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Sotheby’s
Fine Books & Manuscripts
June 24-25Sotheby’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 - 30,000Bonhams, 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 - 250,000Bonhams, 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 - $120,000Bonhams, 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 - 120,000Bonhams, June 14-23: A New Charter for Virginia, A Response to the First Armed Rebellion in the American Colonies. Estimate: $15,000 - 25,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Earliest obtainable printing of the Bill of Rights. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edward Curtis Orotone. Estimate: $7,000 - 9,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Owned by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Butter or Dessert Plate from FDR's State Dinner Service. Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Early Large-Format Plan of the City of Washington. Estimate: $1,500 - 2,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Containing the First Map to Name the Hudson River. Estimate: $20,000 - 30,000Bonhams, June 14-23: America's First Major Novelist, a Complete Chapter in Autograph Manuscript by James Fenimore Cooper. Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, 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.
Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 49 Upcoming this Week
5 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Days 1 & 2 on September 5th: 262.42%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on September 6th: 179.16%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia on September 2nd: 155.01%
Heritage Auctions. Summer 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 Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on September 4th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. York Harbor Online Estate Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. Labor Day on September 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on September 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on September 3rd: 99.82%
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%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 28th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on September 4th: 97.83%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 31st: 97.50%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer 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 & Associates. Summer Americana on September 6th: 92.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on September 1st: 91.41%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on September 1st: 91.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 25th: 90.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. LAMA: Prints and Multiples on September 4th: 87.94%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 5th: 81.86%
Bruun Rasmussen. Paintings, Furniture and Varia on September 2nd: 81.48%
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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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Bonhams, June 14-23: Palm-reading, astrology, and more. Estimate: $2,000 - 3,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Benjamin Franklin. Sammelband of 45 papers on electricity. Estimate: $8,000 - 12,000Bonhams, June 14-23: The basis for the whole modern electric-power industry. Estimate: $4,000 - 6,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Edgar Allen Poe. Poe on Mesmerism. Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500Bonhams, June 14-23: Reformation - The Architect of Lutheranism on Church Unity and Dissent. Estimate: $100,000 - 150,000Bonhams, 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 - 60,000Bonhams, 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 - 8,000Bonhams, June 14-23: An Illustrated Miniature Hebrew Prayerbook Manuscript. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Autograph Working Draft of Arthur Conan Doyle's The Death Voyage. Estimate: $30,000 - 50,000Bonhams, June 14-23: "Perhaps the most celebrated and most beautiful herbal ever published." Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000Bonhams, June 14-23: Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. Estimate: $12,000 - 18,000Bonhams, 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.