Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 33 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 16 August, 33 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Canadian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krona and 18 in US dollars.
Turnover was $4,632,745.52. The average lot sold for $708.15 as 87.58% of all lots sold.
4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Bonhams. Asian Works of Art on August 14th: 242.86%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Bookbinding Tools, Maps & Document on August 14th: 143.01%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 15th: 138.98%
Tooveys. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 14th: 112.48%
23 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics Part V Showcase Auction on August 15th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Asian Works of Art on August 14th: 100.00%
Northrow Gallery Auctions Ltd.. Fine Art Auction Featuring Canadian and Inuit Art on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 13th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 14th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 13th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 14th: 99.01%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on August 11th: 98.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 11th: 97.17%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 11th: 96.37%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 15th: 95.92%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 10th: 95.65%
New England Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera List on August 13th: 93.89%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Wrights: Editions and Works on Paper on August 14th: 92.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 4th: 89.69%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints and Drawings at Online Auction on August 10th: 88.78%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on August 14th: 86.36%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Bookbinding Tools, Maps & Document on August 14th: 86.26%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 5th: 85.71%
Tooveys. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 14th: 82.80%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 9th: 81.48%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 13th: 80.39%
33 total sales reported this week:
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics Part V Showcase Auction on August 15th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 15th: 95.92%
Tooveys. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 14th: 82.80%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on August 14th: 77.41%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Wrights: Editions and Works on Paper on August 14th: 92.19%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Bookbinding Tools, Maps & Document on August 14th: 86.26%
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Summer Selection of Fine and Rare Books on August 14th: 74.84%
Bonhams. Asian Works of Art on August 14th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples: Summer Splash - online 8/4 on August 14th: 64.24%
Northrow Gallery Auctions Ltd.. Fine Art Auction Featuring Canadian and Inuit Art on August 13th: 100.00%
New England Book Auctions. Books and Ephemera List on August 13th: 93.89%
Lyon and Turnbull. Prints and Multiples on August 13th: 67.83%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 13th: 80.39%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on August 14th: 86.36%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 14th: 99.01%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 14th: 99.71%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 13th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 13th: 99.74%
Sworders. Paint. Print. Sculpt. - online 8/2 on August 11th: 52.73%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Prints and Drawings at Online Auction on August 10th: 88.78%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 10th: 47.83%
Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on August 8th: 69.09%
Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 9th: 81.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 5th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated on August 4th: 68.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 4th: 89.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books on August 4th: 31.58%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 10th: 95.65%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Common Surium Auction on August 11th: 79.19%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on August 11th: 98.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 11th: 97.17%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 11th: 96.37%
For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:
Tue. Aug. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 363 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 122 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 31 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. 15th-18th Century Printing, Americana and Fine Books, Part 1. 198 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 33 lots
Wed. Aug. 21st
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Rare and Collectible Book Auction. 109 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 332 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 101 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australiana, Natural History, Militaria, Prints, Ephemera, Literature, &c. Featuring important north Queensland items from the Estate of the historian Edgar Beale.. 170 lots
Thu. Aug. 22nd
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 285 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases. 320 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Art - Fine Press - Fine Bindings. 351 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History. 446 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Roger Hill Collection EC Comics Showcase Auction. 315 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Revolution. 111 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Modern and Contemporary Art. 54 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction. 170 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. American Treasures of the Past - Session 1. 300 lots
Fri. Aug. 23rd
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 144 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Grandeur 2024 - Feature Auction- Day 1. 146 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. On-Site Tag Sale.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction. 636 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. American Treasures of the Past - Session 2. 478 lots
Sat. Aug. 24th
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction. 130 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 162 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Celebrating the 1990s - The Animation Art of Nickelodeon, MTV, and The Cartoon Network Showcase Auction. 488 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Selections from the J. Doyle DeWitt Collection Americana & Political Showcase Auction. 342 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. American Treasures of the Past - Session 3. 52 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Grandeur 2024 - Feature Auction- Day 2. 24 lots
Sun. Aug. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 101 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. American Treasures of the Past - Session 4. 393 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Grandeur 2024 - Feature Auction- Day 3. 76 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Monumental Two Day Important Art and Antiques Auction - Day 2.
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
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Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Book of Hours.- Heures a lusaige de Romme, printed on vellum, with 14 full-page illuminated miniatures, Paris, N. Higman for J. de Brie, [c.1521]. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: France.- Book of Hours, perhaps Use of the Abbey of Saint-Gildas de Rhuys, with thirteen miniatures surviving from an original cycle of at least twenty, [c. 1430]. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Milton (John). Paradise lost. A Poem in Ten Books, first edition, Pforzheimer's sixth state, S. Simmons, 1669. £8,000-12,000Forum, Mar. 26: Blake (William). Illustrations of the Book of Job, one of 215 first issue "Proof" copies, this one of 65 copies on "French" paper, Published by the Author, March 8, 1825 [but March, 1826]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
26th March 2026Forum, Mar. 26: Christie (Agatha). The ABC Murders, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £15,000-20,000Forum, Mar. 26: Halley (Edmund). Astronomiae Cometicae Synopsis, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, no. 297, pp.1882-99, March 1705. £10,000-15,000Forum, Mar. 26: Haytham (Ibn al) [known as Alhazen]. Opticae Thesaurus...Item Vitellonis Thuringopoloni libri X..., first edition, Basel, August, 1572. £20,000-30,000Forum, Mar. 26: Kepler (Johannes). Dioptrice seu demonstratio eorum quae visui & visibilibus propter conspicilla non ita pridem inventa accidunt, first edition, Augsburg, David Frank, 1611. £12,000-18,000 -
Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.