• Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.

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Rare Book Hub: 23 Auctions archived, 26 more this Week

For the week ended Saturday 20 January 2018 23 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 in Australian dollars, 10 in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 10 in US dollars.  Turnover was $7,725,259 as 7,645 lots were offered and 5,484 sold for a 72% success rate.  The holiday respite is now in the rearview window.

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

SothebysImportant Printed and Manuscript Americana, including Cartography on January 17th: $4,289,502 

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

Kedem AuctionJewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture on January 9th: 142.18% 
Gonnelli Casa DAsteOld Master Prints and Modern Prints on October 9th: 106.07% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on January 16th: 104.24% 


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

Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 98.83% 
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Internet Currency Auction - Internet bidstart 1/9 on January 16th: 98.45% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Poster- Internet bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 97.87% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 12/17 on January 14th: 94.95% 
FreemansRare Books, Maps and Manuscripts on January 17th: 90.26% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on January 16th: 89.22% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 1st: 87.43% 
SothebysOf Royal and Noble Descent on January 17th: 84.62% 
PBA GalleriesFine Literature and Fine Books on January 11th: 81.14% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. A DECLARATION BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GENERAL CONGRESS ASSEMBLED. on January 17th Actual price: USD $1,185,000.
  2. Sothebys A MAP OF MEXICO, LOUISIANA AND THE MISSOURI TERRITORY, on January 17th Actual price: USD $350,000.
  3. Sothebys THE NORTH AMERICAN ATLAS, SELECTED FROM THE MOST AUTHENTIC MAPS, CHARTS, PLANS, &C. HITHERTO PUBLISHED. on January 17th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  4. Sothebys THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO PREPARE A PLAN FOR THE TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT OF THE WESTERN TERRITORY, HAVE AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS. on January 17th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  5. Sothebys THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, AND THE MOUNTAIN RANGES OF PORTIONS OF IDAHO, NEVADA, COLORADO AND UTAH. on January 17th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  6. Sothebys THE FEDERALIST. A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS, WRITTEN IN FAVOUR OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION, AS AGREED UPON BY THE FEDERAL CONVENTION, SEPTEMBER 17, 1787. on January 17th Actual price: USD $250,000.
  7. Sothebys [HARIOT'S VIRGINIA].  WUNDERBARLICHE, DOCH WARHAFFTIGE ERKLÄRUNG, VON DER GELEGENHEIT UND SITTEN DER WILDEN IN VIRGINIA ... on January 17th Actual price: USD $250,000.
  8. Gonnelli Casa DAste Fleurs et statuette. on October 10th Actual price: USD $183,000.
  9. Gonnelli Casa DAste Maurice, or the Fisher's Cot. on October 11th Actual price: USD $152,500.
  10. Sothebys A MAP OF THE BRITISH AND FRENCH DOMINIONS IN NORTH AMERICA  WITH THE ROADS, DISTANCES, LIMITS AND EXTENT OF THE SETTLEMENTS.  on January 17th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  11. Sothebys CARTE DE LA MER DU SUD, ET DES COSTES D'AMERIQUE ET D'ASIE, SITUÉES SUR CETTE MER ... on January 17th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  12. Sothebys MAP OF TEXAS WITH PARTS OF THE ADJOINING STATES COMPILED BY STEPHEN F. AUSTIN. on January 17th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  13. Sothebys COLLECTION OF FOURTEEN AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, SIGNED, AND MANUSCRIPT LETTERS OR CIRCULARS IN A SECRETARIAL HAND, FROM COMMODORE EDWARD PREBLE TO TOBIAS LEAR, on January 17th Actual price: USD $47,500.
  14. Sothebys A NEW MAP OF THE WESTERN PARTS OF VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND AND NORTH CAROLINA; on January 17th Actual price: USD $47,500.
  15. Sothebys MAP OF THE UNITED STATES, EXHIBITING THE POST-ROADS, THE SITUATIONS, CONNEXIONS & DISTANCES OF THE POST-OFFICES, STAGE ROADS, COUNTIES & PRINCIPAL RIVERS. on January 17th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  16. Sothebys MAP OF KANSAS, TEXAS, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND THE INDIAN TERRITORY. on January 17th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  17. Michael Treloar An extraordinary album of 50 cartes de visite, extensively annotated in an engaging anecdotal style, forming essentially an unpublished illustrated vernacular history of the inhabitants of South Australia - the battlers, the new chums, and especially the on December 10th Actual price: USD $41,940.
  18. Sothebys CHARLESTON HARBOUR AND THE ADJACENT COAST AND COUNTRY, SOUTH CAROLINA. SURVEYED AT INTERVALS IN 1823, 1824, AND 1825... on January 17th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  19. Sothebys CONNECTICUT, AND PARTS ADJACENT. on January 17th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  20. Sothebys MAP OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. on January 17th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  21. Sothebys THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, FROM DRAWINGS MADE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THEIR TERRITORIES. NEW YORK: J. J. on January 17th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  22. Sothebys THE PENNSYLVANIA MAGAZINE OR AMERICAN MONTHLY MUSEUM. MDCCLXXV. VOLUME 1. on January 17th Actual price: USD $35,000.
  23. Michaans Auctions Burning Elegy 1991 on January 13th Actual price: USD $33,000.
  24. Sothebys [BIBLE]. THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, TRANSLATED OUT OF GREEK...  on January 17th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  25. Sothebys MANUSCRIPT SHIP'S LOG OF THE BOSTON CLIPPER SHIP TRITON ON A CIRCUMNAVIGATION TRADING VOYAGE TO THE NORTHWEST COAST OF AMERICA, BY WAY OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS AND CANTON, CHINA. on January 17th Actual price: USD $30,000.



23 total sales reported this week:

Michael Treloar. Rare Books on December 10th: 43.75%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on January 17th: 73.72%
Sothebys. Of Royal and Noble Descent on January 17th: 84.62%
Sothebys. Important Printed and Manuscript Americana, including Cartography on January 17th: 53.41%
Freemans. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts on January 17th: 90.26%
Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on September 7th: 4.76%
Vermot de Pas. France: History and Regions on January 16th: 33.83%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Prints - Internet bidstart 10/1 on October 15th: 23.28%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books, Manuscripts and Autographs - Internet Bidstart 9/15 on September 30th: 35.43%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books and Manuscripts on October 11th: 63.67%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Prints, Autographs, Photographs, Music on October 10th: 57.38%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Old Master Prints and Modern Prints on October 9th: 56.94%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Antiquarian Book Auction from the Collection of Luigi Gonnelli + Figli - Day 2 on January 16th: 78.44%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Antiquarian Book Auction from the Collection of Luigi Gonnelli + Figli - Day 1 on January 15th: 76.32%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 16th: 89.22%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Internet bidstart 1/9 on January 16th: 98.45%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 12/17 on January 14th: 94.95%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 1st: 87.43%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on January 13th: 72.92%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature and Fine Books on January 11th: 81.14%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 98.83%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Poster- Internet bidstart 1/7 on January 14th: 97.87%
Kedem Auction. Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture on January 9th: 73.39%


For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 22nd
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 96 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . January Premier Auction. 60 lots
Forum Auctions in Italy. Roma. No Reserve Online Sale - Antiquarian and Rare Books. 113 lots

Tue. Jan. 23rd
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, Printed & Manuscript Ephemera. 164 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Old and Modern Photographs, Lithographs and Engravings. 296 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. EUROPEAN ART & OLD MASTERS - Rembrandt etchings. 8 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - Internet bidstart 1/16. 715 lots

Wed. Jan. 24th
Tooveys. West Sussex. Decorative Pictures - Prints. 12 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. January Collectibles. 105 lots

Thu. Jan. 25th
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books and Works on Paper. 385 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Books and Ephemera - Day 1. 1204 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography. 500 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books. 426 lots
Ader. PARIS. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 199 lots

Fri. Jan. 26th
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Catalogue Auction - Prints, Books. 108 lots
Skinner. Boston. Fine Prints, Fine Photographs. 142 lots

Sat. Jan. 27th
Arader Galleries. New York City. Prints, Rare Maps. 199 lots
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Art, Antiques - Prints, Books. 109 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 564 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Winter Estates Auction. 80 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Winter Gallery Auction. 22 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Live Auction - Manuscripts. 16 lots

Sun. Jan. 28th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/21.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 12/31. 330 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 1/21.
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Winter Estates Auction - Day 2.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas