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Rare Book Hub: 38 Auctions Archived, another 48 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 13 November 2020, 38 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish kroner, 14 in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 18 in US dollars.  Turnover was $17,836,882 as 9,864 lots were offered and 8,536 sold at an 87% pace.  It sounds rewarding all around.  Congratulations!

6 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


ChristiesPhotographs on November 10th: $2,495,442 
Swann GalleriesOld Master Through Modern Prints on November 12th: $2,018,904 
Heritage AuctionsManuscripts on November 12th: $1,690,683 
SothebysJames Bond: A Collection of Books and Manuscripts, The Property of a Gentleman - bidstart 10/28 on November 11th: $1,634,029 
ChristiesPhotographs on November 12th: $1,504,597 
SothebysJames Bond Film Posters - bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: $1,042,460 

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

Beaussant LefevrePrints, Old and Modern Books on November 6th: 194.54% 
SothebysJames Bond Film Posters - bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: 177.95% 
ArtcurialJeanne Moreau Collection Online on October 22nd: 159.83% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/30 on November 4th: 146.81% 
Il PonteInterior Design: Books - session 6 on November 12th: 134.74% 
Heritage AuctionsManuscripts on November 12th: 132.77% 
SothebysPolitically Charged: The Prints of Shepard Fairey on November 11th: 131.83% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps & Documents, Scottish Topography from the David Wilson Library on November 12th: 126.45% 
BonhamsFine Japanese Art on November 5th: 122.96% 
Il PonteInterior Design: Books - session 5 on November 12th: 120.57% 
SothebysJames Bond: A Collection of Books and Manuscripts, The Property of a Gentleman - bidstart 10/28 on November 11th: 112.94% 
Rago Arts and AuctionsPrints and Multiples on November 12th: 112.41% 
TooveysAntiquarian and Collector's Books on November 11th: 110.68% 
Doyle New YorkPrints and Multiples on November 11th: 109.73% 
ALDEAutograph Letters and Manuscripts on November 12th: 100.13% 


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

Heritage AuctionsOnline Catalogue: Give Comics Hope Charity Auction on November 11th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/25 on November 8th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 100.00% 
ArtcurialJeanne Moreau Collection Online on October 22nd: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 11/1 on November 8th: 98.85% 
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 11/1 on November 9th: 98.84% 
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 98.75% 
SothebysJames Bond Film Posters - bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: 96.48% 
Beaussant LefevrePrints, Old and Modern Books on November 6th: 95.86% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/30 on November 4th: 93.85% 
Heritage AuctionsManuscripts on November 12th: 93.75% 
Il PonteInterior Design: Books - session 6 on November 12th: 93.58% 
Doyle New YorkPrints and Multiples on November 11th: 93.51% 
Il PonteInterior Design: Books - session 5 on November 12th: 92.75% 
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps & Documents, Scottish Topography from the David Wilson Library on November 12th: 92.17% 
ALDEAutograph Letters and Manuscripts on November 12th: 91.13% 
University ArchivesRare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on November 11th: 89.97% 
FreemansBooks and Manuscripts on November 12th: 89.66% 
BonhamsFine Japanese Art on November 5th: 89.66% 
TooveysAntiquarian and Collector's Books on November 11th: 89.52% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 7th: 89.50% 
FreemansThe Presidential Sale on November 12th: 88.16% 
Rago Arts and AuctionsPrints and Multiples on November 12th: 87.02% 
SothebysPolitically Charged: The Prints of Shepard Fairey on November 11th: 86.86% 
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/23 on November 1st: 85.00% 
Bruun RasmussenPrints on November 10th: 84.62% 
SothebysJames Bond: A Collection of Books and Manuscripts, The Property of a Gentleman - bidstart 10/28 on November 11th: 83.33% 
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 10/23 on November 3rd: 82.93% 

Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 10/23 on November 2nd: 80.00%  

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies "Elsa Peretti as a Bunny", Costume by Halston, New York, 1975 on November 10th Actual price: USD $475,379.
  2. Christies Tintin et Milou - Le Sceptre d’Ottokar on November 12th Actual price: USD $327,248.
  3. Heritage Auctions Ludwig van Beethoven Autograph Letter Signed on November 12th Actual price: USD $275,000.
  4. Christies Astérix – Le cadeau de César on November 12th Actual price: USD $252,874.
  5. Sothebys LIVE AND LET DIE. on November 11th Actual price: USD $250,900.
  6. Sothebys DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER on November 11th Actual price: USD $183,993.
  7. Christies Lorry Washers, London, 1951 on November 10th Actual price: USD $141,128.
  8. Christies News Seller, London, 1950 on November 10th Actual price: USD $133,700.
  9. Christies Tintin au Tibet on November 12th Actual price: USD $118,999.
  10. Christies Workman, London, 1950 on November 10th Actual price: USD $111,417.
  11. Sothebys CASINO ROYALE. on November 11th Actual price: USD $91,997.
  12. Christies Chimney Sweep, London, 1950 on November 10th Actual price: USD $89,134.
  13. Freemans [Illuminated Manuscripts] [Charles X], Book of Hours, use of Rouen, late 15th century on November 12th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  14. Beaussant Lefevre PRISCIEN. Institutionum grammaticarum libri Manuscript. on November 6th Actual price: USD $84,646.
  15. Sothebys LIVE AND LET DIE. on November 11th Actual price: USD $83,633.
  16. Swann Galleries New York. on November 12th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  17. Heritage Auctions John Adams Autograph Letter Signed on November 12th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  18. Sothebys THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. on November 11th Actual price: USD $75,270.
  19. Christies Substrat 2 0I, 2003 on November 10th Actual price: USD $71,307.
  20. Sothebys DR. NO (1962) POSTER, BRITISH on November 12th Actual price: USD $69,808.
  21. Sothebys GOLDFINGER. on November 11th Actual price: USD $66,907.
  22. Sothebys GOLDFINGER. on November 11th Actual price: USD $66,907.
  23. Christies Dovima with Elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955 on November 10th Actual price: USD $66,850.
  24. Sothebys FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE. on November 11th Actual price: USD $63,561.
  25. Sothebys YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967) SET OF 4 DOOR PANELS, US on November 12th Actual price: USD $63,159.


38 total sales reported this week:

Christies. Photographs on November 12th: 56.48%
Swann Galleries. Old Master Through Modern Prints on November 12th: 75.21%
Sothebys. James Bond Film Posters - bidstart 11/5 on November 12th: 96.48%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on November 12th: 87.02%
PBA Galleries. Vintage Photography - Timed Online - bidstart 11/2 on November 12th: 79.37%
Kestenbaum and Company. FINE JUDAICA: PRINTED BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, GRAPHIC & CEREMONIAL ARTS on November 12th: 71.91%
Il Ponte. Interior Design: Books - session 6 on November 12th: 93.58%
Il Ponte. Interior Design: Books - session 5 on November 12th: 92.75%
Freemans. The Presidential Sale on November 12th: 88.16%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on November 12th: 89.66%
ALDE. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts on November 12th: 91.13%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Scottish Topography from the David Wilson Library on November 12th: 92.17%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 10th: 84.62%
Heritage Auctions. Manuscripts on November 12th: 93.75%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collector's Books on November 11th: 89.52%
Sothebys. Politically Charged: The Prints of Shepard Fairey on November 11th: 86.86%
Sothebys. James Bond: A Collection of Books and Manuscripts, The Property of a Gentleman - bidstart 10/28 on November 11th: 83.33%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books on November 11th: 89.97%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts: Featuring Animation and JFK - bidstart 10/23 on November 11th: 64.14%
Doyle New York. Prints and Multiples on November 11th: 93.51%
Heritage Auctions. Online Catalogue: Give Comics Hope Charity Auction on November 11th: 100.00%
Aste Bolaffi. 20th Century Art | Art, Design, and Photography on November 10th: 46.67%
Christies. Photographs on November 10th: 69.23%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 98.75%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/3 on November 10th: 100.00%
Artcurial. Jeanne Moreau Collection Online on October 22nd: 100.00%
Artcurial. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 10/5 on October 16th: 60.98%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 11/1 on November 9th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 11/1 on November 8th: 98.85%
Bonhams. Fine Japanese Art on November 5th: 89.66%
Beaussant Lefevre. Prints, Old and Modern Books on November 6th: 95.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/30 on November 6th: 77.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 10/30 on November 4th: 93.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 10/23 on November 3rd: 82.93%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 10/23 on November 2nd: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/23 on November 1st: 85.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/25 on November 8th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 7th: 89.50%


For the week ahead 48 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 16th
Sothebys. New York. Dada Data: Books and Boîtes by Marcel Duchamp and Others - bidstart 11/9. 29 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photographs. 156 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 11/6. 95 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 82 lots
Ader. PARIS. Old and Modern Prints - Part 2.

Tue. Nov. 17th
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Books: The Collection Maarten & Eva Biesheuvel; The Library of Prof. Dr. J. Mansfeld (Ancient Philos. 1166 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Aristophil Collection - 33 - Literature. 230 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 301 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 11/10. 614 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/10. 152 lots
Sothebys. London. Travel, Natural History, + Atlases - Bidstart 11/3. 200 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Early Arms & Militaria: Age of Exploration, Empire & Revolution. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 11/6. 40 lots

Wed. Nov. 18th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 11/4. 837 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Aristophil Collections - No. 34. 197 lots
Finarte. Rome. Books, Autographs and Maps. 679 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Selected Books from Rugby School Library. 299 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Aristophil Collection - No. 35. 132 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/6. 138 lots

Thu. Nov. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics. 1805 lots
ALDE. Paris. Verne Hunting Library - Part 3. 297 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery in the Backyard - Online Only. 112 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Aristophil - 37 - History. 267 lots
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American Historical Ephemera and Photography. 336 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper. 446 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Fall Sale. 78 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Rare Books and Manuscripts. 222 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Cinema Posters. 274 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 11/12. 492 lots
Christies. New York. Modern Edition Online - bidstart 11/5. 69 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Valuable Books, Autographs, and Prints. 687 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Voyage to Another World: The Victor Martin-Malburet Photograph Collection - bidstart 11/6. 700 lots

Fri. Nov. 20th
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Louisiana Purchase Auction. 88 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Aristophil Collection - 39 - Music. 220 lots
Ader. PARIS. Aristophil - Music. 137 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Science, Natural History, and Curiosities. 203 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Literature, Erotica, and Posters. 546 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 11/13. 86 lots

Sat. Nov. 21st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters. 902 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. The Russian Avant-Garde. 272 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Modern Art and Photography. 480 lots
Addison and Sarova. Social Circle. Rare Books, Manuscripts and Ephemera. 244 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Book Collection of Mr. Lorenzo Zambrano. 250 lots

Sun. Nov. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online - bidstart 11/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 11/15.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/8. 259 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/13. 42 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.