• Sotheby’s
    Fine Books & Manuscripts
    June 24-25
    Sotheby’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 - 30,000
    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
  • 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.
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 61 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 25 July, 61 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Columbian pesos, 4 in euros, 9 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Polish zlotys, 41 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover was $17,165,299.70. The average lot sold for $1,963.99.

 

Forty-six fresh sales will close during the current week.

 

Note:  we have added several high value non-paper lots to Transactions+ from the Hindman Lincoln sale on May 21st. In doing this, we acknowledge subject boundaries don’t always line up with our understanding of collectible paper. Going forward, think of collectible paper as books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera+.
 
 
2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. M.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION on July 22nd: $7,777,980
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood/Entertainment Signature® Auction on July 18th: $4,179,188

11 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
 

Christies. M.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION on July 22nd: 391.44%
Beaussant Lefevre. A Mill of Curiosities - In Association with Cyril Duval Enchères - Day 2 on July 18th: 293.68%
Lay's Auctioneers. Life & Art at The Flower Loft, Trereife: The Exquisite Home of Jeremy & Lyn Le Grice on July 18th: 200.80%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques & Interiors, to include Designer Fashion and Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 151.21%
Du Mouchelles. July 2025: Day 2 on July 18th: 136.83%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on July 23rd: 123.47%
Gorringes. Weekly House and Garden Sale on July 21st: 112.18%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Rare and Collectable Book Auction | Timed Online on July 20th: 107.01%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 22nd: 103.90%
Hansons. The July Derbyshire Diecast, Model Railway, Live Steam & Collectable Toys and Cameras Auction on July 24th: 103.79%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Fractional Currency & Encased Postage Showcase Auction on July 20th: 103.13%


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

Sothebys. Arcade | New York on July 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Landry Pop: Comica & Comic Art: Online Edition on July 23rd: 100.00%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Online Only Weekly Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Christies. M.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION on July 22nd: 100.00%
Lay's Auctioneers. Life & Art at The Flower Loft, Trereife: The Exquisite Home of Jeremy & Lyn Le Grice on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Golden Age Century Comics Showcase Auction on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 22nd: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 20th: 99.63%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Collectibles Featuring Historical, Americana & Photography on July 23rd: 99.23%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Fractional Currency & Encased Postage Showcase Auction on July 20th: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on July 20th: 98.98%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on July 20th: 98.11%
Bonhams. Discovery on Sunset on July 21st: 97.78%
Blackwell Auctions. Collectibles Countdown Auction on July 23rd: 96.97%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on July 22nd: 96.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Decorative Art, Furnishings, and Chinese Porcelain on July 19th: 95.92%
Du Mouchelles. July 2025: Day 2 on July 18th: 95.70%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 19th: 94.04%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh: Home Furnishings & Interiors on July 24th: 93.75%
New England Book Auctions. A Fine Miscellany on July 22nd: 93.53%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 20th: 92.78%
Michaans Auctions. July Annex Auction - Day 1 on July 14th: 92.42%
Michaans Auctions. July Annex Auction - Day 3 on July 16th: 89.80%
Beaussant Lefevre. A Mill of Curiosities - In Association with Cyril Duval Enchères - Day 2 on July 18th: 89.47%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on July 23rd: 89.39%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Featuring Mystery and Detective Literature on July 24th: 88.44%
Purcell Auctioneers. Lot Auction of the Library of the Late Liam Ó Duibhir (Local Historian and Irish Language Enthusiast From Clonmel, Co Tipperary) on July 23rd: 87.80%
Michaans Auctions. July Gallery Auction on July 18th: 86.76%
Christies. First Open / Post-War & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 86.67%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques & Interiors, to include Designer Fashion and Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 86.05%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood/Entertainment Signature® Auction on July 18th: 83.27%
Michaans Auctions. July Annex Auction - Day 2 on July 15th: 81.31%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Apocalypse Now (United Artists, 1979) Bob Peak Original Final Key Art. on July 18th Actual price: USD $687,500.
  2. Christies Reptiles on July 22nd Actual price: USD $529,200.
  3. Christies Relativity on July 22nd Actual price: USD $504,000.
  4. Christies Ascending and Descending on July 22nd Actual price: USD $378,000.
  5. Christies Other World on July 22nd Actual price: USD $327,600.
  6. Christies Concentric Rinds (Concentric Space Filling/Regular Sphere Division) on July 22nd Actual price: USD $302,400.
  7. Heritage Auctions Big Trouble in Little China (TCF, 1986), One Sheet Poster Final Key Artwork By Drew Struzan. on July 18th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  8. Christies Balcony on July 22nd Actual price: USD $277,200.
  9. Christies Fish and Birds on July 22nd Actual price: USD $189,000.
  10. Christies Waterfall on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  11. Christies Belvedere on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  12. Christies Print Gallery on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  13. Christies House of Stairs on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  14. Christies Three Spheres II on July 22nd Actual price: USD $176,400.
  15. Christies Ant Mobius Strip on July 22nd Actual price: USD $163,800.
  16. Christies Day and Night on July 22nd Actual price: USD $163,800.
  17. Heritage Auctions J.K. Rowling. A Complete set of (7) Signed Hardcover First Editions of the Harry Potter Series, Including the rare Hardback Issue (one of 500 copies) of the First Printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. London (1997-2007). on July 18th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  18. Christies High and Low on July 22nd Actual price: USD $151,200.
  19. Rago Arts and Auctions LMS / Best Way on July 22nd Actual price: USD $139,700.
  20. Christies Ascending and Descending on July 22nd Actual price: USD $138,600.
  21. Christies Belvedere on July 22nd Actual price: USD $138,600.
  22. Christies Castrovalva, (Abruzzi) on July 22nd Actual price: USD $138,600.
  23. Heritage Auctions Excalibur (Orion, 1981), Original Final Key Movie Poster Artwork by Bob Peak. on July 18th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  24. Christies Other World on July 22nd Actual price: USD $126,000.
  25. Christies Ant Mobius Strip on July 22nd Actual price: USD $126,000.

 

61 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh: Home Furnishings & Interiors on July 24th: 93.75%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Featuring Mystery and Detective Literature on July 24th: 88.44%
Fairhill Auction. Vintage Posters and Collectibles on July 24th: 32.83%
Bogota Auction. Art Books and other Coffee Table Books on July 24th: 75.09%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on July 23rd: 89.39%
Tennants Auctioneers. Toys and Models, Sporting and Fishing on July 23rd: 68.42%
Sothebys. Arcade | New York on July 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Landry Pop: Comica & Comic Art: Online Edition on July 23rd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on July 23rd: 79.74%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Online Only Weekly Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. Lot Auction of the Library of the Late Liam Ó Duibhir (Local Historian and Irish Language Enthusiast From Clonmel, Co Tipperary) on July 23rd: 87.80%
Propstore. Online Entertainment Memorabilia Auction: Los Angeles Summer 2025 on July 23rd: 41.03%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Antique and Vintage - Art and Collectibles on July 23rd: 77.46%
Hansons. The July Derbyshire Diecast, Model Railway, Live Steam & Collectable Toys and Cameras Auction on July 24th: 61.90%
Hansons. July Banbury The Fine Jewellery, Watches, Silver, Fine Art & Antiques Auction on July 23rd: 68.97%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Collectibles Featuring Historical, Americana & Photography on July 23rd: 99.23%
Eldreds. Americana Week: The Hersey and Singh Collections on July 23rd: 66.67%
Bonhams. The Dog Sale on July 23rd: 58.82%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on July 23rd: 100.00%
Blackwell Auctions. Collectibles Countdown Auction on July 23rd: 96.97%
Stephan Welz & Co.. July Promenade Auction on July 23rd: 28.85%
Michaans Auctions. July Annex Auction - Day 3 on July 16th: 89.80%
Michaans Auctions. July Annex Auction - Day 2 on July 15th: 81.31%
Michaans Auctions. July Annex Auction - Day 1 on July 14th: 92.42%
Aspire Art Auctions. The Cape Town Photography Festival Fundraising Auction on July 14th: 46.94%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Posters on July 22nd: 50.76%
New England Book Auctions. A Fine Miscellany on July 22nd: 93.53%
Desa Unicum. Szukalski-Stryjeńska. Slavic Festival on July 22nd: 62.50%
Vermot de Pas. Conquering Space, NASA's Photographic Icons on July 21st: 10.62%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles - Book, Postcard, Sports and Ephemera Online Auction on July 21st: 79.31%
Gorringes. Weekly House and Garden Sale on July 21st: 73.33%
Bonhams. Discovery on Sunset on July 21st: 97.78%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Rare and Collectable Book Auction | Timed Online on July 20th: 66.67%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia on July 19th: 35.44%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on July 20th: 98.11%
Peter Arnold. John Alexander Collection - Australia before European Settlement and Natural History on July 19th: 65.48%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Decorative Art, Furnishings, and Chinese Porcelain on July 19th: 95.92%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on July 19th: 54.79%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques & Interiors, to include Designer Fashion and Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 86.05%
Vermot de Pas. Comics - TT - Original Plates on July 18th: 41.05%
Michaans Auctions. July Gallery Auction on July 18th: 86.76%
Du Mouchelles. July 2025: Day 2 on July 18th: 95.70%
Clars Auction Gallery. The Warehouse Auction on July 19th: 69.62%
Clars Auction Gallery. Modern Design, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction on July 18th: 77.17%
Christies. M.C. Escher: The Art of Infinity Featuring Prints and Drawings Sold to Benefit the Robert Owen Lehman Foundation ONLINE AUCTION on July 22nd: 100.00%
Christies. First Open / Post-War & Contemporary Art on July 18th: 86.67%
Beaussant Lefevre. A Mill of Curiosities - In Association with Cyril Duval Enchères - Day 2 on July 18th: 89.47%
Lay's Auctioneers. Life & Art at The Flower Loft, Trereife: The Exquisite Home of Jeremy & Lyn Le Grice on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on July 22nd: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on July 22nd: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on July 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Fractional Currency & Encased Postage Showcase Auction on July 20th: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on July 20th: 92.78%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 19th: 94.04%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on July 20th: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on July 20th: 99.63%
Heritage Auctions. Golden Age Century Comics Showcase Auction on July 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood/Entertainment Signature® Auction on July 18th: 83.27%

 


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 28th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 61 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Sale of the Angelus at Chailly-en-Bière.
OSENAT. VERSAILLES. Interiors Online.

Tue. Jul. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 419 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 144 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 100 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction. 472 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Western Stories: Illustration Art Showcase Auction. 72 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Library Auction. 188 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Old West (Online only). 30 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Winter '25 Collection: Across the Line, Online Auction. 23 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 80 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Masters of Imagination. Rafał Olbiński. 36 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. The Beatles Books and Magazines. 58 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago. The Curious Tour: The Lisa Goldberg Collection. 49 lots

Wed. Jul. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 336 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 94 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . A Library of Curiosities. 108 lots
Bonhams. New York. Dorothy and Roy Lichtenstein at Home. The Personal Collection. 70 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts - Timed Auction. 480 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 28 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Curated: Calder. 26 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Timed Art Auction: Works on Paper, Paintings, Prints, & Multiples Collection. 113 lots

Thu. Jul. 31st
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 294 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana with Zamorano 80 - Travel & Exploration - Maps & Views. 441 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Photographs. 223 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Man of Bronze: A Doc Savage Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction. 156 lots
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. LOS ANGELES. Space Memorabilia, Sports, Jewelry and Collectibles. 560 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Superhero Panel Page Comic Art Signature Auction. 115 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. BCD Web Sale. 538 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. The Summer Auction. 44 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. July 2025 Auction. 101 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Chic and Antique Auction. 39 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 71 lots

Fri. Aug. 1st
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Loud & Proud: LGBTQ+ Art. 46 lots
Sothebys. London. Contemporary Discoveries. 12 lots

Sat. Aug. 2nd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction. 204 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction. 52 lots

Sun. Aug. 3rd
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. 254 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Bookworm Online-Only Auction. 299 lots
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Summer 2025 - Timed Auctiion - Florida Finds. 129 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. The Timed Art Sale. 58 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated. 20 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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.