• 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: 70 Auctions Archived, another 68 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 24 May, 70 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 22 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 1 in  Mexican pesos, 36 in US dollars and 2 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $24,259,716.65 as 77.82% of all lots changed hands. The average lot sold for $1,600.60.

 

For the week ahead here’s a fresh 68 events to consider.  The auctions are roaring!

 

 4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 18th: $12,967,205
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana - Las Vegas on February 25th: $2,123,968
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on May 18th: $1,747,323
Bonhams. Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples on May 23rd: $1,284,003

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

Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient Art on May 16th: 206.25%
Du Mouchelles. May 2024: Day 2 on May 17th: 145.57%
Hansons. Derby May Football & Sporting Auction on May 21st: 144.91%
Maison Bibelot. A Print Collection - Part 2 = online 3/14 on March 21st: 144.38%
Revere Auctions. Wide Wilderness: Western & Wildlife on May 22nd: 130.43%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana - Las Vegas on February 25th: 122.63%
Maison Bibelot. Sicily in a Collection of Prints - online 5/15 on May 22nd: 122.08%
Revere Auctions. Snoopy and Friends: A Peanuts Auction on May 20th: 112.55%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Annual Outdoor Mid-Century Auction on May 18th: 104.61%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Documents on May 22nd: 103.92%
Tooveys. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on May 22nd: 101.62%


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

Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 5/16 on May 23rd: 100.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. ONLINE SALE - BOOKS - ARTHENA COLLECTION - RARE OR OUT OF PRINT BOOKS, 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ART on May 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pokémon Central Collection Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on May 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 22nd: 100.00%
Freemans. Post War and Contemporary Art From the Estate of Jordan and Cynthia Katz on May 21st: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Snoopy and Friends: A Peanuts Auction on May 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on May 21st: 100.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Annual Outdoor Mid-Century Auction on May 18th: 100.00%
Michaans Auctions. May Gallery Auction on May 17th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. May Estate Auction - Day 2 on May 17th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Book Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Fractional Currency Showcase Auction on May 19th: 100.00%
Hake's Auctions. Comic Books, Political Items, Sports Cards, Action Figures, Toys, Original Art & More on May 22nd: 99.85%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on May 21st: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on May 18th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 22nd: 99.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on May 21st: 99.37%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 18th: 98.73%
Revere Auctions. Wide Wilderness: Western & Wildlife on May 22nd: 97.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on May 19th: 97.61%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 18th: 97.53%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana - Las Vegas on February 25th: 97.34%
Hansons. Derby May Football & Sporting Auction on May 21st: 95.56%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on May 21st: 93.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on May 19th: 92.84%
Du Mouchelles. May 2024: Day 2 on May 17th: 89.53%
Eldreds. Collectibles on May 23rd: 89.23%
Maison Bibelot. A Print Collection - Part 2 = online 3/14 on March 21st: 86.50%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 23rd: 83.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia - online 5/4 on May 12th: 82.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 82.10%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient Art on May 16th: 82.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 80.77%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 21st: 80.33%
Maison Bibelot. Sicily in a Collection of Prints - online 5/15 on May 22nd: 80.18%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC NM+ 7.5. on May 18th Actual price: USD $564,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering/Pokemon Test Print Uncut Sheet with Notes (Wizards of the Coast). on May 18th Actual price: USD $375,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1961-62 Fleer Basketball Wax Box with Twenty-Four Unopened Packs. on May 18th Actual price: USD $372,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Complete Master Set (491). Includes #311 Mantle PSA 6 and All Cards Graded PSA/SGC! on May 18th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Pokemon 1st Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on May 18th Actual price: USD $237,500.
  6. Heritage Auctions 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie #123 PSA Mint 9. on May 18th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie #8 PSA Mint 9--Only Three Superior! on May 18th Actual price: USD $198,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie #305 PSA NM-MT 8. on May 18th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1965 Topps Joe Namath #122 SGC Mint 9 - Pop Two, None Higher! on May 18th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1910 E98 "Set of 30" Ty Cobb (Black Swamp) SGC Gem Mint 10. on May 18th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente Rookie #164 SGC 96 Mint 9. on May 18th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1975 Topps George Brett #228 PSA Gem Mint 10. on May 18th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1948 Bowman Baseball Wax Pack PSA NM 7--One of Four PSA-Graded Examples! on May 18th Actual price: USD $138,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144 PSA NM 7. on May 18th Actual price: USD $138,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions Signed 1952 Berk Ross Mickey Mantle PSA Fair 1.5, PSA/DNA Auto 10 - One of Only Two Signed Examples! on May 18th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1979 O-Pee-Chee Wayne Gretzky Rookie #18 PSA Mint 9 - Only Two Higher! on May 18th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1969 Topps Elgin Baylor #35 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Pop One! on May 18th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Willie Mays #261 PSA NM-MT 8. on May 18th Actual price: USD $102,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 1968 Topps 3-D Bob Clemente PSA Gem Mint 10. on May 18th Actual price: USD $99,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1941 Play Ball Joe DiMaggio #71 PSA NM-MT 8 - Only Six Higher! on May 18th Actual price: USD $87,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC EX 5. on May 18th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  22. Bonhams Nature morte a la suspension (Nature morte sous la lampe) on May 23rd Actual price: USD $83,050.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1963 Topps Pete Rose - 1963 Rookie Stars #537 PSA Mint 9. on May 18th Actual price: USD $81,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1954 Topps Jackie Robinson #10 PSA Mint 9 - None Higher! on May 18th Actual price: USD $81,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Jackie Robinson #312 PSA NM-MT 8. on May 18th Actual price: USD $81,000.



70 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Focus on Women on May 23rd: 72.14%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - online 5/16 on May 23rd: 100.00%
RR Auction. Marvels of Music - online 4/26 on May 23rd: 69.55%
Potter and Potter Auctions. 19th Century Historical and Military Rarities on May 23rd: 48.26%
Lay's Auctioneers. Rare Books and Works on Paper on May 23rd: 58.93%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on May 23rd: 83.02%
Eldreds. Collectibles on May 23rd: 89.23%
Bonhams. Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples on May 23rd: 70.56%
Tooveys. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on May 22nd: 71.69%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Memories on Paper on May 22nd: 39.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Marine and Voyage on April 26th: 38.95%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. ONLINE SALE - BOOKS - ARTHENA COLLECTION - RARE OR OUT OF PRINT BOOKS, 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ART on May 22nd: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Wide Wilderness: Western & Wildlife on May 22nd: 97.92%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Post-War and Contemporary Art on May 22nd: 62.50%
Maison Bibelot. A Print Collection - Part 2 = online 3/14 on March 21st: 86.50%
Maison Bibelot. Sicily in a Collection of Prints - online 5/15 on May 22nd: 80.18%
Giquello. Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller's Poetic Library - Part 3 on May 22nd: 62.14%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Photographs, Autographs & Documents on May 22nd: 77.46%
Chorley's. The May 2024 Auctions on May 22nd: 74.31%
Hake's Auctions. Comic Books, Political Items, Sports Cards, Action Figures, Toys, Original Art & More on May 22nd: 99.85%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana - Las Vegas on February 25th: 97.34%
Heritage Auctions. Pokémon Central Collection Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on May 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on May 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on May 22nd: 99.44%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on May 21st: 93.33%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on paper & Sculpturesv on May 21st: 46.03%
Hansons. Derby May Football & Sporting Auction on May 21st: 95.56%
Freemans. Post War and Contemporary Art From the Estate of Jordan and Cynthia Katz on May 21st: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on May 21st: 80.33%
Aspire Art Auctions. 20th and 21st Century Classics - online 5/9 on May 21st: 43.75%
Revere Auctions. 3rd Annual Minnesota Art and History Auction on May 21st: 61.43%
Revere Auctions. Snoopy and Friends: A Peanuts Auction on May 20th: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles Estate Auction XII on May 21st: 75.26%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Exciting Comic Book Collection Auction on May 20th: 60.42%
Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art II on May 20th: 16.67%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on May 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on May 21st: 99.79%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on May 21st: 99.37%
Stephan Welz & Co.. May Promenade Auction on May 19th: 34.35%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Magnificent May Books, Manuscripts and Prints on May 18th: 59.89%
North American Auction Company. Wild West Wonders: May Collectors Auction Event on May 18th: 70.33%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Annual Outdoor Mid-Century Auction on May 18th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on May 18th: 35.53%
Blackwell Auctions. Fine Art and Sculpture on May 18th: 76.36%
Tajan. Oriental Art on May 17th: 56.00%
Michaans Auctions. May Gallery Auction on May 17th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. May Estate Auction - Day 2 on May 17th: 100.00%
Du Mouchelles. May 2024: Day 2 on May 17th: 89.53%
Clars Auction Gallery. Warehouse Sale: May on May 18th: 79.31%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art and Asian Auction on May 17th: 62.75%
Chiswick Auctions. Asian Art I on May 17th: 43.59%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient Art on May 16th: 82.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/3 on May 13th: 76.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 80.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Historical Photography - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 64.81%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 47.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia - online 5/4 on May 12th: 82.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 59.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/3 on May 12th: 82.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books - bidstart 5/3 on May 11th: 76.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Book Auction - bidstart 5/3 on May 11th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 18th: 97.53%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on May 19th: 97.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on May 19th: 92.84%
Heritage Auctions. Fractional Currency Showcase Auction on May 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Signature Auction on May 18th: 99.50%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Catalogue Auction on May 18th: 98.73%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3 on May 4th: 46.11%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2 on May 3rd: 37.14%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1 on May 2nd: 56.42%


For the week ahead 68 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 27th
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Hamburg. Rare Books. 345 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 11th Annual Memorial Day Quality Online Only Auction. 136 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. Memorial Day Auction. 13 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/17. 93 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia - Books. 5 lots

Tue. May. 28th
ALDE. Paris. Original Bindings and Illustrated Books. 260 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Classic Sale. 58 lots
Soler Y Llach. Barcelona. Antique Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles. 981 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 401 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 164 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Bindings & Modern Illustrated Books Part II - online 5/3. 95 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Memorabilia, History and Movie. 255 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale - Day 1. 44 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Antique and Contemporary Books from a Gentleman's Collection. 226 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Limited Editions. 89 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. LITERATURE, FINE PRESS, ILLUSTRATED, EDWARD GOREY, MINIATURES. 253 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 62 lots

Wed. May. 29th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. LITERARY TREASURES OF THE RENAISSANCE - PART 1. 219 lots
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Prints. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 410 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 112 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Movie Posters. 997 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Modern and Contemporary Art. 49 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . 15th-19th Century Prints. 617 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Polychrome. Coloured graphics from the turn of the century. 119 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Fine Photographica. 180 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Travel Guides, Journals, Periodicals, Pamphlets, Ephemera, Etc.. 120 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Cameras, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 245 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. 16th Century Apartments. 25 lots
Gallery EinsZwei. Prague. 39th Auction of Rare Antique Books. 250 lots

Thu. May. 30th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. LITERARY TREASURES OF THE RENAISSANCE - PART 2. 234 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Limited Editions and Artists' Jewellery. 128 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Through Her Eyes - Women's Art Auction. 17 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 382 lots
Propstore. Hertfordshire. Collectible Posters Live - London. 414 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago. 20/21 Art: The Chicago Edition. 33 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Adventures in the Golden Age Comics Showcase Auction. 369 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Greg Dimmett Estate, Sports Card Collection - Session 1. 445 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . DREAMTIME Max Klinger, Otto Greiner and German Symbolism - Prints. 105 lots
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. 19th and 20th Century Photographs. 157 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Auction. 43 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. May 2024 Auction. 159 lots

Fri. May. 31st
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Originals. 317 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography. 312 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 404 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Star Wars Signature Auction. 169 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Art II. 93 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Contemporary Art II. 151 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Special Sale: History of Medicine. 238 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. The Lazzi House Library. 217 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Discovery Sale - online 5/21. 36 lots

Sat. Jun. 1st
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Hamburg. Modern Art, Books, Autographs. 866 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Comic Albums. 570 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings. 221 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Great Estates Art and Antiques Auction. 85 lots
Aspire Auctions. Pittsburgh. Online Auction - bidstart 5/24. 44 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports and Comic Book Auction. 255 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern and Contemporary Art I. 146 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 161 lots

Sun. Jun. 2nd
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Regina. Saskatchewan and Canadian Art - online 5/9. 74 lots
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. 269 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 107 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Collector's Collections at Auction. 32 lots
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. Common Surium Auction. 94 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Timed Auction: Books - online 5/24.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/24. 64 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