• Sotheby'sBibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby'sBibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
  • 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

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 44 Auctions Archived, another 84 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 9 December 2022, 44 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in British pounds, 16 in euros, and 25 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $15,816,619.52 as 79.08% of all lots changed hands.  There were 16,040 offered and 12,684 changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,246.97.

 

Best wishes for the holidays!

 

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

 


Heritage AuctionsTrading Card Games on December 3rd: $2,026,326
ChristiesFine Printed Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/23 on December 7th: $1,884,456
Heritage AuctionsWorld Paper Money on December 6th: $1,503,746

 


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

Heritage AuctionsThe Seeley Family Presidential Christmas Collection Americana & Political on December 4th: 156.20%
ChristiesUn Folle Amour: The Agrati Collection - bidstart 11/23 on December 5th: 141.03%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic BooksellersImportant Numismatic Literature on December 3rd: 130.37%
Bearnes Hampton and LittlewoodBooks, Maps and Prints Auction on December 6th: 127.91%
Binoche et GiquelloAncient Books on December 2nd: 122.87%
Litchfield County AuctionsBooks and Ephemera on December 6th: 121.39%
Zwiggelaar AuctionsSession III Fine Arts (Typography, Reference Works, Ex Libris, Periodicals, Fashion), Erotica, Sport on December 7th: 110.95%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SLAutographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Two Day Sale on November 29th: 106.40%
Zwiggelaar AuctionsSession II Cartography part 2, Comics, Photobooks & Photography, Asia and Asian Arts, Graphic Arts, on December 6th: 103.28%
OSENATThe Empire at Fontainebleau on December 4th: 101.85%
Fonsie Mealy AuctioneersChristmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale on December 7th: 100.41%


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

ChristiesUn Folle Amour: The Agrati Collection - bidstart 11/23 on December 5th: 100.00%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 4th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTrading Card Games on December 3rd: 99.59%
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/27 on December 5th: 99.45%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 99.27%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 99.10%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SLAutographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Two Day Sale on November 29th: 99.08%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 11/20 on December 4th: 98.99%
Heritage AuctionsAlternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction on December 7th: 98.78%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SLAutographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Two Day Sale - Day 2 on November 30th: 98.77%
New England AuctionsFine Books and Ephemera List on December 6th: 98.54%
Leland Little AuctionsSignature Winter Auction on December 3rd: 97.87%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersEugène Atget Photographs Sold by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston on December 6th: 97.62%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Paper Money on December 6th: 96.30%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety - Online Only on December 5th: 95.45%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/26 on December 3rd: 94.50%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 93.04%
Heritage AuctionsThe Seeley Family Presidential Christmas Collection Americana & Political on December 4th: 90.38%
BonhamsClassic Hollywood Film and Television on December 7th: 90.30%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev on December 6th: 90.11%
Litchfield County AuctionsBooks and Ephemera on December 6th: 88.33%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 86.72%
Zwiggelaar AuctionsSession III Fine Arts (Typography, Reference Works, Ex Libris, Periodicals, Fashion), Erotica, Sport on December 7th: 86.58%
Binoche et GiquelloAncient Books on December 2nd: 83.87%
EV StampsSports Cards and Comics on December 3rd: 83.87%
Zwiggelaar AuctionsSession I. Children's Books, Picture Books, Literature, Manuscripts, Old Books 16th-19th Cent., Ams on December 5th: 83.21%
OSENATThe Empire at Fontainebleau on December 4th: 82.93%
Holabird Kagin AmericanaSS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part I on December 3rd: 80.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Sothebys Florilegium, 15 very fine watercolours of flowers on vellum on November 29th Actual price: USD $530,959.
  2. Heritage Auctions Pokémon 1st Edition Base Set Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1999). on December 3rd Actual price: USD $264,000.
  3. Sothebys Botanical works, comprising: on November 29th Actual price: USD $227,554.
  4. Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers 1916 PROCLAMATION OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC   An Original Proclamation, ''Poblacht na hEireann / The Provisional Government of the Irish Republic to the People of Ireland, on December 7th Actual price: USD $219,765.
  5. Sothebys Original drawings for Humboldt and Bonpland's Plantes équinoxiales, 1808–1817 on November 29th Actual price: USD $212,384.
  6. Sothebys Hortus botanicus on November 29th Actual price: USD $212,384.
  7. Forum Auctions [Six Landscape of Quebec City and Six Views of Niagara Falls], 2 suites in 1 vol., comprising a total of 12 aquatints on May 26th Actual price: USD $204,856.
  8. Sothebys Dessins originaux chinois. on November 29th Actual price: USD $182,043.
  9. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Black Lotus Limited Edition (Alpha) BGS Trading Card Game MINT 9 (Wizards of the Coast, 1993) Rare. on December 3rd Actual price: USD $174,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions China People's Bank of China 10 Yuan 1953 Pick 870 S/M#C283-14 Three Consecutive Examples PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 (2); Uncirculated 62. on December 6th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  11. Zisska and Lacher Neudörffer - Schreibmeisterbuch von Anton Neudörffer. on December 2nd Actual price: USD $130,830.
  12. Sothebys Storia naturale degli uccelli. on November 29th Actual price: USD $128,947.
  13. Christies Double Gray Scramble on December 5th Actual price: USD $125,837.
  14. Koller Auctions First light series. 1989. on December 1st Actual price: USD $121,381.
  15. Heritage Auctions Jacqueline Kennedy: White House Card Signed to JFK's Personal Secretary, Evelyn Lincoln. on December 4th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  16. Sothebys Album of watercolour drawings of flowers, birds, fruit, figures and landscapes. on November 29th Actual price: USD $106,192.
  17. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Collectors' Edition Artist Proof Uncut Sheets Group of 3 (Wizards of the Coast, 1993) Rare, Uncommon, Common. on December 3rd Actual price: USD $105,000.
  18. Sothebys Les roses on November 29th Actual price: USD $91,022.
  19. Sothebys Album of watercolour drawings of plants, insects and fruit. on November 29th Actual price: USD $91,022.
  20. Heritage Auctions China People's Bank of China 1953 Album with Full Denomination Set of 10 PMG Graded Notes. on December 6th Actual price: USD $87,000.
  21. Binoche et Giquello BIBLE (Old and New Testaments; Interpretation of Hebrew names)<br>In Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment<br> on December 2nd Actual price: USD $86,099.
  22. Sothebys Eclogae plantarum rariorum aut minus cognitarum, quas ad vivum descripsit et iconibus illustravit [bound with: Eclogae graminum rariorum aut minus cognitorum. on November 29th Actual price: USD $83,436.
  23. Sothebys Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes und beyläufig auch einiger Fremden; nach ihren Eigenschaften beschreiben. on November 29th Actual price: USD $83,436.
  24. Finarte Opera, 1468 on December 7th Actual price: USD $81,032.
  25. Heritage Auctions Magic: The Gathering Antiquities Edition Sealed Booster Box (Wizards of the Coast, 1994). on December 3rd Actual price: USD $81,000.

 


44 total sales reported this week:


Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session III Fine Arts (Typography, Reference Works, Ex Libris, Periodicals, Fashion), Erotica, Sport on December 7th: 86.58%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/23 on December 7th: 77.05%
Bonhams. Classic Hollywood Film and Television on December 7th: 90.30%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on December 7th: 73.09%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Christmas Rare Books and Collectors' Sale on December 7th: 69.23%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints on December 7th: 49.83%
Heritage Auctions. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction on December 7th: 98.78%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 86.72%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 11/30 on December 7th: 99.10%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session II Cartography part 2, Comics, Photobooks & Photography, Asia and Asian Arts, Graphic Arts, on December 6th: 79.69%
Vermot de Pas. SPORLYMPIC IX : ATHLETICS, AUTOMOBILE, BOXING, CYCLING, SOCCER, OLYMPIC GAMES, WRESTLING AND WEIGHTL on December 6th: 58.17%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on December 6th: 98.54%
Litchfield County Auctions. Books and Ephemera on December 6th: 88.33%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Photographs on December 6th: 58.52%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Eugène Atget Photographs Sold by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston on December 6th: 97.62%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Special Chabad Auction in Honor of Chag HaGeulah Yud-Tes Kislev on December 6th: 90.11%
ALDE. Photography Books on December 6th: 19.62%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Books, Maps and Prints Auction on December 6th: 72.26%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money on December 6th: 96.30%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 11/29 on December 6th: 99.27%
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Session I. Children's Books, Picture Books, Literature, Manuscripts, Old Books 16th-19th Cent., Ams on December 5th: 83.21%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Online Only on December 5th: 95.45%
Finarte. Prints and Multiples on December 5th: 70.25%
Christies. Un Folle Amour: The Agrati Collection - bidstart 11/23 on December 5th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on December 4th: 100.00%
OSENAT. The Empire at Fontainebleau on December 4th: 82.93%
Leland Little Auctions. Signature Winter Auction on December 3rd: 97.87%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Literature on December 3rd: 76.65%
Holabird Kagin Americana. SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auction, Part I on December 3rd: 80.00%
EV Stamps. Sports Cards and Comics on December 3rd: 83.87%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Christmas Catalogue on December 2nd: 68.20%
Binoche et Giquello. Ancient Books on December 2nd: 83.87%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Photographs on December 1st: 17.00%
Zisska and Lacher. Books and Art on December 2nd: 57.17%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, modern and contemporary art on December 1st: 72.26%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Two Day Sale - Day 2 on November 30th: 98.77%
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Autographs, Letters and Manuscripts - Two Day Sale on November 29th: 99.08%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/26 on December 3rd: 94.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 11/20 on December 4th: 98.99%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 11/27 on December 4th: 93.04%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 11/27 on December 5th: 99.45%
Heritage Auctions. The Seeley Family Presidential Christmas Collection Americana & Political on December 4th: 90.38%
Heritage Auctions. Trading Card Games on December 3rd: 99.59%


For the week ahead 84 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 12th
Christies. London - King Street. The Collection of Marvin L. Colker - 11/28. 162 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Winter Fine Sale. 41 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction. 130 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Gift of Photographs - bidstart 12/2. 90 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2. 53 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Pokemon Cards. 555 lots

Tue. Dec. 13th
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 134 lots
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples. 70 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books. 236 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts, Medieval to Modern - bidstart 12/2. 192 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 12/6. 458 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 12/6. 186 lots
Dorotheum . Linz. Modern and Contemporary Prints. 122 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Photographs. 147 lots
Forum Auctions. London. The British Sale (with Dreweatts). 98 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Constitution of the United States. 1 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 1 Online Auction 43 - Part I: Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters,. 340 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Part 2 Online Auction 43 - Part II: Passover Haggadot. 147 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Magnolia Collection of U.S. Mail in China and Japan, Part 4. 371 lots
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Unlimited. 418 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. Library and Home: The Estate of General Colin L. Powell, Part II. 84 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints / CoBrA. 119 lots
Sothebys. London. Music. 90 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 12/2. 60 lots
Ader. PARIS. Online Photographs - bidstart 12/6. 194 lots

Wed. Dec. 14th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 915 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Rare Books and Autographs. 742 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa. 642 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 12/7. 286 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 12/7. 93 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. NASA: Celebrating 50 Years of Space Exploration. 162 lots
Christies. London - King Street. Valuable Books and Manuscripts. 234 lots
Sothebys. Paris. From the valuable Jorge Ortiz Linares Library. 87 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books. 374 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs. 226 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Spotlight: Carl Van Vechten - bidstart 11/14. 66 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The December Auctions: Wednesday. 61 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art, Furniture and Decor. 24 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. Special Premium Auction. 124 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. U.S. Postal History. 556 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Movie Posters. 371 lots
ALDE. Paris. Manuscripts and Autographs. 170 lots
Maison Bibelot. Firenze. The Bucciarelli Collection: ancient books and incunabula - bidstart 12/6. 328 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/2. 41 lots

Thu. Dec. 15th
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern PrintsPOST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY PRINTS. 228 lots
ALDE. Paris. From the Château de Guermantes next to Chez Swann. 54 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Illustration Art. 250 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography. 469 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 233 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Valuable Books, Decorative Graphics, Historical Photographs. 438 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Science and Technology - bidstart 11/18. 149 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The WaWa Collection Part II Comics. 318 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Halpern Judaica Collection: Tradition and Treasure | Part I. 16 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration. 971 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The December Auctions: Thursday. 45 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Prints and Multiples. 83 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. December Virtual Online Estate Auction. 23 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. 2-Day Book Sale. 546 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photographs of Stars. 370 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Hunov's Book Collection. 40 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Art and Photo Books. 75 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books and Manuscripts. 197 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online sale: The Architectural Library Part 2 and other books belonging to the late Derek Gibson. 172 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1. 1516 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. December Estate Auction. 30 lots

Fri. Dec. 16th
Doyle New York. New York. Books, Autographs, and Maps, including The Collection of a New York Surveyor. 215 lots
Sothebys. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 11/29. 191 lots
Bonhams. London. Quentin Blake at 90: A Birthday Auction in Support of the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration - b. 140 lots
Sothebys. London. Fine Japanese Prints - bidstart 12/9. 163 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 2. 869 lots

Sat. Dec. 17th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/10. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Auction. 1091 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . December Gallery Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction. 106 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 3. 954 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books Auction - bidstart 12/9. 15 lots

Sun. Dec. 18th
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 12/8.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 12/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 12/11.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 12/4. 271 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Sports Card Timed Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 112 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/9. 58 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 12/9. 30 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

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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
  • Forum Auctions
    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    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.
    Forum Auctions
    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    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.
  • 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.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
    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.
  • 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