• Bonhams, June 16-24: KELMSCOTT PRESS. RUSKIN. The Nature of Gothic. 1892. $1,500 - $2,500
    Bonhams, June 16-24: ASHENDENE PRESS. The Wisdom of Jesus. 1932. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: CHARLOTTE BRONTE WRITES AS GOVERNESS. Autograph Letter Signed, 1851. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS. BRONTE, Emily. New York, 1848. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: IAN FLEMING ASSOCIATION COPY. You Only Live Twice. London, 1964. $7,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: DELUXE EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAINTING. BUKOWSKI, Charles. War All the Time. 1984. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN'S MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT ON THE ATOMIC BOMB. Original Typed Manuscript Signed, "On My Participation in the Atom Bomb Project," 1953. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN ON SCIENCE, WAR AND MORALITY. Autograph Letter Signed, 1949. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. WASHINGTON, George. Engraved document signed, 1786. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: AN EARLY CHINESE-MADE 34-STAR U.S. CONSULAR FLAG. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN WITH HIS SON TAD. 1864. $60,000 - $90,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: MALCOLM X WRITES FROM KENYA. Postcard signed, 1964. $4,000 - $6,000
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  • Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000 Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
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    Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.
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    Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.
    Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 44 Auctions Archived, another 54 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 18 February 2022, 44 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 14 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 22 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $17,200,510 as 87% of all lots sold.  There were 11,618 lots posted and 10,138 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,697.

 

The market is moving on!

 

2 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage AuctionsLincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on February 13th: $4,042,242
SothebysA Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs on February 17th: $3,807,846


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

AderAncient and Modern Prints on February 9th: 325.99%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28 on February 7th: 255.58%
Tennants AuctioneersAntiques and Interiors on February 12th: 227.59%
AderAncient and Modern Prints on February 10th: 185.58%
FreemansBooks and Manuscripts on February 17th: 161.64%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood20th Century and Contemporary Sale on February 15th: 154.19%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/8 on February 15th: 151.25%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesHistorical Memories/Manuscripts and Miscellaneous on February 4th: 147.90%
Heritage AuctionsLincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on February 13th: 134.18%
Neal Auction CompanyUnreserved - Day 1 on February 16th: 130.53%
SothebysA Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs on February 17th: 127.06%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps & Decorative Prints & Watercolours on February 16th: 122.49%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 17th: 121.85%
De Baecque and AssociesOld and Modern Books on February 9th: 117.14%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on February 15th: 113.73%
University ArchivesRare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books on February 16th: 113.26%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/8 on February 15th: 107.62%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28 on February 9th: 102.98%


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

Heritage AuctionsTuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 2/8 on February 8th: 100.00%
Neal Auction CompanyUnreserved - Day 2 on February 17th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/9 on February 16th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/8 on February 15th: 100.00%
Goldberg Coins and CollectiblesThe Pre-Long Beach Auction on February 15th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/8 on February 15th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsOnline Only: Timed Eclectic Variety - bidstart 2/4 on February 15th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsUltimate Box Break Showcase Auction on February 17th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 2/6 on February 14th: 99.55%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28 on February 7th: 99.39%
Heritage AuctionsLincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on February 13th: 99.20%
FreemansBooks and Manuscripts on February 17th: 98.66%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/30 on February 13th: 98.45%
SothebysA Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs on February 17th: 98.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/5 on February 12th: 97.50%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/28 on February 7th: 97.30%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood20th Century and Contemporary Sale on February 15th: 95.65%
Tennants AuctioneersAntiques and Interiors on February 12th: 95.45%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Weekly - bidstart 2/6 on February 13th: 95.37%
University ArchivesRare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books on February 16th: 95.02%
Rachel Davis Fine ArtsJapanese and American Woodblocks on February 12th: 94.16%
Old World AuctionsMaps and Atlases - bidstart 1/26 on February 9th: 93.21%
Neal Auction CompanyUnreserved - Day 1 on February 16th: 92.11%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 17th: 91.01%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28 on February 9th: 90.77%
Purcell AuctioneersSale of the Library of the Late Conor Cruise O'Brien - Irish politician, writer, historian and acade on February 16th: 89.90%
AderAncient and Modern Prints on February 10th: 89.70%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps & Decorative Prints & Watercolours on February 16th: 89.47%
AderAncient and Modern Prints on February 9th: 89.17%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on February 15th: 88.64%
De Baecque and AssociesOld and Modern Books on February 9th: 86.72%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/28 on February 6th: 86.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesComic Books and Originals on February 12th: 83.87%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/4 on February 11th: 81.54%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: Exquisite Pocket Knife Presented to the President at the 1864 Philadelphia Sanitary Fair. on February 13th Actual price: USD $519,000.
  2. Ader Les Bretonneries. 1889. on February 9th Actual price: USD $507,118.
  3. Sothebys Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico on February 17th Actual price: USD $504,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions [Abraham Lincoln Assassination] Key to Lincoln's Box at Ford's Theater. on February 13th Actual price: USD $495,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: His Personal Example of His Iconic Portrait Bust by Leonard Volk, Presented to Him by the Sculptor Himself. on February 13th Actual price: USD $399,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: The President writes to the Army of the Potomac after the Union Defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg. on February 13th Actual price: USD $325,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions The Historic Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution: Abolishing the Institution of Slavery. on February 13th Actual price: USD $262,500.
  8. Sothebys 'Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park' on February 17th Actual price: USD $226,800.
  9. Freemans Land Ordinance of 1785 on February 17th Actual price: USD $201,600.
  10. Sothebys 'The Teton Range & the Snake River' (The Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming) on February 17th Actual price: USD $201,600.
  11. Sothebys Aspens, Northern New Mexico (vertical) on February 17th Actual price: USD $189,000.
  12. Sothebys Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point, Winter, Yosemite National Park on February 17th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  13. Sothebys 'Winter Sunrise, Sierra Nevada, from Lone Pine, California' on February 17th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  14. Heritage Auctions [Abraham Lincoln Assassination] John Wilkes Booth: $100,000 Reward Poster issued by the U.S. War Department, April 20, 1865. on February 13th Actual price: USD $125,000.
  15. Sothebys Whaler’s Cove, Carmel Mission, California on February 17th Actual price: USD $119,700.
  16. Catawiki B. V. De Humani Corporis Fabrica, libri septem on February 7th Actual price: USD $117,165.
  17. Sothebys Portfolio One on February 17th Actual price: USD $113,400.
  18. Goldberg Coins and Collectibles 1928B $2 Legal Tender Star. Fr. 1503*. PMG About Unc 58 on February 15th Actual price: USD $110,700.
  19. Sothebys 'Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona' on February 17th Actual price: USD $107,100.
  20. Sothebys Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico on February 17th Actual price: USD $100,800.
  21. Swann Galleries INDIANA, ROBERT. The Book of Love: A Portfolio of 12 Original Poems & 12 Original Prints. on February 17th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: Lincoln's Bloodstained Shirt Cuff, With the Period Diary of its Subsequent Owner, John T. Farnham. on February 13th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  23. Heritage Auctions [Abraham Lincoln Assassination] John Wilkes Booth: Personally-Owned Swagger Stick or Riding Crop. on February 13th Actual price: USD $87,500.
  24. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: Signed Carte de Visite [CDV]. on February 13th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  25. Ader Ten Dancers. 1925-1926. on February 10th Actual price: USD $81,139.



44 total sales reported this week:

ALDE. Old and 19th Century Books - Romantic Card Board Boxes on February 18th: 56.73%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on February 17th: 75.46%
Sothebys. A Grand Vision: The David H. Arrington Collection of Ansel Adams Photographs on February 17th: 98.00%
RR Auction. Presidential Memorabilia - bidstart 2/10 on February 17th: 70.08%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved - Day 2 on February 17th: 100.00%
Freemans. Books and Manuscripts on February 17th: 98.66%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 17th: 91.01%
Heritage Auctions. Ultimate Box Break Showcase Auction on February 17th: 100.00%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 1/26 on February 9th: 93.21%
Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs: The History of the Space Conquest on February 15th: 7.80%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Decorative Prints & Watercolours on February 16th: 89.47%
Bonhams. The Connoisseur's Library on February 16th: 66.67%
University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Photographs & Books on February 16th: 95.02%
Purcell Auctioneers. Sale of the Library of the Late Conor Cruise O'Brien - Irish politician, writer, historian and acade on February 16th: 89.90%
Neal Auction Company. Unreserved - Day 1 on February 16th: 92.11%
Moreshet Auctions. Books, Kodesh books, Hassidic books, Rabbinical letters, Manuscripts, Judaika and more on February 16th: 62.14%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Online Only: Timed Eclectic Variety - bidstart 2/4 on February 15th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Antiquarian and Contemporary Books on February 15th: 41.92%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/9 on February 16th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 2/8 on February 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/8 on February 15th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/8 on February 15th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 15th: 88.64%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. 20th Century and Contemporary Sale on February 15th: 95.65%
Goldberg Coins and Collectibles. The Pre-Long Beach Auction on February 15th: 100.00%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on February 9th: 86.72%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Historical Memories/Manuscripts and Miscellaneous on February 4th: 78.21%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on February 9th: 89.17%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on February 10th: 89.70%
Pierre Berge and Associes. ONLINE SALE – Books from the Bouillier and Collin libraries - bidstart 2/7 on February 14th: 61.34%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 1/30 on February 13th: 98.45%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 2/6 on February 13th: 95.37%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 2/6 on February 14th: 99.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/4 on February 11th: 81.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28 on February 9th: 90.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 1/28 on February 7th: 99.39%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/28 on February 7th: 97.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/28 on February 6th: 86.00%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Comic Books and Originals on February 12th: 83.87%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors on February 12th: 95.45%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Japanese and American Woodblocks on February 12th: 94.16%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on February 12th: 55.91%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/5 on February 12th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Lincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on February 13th: 99.20%


For the week ahead 54 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 21st
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Book Auction, Arabic Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/11. 19 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/11. 93 lots
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. February Estate Fine Art and Antiques Online Auction. 29 lots

Tue. Feb. 22nd
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases. 160 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/15. 490 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 2/15. 168 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Video Games and Playing Cards - bidstart 2/15. 98 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Manuscripts, Autographs - Lots 1-303. 302 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Premium Auction. 132 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Star Trek Hollywood and Entertainment Auction. 75 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Winter Antiques Sale - Session 1. 8 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 51 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/11. 32 lots
Dreweatts. Newbury. Space Exploration Photography and Ephemera to include items from the collection of the late Tim Furn. 433 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Coins and Comics. 29 lots

Wed. Feb. 23rd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art & Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/16. 300 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 2/9. 292 lots
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples, Abstractions. 136 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. African Americana. 315 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Winter Antiques Sale - Session 2. 44 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/11. 140 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Prints, Drawings, Ephemera, Autographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 99 lots
Ader. PARIS. Letters and Manuscripts, Autographs - lot 304-572. 268 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. Images of Sicily from the d'Agata Studio and other collections. 111 lots
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Books, Maps, Coins and Antiques. 76 lots

Thu. Feb. 24th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel - Cartography. 541 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale. 18 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 304 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Vintage Posters. 421 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 295 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Urban and Contemporary Art. 217 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. CLASSIC SALE : POSTERS, ENAMELLED PLATES, ENGRAVING DEALER'S COLLECTION, ART AND DECORATION OBJECTS,. 186 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 83 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Trails and Treasures Auction - session 1: General Americana. 382 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. The Sicilian Collections of D'Agata House in Taormina: The Prints - bidstart 2/15. 176 lots
Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Los Angeles. Fine Autographs and Memorabilia.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Cartography - bidstart 2/18. 22 lots

Fri. Feb. 25th
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. The Sicilian Collections of D'Agata House in Taormina: The Library - bidstart 2/15. 485 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Trails and Treasures Auction - session 2: Stocks, Bonds and Numismatics. 345 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1800) - bidstart 2/18. 142 lots

Sat. Feb. 26th
Bruneau & Co. . Cranston. Spring Comics, TCG, Toys and Sports. 401 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 617 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/19. 200 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Modern and Contemporary Art. 42 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction. 778 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Trails and Treasures Auction - session 3: Mining, Directories, and Militaria. 519 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American Auction. 363 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Fur Rondy Live Event. 72 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography - bidstart 2/18. 19 lots

Sun. Feb. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 2/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 2/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 2/13.
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. Western Trails and Treasures Auction - session 4: Art, Native American, Railroadiana, Dealer. 460 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/18. 55 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • FinarteBooks, Autographs & PrintsJune 24 & 25, 2025 FinarteBooks, Autographs & PrintsJune 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino, 1481. €40,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. Il Convivio, 1490. €20,000 to €25,000.
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates, 1567. €10,000 to €12,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…, 1548. €4,000 to €6,000.
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: SPINOZA, BARUCH. Opera posthuma, 1677. €8,000 to €12,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. Borus Godunov, 1831. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. Ballets-minute, 1954. €35,000 to €40,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. Dlia Golosa, 1923. €7,000 to €10,000.
    Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos., 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.
  • Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900. Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, "I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson.", oil on canvas, 1957.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, Thumbelina, gouache and pencil, 1945.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard, watercolor and gouache, 1932.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth, gouache, circa 1953.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, 2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air, pen and ink and wash, 1947.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, Confetti Hourglass, mixed media, 1973.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine), charcoal, circa 1915.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, Rue De Buci, Paris, casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch, pencil, 1988.
  • Bonhams, June 16-25: 15th-CENTURY TREATISE ON SYPHILIS. GRÜNPECK. 1496. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF BENIVIENI'S TREATISE ON PATHOLOGY. 1507. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: FRACASTORO. Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus. 1530. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: THE FIRST PUBLISHED WORK ON SKIN DISEASES. MERCURIALIS. De morbis cutaneis... 1572. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: BIDLOO. Anatomia humani corporis... 1685. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF DOUGLASS'S EARLY AMERICAN WORK ON INNOCULATION AND SMALLPOX. 1722. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: LIND'S FIRST TREATISE ON SCURVY. 1753. $15,000 - $20,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: RARE JENNER SIGNED CIRCULAR ON VACCINATION. 1821. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: MOST BEAUTIFUL OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. BRIGHT. Reports of Medical Cases... 1827-1831. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PRESENTATION COPY TO HER MOTHER. 1860. $6,000 - $8,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: LORENZO TRAVER'S MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF BURNSIDE'S NORTH CAROLINA EXPEDITION. TRAVER, Lorenzo. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: ONE OF THE EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS ON DERMATOLOGY. HARDY. Clinique Photographique... 1868. $3,000 - $5,000
  • Dominic Winter AuctioneersJune 18 & 19Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions Dominic Winter AuctioneersJune 18 & 19Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: World. Van Geelkercken (N.), Orbis Terrarum Descriptio Duobis..., circa 1618. £4,000-6,000.
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Moll (Herman). A New Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain..., circa 1715. £2,000-3,000.
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Churchill (Winston S.). The World Crisis, 5 volumes bound in 6, 1st edition, 1923-31. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species, 2nd edition, 2nd issue, 1860. £1,500-2,000.
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, 6 volumes in 3, 1st quarto ed, 1855-56. £1,500-2,000.
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de, 1900-1944). Pilote de guerre (Flight to Arras), 1942. £10,000-15,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Austen (Jane, 1775-1817). Signature, cut from a letter, no date. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, 1st edition, with wraparound band, 1932. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Hobbit, 1st edition, 2nd impression, 1937. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Princess by the Sea (from Irish Fairy Tales), circa 1920. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Kelmscott Press. The Story of the Glittering Plain, Walter Crane's copy, 1894. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: King (Jessie Marion, 1875-1949). The Summer House, watercolour. £4,000-6,000
  • Fonsie Mealy’sChatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale18th June 2025 Fonsie Mealy’sChatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale18th June 2025
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    18th June 2025
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    18th June 2025
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: French Bateau Bed, exhibition piece from the Exposition Universelle—The Paris World’s Fair, 1878. Third quarter of the 19th century. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
  • ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
  • Sotheby’sNew York Book Week12-26 June Sotheby’sNew York Book Week12-26 June
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    12-26 June
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Theocritus. Theocriti Eclogae triginta, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, February 1495/1496. 220,000 - 280,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby, 1925. 40,000 - 60,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Printed ca. 1381-1832. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Lincoln, Abraham. Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Galieli, Galileo. First Edition of the Foundation of Modern Astronomy, 1610. 300,000 - 400,000 USD