• <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] <i>Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…,</i> 1633. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Yeats (W.B.) <i>The Poems of W.B. Yeats,</i> 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Fishing: <i>Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing,</i> Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Fishing: Blacker's - <i>Art of Fly Making, etc.,</i> Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Joyce (James). <i>Finnegans Wake,</i>, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. <i>The Aran Islands,</i>, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Meyer (Dr. A.B.) <i>Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten,</i> Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Carve (Thomas). <i>Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,</i>, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Grose (Francis). <i>The Antiquities of Ireland,</i> 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. <i>Ugolino,</i> D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500. <b>Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12:</b> Heaney (Seamus). <i>Eleven Poems,</i> Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
  • <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel <i>Atlas Shrugged.</i> $30,000 to $50,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. <i>Three Stories & Ten Poems.</i> $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. <i>In Our Time.</i> $15,000 to $25,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> The fourth edition of Audubon’s <i>The Birds of America.</i> $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. <i>The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera.</i> $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 6:</b> A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s <i>Liber Veritatis</i> from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
  • <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Wood Type 1 1/4” tall. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Triangles. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Awt 578 type hi gauge. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes. <b><center>High Bids Win<br>Letterpress & Bindery Auction<br>Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024</b> <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs. <b>High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5:</b> Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
  • <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). <i>Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum,</i> Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> BIDLOO (GOVARD). <i>Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse...,</i> Amsterdam, 1685. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). <i>Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire,</i> Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). <i>Icones anatomicae,</i> Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CARSWELL (ROBERT). <i>Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease,</i> London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. <i>De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate,</i> Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> ESTIENNE (CHARLES). <i>De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres,</i> Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> GAMELIN (JACQUES). <i>Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties,</i> Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> ROESSLIN (EUCHER). <i>Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…,</i> Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> RUYSCH (FREDERICK). <i>Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet,</i> Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> VALVERDE (JUAN DE). <i>Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata,</i> Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 11:</b> VESALIUS (ANDREAS). <i>De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem,</i> Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ALBINUS (BERNHARD SIEGFIED). Tabulæ Sceleti et Musculorum corporis humanum, Londres, 1749. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BIDLOO (GOVARD). Anatomia humani corporis. Centum et quinque tabulis per artificiosiss. G. de Lairesse..., Amsterdam, 1685.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: BOURGERY (JEAN-MARC) – JACOB (NICOLAS-HENRI). Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’Homme comprenant la médecine opératoire, Paris, 1832. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CALDANI (LEOPOLDO MARCANTONIO ET FLORIANO). Icones anatomicae, Venice, 1801-14. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CARSWELL (ROBERT). Pathological Anatomy. Illustrations of the elementary forms of disease, London, 1838. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: CASSERIUS (JULIUS) [GIULIO CASSERIO]. De vocis auditusq. organis historia anatomica singulari fide methodo ac industria concinnata tractatis duobus explicate, Ferrara, 1600-1601. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ESTIENNE (CHARLES). De dissectione partium corporis humani libri tres, Paris, 1545. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: GAMELIN (JACQUES). Nouveau Recueil d'Ostéologie et de Myologie dessiné d'après nature... pour l’utilité des sciences et des arts, divisé en deux parties, Toulouse, 1779. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: ROESSLIN (EUCHER). Des divers travaux et enfantemens des femmes et par quel moyen l'on doit survenir aux accidens…, Paris, 1536. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: RUYSCH (FREDERICK). Thesaurus anatomicus - Anatomisch Cabinet, Amsterdam, 1701-1714. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VALVERDE (JUAN DE). Anatome corporis humani. Nunc primum a Michaele Michaele Columbo latine reddita, et additis novis aliquot tabulis exornata, Venetiis, 1589. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 11: VESALIUS (ANDREAS). De humani Corporis Fabrica libri septem, Venetiis, 1568. €3,000 to €4,000.
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Rare Book Hub: 39 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 17 July 2020, 39 recent auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 11 in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 22 in US dollars.  Turnover was $22,303,024 as 13,156 lots were offered and 9,964 sold for a 76% success rate.

 

 

5 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

 


Heritage Auctions. Comics on July 11th: $8,792,582 
Sothebys. Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection on July 14th: $2,292,250 
Sothebys. The Ginny Williams Collection: Part II: Photographs and Prints on July 16th: $1,909,750 
Sothebys. Music, Continental Books and Medieval Manuscripts - bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: $1,132,698 
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction on July 12th: $1,106,304 

 


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

Case Antiques, Inc.. Summer Auction on July 12th: 169.26% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints on July 16th: 142.66% 
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts - Live Online on July 14th: 133.21% 
Sothebys. The Ginny Williams Collection: Part II: Photographs and Prints on July 16th: 119.29% 
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on July 16th: 110.30% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples Online on July 17th: 103.25% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 5th: 101.83% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/28 on July 12th: 100.00% 
Leland Little Auctions. The July Estates Sale - Books, Prints on July 16th: 100.00% 
Sothebys. The Ginny Williams Collection: Part II: Photographs and Prints on July 16th: 100.00% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints on July 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics on July 11th: 99.70% 
John McInnis Auctioneers. Marblehead Estates on July 11th: 99.17% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on July 13th: 99.04% 
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction on July 12th: 98.42% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 98.32% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on July 12th: 96.81% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 11th: 96.00% 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples Online on July 17th: 91.89% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 91.42% 
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts - Live Online on July 14th: 90.24% 
Case Antiques, Inc.. Summer Auction on July 12th: 89.68% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 6th: 88.06% 
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on July 16th: 87.29% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 5th: 87.18% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 8th: 86.92% 
Eldreds. The July Auction on July 17th: 85.71% 
Holabird Kagin Americana. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 2- Day 2 on July 11th: 84.51% 
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on July 12th: 80.85% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys INTERIOR OF CHURCH TOWER AT TEPOTZOTLÁN, MEXICO on July 14th Actual price: USD $500,000.
  2. Sothebys Newton, Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica, London, 1687, contemporary vellum on July 14th Actual price: USD $472,254.
  3. Christies Olympia Büromaschinenwerke AG in Erfurt, for Heimsoeth & Rinke, 1944 on July 16th Actual price: USD $437,705.
  4. Sothebys DUNES, OCEANO on July 14th Actual price: USD $375,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages. on July 11th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  6. Forum Auctions Cosmographia on July 16th Actual price: USD $291,488.
  7. Sothebys 'IN SEARCH OF TIMES PAST' on July 14th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  8. Heritage Auctions Brian Bolland Batman: The Killing Joke Story Page 2 Original Art (DC, 1988). on July 11th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman X-Men #4 Splash Page Original Art (Marvel, 1964). on July 11th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Wonder Woman #1 (DC, 1942) CGC VF 8.0 White pages. on July 11th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  11. Sothebys 'FABRIKHALLEN' on July 14th Actual price: USD $118,750.
  12. Heritage Auctions Super Mario Bros. - Wata 9.4 A+ Sealed [Hangtab, 3 Code, Mid-Production], NES Nintendo 1985 USA. on July 11th Actual price: USD $114,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott Fantastic Four #95 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1970). on July 11th Actual price: USD $114,000.
  14. Sothebys YAYOI KUSAMA | SEASON CHERRY on July 16th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  15. Sothebys LISA LYON on July 14th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  16. Sothebys 'BLAST FURNACE HEADS B' on July 14th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages. on July 11th Actual price: USD $99,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers Strange Tales #101 Pages 2-3 Fantastic Four Origin Recap Original Art (Marvel, 1962). on July 11th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  19. Christies Autograph manuscript, seven pages of annotated design drawings for his lightbulb and related inventions, initialled ("TAE") and dated in pencil three times, on July 16th Actual price: USD $94,537.
  20. Tajan RECUEIL DE QUATRE–VINGT CINQ ESTAMPES ORIGINALES on July 8th Actual price: USD $94,056.
  21. Sothebys 20.5.92 on July 14th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  22. Heritage Auctions Pokémon Super Secret Battle "No. 1 Trainer" Trainer Promo Hologram Trading Card (1999) PSA Gem MT 10. on July 11th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white to white pages. on July 11th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Sega Pluto-02 Console Prototype - Sega (c. 1995 - 1996). on July 11th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  25. Sothebys MICHAL ROVNER | BORDER NO. 1 on July 16th Actual price: USD $81,250.


5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Comics on July 11th: $8,792,582
Sothebys. Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection on July 14th: $2,292,250
Sothebys. The Ginny Williams Collection: Part II: Photographs and Prints on July 16th: $1,909,750
Sothebys. Music, Continental Books and Medieval Manuscripts - bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: $1,132,698
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction on July 12th: $1,106,304

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

Case Antiques, Inc.. Summer Auction on July 12th: 169.26%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints on July 16th: 142.66%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts - Live Online on July 14th: 133.21%
Sothebys. The Ginny Williams Collection: Part II: Photographs and Prints on July 16th: 119.29%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on July 16th: 110.30%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples Online on July 17th: 103.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 5th: 101.83%


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

Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/28 on July 12th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. The July Estates Sale - Books, Prints on July 16th: 100.00%
Sothebys. The Ginny Williams Collection: Part II: Photographs and Prints on July 16th: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints on July 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics on July 11th: 99.70%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Marblehead Estates on July 11th: 99.17%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on July 13th: 99.04%
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction on July 12th: 98.42%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 98.32%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on July 12th: 96.81%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 11th: 96.00%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples Online on July 17th: 91.89%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 91.42%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts - Live Online on July 14th: 90.24%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Summer Auction on July 12th: 89.68%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 6th: 88.06%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on July 16th: 87.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 5th: 87.18%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 8th: 86.92%
Eldreds. The July Auction on July 17th: 85.71%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 2- Day 2 on July 11th: 84.51%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on July 12th: 80.85%


39 total sales reported this week:

Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Posters on July 17th: 71.79%
Eldreds. The July Auction on July 17th: 85.71%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples Online on July 17th: 91.89%
Swann Galleries. Illustration Art on July 16th: 68.80%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century, Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints on July 16th: 100.00%
Sothebys. The Ginny Williams Collection: Part II: Photographs and Prints on July 16th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Magnificent Nudes: Iconic Photographs from Distinguished Private Collections - bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 51.92%
Leland Little Auctions. The July Estates Sale - Books, Prints on July 16th: 100.00%
RR Auction. Science and Technology, and Space Exploration - bidstart 7/9 on July 16th: 61.76%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper on July 16th: 87.29%
Christies. On the shoulders of Giants - Online bidstart 6/24 on July 16th: 72.41%
Tajan. Prints and Illustrated Books on July 8th: 38.70%
Sothebys. The Collection of a Connoiseur: History in Manuscript - bidstart 7/8 on July 15th: 76.47%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. The Collector's Sale - Timed Auction on July 15th: 57.64%
Bonhams. Music Memorabilia - bidstart 7/1 on July 15th: 59.04%
Sothebys. Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection on July 14th: 75.53%
Sothebys. Music, Continental Books and Medieval Manuscripts - bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 59.28%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts - Live Online on July 14th: 90.24%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 91.42%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/7 on July 14th: 98.32%
Koller Auctions. Photography on July 8th: 65.63%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Summer Auction on July 12th: 89.68%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on July 13th: 99.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 6/28 on July 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction on July 12th: 98.42%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on July 12th: 96.81%
Heritage Auctions. Comics on July 11th: 99.70%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comics on June 20th: 76.45%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on July 4th: 47.29%
Clars Auction Gallery. Fine Art - Prints on July 12th: 80.85%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Marblehead Estates on July 11th: 99.17%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 2- Day 3 on July 12th: 71.70%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Summer 2020 Extravaganza Sale: Part 2- Day 2 on July 11th: 84.51%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 11th: 96.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/3 on July 10th: 77.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 8th: 86.92%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 7th: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 6th: 88.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 6/26 on July 5th: 87.18%


For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jul. 20th
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Rare Manuscripts, Rabbinical & Admors Letters, Seforim & Amulets. 121 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/24. 50 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Contemporary Art - Photographs, Old and Modern Prints. 85 lots

Tue. Jul. 21st
ALDE. Paris. Ancient and 19th Century Books. 354 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books, Works on Paper. 2448 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs. 38 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper.
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts, including The Eric C. Caren Collection - bidstart 7/6. 164 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/14. 601 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/14. 147 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Documents - Collection and Library Backal. 250 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Fine Judaica: including Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic and Ceremonial Art. 193 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 9/27. 29 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Unlimited Sale 122 Part 2. 169 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Fine Art - Prints. 37 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Variety Auction. 26 lots

Wed. Jul. 22nd
Il Ponte. Milan. Photographs. 161 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Fine Art - Prints, and Books. 163 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Entertainment and Transportation Collectibles - bidstart 7/3. 52 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20. 140 lots

Thu. Jul. 23rd
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. The Sporting Sale. 42 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine and Rare Books. 252 lots
Profiles in History. Calabasas Hills. The Howard Hughes Auction. 152 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Olympic Memorabilia - online bidstart 7/17. 36 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Books, Prints. 37 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Prints, Maps and Posters. 192 lots

Fri. Jul. 24th
Sothebys. New York. Picasso Prints (and Ceramics) Online - bidstart 7/13. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/17. 88 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/17. 151 lots

Sat. Jul. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters. 683 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins - Part 4. 186 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. Summer Auction. 291 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . July Gallery Auction. 44 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Weekly Timed Auction - Books, Prints. 76 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Photography. 101 lots

Sun. Jul. 26th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/12. 186 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Summer Potpourri. 26 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/26. 36 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). <i>Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…,</i> La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). <i>Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit.</i> London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> FELLOWS (CHARLES). <i>A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc.</i> London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> HACQUET (BELSAZAR). <i>Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…,</i> Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> HAWES (BENJAMIN). <i>A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows,</i> 1828. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). <i>An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…,</i> London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> PITSCHNER (WILHELM). <i>Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…,</i> Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). <i>Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge.</i> Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> STUMPF (JOANNES). <i>Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). <i>The Peaks and valleys of the Alps.</i> London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, Dec. 9:</b> WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). <i>Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description.</i> Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> J.R.R. Tolkien. <i>The Lord of the Rings</i> Trilogy. 11,135 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Edgar Allan Poe. <i>The Raven and Other Poems,</i> 1845. 33,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. <i>War and Peace,</i> 1886. 22,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. <i>Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,</i> 1902. 7,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby,</i> and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). <i>Rest,</i> 1973. $8,000 to $12,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). <i>Yawning Tiger,</i> conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). <i>Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase,</i> 1982. $3,000 to $5,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for <i>Ces Peintres Nos Amis,</i> vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). <i>Flowers in Vase,</i> 1985. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Edward Weston (1886-1958). <i>Nude,</i> 1936. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Edward Weston (1886-1958). <i>Juniper, High Sierra,</i> 1937. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). <i>Plumage II,</i> 2011. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Doyle, Dec. 5:</b> Steven Meisel (b. 1954). <i>Madonna, Miami, (from Sex),</i> 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.