• <b><center>Doyle<br>Stage & Screen<br>November 14 & 15</center></b> <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> 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. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200. <b>Doyle, Nov. 14-15:</b> MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
    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.
  • <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
  • <center><b>Freeman’s | Hindman<br>Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana<br>November 14</b></center> <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> LEROUX, Gaston. <i>The Phantom of the Opera.</i> FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> ORWELL, George. <i>Nineteen Eighty-Four.</i> Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> <i>The Federalist.</i> NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000. <b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
    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.
  • <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE<br>Le Neptune Oriental <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br> CASSAS<br>Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>CASSINI DE THURY<br>Carte générale et particulière de la France. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>JOUY; GARNERAY<br>Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LA PÉROUSE<br>Voyage autour du monde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE<br>Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>LICENT<br>Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY<br>Panorama d’Athènes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PEETERS<br>Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>PÉRON; FREYCINET<br>Voyage de découverte aux terres australes <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>STACKELBERG<br>La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques. <b>Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:</b><br>VALENTINER<br>Atlas des Sonnensystems.
    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.
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 52 Auctions Archived, another 40 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 29 October 2021, 52 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 11 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $13,072,964 as 82% of all lots sold.  There were 13,902 lots offered and 11,424 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $$1,144.

 

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Sothebys. The Ricky Jay Collection on October 28th: $3,835,694
Heritage Auctions. Paper Money Fair - Netherlands World Banknote Signature Auction on October 23rd: $1,783,583


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


Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Maritime Auction on October 19th: 287.46%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/8 on October 20th: 257.25%
Freemans. The Alexander Hamilton Collection of John E. Herzog on October 25th: 233.55%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera on October 27th: 203.58%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 174.19%
Galerie Bassenge. Special Catalogue: "Egon Erwin Kisch" on October 13th: 165.71%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/8 on October 17th: 157.21%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on October 22nd: 127.92%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 28th: 127.84%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Fine Art, Photography and Modernism on October 22nd: 127.51%
Sothebys. The Ricky Jay Collection on October 28th: 121.00%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Fall 2021 Auction on October 23rd: 116.22%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards, and Postal History on October 27th: 115.77%
Heritage Auctions. Paper Money Fair - Netherlands World Banknote Signature Auction on October 23rd: 112.64%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books on October 12th: 100.25%


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

Alaska Auction. Select Auction, including Art Prints on October 27th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Presidential Memorabilia and Coins on October 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Inktoberfest for the Ed Asner Center Charity Auction on October 28th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on October 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 100.00%
Freemans. The Alexander Hamilton Collection of John E. Herzog on October 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/17 on October 25th: 99.36%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/20 on October 27th: 99.26%
Galerie Bassenge. Special Catalogue: "Egon Erwin Kisch" on October 13th: 99.07%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Fine Art, Photography and Modernism on October 22nd: 98.37%
Bruneau & Co. . Fall Comic and TCG Online Only Auction on October 27th: 98.37%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/10 on October 24th: 97.87%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera on October 27th: 97.65%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/17 on October 24th: 97.63%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 23rd: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Paper Money Fair - Netherlands World Banknote Signature Auction on October 23rd: 97.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on October 23rd: 96.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/8 on October 20th: 95.14%
Sothebys. The Ricky Jay Collection on October 28th: 94.01%
PBA Galleries. Comics & Comic Art on October 28th: 92.75%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 28th: 92.18%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Fall 2021 Auction on October 23rd: 92.00%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards, and Postal History on October 27th: 90.32%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Sports Memorabilia on October 26th: 89.58%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 23rd: 89.29%
One Source Auctions. QUALITY ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION on October 25th: 87.38%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 28th: 87.32%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on October 27th: 86.70%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on October 22nd: 86.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/8 on October 18th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/8 on October 19th: 83.87%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Maritime Auction on October 19th: 83.80%
Early American. History Auction - bidstart 10/1 on October 23rd: 83.33%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Rare and Antique Book Auction - bidstart 9/30 on October 24th: 80.14%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Neppy, Ricky Jay's bespoke automaton, a veteran of hundreds of performances around the world in the stage show Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants on October 28th Actual price: USD $201,600.
  2. Sothebys Houdini Upside Down in the Water Torture Cell. on October 28th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  3. Sothebys The discoverie of witchcraft, Wherein the Lewde dealing of witches and witchmongers is notablie detected … on October 28th Actual price: USD $100,800.
  4. Sothebys A two volume compilation of more than 460 prints accurately described in a nineteenth-century auction catalogue as "An extensive Collection of Portraits of Remarkable Characters, Male and Female, Beggars, Misers, Highwaymen, Cheats, Forgers, Imposters, Mo on October 28th Actual price: USD $94,500.
  5. Galerie Bassenge Novum instrumentum omne, - Biblia graeca. on October 12th Actual price: USD $93,137.
  6. Freemans Report of the Secretary of the Treasury to the House of Representatives, Relative to a Provision for the Support of the Public Credit of the United States...the 14th Day of January, 1790 on October 25th Actual price: USD $81,900.
  7. Sothebys Malini the Magician. Round the World Tour. on October 28th Actual price: USD $75,600.
  8. Sothebys The Houdini's. Original Introducers of Metamorphosis. Exchanging Places in 3 Seconds.  on October 28th Actual price: USD $75,600.
  9. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages. on October 25th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  10. Sothebys Circus Busch Houdini.  on October 28th Actual price: USD $69,300.
  11. Sothebys The Anatomy of Legerdemain. on October 28th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  12. Freemans Report of the Secretary of the Treasury...Containing a Plan for the further support of Public Credit on October 25th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  13. Sothebys Harry Houdini. King of Cards.  on October 28th Actual price: USD $60,480.
  14. Sothebys Circus Busch. Houdini’s Neueste Sensation. on October 28th Actual price: USD $52,920.
  15. Sothebys Fine autograph calligraphic family tree of Buchinger's own family signed ("Mathew Buchinger") and with four further internal signatures ("Matthew Buchinger") on October 28th Actual price: USD $50,400.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1996 Skybox E-X2000 Kobe Bryant #30 PSA Gem Mint 10. on October 23rd Actual price: USD $49,200.
  17. Sothebys Magic lantern slides belonging to Houdini and used in his lectures on spiritualism.  on October 28th Actual price: USD $47,880.
  18. Bonhams The Beatles: Yesterday and Today, first state sealed mono album, Alan Livingston Copy on October 28th Actual price: USD $47,812.
  19. Freemans Deferred Stock Certificate of the United States on October 25th Actual price: USD $44,100.
  20. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages. on October 25th Actual price: USD $43,200.
  21. Heritage Auctions Panama Banco Central de Emision 20 Balboas 1941 Pick 25a PMG About Uncirculated 53. on October 23rd Actual price: USD $43,200.
  22. Swann Galleries AFTER DESTRUCTION OF LAB: "I AM NOT BROKEN IN SPIRIT, QUITE THE CONTRARY" TESLA, NIKOLA. Three Autograph Letters signed on October 28th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  23. Freemans Report from the Commissioners for Purchasing the Public Debt on October 25th Actual price: USD $40,950.
  24. Freemans Treasury Department. September 19, 1789. The Secretary of the Treasury, In obedience to the Order of the House of Representatives, of the 17th Instant, Respectfully Reports... on October 25th Actual price: USD $40,950.
  25. Brunk Auctions RARE EDITION, "LES CUIVRES DE REMBRANDT" on October 22nd Actual price: USD $39,360.



52 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on October 28th: 87.32%
PBA Galleries. Comics & Comic Art on October 28th: 92.75%
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia on October 28th: 9.16%
Morton Subastas. Prints and Photography Auction on October 28th: 34.38%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining on October 28th: 58.69%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 28th: 92.18%
Heritage Auctions. Inktoberfest for the Ed Asner Center Charity Auction on October 28th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Music on October 28th: 60.45%
Alaska Auction. Personal Property Auction on October 28th: 100.00%
Sothebys. The Ricky Jay Collection on October 28th: 94.01%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on October 28th: 60.00%
Tooveys. Postcards, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Photos, Autographs, and Ephemera on October 27th: 97.65%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books on October 27th: 86.70%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards, and Postal History on October 27th: 90.32%
Neal Auction Company. Presidential Memorabilia and Coins on October 27th: 100.00%
Lion Heart Autographs. 150 Fascinating Autographs by Emperors, Revolutionaries, Presidents, Composers, Aviation Heroes, a S on October 27th: 67.55%
Bruneau & Co. . Fall Comic and TCG Online Only Auction on October 27th: 98.37%
Alaska Auction. Select Auction, including Art Prints on October 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/20 on October 27th: 99.26%
Morton Subastas. Books in the Collection of the Engineer Don Lorenzo Zambrano on October 26th: 35.33%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Sports Memorabilia on October 26th: 89.58%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints and Photographs on October 26th: 72.06%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/19 on October 26th: 100.00%
One Source Auctions. QUALITY ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION on October 25th: 87.38%
Freemans. The Alexander Hamilton Collection of John E. Herzog on October 25th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/10 on October 24th: 97.87%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/17 on October 24th: 97.63%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/17 on October 25th: 99.36%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Rare and Antique Book Auction - bidstart 9/30 on October 24th: 80.14%
Second Story Books. Literary, Social Activism & Counterculture Auction on October 23rd: 15.08%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Fine Art at Auction on October 23rd: 89.29%
Early American. History Auction - bidstart 10/1 on October 23rd: 83.33%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Fall 2021 Auction on October 23rd: 92.00%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Fine Art, Photography and Modernism on October 22nd: 98.37%
Brunk Auctions. Premier and Emporium Auctions on October 22nd: 86.27%
Jasper52. Japanese Woodblock Prints on October 20th: 10.64%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on October 14th: 67.60%
Galerie Bassenge. Special Catalogue: "Egon Erwin Kisch" on October 13th: 99.07%
Galerie Bassenge. Special Catalogue: "In the beat of the music" on October 13th: 49.24%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Autographs on October 13th: 70.28%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books on October 12th: 62.83%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Maritime Auction on October 19th: 83.80%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/15 on October 22nd: 78.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/8 on October 20th: 95.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/8 on October 19th: 83.87%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/8 on October 18th: 84.62%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/8 on October 17th: 75.86%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 23rd: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Paper Money Fair - Netherlands World Banknote Signature Auction on October 23rd: 97.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Showcase Auction on October 23rd: 96.63%

 


For the week ahead 40 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 1st
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Autumn Splendor Auction: Americana, Railroad, Numismatics, Mining. 549 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 10/22. 108 lots

Tue. Nov. 2nd
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. LOS ANGELES. Collectibles Sale. 344 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 480 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/26. 737 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 10/26. 154 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 10/26. 55 lots
Bonhams. New York. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples. 231 lots
Doyle New York. New York. American Paintings and Prints. 13 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction. 724 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 10/22. 27 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 87 lots

Wed. Nov. 3rd
Bonhams. Los Angeles. History of Science and Technology. 147 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Books and Manuscripts. 274 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 10/27. 461 lots
Dorotheum . Vienna. Photography. 198 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Fine Art, Furnishings and Jewelry. 79 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/122. 140 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Live Online Auction. 50 lots

Thu. Nov. 4th
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising. 425 lots
ALDE. Paris. Part 2: Old Books from the 15th to 19th Century - online bidstart 10/06. 128 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Fine Art & Illustration - Photography. 258 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 204 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Black Cat Collection and Pre-Code Horror Showcase Auction. 280 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia. 581 lots
ALDE. Paris. Part 1: Old Books from the 15th to 19th Century. 269 lots

Fri. Nov. 5th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 10/29. 96 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. 2021 Signature Annual Live Sale - Session 1.

Sat. Nov. 6th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Poster Auction. 200 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Historical Manuscripts. 314 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment and Music Memorabilia. 313 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games. 401 lots
Withington Auctions, Inc.. Goffstown. Pre Veteran's Day Auction. 49 lots
Lang's Auction, Inc.. Bouckville. Fishing Tackle Auction. 36 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. 2021 Signature Annual Live Sale - Session 2.

Sun. Nov. 7th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 10/31.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 10/31.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 10/24. 341 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 10/29. 34 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>The Thirteen Problems,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Dumb Witness,</i> first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Cards on the Table,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Berkeley (Anthony). <i>Jumping Jenny,</i> first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Online Sale:<br>The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper<br>Ending 7th November, 2024</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Marsh (Ngaio). <i>Overture to Death,</i> first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Brand (Christianna). <i>Green for Danger,</i> first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Christie (Agatha). <i>Murder is Easy,</i> first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> Sayers (Dorothy L.) <i>Lord Peter Views the Body,</i> first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
    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.
  • <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> <i>Chronograph Wristwatches. Precious memories of the 20th Century / Cronografi da Polso. Preziose Memorie del XX Secolo,</i> 2013. €3,000 to €5,000. <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Lanthemann, Joseph. <i>Modigliani 1884-1920. A Catalogue Raisonné,</i> Barcelona, 1970. €320 to €380. <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Warhol, Andy. <i>The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again),</i> New York, 1975. Signed by the author. €500 to €600. <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Vitali, Lamberto. <i>Morandi: Catalogo Generale. I & II,</i> Mediolan, 1983. €1,100 to €1,300. <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Goldstein, Ann. <i>Christopher Wool,</i> Los Angeles, 1998. €320 to €380. <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Celant, Germano. <i>Piero Manzoni,</i> 1989. €320 to €360.9 <b>Desa Unicum, Nov. 13:</b> Ernst, Max. <i>Oeuvre-Katalog. Das Graphische Werk,</i> Cologne, 1975. €420 to €480.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Chronograph Wristwatches. Precious memories of the 20th Century / Cronografi da Polso. Preziose Memorie del XX Secolo, 2013. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. A Catalogue Raisonné, Barcelona, 1970. €320 to €380.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again), New York, 1975. Signed by the author. €500 to €600.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Vitali, Lamberto. Morandi: Catalogo Generale. I & II, Mediolan, 1983. €1,100 to €1,300.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Goldstein, Ann. Christopher Wool, Los Angeles, 1998. €320 to €380.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Celant, Germano. Piero Manzoni, 1989. €320 to €360.9
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Ernst, Max. Oeuvre-Katalog. Das Graphische Werk, Cologne, 1975. €420 to €480.
  • <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. <i>Red-Shouldered Hawk.</i> London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. <i>Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain...</i> New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. <i>The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books...</i> London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> SIGNED BY BORGES. <i>Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings.</i> 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000 <b>Bonhams, Nov. 2-12:</b> LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. <i>The New Negro: an Interpretation.</i> 1925. $1,000 - $1,500
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. Red-Shouldered Hawk. London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain... New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books... London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SIGNED BY BORGES. Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings. 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. The New Negro: an Interpretation. 1925. $1,000 - $1,500
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:<br>The Library of a Gentleman<br>14th November</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Preziosi (Amedeo). <i>Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life,</i> first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Mayr (Heinrich von). <i>Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient,</i> first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Lewis (John Frederick). <i>Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6,</i> first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Dodwell (Edward). <i>Views in Greece,</i> first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Cassas (Louis François). <i>[Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte],</i> 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:<br>The Library of a Gentleman<br>14th November</center></b> <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> La Chappelle (Georges). <i>Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc,</i> first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Fossati (Gaspard). <i>Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid,</i> first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Pertusier (Charles). <i>Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore,</i> 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Brindesi (Jean). <i>Souvenirs de Constantinople,</i> first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, Nov. 14:</b> Le Bruyn (Cornelius). <i>Voyage au Levant,</i> first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
    The Library of a Gentleman
    14th November
    Forum, Nov. 14: Preziosi (Amedeo). Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life, first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Mayr (Heinrich von). Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient, first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Lewis (John Frederick). Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Dodwell (Edward). Views in Greece, first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Cassas (Louis François). [Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte], 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
    The Library of a Gentleman
    14th November
    Forum, Nov. 14: La Chappelle (Georges). Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc, first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Fossati (Gaspard). Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Pertusier (Charles). Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore, 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Brindesi (Jean). Souvenirs de Constantinople, first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Le Bruyn (Cornelius). Voyage au Levant, first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.