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Rare Book Hub: 31 Auctions Archived, another 15 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 30 June 2018, 31 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 11 denominated in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 15 in US dollars.  Turnover was $12,184,813 as 9,914 lots were offered and 7,102 lots sold for a 72% success rate.

 

The doldrums are upon us.

 

 3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Aguttes. 4 * Free Arts * Works and Correspondence on June 18th: $2,658,971 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 26th: $1,658,085 
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on June 26th: $1,450,235 

4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale: 

Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on June 27th: 140.51% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, PRIVATE PRESS, TOYS & GAMES, ORIGINAL ILLUSTR on June 21st: 136.99% 
Aguttes. 4 * Free Arts * Works and Correspondence on June 18th: 109.28% 
ALDE. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts on June 26th: 100.27% 


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

Forum Auctions in Italy. NO RESERVE Online Sale: General Antiquarian Books & 20th Century First editions and Works on Paper on June 26th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/17 on June 24th: 98.86% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Summer Quarterly Auction - Prints on June 26th: 97.78% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/19 on June 26th: 97.47% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/17 on June 24th: 96.46% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/27 on June 24th: 95.96% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 23rd: 95.06% 
North American Auction Company. Montana’s Best Early Western & Antique Auction on June 2nd: 91.45% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, PRIVATE PRESS, TOYS & GAMES, ORIGINAL ILLUSTR on June 21st: 90.98% 
Cowans Auctions. American History: Live Salesroom Auction on June 22nd: 84.86% 
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on June 27th: 83.27% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 26th: 80.00% 


31 total sales reported this week: 

PBA Galleries. Art & Illustration, with Asian & Asian-American Material on June 28th: 50.55% 
RR Auction. The Significant Letter Collection of Victor Niederhoffer - Internet bidstart 6/22 on June 28th: 62.88% 
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Rare Books - Day 2 on June 23rd: 62.16% 
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Rare Books on June 22nd: 49.43% 
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on June 27th: 83.27% 
North American Auction Company. Montana’s Best Early Western & Antique Auction on June 2nd: 91.45% 
Forum Auctions. Artsy: Modern Icons on June 27th: 38.46% 
Morton Subastas. Auction of Ancient and Contemporary Books from the Collection of a Bibliophile on June 27th: 53.28% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Summer Quarterly Auction - Prints on June 26th: 97.78% 
Forum Auctions in Italy. NO RESERVE Online Sale: General Antiquarian Books & 20th Century First editions and Works on Paper on June 26th: 100.00% 
ALDE. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts on June 26th: 50.40% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/19 on June 26th: 97.47% 
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on June 26th: 60.24% 
Cowans Auctions. American History: Live Salesroom Auction on June 22nd: 84.86% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 26th: 68.29% 
University Archives. Fabulous Autographs, Rare Books and Relics on June 20th: 75.19% 
Winter Associates. Americana, Nautical, ... Prints and Books on June 25th: 70.83% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 26th: 80.00% 
Jeschke van vliet Buch und Kunstauktionen GmbH. Modern Contemporary Art, Modern Photography on June 22nd: 44.08% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/27 on June 24th: 95.96% 
Galerie Bassenge. Photography on June 6th: 57.63% 
Skinner. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/31 on June 8th: 63.05% 
RR Auction. Sports - Internet Bidstart 6/14 on June 21st: 62.84% 
Eldreds. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc. on June 22nd: 65.63% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. CHILDREN'S & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, MODERN FIRST EDITIONS, PRIVATE PRESS, TOYS & GAMES, ORIGINAL ILLUSTR on June 21st: 90.98% 
Aguttes. 8 • MUSIC • FROM LULLY TO STRAVINSKY BY AGUTTES on June 20th: 68.18% 
Aguttes. 6 • LITERATURE • WRITERS & POETS OF XIX TH -XX TH BY AGUTTES on June 19th: 45.69% 
Aguttes. 4 * Free Arts * Works and Correspondence on June 18th: 56.97% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/17 on June 24th: 98.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/17 on June 24th: 96.46% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 23rd: 95.06% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Aguttes L.A.S. illustrée de on June 18th Actual price: USD $618,280.
  2. Aguttes L.A.S. «Vincent», Arles 22 janvier 1889, à Arnold KONING on June 18th Actual price: USD $392,080.
  3. Aguttes Jazz, Paris, Tériade, 1947 154 pages on June 18th Actual price: USD $337,169.
  4. Nosbüsch & Stucke Ungemein wichtiger Teilnachlass mit einer umfangreichen Sammlung von Vorlesungsmitschriften, Exzerpten, Vorarbeiten zu ihrer Dissertation und Briefen sowie ein Ordner mit 17 meist handschriftlichen Briefen auf 55 Seiten an ihre Schulfreundin Ingeborg Frey on June 23rd Actual price: USD $191,516.
  5. Aguttes Chronique des Temps héroïques on June 18th Actual price: USD $150,800.
  6. Aguttes L.A.S. avec AQUARELLE originale, Bellevue 1880, à une dame on June 18th Actual price: USD $143,260.
  7. Bonhams Balloon Girl on June 26th Actual price: USD $115,500.
  8. Skinner Signed Carte-de-visite. on June 8th Actual price: USD $110,700.
  9. Aguttes Têtes de deux jeunes femmes de profil on June 18th Actual price: USD $90,480.
  10. Bonhams Pichet à glace on June 26th Actual price: USD $79,200.
  11. Forum Auctions Who Cares Wins on June 26th Actual price: USD $62,700.
  12. Bonhams Men in the Cities on June 26th Actual price: USD $57,750.
  13. Forum Auctions Barcode on June 26th Actual price: USD $57,750.
  14. Bonhams Jose Delgado, La Tauromaquia, Ediciones de la Cometa, Barcelona, 1959 on June 26th Actual price: USD $52,800.
  15. Forum Auctions Nola (White Rain) on June 26th Actual price: USD $52,800.
  16. Forum Auctions Twenty Minutes on June 26th Actual price: USD $52,800.
  17. Forum Auctions Girl with Balloon on June 26th Actual price: USD $49,500.
  18. Skinner Norman's Chart of the Lower Mississippi River. on June 8th Actual price: USD $49,200.
  19. Bonhams Mickey (small) on June 26th Actual price: USD $46,200.
  20. Galerie Bassenge Views of buildings illuminated for 'Berlin im L... on June 6th Actual price: USD $43,173.
  21. Bonhams Rainbow Rhythm on June 26th Actual price: USD $39,600.
  22. Forum Auctions Six Piccadillies (Dobke 117-123) on June 26th Actual price: USD $39,600.
  23. Aguttes Portrait d'Iris CLERT on June 18th Actual price: USD $39,208.
  24. Aguttes À toute épreuve, Paris, ÉditionsSurréalistes, 1930 on June 19th Actual price: USD $38,115.
  25. Bonhams No Ball Games (Green) on June 26th Actual price: USD $37,950.

 

For the week ahead 15 auctions are scheduled: 


Mon. Jul. 2nd
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Historic Photography: Timed Auction - Internet bidstart 6/21. 235 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books and Graphics. 454 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 90 lots

Tue. Jul. 3rd
Sothebys. London. Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts and Continental and Russian Books. 188 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/26. 287 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books and Graphics - Day 2. 495 lots

Wed. Jul. 4th
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 280 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Milan. Maritime. 80 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books and Graphics - Day 3. 460 lots

Fri. Jul. 6th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . POSTAL HISTORY • WAR OF 1870-1871. 185 lots

Sat. Jul. 7th
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs.

Sun. Jul. 8th
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. 19th Century Spirit.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 6/10. 153 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 7/1.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 7/1.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

 

  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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
    Starting 10AM CST
    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.
  • 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
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.