• 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: 63 Auctions Archived, another 64 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 10 May, 63 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 in Australian dollars, 1 Danish krone, 1 in Hong Kong dollars, 16 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, 37 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $10,592,184.76 as 81.74% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $963.28.

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part I: The Solomon David Schloss Collection / Part II: Rare and Important Items on May 8th: $1,735,750
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on May 1st: $1,244,800

 


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

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Allbright - online 4/26 on May 8th: 318.41%
Grogan and Company. Fine Art on May 4th: 287.47%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Allbright on May 7th: 269.01%
Winter Associates. Paintings and Prints; Asian Sculpture, etc. on May 6th: 222.05%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints - Sessions 1 and 2 on May 7th: 186.02%
Bertolami Fine Art . Militaria, Orders of Chivalry, Napoleonic collectibles on May 6th: 166.37%
Rossini. Photographs by Anker Spang-Larsen on May 5th: 161.88%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Erotica - From the collection Hans-Jürgen Döpp on May 10th: 153.98%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints - Sessions 3 and 4 on May 8th: 147.57%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on May 9th: 111.39%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on May 5th: 108.55%
Sothebys. Modern Discoveries - online 5/2 on May 9th: 107.95%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on May 1st: 107.80%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 4/19 on April 28th: 106.09%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Science, Natural History and Curiosities on May 9th: 102.62%


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

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Allbright - online 4/26 on May 8th: 100.00%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Allbright on May 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. May Pulps Showcase Auction on May 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on May 7th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Prints and Multiples Auction on May 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Vivian Maier Photographs: A Singular Vision Showcase Auction on May 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 1st: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on May 7th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on May 7th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 1st: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 8th: 98.90%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on May 5th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on May 5th: 97.23%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part I: The Solomon David Schloss Collection / Part II: Rare and Important Items on May 8th: 96.94%
Grogan and Company. Fine Art on May 4th: 96.49%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on May 5th: 96.40%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on May 5th: 95.15%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 4th: 95.09%
Rago Arts and Auctions. I Want to Know All of You: The Art and Collection of Jason Polan on May 3rd: 94.69%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on May 9th: 94.17%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper on May 8th: 92.48%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 7th: 91.67%
Blackwell Auctions. May Collectible Countdown Auction on May 2nd: 90.57%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on May 7th: 90.38%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints - Sessions 3 and 4 on May 8th: 90.38%
Sothebys. Modern Discoveries - online 5/2 on May 9th: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 4/19 on April 28th: 89.58%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on May 2nd: 89.09%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints - Sessions 1 and 2 on May 7th: 87.75%
Ripley Auctions. No Reserve Estate Art and Antiques - Timed - Online Only on May 8th: 86.47%
Rossini. Photographs by Anker Spang-Larsen on May 5th: 86.42%
Dorotheum . Spring Auction on May 7th: 86.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 4/19 on April 29th: 85.84%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on May 1st: 85.71%
Dunbar Sloane. Rare Book Auction - online 4/23 on May 9th: 84.14%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Comic Book Collectible Estate on May 9th: 84.08%
Winter Associates. Paintings and Prints; Asian Sculpture, etc. on May 6th: 83.67%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comic Book Auction on May 4th: 81.31%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on May 6th: 80.63%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Esther Scroll on Parchment, in Magnificent Sandalwood Case Made by Yehoshua Meisels of Dolyna (Galicia), 1892 -- Dedicatory Inscription to Baron Wilhelm Carl von Rothschild on May 8th Actual price: USD $350,000.
  2. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Esther Scroll on Parchment -- Hand-Painted Decorations, after Francesco Griselini / Emblem of the Levi-Minzi Family on Accompanying Sheet -- Probably Venice, Ca. Mid-18th Century on May 8th Actual price: USD $175,000.
  3. Grogan and Company Knight, Death, and the Devil on May 4th Actual price: USD $130,000.
  4. Doyle New York AUGUSTINE of HIPPO, Saint. [REGULA]. on May 1st Actual price: USD $106,400.
  5. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Itinerary of Rabbi Binyamin of Tudela -- Constantinople, 1543 -- First Edition -- Highly Important Jewish Travelogue on May 8th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  6. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Pair of Tefillin Dating to the First Generations of Chassidut -- Given to the Maggid of Zlotchov by the Baal Shem Tov -- Eastern Europe, 18th Century on May 8th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  7. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Sefer Minhagim -- Venice, 1593 -- First Illustrated Edition, with the Famous, Frequently Reproduced Illustrations of Customs -- Exceptionally Rare on May 8th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  8. Dorotheum Dog, 1985/86 on May 7th Actual price: USD $83,991.
  9. Grogan and Company The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds on May 4th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  10. Grogan and Company Melencolia I on May 4th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  11. Bonhams Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. on May 7th Actual price: USD $76,700.
  12. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Rashi Commentary on the Torah and Five Megillot -- Venice, 1522 -- Printed by Daniel Bomberg -- Exceptionally Rare Edition -- Early Handwritten Inscriptions, Including Sworn Commitment to Refrain from Gambling on May 8th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  13. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Pirkei Rabbi Eliezer -- Constantinople, 1514 -- First Edition -- Copy of the Rothschild Collection, in Elaborate Binding on May 8th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  14. Grogan and Company Nativity on May 4th Actual price: USD $73,125.
  15. Nosbüsch & Stucke Das gemeinsame Ziel und Anderes. Gezeichnet in der heiligen Stadt Rom in den Monaten Nov. Dezember 1905 - Jan. Februar 1906. on May 10th Actual price: USD $69,777.
  16. Bonhams Timaeus [WITH:] Critias. on May 7th Actual price: USD $61,440.
  17. Grogan and Company La Petite Tombe (Christ Preaching) on May 4th Actual price: USD $60,938.
  18. Grogan and Company Saint Jerome in His Study on May 4th Actual price: USD $60,938.
  19. Bonhams Pool Made with Paper and Blue Ink for Book on May 1st Actual price: USD $56,314.
  20. Doyle New York Etymologiae on May 1st Actual price: USD $53,200.
  21. Bonhams Turf War (DN) on May 1st Actual price: USD $51,487.
  22. Bonhams Trolleys (Colour) AP on May 1st Actual price: USD $46,660.
  23. Bonhams Untitled No.346, from A Bigger Book: Art edition B on May 1st Actual price: USD $45,051.
  24. Nosbüsch & Stucke Restbestand der Familienbibliothek Juel auf Valdemars Slot. on May 9th Actual price: USD $43,611.
  25. Doyle New York The Birds of America on May 1st Actual price: USD $43,225.

 

63 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Tennis & Sports Posters: Collection of the Schwartz Family & Tennis Corporation of America on May 9th: 71.57%
Sothebys. Modern Discoveries - online 5/2 on May 9th: 90.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Toomey: Great Estates on May 9th: 78.57%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Erotica - From the collection Hans-Jürgen Döpp on May 10th: 70.19%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Photobooks, Erotica and Posters on May 10th: 59.18%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Science, Natural History and Curiosities on May 9th: 71.05%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints on May 9th: 38.83%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Comic Book Collectible Estate on May 9th: 84.08%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on May 9th: 94.17%
Dunbar Sloane. Rare Book Auction - online 4/23 on May 9th: 84.14%
Ripley Auctions. No Reserve Estate Art and Antiques - Timed - Online Only on May 8th: 86.47%
Litchfield County Auctions. The Decorator Sale - Day 2 on May 8th: 66.11%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Allbright - online 4/26 on May 8th: 100.00%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper on May 8th: 92.48%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part I: The Solomon David Schloss Collection / Part II: Rare and Important Items on May 8th: 96.94%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on May 7th: 90.38%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Allbright on May 7th: 100.00%
Dorotheum . Spring Auction on May 7th: 86.21%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints - Sessions 3 and 4 on May 8th: 90.38%
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Books and Prints - Sessions 1 and 2 on May 7th: 87.75%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 7th: 91.67%
Bonhams. IMPORTANT SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY, & ALCHEMY RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS - online 4/28 on May 7th: 54.17%
Ader. Judaica on May 7th: 33.51%
Heritage Auctions. May Pulps Showcase Auction on May 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 8th: 98.90%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on May 8th: 68.99%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on May 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on May 7th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on May 7th: 99.55%
Winter Associates. Paintings and Prints; Asian Sculpture, etc. on May 6th: 83.67%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on May 6th: 80.63%
Lark Mason Associates. Online Auction: Prints and Catalogues on May 6th: 21.15%
Fairhill Auction. Military and Political Collectibles on May 6th: 44.35%
Bertolami Fine Art . Militaria, Orders of Chivalry, Napoleonic collectibles on May 6th: 63.46%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Folio Society, Idriess, Military, Antiquities, History, Maps etc on May 5th: 59.38%
Rossini. Photographs by Anker Spang-Larsen on May 5th: 86.42%
OSENAT. Royalty at Versailles on May 5th: 69.23%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Karel Appel - Cats Portfolio on May 4th: 5.88%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Auction on May 4th: 27.45%
Grogan and Company. Fine Art on May 4th: 96.49%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comic Book Auction on May 4th: 81.31%
Rago Arts and Auctions. I Want to Know All of You: The Art and Collection of Jason Polan on May 3rd: 94.69%
Leland Little Auctions. Prints and Multiples Auction on May 3rd: 100.00%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on May 2nd: 89.09%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views on May 2nd: 65.73%
Blackwell Auctions. May Collectible Countdown Auction on May 2nd: 90.57%
Purcell Auctioneers. Specialist Sale of Postage Stamps (Ireland, France, Monaco etc.), Irish Postal History, Irish and World Postcards, First Day Covers and also Coins and Tokens on May 1st: 70.05%
Lyon and Turnbull. Prints and Multiples: Select Works from Edinburgh Printmakers on May 1st: 56.08%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps on May 1st: 85.71%
Bonhams. Hot Off the Press on May 1st: 58.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction - online 4/19 on April 30th: 63.16%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 4/19 on April 29th: 85.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - online 4/19 on April 28th: 40.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 4/19 on April 28th: 89.58%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 1st: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 1st: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on May 5th: 96.40%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on May 5th: 97.23%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on May 5th: 95.15%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 4th: 95.09%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on May 5th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Vivian Maier Photographs: A Singular Vision Showcase Auction on May 2nd: 100.00%

 


For the week ahead 64 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 13th
Bubb Kuyper. 2011 KM Haarlem. Books and Graphics. 5811 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/3. 90 lots

Tue. May. 14th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiquarian Book Auction. 402 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 207 lots
Fleischer's Auctions. Columbus. Civil War & African American History: Wm. T. Sherman Collection. 213 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 453 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 209 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Ancient Art. 563 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Salvador Dalí: Master of the Surreal. 74 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 60 lots
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. LOS ANGELES. Collectibles Sale. 221 lots
Sothebys. New York. Contemporary Day Auction.

Wed. May. 15th
Tajan. Paris. Books, Manuscripts and Prints. 333 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Ancient and Modern Books. 162 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Early Printed Books, Incunables & Manuscripts, Maps & Prints. 463 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Prints and Multiples. 304 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 147 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 361 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 97 lots
Fleischer's Auctions. Columbus. Day 2: Civil War and African American History. 159 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Joel Dupont's Library: Books and Autographs. 257 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Prints and Photographs - online 5/5. 204 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Derby May Medals, Militaria and Firearms Auction. 16 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Free Autographs and Artifacts - online 4/26. 746 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Signed Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Memorabilia. 412 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australian Books. 306 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Modern and Contemporary Art. 141 lots
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. Spring Discovery Sale. 51 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. The Photographer's Lens: A Private Collection of Images. 192 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. The Photographer's Lens: Various Owners. 112 lots
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. New York. Sound and Vision: Vintage Movie Posters. 100 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. ARCHEOLOGY, ARTS OF ISLAM, PLAQUETTES - A FRENCH COLLECTION N°2 AND VARIOUS.
Bonhams. New York. 20th/21st Century Art Evening. 2 lots

Thu. May. 16th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Literature - Beats and Counterculture. 468 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Photographs. 316 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Vintage Posters. 607 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Spring Fever Auction. 27 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction. 2591 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autographs Auction. 149 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Unreserved@Neal Online Auction. 45 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 599 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction. 196 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. The Collection of Iconic Television Writers Jerome & Bridget Dobson. 22 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. May Estate Auction - Day 1. 44 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. The Herb and Selena Sacks Collection Online Estate Sale. 52 lots

Fri. May. 17th
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. May 2024: Day 2.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . May Gallery Auction. 35 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Signature Auction. 199 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Asian Art I. 39 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Furniture, Art and Asian Auction. 51 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. May Estate Auction - Day 2. 17 lots
Tajan. Paris. Oriental Art.

Sat. May. 18th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 162 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Wild West Wonders: May Collectors Auction Event. 182 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. 2024 Annual Outdoor Mid-Century Auction. 25 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. Fine Art and Sculpture. 55 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Warehouse Sale: May.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Magnificent May Books, Manuscripts and Prints.

Sun. May. 19th
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. 209 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. May Promenade Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Fractional Currency Showcase Auction. 215 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/10. 68 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.