• 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.
  • Sotheby's Book Week
    2 June - 9 July
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000.
  • 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
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 55 Auctions Archived, another 49 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 24 January, 55 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 14 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.

 

Nine thousand and eighty-nine lots were offered and 7,875 sold for a 86.64% win rate.

 

Turnover was $7,747,688.99 The average lot sold for $983.83.

 

A fresh 49 auctions are posted that will complete this week.

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: $3,457,625
 

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

One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 20th: 4213.83%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13 on January 20th: 240.64%
Bonhams. Surrealist Treasures The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection on January 17th: 194.62%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc. on January 22nd: 142.07%
Rossini. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod on January 23rd: 129.59%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: 121.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 12th: 119.43%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture, Art Objects on January 22nd: 116.47%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics and Art: Online Edition on January 22nd: 112.26%
Dreweatts. Town & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire on January 22nd: 107.40%


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

Heritage Auctions. The Roger Hill Collection of Pre-Code Horror Comics Showcase Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics and Art: Online Edition on January 22nd: 100.00%
Dreweatts. Town & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire on January 22nd: 100.00%
Bonhams. Pop Culture, Featuring the Spencer Davis Collection on January 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 22nd: 100.00%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Surrealist Treasures The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection on January 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on January 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 21st: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 21st: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 21st: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 22nd: 99.09%
Leland Little Auctions. Rare and Collectible Book Auction on January 22nd: 98.82%
Lyon and Turnbull. The Ski Sale on January 21st: 98.65%
Du Mouchelles. January 2025: Online Only Exclusives on January 17th: 97.78%
Ripley Auctions. Pickers Express Timed Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles V on January 21st: 97.50%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Books, Photography, Prints and Ephemera on January 22nd: 96.62%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc. on January 22nd: 96.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 19th: 96.06%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 18th: 96.00%
Rossini. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod on January 23rd: 95.24%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 23rd: 94.31%
Winter Associates. Bible & 17th-18th C. Ecclesiastical Embroideries; 19th C.-Contemporary Paintings & Prints; Early American & English Furniture; Militaria, etc. on January 20th: 91.18%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13 on January 20th: 90.58%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 20th: 88.67%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture, Art Objects on January 22nd: 86.96%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction - Online only on January 23rd: 86.21%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction on January 17th: 85.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 12th: 84.62%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 2 on January 19th: 84.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on January 11th: 83.33%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.00%
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Letter Handwritten and Signed by Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar, the Or HaChaim -- Inside a Large Volume with Hundreds of Autographs and Signatures of His Contemporary Moroccan Rabbis -- Including Many Autographs of Rabbi Yaakov Abensour, Rabbi Yehudah ibn Attar, on January 21st Actual price: USD $875,000.
  2. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Illustrated Mansuscript, Pri Etz Chaim -- Brody, 1743 -- Copy of Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham Gershon of Kitov, Brother-in-Law of the Baal Shem Tov on January 21st Actual price: USD $187,500.
  3. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Letter of Ordination by Rabbi Yehonatan Eibeshitz -- Metz, 1745 / Unpublished Manuscript Work, Pundak DeAvraham by His Disciple, Rabbi Avraham Avrel Worms of Metz (Father of the Meorei Or) -- Metz, 1781 on January 21st Actual price: USD $112,500.
  4. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Zohar Chadash -- Venice, 1658 -- Never-Published Autograph Glosses by Rabbi Moshe Zacuto -- Copy of the Chida, with His Handwritten Signature on January 21st Actual price: USD $100,000.
  5. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Five Books of the Torah, With Megilot and Haftarot, In Yiddish Translation -- Konstanz, 1544 -- Especially Rare First Edition of the Torah in Yiddish Translation -- Complete Copy in Elaborate Early Leather Binding on January 21st Actual price: USD $93,750.
  6. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Letter of Blessings from the Divrei Chaim of Sanz -- Sanz, 1872 -- "May They Succeed in All Their Pursuits... May No One Disturb Them, and May They Dwell Securely Without Fear" on January 21st Actual price: USD $93,750.
  7. Bonhams The Seven Deadly Sins 7 on January 17th Actual price: USD $89,400.
  8. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Shlah Siddur Shaar HaShamayim -- Amsterdam, 1717 -- First Edition -- Complete Copy of All Parts -- Segulah Book on January 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  9. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Signed Letter and Halachic Responsum by the Noda BiYehudah -- Prague, 1767 / Manuscript Booklets by Querent R. Peretz Frankel, Rabbi of Goding, with Drafts of His Letters to the Noda BiYehudah and R. Gershon Politz, Rabbi of Nikolsburg on January 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  10. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Seder Tikunei Shabbat by the Arizal -- Illuminated Parchment Manuscript -- By the Scribe and Illustrator Meshulam Simmel of Polna -- Vienna, 1714 on January 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  11. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript, Sefer HaKavanot -- Venice, 1656 -- Copy of Kabbalist Rabbi Natan Nata Hannover, With His Signature and Many Handwritten Glosses -- Manuscript from the Library of the Imrei Emet of Ger on January 21st Actual price: USD $81,250.
  12. Bonhams Tuesday on January 17th Actual price: USD $76,700.
  13. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Passover Haggadah -- Parchment Manuscript, Illuminated in Color by the Scribe Abraham of Ihringen -- Breisach am Rhein, Near Alsace, 1740 on January 21st Actual price: USD $75,000.
  14. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Passover Haggadah -- Parchment Manuscript with Unique Illuminations -- Niedernai (Niederehnheim), Alsace, 1759 on January 21st Actual price: USD $68,750.
  15. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Zohar -- Cremona, 1559-1560 -- First Edition Printed Simultaneously with Mantua Edition -- Rare "Large Zohar" Edition, Many Copies Destroyed in Cremona Book Burning -- Standard Edition in Germany and Poland on January 21st Actual price: USD $52,500.
  16. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Parchment Manuscript, Ashkenazic-Rite Siddur -- 14th/15th Century on January 21st Actual price: USD $52,500.
  17. Bonhams Belvedere on January 17th Actual price: USD $51,200.
  18. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript -- Moshav Zekenim -- Tosafists' Commentary on the Torah -- Crotone (Italy), 1473 -- Ms. Sassoon 409 on January 21st Actual price: USD $50,000.
  19. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript, Sefer HaPeliah -- Tripoli, Lebanon, 1497 on January 21st Actual price: USD $47,500.
  20. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Autograph Manuscript -- Amarot Tehorot, Handwritten by Author, Rabbi Shmuel Garmison -- Unpublished Work -- Jerusalem, 17th Century on January 21st Actual price: USD $45,000.
  21. Bonhams Big Fish Eat Little Fish on January 17th Actual price: USD $38,400.
  22. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript by Rabbi Yehudah Leib of Linitz, Editor of Teshuot Chen and Shivchei HaBesht -- Sayings of the Baal Shem Tov and His Disciples -- Including Original Letter of Approbation Handwritten and Signed by Rebbe Mordechai Dov Twersky of Hornostaipil, Wi on January 21st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  23. Kedem Auctions Ltd. Manuscript, Beit Chochmah on Shir HaShirim -- Handwritten by Author Rabbi Yeshayah Yaakov HaLevi of Alesk, Disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and Member of the Kloiz in Brody on January 21st Actual price: USD $37,500.
  24. Bonhams The Seven Virtues 7 on January 17th Actual price: USD $33,280.
  25. Clars Auction Gallery Pumpkin (G) on January 17th Actual price: USD $32,750.



55 total sales reported this week:

Heritage Auctions. The Roger Hill Collection of Pre-Code Horror Comics Showcase Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Rossini. Bibliothèque de la Pléiade & livres d'art, including Citadelles & Mazenod on January 23rd: 95.24%
PBA Galleries. U.S. Presidents from the Jim Hier Collection, with Americana, Travel & Exploration, Cartography on January 23rd: 68.98%
Leland Little Auctions. January Estate Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts & Important American Judaica on January 23rd: 55.76%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 23rd: 94.31%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction - Online only on January 23rd: 86.21%
Bertolami Fine Art . Prints, Drawings and Vintage Photos on January 23rd: 30.40%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books on January 23rd: 36.96%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Chic and Antique Auction on January 23rd: 68.57%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Comics and Art: Online Edition on January 22nd: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.600 Lot Library Sale of Exceptional Irish and World Antiquarian Books (from 1516 onwards), Fine Bindings, Scarce Irish Local Histories, Irish & World Maps, World Travel vols., Irish Language etc. on January 22nd: 96.51%
Propstore. Full Moon Productions on January 22nd: 75.50%
Lyon and Turnbull. Contemporary Art on January 22nd: 57.14%
Leland Little Auctions. Rare and Collectible Book Auction on January 22nd: 98.82%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Books, Photography, Prints and Ephemera on January 22nd: 96.62%
Dreweatts. Town & Country: Baroness Rawlings, Eaton Square and Adlington Hall, Cheshire on January 22nd: 100.00%
Bonhams. Pop Culture, Featuring the Spencer Davis Collection on January 22nd: 100.00%
Beaussant Lefevre. Paintings, Furniture, Art Objects on January 22nd: 86.96%
Cotswold Auction Company. Pictures, Antiques and Interiors on January 22nd: 58.82%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 22nd: 99.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 15th: 51.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 13th: 77.45%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 13th: 79.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on January 12th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated on January 12th: 36.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on January 12th: 55.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on January 12th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on January 11th: 83.33%
Ripley Auctions. Pickers Express Timed Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles V on January 21st: 97.50%
Lyon and Turnbull. The Ski Sale on January 21st: 98.65%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Important Hebrew Manuscripts and Books from the Victor (Avigdor) Klagsbald Collection on January 21st: 100.00%
Ader. Photography Books on January 21st: 69.58%
Winter Associates. Bible & 17th-18th C. Ecclesiastical Embroideries; 19th C.-Contemporary Paintings & Prints; Early American & English Furniture; Militaria, etc. on January 20th: 91.18%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 20th: 88.67%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - onlline 1/13 on January 20th: 90.58%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. The Crime Club - Gary Gorton Collection Part 5 on January 19th: 42.46%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Auction on January 18th: 100.00%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 2 on January 19th: 84.52%
Sarasota Estate Auction. January 2025 Auction - Day 1 on January 18th: 80.00%
North American Auction Company. Photography of the West: D.F. Barry, Huffman, & Antique Beadwork on January 18th: 77.29%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on January 18th: 50.63%
Michaans Auctions. January Gallery Auction on January 17th: 66.67%
Du Mouchelles. January 2025: Online Only Exclusives on January 17th: 97.78%
Clars Auction Gallery. Furniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction on January 17th: 85.19%
Bonhams. Surrealist Treasures The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection on January 17th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 18th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on January 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 21st: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 21st: 99.22%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 19th: 96.06%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 21st: 99.67%


For the week ahead 49 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 27th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 39 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 104 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Last Chance January 2025 Passed Lots Sale. 65 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books - Ancient and Modern Fine Arts. 917 lots

Tue. Jan. 28th
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Japanese Prints and Arts of Asia. 274 lots
The Swan. Oxfordshire. THE AUCTION ROOM LONDON IN ASSOCIATION WITH SWAN FINE ART - A RARE SINGLE OWNER ANTIQUARIAN LIBRARY SALE WORKS FROM THE 15TH CENTURY ONWARDS. 148 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica. 237 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana. 231 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 455 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 139 lots
Sworders. Essex. Design. 58 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Judaica. 160 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 143 lots

Wed. Jan. 29th
Ader. PARIS. Post War and Contemporary Prints. 277 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 62 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Early Printed Books, Incunabula, Maps & Decorative Prints. Ex-Libris from a Private Collection. 490 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 41 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books. 417 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Curated: CALDER. 13 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Fine and Decorative Arts. 124 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 41 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Discovery Sale Online. 40 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. American & European Fine & Decorative Arts. 17 lots

Thu. Jan. 30th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 227 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Malcolm Deas Library, Ancient Books, Documents, and Prints. 218 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 520 lots
Ashcroft and Moore. Hatboro. January 2025 Discovery. 41 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. The Winter Auction. 99 lots

Fri. Jan. 31st
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Prints and Photographs. 123 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Americana Week. 14 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Virtual Auction. 165 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The Desert Riches Auction - Session 1. 390 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Classic Sale, Furniture and Objets D'Art, Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Jewelry, Numismatics, Archeology, Joysticks. 64 lots

Sat. Feb. 1st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Wunderkammer:The Freeman & Fugate Oddities Collection. 321 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. February 2025 Auction features Travel and Exploration Works on Paper from the 16th - 20th Centuries. 142 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports and Trading Card Auction. 122 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Mid-Century Modern Sale. 60 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The Desert Riches Auction - Session 2. 309 lots

Sun. Feb. 2nd
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. 209 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Prints and Multiples, Winter Edition. 93 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia Timed and Online. 623 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Timed Auction 2025. 637 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Science, antiquarian, design and architecture & modern first editions.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. The Desert Riches Auction - Session 3. 102 lots

Bruce McKinney

 

RBH and AE

 

 

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950