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Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 19 January 32 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 3 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 26 in US dollars.  Turnover was $17,971,636 as 18,587 lots were offered and 14,427 sold for a 78% success rate.  The year is off to a strong start.  The average lot brought $1,246.

 

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando and Dallas on January 14th: $6,910,098 
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando and Dallas on January 14th: $2,391,697 
Profiles in History. Hollywood Auction on December 15th: $1,982,700 
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Manuscripts, Prints on November 30th: $1,974,762 
 

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

Profiles in History. Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 4 on June 8th: 372.14% 
Sothebys. Lady Blue Eyes: Property of Barbara and Frank Sinatra Online on December 7th: 327.41% 
Profiles in History. Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 1 on June 5th: 139.05%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Profiles in History Historic and important in-depth production archive concerning the making of The Wizard of Oz. on December 15th Actual price: USD $1,000,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Fr. 337b $100 1878 Silver Certificate PCGS Very Fine 35. on January 14th Actual price: USD $540,000.
  3. Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Pre-Columbian Gold Butterfly Applique on December 9th Actual price: USD $180,320.
  4. Heritage Auctions Sacramento, CA - $5 1872 Fr. 1138 The National Gold Bank of D O Mills & Co. Ch. # 2014 Serial Number 1 PCGS Extremely Fine 40. on January 14th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  5. Goldberg Coins and Collectibles Darwin, Charles -- Handwritten Page From <I>On the Origin of Species</I> With Holograph Annotations on November 18th Actual price: USD $102,000.
  6. Profiles in History Marilyn Monroe "The Girl" pantsuit ensemble by Charles Le Maire from The Seven Year Itch. on December 11th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  7. Bubb Kuyper Degouve de Nuncques, W. (1867-1935). on November 30th Actual price: USD $99,112.
  8. Heritage Auctions Zanzibar Zanzibar Government 10 Rupees 1.2.1928 Pick 3 PMG Very Fine 30. on January 14th Actual price: USD $87,000.
  9. Profiles in History Marilyn Monroe personal heavily hand-annotated shooting script for The Seven Year Itch. on December 11th Actual price: USD $80,000.
  10. Profiles in History Massive archive of (20,000++) negatives, transparencies, and slides. on June 8th Actual price: USD $80,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1179 $20 1905 Gold Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. on January 14th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Fr. 7a $10 1861 Demand Note PMG Choice Fine 15. on January 14th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Fr. 127 $20 1869 Legal Tender PCGS Gem New 65PPQ. on January 14th Actual price: USD $70,680.
  14. Profiles in History Marilyn Monroe "Vicky" creme and blue ombre satin and tulle gown by Travilla from There's No Business Like Show Business. on December 11th Actual price: USD $70,000.
  15. Profiles in History Monumental archive of (100,000++) photographs. on June 8th Actual price: USD $70,000.
  16. Profiles in History Greta Garbo “Christina” ermine trimmed velvet coronation robe by Adrian for Queen Christina. on December 15th Actual price: USD $65,000.
  17. Bubb Kuyper [Medieval manuscripts]. (Book of hours). on November 30th Actual price: USD $60,175.
  18. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2221-G $5,000 1934 Federal Reserve Note. PCGS Very Fine 25. on January 14th Actual price: USD $55,200.
  19. Heritage Auctions Fr. 334 $50 1891 Silver Certificate PCGS Superb Gem New 67PPQ. on January 14th Actual price: USD $54,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions DC-20S $1000 1911 Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. on January 14th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  21. Heritage Auctions Fr. 342 $100 1880 Silver Certificate PMG Very Fine 25. on January 14th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  22. Heritage Auctions Fr. 1a $5 1861 Demand Note PCGS Very Fine 25. on January 14th Actual price: USD $40,800.
  23. Profiles in History John Travolta “Tony Manero” personal annotated shooting script for Saturday Night Fever (working title: “Tribal Rites of Saturday Night”). on December 15th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  24. Profiles in History Assistant Director Wolfgang Glattes’ screen used Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. on December 15th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions Panama Banco Central de Emission 20 Balboa 1941 Pick 25s Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. on January 14th Actual price: USD $38,400.

 


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

Sothebys. Lady Blue Eyes: Property of Barbara and Frank Sinatra Online on December 7th: 100.00%
Profiles in History. Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 4 on June 8th: 100.00%
National Book Auctions. Books on January 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/6 on January 13th: 99.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/6 on January 13th: 97.10%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 96.69%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 95.76%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 12th: 94.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 12/16/18 on January 13th: 94.47%
Alaska Auction. Online auction - Books, Prints, Posters, Signs on January 9th: 93.02%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando and Dallas on January 14th: 92.07%
Profiles in History. Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 1 on June 5th: 88.89%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando and Dallas on January 14th: 86.05%
PBA Galleries. Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries, with the Glenn Todd Collection of Arion Press on January 10th: 85.68%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 15th: 83.33%


32 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. A Collecting Legacy: Property from the Collection of Nelson & Happy Rockefeller on January 18th: 77.14%
RR Auction. Olympics - Featuring the Mason Dinehart Collection - online bidstart 1/10 on January 17th: 57.72%
Winter Associates. Prints on January 14th: 74.42%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on January 16th: 57.14%
Grays Auctioneers. Fine Art - Prints on December 5th: 62.21%
Sothebys. Royal and Noble on January 17th: 33.33%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 96.69%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/8 on January 15th: 95.76%
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on January 15th: 78.33%
Heritage Auctions. Online Photographs - Bidstart 2/26 on January 16th: 65.44%
Amadeus-Auktionshaus GmbH. Rare Books on December 8th: 33.96%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. Fall Manuscript Auction on November 18th: 76.90%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. Collectibles on December 9th: 72.91%
Profiles in History. Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 4 on June 8th: 100.00%
Profiles in History. Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 1 on June 5th: 88.89%
Profiles in History. Hollywood Auction on December 15th: 57.33%
Profiles in History. Essentially Marylin - The Auction on December 11th: 63.38%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 15th: 83.33%
National Book Auctions. Books on January 13th: 100.00%
Bubb Kuyper. Books, Manuscripts, Prints on November 30th: 68.99%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on January 12th: 30.95%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Art - Prints on January 12th: 69.66%
PBA Galleries. Literature of the 19th & 20th Centuries, with the Glenn Todd Collection of Arion Press on January 10th: 85.68%
Trafford Books. Stamps & postal history, Photographs, Books, Postcards, and Ephemera. on January 9th: 60.32%
Alaska Auction. Online auction - Books, Prints, Posters, Signs on January 9th: 93.02%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 12/16/18 on January 13th: 94.47%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando and Dallas on January 14th: 86.05%
Heritage Auctions. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando and Dallas on January 14th: 92.07%
Sothebys. Lady Blue Eyes: Property of Barbara and Frank Sinatra Online on December 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/6 on January 13th: 99.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/6 on January 13th: 97.10%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 12th: 94.71%

 

 

For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 21st
Vermot de Pas. Paris. History and Regions of France. 603 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Eretz Israel and Zionism, Anti-semitism, World War II and refugees, .... 496 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 70 lots

Tue. Jan. 22nd
Il Ponte. Milan. Books and Manuscripts. 216 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Historical Documents. 230 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Rare Books & Fine Prints. 264 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards, Cigarette Cards; Photographs, Autographs, Printed & Manuscript Ephemera. 48 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 1/15. 644 lots
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Objects. 349 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 1/15. 279 lots

Wed. Jan. 23rd
University Archives. Westport. Rare Autographs, Books. 260 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Rare Books and Works on Paper. 336 lots
Kedem Auction. Jerusalem . Online| Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Objects. 307 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. January Antiques and Collectibles. 82 lots

Thu. Jan. 24th
Sothebys. New York. Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana. 177 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Art & Illustration, Children's Books & Miscellanea. 377 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. 1933 Goudey PSA Set Registry Catalog. 240 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. An Approach to the Graphic Work of Salvador Dali. 63 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Americana: Printed Material. 384 lots

Fri. Jan. 25th
Skinner. Boston. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs. 150 lots
Neret Minet and Tessier. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 408 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium Auction - Books, Prints. 43 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Treasures Galore - Day 2. 633 lots

Sat. Jan. 26th
Case Antiques, Inc.. Knoxville. Winter Auction - Fine Art, Antiques, and History. 59 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. January Auction. 196 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Winter Estates Auction. 53 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Automobilia - Books and Prints. 94 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Winter Gallery Auction. 66 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auction. 72 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. January Book Auction. 500 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Treasures Galore - Day 3. 487 lots

Sun. Jan. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 1/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 1/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 12/30. 189 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Treasures Galore - Day 4. 530 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.