• 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: 53 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 26 July, 53 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 7 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Swedish krone, and 36 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $12,416,388.95. The average lot sold for $1,419.83.

 

The world of rare books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera continues to be very healthy.

 

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on July 24th: $2,181,171
Christies. Contemporary Editions: New York - online 7/10 on July 23rd: $1,513,638
Heritage Auctions. Historical Platinum Signature Auction on July 25th: $1,384,763
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction on July 19th: $1,358,022
 

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

Heritage Auctions. Trading Cards Non-Sports Showcase Auction on July 18th: 445.47%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction on July 19th: 190.34%
Saffronart. Passages to India: A Journey Through Rare Books, Maps, Photographs, and Letters on July 25th: 178.95%
Maison Bibelot. Flora and Fauna. A Collection of Prints. Online 7/16 on July 23rd: 146.81%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 25th: 126.15%
Heritage Auctions. The 55th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moonlanding: Space Exploration Showcase Auction Featuring the Buzz Aldrin Collection on July 20th: 123.02%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures, Angling Books: A Private Collection, Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson on July 24th: 118.11%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts: Summer Sale on July 25th: 111.69%
Bonhams. Guildford: The Goodwood Festival of Speed Automobilia Online on July 19th: 100.46%


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

Santa Fe Art Auction. New Mexico Now on July 25th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury Mass Online Only Estate Auction on July 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The 55th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moonlanding: Space Exploration Showcase Auction Featuring the Buzz Aldrin Collection on July 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 23rd: 99.42%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 24th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 23rd: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 23rd: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Cards Non-Sports Showcase Auction on July 18th: 97.14%
Saffronart. Passages to India: A Journey Through Rare Books, Maps, Photographs, and Letters on July 25th: 96.77%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 21st: 95.81%
Maison Bibelot. Flora and Fauna. A Collection of Prints. Online 7/16 on July 23rd: 95.04%
PBA Galleries. PBA Comics: The Atlas Sale, Part III, Marvel on July 18th: 94.56%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 21st: 93.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction on July 16th: 93.18%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 20th: 93.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 17th: 91.57%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 2 Online Auction: Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Objects and Photographs on July 24th: 90.44%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction on July 19th: 90.20%
Du Mouchelles. Premier Selections on July 19th: 90.00%
Bonhams. Guildford: The Goodwood Festival of Speed Automobilia Online on July 19th: 89.71%
Winter Associates. Paintings, Prints, Jewelry, etc. on July 22nd: 89.19%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 25th: 89.04%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on July 24th: 88.19%
Revere Auctions. Eternal Beauty: Splendors in Asian Art on July 23rd: 88.10%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on July 25th: 88.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Custom Furnishings, Antiques, Fine Art, and Decorative Accessories on July 20th: 87.50%
Michaans Auctions. July Gallery Auction on July 19th: 87.04%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Numismatic Books on July 24th: 86.75%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts: Summer Sale on July 25th: 86.67%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Toomeys: Prints and Multiples on July 24th: 86.55%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Platinum Signature Auction on July 25th: 85.87%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures, Angling Books: A Private Collection, Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson on July 24th: 84.54%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Lithograph of Water Made of Thick and Thin Lines and Two Light Blue Washes on July 23rd Actual price: USD $151,200.
  2. Saffronart Les Hindous: Ou Description de Leurs Moeurs, Coutumes et Ceremonies [Rothschild Collection] on July 25th Actual price: USD $137,349.
  3. Heritage Auctions Freaks (MGM, 1932). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41") Style D. on July 24th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  4. Heritage Auctions Excessively Rare Autograph Letter Signed ("Beethoven"). on July 25th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  5. Heritage Auctions FD-26 Grateful Dead 1966 "Skeleton & Roses" First-Printing Avalon Concert Poster Graded 9.8. on July 19th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  6. Christies Untitled No. 1, from The Yosemite Suite on July 23rd Actual price: USD $100,800.
  7. Heritage Auctions The Bride of Frankenstein (Universal, 1935). Folded, Fine/Very Fine. Half Sheet (22" X 28") Style A. on July 24th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions M. T. Cicero's Cato Major, or his Discourse of Old Age: With Explanatory Notes. Translation and notes by James Logan. on July 25th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. on July 25th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  10. Heritage Auctions Posthumous Works. Volume XII. Correspondence: Letter between Frederic II and Mess. D'Alembert, de Condorcet, Grimm and d'Arget. Translated by Thomas Holcroft. on July 25th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  11. Nate D. Sanders Auctions Albert Einstein Letter Signed During WWII -- ''The power of resistance which has enabled the Jewish people to survive...our readiness to help one another is being put to an especially severe test'' on July 25th Actual price: USD $86,316.
  12. Christies The Wave, a Lithograph on July 23rd Actual price: USD $81,900.
  13. Heritage Auctions Voyage en Syrie et en Egypte, pendant les annees 1783, 1784, et 1785. on July 25th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  14. Heritage Auctions Elvis Presley 1955 Ocala, FL 7th-Billed "Grand Ole Opry" Pre-Fame Concert Poster. on July 19th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  15. Heritage Auctions Stagecoach (United Artists, 1939). Fine+ on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41"). on July 24th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  16. Christies Glacier with Colored Petals on July 23rd Actual price: USD $69,300.
  17. Heritage Auctions The Kid (First National, 1921). Very Fine- on Linen. Three Sheet (40.75" X 77.75"). on July 24th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  18. Dominic Winter Book Auctions A white marble half bust after Franz Thaller (1759-1817) and Matthias Ranson (active, circa 1800), on July 24th Actual price: USD $65,011.
  19. Chiswick Auctions Tyler Dining Room [MCA Tokyo 261] on July 25th Actual price: USD $64,854.
  20. Heritage Auctions Son of Frankenstein (E.N.I.C., 1940). Very Fine on Linen. Italian 4 - Fogli (55.25" X 77.5") Francesco Giammari Artwork. on July 24th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  21. Heritage Auctions History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed during the years 1804-5-6. on July 25th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  22. Winner's Auctions Ltd Sefer Noam Elimelech. on July 21st Actual price: USD $59,520.
  23. Saffronart Constitution of India on July 25th Actual price: USD $57,831.
  24. Heritage Auctions Mickey's Nightmare (United Artists, 1932). Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X 41"). on July 24th Actual price: USD $57,500.
  25. Christies Crying Girl on July 23rd Actual price: USD $56,700.



53 total sales reported this week:

Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on July 25th: 88.00%
PBA Galleries. Children's Literature - Rare & Antiquarian on July 25th: 60.33%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. July 2024 Auction on July 25th: 42.61%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on July 25th: 89.04%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. British and European Paintings, Old Master and Modern Works on Paper on July 25th: 68.53%
Chiswick Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples on July 25th: 59.68%
Bonhams. Books and Manuscripts: Summer Sale on July 25th: 86.67%
Santa Fe Art Auction. New Mexico Now on July 25th: 100.00%
Saffronart. Passages to India: A Journey Through Rare Books, Maps, Photographs, and Letters on July 25th: 96.77%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Platinum Signature Auction on July 25th: 85.87%
Revere Auctions. Aesthetic Devotion: Fine Art, Jewels, and Decor on July 24th: 63.04%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Toomeys: Prints and Multiples on July 24th: 86.55%
Litchfield County Auctions. Summer Estates Auction on July 24th: 77.59%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Numismatic Books on July 24th: 86.75%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Part 2 Online Auction: Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Objects and Photographs on July 24th: 90.44%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury Mass Online Only Estate Auction on July 24th: 100.00%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Caricatures, Angling Books: A Private Collection, Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson on July 24th: 84.54%
Chorley's. Fine Art and Antiques, Including Principal Content of Dunkirk Manor on July 24th: 60.71%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 24th: 0.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 24th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on July 24th: 88.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 17th: 91.57%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction on July 16th: 93.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) on July 15th: 78.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on July 14th: 71.11%
Revere Auctions. Eternal Beauty: Splendors in Asian Art on July 23rd: 88.10%
Maison Bibelot. Flora and Fauna. A Collection of Prints. Online 7/16 on July 23rd: 95.04%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Online Auction: Jewish History and Zionism – Books – Art – Photography – Prints and Maps – Numismatics on July 23rd: 76.92%
Christies. Contemporary Editions: New York - online 7/10 on July 23rd: 79.82%
Winter Associates. Paintings, Prints, Jewelry, etc. on July 22nd: 89.19%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters, Chabad on July 21st: 71.11%
Vermot de Pas. NASA: HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF SPACE - TO THE MOON! on July 22nd: 8.35%
Bukowskis. Henri B. Goodwin on July 21st: 35.29%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Custom Furnishings, Antiques, Fine Art, and Decorative Accessories on July 20th: 87.50%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on July 20th: 35.53%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Warehouse Auction on July 20th: 60.98%
Vermot de Pas. A VISION OF OLYMPISM: JEAN-LOUIS LAMOT COLLECTION on July 19th: 44.52%
Poster Auctions International, Inc.. PAI-XCIII: Second Chance Posters on July 19th: 4.06%
Morton Subastas. Sale of Antique and Contemporary Books on July 19th: 29.91%
Bonhams. Guildford: The Goodwood Festival of Speed Automobilia Online on July 19th: 89.71%
PBA Galleries. PBA Comics: The Atlas Sale, Part III, Marvel on July 18th: 94.56%
Michaans Auctions. July Gallery Auction on July 19th: 87.04%
Lay's Auctioneers. Coins, Railways and Collectables on July 19th: 57.35%
Du Mouchelles. Premier Selections on July 19th: 90.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 20th: 93.13%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 23rd: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 23rd: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 21st: 95.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 21st: 93.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 23rd: 99.42%
Heritage Auctions. The 55th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moonlanding: Space Exploration Showcase Auction Featuring the Buzz Aldrin Collection on July 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction on July 19th: 90.20%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Cards Non-Sports Showcase Auction on July 18th: 97.14%


For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 29th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Olympic Games: Torches, Medals, Posters, Memorabilia. 72 lots
Setdart. BARCELONA. Iconic Photography & Graphic work. 81 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 47 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly House and Garden Sale. 38 lots
L'Autographe Auctions. London. A Rare and Important Collection of Autobraphs and Memorabilia: Science, Literature, Art , Music and History. 356 lots

Tue. Jul. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 447 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 156 lots
Jacksons Auction. Cedar Falls, Iowa . Summer World Treasures Auction. 22 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Americana and Collectibles - online 7/9. 993 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 44 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Summer Rare Book & Collectors' Sale.. 778 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Photography, Fine Books, Prints - Online 6/27. 231 lots
Sworders. Essex. Out of the Ordinary. 204 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 470 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cirencester. Toys, Dolls, Models, Antiques & Interiors - Two Day Sale. 23 lots

Wed. Jul. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 331 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 110 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Chic and Antique Auction; Featuring Property from the Estate of Barbara Mallory Hathaway. 123 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Summer Selection: Modern & Contemporary Editions. 380 lots
Grant Zahajko Auctions. DAVENPORT. Books, Maps & Atlases: Birmingham-Southern College Collection. 501 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 408 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. July Art Cornucopia. 41 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cirencester. Marvel, DC & Independent Comic Books, Sci-Fi and Horror Collectables - Online 7/12. 148 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 67 lots
The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust. Brooklyn. The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust Summer Cocktail Party Silent Auction - online 7/22. 20 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps. 37 lots

Thu. Aug. 1st
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. The DC Universe Collection Part 3: The Golden Age. 497 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Americana at Stair. 30 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Summer Interiors. 52 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rarities of the Golden Age Comics Showcase Auction. 261 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago. Toomey's: Great Estates. 18 lots
Grant Zahajko Auctions. DAVENPORT. Books, Maps & Atlases: Birmingham-Southern College Collection - Session II. 483 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Midsummer Virtual Online Estate Auction. 35 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. July Militaria Auction. 371 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Greg Dimmett Estate, Sports Card Collection - Session 2. 180 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Vintage Comics. 589 lots

Fri. Aug. 2nd
Sothebys. London. Contemporary Discoveries. 39 lots

Sat. Aug. 3rd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Peter Arnold. Prahran VIC . Natural History Books, Rare Maps, Fanfrolico Press books, Voyages and Travels incl. Antarctica. 204 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction. 186 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books. 31 lots

Sun. Aug. 4th
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Schilb. 100 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. 220 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Glendale. Prominent Beverly Hills Estate Auction. 123 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer US Obsolete Banknotes Currency Showcase Auction. 588 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books. 19 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 97 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated. 47 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.