• <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.
  • <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>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.
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Rare Book Hub: 39 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 18 September 2020, 39 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 2 denominated in Danish krona, 3 in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 29 in US dollars.  Turnover was $26,166,120 as 11,670 lots were offered and 9,831 sold at the rate of 84%.  Across the auction world the thunder is rolling!

 

 

4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. ComicsComics & Comic Art Signature Auction on September 13th: $9,509,226 
Heritage Auctions. The partnerone Collection Sports Card Catalog Auction on September 10th: $4,711,646 
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 9/9 on September 18th: $2,710,041 
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: $2,580,822 

 


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

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. John Richardson: A Scholar Collects DAY ONE on September 17th: 344.59% 
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 9/9 on September 18th: 330.88% 
Witherell's. Part II-Luxury Asset Auction: Featuring Property from the Estate of C. K. McClatchy, Sacramento, CA on September 17th: 208.75% 
Brunk Auctions. SINGLE OWNER AUCTION - THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM N. BANKS, JR. - NEWNAN, GEORGIA on September 12th: 164.42% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on September 17th: 154.88% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on September 16th: 145.41% 
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. The World War II Library of John R. Elliot on September 17th: 134.49% 
Sothebys. Hip Hop on September 15th: 129.21% 
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Classic Sale - Books, Prints on September 16th: 126.49% 
Sothebys. A Scholar, an Artist, and a Rock Star: From the Collection of John Richardson on September 18th: 126.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Americana and Political Signature Auction on September 15th: 111.19% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 15th: 109.29% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Magic Auction - bidstart 8/13 on September 12th: 107.67% 
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 106.63% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 17th: 103.10% 


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

Sothebys. A Scholar, an Artist, and a Rock Star: From the Collection of John Richardson on September 18th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/30 on September 13th: 100.00% 
Brunk Auctions. SINGLE OWNER AUCTION - THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM N. BANKS, JR. - NEWNAN, GEORGIA on September 12th: 100.00% 
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. The World War II Library of John R. Elliot on September 17th: 100.00% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. John Richardson: A Scholar Collects DAY ONE on September 17th: 100.00% 
Witherell's. Part II-Luxury Asset Auction: Featuring Property from the Estate of C. K. McClatchy, Sacramento, CA on September 17th: 100.00% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on September 16th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The partnerone Collection Sports Card Catalog Auction on September 10th: 99.91% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.80% 
Heritage Auctions. ComicsComics & Comic Art Signature Auction on September 13th: 99.54% 
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Magic Auction - bidstart 8/13 on September 12th: 99.47% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.38% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 9/6 on September 14th: 99.36% 
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on September 17th: 98.72% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 98.72% 
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 9/9 on September 18th: 95.83% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 12th: 94.00% 
Witherell's. Part I-Luxury Asset Auction: Featuring Property from the Estate of C. K. McClatchy, Sacramento, CA ( on September 16th: 93.75% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 15th: 93.18% 
Sothebys. Hip Hop on September 15th: 92.94% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 17th: 92.53% 
Heritage Auctions. Americana and Political Signature Auction on September 15th: 91.88% 
Addison and Sarova. Summer Rare Books and Ephemera on August 29th: 90.79% 
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 88.35% 
Eldreds. Asian Art - Day1 on September 17th: 87.50% 
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, and Rabbinical Letters on September 15th: 84.84% 
Cowans Auctions. American Historical Ephemera and Photography: Timed Auction - online bidstart 9/4 on September 14th: 83.52% 
Eldreds. Asian Art - Day 2 on September 18th: 82.54%

  

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta A Princess of Mars Painting Original Art (1970). on September 13th Actual price: USD $1,200,000.
  2. Sothebys GIRL WITH BALLOON on September 18th Actual price: USD $569,178.
  3. Sothebys IDOLE TAHITIENNE (GUERIN 44; KORNFELD 32) on September 17th Actual price: USD $522,060.
  4. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VG+ 4.5 Cream to off-white pages. on September 13th Actual price: USD $348,000.
  5. Sothebys NOLA (GREEN RAIN) on September 18th Actual price: USD $294,389.
  6. Sothebys LOVE IS IN THE AIR on September 18th Actual price: USD $278,034.
  7. Sothebys MOONWALK (F. & S. II.404) on September 17th Actual price: USD $228,969.
  8. Sothebys TWO NUDES (CORLETT 284) on September 17th Actual price: USD $212,614.
  9. Heritage Auctions Action Comics #7 Court Copy (DC, 1938) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages. on September 13th Actual price: USD $204,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Pokémon First Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on September 13th Actual price: USD $198,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Lee Elias Chamber of Chills #19 Cover Original Art (Harvey, 1953). on September 13th Actual price: USD $174,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson #79 PSA NM-MT 8. on September 10th Actual price: USD $174,000.
  13. Sothebys SHOES (F. & S. II.253) on September 17th Actual price: USD $147,195.
  14. Sothebys LOVE RAT on September 18th Actual price: USD $130,840.
  15. Sothebys Beat Bop 12 inch single, 1983. on September 15th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM 7. on September 10th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  17. Sothebys BECAUSE I'M WORTHLESS on September 18th Actual price: USD $122,662.
  18. Heritage Auctions The Q-Collection Comic Book Preservation Project Lot of 700-Plus Items (2001-2019). on September 13th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Chic Stone Journey Into Mystery #112 Story Page 9 Hulk and Thor Original Art (Marvel, 1965). on September 13th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  20. Sothebys GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN on September 18th Actual price: USD $114,485.
  21. Sothebys MICK JAGGER (F. & S. II.143) on September 17th Actual price: USD $114,485.
  22. Sothebys THE WALL OF BOOM. on September 15th Actual price: USD $113,400.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1948 Leaf Satchel Paige #8 PSA NM 7. on September 10th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  24. Sothebys GRIN REAPER on September 18th Actual price: USD $106,307.
  25. Sothebys LE FEMME AU CHAPEAU (B. 1145; BA. 1323; PP. L-144) on September 17th Actual price: USD $106,307.



39 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. A Scholar, an Artist, and a Rock Star: From the Collection of John Richardson on September 18th: 100.00%
Sothebys. Banksy - bidstart 9/9 on September 18th: 95.83%
Sothebys. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 88.35%
Over & Above Online Auction and Estate Sales, LLC. The World War II Library of John R. Elliot on September 17th: 100.00%
Eldreds. Asian Art - Day 2 on September 18th: 82.54%
Christies. Nourishment for the Soul: The Herrmann Collection of Prints by Pablo Picasso on September 18th: 73.53%
Witherell's. Part II-Luxury Asset Auction: Featuring Property from the Estate of C. K. McClatchy, Sacramento, CA on September 17th: 100.00%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books Auction on September 17th: 98.72%
PBA Galleries. Final Frontier: Space Exploration & Flight Through the Ages - Fact & Fiction. Timed Auction - bidsta on September 17th: 66.67%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on September 17th: 92.53%
Eldreds. Asian Art - Day1 on September 17th: 87.50%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - Online bidstart 9/10 on September 17th: 47.30%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. John Richardson: A Scholar Collects DAY ONE on September 17th: 100.00%
Witherell's. Part I-Luxury Asset Auction: Featuring Property from the Estate of C. K. McClatchy, Sacramento, CA ( on September 16th: 93.75%
Rossini. Lithographs, Fine Art Prints on September 16th: 30.22%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 9/2 on September 16th: 55.53%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Classic Sale - Books, Prints on September 16th: 76.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books on September 16th: 100.00%
Aste Bolaffi. Advertising Posters on September 16th: 50.83%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 15th: 93.18%
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Science Books from the Collection of Peter and Margarethe Braune. Part I on September 15th: 64.90%
Cowans Auctions. American Historical Ephemera and Photography: Timed Auction - online bidstart 9/4 on September 14th: 83.52%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, and Rabbinical Letters on September 15th: 84.84%
Sothebys. Hip Hop on September 15th: 92.94%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Americana and Political Signature Auction on September 15th: 91.88%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 9/8 on September 15th: 99.80%
Winter Associates. Prints, Ephemera on September 14th: 77.08%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 9/6 on September 14th: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/6 on September 13th: 98.72%
RR Auction. Remarkable Rarities - bidstart 8/21 on September 12th: 61.90%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Magic Auction - bidstart 8/13 on September 12th: 99.47%
Brunk Auctions. SINGLE OWNER AUCTION - THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM N. BANKS, JR. - NEWNAN, GEORGIA on September 12th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 12th: 94.00%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring Hollywood - online bidstart 8/21 on September 9th: 60.85%
Addison and Sarova. Summer Rare Books and Ephemera on August 29th: 90.79%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/30 on September 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. ComicsComics & Comic Art Signature Auction on September 13th: 99.54%
Heritage Auctions. The partnerone Collection Sports Card Catalog Auction on September 10th: 99.91%

 


For the week ahead 48 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 21st
Dorotheum . Vienna. Books and Decorative Graphics. 236 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Currency Signature Auction. 715 lots
Australian Book Auctions. Armadale, . Australia and the Pacific, Voyages and Travels, Maps, Ephemera, Literature, Natural History includin. 213 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Fine, Decorative and African Art, Books and Maps. 176 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Online Only: Eclectic Variety. 46 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 77 lots

Tue. Sep. 22nd
Artcurial. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 236 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. Books and Manuscripts. 270 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Prints and Multiples: Modern to Pop - online bidstart 9/10. 126 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/15. 613 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/15. 160 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Annual Clearance Sale - Part 1. 317 lots

Wed. Sep. 23rd
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Manuscripts and Autographs - Books. 200 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Banksy: I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t - Online bidstart 9/10. 22 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc.. 137 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Contemporary Editions - online bidstart 9/10. 122 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Discovery/Interiors - Prints, Books - bidstart 9/15. 59 lots
Guernseys. New York, NY. The Legendary Vladi Collection of Historical Maps. 287 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Annual Clearance Sale - Part 2. 274 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Prints, Photos. 200 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books. 85 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Books.

Thu. Sep. 24th
Forum Auctions. London. A further selection of 16th and 17th century English books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library. 340 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography. 437 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Printed and Manuscript Americana. 367 lots
Skinner. Marlborough. Fine Prints and Photographs - bidstart 9/14. 101 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc. - Day 2. 79 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Snowdon: A Life in Art and Objects - online bidstart 9/4. 35 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Prints, Books. 27 lots
Finarte. Rome. Prints and Multiples: Works from the Collection. 180 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Chinese and Southeast Works of Art - Books and Prints. 76 lots

Fri. Sep. 25th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Old Master Prints. 34 lots
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Books - Graphic - Autographs. 288 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper. 233 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Japanese and Korean Works of Art - Prints. 50 lots

Sat. Sep. 26th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. End-of-Summer Sale. 495 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . September Gallery Auction. 49 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Circus, Sideshow and Oddities - online bidstart 8/31. 413 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Shooting Gallery Auction - Catalogs and Ephemera. 54 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Books, Prints.
Venator and Hanstein. Köln . Modern and Contemporary Graphics - Modern Books. 605 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Opportunity - Books, Prints - bidstart 9/16. 72 lots

Sun. Sep. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 9/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/13. 212 lots
Bonhams. New York. Leaves of Wisdom Tibetan Illuminated Manuscripts from American Collections - bidstart 9/20.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <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><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.