Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 46 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 8 August, 46 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 4 in euros, 11 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, and 28 in US dollars.
Turnover was $5,492,001.64. The average lot sold for $708.10.
Forty-eight fresh sales will close during the current week.
As we become more familiar with this process we expect two effects. It will encourage auction houses to add staff for Categories that are heavily trafficked. For collectors, those Categories that reflect their interests, will become part of their collecting routine. In this way in time, their collections will prosper, becoming more intense, more liquid and valuable.
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No auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
12 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 August 4th: 980.55%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on August 1st: 443.97%
Chiswick Auctions. Stamps and Postal History on August 6th: 184.75%
Duke's. Avenue Auctions on August 5th: 122.67%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 23rd: 121.50%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Loud & Proud: LGBTQ+ Art on August 1st: 109.35%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Online Auction on August 7th: 107.26%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on August 7th: 106.64%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 6th: 102.86%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on August 7th: 101.74%
Gorringes. Weekly House and Garden Sale on August 4th: 101.61%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 5th: 100.67%
33 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on August 7th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Online Auction on August 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Key Comics Showcase Auction on August 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 5th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 6th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 3rd: 99.21%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Online-Only Auction on August 3rd: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 5th: 98.57%
PBA Galleries. The DC Universe Collection Part 6: Action Comics and More on August 7th: 97.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on July 29th: 97.50%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on August 7th: 96.80%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 5th: 96.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Loud & Proud: LGBTQ+ Art on August 1st: 95.65%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 2nd: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 3rd: 93.55%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on August 2nd: 93.14%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 5th: 93.10%
Weiss Auctions. August Sports Memorabilia, Cards, & Non-Sports Cards on August 6th: 93.01%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on August 1st: 92.31%
Chiswick Auctions. Stamps and Postal History on August 6th: 91.04%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 4th: 90.74%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Home Furnishings and Interiors on August 7th: 90.16%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectables and Estate Auction on August 5th: 90.04%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on August 6th: 89.33%
Duke's. Avenue Auctions on August 5th: 88.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 31st: 88.73%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 23rd: 87.74%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Hampton NH Virtual Online Estate Sale on August 7th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 30th: 85.71%
Gorringes. Weekly House and Garden Sale on August 4th: 84.75%
46 total sales reported this week:
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Home Furnishings and Interiors on August 7th: 90.16%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books on August 7th: 96.80%
Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on August 7th: 76.53%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on August 7th: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. The DC Universe Collection Part 6: Action Comics and More on August 7th: 97.90%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Hampton NH Virtual Online Estate Sale on August 7th: 86.67%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved@Neal Online Auction on August 7th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps on August 7th: 79.89%
Heritage Auctions. Key Comics Showcase Auction on August 7th: 100.00%
Weiss Auctions. August Sports Memorabilia, Cards, & Non-Sports Cards on August 6th: 93.01%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 6th: 70.41%
Ripley Auctions. Timed Estate Art and Antiques Auction on August 6th: 73.58%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on August 6th: 89.33%
Chiswick Auctions. Stamps and Postal History on August 6th: 91.04%
Bonhams. The Art of Hawaii on August 6th: 45.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 31st: 88.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 30th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on July 29th: 97.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on July 28th: 62.30%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on July 23rd: 87.74%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 6th: 99.41%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 5th: 93.10%
Hansons. The Cornwall Coins, Medals, Banknotes, Militaria, Toys and Collectables Sale on August 5th: 75.41%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectables and Estate Auction on August 5th: 90.04%
Duke's. Avenue Auctions on August 5th: 88.89%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 4th: 90.74%
Gorringes. Weekly House and Garden Sale on August 4th: 84.75%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Gary Gorton Crime Fiction Collection Part 8 on August 3rd: 59.37%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Summer 2025 - Timed Auctiion - Florida Finds on August 3rd: 40.31%
Lay's Auctioneers. The Timed Art Sale on August 3rd: 77.59%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 5th: 96.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 5th: 98.57%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 3rd: 99.21%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 3rd: 93.55%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Online-Only Auction on August 3rd: 99.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 5th: 99.73%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 2nd: 94.00%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 2nd: 50.88%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction on August 2nd: 93.14%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on August 1st: 92.31%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries on August 1st: 75.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Loud & Proud: LGBTQ+ Art on August 1st: 95.65%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. Space Memorabilia, Sports, Jewelry and Collectibles on August 1st: 75.00%
For the week ahead 48 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 11th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 58 lots
Tue. Aug. 12th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Sporting and Collectors Auction. 123 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 394 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 135 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 102 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Modern Art & Design, Vintage Fashion & Textiles. 34 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera List. 212 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Americana Online. 35 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Pickers EXPRESS Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles XII. 54 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Native Market - Day 1. 19 lots
Sworders. Essex. Homes and Interiors. 14 lots
Wed. Aug. 13th
Freeman's | Hindman. Chicago. Summer Reading. 413 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 340 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 95 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts. 816 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Summer Americana - Day 1. 17 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Exposure: Pin-up and Nude Photography Showcase Auction. 193 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books and Ephemera. 181 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 59 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 22 lots
Dreweatts. Newbury. London Designed: Two Private Apartments by Peter Mikic and the late Richard Collins. 24 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary Art. 93 lots
Thu. Aug. 14th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Press - Fine Bindings - Fine Art & Illustration. 321 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 285 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Summer Americana - Day 2. 14 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. Rare Books and Works on Paper. 311 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction. 268 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Online Downsizing Estate Auction. 70 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Discovery | Interiors. 18 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Jan Dobkowski. Inkography. 21 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. August Estate Auction. 47 lots
Fri. Aug. 15th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. August Auction & Estate of Dianne Feinstein. 85 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . August Gallery Auction. 46 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Live Online: Prints Unlimited. 208 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 47 lots
Sat. Aug. 16th
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Modern Design, Fine Art & Jewelry - August Day 1. 131 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. Exceptional Estates Auction. 74 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. I Know What You're Thinking: The Collection of the Amazing Kreskin. 248 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 151 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Nickelodeon, MTV, and Cartoon Network - Volume III Animation Art Showcase Auction. 511 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. War and Government Posters Showcase Auction. 362 lots
Sun. Aug. 17th
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. 229 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 102 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction. 383 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Sarasota Estate Auction. Sarasota. Major Fine Art, Antiques & Silver - August Day 2. 132 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
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Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Wisdens, English Bibles
1500-1800
22nd July 2026Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 83 – Westall & Owen. Picturesque Tour of the River Thames, 1st edition, 1828. £2,000-3,000.Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 88 – Blume. Rumphia, Botanicae de plantis Indiae Orientalis, 1835-1848. £2,000-3,000.Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 101 – Michaux. Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale, 1810-1812. £700-1,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Wisdens, English Bibles
1500-1800
22nd July 2026Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 102 – Miller & Shaw. Cimelia Physica, 1796 [but c. 1816]. £3,000-5,000.Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 104 – Parkinson. Theatrum Botanicum: The Theater of Plants, London: Thomas Cotes, 1640. £800-1,200.Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 159 – Plancius. Orbis Terrarum..., double hemisphere map, 1594-99. £5,000-8,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Wisdens, English Bibles
1500-1800
22nd July 2026Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 217 – Illuminated Medieval Manuscript. From a Breviary, 14th/15th c. £3,000-4,000.Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 224 – The newe Testament … By Wylliam Tyndall…, 1549. £3,000-5,000.Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 238 – Douay-Rheims Bible. 3 volumes, 1582/1609/1610. £7,000-10,000.Dominic Winter Auctioneers
Printed Books, Maps & Wisdens, English Bibles
1500-1800
22nd July 2026Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 336 – Ashendene Press. A Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle, 1903. £1,000-1,500.Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 393 – Sassoon. Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, signed limited edition, 1931. £800-1,200.Dominic Winter, July 22: Lot 402 – Dylan Thomas. Twenty-Five Poems, 1st edition in d.j., 1936. £400-600. -
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Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000 -
Case Auctions
2026 Summer Auction
August 1st and 2ndCase Antiques, Aug. 1: Timberlake, Henry: A DRAUGHT OF THE CHEROKEE COUNTRY on the West Side of the Twenty Four Mountains, Commonly Called "Over the Hills". $18,000 to $22,000.Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Manuscript orderly book detailing day to day activities of multiple Virginia regiments in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary,1776-1777. $7,000 to $8,000.Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Cormac McCarthy, The Orchard Keeper, Random House, New York, 1965. Signed 1st Edition. $3,800 to $4,200.Case Auctions
2026 Summer Auction
August 1st and 2ndCase Antiques, Aug. 1: Battle of Kings Mountain Pamphlet by Isaac Shelby, April 1823, Signed. $1,800 to $2,200.Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Large Tintype CSA Lt. Col. Thomas Coke Johnson, 19th GA, w/ Southern Cross, Book. $1,400 to $1,800.Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Rare Civil War Ambrotype, 19th GA Infantry with Johnson Family of GA. $800 to $1,200.Case Auctions
2026 Summer Auction
August 1st and 2ndCase Antiques, Aug. 1: A signed note written by Thomas Alva Edison to an unknown recipient, in which he shares his thoughts on Guglielmo Marconi, regarded as the inventor of the radio. $800 to $1,200.Case Antiques, Aug. 1: Rare 1931 TN Grasslands Steeplechase Book, Gallatin. $800 to $1,000.Case Antiques, Aug. 1: War of 1812 related Broadside, Petersburg Volunteers. $700 to $800.Case Antiques, Aug. 1: 2 World War I Posters, “Our Colored Fighters” and “No Slacker”. $800 to $1,000.