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Rare Book Hub: 23 Auctions Archived, another 30 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 21 August 2020 23 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krona, 4 in euros, 1 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 15 in US dollars.  Turnover was $3,146,532 as 5,014 lots were offered and 4,373 sold for a 87% success rate.

 

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Bonhams. Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on August 19th: $1,112,563

 


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

Rago Arts and Auctions. Unreserved, Day 1 on August 20th: 140.78% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 101.05% 


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

Rago Arts and Auctions. Unreserved, Day 2 on August 21st: 100.00% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Unreserved, Day 1 on August 20th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/2 on August 16th: 100.00% 
PBA Galleries. Publications of the Limited Editions Club: Timed - bidstart 8/3 on August 13th: 99.73% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 8/9 on August 17th: 99.15% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 98.85% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 98.78% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 15th: 94.50% 
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books on August 19th: 91.17% 
Bonhams. Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on August 19th: 90.77% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/31 on August 11th: 88.46% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/7 on August 14th: 86.90% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/31 on August 10th: 85.45% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/31 on August 9th: 84.38% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 18th: 83.33% 


23 total sales reported this week: 

Rago Arts and Auctions. Unreserved, Day 2 on August 21st: 100.00% 
RR Auction. Sports Memorabilia - online bidstart 9/13 on August 20th: 73.87% 
Rago Arts and Auctions. Unreserved, Day 1 on August 20th: 100.00% 
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Books - Bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 37.84% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 18th: 83.33% 
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books on August 19th: 91.17% 
Eldreds. August Market Auction on August 19th: 71.43% 
Bonhams. Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs on August 19th: 90.77% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on August 18th: 75.00% 
Morton Subastas. Books and Documents - Interventions in Mexico on August 18th: 45.45% 
Bonhams. Summer Refreshments - Prints and Multiples Online on August 18th: 43.89% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 98.85% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 8/9 on August 17th: 99.15% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/9 on August 16th: 98.78% 
PBA Galleries. Publications of the Limited Editions Club: Timed - bidstart 8/3 on August 13th: 99.73% 
Morton Subastas. Morton Weekly:- Posters, Prints, Books on August 15th: 57.14% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/2 on August 16th: 100.00% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 15th: 94.50% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/7 on August 14th: 86.90% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 7/31 on August 11th: 88.46% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/31 on August 10th: 85.45% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/31 on August 9th: 84.38% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Bonhams Klänge, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 64 OF 300 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, Munich, R. Piper & Co., [1913] on August 19th Actual price: USD $49,651.
  2. Bonhams Series of one hundred and twenty six letters signed Northwick Lodge, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Monks Dene Residential Hotel, 2 Northwick Park Road, Harrow and Calvary Nursing Home, Sudbury ("Sodbury") Hill, Harrow, [mostly dated in Welsh], 4 February 1959 to 27 on August 19th Actual price: USD $46,346.
  3. Bonhams Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A Triumph, PRIVATELY PRINTED EDITION, INSCRIBED BY LAWRENCE "INCOMPLETE COPY. I.XII.26 T.E.S." on p.XIX, [Printed for the author by Manning Pike and H.J. Hodgson, 1926] on August 19th Actual price: USD $46,346.
  4. Bonhams Panorama of Delhi taken from the Jamma Masjid, 1858 on August 19th Actual price: USD $33,128.
  5. Bonhams Atlas nouveau contenant toutes les parties du monde, ou sont exactement remarqués les empires, monarchies, royaumes, estats, republiques & peuples qui s'y trouvent á present, 2 vol. in one, Paris, Hubert Jaillot, 1696 [but Amsterdam, Pierre Mortier, on August 19th Actual price: USD $31,476.
  6. Bonhams Six photographs of Amritsar including the Golden Temple complex, 1858-1859 on August 19th Actual price: USD $26,519.
  7. Bonhams Interior with Chair, from Leo Castelli 90th Birthday on August 18th Actual price: USD $25,075.
  8. Rago Arts and Auctions Superman, The Witch, Santa Claus, Mickey Mouse, Mammy, Howdy Doody, Dracula, The Shadow, The Star and Uncle Sam from Myths on August 20th Actual price: USD $23,750.
  9. Bonhams Panorama of Lucknow taken from the Kaiser Bagh Palace, 1585 on August 19th Actual price: USD $23,214.
  10. Bonhams Photograph signed and inscribed to the photographer ("To Mr Tycko/ Albert Einstein. 1932"), 1932 on August 19th Actual price: USD $21,562.
  11. Bonhams Twenty-four photographs of Lucknow, together with 2 parts of a panorama, 1858 on August 19th Actual price: USD $21,562.
  12. Bonhams Eighteen photographs of Delhi and environs, 1858-1859 on August 19th Actual price: USD $21,562.
  13. Bonhams Seventeen photographs of Delhi, 1858-1859 on August 19th Actual price: USD $19,910.
  14. Bonhams The shoes reputedly worn by Charles I on the day of his execution, Tuesday 30 January 1649, (2) on August 19th Actual price: USD $19,910.
  15. Bonhams Recipe book, bearing the ownership inscription of "Sarah Turner" and the date "1658", 1658 to c.1755 on August 19th Actual price: USD $19,910.
  16. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages. on August 17th Actual price: USD $16,800.
  17. Bonhams The Birds of Great Britain, vol. 1 (of 5), FIRST EDITION, by the Author, 1873 on August 19th Actual price: USD $16,605.
  18. Bonhams Book of culinary receipts written in several late seventeenth and eighteenth century hands late seventeenth to mid eighteenth century on August 19th Actual price: USD $16,605.
  19. Bonhams A New and Elegant Imperial Sheet Atlas, Comprehending General and Particular Maps of Every Part of the World, Laurie & Whittle, 1797 on August 19th Actual price: USD $15,779.
  20. Bonhams Recipe and household book kept by the Croft family of Stillington Hall, North Yorkshire, mid eighteenth to early nineteenth century on August 19th Actual price: USD $15,779.
  21. Bonhams Two Apples, from Seven Apple Woodcut series on August 18th Actual price: USD $15,075.
  22. University Archives A. Lincoln Large Rare Photo, With Superb Full Signature, Outstanding Display on August 19th Actual price: USD $15,000.
  23. Bonhams Vile Bodies, FIRST EDITION, Chapman & Hall, 1930 on August 19th Actual price: USD $14,953.
  24. Bonhams Anna Karenina, 3 vol., FIRST EDITION, Moscow, T. Ris, 1878 on August 19th Actual price: USD $14,953.
  25. Rago Arts and Auctions A Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rose on August 20th Actual price: USD $13,750.

 

For the week ahead 30 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 24th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/14. 50 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 66 lots

Tue. Aug. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/18. 424 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/18. 167 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 8/14. 21 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Fine Art - Prints. 79 lots

Wed. Aug. 26th
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints - Bidstart 8/7. 54 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Coins and Currency - Paper Currency. 24 lots

Thu. Aug. 27th
Forum Auctions. London. Forum Auctions @ Artsy. 74 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Books with Americana, Travel, Maps & Arthur H. Clark Publications - Timed Online Auction - No R. 386 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Vintage Posters. 353 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 209 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Great Americana Pow Wow - Session 1. 71 lots
The Written Word Autographs. Tamworth, NH . Autographs Auction. 974 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books. 215 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery/Interiors - Prints, Books. 16 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. August Estate Fine Art and Antiques. 42 lots

Fri. Aug. 28th
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Great Americana Pow-Wow - Session 2. 508 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - Online Bidstart 8/21. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 8/21. 150 lots

Sat. Aug. 29th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Coin-Op and Advertising - Posters and Prints. 241 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Platinum Night Sports Collectible Catalog Auction. 384 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Summer Rare Books and Ephemera. 304 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Great Americana Pow Wow - Session 3. 127 lots

Sun. Aug. 30th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/16.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/23.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 8/23.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Great Americana Pow Wow - Session 4. 249 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 8/21. 25 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
  • 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.
  • 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.