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Rare Book Hub: 28 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Saturday 23 February, 2019 28 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 in Australian dollars, 4 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 18 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.  Turnover was $11,288,771 as 7,510 lots were offered and 6,247 sold for a 83% success rate.  Auctions in the rare book and collectible paper fields have become an international field.

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Christies. Bibliothèque Marc Litzler on February 20th: $4,973,554 
RR Auction. Sports - Internet Bidstart 2/7 on February 21st: $2,371,345 
Swann Galleries. Photographs - Art and Visual Culture on February 21st: $1,356,695 
 

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

Tooveys. Antique and Collectible Books on February 12th: 148.27% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: An Art Reference Library on February 21st: 135.34% 
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on February 20th: 121.79% 
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on February 15th: 116.38% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on February 16th: 108.25% 
Christies. Bibliothèque Marc Litzler on February 20th: 106.81% 


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

Leland Little Auctions. Presidents' Weekend Sale - Books, Prints on February 16th: 100.00% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: An Art Reference Library on February 21st: 100.00% 
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. Early 20th Century Design, Decor & More on February 2nd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 2/10 on February 17th: 99.55% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 99.32% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 99.21% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 2/10 on February 17th: 99.11% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Friday Night Sale - prints, books on February 15th: 96.88% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 1/20 on February 17th: 93.94% 
Tooveys. Antique and Collectible Books on February 12th: 92.02% 
Aspire Auctions. February Sale - Internet bidstart 2/8 on February 16th: 91.84% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 16th: 89.94% 
Christies. Bibliothèque Marc Litzler on February 20th: 85.48% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 19th: 83.33% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on February 16th: 81.92%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Apocalypsis cu[m] figuris, on February 20th Actual price: USD $390,980.
  2. Christies Jazz. on February 20th Actual price: USD $336,740.
  3. RR Auction Babe Ruth 1932 New York Yankees Signed Player Contract on February 21st Actual price: USD $295,531.
  4. Christies The Prose of the Transsiberian and the little Jehanne of France. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 268,375.
  5. RR Auction Lou Gehrig 1935 New York Yankees Signed Player Contract on February 21st Actual price: USD $183,500.
  6. Christies Small and large glasses, choice of the best cocktails collected by N. Toye and AH Adair and put in French by Ph. Le Huby. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 134,188.
  7. Christies Passion of our Lord, from St Padua, Mantua for Brother Dominic Mancino Sedulio and Battista Alberti Dureri Noricans Chelid together with the figures of the painter, on February 20th Actual price: $ 134,188.
  8. RR Auction 1933 Goudey #106 Napoleon Lajoie - PSA NM-MT 8 on February 21st Actual price: USD $127,904.
  9. Christies Maximilian 65 or the illegal exercise of astronomy. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 127,125.
  10. Christies human fabrica ... on February 20th Actual price: $ 98,875.
  11. Christies Hours in the use of Troyes. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 96,050.
  12. Christies CANTIQUE (Le) on February 20th Actual price: USD $93,225.
  13. Christie's The treasury or shrine of the goods were called riches of salvation and eternal bliss. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 91,813.
  14. Swann Galleries Installation of 38 exuberant photographs highlighting graphic elements of West African culture, on February 21st Actual price: USD $87,500.
  15. Christies Mirror of bullfighting. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 77,688.
  16. Christies Neuw Grotteßken Book inventirt gradirt and published by Christoph Jamnitzer ... on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 77,688.
  17. Christies Fables chosen, put in verse. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 76,275.
  18. RR Auction 1911 T206 White Border Near Complete Set with (32) PSA Graded - with Magie, Demmitt and O'Hara! on February 21st Actual price: USD $72,294.
  19. Christies Fugaku Hyakkei [The Hundred Mount Fuji Views], on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 70,625.
  20. RR Auction Christy Mathewson 1902 New York Giants Signed Player Contract on February 21st Actual price: USD $68,482.
  21. Christies Les Climats. on February 20th Actual price: USD $67,800.
  22. Christies The Horrible and Espovantables Faictz and prowess of the renowned Pantagruel, King of the Dipsodes ... on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 63,563.
  23. Christies The Book of the Jungle. - The Second Book of the jungle. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 63,563.
  24. Christies The Bestiary or procession of Orpheus. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 63,563.
  25. Christies Original etchings for Buffon's texts. on February 20th Actual price: USD $ 59,325.


28 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Rare Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography on February 21st: 73.09%
RR Auction. Sports - Internet Bidstart 2/7 on February 21st: 79.67%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Ancient and Contemporary Books and Documents on February 19th: 47.04%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on February 16th: 81.92%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on February 17th: 75.00%
Swann Galleries. Photographs - Art and Visual Culture on February 21st: 70.90%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Cape Town | Fine Art & Design Auction - The Library of the Late Frikkie Botha. on February 5th: 67.92%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: An Art Reference Library on February 21st: 100.00%
Tooveys. Prints and Maps on February 20th: 78.79%
Christies. Bibliothèque Marc Litzler on February 20th: 85.48%
Michael Treloar. Signed Modern Firsts, and Australia - Online bidstart 1/25 on February 3rd: 67.04%
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. Early 20th Century Design, Decor & More on February 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Online Photographs - Bidstart 1/30 on February 20th: 78.69%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Old and Modern Books on February 19th: 56.59%
Tooveys. Antique and Collectible Books on February 12th: 92.02%
Aspire Auctions. February Sale - Internet bidstart 2/8 on February 16th: 91.84%
Alexander Historical Auctions. Winter Auction on February 18th: 73.92%
Leland Little Auctions. Presidents' Weekend Sale - Books, Prints on February 16th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 19th: 83.33%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 99.21%
Eldreds. Winter Market Auction on February 16th: 73.77%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Friday Night Sale - prints, books on February 15th: 96.88%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on February 15th: 64.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 1/20 on February 17th: 93.94%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 2/10 on February 17th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 2/10 on February 17th: 99.11%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 16th: 89.94%


For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 25th
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Books, Prints. 47 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 95 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Select Modern and Contemporary Editions and Artists' Books. 184 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Treasures of the Civil War - Timed auction bidstart 2/14. 228 lots

Tue. Feb. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 2/19. 515 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 2/19. 252 lots

Wed. Feb. 27th
Christies. New York. Contemporary Editions. 177 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Rare Books and Works on Paper. 138 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Railwayana - signs, posters - books, prints. 85 lots
University Archives. Westport. Rare Autographs, Books. 266 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Banksy X Editions. 10 lots

Thu. Feb. 28th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 288 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Mountain Memorabilia. 100 lots
Central Mass Auctions. Boston,. Antiques Estates Auction - books, prints.
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Waverly Rare Books Presidential & Americana Auction. 211 lots

Fri. Mar. 1st
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Thomaston. Rare Books, Documents, Graphic Arts and Photographs. 226 lots
Christies. New York. Matisse on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Estate of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - Online bidstart. 28 lots

Sat. Mar. 2nd
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Important Spring Auction - Books, Prints. 47 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Multiple Estates Art and Antiques. 36 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Sporting Books and Art and Art Books. 288 lots
Skinner. Boston. American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Prints. 40 lots

Sun. Mar. 3rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 2/3. 209 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 2/24.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 2/24.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.