 85.96%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Timed Art Sale - online 3/1 on March 17th: 85.71%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Cornish Library of John Stengelhofer: Rare Books and Works on Paper on March 8th: 84.80%
Freemans. Collect: Americana on March 20th: 83.33%
Damien Voglaire. Books on March 16th: 82.93%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 21st: 80.85%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection on March 20th Actual price: USD $389,530.
  2. Sothebys Muhammad Ali on March 20th Actual price: USD $356,601.
  3. Bonhams Mick Jagger, from 'Mick Jagger Portfolio', 1975 on March 20th Actual price: USD $259,857.
  4. Sothebys Mickey Mouse, from Myths on March 20th Actual price: USD $243,137.
  5. Sothebys Bald Eagle, from Endangered Species on March 20th Actual price: USD $243,137.
  6. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed Apple Business Card (c. 1983) - PSA GEM MT 10 on March 21st Actual price: USD $181,183.
  7. Sothebys Sandro Botticelli (Birth of Venus, 1482), from Details of Renaissance Paintings on March 20th Actual price: USD $178,300.
  8. RR Auction Steve Jobs Signed 1976 Apple Computer Check No. 3 - PSA GEM MINT 10 on March 21st Actual price: USD $176,850.
  9. Sothebys Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe, d'apres Manet on March 20th Actual price: USD $162,091.
  10. Bonhams Lithograph of Water Made of Lines, a Green Wash, and a Light Blue Wash, 1978-80 on March 20th Actual price: USD $146,393.
  11. Koller Auctions Freud, Sigmund, Begrunder der Psychoanalyse (1856-1939). Sammlung von 23 eigenhandigen Briefen an Alphonse Maeder in Zurich. on March 20th Actual price: USD $144,359.
  12. Koller Auctions Biblia latina - Franzosisches Bibel-Manuskript. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament. on March 20th Actual price: USD $144,359.
  13. Sothebys Pine Barrens Tree Frog, from Endangered Species on March 20th Actual price: USD $137,778.
  14. Sothebys $ (Quadrant) on March 20th Actual price: USD $137,778.
  15. Sothebys Sunset on March 20th Actual price: USD $137,778.
  16. Koller Auctions Jung, Carl Gustav, Psychiater und Begrunder der analytischen Psychologie (1875--1961). Sammlung von 26 eigenh. und 3 maschinenschr. on March 20th Actual price: USD $115,487.
  17. Robert Siegel Galleries Canton, China, to New York via Philadelphia, 1834. on March 20th Actual price: USD $106,200.
  18. Sothebys Mick Jagger on March 20th Actual price: USD $105,359.
  19. Bonhams Cabinet photograph on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,765.
  20. Sothebys Circle Limit IV (Heaven and Hell) on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,255.
  21. Sothebys Girl with Balloon on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,255.
  22. Sothebys Mick Jagger on March 20th Actual price: USD $97,255.
  23. Christies La Prose du Transsiberien et de la Petite Jehanne de France. Couleurs simultanees de Mme Delaunay-Terk. on March 21st Actual price: USD $94,500.
  24. Bonhams Autograph manuscript of his short story 'Funes el memorioso' on March 20th Actual price: USD $89,661.
  25. Christies Le Surrealisme et la peinture. on March 21st Actual price: USD $88,200.



55 total sales reported this week:

Sydney Rare Book Auctions. March Musings: Books and Maps on March 21st: 71.79%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript African Americana on March 21st: 80.85%
RR Auction. Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution Featuring: Vintage Computing and Video Games on March 21st: 75.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture on March 21st: 78.68%
New England Auctions. Country Americana on March 21st: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. RYE, NH VIRTUAL ONLINE DOWNSIZING AUCTION Dr. And Mrs. Greenberg on March 21st: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana - Day 2 on March 21st: 98.77%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on March 21st: 78.93%
Clars Auction Gallery. Spring Modern and Contemporary Art on March 21st: 72.58%
Christies. Rare Books and Manuscripts, including Andre Guichard Library - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 91.70%
Chiswick Auctions. The Bigger Picture: Fine Photographica & Panoramas on March 21st: 59.24%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Book Auction on March 21st: 43.68%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 on March 21st: 93.13%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Theme Auction: Selected Maps on March 20th: 76.25%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 3/13 on March 20th: 72.97%
Revere Auctions. Revere Auctions Fine Art Evening Sale on March 20th: 100.00%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs on March 20th: 72.85%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Winter Americana on March 20th: 97.87%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on March 20th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on March 20th: 99.01%
Freemans. Collect: Americana on March 20th: 83.33%
Bonhams. British. Cool. online 3/8 on March 20th: 71.60%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 93.33%
Rossini. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL & PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDING AN IMPORTANT GROUP OF WORKS BY ANKER SPANG-LARSEN on March 19th: 69.78%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on March 19th: 86.79%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on March 20th: 93.68%
Hake's Auctions. Hake's Auction Online 2/27 on March 20th: 90.29%
Chorley's. The Library: Printed Books and Manuscripts on March 20th: 87.73%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. The Sporting and Collectors Auction on March 20th: 78.38%
Freemans. The Donald F. Moylan, M.D. Collection of American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts, Part II on March 14th: 93.55%
OSENAT. Photographs and Cameras on March 13th: 42.37%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints - online 2/23 on March 12th: 30.55%
ALDE. Gastronomy Books - Collection of an amateur and various on March 19th: 98.77%
Winter Associates. Important Prints, Paintings, and Sculpture on March 18th: 90.91%
Vermot de Pas. COMICS, HEAD PRINTS COLLECTION, ORIGINALS on March 18th: 62.85%
Stephan Welz & Co.. March Premium Auction on March 18th: 63.86%
One Source Auctions. 13th Annual Post St. Patrick's Day Antiques and Collectibles Auction on March 18th: 86.96%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Cornish Library of John Stengelhofer: Rare Books and Works on Paper on March 8th: 84.80%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Timed Art Sale - online 3/1 on March 17th: 85.71%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Timed Auction: Ceramics, Silver, Jewellery, Pictures, Works of Art, Furniture, Books, etc - online 3/11 on March 17th: 70.83%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on March 16th: 30.09%
Fleischer's Auctions. The Herb Peck Collection of Civil War Photography on March 16th: 100.00%
Damien Voglaire. Books on March 16th: 82.93%
Du Mouchelles. March 2024: Day 2 on March 15th: 93.10%
Damien Voglaire. Books and Paintings on March 15th: 75.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 13th: 85.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/1 on March 11th: 87.32%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - online 3/1 on March 10th: 65.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/1 on March 10th: 97.30%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on March 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on March 19th: 99.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 17th: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 17th: 97.89%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on March 19th: 99.81%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 16th: 93.75%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 25th
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly Featuring Books. 109 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15. 30 lots

Tue. Mar. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 616 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 235 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 142 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Contemporary Edition: London - bidstart 3/12. 125 lots
Christies. New York. Landscapes of Japan: Woodblock Prints from Edo to Post-War - bidstart 3/13. 91 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Mid-Century to Modern Art and Design. 85 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 569 lots
Lark Mason Associates. New Braunfels. Books and Prints Auction - online 3/5. 84 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Art, Antiques, Graphics Selections from the Veatchs Inventory. 161 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 213 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original editions - Daniel Morcrette Literary Library and various. 357 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Fine and Decorative Arts Quarterly. 61 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 54 lots
Dorotheum . Salzburg. The Easter Sale. 37 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15. 69 lots

Wed. Mar. 27th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books and Autographs - Online Only. 135 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints and Drawings - Online Only. 52 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 348 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 99 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 134 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobbins - Part 2. 266 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Spring Showcase: Asian Art, Decor & Jewelry. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 3/15. 55 lots

Thu. Mar. 28th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. PBA Comics: DC Universe, Part II. 166 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Master Drawings and Prints Until 1900. 136 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 431 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Entertainment, Toys, and Collectibles. 495 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Cards Showcase Auction Featuring the Greg Jein Collection. 243 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine Books and Ephemera Auction. 193 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters, Autographs and Manuscripts. 270 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Maps and Views. 582 lots

Fri. Mar. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Greg Jein Collection Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction. 136 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Books from the Personal Library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Showcase Auction. 118 lots
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Southampton. Posters, Pin-backs and More. 213 lots
Ader. PARIS. CÔTÉ XXe - COLLECTION OF POSTERS - COLONIES. 42 lots

Sat. Mar. 30th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 161 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American History Auctions - online 3/8. 204 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Featuring The Vintage Photo Archive of NASA Engineer Scott H Simpkinson Showcase Auction. 278 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Great Estates Fine Art Auction. 87 lots

Sun. Mar. 31st
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. 277 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 100 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/22. 76 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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.