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Rare Book Hub: 37 Auctions Archived, another 28 Upcoming this Week.

For the week ended Saturday, 7 February 2020, 37 auctions have been archived; denominated 1 in Swiss francs, 11 in euros, 1 in Swedish krona, and 24 in US dollars.  Turnover was $8,903,135.  17,168 lots were offered and 12,490 sold for a 73% success rate. 

 

 2 auctions this past week saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Christies. Paul Distribats - Avant Garde Library on February 4th: $2,398,768 
Bubb Kuyper. Books on May 24th: $1,437,310 

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

Brunk Auctions. Presidential and 1st Ladies Election Sale - Internet bidstart 10/24 on November 7th: 247.49% 
Beaussant Lefevre. JEAN-CLAUDE DELAUNEY COLLECTION - ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS on October 23rd: 188.37% 
Christies. Paul Distribats - Avant Garde Library on February 4th: 171.52% 
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books and Graphics on October 3rd: 122.67% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on January 31st: 121.95% 
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Rare Books on November 23rd: 113.34% 
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on February 7th: 110.07% 
Doyle New York. Sporting & Travel Books From the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - bidstart 1/23 on February 4th: 107.96% 
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Numismatic Literature on February 1st: 101.92% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 27th: 100.95% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 100.00% 
Christies. Paul Distribats - Avant Garde Library on February 4th: 100.00% 
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale on July 25th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Super Bowl Sunday Football Collectibles Online Auction - bidstart 1/19 on February 2nd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 99.42% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on February 2nd: 99.08% 
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on February 1st: 97.62% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/26 on February 2nd: 96.90% 
Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on February 7th: 96.88% 
Brunk Auctions. Presidential and 1st Ladies Election Sale - Internet bidstart 10/24 on November 7th: 93.55% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on January 31st: 90.61% 
Doyle New York. Sporting & Travel Books From the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - bidstart 1/23 on February 4th: 89.14% 
Carlsen Gallery. September Anniversary Antiques Auction on September 22nd: 88.89% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 1st: 88.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 27th: 86.67% 
John McInnis Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints on December 15th: 86.67% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 26th: 86.15% 
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Rare Book, Maps and Manuscripts on December 16th: 85.65% 
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on June 11th: 82.33% 
Cowans Auctions. Native and Western Art and Culture Reference Books: Timed Live Auctioneers Auction - Bidstart 3/13 on March 25th: 82.14% 
Cowans Auctions. Historic Photography: Timed Auction - Internet bidstart 12/5 on December 16th: 81.19% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Beaussant Lefevre Recueil de croquis et de dessins et aquarelles originaux, principalement pour le Gil Blas illustré, on October 23rd Actual price: USD $490,975.
  2. Christies Maquette de La Maigre. on February 4th Actual price: USD $179,513.
  3. Christies Maximiliana ou l’exercice illégal de l’astronomie. Ecritures et eaux-fortes de Max Ernst pour commenter et illustrer les données de Guillaume Tempel mises en lumière par Iliazd. on February 4th Actual price: USD $131,182.
  4. Christies Les Douze portraits du célèbre Orbandale pris sur le vif et gravés à l'eau-forte par Alberto Giacometti. on February 4th Actual price: USD $104,946.
  5. Christies Si large mon image. on February 4th Actual price: USD $82,852.
  6. Christies La Rose et le Chien. on February 4th Actual price: USD $75,948.
  7. Christies Poésie de mots inconnus. on February 4th Actual price: USD $66,282.
  8. Christies Le Courtisan grotesque. on February 4th Actual price: USD $62,139.
  9. Christies Chevaux de minuit. Épopée. on February 4th Actual price: USD $57,996.
  10. Christies L’Escalier de Flore. on February 4th Actual price: USD $55,235.
  11. Christies Le Frère mendiant o Libro del Conocimiento. Los viajes en Africa publicados antiguamente por Bergeron Margry y Jimenez de la Espada e ilustrados ahora y compaginados por Pablo Picasso e Iliazd. on February 4th Actual price: USD $52,473.
  12. Bubb Kuyper Zon en maan (Sun and moon). on May 24th Actual price: USD $51,948.
  13. Christies VIIIe Pythique. on February 4th Actual price: USD $48,330.
  14. PBA Galleries Taber: Pacific Coast Views [cover title] - a custom-made view book of San Francisco businesses, people, schools, hotels, and places of interest along the Pacific Coast on February 6th Actual price: USD $48,000.
  15. Christies Autre chose. on February 4th Actual price: USD $46,950.
  16. Christies Poésie de mots inconnus. on February 4th Actual price: USD $44,188.
  17. Christies Couinque. on February 4th Actual price: USD $44,188.
  18. Christies Pismo (??????) [Lettre]. on February 4th Actual price: USD $40,045.
  19. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #181 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on February 2nd Actual price: USD $37,200.
  20. Gonnelli Casa DAste Atlas novus coelestis... on October 3rd Actual price: USD $37,182.
  21. Christies La Maigre. on February 4th Actual price: USD $34,522.
  22. Marc van de Wiele Auctions Middelnederlands devotiehandschrift on November 23rd Actual price: USD $34,358.
  23. Christies Les Transparents. on February 4th Actual price: USD $33,141.
  24. Beaussant Lefevre L'Affaire Crainquebille. on October 23rd Actual price: USD $32,115.
  25. Christies Nuit. on February 4th Actual price: USD $30,379.



37 total sales reported this week:

Brunk Auctions. Emporium Auction on February 7th: 96.88%
The Written Word Autographs. Autographs on February 16th: 46.94%
The Written Word Autographs. Fall Auction - Autographs on September 28th: 37.58%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Rare Book, Maps and Manuscripts on December 16th: 85.65%
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Rare Books, Maps and Manuscripts on December 11th: 60.65%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Works on Paper - Prints on June 11th: 82.33%
PosterConnection Inc.. Summer Sale - Affordable Posters on September 24th: 54.97%
Moreshet Auctions. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts on September 25th: 56.59%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Rare Books on November 23rd: 77.04%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples - Prints on July 4th: 71.92%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Estate Sale - Books and Prints on December 15th: 86.67%
Cowans Auctions. Native and Western Art and Culture Reference Books: Timed Live Auctioneers Auction - Bidstart 3/13 on March 25th: 82.14%
Cowans Auctions. Historic Photography: Timed Auction - Internet bidstart 12/5 on December 16th: 81.19%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Sporting Sale on July 25th: 100.00%
Carlsen Gallery. September Anniversary Antiques Auction on September 22nd: 88.89%
Brunk Auctions. Presidential and 1st Ladies Election Sale - Internet bidstart 10/24 on November 7th: 93.55%
Beaussant Lefevre. JEAN-CLAUDE DELAUNEY COLLECTION - ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS on October 23rd: 48.82%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Internet bidstart 11/21 on November 28th: 28.36%
PBA Galleries. Rare Books and Manuscripts at the Pasadena Book Fair on February 6th: 62.50%
RR Auction. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 1/24 on February 5th: 61.10%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Books and Graphics on October 3rd: 67.80%
Bubb Kuyper. Books on May 24th: 72.98%
Christies. Paul Distribats - Avant Garde Library on February 4th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on February 4th: 73.33%
Doyle New York. Sporting & Travel Books From the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson - bidstart 1/23 on February 4th: 89.14%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 99.42%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on February 2nd: 99.08%
Heritage Auctions. Super Bowl Sunday Football Collectibles Online Auction - bidstart 1/19 on February 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 1/26 on February 2nd: 96.90%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Gallery Auction - Books, Prints, Photographs on February 1st: 97.62%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Numismatic Literature on February 1st: 66.43%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on February 1st: 88.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on January 31st: 90.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 28th: 73.53%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 27th: 86.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 1/17 on January 26th: 86.15%

 


For the week ahead 28 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 10th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - online bidstart 1/30. 305 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/31. 58 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 54 lots

Tue. Feb. 11th
Il Ponte. Milan. Fine Art Prints and Photographs 472 - sessions 1 and 2. 21 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 1/31. 31 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 2/4. 554 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 2/4. 112 lots

Wed. Feb. 12th
Tajan. Paris. Editions #3. 104 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 1/29. 778 lots
Bonhams. London. Gentleman's Library Sale. 41 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 279 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Irish Interest Book & Ephemera Auction. 649 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Fine Art Prints and Photographs 472 - sessions 3 and 4. 42 lots

Thu. Feb. 13th
Swann Galleries. New York. Vintage Posters. 429 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 324 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Presidential Memorabilia Ft. White House China from Raleigh DeGeer Amyx. 155 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Fine Art Prints and Photographs 472 - sessions 5 and 6. 120 lots

Fri. Feb. 14th
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 5285 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Collectibles.
Il Ponte. Milan. Fine Art Prints and Photographs 472 - sessions 7 and 7. 76 lots

Sat. Feb. 15th
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. The Winter Sale.
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. February Online Auction - Bidstart 2/7. 30 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Presidents' Weekend Gallery Auction. 30 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Stocks and Bonds. Mining and Railroad.

Sun. Feb. 16th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/2. 229 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Numismatics - Paper Currency.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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.