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For the week ended 22 August, 52 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+; 7 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 2 in New Zealand dollars, 1 in Polish zlotys, 1 in Swedish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.
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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
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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.