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No Sale Number Auction House Sale Name Date of Auction Archived Date Total Lots Lots Sold % Lots Sold CURR Exch. Rate Low Est. Lots Sold High Est. Lots Sold High Est. All Lots Total Sales Total Sales In $ % Total Sales / High Est.
1 #N11113 Sothebys The John Golden Library: Book Illustration in the Age of Scientific Discovery November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 50 44.0 88.00% USD 1.0 2,163,000.00 3,145,000.00 3,355,000.00 2,253,762.00 2,253,762.00 67.18%
2 #142247 Heritage Auctions Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/15 November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 323 323.0 100.00% USD 1.0 93,008.00 139,512.00 139,512.00 141,583.40 141,583.40 101.48%
3 #282247 Heritage Auctions Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/15 November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 142 142.0 100.00% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 74,906.60 74,906.60
4 #130603 Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Posters November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 422 237.0 56.16% EUR 1.054 108,060.00 144,600.00 298,490.00 192,774.00 198,558.19 64.58%
5 #241 Bertolami Fine Art Ancient and Modern Prints, Geographical Maps November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 419 114.0 27.21% EUR 1.054 0.00 0.00 0.00 37,515.80 38,641.59
6 #2247 Bruun Rasmussen Modern Art and Design - Prints November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 61 53.0 86.89% DKK 0.141 192,500.00 229,000.00 303,000.00 226,312.50 31,243.57 74.69%
7 #2263 Forum Auctions Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 261 220.0 84.29% GBP 1.236 43,920.00 62,770.00 75,150.00 69,259.75 83,408.30 92.16%
8 #89 Kedem Auctions Ltd. Rare and Important Items November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 142 135.0 95.07% USD 1.0 999,000.00 1,565,000.00 1,815,000.00 1,825,500.00 1,825,500.00 100.58%
9 #21468 Christies A Graphic Century including French Impressions: Prints from Ambroise Vollard and Henri M. Petiet November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 145 115.0 79.31% USD 1.0 466,300.00 701,300.00 1,041,800.00 825,300.00 825,300.00 79.22%
10 #510a New England Book Auctions Hunting & Fishing Books & Ephemera Catalog November 22, 2022 November 24, 2022 180 171.0 95.00% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 35,442.00 35,442.00
11 #131483 Vermot de Pas HISTORY AND REGIONS OF FRANCE: MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, MAPS, PRINTS, ARCHIVES, PLACARDS - LIVE SALE WITHOUT PUBLIC November 21, 2022 November 24, 2022 563 101.0 17.94% EUR 1.054 15,070.00 20,220.00 108,610.00 20,953.80 21,582.45 19.29%
12 #1096 Leslie Hindman Auctioneers American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 11/11 November 21, 2022 November 24, 2022 347 247.0 71.18% USD 1.0 70,350.00 107,000.00 146,800.00 92,188.00 92,188.00 62.80%
13 #21072 Christies Rare Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/9 November 21, 2022 November 24, 2022 268 185.0 69.03% EUR 1.054 1,048,100.00 1,515,900.00 2,206,900.00 2,143,260.00 2,207,572.77 97.12%
14 #107 Ashcroft and Moore The Last Gotham Gorey Sale November 21, 2022 November 24, 2022 349 301.0 86.25% USD 1.0 42,550.00 91,800.00 105,850.00 66,473.70 66,473.70 62.80%
15 #122247 Heritage Auctions Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/13 November 20, 2022 November 24, 2022 1101 1095.0 99.46% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 682,071.80 682,071.80
16 #112022 Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium November 20, 2022 November 22, 2022 111 106.0 95.50% USD 1.0 56,211.00 114,200.00 120,600.00 19,974.00 19,974.00 16.56%
17 #10133 Heritage Auctions Hirschfeld Celebrity Autograph Charity Auction to Benefit Broadway Cares and The Al Hirschfeld Foundation November 20, 2022 November 21, 2022 21 20.0 95.24% USD 1.0 40,000.00 60,000.00 63,000.00 49,812.50 49,812.50 79.07%
18 #152247 Heritage Auctions Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 11/6 November 20, 2022 November 21, 2022 256 247.0 96.48% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 91,444.80 91,444.80
19 #128232 Damien Voglaire Modern and Contemporary Art November 19, 2022 November 22, 2022 256 216.0 84.38% EUR 1.054 40,545.00 59,845.00 75,295.00 88,237.50 90,524.56 117.19%
20 #10979 Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates 43rd Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction - Day 3 November 19, 2022 November 22, 2022 66 66.0 100.00% USD 1.0 56,260.00 95,730.00 95,730.00 143,292.88 143,292.89 149.68%
21 #111922 Marc van de Wiele Auctions Modern Art and Book Auction November 19, 2022 November 22, 2022 290 207.0 71.38% EUR 1.054 123,470.00 171,780.00 295,810.00 247,000.00 253,402.55 83.50%
22 #111922 Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/12 November 19, 2022 November 22, 2022 200 191.0 95.50% USD 1.0 115,100.00 243,300.00 258,400.00 56,991.00 56,991.00 22.06%
23 #7280 Heritage Auctions Movie Posters Signature Auction November 19, 2022 November 21, 2022 1196 1133.0 94.73% USD 1.0 1,601,400.00 3,202,200.00 3,442,000.00 2,016,011.60 2,016,011.60 58.57%
24 #111922 Michaans Auctions November Gallery Auction November 19, 2022 November 22, 2022 75 32.0 42.67% USD 1.0 14,300.00 22,200.00 56,100.00 43,910.25 43,910.25 78.27%
25 #1164T Morton Subastas Opportunity Auction November 19, 2022 November 22, 2022 50 18.0 36.00% MXN 0.05 46,600.00 68,200.00 177,200.00 52,920.00 2,710.14 29.86%
26 #111922 Neal Auction Company Louisiana Purchase Auction - Day 2 November 19, 2022 November 22, 2022 94 93.0 98.94% USD 1.0 104,300.00 159,800.00 160,500.00 180,288.00 180,288.00 112.33%
27 #111922 Arader Galleries November Auction November 19, 2022 November 24, 2022 165 79.0 47.88% USD 1.0 982,800.00 1,494,900.00 2,582,400.00 915,410.00 915,410.00 35.45%
28 #45151 Heritage Auctions A Century of Greatness: George Burke, Charles Conlon and the Legends of Baseball, A Photography Archive Showcase Auction November 18, 2022 November 24, 2022 13 13.0 100.00% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 88,896.50 88,896.50
29 #111822 Revere Auctions Dwell in Beauty November 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 38 36.0 94.74% USD 1.0 19,000.00 35,600.00 38,000.00 21,580.00 21,580.00 56.79%
30 #111822 Sydney Rare Book Auctions Dustjackets to die for and posters to decorate your life 88 November 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 480 225.0 46.88% AUD 0.695 42,700.00 56,665.00 117,225.00 36,106.25 23,910.71 30.80%
31 #111822 Du Mouchelles The November Auctions: Day 2 November 18, 2022 November 22, 2022 128 95.0 74.22% USD 1.0 134,400.00 213,200.00 229,950.00 200,259.95 200,259.95 87.09%
32 #1143 Potter and Potter Auctions Historical Memorabilia and Americana November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 576 484.0 84.03% USD 1.0 159,095.00 257,835.00 314,490.00 263,520.00 263,520.00 83.79%
33 #131541 Aguttes The Guy Boyer Collection for an Art Library in Marseille November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 11 11.0 100.00% EUR 1.054 5,650.00 8,950.00 8,950.00 15,873.00 16,458.98 177.35%
34 #111722 Central Mass Auctions Carolina Brights T206, Sports Cards and Memorabilia November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 251 251.0 100.00% USD 1.0 168,205.00 508,710.00 508,710.00 383,706.50 383,706.50 75.43%
35 #111722 Duke's Interiors November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 9 7.0 77.78% GBP 1.236 500.00 720.00 820.00 481.25 571.68 58.69%
36 #111722 Eldreds The Fall Sale November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 39 25.0 64.10% USD 1.0 18,700.00 28,200.00 61,000.00 26,125.00 27,375.00 42.83%
37 #776 PBA Galleries Rare Books and Manuscripts November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 267 180.0 67.42% USD 1.0 154,000.00 240,900.00 476,600.00 151,675.00 151,675.00 31.82%
38 #111722 Revere Auctions Americana and European Continental November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 67 61.0 91.04% USD 1.0 25,100.00 50,200.00 57,000.00 87,750.00 87,750.00 153.95%
39 #648 RR Auction Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 11/9 November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 468 332.0 70.94% USD 1.0 1,761,200.00 2,544,700.00 3,039,600.00 1,989,456.00 1,989,456.00 65.45%
40 #pf2223 Sothebys Precious Bindings of the 16th-20th Centuries - bidstart 11/9 November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 125 110.0 88.00% EUR 1.054 241,000.00 348,300.00 406,600.00 760,914.00 789,003.91 187.14%
41 #13173 Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Fine Art November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 94 84.0 89.36% USD 1.0 113,550.00 187,550.00 227,450.00 167,187.75 167,187.75 73.51%
42 #129528 Vermot de Pas Ancient and Modern Books - Documents and Manuscripts November 17, 2022 November 19, 2022 329 160.0 48.63% EUR 1.054 32,190.00 42,010.00 74,590.00 64,386.00 66,762.96 86.32%
43 #50059 Heritage Auctions Fall Sports Catalogue Auction November 17, 2022 November 21, 2022 2644 2562.0 96.90% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 16,353,449.20 16,353,449.20
44 #7283 Heritage Auctions Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction November 17, 2022 November 21, 2022 1408 1404.0 99.72% USD 1.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 18,589,015.00 18,589,015.00
45 #22sc02 Doyle New York Selections from the Private Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman November 16, 2022 November 19, 2022 144 129.0 89.58% USD 1.0 299,100.00 456,200.00 605,600.00 358,143.00 358,143.00 59.14%
46 #111622 Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers IRISH & INTERNATIONAL ART AUCTION. VARIOUS RARE LITERATURE & SELECT WINES & SPIRITS. November 16, 2022 November 19, 2022 31 17.0 54.84% EUR 1.054 3,910.00 5,140.00 10,270.00 4,837.50 5,016.08 47.10%
47 #111622 Nye & Company Auctioneers Property from a Private Collection: A 20th Century Machinal Delight November 16, 2022 November 19, 2022 119 101.0 84.87% USD 1.0 31,440.00 47,810.00 68,030.00 42,049.00 42,049.00 61.81%
48 #111622 Potomack Company Estate of General Colin L. Powell November 16, 2022 November 19, 2022 107 105.0 98.13% USD 1.0 21,645.00 36,230.00 37,480.00 161,182.05 161,182.05 430.05%
49 #111622 Rago Arts and Auctions Toomey and Co.: Prints and Multiples November 16, 2022 November 19, 2022 435 336.0 77.24% USD 1.0 282,950.00 426,100.00 596,400.00 441,087.00 441,087.00 73.96%
50 #pf2274 Sothebys Photographs, Including Works from the Collection of Ernesto Esposito - bidstart 11/10 November 16, 2022 November 19, 2022 176 115.0 65.34% EUR 1.054 507,100.00 753,400.00 2,267,400.00 697,536.00 723,286.25 30.76%
51 #13172 Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers An American Icon: Property from the Collection of Joan Didion November 16, 2022 November 19, 2022 118 118.0 100.00% USD 1.0 174,875.00 268,700.00 268,700.00 1,331,598.00 1,331,598.00 495.57%
52 #111622 Tooveys Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera November 16, 2022 November 19, 2022 400 355.0 88.75% GBP 1.236 35,085.00 54,775.00 61,845.00 81,010.90 96,233.59 130.99%
53 #111622 Dominic Winter Book Auctions Printed Books, Maps and Documents November 16, 2022 November 19, 2022 520 467.0 89.81% GBP 1.236 131,310.00 196,700.00 240,300.00 262,050.00 311,292.55 109.05%
54 #36 Gonnelli Casa DAste Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts October 11, 2022 November 24, 2022 615 500.0 81.30% EUR 1.054 169,390.00 169,390.00 257,360.00 362,800.00 373,893.30 140.97%
TOTAL VALUES 17,165 14,174 82.58% $55,506,366.62
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.