Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 62 Auctions Archived, another 42 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended 15 August, 62 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 5 in euros, 11 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 3 in Polish zlotys, and 40 in US dollars. Eighty-six percent of all lots sold.
Turnover was $12,120,377.08. The average lot sold for $1,179.37. Heritage had a big week. Congratulations!
Forty-two fresh auctions will close by the end of the week.
3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Disney Signature Auction on August 11th: $5,192,098
Heritage Auctions. The Pokémon Masters Trading Cards, Original Art, and Video Games Signature Auction on August 8th: $1,360,858
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction on August 8th: $1,146,960
13 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 10th: 734.15%
Hansons. August Medals, Militaria & Firearms Auction on August 13th: 215.42%
Cotswold Auction Company. Modern Art & Design, Vintage Fashion & Textiles on August 12th: 178.30%
Dreweatts. London Designed: Two Private Apartments by Peter Mikic and the late Richard Collins on August 13th: 159.88%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on August 14th: 134.96%
Sworders. Homes and Interiors on August 12th: 121.08%
Freeman's | Hindman. Summer Reading on August 13th: 120.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on August 9th: 114.08%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction on August 8th: 111.46%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on August 10th: 111.06%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Confederate Currency Showcase Auction on August 10th: 105.44%
Lay's Auctioneers. Antique and Asian Sale on August 9th: 105.42%
Clars Auction Gallery. August Auction & Estate of Dianne Feinstein on August 15th: 103.06%
42 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Leland Little Auctions. August Estate Auction on August 14th: 100.00%
Desa Unicum. Jan Dobkowski. Inkography on August 14th: 100.00%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Dreweatts. London Designed: Two Private Apartments by Peter Mikic and the late Richard Collins on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Native Market - Day 1 on August 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 12th: 100.00%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on August 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Pokémon Masters Trading Cards, Original Art, and Video Games Signature Auction on August 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Disney Signature Auction on August 11th: 99.88%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 12th: 99.49%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Confederate Currency Showcase Auction on August 10th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 12th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 13th: 98.82%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Downsizing Estate Auction on August 14th: 97.14%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Exposure: Pin-up and Nude Photography Showcase Auction on August 13th: 95.85%
Freeman's | Hindman. Summer Reading on August 13th: 93.70%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on August 10th: 93.62%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on August 9th: 93.41%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction on August 8th: 93.06%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Live Online: Prints Unlimited on August 15th: 92.79%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on August 12th: 91.51%
Bonhams. Americana Online on August 12th: 91.43%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on August 14th: 91.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 6th: 91.11%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 10th: 90.75%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on August 8th: 90.23%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 9th: 90.00%
Hansons. August Medals, Militaria & Firearms Auction on August 13th: 89.66%
Bonhams. Discovery | Interiors on August 14th: 88.89%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction on August 14th: 86.19%
New England Auctions. Summer Americana - Day 2 on August 14th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 6th: 85.71%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Summer Auction on August 10th: 82.89%
New England Auctions. Summer Americana - Day 1 on August 13th: 82.35%
Cotswold Auction Company. Modern Art & Design, Vintage Fashion & Textiles on August 12th: 82.35%
Lay's Auctioneers. Rare Books and Works on Paper on August 14th: 82.32%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Wild West Wonders Live Auction - Day 2 on August 9th: 80.61%
Michaans Auctions. August Gallery Auction on August 15th: 80.43%
62 total sales reported this week:
Rago Arts and Auctions. Live Online: Prints Unlimited on August 15th: 92.79%
Michaans Auctions. August Gallery Auction on August 15th: 80.43%
Clars Auction Gallery. August Auction & Estate of Dianne Feinstein on August 15th: 77.65%
PBA Galleries. Fine Press - Fine Bindings - Fine Art & Illustration on August 14th: 63.55%
New England Auctions. Summer Americana - Day 2 on August 14th: 85.71%
Leland Little Auctions. August Estate Auction on August 14th: 100.00%
Lay's Auctioneers. Rare Books and Works on Paper on August 14th: 82.32%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Downsizing Estate Auction on August 14th: 97.14%
Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction on August 14th: 86.19%
Forum Auctions. Online: Books and Works on Paper on August 14th: 91.23%
Desa Unicum. Jan Dobkowski. Inkography on August 14th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Discovery | Interiors on August 14th: 88.89%
Trafford Books. Books and Ephemera on August 13th: 74.59%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts on August 13th: 70.59%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Summer Americana - Day 1 on August 13th: 82.35%
Lyon and Turnbull. Contemporary Art on August 13th: 72.04%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Vintage Estate Toy, Photos, and Memorabilia on August 13th: 55.63%
Hansons. August Medals, Militaria & Firearms Auction on August 13th: 89.66%
Freeman's | Hindman. Summer Reading on August 13th: 93.70%
Dreweatts. London Designed: Two Private Apartments by Peter Mikic and the late Richard Collins on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Exposure: Pin-up and Nude Photography Showcase Auction on August 13th: 95.85%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 13th: 98.82%
Sworders. Homes and Interiors on August 12th: 71.43%
Santa Fe Art Auction. Native Market - Day 1 on August 12th: 100.00%
Ripley Auctions. Pickers EXPRESS Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles XII on August 12th: 72.22%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on August 12th: 91.51%
Cotswold Auction Company. Modern Art & Design, Vintage Fashion & Textiles on August 12th: 82.35%
Bonhams. Americana Online on August 12th: 91.43%
Desa Unicum. Kisling. The Prince of Montparnasse on August 5th: 47.83%
Desa Unicum. Masters of Imagination. Rafał Olbiński on July 29th: 38.89%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 12th: 99.49%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 12th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Disney Signature Auction on August 11th: 99.88%
EV Stamps. Stamps and Postal History on August 10th: 93.62%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Summer Auction on August 10th: 82.89%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on August 9th: 93.41%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Auction on August 9th: 44.07%
Hansons. Newark August Silver, Jewellery, Watch, Antiques & Collectors Auction on August 9th: 68.42%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. History, Art, Photography, Music and More on August 8th: 51.38%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Wild West Wonders Live Auction - Day 3 on August 10th: 75.59%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on August 8th: 90.23%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Wild West Wonders Live Auction - Day 2 on August 9th: 80.61%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Wild West Wonders Live Auction - Day 1 on August 8th: 66.57%
Arader Galleries. Arader Galleries Online Summer Auction 2025 on August 8th: 36.62%
Lay's Auctioneers. Antique and Asian Sale on August 9th: 72.73%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Weekly Wednesday Auction on August 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Confederate Currency Showcase Auction on August 10th: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 9th: 90.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 10th: 90.75%
Heritage Auctions. The Pokémon Masters Trading Cards, Original Art, and Video Games Signature Auction on August 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction on August 8th: 93.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 6th: 91.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 6th: 85.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 4th: 75.86%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated on August 3rd: 30.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction on August 2nd: 67.31%
For the week ahead 42 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Aug. 18th
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. EvolutionL 25+ Years of Pokémon Grails. 156 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . 19th C. & Modern Paintings, Fine Prints; Antique American, English & French to Contemporary Furniture; Antiquities incl. 1 - 3rd C. BC Pithos; Silver. 17 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly House and Gardens. 28 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700).
Tue. Aug. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 469 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 139 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 101 lots
Dreweatts. Newbury. The Art of Cricket: The Mark Loveday Collection (including Golf). 65 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. For Elite Trainers: Iconic Pokémon Cards & Booster Boxes. 275 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction.
Sworders. Essex. Out of the Ordinary. 153 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Leonor Fini. Faces of imagination.. 24 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. Art + Design. 26 lots
Wed. Aug. 20th
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Soda Pop and Advertising. 620 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera.
Grant Zahajko Auctions. DAVENPORT. Sports Cards & Memorabilia + Historical & Celebrity Autographs. 600 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 346 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 93 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Antiques and Books Auction. 49 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Scotland Collected. 17 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. The John Anscombe Library (Part 2). 274 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Timed Art Auction: Works on Paper, Prints, & Multiples Collection.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700).
Thu. Aug. 21st
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Book Auction. 279 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Harvey Comic Art Showcase Auction. 80 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Rocket Age Treasures: A Comics & Pulps Showcase Auction. 155 lots
Christies. New York. Inside Job: Christie's New York Staff Art Show. 35 lots
High Bids Win. LLC. Newmanstown . Collectable Book Auction. 81 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. Antique Doll Auction. 20 lots
Fri. Aug. 22nd
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps, Manuscripts. 135 lots
Sat. Aug. 23rd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 131 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction. 897 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . Newark August Antique Fine Art & Collectables Auction.
Sun. Aug. 24th
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.
RR Auction. Amherst. Steve Jobs and the Computer Revolution. 53 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700).
Bruce McKinney
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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.