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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 19 Auctions Archived, another 33 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 3 January, 19 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 7 denominated in euros, and 12 in US dollars.

 

Three thousand seven hundred and seventy-nine lots were offered and 3,626 sold for a scorching 95.95% win rate.

 

Turnover was $2,431,547.90. The average lot sold for $670.59.

 

A fresh 33 auctions are posted that will complete this week.

 

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 28th: $1,454,134

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

Dirk Soulis Auctions. Year End Wrap-up Auction on December 27th: 117.46%


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

Vogt Auction. The New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on December 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 1st: 99.35%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 28th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 28th: 97.43%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Year End Wrap-up Auction on December 27th: 96.20%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana, Maps, Photographs, Art - Timed Online Auction on January 2nd: 95.31%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 29th: 95.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on December 20th: 93.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on December 23rd: 92.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on December 22nd: 84.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on December 25th: 83.33%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 PSA Gem Mint 10 on December 28th Actual price: USD $177,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection LeBron James (Autograph Patches) Rookie #AP-LJ PSA Authentic, PSA/DNA Auto 10 - #'d 031/100 - From the Yeow Exquisite Hidden Collection! on December 28th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  3. Heritage Auctions 2016 Kobe Bryant Signed Final Game Full Ticket, PSA/DNA Gem Mint 10. on December 28th Actual price: USD $25,200.
  4. Heritage Auctions 2015 Upper Deck "The Cup" Hockey Hobby 6-Box Factory Sealed Case - Connor McDavid's Rookie Year! on December 28th Actual price: USD $24,600.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1972 Icee Bear Basketball PSA Graded Set (20). on December 28th Actual price: USD $19,200.
  6. Heritage Auctions 2003 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Magic Johnson (Limited Logos-Autograph Patch) #LL-MA PSA NM 7, PSA/DNA Auto 10 - #'d 13/75 - From the Yeow Exquisite Hidden Collection! on December 28th Actual price: USD $18,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Signed 1952 Topps Willie Mays #261 PSA Poor 1, PSA/DNA Auto 10. on December 28th Actual price: USD $16,200.
  8. Heritage Auctions 2001 President George W. Bush Signed World Series Game 3 Ticket Stub - First Pitch, PSA/DNA Gem Mint 10. on December 28th Actual price: USD $15,600.
  9. Heritage Auctions 2012 Topps Five Star Mickey Mantle (Bat Knobs) #MM7 PSA EX-MT 6 - #'d 1/1. on December 28th Actual price: USD $15,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Signed 1950 Bowman Otto Graham Rookie #45 PSA Fair 1.5, PSA/DNA Auto 10. on December 28th Actual price: USD $14,400.
  11. Heritage Auctions Multi-Signed 1963 Topps NL Home Run Leaders (Mays, Aaron, Robinson, Banks, Cepeda) #3 PSA VG-EX 4, PSA/DNA Auto 9 - Pop Two, Four Higher. on December 28th Actual price: USD $14,400.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 White Borders Partial Set Plus Extras (189) - From the Ramsburg Collection. on December 28th Actual price: USD $14,400.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1948 -- 1952 W468 Exhibit Football Color Collection (32). on December 28th Actual price: USD $13,800.
  14. Heritage Auctions Signed 1951 Bowman Willie Mays #305 PSA Poor 1, PSA/DNA Auto 10. on December 28th Actual price: USD $13,800.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson Rookie #79 SGC VG/EX 4. on December 28th Actual price: USD $13,800.
  16. Catawiki B. V. Physica curiosa on December 22nd Actual price: USD $13,068.
  17. Heritage Auctions 2013 Panini Immaculate Collection Shawn Kemp (Logoman) #43 PSA NM 7 - #'d 1/1. on December 28th Actual price: USD $12,600.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1991 Ted Williams "The Splendid Splinter" Limited Edition Serigraph by LeRoy Neiman, Signed by Both. on December 28th Actual price: USD $12,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 2010 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Julius Erving, and Larry Bird (Quad Signatures) #JREB BGS Mint 9, Beckett Auto 9 - #'d 09/15. on December 28th Actual price: USD $12,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Denys Cowan and Rick Magyar The Question #3 Story Page 4 Original Art (DC, 1987). on January 1st Actual price: USD $10,800.
  21. Heritage Auctions Archie Giant Series Magazine File Copies Bound Volumes Group of 32 (Archie, 1961-92). on December 31st Actual price: USD $9,600.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson Rookie #79 SGC VG 3. on December 28th Actual price: USD $9,600.
  23. Heritage Auctions Steve Rude and John Nyberg Nexus #26 Story Page 4 Original Art (First, 1986). on January 1st Actual price: USD $9,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1963 Post Cereal Baseball Complete Set (200). on December 28th Actual price: USD $9,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1953 Topps Baseball Complete Set (274). on December 28th Actual price: USD $9,000.



19 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana, Maps, Photographs, Art - Timed Online Auction on January 2nd: 95.31%
Vogt Auction. The New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 100.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. January 2025 Annual New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 0.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 1st: 99.35%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on December 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on December 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on December 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on December 29th: 95.09%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on December 28th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 28th: 97.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on December 25th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on December 23rd: 92.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on December 22nd: 64.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on December 22nd: 38.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on December 22nd: 84.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on December 20th: 93.10%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Year End Wrap-up Auction on December 27th: 96.20%

 


For the week ahead 33 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 6th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. 13th Annual Post New Year's Antique & Collectible Auction. 206 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Timed Book Auction - Antiquarian, Modern Literary, Signed Editions etc. etc.. 486 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 17 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 42 lots
Finarte. Milan. Interesting Pieces for a Collection/ Parts 1 and 2. 60 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. The Timed Art Sale. 45 lots

Tue. Jan. 7th
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 474 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 123 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 214 lots
Propstore. Valencia. The Wolf of Wall Street. 42 lots

Wed. Jan. 8th
Weiss Auctions. Lynbrook. Books, Works on Paper, & the Penzler Collection. 399 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. LAMA: Prints and Multiples. 202 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Cabin Fever Auction - session 1. 40 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 322 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 63 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 60 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 10/28. 804 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Autographs, Photographs, Ephemera, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. 281 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 27 lots

Thu. Jan. 9th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 382 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Cabin Fever Auction - session 2. 18 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 912 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs and Works on Paper. 664 lots

Fri. Jan. 10th
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Eric Morecambe Collection. 269 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 600 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Cabin Fever Auction - session 3. 16 lots

Sat. Jan. 11th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots

Sun. Jan. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction. 90 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. 101 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • Books & Autographs
    Wednesday 25 March
    Koller, 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 14,000-20,000
    Koller, 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.
  • Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, 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 2026
    Forum, 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 2026
    Forum, 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.