For the week ended Friday, 3 December 2021, 60 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database, 5 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 16 in euros, 9 in British pounds, 3 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, 23 in US dollars, and 1 South African rand.

Turnover was $16,779,696 as 78% of all lots sold.  There were 18,666 lots posted and 14,565 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,152. Five auctions sold at least $1,000,000 of collectible paper and related objects.  Strong sales were widely distributed.

In 2021 we have seen the big numbers.  In 2022 we’ll see some big changes.

60 total sales reported this week:

Bubb Kuyper. Books and Graphics on November 26th: 66.38%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 27th: 99.50%
Finarte. Original Comic Arts and Illustration on November 27th: 59.75%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Sports and Sporting on December 3rd: 33.90%
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Rock Concert Posters Auction on December 3rd: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. 20th Century Modern and Contemporary Art on December 2nd: 91.82%
Sothebys. Making Our Nation: Constitutions and Related Documents. Sold to Benefit the Dorothy Tapper Goldman F on December 2nd: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Antiquarian Books on December 2nd: 66.53%
Morton Subastas. New Year's Auction of Painting, Sculpture, Graphic Work and Photography on December 2nd: 38.80%
Morphy Auctions. Toy and General Collectibles on December 2nd: 92.45%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on December 2nd: 92.39%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction - Day 2 on December 2nd: 96.60%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Modern Literature on December 2nd: 95.69%
Eldreds. The Holiday Sale on December 2nd: 78.57%
Dorotheum . Autographs, Manuscripts, Certificates (online) on December 2nd: 74.62%
ALDE. A Collection of Hiroshiga Prints - Chinese Prints on December 2nd: 80.93%
Chiswick Auctions. 19th and 20th Century Photographs on December 1st: 69.89%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on December 1st: 92.74%
Australian Book Auctions. December Gallery Sale on December 1st: 83.01%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Worldwide Stamps and Postal History on December 2nd: 97.23%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Banks, Toys and Collectibles on December 1st: 53.33%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Prints from the Collection of Lois B. Torf on December 1st: 95.49%
Sothebys. The Fantasy World of Arthur Rackham: Rare Original Illustrations from the Collection of Shirley Cart on December 1st: 61.76%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts Auction on December 1st: 93.08%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/28 on December 1st: 99.72%
Grays Auctioneers. The Holiday Auction including The James Foster Fanseen NASA Collection on December 1st: 82.72%
Christies. Exiles and Idealists: A Private Collection of Russian Literary Manuscripts - bidstart 11/17 on December 1st: 89.96%
Alaska Auction. The Select Auction on December 1st: 100.00%
Cotswold Auction Company. Toys, Dolls, Models, Antiques & Interiors - Two Day Sale on December 1st: 91.30%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only - Eclectic Variety on November 30th: 94.74%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 30th: 95.58%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Movie Posters on November 30th: 36.71%
Sothebys. Music and Antiquarian Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/20 on November 30th: 78.45%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Library of a Castle in the South West, and various on November 30th: 77.16%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera on November 30th: 93.68%
Morton Subastas. Winter Auction of Ancient and Contemporary Books on November 30th: 36.06%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera & Photography on November 30th: 85.60%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/23 on November 30th: 98.91%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 30th: 91.30%
Bonhams. Soviet Political and Propaganda Posters - The Sergo Grigorian Collection - bidstart 11/19 on November 30th: 30.77%
Aspire Art Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 30th: 77.78%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Books and Graphics on November 29th: 72.11%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 11/21 on November 29th: 99.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/26 on November 26th: 77.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/10 on November 24th: 89.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 11/10 on November 23rd: 76.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/10 on November 22nd: 88.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/10 on November 21st: 84.85%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Maps and Plates - bidstart 11/19 on November 28th: 91.67%
Peter Arnold. Rare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 4 on November 28th: 78.23%
Peter Arnold. Rare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 3 - start time 6:30 pm on November 28th: 73.79%
Peter Arnold. Rare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 2 on November 27th: 66.88%
Peter Arnold. Rare Books and Maps mainly relating to Australia and the Pacific - Catalogue 1 - start time 6:30pm A on November 27th: 94.52%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Part 5: Modern Art and Photography on November 27th: 63.56%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Part 4: Science, Natural History, and Curiosities on November 27th: 65.22%
Morton Subastas. Opportunites - Face to Face on November 27th: 49.46%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 11/14 on November 28th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 11/21 on November 28th: 95.01%

For the week ahead 70 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 6th
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books. 314 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Book Auction - Session 1. 542 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/26. 89 lots

Tue. Dec. 7th
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Books. 203 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/30. 627 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 11/30. 190 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 11/30. 90 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale. 447 lots
Bloomsbury Auctions. London. The History of Western Script: A further selection from The Schøyen Collection. 60 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. Antiquarian Book Sale - Online Only. 823 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Books of Hours - Manuscripts - Archives. 12 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Book Auction - Session 2. 567 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 11/26. 49 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . A Special Chabad Auction. 35 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs Auction - Day 1. 623 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 84 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Important Library and Documentation of Primitive Arts - Online Sale. 369 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's Auction. 635 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 16 lots

Wed. Dec. 8th
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Science and Technology bidstart 11/19. 1002 lots
Stockholms Auktionsverk. Stockholm. Books, Maps, and Manuscripts. 233 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/30. 127 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions - part 1. 262 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. ibid Prints and Multiples. 70 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/1. 342 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale. 504 lots
Tajan. Paris. Prints. 201 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Book Auction - Session 3. 565 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Zang Tumb Tuuum: the futuristic revolution - bidstart 11/30. 30 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 175 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Gift of Photographs - bidstart 11/24. 143 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. TCM Presents... Hollywood Cool. 150 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Paintings, Sculptures and Prints. 55 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Photography of the 19th-21st Century. 361 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 11/26. 160 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs Auction - Day 2. 488 lots

Thu. Dec. 9th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Book Sale. 652 lots
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Manuscripts and Maps. 209 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 241 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. ibid Photography. 170 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History, and Color Book Plates. 422 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps. 446 lots
Christies. London -South Kensington. Old Master Prints. 156 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Entertainment Auction - bidstart 11/12. 268 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Book Auction - Session 4. 495 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Books. 515 lots
Bonhams. New York. Deck the Walls - Prints and Multiples - bidstart 12/1. 194 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Antiquarian Books - bidstart 11/26. 38 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Fall Historical Militaria and Autographs Auction - Day 3. 492 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia. 83 lots

Fri. Dec. 10th
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. A Thousand Dreamy Nights - Collection Geneviève & Jean -Paul Kahn IV. 246 lots
Sothebys. London. Old Master Prints - bidstart 12/3. 31 lots
ALDE. Paris. Original Editions - part 2 - bidstart 11/10. 276 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool II Animation Art. 1551 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Important December Americana Auction - Day 1. 79 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Christmas Sale. Signed 1sts, Cooking, Law, Henry Lawson, Fine bindings, Art , Australiana and more. 703 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 12/3. 122 lots

Sat. Dec. 11th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper.
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. December Magic Auction. 335 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Comics, TCG, Toy and Sports Memorabilia. 482 lots
Heritage Auctions. Hong Kong. HKING World Paper Money. 540 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. December Auction. 161 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. American History. 254 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Fine Art - Prints - bidstart 12/3. 21 lots
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. The Gustave Baumann Sale. 61 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Important December Americana Auction - Day 2. 17 lots

Sun. Dec. 12th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 12/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 12/5.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1128. 356 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/3. 42 lots

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