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Rare Book Hub: 58 Auctions Archived, another 64 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 58 Auctions Archived, another 64 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 16 January, 58 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 17 denominated in euros, 11 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Swedish krona, and 28 in U.S....

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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 63 Upcoming this Week
Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 63 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 63 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 9 January, 37 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Canadian dollars, 8 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Norwegian krone and 24 in...

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Rare Book Hub: 27 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week
Rare Book Hub: 27 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 27 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 2 January, 27 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 10 in euros, and 16 in US dollars. Turnover was $1,671,523.78....

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Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 12 Upcoming this Week
Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 12 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 12 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 26 December, 29 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 9 in euros, 1 in Mexican pesos,1 in Swedish...

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Rare Book Hub: 112 Auctions Archived, another 20 Upcoming this Week
Rare Book Hub: 112 Auctions Archived, another 20 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 112 Auctions Archived, another 20 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 19 December, 112 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 30 in euros, 10 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 2 in...

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Rare Book Hub: 115 Auctions Archived, another 82 Upcoming this Week
Rare Book Hub: 115 Auctions Archived, another 82 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 115 Auctions Archived, another 82 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 12 December, 115 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 28 in euros, 25 in British pounds, 1 in...

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Rare Book Hub: 116 Auctions Archived, another 110 Upcoming this Week
Rare Book Hub: 116 Auctions Archived, another 110 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 116 Auctions Archived, another 110 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 5 December, 116 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Czech koruna, 45 in euros, 18 in British pounds, 2 in...

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Rare Book Hub: 108 Auctions Archived, another 119 Upcoming this Week
Rare Book Hub: 108 Auctions Archived, another 119 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 108 Auctions Archived, another 119 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 28 November, 108 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 1 in Czech koruna,...

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Rare Book Hub: 123 Auctions Archived, another 84 Upcoming this Week
Rare Book Hub: 123 Auctions Archived, another 84 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 123 Auctions Archived, another 84 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 22 November, 124 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Czech koruna, 39 in euros, 12 in British pounds, 1 in...

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Rare Book Hub: 90 Auctions Archived, another 118 Upcoming this Week
Rare Book Hub: 90 Auctions Archived, another 118 Upcoming this Week

Rare Book Hub: 90 Auctions Archived, another 118 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 13 November, 90 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 2 denominated in Australian dollars, 19 in euros, 15 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New...

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  • <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Plato. [<i>Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera</i>], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Dramatic Works,</i> 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Joyce (James). <i>Ulysses,</i> first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Powell (Anthony). [<i>A Dance to the Music of Time</i>], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Chaucer (Geoffrey). <i>Troilus and Criseyde,</i> one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Borges (Jorge Luis). <i>Luna de Enfrente,</i> first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Nolli (Giovanni Battista). <i>Nuova Pianta di Roma,</i> Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000 <center><b>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>29th January 2026</b></center> <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Roberts (David). <i>The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia,</i> 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Blacker (William). <i>Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing,</i> Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000 <b>Forum, Jan. 29:</b> Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana<br>27 January 2026</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000. <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana<br>27 January 2026</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Jan. 27:</b> [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.