• 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: 52 Auctions Archived, another 52 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 22 August, 52 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+; 7 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 2 in New Zealand dollars, 1 in Polish zlotys, 1 in Swedish krona, and 32 in US dollars. This past week's win-rate was 90.32%.

 

Turnover was $7,468,055.87. The average lot sold for $890.54.

 

Forty-five fresh sales will close during the current week.Fifty-two upcoming auctions are just below!

 

This week we're providing Top 25's for 13 categories. Scroll the highlight under Category names.

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Rago Arts and Auctions 1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition 4/102 Charizard Holo Trading Card PSA 10 Gem Mint on August 19th Actual price: USD $256,200.
  2. Rago Arts and Auctions 1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st Edition Booster Box Factory Sealed on August 19th Actual price: USD $256,200.
  3. Swann Galleries Coenties Slip Gingko. on August 21st Actual price: USD $130,000.
  4. Swann Galleries Untitled (I looked into the mirror...). on August 21st Actual price: USD $68,250.
  5. Rago Arts and Auctions 2010 Pokemon Pokemon World Championships No. 1 Trainer Holo Trading Card CGC 8 on August 18th Actual price: USD $54,900.
  6. Potter and Potter Auctions Magical Rope Ties & Escapes. on August 16th Actual price: USD $50,400.
  7. Swann Galleries Untitled. on August 21st Actual price: USD $48,750.
  8. Lyon and Turnbull 'THE FIRST BOOKE OF EUCLIDE, CONTAYNING YE FIRST GROUNDS OF GEOMETRIE ... on August 20th Actual price: USD $47,343.
  9. Rago Arts and Auctions 2003 Pokemon EX Dragon Booster Box Factory Sealed on August 19th Actual price: USD $42,700.
  10. Rago Arts and Auctions 1996 Pokemon Japanese Pocket Monsters Base Set Booster Box Factory Sealed on August 19th Actual price: USD $42,700.
  11. Rago Arts and Auctions 2017 Pokemon Black Star Promos TCPi01 Ishihara GX 60th Birthday Party Giveaway Trading Card CGC 10 on August 18th Actual price: USD $42,700.
  12. Swann Galleries The Carnivorous Lamb. on August 21st Actual price: USD $42,250.
  13. Swann Galleries Nature Self-Portrait #11. on August 21st Actual price: USD $39,650.
  14. Rago Arts and Auctions 2010 Pokemon Pokemon World Championships No. 3 Trainer Holo Trading Card CGC 8 on August 18th Actual price: USD $39,040.
  15. Rago Arts and Auctions 2010 Pokemon Pokemon World Championships No. 2 Trainer Holo Trading Card CGC 8 on August 18th Actual price: USD $39,040.
  16. Swann Galleries Self Portrait. on August 21st Actual price: USD $39,000.
  17. Swann Galleries Four Men. on August 21st Actual price: USD $39,000.
  18. Rago Arts and Auctions 2004 Pokemon EX Hidden Legends Booster Box Factory Sealed on August 19th Actual price: USD $36,600.
  19. AntiquarianAuctions.com ITINERARIO, VOYAGE OFTE SCHIPVAERT on August 21st Actual price: USD $34,414.
  20. Swann Galleries Detained. on August 21st Actual price: USD $32,500.
  21. Morphy Auctions OUTSTANDING COCA-COLA PORCELAIN TRIANGLE SIGN AGS 94. on August 20th Actual price: USD $30,720.
  22. Rago Arts and Auctions 2012 Pokemon Pokemon World Championships No. 1 Trainer Holo Punch Cancelled Trading Card CGC 9.5 on August 18th Actual price: USD $30,500.
  23. Swann Galleries Untitled (Male Nude NM15A). on August 21st Actual price: USD $29,250.
  24. Morphy Auctions OUTSTANDING COCA-COLA WINDOW DISPLAY PRINTER'S PROOF on August 20th Actual price: USD $28,160.
  25. Rago Arts and Auctions 2003 Pokemon EX Sandstorm Booster Box Factory Sealed on August 19th Actual price: USD $24,400.

1 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 21st: $1,477,280

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

Heritage Auctions. War and Government Posters Showcase Auction on August 16th: 3193.18%
Lyon and Turnbull. Scotland Collected on August 20th: 195.70%
Dreweatts. The Art of Cricket: The Mark Loveday Collection (including Golf) on August 19th: 178.78%
Winter Associates. 19th C. & Modern Paintings, Fine Prints; Antique American, English & French to Contemporary Furniture; Antiquities incl. 1 - 3rd C. BC Pithos; Silver on August 18th: 164.90%
Bukowskis. Prints by Hans Wigert on August 20th: 161.93%
Hansons. August Four-Day Antiques & Collectors Auction on August 19th: 157.45%
Tooveys. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 20th: 146.43%
Rago Arts and Auctions. EvolutionL 25+ Years of Pokémon Grails on August 18th: 145.50%
Potter and Potter Auctions. I Know What You're Thinking: The Collection of the Amazing Kreskin on August 16th: 142.81%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 21st: 120.39%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia + Historical & Celebrity Autographs on August 20th: 116.30%
Rago Arts and Auctions. For Elite Trainers: Iconic Pokémon Cards & Booster Boxes on August 19th: 113.65%
Vogt Auction. Mid-Century Madness on August 16th: 103.35%


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

Heritage Auctions. Harvey Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Nickelodeon, MTV, and Cartoon Network - Volume III Animation Art Showcase Auction on August 16th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. For Elite Trainers: Iconic Pokémon Cards & Booster Boxes on August 19th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. EvolutionL 25+ Years of Pokémon Grails on August 18th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 17th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. Mid-Century Madness on August 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Rocket Age Treasures: A Comics & Pulps Showcase Auction on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 19th: 99.31%
Potter and Potter Auctions. I Know What You're Thinking: The Collection of the Amazing Kreskin on August 16th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 17th: 98.99%
Heritage Auctions. War and Government Posters Showcase Auction on August 16th: 98.90%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 20th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on August 17th: 98.17%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 17th: 97.82%
Morphy Auctions. Soda Pop and Advertising on August 20th: 96.45%
High Bids Win. LLC. Collectable Book Auction on August 21st: 96.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on August 16th: 96.15%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 19th: 95.45%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 16th: 94.04%
Ripley Auctions. Timed Art Auction: Works on Paper, Prints, & Multiples Collection on August 20th: 93.50%
Dreweatts. The Art of Cricket: The Mark Loveday Collection (including Golf) on August 19th: 92.31%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia + Historical & Celebrity Autographs on August 20th: 91.83%
Bukowskis. Prints by Hans Wigert on August 20th: 90.48%
Freeman's | Hindman. Art + Design on August 19th: 88.46%
Winter Associates. 19th C. & Modern Paintings, Fine Prints; Antique American, English & French to Contemporary Furniture; Antiquities incl. 1 - 3rd C. BC Pithos; Silver on August 18th: 88.24%
Lyon and Turnbull. Scotland Collected on August 20th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 13th: 88.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 9th: 86.21%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 17th: 85.43%
Dunbar Sloane. The John Anscombe Library (Part 2) on August 20th: 82.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 13th: 81.82%
Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 21st: 81.70%


52 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History on August 21st: 81.70%
High Bids Win. LLC. Collectable Book Auction on August 21st: 96.30%
Dunbar Sloane. Antique Doll Auction on August 21st: 25.00%
Christies. Inside Job: Christie's New York Staff Art Show on August 21st: 62.86%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Book Auction on August 21st: 44.80%
Tooveys. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera on August 20th: 77.08%
Ripley Auctions. Timed Art Auction: Works on Paper, Prints, & Multiples Collection on August 20th: 93.50%
Morton Subastas. Antiques and Books Auction on August 20th: 22.45%
Morphy Auctions. Soda Pop and Advertising on August 20th: 96.45%
Lyon and Turnbull. Scotland Collected on August 20th: 88.24%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Sports Cards & Memorabilia + Historical & Celebrity Autographs on August 20th: 91.83%
Dunbar Sloane. The John Anscombe Library (Part 2) on August 20th: 82.48%
Bukowskis. Prints by Hans Wigert on August 20th: 90.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) on August 16th: 96.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 15th: 61.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 13th: 81.82%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on August 13th: 88.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 11th: 70.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia on August 10th: 35.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on August 9th: 86.21%
Heritage Auctions. Harvey Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Rocket Age Treasures: A Comics & Pulps Showcase Auction on August 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 20th: 98.84%
Sworders. Out of the Ordinary on August 19th: 63.40%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on August 19th: 95.45%
Freeman's | Hindman. Art + Design on August 19th: 88.46%
Dreweatts. The Art of Cricket: The Mark Loveday Collection (including Golf) on August 19th: 92.31%
Desa Unicum. Leonor Fini. Faces of imagination. on August 19th: 54.17%
Gorringes. Weekly House and Gardens on August 18th: 78.57%
Rago Arts and Auctions. For Elite Trainers: Iconic Pokémon Cards & Booster Boxes on August 19th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. EvolutionL 25+ Years of Pokémon Grails on August 18th: 100.00%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Major Fine Art, Antiques & Silver - August Day 2 on August 17th: 74.24%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Modern Design, Fine Art & Jewelry - August Day 1 on August 16th: 57.25%
Winter Associates. 19th C. & Modern Paintings, Fine Prints; Antique American, English & French to Contemporary Furniture; Antiquities incl. 1 - 3rd C. BC Pithos; Silver on August 18th: 88.24%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on August 17th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. Mid-Century Madness on August 16th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. I Know What You're Thinking: The Collection of the Amazing Kreskin on August 16th: 99.19%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Auction on August 16th: 38.89%
Blackwell Auctions. Exceptional Estates Auction on August 16th: 72.97%
Hansons. August Four-Day Antiques & Collectors Auction on August 19th: 58.46%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 17th: 98.99%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction on August 17th: 98.17%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 17th: 97.82%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 17th: 85.43%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 19th: 99.31%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 16th: 94.04%
Heritage Auctions. War and Government Posters Showcase Auction on August 16th: 98.90%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Nickelodeon, MTV, and Cartoon Network - Volume III Animation Art Showcase Auction on August 16th: 100.00%


For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 25th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 68 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700). 58 lots

Tue. Aug. 26th
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. The Beaver Line Collection Auction. 12 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 460 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 151 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 100 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Icons and Heroes: Comics. 238 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction. 125 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. A Fine Summer Miscellany. 198 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Icons & Heroes: Comic Art. 45 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Glendale. Vintage Estates Art and Collectibles. 215 lots

Wed. Aug. 27th
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana - Day 1. 65 lots
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Summer Grandeur. 120 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 354 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 97 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Memorabilia. 421 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. faces of fame: Philippe Halsman from the Polaroid Collection. 36 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 101 lots
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Glendale. Antique Art and Rare Estate Finds. 169 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. August Collectible Countdown. 32 lots

Thu. Aug. 28th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Coin-Op and Advertising. 170 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. History of Science - Illustrated Publisher's Bindings from the Morris-Levin Collection - Miniature Books - Children's Literature. 324 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases. 379 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Books, Documents and Old Engravings. 219 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Western Comics Showcase Auction. 389 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Garfield Comic Art Showcase Auction. 108 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana - Day 2. 34 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. August Militaria Auction. 175 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Summer Interiors. 26 lots

Fri. Aug. 29th
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . London August Summer Auction. 39 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Summer Americana - Day 3. 307 lots

Sat. Aug. 30th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 151 lots
Marion Antique Auctions. Marion. Summer Sizzler Sale. 68 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Great Estates Timed! Art and Antiques Auction. 29 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. United States Postal History. 148 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 29 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale. 47 lots

Sun. Aug. 31st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction. 318 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 267 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction. 71 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Stamps & Postal History Auction. 27 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Error Currency Showcase Auction. 408 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. The W. H. Smith Archive - Timed Auction. 32 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Dutch Literature and Illustrated. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Historical Memorabilia. 4 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Literature and Illustrated Books. 36 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Photography Books Auction. 47 lots
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Skjeberg. Hunting and Fishing.
Michael Treloar. Adelaide SA. Auction of Maps, Autographs, and Space Memorabilia.

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.