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Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 50 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 20 September 2019, 32 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 4 denominated in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 21 in US dollars.  Turnover was $16,340,966 as 7,434 lots were offered and 6,033 sold for an 81% success rate.  It was another very strong week. 

 

For the week ahead 50 sales are posted.

  

4 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

SothebysPrints and Multiples on September 17th: $4,729,921 
ChristiesPrints and Multiples on September 18th: $4,077,500 
Swann Galleries19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 19th: $2,129,128 
SothebysBanksy Online - bidstart 9/9 on September 19th: $1,910,156 


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

Bearnes Hampton and LittlewoodBooks, Maps and Prints on September 4th: 194.23% 
SothebysBanksy Online - bidstart 9/9 on September 19th: 157.38% 
BonhamsPrints and Multiples on September 19th: 110.13% 


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

SothebysBanksy Online - bidstart 9/9 on September 19th: 100.00% 
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Forever in Fashion: Important Photographs from the Norman Parkinson Archive on September 17th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 99.58% 
Heritage AuctionsU.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 99.32% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.29% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.05% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 97.51% 
Brunk AuctionsPremier Auction - Books, Prints on September 14th: 89.74% 
Brunk AuctionsEmporium Auction on September 13th: 87.27% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 14th: 86.50% 
SothebysPrints and Multiples on September 17th: 86.34% 
Bearnes Hampton and LittlewoodBooks, Maps and Prints on September 4th: 85.60% 
Neal Auction CompanyImportant Estates Auction on September 15th: 83.91% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 83.33% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 9th: 82.05% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on September 17th: 81.36% 
ChristiesPrints and Multiples on September 18th: 81.07% 

  

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys PORTFOLIO LES PEINTRES-GRAVEURS (CF. JOHNSON PP. 127-155) on September 17th Actual price: USD $678,750.
  2. Christies Retrospect on September 18th Actual price: USD $281,250.
  3. Sothebys GIRL WITH BALLOON on September 19th Actual price: USD $250,000.
  4. Christies Liberty on September 18th Actual price: USD $250,000.
  5. Sothebys TWO NUDES (C. 284) on September 17th Actual price: USD $234,375.
  6. Sothebys ROOMMATES (CORLETT 282) on September 17th Actual price: USD $203,125.
  7. Sothebys QUEEN ELIZABETH II (SEE F. & S. IIB.334-337) on September 17th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  8. Sothebys HEAVY WEAPONRY on September 19th Actual price: USD $156,250.
  9. Christies Chanel, from: Ads on September 18th Actual price: USD $156,250.
  10. Sothebys CLUMP OF TREES WITH A VISTA (B., HOLL. 222; NEW HOLL. 272; H. 263) on September 17th Actual price: USD $156,250.
  11. Swann Galleries Cirque. on September 19th Actual price: USD $143,000.
  12. Sothebys YOU CAN'T FOOL ALL OF THE PEOPLE... on September 19th Actual price: USD $140,625.
  13. Christies Marilyn Monroe on September 18th Actual price: USD $140,625.
  14. Sothebys GIRL WITH BALLOON on September 19th Actual price: USD $132,813.
  15. Sothebys MICKEY MOUSE (F. & S. II.265) on September 17th Actual price: USD $132,813.
  16. Sothebys THE MAN OF SORROWS BETWEEN THE VIRGIN AND ST JOHN (BARTSCH 69; LEHRS, HOLLSTEIN 34) on September 17th Actual price: USD $132,813.
  17. Christies Paravent on September 18th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  18. Christies Woman's Head against the Shore on September 18th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  19. Christies The Heart on September 18th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  20. Sothebys MINOTAURE AVEUGLE GUIDÉ PAR UNE FILLETTE DANS LA NUIT (B. 225; BA. 437) on September 17th Actual price: USD $121,875.
  21. Sothebys GRAPPLING HOOK on September 19th Actual price: USD $117,188.
  22. Christies An Image of Celia, from: Moving Focus on September 18th Actual price: USD $117,188.
  23. Sothebys FAUNE DÉVOILANT UNE FEMME (BLOCH 230; BAER 609) on September 17th Actual price: USD $117,188.
  24. Christies Feeding the Ducks on September 18th Actual price: USD $109,375.
  25. Sothebys LOS CAPRICHOS (DELTEIL 38-117; HARRIS 36-115) on September 17th Actual price: USD $109,375.




32 total sales reported this week:

Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on September 19th: 67.91%
PBA Galleries. Cartography, Exploration & Voyages: The Warren Heckrotte and Margaret Gee Collection (with additions on September 19th: 75.78%
Freemans. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on September 19th: 78.76%
Freemans. The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer: Books and Autographs on September 19th: 76.77%
Freemans. Photography and Photobooks on September 11th: 65.61%
Sothebys. Banksy Online - bidstart 9/9 on September 19th: 100.00%
Swann Galleries. 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings on September 19th: 72.87%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collector's Passion Auction on September 18th: 57.38%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Forever in Fashion: Important Photographs from the Norman Parkinson Archive on September 17th: 100.00%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on March 6th: 68.64%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints on September 4th: 85.60%
Neal Auction Company. Important Estates Auction on September 15th: 83.91%
Christies. Prints and Multiples on September 18th: 81.07%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples on September 17th: 86.34%
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs - Internet bidstart 8/28 on September 18th: 69.39%
Bonhams. The Air and Space Sale on September 17th: 48.84%
Skinner. Japanese Prints online, Bidstart 9/9 on September 16th: 60.45%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Old Prints on September 17th: 57.14%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 17th: 81.36%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on September 15th: 79.41%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on September 14th: 78.29%
Brunk Auctions. Premier Auction - Books, Prints on September 14th: 89.74%
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on September 13th: 87.27%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 99.58%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 99.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.05%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 97.51%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/30 on September 9th: 82.05%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 14th: 86.50%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 8/29 on September 5th: 38.46%

 

For the week ahead 50 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 23rd
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 9/13. 59 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 71 lots

Tue. Sep. 24th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Books. 256 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Books, Manuscripts and Engravings. 230 lots
ALDE. Paris. Italian Prints. 163 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Summer Sale - Affordable Posters. 342 lots
Tajan. Paris. Ancient and Modern Books. 337 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Prints. 315 lots
Sothebys. London. Charles Dickens: The Lawrence Drizen Collection. 243 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/17. 754 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/17. 260 lots
Christies. New York. Banksy: I can't believe you Morons actually buy this sh*t - Online bidstart 9/11. 30 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Autographs. 103 lots
JellyFishTree. Johannesburg. South African Books. 330 lots

Wed. Sep. 25th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 300 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 467 lots
Bonhams. New York. Art Editions and Designs - Prints and Photographs. 24 lots
Christies. New York. Contemporary Editions - online bidstart 9/11. 111 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Globes. 27 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Prints and Photographs. 68 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Photos & Ephemera, Postcards, and Postage Stamps.. 54 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts. 205 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 1. 198 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING Outstanding Pony Express Covers from the George J. Kramer Collection. 33 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. LIVE INTERNET BIDDING The Clovis Collection of Confederate States Illustrated Covers. 214 lots

Thu. Sep. 26th
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Prints and Multiples. 168 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Golf Books, Clubs and Memorabilia, at GHS Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH. 213 lots
Skinner. Boston. Fine Prints and Multiples, Fine Photographs. 154 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 329 lots
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. Great Estates and Important Collections. 47 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 246 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Sipson Island Collection. 19 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Backyard Auction. 105 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Icons and Legends of Hollywood - Day 2. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Online Bidstart 9/20. 55 lots

Fri. Sep. 27th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 49 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books and Manuscripts. 92 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Forum Auctions @ Artsy: Urban Jungle. 50 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - internet bidstart 9/20. 160 lots

Sat. Sep. 28th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Coin-Op and Advertising - Posters and Lithographs. 148 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Fall Auction. 215 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Antique and Collector's Auction. 97 lots
The Written Word Autographs. Tamworth, NH . Fall Auction - Autographs. 966 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Prints. 454 lots

Sun. Sep. 29th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/22. 199 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 9/22.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 9/22.
Artcurial. Paris. More - Prints. 107 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 9/20. 35 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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