• Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 27 Auctions Archived, another 25 Upcoming this Week

For the week ending Friday, 5 August 2022, 27 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 5 in euros, 1 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 18 in US dollars, and 1 in South African rand.

 

Turnover this past week was $5,822,029 as 93% of all lots changed hands.  There were 5,174 offered while 4,794 were sold.  The average lot sold for $1,214.

 

It’s summer.  Enjoy every minute of it!

 

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage AuctionsKey Comics Showcase Auction on August 4th: $1,634,067
Heritage AuctionsRare Books on July 28th: $1,605,013

 


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

John McInnis AuctioneersDay One - A Vast North Shore Estate Ephemera Collection on August 4th: 47566.40%
One Source AuctionsQuality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 1st: 10989.73%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly - bidstart 7/26 on August 2nd: 103.66%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/15 on July 24th: 101.77%
TooveysPrints, Maps and Posters on August 3rd: 101.75%


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

Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - bidstart 7/26 on August 2nd: 100.00%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on July 31st: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety, Online Onlly - bidstart 7/22 on August 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTrading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 7/27 on August 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly - bidstart 7/26 on August 2nd: 99.71%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 7/24 on August 1st: 99.70%
John McInnis AuctioneersDay One - A Vast North Shore Estate Ephemera Collection on August 4th: 99.39%
Heritage AuctionsKey Comics Showcase Auction on August 4th: 99.09%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 7/17 on July 31st: 98.18%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Poster Weekly - bidstart 7/24 on July 31st: 98.03%
Heritage AuctionsRare Books on July 28th: 97.97%
Heritage AuctionsComic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/27 on August 3rd: 96.12%
One Source AuctionsQuality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 1st: 92.11%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksTrillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on July 30th: 88.50%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/15 on July 25th: 86.08%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/15 on July 24th: 85.37%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on August 2nd: 85.14%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/15 on July 26th: 82.76%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $198,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions The Aboriginal Port Folio. Or a collection of portraits of the most celebrated chiefs of the North American Indians. on July 28th Actual price: USD $100,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Single Leaf from the Gutenberg Bible. on July 28th Actual price: USD $90,625.
  6. Heritage Auctions Journey Into Mystery #85 (Marvel, 1962) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $78,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  8. John McInnis Auctioneers EMERSON MISSIONARIES to HAWAII & ALLIED FAMILIES on August 4th Actual price: USD $65,100.
  9. Heritage Auctions The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. on July 28th Actual price: USD $57,500.
  10. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white pages. on August 1st Actual price: USD $56,400.
  11. Heritage Auctions The Complete Cook's Voyages. on July 28th Actual price: USD $56,250.
  12. Heritage Auctions Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $55,200.
  13. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $55,200.
  14. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #1 (Marvel, 1961) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $50,400.
  15. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Cream to off-white pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $38,400.
  16. Heritage Auctions Liber Chronicarum [Nuremberg Chronicle]. on July 28th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  17. Heritage Auctions Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel, 1963) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $36,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions The Invisible Man. on July 28th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  19. Heritage Auctions Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 Signature Series (Mirage Studios, 1984) CGC NM 9.4 White pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Daredevil #1 (Marvel, 1964) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. on August 4th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Autograph Letter Signed "J. R. R. Tolkien," regarding the history of Tolkien's own name and his inspiration for Lord of the Rings. on July 28th Actual price: USD $30,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Atlas Shrugged. on July 28th Actual price: USD $27,500.
  23. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white to white pages. on August 1st Actual price: USD $25,800.
  24. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white pages. on August 1st Actual price: USD $25,200.
  25. Heritage Auctions The Maltese Falcon. on July 28th Actual price: USD $25,000.



27 total sales reported this week:

Eldreds. The Marine Sale on August 5th: 42.86%
Swann Galleries. Vintage Posters on August 4th: 73.61%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Day One - A Vast North Shore Estate Ephemera Collection on August 4th: 99.39%
Heritage Auctions. Key Comics Showcase Auction on August 4th: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 7/27 on August 3rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 7/27 on August 3rd: 96.12%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 3rd: 67.11%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety, Online Onlly - bidstart 7/22 on August 2nd: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 2nd: 85.14%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 7/26 on August 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 7/26 on August 2nd: 99.71%
Winter Associates. Americana on August 1st: 78.57%
Stephan Welz & Co.. Premium Auction - Books on August 1st: 61.54%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 1st: 92.11%
Bruneau & Co. . Fine and Decorative Art Online bidstart 6/15 on August 1st: 65.38%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on July 31st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 7/17 on July 31st: 98.18%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 7/24 on August 1st: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 7/24 on July 31st: 98.03%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - on July 30th: 88.50%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on July 30th: 46.84%
Heritage Auctions. Rare Books on July 28th: 97.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Cartography Auction - bidstart 7/22 on July 28th: 48.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/15 on July 26th: 82.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/15 on July 25th: 86.08%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 7/15 on July 24th: 43.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/15 on July 24th: 85.37%

 


For the week ahead 25 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 8th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. The Gunnar Skoog Collection of Maps, part 2. 82 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/29. 44 lots

Tue. Aug. 9th
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Toys and General Collectibles. 30 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/2. 345 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/2. 138 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 77 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety - bidstart 8/3. 36 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/29. 17 lots

Wed. Aug. 10th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 8/3. 264 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Prints and Multiples. 132 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/3.
Bonhams. Los Angeles. David Lloyd Collection of Modern Literature, Online - bidstart 8/1. 344 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 7/22. 789 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 162 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . Three Floors of Antiques, Online Only. 48 lots

Thu. Aug. 11th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Travel and Exploration - Cartography. 461 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Graphic Work and Photography. 245 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Unreserved@Neal Online Auction. 39 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Matt Baker Showcase Auction. 197 lots

Sat. Aug. 13th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/6. 200 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Old Western Auction: Native American, Art, Cowboy and Jewelry. 125 lots

Sun. Aug. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/7.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 7/31. 248 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/4.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas