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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 31 Auctions Archived, another 52 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 10 September 2021, 31 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 9 in euros, 4 in British pounds, and 17 in US dollars.

Turnover was $3,701,470 as a slim 64% of all lots offered were sold. There were 8,531 lots posted and 5,481 changed hands. The average lot sold for $675.

It appears likely 700 auctions will be posted and completed from 1^st September to 31^st December. If so, both consignors and bidders, will be B U S Y! Bon chance.

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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/20 on September 1st: 484.21%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/27 on September 7th: 143.09%
Bonhams. The Beaulieu Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia on September 4th: 141.56%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Illustrated Books and Private Presses on September 9th: 141.43%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/31 on September 7th: 112.53%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/20 on August 31st: 109.23%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 103.05%

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

Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/31 on September 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/29 on September 6th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. 2021 Select Auction on September 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/29 on September 5th: 99.24%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - bidstart 8/27 on September 4th: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 98.91%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/22 on September 5th: 97.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/20 on September 1st: 96.85%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books on August 25th: 96.68%
Bonhams. The Beaulieu Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia on September 4th: 96.25%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 4th: 95.00%
Eldreds. September Antiques and Accessories on September 8th: 94.41%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/27 on September 7th: 94.24%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Illustrated Books and Private Presses on September 9th: 93.06%
New England Auctions. Literature, Graphics and Ephemera - bidstart 8/13 on September 7th: 91.15%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 7th: 89.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/20 on August 31st: 84.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/20 on August 30th: 84.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 8/20 on September 2nd: 83.33%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.

Sothebys Bullitt (1968) Poster, French, First French release 1969 on September 7th Actual price: USD $69,615.
Sothebys Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Poster, US on September 7th Actual price: USD $45,250.
University Archives Lincoln Slavery Letter! "the freed-men in Gen. Grant’s Department", also Mentions "U.S. Supreme Court", a Stunning ALS on August 25th Actual price: USD $37,500.
Sothebys La Belle et la Bete / Beauty and the Beast (1946) Poster, French, Style A on September 7th Actual price: USD $31,327.
Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC Apparent GD+ 2.5 Slight (C-1) Off-white pages. on September 6th Actual price: USD $28,800.
Sothebys Star Wars (1977) Poster, US, Style C. Printer's proof on September 7th Actual price: USD $26,106.
Sothebys Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Poster, US, Roadshow on September 7th Actual price: USD $26,106.
Sothebys Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) Poster, US on September 7th Actual price: USD $26,106.
University Archives Exceedingly Rare! President William Henry Harrison Signs His Handwritten Notation on a Letter From “an old Soldier of Mine” Who Fought Under Him in the War of 1812 on August 25th Actual price: USD $25,000.
Sothebys Marilyn Monroe (1949) US, Vintage gelatin photograph (Tobey Beach). Printed c. 1965 on September 7th Actual price: USD $24,365.
Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white to white pages. on September 6th Actual price: USD $24,000.
Heritage Auctions Marvel Comics #1 Coverless (Timely, 1939) CGC NG (No Grade) Cream to off-white pages. on September 6th Actual price: USD $22,800.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books Keere - Map of the World published 1636 - Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula. A Pet. Kaerio on September 4th Actual price: USD $22,385.
University Archives One of the Earliest Examples of Washington's Hand; A 1752 Survey of an Augusta County, Virginia Tract, Accomplished the Same Year He Inherited Mount Vernon on August 25th Actual price: USD $21,500.
Sothebys The Italian Job (1969) Poster, US , Signed by Michael Caine on September 7th Actual price: USD $20,885.
University Archives Sojourner Truth Signed CDV Quite Unique "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance" on August 25th Actual price: USD $20,000.
Heritage Auctions Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez DC Style Guide Wonder Woman Illustration Original Art (DC, 1982). on September 8th Actual price: USD $19,200.
University Archives Kim Il Sung Signed Lengthy Inscription in North Korean Book of Cultural Propaganda: "A revolutionary must always believe in people…" on August 25th Actual price: USD $18,750.
Aspire Auctions Twelve Tribes of Israel (Les douze tribes d'Israel), 1973. on September 4th Actual price: USD $18,585.
Heritage Auctions Special Marvel Edition #15 Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1973) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on September 6th Actual price: USD $18,000.
Sothebys Goldfinger (1964) Poster, British, Style A , Signed by Honor Blackman on September 7th Actual price: USD $17,404.
Heritage Auctions Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white to white pages. on September 6th Actual price: USD $16,800.
Sothebys Star Wars (1977) Poster, US, Advance, style B on September 7th Actual price: USD $16,534.
University Archives Albert Einstein Scientific ALS Re: Theory of Relativity, Atomic & Hydrogen Bombs on August 26th Actual price: USD $15,000.
Sothebys Shanghai Express (1932) Poster, French on September 7th Actual price: USD $14,793.

31 total sales reported this week:

Rossini. ONLINE SUMMER SALE - PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, LITHOGRAPHS, 19TH, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY on September 9th: 41.32%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Illustrated Books and Private Presses on September 9th: 93.06%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on September 9th: 72.88%
Eldreds. September Antiques and Accessories on September 9th: 77.97%
Eldreds. September Antiques and Accessories on September 8th: 94.41%
Alaska Auction. 2021 Select Auction on September 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/1 on September 8th: 98.15%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs on September 8th: 67.57%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/27 on September 7th: 94.24%
Rossini. GUY GAULARD LIBRARY: ONLINE SALES TRAVEL & ECONOMY on September 7th: 23.16%
New England Auctions. Literature, Graphics and Ephemera - bidstart 8/13 on September 7th: 91.15%
Chiswick Auctions. 19th and 20th Century Photographs on September 7th: 47.37%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on September 7th: 89.41%
University Archives. Judaica on August 26th: 73.00%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books on August 25th: 96.68%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/28/31 on September 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 8/31 on September 7th: 98.91%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 8/22 on September 5th: 97.71%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 8/29 on September 6th: 100.00%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Original and Vintage Posters - French Collection on September 5th: 1.31%
Bonhams. The Beaulieu Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia on September 4th: 96.25%
Aspire Auctions. Fine Art - Prints - bidstart 8/27 on September 4th: 98.94%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/28 on September 3rd: 72.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 8/20 on September 2nd: 83.33%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 8/20 on September 1st: 96.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/20 on August 31st: 84.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/20 on August 30th: 84.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 8/20 on August 29th: 72.09%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 8/29 on September 5th: 99.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on September 4th: 95.00%

For the week ahead 52 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 13th
Vermot de Pas. Paris. NASA Photographs. 299 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Arabic Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/3. 18 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 9/3. 89 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 111 lots

Tue. Sep. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 9/7. 460 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 9/7. 146 lots
Christies. New York. The Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum. 173 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiques and Interiors Sale. 49 lots
Bonhams. London. Travel and Exploration. 115 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. HISTORY AND REGIONS OF FRANCE - COLLECTION OF CABINETS. 650 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. "Fast Auction" of Prints, Multiples and Modern Art. 260 lots
Sothebys. London. Made in Britain. 371 lots
Sothebys. London. Early Music: Rare Music Manuscripts, Printed Music and Books from the Library of Arnold Dolmetsch (1. 126 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/3. 20 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Fine Books and Ephemera - bidstart 9/7. 175 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Trading Card Games Auction - bidstart 9/7. 54 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 41 lots

Wed. Sep. 15th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 9/1. 839 lots
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 119 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 8/20. 891 lots
Sothebys. London. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 9/8. 133 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Collection of Irish Historical Books. 760 lots
Christies. New York. A Graphic Dialogue: Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf. 211 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Navy and Militaria. 88 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/3. 120 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Art and Design. 22 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 9/8. 341 lots

Thu. Sep. 16th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Online: AUTOGRAPHIC LETTERS & MANUSCRIPTS (FINE ARTS, HISTORY, LITERATURE AND MISCELLANEOUS). 217 lots
Charlton Hall. West Columbia, SC. International Sale. 31 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Books - Fine Press - Fine Bindings - With a Taste of Golf. 238 lots
Christies. New York. A Graphic Dialogue: Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf Online - bidstart 9/2. 151 lots

Fri. Sep. 17th
Sothebys. London. Banksy - bidstart 9/10. 28 lots
Christies. New York. The Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum: Part Two - bidstart 9/2. 243 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. 91721. 48 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 9/10. 75 lots

Sat. Sep. 18th
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Fall Estates Auction - Day 2. 31 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. End-of-Summer Sale: Affordable Posters. 345 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. The Signature Fall Auction. 34 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . Gallery Auction.
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. The Mark & Lottie Salton Numismatic Library - bidstart 8/26. 457 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. SIGNIFICANT PHOTOGRAPHY SKYLIGHT STUDIO OF J.E. HALE ATTIC FIND AUCTION. 350 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Books - bidstart 9/10. 32 lots

Sun. Sep. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 9/5. 396 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 9/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 9/12.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Art, Furniture, Asian Art. 40 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. AMERICANA & DECORATIVE ARTS including Fine Jewelry Timed Online Only - bidstart 9/9. 55 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Ferryville Collection Currency Showcase Auction. 986 lots
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. 30th Anniversary Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM!. 106 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/10. 33 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
Le Neptune Oriental

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
CASSAS
Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
CASSINI DE THURY
Carte générale et particulière de la France.

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
JOUY; GARNERAY
Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
LA PÉROUSE
Voyage autour du monde

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
LICENT
Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
Panorama d’Athènes

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
PEETERS
Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
PÉRON; FREYCINET
Voyage de découverte aux terres australes

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
STACKELBERG
La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.

Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
VALENTINER
Atlas des Sonnensystems.
Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.

Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.

Forum Auctions
Online Sale:
The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
Ending 7th November, 2024

Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.

Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.

Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.

Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
Doyle
Stage & Screen
November 14 & 15

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.

Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
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
Freeman’s | Hindman
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
November 14

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.