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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 54 Auctions Archived, another 16 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 23 December 2022, 54 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 25 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 22 in US dollars.

Turnover this past week was $11,425,615.77 as 75.01% of all lots changed hands. There were 15,330 offered and 11,499 transacted. The average lot sold for $993.62.

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4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 17th: $1,685,153
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Books and Originals on December 3rd: $1,302,660
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on December 16th: $1,069,994
Galerie Bassenge. Prints from the 15th to 19th Centuries on November 30th: $1,015,276

10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Nosbüsch & Stucke. Zero / Fluxus / Pop / New Music - The Schaffernicht Collection on November 12th: 208.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 14th: 168.66%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 12th: 152.13%
Artcurial. Books, Paintings, Works of Art and Furniture on November 24th: 145.39%
Galerie Bassenge. Drawn on Paper - Engraved in Copper on December 1st: 143.04%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Children's Book Collection Renata Knorr on November 10th: 131.48%
Gorringes. Winter Fine Sale on December 12th: 117.45%
Sothebys. The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part II - bidstart12/6 on December 20th: 115.80%
Galerie Bassenge. Witches, Death and Devil on October 11th: 115.02%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on November 12th: 111.17%

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

Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/13 on December 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 19th: 99.91%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on December 20th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/14 on December 21st: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/14 on December 21st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/13 on December 20th: 99.13%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 18th: 99.11%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 17th: 98.63%
Galerie Bassenge. Witches, Death and Devil on October 11th: 98.35%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on December 16th: 97.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/4 on December 18th: 97.42%
New England Auctions. Antique & Decorative Arts Auction on November 10th: 96.70%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/17 on December 23rd: 94.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 93.56%
Sothebys. The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part II - bidstart12/6 on December 20th: 90.91%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/10 on December 17th: 89.00%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on December 17th: 88.68%
Artcurial. Books, Paintings, Works of Art and Furniture on November 24th: 88.46%
Mennonite Life. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 11th: 85.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 14th: 85.37%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on December 20th: 83.82%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Zero / Fluxus / Pop / New Music - The Schaffernicht Collection on November 12th: 83.55%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.

Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Tintin - The Broken Ear on December 3rd Actual price: USD $556,809.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Asterix on December 3rd Actual price: USD $162,968.
University Archives Einstein on “theory of relativity” and “speed of light”, One of the Best in English Available on the Subject, with Additional Archive on May 4th Actual price: USD $150,000.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Asterix - Caesar's gift on December 3rd Actual price: USD $129,017.
Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC VG-EX 4. on December 17th Actual price: USD $87,000.
Heritage Auctions Gemini 4 Flown "Flight Plan, Spacecraft Procedures, and Experiments" Book from the Collection of Mission Command Pilot Jim McDivitt, Signed and Certified, with His Signed Letter of Authenticity. on December 16th Actual price: USD $50,000.
Galerie Bassenge Die Nemesis oder Das große Glück on November 30th Actual price: USD $46,047.
Nosbüsch & Stucke M. Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder. on November 12th Actual price: USD $45,495.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Tif et Tondu contre le Cobra on December 3rd Actual price: USD $42,100.
Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #149 SGC EX/NM 6. on December 17th Actual price: USD $42,000.
Galerie Bassenge Itinerarium seu peregrinatio. Die Wallfahrt oder Pilgerung unser lieben Frauen. Hain 9325. GW 15414. on October 11th Actual price: USD $41,761.
Koller Auctions Athènes - 'Nicolska' dansant sur le Parthénon', 1929. on December 8th Actual price: USD $41,629.
Heritage Auctions "The Invisible Man" Treatment by James Whale and Universal Pictures Script by R. C. Sherriff for The Invisible Man (Universal, 1932/1933). on December 17th Actual price: USD $40,000.
Nosbüsch & Stucke M. Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder. on November 12th Actual price: USD $39,808.
Heritage Auctions Michael Collins Apollo 11 Flown Personal Preference Kit, Signed and Certified by Michael Collins, Directly from His Personal Collection, with Handwritten and Signed Letter of Certification, CAG Certified and Encapsulated. on December 16th Actual price: USD $37,500.
Galerie Bassenge Job. Dises büchlin sagt. Straßburg, Bartholomäus Kistler, 1498. on October 11th Actual price: USD $36,541.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Amarillo's Road on December 3rd Actual price: USD $33,952.
Heritage Auctions Gemini 4 Flown "Data and Notes" Book from the Collection of Mission Command Pilot Jim McDivitt, Signed and Certified, with His Signed Letter of Authenticity. on December 16th Actual price: USD $30,000.
Heritage Auctions Elvis Presley Speedway Poster Art by Robert McGinnis (MGM, 1968). on December 17th Actual price: USD $30,000.
Heritage Auctions Apollo 11 Flown Crew-Signed "Type One" Quarantine Cover, Hand-numbered C-52 and Certified by Michael Collins, Directly from His Personal Collection, CAG Certified and Encapsulated. on December 16th Actual price: USD $28,750.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Largo Winch - Dior on December 3rd Actual price: USD $28,519.
Heritage Auctions Apollo 9 Flown "Launch- T[ransposition] D[ocking] & E[xtraction] Checklist" Book from the Collection of Mission Commander Jim McDivitt, Signed and Certified, with His Signed Letter of Authenticity. on December 16th Actual price: USD $27,500.
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates Les Cités obscures - La Frontière invisible, Tome 2 on December 3rd Actual price: USD $27,161.
ALDE Œuvres complètes. [Kehl], Société littéraire et typographique, 1784-1789. 70 vol. – Table analytique et raisonnée des matières. on December 20th Actual price: USD $26,525.
Galerie Bassenge Faust on November 30th Actual price: USD $26,313.

54 total sales reported this week:

Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/17 on December 23rd: 94.50%
Galerie Bassenge. Witches, Death and Devil on October 11th: 98.35%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books on October 11th: 57.76%
New England Auctions. Antique & Decorative Arts Auction on November 10th: 96.70%
Mennonite Life. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 11th: 85.50%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Zero / Fluxus / Pop / New Music - The Schaffernicht Collection on November 12th: 83.55%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on November 12th: 57.42%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Art and Photography on November 11th: 54.58%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Library Dr. Georg Fischer on November 10th: 51.91%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Autographs, Books, Travel Photography, Decorative Prints on November 10th: 53.79%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Children's Book Collection Renata Knorr on November 10th: 71.92%
Rossini. General Sale on November 22nd: 74.07%
Artcurial. Books, Paintings, Works of Art and Furniture on November 24th: 88.46%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal Hi on December 21st: 72.73%
Sothebys. The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part II - bidstart12/6 on December 20th: 90.91%
PIASA. Editions: prints, illustrated books, multiples on December 20th: 71.75%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on December 20th: 99.51%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on December 20th: 83.82%
ALDE. Antiquarian and 19th Century Books on December 20th: 50.00%
Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents on December 19th: 74.94%
Morphy Auctions. Fine and Decorative Arts on December 20th: 64.15%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Valuable Books, Decorative Graphics, Historical Photographs on December 15th: 51.37%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. 2-Day Book Sale on December 16th: 60.44%
Gorringes. Winter Fine Sale on December 12th: 63.41%
Vermot de Pas. HISTORY, FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT - AUTOGRAPHS, BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, MANUSCRIPTS, POSTERS - LIVE SALE on December 8th: 37.43%
Koller Auctions. Photography - Online Only - bidstart 11/22 on December 8th: 55.83%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples - online only - bidstart 11/22 on December 7th: 70.59%
Soler Y Llach. Books, Maps, and Collectibles on November 29th: 37.91%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Books and Originals on December 3rd: 63.92%
Galerie Bassenge. Photography of the 19th-21st Centuries on December 7th: 46.39%
Galerie Bassenge. Prints from the 15th to 19th Centuries on November 30th: 68.47%
Galerie Bassenge. Graphics and Multiples on December 2nd: 73.00%
Galerie Bassenge. Drawn on Paper - Engraved in Copper on December 1st: 65.85%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/14 on December 21st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/14 on December 21st: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/13 on December 20th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/13 on December 20th: 99.13%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 18th: 99.11%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 12/8 on December 18th: 73.81%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on December 17th: 41.18%
Michaans Auctions. December Gallery Auction on December 17th: 61.70%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Americana Holiday Auction - Day 2 on December 18th: 68.85%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Americana Holiday Auction - Day 1 on December 17th: 47.13%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 14th: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/2 on December 13th: 76.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2 on December 12th: 77.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/2 on December 11th: 72.86%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/10 on December 17th: 89.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/4 on December 18th: 97.42%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 18th: 93.56%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 12/11 on December 19th: 99.91%
Heritage Auctions. Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on December 17th: 88.68%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on December 16th: 97.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on December 17th: 98.63%

For the week ahead 16 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 26th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/16. 65 lots

Tue. Dec. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/20. 317 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/20. 143 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/16. 51 lots

Wed. Dec. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/21. 386 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/21. 155 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/16. 36 lots

Fri. Dec. 30th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/21. 26 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 12/21. 44 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 12/21. 43 lots

Sat. Dec. 31st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/24. 200 lots

Sun. Jan. 1st
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. The Andy Yanchus Collection, Part II. 564 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 12/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 12/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/18. 328 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/23. 51 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025

Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€

Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€

Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€

Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025

Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €

Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€

Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€

Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025

Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€

Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€

Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€

Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025

Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€

Gonnelli: Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration

Dominic Winter, May 14: (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000

Dominic Winter, May 14: Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000

Dominic Winter, May 14: Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration

Dominic Winter, May 14: Drayton (Michael). Poly Olbion..., London: 1622. £2,000-3,000

Dominic Winter, May 14: Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). Ouresiphoites Helveticus, 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000

Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration

Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589. £1,200-1,500

Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000

Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000

Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration

Dominic Winter, May 14: Taylor (John). All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet..., 1630. £1,000-1,500

Dominic Winter, May 14: Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000
Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, Negro Anthology, with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister, 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 38: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia, signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, Juste Present, deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000.

Swann, May 15: Lot 93: Flor Garduño, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.
Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 26th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Th. McKenney & J. Hall, History of the Indian tribes of North America, 1836-1844. Est: €50,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Biblia latina vulgata, manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: M. Beckmann, Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen, 1924. Est: €10,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 26th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: A. Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1574. Est: €50,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: M. S. Merian, Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, 1717-18. Est: €6,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: PAN, 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 26th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: E. Hemingway, The old man and the sea, 1952. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 26th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De re militari libri quatuor, 1553. Est: €3,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Est: €30,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 26: Brassaï, Transmutations, 1967. Est: €6,000
Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD

Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD

Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD

Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD

Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP

Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR