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Rare Book Hub: 29 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 13 September 2019, 29 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 19 in US dollars.  Turnover was $11,014,405 as 10,114 lots were offered and 8,927 sold for an 88% success rate.  An average lot brought $1,234.

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Sessions 1-4 on September 6th: $3,728,396 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Sessions 1-2 on September 5th: $1,576,798 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on September 10th: $1,090,088 

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

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 11th: 150.47% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on September 10th: 124.26% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/23 on September 2nd: 110.71% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection Online Auction on September 12th: 99.79% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 99.55% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 98.10% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 96.27% 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Session 3 on September 9th: 94.68% 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Sessions 1-4 on September 6th: 94.12% 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Session 5 on September 9th: 93.85% 
Aspire Auctions. Books, Prints - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 7th: 93.33% 
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Sessions 1-2 on September 5th: 92.68% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 11th: 91.95% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Summer Magic Auction - Online only on August 17th: 91.30% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 7th: 91.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 89.47% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 8/11 on September 8th: 89.41% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/23 on September 2nd: 87.69% 
Sothebys. Made in Britain on September 10th: 85.71% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 5th: 84.80% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams An oban yoko-e print entitled Kanagawa-oki nami-ura (Under the Wave off Kanagawa) on September 11th Actual price: USD $237,575.
  2. Sothebys KAI (H. 45; F. 64) on September 10th Actual price: USD $99,938.
  3. Bonhams An oban tate-e print entitled Shimotsuke Kurokamiyama Kirifuri no taki (The Falling Mist Waterfall at Mount Kurokami in Shimotsuke Province) on September 11th Actual price: USD $93,825.
  4. Heritage Auctions Fr. 2404* $50 1928 Gold Certificate. PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ. on September 6th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  5. Sothebys LORD GOODMAN IN HIS YELLOW PYJAMAS (H. 32; F. 68) on September 10th Actual price: USD $84,563.
  6. Heritage Auctions Palestine Palestine Currency Board 50 Pounds 30.9.1929 Pick 10b PMG Very Fine 30. on September 5th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  7. Bonhams A nagaban tate-e print entitled Tsuru matsu yuki (Cranes on Snowladen Pine) on September 11th Actual price: USD $75,075.
  8. Bonhams An oban tate-e print entitled Washu Yoshino Yoshitsune uma arai no taki (Yoshitune's Horse-washing Falls at Yoshino in Yamato Province) on September 11th Actual price: USD $75,075.
  9. Sothebys WOMAN WITH AN ARM TATTOO (F. 40) on September 10th Actual price: USD $72,263.
  10. Heritage Auctions East Africa East African Currency Board, Mombasa 1000 Shillings or 50 Pounds 15.12.1921 Pick 18 PMG About Uncirculated 53. on September 5th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions East Africa East African Currency Board, Mombasa 200 Shillings or 10 Pounds 15.12.1921 Pick 17 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on September 5th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  12. Bonhams An oban tate-e print entitled Toto Aoigaoka no taki (The Falls at Aoigaoka in the Eastern Capital) on September 11th Actual price: USD $47,575.
  13. Heritage Auctions San Francisco, CA - $10 Original National Gold Bank Note Fr. 1143 The National Gold Bank & Trust Company Ch. # 1994 PMG Very Fine 25. on September 6th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  14. Sothebys GIRL SITTING (H. 33) on September 10th Actual price: USD $43,050.
  15. Sothebys BROOKLYN BRIDGE, 1982 on September 10th Actual price: USD $43,050.
  16. Sothebys MOTHER, LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 1982 on September 10th Actual price: USD $41,513.
  17. Heritage Auctions T15 $50 1861 PF-1 Cr. 79 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63. on September 6th Actual price: USD $38,400.
  18. Heritage Auctions Fr. 9 $10 1861 Demand Note PMG Very Fine 25. on September 6th Actual price: USD $36,000.
  19. Sothebys BELLA (H. 30; F. 31) on September 10th Actual price: USD $33,825.
  20. Heritage Auctions Lindsay, CA - $10 1902 Plain Back Fr. 627 The Lindsay NB Ch. # (P)9710 PMG Very Fine 25. on September 6th Actual price: USD $33,600.
  21. Heritage Auctions Dinuba, CA - $20 1902 Plain Back Fr. 652 The First NB Ch. # (P)9158 PMG Very Fine 20. on September 6th Actual price: USD $33,600.
  22. Heritage Auctions T1 $1,000 1861 PF-1 Cr. 1 PMG Extremely Fine 40. on September 6th Actual price: USD $31,200.
  23. Dominic Winter Book Auctions Il Decamerone on September 11th Actual price: USD $30,996.
  24. Heritage Auctions Salem, NC - $5 Original Fr. 397a The First NB Ch. # 1659 PMG Very Fine 25. on September 6th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  25. Sothebys KATE MOSS, MARRAKECH (CONTACT), 1993 on September 10th Actual price: USD $29,213.




29 total sales reported this week:

Morton Subastas. Graphic Work and Photography on September 12th: 53.74%
RR Auction. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 8/16 on September 12th: 63.52%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on September 11th: 91.95%
Freemans. Photography and Photobooks on September 11th: 60.08%
Bonhams. Fine Japanese and Korean Art - Prints on September 11th: 63.09%
Winter Associates. Prints on September 9th: 75.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Glynn and Suzanne Crain Science Fiction Collection Online Auction on September 12th: 99.79%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 10th: 77.19%
Sothebys. Made in Britain on September 10th: 85.71%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/3 on September 10th: 98.10%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Session 5 on September 9th: 93.85%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Session 3 on September 9th: 94.68%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Summer Magic Auction - Online only on August 17th: 91.30%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 5th: 84.80%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo U.S. Currency - Sessions 1-4 on September 6th: 94.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 99.55%
Heritage Auctions. Long Beach Expo World Currency - Sessions 1-2 on September 5th: 92.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) Online bidstart 8/23 on September 2nd: 87.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 96.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 8/11 on September 8th: 89.41%
Michaans Auctions. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on September 7th: 50.00%
Aspire Auctions. Books, Prints - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 7th: 93.33%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 7th: 91.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples Online - bidstart 8/28 on September 6th: 59.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - Online bidstart 8/30 on September 7th: 44.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 8th: 43.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 6th: 89.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Online bidstart 8/23 on September 1st: 61.36%


For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 16th
Skinner. Marlborough. Japanese Prints online, Bidstart 9/9. 220 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 59 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 9/6. 77 lots

Tue. Sep. 17th
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples. 183 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/10. 584 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/10. 237 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Forever in Fashion: Important Photographs from the Norman Parkinson Archive. 60 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Old Prints. 7 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Air and Space Sale. 86 lots

Wed. Sep. 18th
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Collector's Passion Auction. 61 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 169 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters and Ceremonial Art. 433 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Monthly Photographs - Internet bidstart 8/28. 98 lots

Thu. Sep. 19th
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 349 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Cartography, Exploration & Voyages: The Warren Heckrotte and Margaret Gee Collection (with additions. 223 lots
Sothebys. London. Banksy Online - bidstart 9/9. 44 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings. 505 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books, Maps and Manuscripts.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David Hall T206 Collection Part II Sports Cards Catalog. 525 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish and Israeli History and Culture. 270 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer: Books and Autographs.
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints. 43 lots

Fri. Sep. 20th
Ader. PARIS. Photobooks. 293 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 9/13. 131 lots

Sat. Sep. 21st
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints. 62 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Remarkable Rarities - Featuring Gangsters - bidstart 9/13. 85 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David and Janice Frent Collection Presidential & Political Americana, Part VI. 791 lots

Sun. Sep. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/15. 179 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/15.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 9/13. 47 lots

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
  • 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.
  • 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.