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Rare Book Hub: 31 Auctions Archived, another 34 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 13 March 2020, 31 auctions have been archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 12 denominated in euros, 1 in Columbian pesos, 2 in British pounds, and 16 in US dollars.  Turnover was $19,760,043 as 8,704 lots were offered and 7,494 sold for an 86% rate of success.

For the week ahead 34 sales are scheduled.

 

In the coming months the number of auctions are likely to be slower than usual as some have already been postponed.

 

With the coronavirus afoot, trade shows and the already much diminished walk-in retail sector will further decline.  Doubly hard hit, the collectible paper category that relies principally on men from ages 50 to 80, may well seem besieged, because men in these age categories are more vulnerable than women.

 

We have much to hope for.

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Comics on March 7th: $10,760,781 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 2 on March 11th: $1,918,266 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 1 on March 10th: $1,094,918 

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

JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 2 on March 11th: 179.88% 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 1 on March 10th: 155.69% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 2/28 on March 6th: 140.70% 
Bogota Auction. Rare Books on February 19th: 117.73% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Erwin Tomash Library on the History of Computing: the residual part on March 12th: 102.56% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 101.52% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 2/21 on March 1st: 100.41% 
Bonhams. Medical and Scientific Library of Bruce Fye - Part III - Online bidstart 3/1 on March 11th: 100.33% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/23 on March 8th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 99.64% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics on March 7th: 99.41% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on March 9th: 99.03% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on March 8th: 96.07% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 2/28 on March 6th: 90.00% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 7th: 88.50% 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 1 on March 10th: 88.33% 
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples Online - bidstart 3/4 on March 12th: 88.06% 
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 2 on March 11th: 87.64% 
Bonhams. Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on March 11th: 85.90% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 10th: 83.50% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Erwin Tomash Library on the History of Computing: the residual part on March 12th: 82.88% 
Bonhams. Medical and Scientific Library of Bruce Fye - Part III - Online bidstart 3/1 on March 11th: 81.31% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. on March 7th Actual price: USD $795,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Nintendo Play Station Super NES CD-ROM Prototype - Sony and Nintendo c. 1992. on March 7th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions John Romita Sr. Amazing Spider-Man #51 Cover Kingpin Original Art (Marvel, 1967). on March 7th Actual price: USD $312,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white to white pages. on March 7th Actual price: USD $288,000.
  5. Christies On a Clear Day on March 6th Actual price: USD $212,500.
  6. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung Eigenhändiges Musikmanuskript. (Bologna, Juli/ August 1770, oder Salzburg, aus späterer Zeit.) on March 11th Actual price: USD $187,479.
  7. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages. on March 7th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Winsor McCay Little Nemo in Slumberland Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 9-6-08 (New York Herald, 1908). on March 7th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions John Romita Sr. Hero for Hire #1 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1972). on March 7th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  10. Bonhams Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on March 11th Actual price: USD $155,006.
  11. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung Eigenh. Musikmanuskript, mehrfach signiert „RW. (Zürich, Mitte Dezember 1857.) on March 11th Actual price: USD $129,793.
  12. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung Eigenh. Musikmanuskript. on March 11th Actual price: USD $122,582.
  13. Heritage Auctions Batman #1 (DC, 1940) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages. on March 7th Actual price: USD $117,000.
  14. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung Eigenh. Musikmanuskript mit (getilgter) Widmung m. U. „Dein RW. am rechten Rand. (Venedig, Februar 1859.) on March 11th Actual price: USD $115,371.
  15. Heritage Auctions Bill Watterson Calvin and Hobbes Daily Comic Strip Original Art dated 2-6-87 (United Feature Syndicate, 1987). on March 7th Actual price: USD $102,000.
  16. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung Eigenhändiger Brief m. U. „F. Chopin. Nohant 9.X.1845. on March 11th Actual price: USD $100,950.
  17. Sothebys GRACE KELLY (FELDMAN & SCHELLMAN II.305) on March 12th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  18. Sothebys REVERIE (CORLETT 38) on March 12th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  19. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung Eigenh. Zusatz auf der Innenseite des Umschlags zu einem Brief seiner Mutter Anna Maria Mozart geb. Pertl an seinen Vater Leopold Mozart vom gleichen Tag (Augsburg 14.X.1777). on March 11th Actual price: USD $93,739.
  20. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC FR/GD 1.5 Cream to off-white pages. on March 7th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  21. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung Eigenhändiger Brief m. U. „FChopin. Nohant 15.X.1843. on March 11th Actual price: USD $86,529.
  22. Heritage Auctions John Romita Sr. Amazing Spider-Man #72 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1969). on March 7th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Cream to off-white pages. on March 7th Actual price: USD $81,000.
  24. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung Eigenhändiges musikalisches Albumblatt mit Widmung u. U. am Schluss. Paris o. D. on March 11th Actual price: USD $79,318.
  25. Swann Galleries Noticia estraordinaria, viva la patria y el ejercito mexicano. on March 10th Actual price: USD $75,000.



31 total sales reported this week:

Christies. Domberger: 65 Years of Screenprinting - Online bidstart 2/28 on March 6th: 51.47%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples Online - bidstart 3/4 on March 12th: 88.06%
PIASA. Editions on March 12th: 41.57%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Erwin Tomash Library on the History of Computing: the residual part on March 12th: 82.88%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 99.64%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online Auction on March 11th: 71.31%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Pop Up Fine Art Auction on March 11th: 56.67%
Bonhams. Medical and Scientific Library of Bruce Fye - Part III - Online bidstart 3/1 on March 11th: 81.31%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Special Auction on March 3rd: 70.54%
Rossini. COLLECTIONS: ADVERTISING ART - AUTOMOBILIA - AVIATION - SHIPPING AND RAILWAYS - CALCULATING MACHINES on March 10th: 46.82%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 2 on March 11th: 87.64%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs - Day 1 on March 10th: 88.33%
PBA Galleries. Rare Photography: The Robert Enteen Collection. With Illustration & Fine Books on March 5th: 64.35%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 10th: 83.50%
Bonhams. Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on March 11th: 85.90%
Swann Galleries. Printed and Manuscript Americana on March 10th: 77.84%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/3 on March 10th: 100.00%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on March 10th: 67.78%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 2/28 on March 6th: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography - Online bidstart 2/28 on March 6th: 44.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 2/21 on March 3rd: 79.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 2/21 on March 2nd: 73.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 2/21 on March 1st: 78.79%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/23 on March 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on March 9th: 99.03%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on March 8th: 96.07%
Bogota Auction. Rare Books on February 19th: 73.60%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 7th: 88.50%
Michaans Auctions. March Gallery Auction - Prints, Books on March 7th: 78.57%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Posters on March 5th: 72.07%
Heritage Auctions. Comics on March 7th: 99.41%


For the week ahead 34 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Mar. 16th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 66 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. Historic Photography. 204 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 3/6. 66 lots

Tue. Mar. 17th
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 254 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books. 221 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain. 108 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints. 23 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. The Backal Collection and Library. 250 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. K2 Online Sale: Judaic Books and Manuscripts. 226 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/10. 754 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/10. 167 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 3/6. 28 lots

Wed. Mar. 18th
Christies. London - King Street. Prints and Multiples. 205 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Multiples. 130 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/6. 130 lots

Thu. Mar. 19th
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. Timonium. The World War II Library of John R. Elliot. 471 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples.
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Books, Maps and Prints.
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Art & Archaeology of Asia - Travel & Exploration. 319 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction. 303 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard Sale.
Rossini. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs. 9 lots

Fri. Mar. 20th
Arenberg Auctions. BRUSSEL. Books and Prints. 1040 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Antiquarian and Modern Books. 348 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: The Partridge Fine Arts Research Library. 111 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books - Prints - Autographs. 113 lots

Sat. Mar. 21st
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. LOS ANGELES. The Collectibles Sales. 776 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters. 816 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and Contemporary Prints - Modern Books. 557 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.

Sun. Mar. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/8. 173 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
  • 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.