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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 40 Auctions Archived, another 26 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 31 July 2020, 40 completed auctions have been archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krona, 7 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 25 in US dollars.  Turnover was $16,430,217 as 11,708 lots were offered and 8,892 sold for a 76% rate of sale.

 

For the week ahead 26 sales are searchable.

  

8 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 
 

Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History on July 28th: $2,421,204 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on July 26th: $2,349,549 
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/1/ on July 28th: $1,555,250 
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/9 on July 30th: $1,530,000 
Zisska and Lacher. Books, Works on Paper on July 23rd: $1,291,492 
Arader Galleries. Summer Auction on July 25th: $1,095,276 
Christies. Contemporary Edition - Online bidstart 7/16 on July 30th: $1,028,000 
Sothebys. The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel Books, Aldines and an Important Qur’an on July 28th: $1,004,659 
 

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

Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/10 on July 19th: 150.80% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Travel, Atlases and Maps, Autographs and Documents on July 29th: 141.36% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 28th: 134.67% 
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/1/ on July 28th: 123.34% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Art, etc. - Old Master Prints on July 30th: 122.20% 
Forum Auctions. Online only: Books and Works on Paper on July 30th: 120.92% 
Christies. Contemporary Edition - Online bidstart 7/16 on July 30th: 112.97% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on July 20th: 112.17% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/21 on July 28th: 100.63% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/21 on July 28th: 100.00% 
Leland Little Auctions. The Mid-Summer Estates Auction - Prints on July 30th: 100.00% 
Sothebys. Legends, Landscapes, and Lovelies - bidstart 7/22 on July 28th: 100.00% 
Carlsen Gallery. Summer Potpourri on July 26th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/21 on July 28th: 99.80% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/12 on July 26th: 99.46% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on July 27th: 99.26% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Online Only: Railroad Travel Ephemera, China and Books on July 29th: 98.21% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins - Part 4 on July 25th: 97.85% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on July 28th: 95.65% 
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/1/ on July 28th: 95.00% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Travel, Atlases and Maps, Autographs and Documents on July 29th: 94.63% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on July 26th: 94.44% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/10 on July 19th: 94.29% 
University Archives. Manuscripts and Autographs - Books on June 24th: 93.84% 
PBA Galleries. Literature & Books in All Fields: Timed Online Auction - No Reserve - bidstart 7/20 on July 30th: 93.53% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 25th: 93.00% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 28th: 92.41% 
John McInnis Auctioneers. The Billie and Dottie Haughton Online Auction on July 27th: 92.31% 
Winter Associates. Prints, Books on July 27th: 90.91% 
Forum Auctions. Online only: Books and Works on Paper on July 30th: 88.85% 
Christies. Contemporary Edition - Online bidstart 7/16 on July 30th: 88.06% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on July 22nd: 85.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on July 20th: 84.00% 
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction Of Irish Interest Books, Maps, Posters, Interesting Ephemera Etc. To Include An Entire Colle on July 29th: 83.88% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 9/27 on July 21st: 82.76% 
University Archives. The Kennedys on June 10th: 82.71% 
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History on July 28th: 80.93% 
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Description de l'Égypte. Paris, 1809-1822, first edition, 23 volumes, housed in a custom made cabinet on July 28th Actual price: USD $562,639.
  2. Arader Galleries The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. on July 25th Actual price: USD $295,000.
  3. Sothebys GRAPES (F. & S. II.190-195) on July 28th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions The Invisible Man (Universal, 1933). Fine/Very Fine on Linen. One Sheet (27" X41") Style A Teaser, Gene Schwalm Artwork. on July 26th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  5. Arader Galleries Louisiana Heron, Plate CCXVII (217). on July 25th Actual price: USD $171,100.
  6. Zisska and Lacher KOPERNIKUS, N., De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, libri VI. on July 23rd Actual price: USD $164,491.
  7. Sothebys Qur'an. copied by Ahmad al-Nayrizi, illuminated. Persia, Safavid and Qajar. 1122 AH/1710 AD on July 28th Actual price: USD $153,594.
  8. Christies Medusa Head on July 30th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  9. Swann Galleries An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. on July 30th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  10. Sothebys IMAGE OF GREGORY (MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, TOKYO 276) on July 28th Actual price: USD $118,750.
  11. Sothebys Keulen. De Groote Nieuwe Vermeerderde Zee-Atlas ofte Water-Werelt. 1685, fine hand-colouring on July 28th Actual price: USD $113,175.
  12. Christies Principia mathematica. on July 30th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  13. Heritage Auctions M (Nero-Film AG, 1931). Fine+ on Linen. German Poster (37.5" X 55.75"). on July 26th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  14. Christies Wuthering Heights. A Novel. By Ellis Bell. Agnes Grey. A Novel, by Acton Bell. on July 30th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  15. Heritage Auctions Horror of Dracula (Universal International, 1958). Folded, Fine+. Italian 2 - Fogli (39.5" X 55.25"). on July 26th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  16. Christies BOOK OF HOURS, use of Rome, in French and Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum on July 30th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  17. Sothebys Dupre. Voyage a Athenes et a Constantinople. Paris, 1825. folio, colour plates, twentieth-century blue half morocco gilt on July 28th Actual price: USD $80,839.
  18. Heritage Auctions Casablanca: Café Chair (Warner Bros., 1942). Fine+. Screen-Used Prop Chairs (2) (34" X 15" X 15"). on July 26th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  19. Sothebys KATE MOSS (PORTFOLIO) on July 28th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  20. Sothebys MICK JAGGER (F. & S. II.142) on July 28th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  21. Christies MAO ZEDONG (1893-1976). Signed photo album, memento of the visit to China by the Soviet delegation led by Nikita Khrushchev in 1954. on July 30th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  22. Arader Galleries Long-billed Curlew, Plate 231. on July 25th Actual price: USD $70,800.
  23. Sothebys MICK JAGGER (F. & S. II.146) on July 28th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  24. Sothebys SUNFLOWERS I on July 28th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  25. Christies Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en géné ral. Traduit de l'Anglois. on July 30th Actual price: USD $68,750.



40 total sales reported this week:

Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Valuable Books, Photographs, Prints on July 31st: 44.59%
Eldreds. Summer Sale - signs, prints, books on July 31st: 69.57%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Manuscripts on July 30th: 77.83%
PBA Galleries. Literature & Books in All Fields: Timed Online Auction - No Reserve - bidstart 7/20 on July 30th: 93.53%
Leland Little Auctions. The Mid-Summer Estates Auction - Prints on July 30th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online only: Books and Works on Paper on July 30th: 88.85%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Fine Art, etc. - Old Master Prints on July 30th: 77.44%
Christies. Contemporary Edition - Online bidstart 7/16 on July 30th: 88.06%
Christies. Valuable Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/9 on July 30th: 66.17%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Travel, Atlases and Maps, Autographs and Documents on July 29th: 94.63%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Online Only: Railroad Travel Ephemera, China and Books on July 29th: 98.21%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Living Contemporary on July 29th: 70.73%
Purcell Auctioneers. Auction Of Irish Interest Books, Maps, Posters, Interesting Ephemera Etc. To Include An Entire Colle on July 29th: 83.88%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on July 28th: 92.41%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on July 28th: 95.65%
Sothebys. Contemporary Prints and Multiples - bidstart 7/1/ on July 28th: 95.00%
Sothebys. Legends, Landscapes, and Lovelies - bidstart 7/22 on July 28th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History on July 28th: 80.93%
Sothebys. The Library of a Greek Bibliophile: Travel Books, Aldines and an Important Qur’an on July 28th: 79.83%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/21 on July 28th: 99.80%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/21 on July 28th: 100.00%
Winter Associates. Prints, Books on July 27th: 90.91%
John McInnis Auctioneers. The Billie and Dottie Haughton Online Auction on July 27th: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on July 27th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/12 on July 26th: 99.46%
University Archives. The Kennedys on June 10th: 82.71%
University Archives. Manuscripts and Autographs - Books on June 24th: 93.84%
Carlsen Gallery. Summer Potpourri on July 26th: 100.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. The Magic Collection of Jim Rawlins - Part 4 on July 25th: 97.85%
Morton Subastas. Photography on July 25th: 26.73%
Morton Subastas. Weekly Timed Auction - Books, Prints on July 25th: 67.11%
Michaans Auctions. July Gallery Auction on July 25th: 50.00%
Zisska and Lacher. Books, Works on Paper on July 23rd: 60.17%
Arader Galleries. Summer Auction on July 25th: 46.39%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters on July 26th: 94.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 3/20 on July 22nd: 85.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 9/27 on July 21st: 82.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/24 on July 20th: 84.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/10 on July 19th: 94.29%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on July 25th: 93.00%


For the week ahead 26 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 3rd
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 96 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Signature Auction. 99 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/24. 50 lots

Tue. Aug. 4th
Sothebys. London. Books and Manuscripts: A Summer Miscellany -bidstart 7/28. 194 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 7/28. 366 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 7/28. 135 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Fine Art Prints, Books and Maps. 101 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Documents Auction from a Mexicanista Library (Denegre). 232 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/24. 33 lots

Thu. Aug. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. William R. Bronson Collection of Ornithological Books. 197 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography. 335 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction. 274 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David Hall T206 Collection Part V Sports Catalog Auction. 630 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Asian Arts and Modern Art and Design - Prints.
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints.

Fri. Aug. 7th
Bonhams. New York. Conflicts of the 19th and 20th Centuries - Online bidstart 7/28. 50 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. DiscoverIt Comic and Toy.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 7/31. 130 lots

Sat. Aug. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia. 792 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Auction - Books, Prints. 112 lots

Sun. Aug. 9th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 7/26. 144 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Online Auction - Books, Prints. 70 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/2.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 8/2.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/31. 32 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
  • 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.