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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 42 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 20 January 2023, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 3 in Mexican pesos, and 22  in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $29,413,858.64 as 83.57% of all lots changed hands.  There were 14,707 offered and 12,290 transacted.  The  average lot sold for $2,393.32.  Heritage had a pretty good week without a traditional book in site.

 

Next week will see a rebound in traditional collectible paper sales.
 
 
2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 15th: $13,508,641
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 13th: $12,081,560
 

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

Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 12/30 on January 8th: 168.73%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 19th: 119.30%
Chiswick Auctions. Scientific Instruments, Optical Toys & Photographica including an Important London Collection on January 18th: 116.83%
Winter Associates. January 2023 Auction on January 16th: 108.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/30 on January 9th: 102.10%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 101.29%


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

Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 12/30 on January 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 15th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. The Douglas Gregory Collection: Currency Showcase Auction on January 15th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 16th: 99.42%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 98.87%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 1/1 on January 15th: 98.72%
Hake's Auctions. Hake/s Online Auction - bidstart 1/2 on January 18th: 97.84%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 97.00%
PBA Galleries. Marvel DC Mashup on January 19th: 96.57%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 13th: 95.97%
Winter Associates. January 2023 Auction on January 16th: 95.31%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 94.84%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 19th: 93.60%
Chiswick Auctions. Scientific Instruments, Optical Toys & Photographica including an Important London Collection on January 18th: 93.33%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 16th: 92.20%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on January 19th: 90.19%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 18th: 89.63%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 17th: 88.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/30 on January 9th: 86.96%
Early American. Early American Auction on January 14th: 86.05%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 85.83%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on January 18th: 85.60%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction Online - bidstart 1/11 on January 17th: 83.33%


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white pages. on January 15th Actual price: USD $810,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 Nova Scotia Pedigree (DC, 1939) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. on January 15th Actual price: USD $675,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta Flash For Freedom! (Flashman Book 5) Paperback Novel Cover Painting Original Art (Signet, 1973). on January 15th Actual price: USD $660,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white pages. on January 15th Actual price: USD $552,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Dave Cockrum X-Men #98 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1976). on January 15th Actual price: USD $432,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Fr. 187j $1,000 1880 Legal Tender PMG Choice Very Fine 35. on January 13th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Fr. 377 $100 1890 Treasury Note PMG Very Fine 30. on January 13th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Fr. 284 $10 1878 Silver Certificate PMG Very Fine 30. on January 13th Actual price: USD $312,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Fr. 185d $500 1878 Legal Tender PMG Very Fine 25. on January 13th Actual price: USD $240,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-H $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PMG About Uncirculated 53. on January 13th Actual price: USD $204,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Fr. 167a $100 1863 Legal Tender PMG About Uncirculated 53. on January 13th Actual price: USD $204,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Flash Comics #1 (DC, 1940) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. on January 15th Actual price: USD $192,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions San Francisco, CA - $50 1870 Fr. 1160 The First National Gold Bank Ch. # 1741 PMG Very Good 10. on January 13th Actual price: USD $192,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1218f $1,000 1882 Gold Certificate PCGS Very Fine 25. on January 13th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions Fr. 378 $100 1891 Treasury Note PMG Very Fine 25. on January 13th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions Walla Walla, Washington Territory - $5 1875 Fr. 403 The First National Bank Ch. # 2380 PMG Very Fine 30 EPQ. on January 13th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein Wolverine Limited Series #2 Story Page 17 Original Art (Marvel, 1982). on January 15th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions San Juan, Porto Rico - $10 1902 Date Back Fr. 616 The First National Bank of Porto Rico Ch. # (S)6484 PMG Fine 12. on January 13th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Philadelphia, PA - $100 1875 Fr. 457 The First National Bank Ch. # 1 PMG Choice Very Fine 35. on January 13th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Werner Roth, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers The X-Men #26 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1966). on January 15th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Bob Layton Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #7 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1984). on January 15th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Don Heck Tales of Suspense #39 Iron Man Origin Story Page 4 Original Art (Marvel, 1963). on January 15th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2408 $1,000 1928 Gold Certificate. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ. on January 13th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions San Francisco, CA - $100 1870 Fr. 1162 The First National Gold Bank Ch. # 1741 PMG Fine 12. on January 13th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC GD- 1.8 Cream to off-white pages. on January 15th Actual price: USD $126,000.



43 total sales reported this week:

International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts on January 12th: 18.79%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on January 19th: 90.19%
RR Auction. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 12/16 on January 19th: 54.65%
Rossini. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings on January 19th: 9.40%
PBA Galleries. Marvel DC Mashup on January 19th: 96.57%
Kestenbaum and Company. Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts and Fine Art on January 19th: 52.54%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Graphic Work and Photography on January 19th: 25.26%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Pike's Peak or Bust! Auction: Western Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, & More on January 19th: 67.79%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 19th: 93.60%
Du Mouchelles. The January Auctions - Day 1 on January 19th: 73.33%
Bonhams. Prints And Multiples - Live Online on January 19th: 79.78%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on January 18th: 68.61%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 18th: 89.63%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa on January 18th: 85.60%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. The Collected Home on January 18th: 70.59%
Chiswick Auctions. Erotica, Objects of Desire on January 18th: 56.20%
Chiswick Auctions. Scientific Instruments, Optical Toys & Photographica including an Important London Collection on January 18th: 93.33%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 98.81%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 1/11 on January 18th: 85.83%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Winter Sale on January 18th: 79.49%
Hake's Auctions. Hake/s Online Auction - bidstart 1/2 on January 18th: 97.84%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction Online - bidstart 1/11 on January 17th: 83.33%
Rossini. 19th C. Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Sculptures, and Lithographs on January 17th: 60.20%
Morton Subastas. Old and Contemporary Books on January 17th: 47.57%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 98.87%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 17th: 88.46%
Ader. Photography Books Online on January 17th: 58.10%
Winter Associates. January 2023 Auction on January 16th: 95.31%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on January 16th: 92.20%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Old books for a newfangled new year A90 on January 16th: 73.86%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on January 14th: 60.34%
Early American. Early American Auction on January 14th: 86.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/30 on January 10th: 78.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/30 on January 9th: 86.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 12/30 on January 8th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 97.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Douglas Gregory Collection: Currency Showcase Auction on January 15th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 1/1 on January 15th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 94.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 16th: 99.42%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on January 15th: 99.90%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction on January 13th: 95.97%


For the week ahead 42 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 23rd
Vermot de Pas. Paris. HISTORY & REGIONS OF FRANCE : MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, MAPS, PRINTS, ARCHIVES,.... 498 lots
Sothebys. New York. Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art, Prints, Photographs, Books, and Historic. 25 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/13. 69 lots

Tue. Jan. 24th
Christies. New York. Old Master and 19th Century Prints. 149 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana. 14 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Books and Bindings. 414 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/17. 521 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 1/17. 140 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Special Chabad Auction on the Occasion of "Yom HaBahir", Yud (the 10th of) Shevat – Day of Passing o. 88 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Around the World in 365 Lots | Post-War and Contemporary Art. 116 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/13. 36 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 79 lots

Wed. Jan. 25th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Early Printed Books, English Literature & Fine Bindings, Maps & Documents. 471 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 74 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. The Chicago Edition. 32 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. The David Stather Library. 228 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 1/18. 97 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 1/18. 331 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Historical Militaria & Autographs Live Auction 2023. 633 lots

Thu. Jan. 26th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart1/19. 417 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Skinner: Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/16. 172 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. "Cabin Fever" Auction. 53 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 314 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Art & Photography - Asian Art & Culture. 428 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autograph and Photograph Auction. 239 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction. 201 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Historical Militaria & Autographs Live Auction 2023 - DAY 2. 576 lots

Fri. Jan. 27th
Christies. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana and Science - bidstart 1/13. 213 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Historical Militaria & Autographs Live Auction 2023 - DAY 3. 437 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. "Cabin Fever" Auction - Day 2. 20 lots

Sat. Jan. 28th
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Winter Auction. 127 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Coin-Op, Advertising and Breweriana. 115 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/21. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. January 2023 Auction. 179 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Montana Western, Wildlife Art and Collector Auction. 138 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/20. 10 lots

Sun. Jan. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 1/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 1/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 1/15. 397 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Hap Seiders Collection of Pennsylvania Nationals Part II Currency Showcase Auction. 350 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 102 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/20. 39 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, <i>Z Mého Detství Drevoryty,</i> Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, <i>Negro Anthology,</i> with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, <i>Woman in the Nineteenth Century,</i> 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, <i>A Raisin in the Sun,</i> inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, <i>Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister,</i> 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 38: Anna Sewell, <i>Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse,</i> 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, <i>Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia,</i> signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, <i>To the Lighthouse,</i> first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, <i>Juste Present,</i> deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000. <b>Swann, May 15:</b> Lot 93: Flor Garduño, <i>The Sonnets of Shakespeare,</i> 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Th. McKenney & J. Hall, <i>History of the Indian tribes of North America,</i> 1836-1844. Est: €50,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> <i>Biblia latina vulgata,</i> manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> M. Beckmann, <i>Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen,</i> 1924. Est: €10,000 <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> A. Ortelius, <i>Theatrum orbis terrarum,</i> 1574. Est: €50,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> M. S. Merian, <i>Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis,</i> 1717-18. Est: €6,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> <i>PAN,</i> 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000 <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> E. Hemingway, <i>The old man and the sea,</i> 1952. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000 <center><b>Ketterer Rare Books<br>Auction May 26th</b></center> <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Flavius Vegetius Renatus, <i>De re militari libri quatuor,</i> 1553. Est: €3,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> K. Marx, <i>Das Kapital,</i> 1867. Est: €30,000 <b>Ketterer Rare Books, May 26:</b> Brassaï, <i>Transmutations,</i> 1967. Est: €6,000
    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
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Blake | <i>Songs of Innocence and of Experience.</i> Sold: 4,320,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.</i> Sold: 1,920,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Machiavelli | <i>Il Principe,</i> a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leonardo da Vinci | <i>Trattato della pittura,</i> ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Henri Matisse | <i>Jazz,</i> Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
    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
  • <center><b>Gonnelli<br>Auction 59<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>May 20th 2025</b></center> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€ <center><b>Gonnelli<br>Auction 59<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>May 20th 2025</b></center> Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 € <b>Gonnelli:</b> Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€ <center><b>Gonnelli<br>Auction 59<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>May 20th 2025</b></center> <b>Gonnelli:</b> Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€ <center><b>Gonnelli<br>Auction 59<br>Antique prints, paintings and maps<br>May 20th 2025</b></center> <b>Gonnelli:</b> 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€ <b>Gonnelli:</b> Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€
    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€
  • <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>May 14<br>Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). <i>Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece,</i> 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> <i>Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle,</i> by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Shackleton (Ernest). <i>The Heart of the Antarctic,</i> 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>May 14<br>Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Drayton (Michael). <i>Poly Olbion...,</i> London: 1622. £2,000-3,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). <i>Ouresiphoites Helveticus,</i> 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Roberts (Henry, after). <i>Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ...,</i> [1784]. £500-800 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>May 14<br>Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> World. Maffei (Giovanni), <i>Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio...,</i> 1589. £1,200-1,500 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> World. Ortelius (Abraham), <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> [1598]. £2,000-3,000 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Bible [English]. [<i>The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New...,</i> 1613]. £2,000-3,000 <b><center>Dominic Winter Auctioneers<br>May 14<br>Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration</center></b> <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Taylor (John). <i>All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet...,</i> 1630. £1,000-1,500 <b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000
    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