• 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: 65 Auctions Archived, another 59 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 12 July, 65 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 23 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $18,379,360.65.  The average lot sold for $1,863.28.

 

Even as the number of auctions posted in July are running high, the percentage of lots sold are holding at nearly 80%.  It’s simply remarkable.  Happy Bastille Day!

 

 

5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books on July 9th: $4,250,229
Sothebys. Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern - online 6/28 on July 11th: $3,528,505
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on July 10th: $3,094,081
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI - XCIII: Rare Posters on July 11th: $1,137,280
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 6/21 on July 10th: $1,110,877

 


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

Case Antiques, Inc.. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 2 on July 7th: 231.14%
Il Ponte. Books on July 10th: 204.50%
Duke's. Summer Auction on July 11th: 179.34%
Case Antiques, Inc.. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 1 on July 6th: 170.31%
Vermot de Pas. Classic Sale on July 5th: 150.98%
Vogt Auction. 2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction - Day 2 on July 7th: 129.39%
OSENAT. Modern and Contemporary Art on July 7th: 126.90%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Mid-Week at Stair - Day 2 on July 11th: 124.69%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on July 8th: 116.88%
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books on July 9th: 104.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 5th: 102.45%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Discoveries - Online 6/28 on July 5th: 101.54%


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

John McInnis Auctioneers. Exeter, NH Virtual Online Estate Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Duke's. Summer Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Mid-Week at Stair - Day 2 on July 11th: 100.00%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics - Topolini (from No. 1 to 101) on July 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 10th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. 2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction on July 6th: 100.00%
OSENAT. Modern and Contemporary Art on July 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 9th: 99.82%
Vogt Auction. 2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction - Day 2 on July 7th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 9th: 98.86%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 10th: 98.78%
Heritage Auctions. Pulps Showcase Auction, Featuring The Roger Hill Collection on July 11th: 98.73%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 7th: 98.69%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on July 11th: 98.63%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 6th: 98.13%
Case Antiques, Inc.. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 1 on July 6th: 97.50%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on July 8th: 97.27%
Case Antiques, Inc.. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 2 on July 7th: 97.14%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale 2024 on July 11th: 96.72%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Mid-Week at Stair - Day 1 on July 10th: 96.55%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on July 10th: 95.37%
Il Ponte. Books on July 10th: 94.70%
One Source Auctions. Annual Post July 4th Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on July 8th: 92.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 7th: 91.08%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Photographs on July 10th: 90.85%
Ripley Auctions. 20th Century Art + Design Auction on July 6th: 88.24%
EV Stamps. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction on July 6th: 86.94%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on July 8th: 86.52%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities on July 11th: 84.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition on July 11th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/21 on July 3rd: 83.33%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Chatsworth Summer Art Sale on July 10th: 82.93%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 5th: 82.50%
Catawiki B. V.. EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 30th: 81.48%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Document annotated and signed by Galileo, on July 11th Actual price: USD $774,236.
  2. Sothebys Trattato della pittura on July 9th Actual price: USD $491,640.
  3. Christies Grooten Atlas [Atlas Major]. on July 10th Actual price: USD $373,956.
  4. Sothebys Le premier tome de l'architecture on July 9th Actual price: USD $360,536.
  5. Sothebys Le imagini con tutti i riversi trovati on July 9th Actual price: USD $294,984.
  6. Sothebys Autograph manuscript calligraphic poems, notes on Elvish languages of Middle-earth, and 21 related letters to Donald Swann, 1960s on July 11th Actual price: USD $294,210.
  7. Christies AN EARLY PAIR OF ENGLISH TABLE GLOBES on July 10th Actual price: USD $260,143.
  8. Sothebys I quattro libri dell'architettura on July 9th Actual price: USD $254,014.
  9. Sothebys Opera, on July 11th Actual price: USD $247,756.
  10. Sothebys Essemplare di piu sorti di lettere on July 9th Actual price: USD $245,820.
  11. Sothebys Marilyn Monroe (Marilyn) on July 5th Actual price: USD $181,758.
  12. Sothebys I dieci libri dell' architettura on July 9th Actual price: USD $163,880.
  13. Sothebys Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph manuscript signed of the Canon "Ewig dein", WoO 161, on July 11th Actual price: USD $154,847.
  14. Sothebys Vier bucher von menschlicher Proportion on July 9th Actual price: USD $147,492.
  15. Sothebys De architectura libri decem on July 9th Actual price: USD $139,298.
  16. Christies Cosmographia. Translated from the Greek into Latin by Jacobus Angelus. Edited by Nicolaus Germanus. [With Registrum and De locis ac mirabilibus mundi of Donnus Nicolaus]. on July 10th Actual price: USD $138,201.
  17. Sothebys De architectura libri decem on July 9th Actual price: USD $131,104.
  18. Sothebys Architecture ou art de bien bastir on July 9th Actual price: USD $114,716.
  19. Sothebys De architectura libri decem traducti in vulgare on July 9th Actual price: USD $114,716.
  20. Christies An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. on July 10th Actual price: USD $113,813.
  21. Sothebys 1559 on July 9th Actual price: USD $111,438.
  22. Sothebys Livre de la conqueste de la Toison d'or on July 9th Actual price: USD $106,522.
  23. Sothebys Paul Wittgenstein. The Music Archive and Library of Paul Wittgenstein, late C19th to first half of the C20th on July 11th Actual price: USD $100,651.
  24. Christies The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer now newly imprinted. Edited by F.S. Ellis. on July 10th Actual price: USD $97,554.
  25. Christies Analysis per quantitatum series, fluxiones, ac differentias: cum enumeratione linearum tertii ordinis [and other works, edited with a preface by William Jones]. on July 10th Actual price: USD $97,554.




65 total sales reported this week:

Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale: Posters: Painters and Exhibition Posters on July 11th: 46.09%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition on July 11th: 83.33%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Outsider, Folk, Contemporary and Fine Art on June 26th: 77.46%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities on July 11th: 84.00%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI - XCIII: Rare Posters on July 11th: 51.09%
PBA Galleries. Literature - Mysteries - Science Fiction - Counterculture on July 11th: 74.30%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Exeter, NH Virtual Online Estate Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Duke's. Summer Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale 2024 on July 11th: 96.72%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Mid-Week at Stair - Day 2 on July 11th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Mid-Week at Stair - Day 1 on July 10th: 96.55%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 6/21 on July 10th: 71.03%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on paper & Sculptures on July 10th: 58.68%
Ripley Auctions. July Collectibles Sale - Time Online on July 10th: 51.35%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Photographs on July 10th: 90.85%
OSENAT. Sports, Comics, and Pop Culture on July 10th: 41.50%
Il Ponte. Books on July 10th: 94.70%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Chatsworth Summer Art Sale on July 10th: 82.93%
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts on July 10th: 68.23%
Brunk Auctions. The Great Outdoors on July 10th: 50.00%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics - Topolini (from No. 1 to 101) on July 10th: 100.00%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on July 11th: 98.63%
Sothebys. Books, Manuscripts and Music from Medieval to Modern - online 6/28 on July 11th: 63.39%
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana III: Art, architecture and illustrated books on July 9th: 68.70%
Setdart. Contemporary Art and Latest Trends II on July 10th: 25.00%
Setdart. Contemporary Art and Latest Trends I on July 9th: 51.85%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on July 6th: 45.45%
Heritage Auctions. Pulps Showcase Auction, Featuring The Roger Hill Collection on July 11th: 98.73%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Showcase Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sealed Booster Boxes Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on July 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on July 10th: 95.37%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 10th: 98.78%
Rossini. Collection of an Alençon Bibliophile on July 9th: 62.50%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on July 8th: 97.27%
One Source Auctions. Annual Post July 4th Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on July 8th: 92.04%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Books on July 8th: 86.52%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples online - 6/28 on July 8th: 75.76%
Vogt Auction. 2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction - Day 2 on July 7th: 99.47%
Vogt Auction. 2-DAY Texas Ranch Auction on July 6th: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. Movie Posters on July 6th: 76.18%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Adventures, Voyages, Missions, Firsts editions and Signed on July 6th: 58.47%
Ripley Auctions. 20th Century Art + Design Auction on July 6th: 88.24%
OSENAT. Modern and Contemporary Art on July 7th: 100.00%
OSENAT. The Empire at Fontainbleau - Day 2 on July 7th: 73.68%
OSENAT. The Empire at Fontainbleau - Day 1 on July 6th: 71.43%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. 70624 on July 6th: 78.38%
EV Stamps. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction on July 6th: 86.94%
Case Antiques, Inc.. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 2 on July 7th: 97.14%
Case Antiques, Inc.. 2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques - Day 1 on July 6th: 97.50%
Vermot de Pas. Classic Sale on July 5th: 58.06%
Sothebys. Modern and Contemporary Discoveries - Online 6/28 on July 5th: 76.92%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 5th: 82.50%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 9th: 98.86%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 7th: 98.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 7th: 91.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 9th: 99.82%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 6th: 98.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/21 on July 3rd: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/21 on July 1st: 70.59%
Catawiki B. V.. EXclusive Maps Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 30th: 81.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 6/21 on June 30th: 41.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/21 on June 30th: 46.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/21 on June 29th: 16.67%


For the week ahead 59 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 15th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Maritime Auction. 17 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Special Chabad Auction for Gimel Tamuz - 30 Years of Longing. 36 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 500 Autographs, and Small Collections. 500 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700). 92 lots

Tue. Jul. 16th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. The Summer Auction. 26 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 314 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 168 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. 374 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Works on Paper - online 7/4. 63 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Summer Reading. 230 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Summer Rare Book Auction. 235 lots
Sothebys. New York. Contemporary Discoveries. 78 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comics, Head Prints and Dedications Collection. 510 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 226 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction. 44 lots

Wed. Jul. 17th
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 225 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 102 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. Books and Documents: Online Only Auction - online 7/3. 348 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 243 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 231 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of the Library of the Late Frank Meehan (Portlaoise), A Renowned Historian, Author and a Wonderful Source of Knowledge for Those Interested in the General History of Ireland.. 685 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. The Collected Home - online 7/2. 27 lots
Sothebys. New York. Modern Discoveries. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 83 lots

Thu. Jul. 18th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - online 7/11. 313 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Mid-Century, Modern, Contemporary Art and Design. 29 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 312 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Americana Extravaganza. 35 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. PBA Comics: The Atlas Sale, Part III, Marvel. 349 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 276 lots
Sothebys. London. Japanese Woodblock Prints - online 7/11. 45 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Matt Baker Comics Showcase Auction. 141 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 6/18. 83 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs Now: The Collector's Edition - online 7/8. 214 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Cards Non-Sports Showcase Auction. 175 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. Online Only Exclusives. 104 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Art + Design. 54 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. July Estate Sale. 23 lots
Sothebys. New York. Space Exploration. 50 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Summer Finds Discovery Auction. 39 lots

Fri. Jul. 19th
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. Coins, Railways and Collectables. 68 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction. 306 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. Premier Selections. 50 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. A VISION OF OLYMPISM: JEAN-LOUIS LAMOT COLLECTION. 155 lots
Bonhams. Chichester. Guildford: The Goodwood Festival of Speed Automobilia Online. 68 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Sale of Antique and Contemporary Books. 224 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . July Gallery Auction. 54 lots

Sat. Jul. 20th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. The Warehouse Auction. 123 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The 55th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moonlanding: Space Exploration Showcase Auction Featuring the Buzz Aldrin Collection. 136 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Custom Furnishings, Antiques, Fine Art, and Decorative Accessories. 32 lots

Sun. Jul. 21st
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. 215 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters, Chabad. 173 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books. 21 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 54 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction. 60 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