Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 49 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 7 September, 29 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub's Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 2 in Polish zlotys, and 18 in US dollars.
 
Turnover was a slim $3,390,933.93. The average lot sold for $683.52.
 
For the coming week you have a fresh 49 sales to consider.
 
 
No  auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


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

Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSummer Americana - Days 1 & 2 on September 5th: 262.42%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSummer Americana on September 6th: 179.16%
Bruun RasmussenPaintings, Furniture and Varia on September 2nd: 155.01%
Heritage AuctionsSummer U.S. Colonial Currency Showcase Auction on September 1st: 141.48%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts on August 25th: 126.90%


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

Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 4th: 100.00%
John McInnis AuctioneersYork Harbor Online Estate Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Vogt AuctionLabor Day on September 1st: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 3rd: 99.82%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 3rd: 99.38%
Heritage AuctionsSummer U.S. Colonial Currency Showcase Auction on September 1st: 99.12%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 28th: 98.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 4th: 97.83%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 31st: 97.50%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSummer Americana - Days 1 & 2 on September 5th: 97.14%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 26th: 93.15%
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSummer Americana on September 6th: 92.67%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 1st: 91.41%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 1st: 91.21%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts on August 25th: 90.00%
Rago Arts and AuctionsLAMA: Prints and Multiples on September 4th: 87.94%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 5th: 81.86%
Bruun RasmussenPaintings, Furniture and Varia on September 2nd: 81.48%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Rago Arts and Auctions Mysteries on September 4th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  2. Bruun Rasmussen Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus. on September 2nd Actual price: USD $49,998.
  3. Rago Arts and Auctions Pumpkin MY on September 4th Actual price: USD $47,880.
  4. Rago Arts and Auctions Van Heusen (Ronald Reagan) (from the Ads series) on September 4th Actual price: USD $40,320.
  5. Rago Arts and Auctions George Gershwin (from the Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century portfolio) on September 4th Actual price: USD $32,760.
  6. Rago Arts and Auctions Plate 3 (from the Pop Shop III portfolio) on September 4th Actual price: USD $32,760.
  7. Rago Arts and Auctions Nude in the Woods on September 4th Actual price: USD $30,240.
  8. Rago Arts and Auctions Dr. Waldmann on September 4th Actual price: USD $27,720.
  9. Rago Arts and Auctions Hill Street on September 4th Actual price: USD $25,200.
  10. Heritage Auctions Continental Currency April 11, 1778 $4 PMG Choice Very Fine 35. on September 1st Actual price: USD $24,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white to white pages. on September 3rd Actual price: USD $22,200.
  12. Rago Arts and Auctions Formulation: Articulation portfolio on September 4th Actual price: USD $21,420.
  13. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC Apparent VF- 7.5 Slight (C-1) Off-white to white pages. on September 3rd Actual price: USD $20,400.
  14. Los Angeles Estate Auction Ronde au Solei Silkscreen Print 1959 on September 2nd Actual price: USD $20,320.
  15. Rago Arts and Auctions Four Poppies II suite on September 4th Actual price: USD $20,160.
  16. Heritage Auctions Art Spiegelman Mondo Snarfo Complete 1-Page Story "Henry Foulbite -- His Lucky Day!" Original Art (Kitchen Sink, 1978). on September 4th Actual price: USD $18,600.
  17. Los Angeles Estate Auction Confederate US CIVIL WAR AdmIral David D. Porter Photograph and Signature in Frame on September 2nd Actual price: USD $17,780.
  18. Rago Arts and Auctions My Pool and Terrace (from the Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary portfolio) on September 4th Actual price: USD $17,640.
  19. Forum Auctions STIK (b.1979) Walk (Red) on September 3rd Actual price: USD $16,843.
  20. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 UK Price Variant - JS Authentic Autograph: Stan Lee (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white pages. on September 3rd Actual price: USD $16,800.
  21. Rago Arts and Auctions Bicentennial Print (from the America: The Third Century portfolio) on September 4th Actual price: USD $16,380.
  22. Rago Arts and Auctions CRAK! on September 4th Actual price: USD $15,120.
  23. Rago Arts and Auctions Ladies and Gentlemen on September 4th Actual price: USD $15,120.
  24. Desa Unicum "Na co dybie w wielorybie czubek nosa Eskimosa", okladka, 1980 on September 4th Actual price: USD $14,951.
  25. PBA Galleries Leaves of Grass on September 5th Actual price: USD $13,750.



29 total sales reported this week:

Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Late Summer Decorative Arts Sale on September 6th: 68.57%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture on September 5th: 76.46%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 5th: 81.86%
Rago Arts and Auctions. LAMA: Prints and Multiples on September 4th: 87.94%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 4th: 97.83%
Desa Unicum. Comics on September 4th: 63.33%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on September 6th: 92.67%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Days 1 & 2 on September 5th: 97.14%
John McInnis Auctioneers. York Harbor Online Estate Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper on September 3rd: 21.53%
Forum Auctions. Autumn Selection: Modern and Contemporary Editions on September 3rd: 73.45%
Gorringes. Weekly Featuring Music and Science on September 2nd: 69.57%
Desa Unicum. Victor Vasarely. Editions - online 8/19 on September 2nd: 28.57%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia on September 2nd: 81.48%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 31st: 29.63%
Vogt Auction. Labor Day on September 1st: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Fine Art Luxury and Antiques Auction Part 2 on September 2nd: 26.40%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Fine Art, Luxury and Antiques Auction on August 30th: 48.19%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on September 3rd: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Summer U.S. Colonial Currency Showcase Auction on September 1st: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 1st: 91.41%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 1st: 91.21%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 3rd: 99.82%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 31st: 97.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 28th: 98.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 26th: 93.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 25th: 90.00%


For the week ahead 49 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 9th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Antiques and Collectibles Post Labor Day Online Auction. 115 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 82 lots

Tue. Sep. 10th
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 152 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Shem Tov Bible: A Masterpiece From the Golden Age of Spain. 1 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 540 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 138 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Sculptures. 132 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Fine and Decorative Arts Quarterly. 91 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. The Greatest Show The Fairground World of Ross Hutchinson. 19 lots
Christies. New York. Pushing Boundaries: Ingenuity from the Paul G. Allen Collection. 13 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs/Timed Auction. 320 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . American Petroliana: On the Road. 93 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints.

Wed. Sep. 11th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 8/28. 770 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Early Printed Books, Maps & Manuscripts • Queen Mary I Binding. 484 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 310 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 102 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Sale of the Extensive Library of the Late J. J. Hurley, Tralee, Co. Kerry, Tim Hurley, Tralee and Some other Private Clients.. 804 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. The Collection of Henri Charles Veit, Lyme CT. 13 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Long Beach Exposition US Currency Signature Auction. 1605 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 98 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Derby September Music Memorabilia and Film Auction. 70 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Country House Splendor; Featuring Property From The Estate Of Barbara Mallory Hathaway. 68 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 53 lots

Thu. Sep. 12th
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps - Online 8/27. 291 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Coin-Op and Advertising. 174 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. AMERICANA, ADVERTISING, POLITICAL, HISTORICAL, TOYS & BOOKS. 157 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Collectible Posters Live Auction: Los Angeles - September 2024. 826 lots
Christies. New York. Firsts: The History of Computing from the Paul G. Allen Collection. 9 lots
Christies. New York. Over the Horizon: Art of the Future from the Paul G. Allen Collection. 53 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1523 lots
Ader. PARIS. Bernard Cathelin: a collection. 53 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Americana and Marine - Session I. 25 lots
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. LOS ANGELES. Collectibles Auction.
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. September Military Auction. 410 lots

Fri. Sep. 13th
Bonhams. New York. Elliot Erwitt: A Life in Photographs - Online 9/3. 85 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. Live Auction: September 2024: Day 2. 105 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Alberto Vargas Illustration Art Showcase Auction. 47 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Americana and Marine - Session II.
Bonhams. Brockenhurst, Beaulieu,. The Beaulieu Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia. 261 lots

Sat. Sep. 14th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. September 2024: Online Only Exclusives. 50 lots

Sun. Sep. 15th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia - Timed Online 8/30.
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. 223 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 103 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 74 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction. 61 lots

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  • Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: J. R. R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. London, 1954-1955.FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST IMPRESSIONS, ALL IN THE EXTREMELY RARE FIRST STATE DUST JACKETS.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Francesco Fontana. Novae coelestium terrestriumque rerum observationes... Naples: Gaffari, 1646. FIRST EDITION. Contains the first observations of spots on the surface of Mars.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1776. FIRST EDITION of “the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought” (PMM).
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Benjamin Franklin. Mémoires de la Vie Privée de Benjamin Franklin, écrits par lui-méme… Paris: Chez Buisson, 1791. FIRST EDITION OF FRANKLIN'S MEMOIRS IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Samuel Johnson, Jr. A School Dictionary… New Haven, [Connecticut]: Edward O'Brien, [1798]. FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST DICTIONARY IN ENGLISH BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR, AN EXCEPTIONAL RARITY.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Joseph Smith, Jr. The Book of Mormon. Palmyra: Printed by E. B. Grandin, for the Author, 1830. FIRST EDITION.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Miguel de Cervántes Saavedra. El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid: Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. THE BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED IBARRA EDITION.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: James Joyce. Ulysses. London: John Lane The Bodley Head, [1936]. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, SIGNED BY JOYCE. Designated a “Presentation Copy” in ink beneath Joyce’s signature.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: [Photoplay]. Delos W. Lovelace. King Kong. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1932]. FIRST EDITION of "a most sought after title" (Davis).
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon & Schuster, [1993]. 40th Anniversary Edition. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO HUGH HEFNER.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Neil Gaiman. Original manuscript for the "Neverwhere" BBC television miniseries. [London: Crucial Films, LTD., 1995-1996]. TYPESCRIPT "NEVERWHERE" WITH NEIL GAIMAN'S NOTES AND AMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: [DICTIONARY]. Noah Webster. An American Dictionary of the English Language... New York, 1828. FIRST EDITION OF WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY, UNCUT IN THE PUBLISHER'S ORIGINAL BOARDS
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: Stephen King. Full Dark, No Stars. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2010. WITH AN ORIGINAL TWO-PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATION BY GLENN CHADBOURNE
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: George Orwell. Nineteen Eighty-Four. London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. FIRST EDITION, IN THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET.
    Heritage Auctions, Oct. 10:-11: H. G. Wells. The Time Machine: An Invention. London: William Heinemann, 1895 [but 1897]. With a SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHIC POSTCARD laid in.
  • Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 1. Rare First Edition of Oronce Fine Double-Cordiform World Map (1531) Est. $50,000 - $60,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 2. French Edition of "Rudimentum Novitiorum" with Woodcut Maps of the World and Palestine (1543) Est. $27,500 - $35,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 3. Complete Edition of Munster’s Cosmographia with over 100 Maps & Views (1560) Est. $32,500 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 4. Purchas' Important Collection of Voyages with 88 Maps, Including John Smith Map of Virginia (1625-26) Est. $55,000 - $70,000
    Old World Auctions (Oct. 10): Lot 5. Complete First Latin Edition of De Bry's "Grands Voyages," Parts I-IX (1590-1602) Est. $120,000 - $150,000
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    Sotheby’s, Oct. 18: Herodianus Syrus, Herodiani Historiarum, Venice, Heirs of Aldo & Torresano, 1524, Parisian binding for Jean Grolier by Jean Picard, ca. 1540
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 18: Musaeus, Opusculum de Herone et Leandro, Venice, Aldo, 1495 (Greek text), interleaved with 1497–1498 (Latin text), English olive morocco by Charles Lewis, the Botfield copy
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 18: Horatius Flaccus, Horatius, Venice, Aldo, 1501, Bolognese brown goatskin (between 1501 and 1503), arms of Mino Rossi and illuminated initials throughout
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 18: Lucretius, De rerum natura, Venice, Aldo, 1500, English early eighteenth-century red morocco, the Fletcher copy
    Sotheby’s, Oct. 18: Dante, Le terze rime, Venice, Aldo, 1502, illuminated, contemporary Bolognese morocco binding
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    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Abraham Lincoln Signed Letter on Executive Mansion Stationary To Secretary of The Navy re: Appointment for Naval Academy!
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Extremely Rare Ben Franklin Printed: Considerations on Keeping Negroes...Part Second. 1762.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: An impressively extra-illustrated copy; Including an Original leaf from Shakespeare’s 1623 First Folio!
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    October 17th, 2024
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Rarest Naval Autograph James Lawrence “Don’t give up the ship On " U.S. Ship Hornet June 19th 1812.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Oversize Ernest Hemingway Signed Photo with long Inscription about Drinking Wine to his dear friend and Secretary Roberto Herrera.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: VOLTAIRE Signed Receipt about a partial payment of debt for the Duke of Wuerttemberg.
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    October 17th, 2024
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: [Maps] Gio. Ant. Magnini, Italia, 1620.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: LAWMAN SALOON JUDGE ROY BEAN Signed Legal Document 1895-RARE!
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Autograph Album with James Garfield as President, Chester A. Aurthur as VP, William T. Sherman, Burnside, P.T. Barnum and many more!
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    October 17th, 2024
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed Four Language Ship's Paper.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Hector Berlioz Autograph Musical Quotation Signed.
    One of a Kind Collectibles, Oct. 17: Important Memorandum the Day after Gettysburg July 5th, 1863 where Lincoln asks all Department Heads of the cabinet to meet him at the Executive Mansion.